Jennifer Desrosiers
Connector Editor 

Originating in Toronto and founded in 2003 by Craig Martin, Classic Albums Live is a concert series made up of talented musicians and is known for recreating and covering famous rock albums from the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Made up of string players, guitars, horns and drummers, Classic Albums Live has many aspects that set them apart from your normal cover bands. Albums by artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin have all been performed by the series to many positive reviews.

When news spread that “Abbey Road,” the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles was being performed at Boarding House Park on Sept. 5, it was no surprise that the turnout was so big that it was hard even finding a spot to sit.

Beatles fans both young and old had the chance to rock out to the entirety of “Abbey Road” along with a few other hit songs by the Beatles. The crowd sang along to hits like “Come Together,” “Octopus’s Garden” and “Here Comes the Sun.”
It was quite comical to see everyday people, particularly older Beatles fans, dancing and singing along to the songs.
Going into this, I was a bit biased. I was never the biggest Beatles fan or a fan of cover bands, but Classic Albums Live was able to recreate “Abbey Road” in such a way that they made the album their own.
During their dreamlike rendition of “Because,” I had forgotten that the band was not playing their own songs. Leaving this event, I was able to look at the Beatles in a different way. I would still not go out of my way to listen to their entire discography, but the overall performance by Classic Albums Live was able to show me that “Abbey Road,” although not my favorite, was and still is a very well written album by one of the most influential bands of the ‘60s.