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Post by matt on Jul 22, 2018 11:02:36 GMT -5
The White Album for me is probably the weakest of their post-Beatlemania phase. It has its hits and misses and is the sound of a band falling apart at the seams. All basically solo songs, none of it is ever quite cohesive for me. The messiness of it is it’s charm I understand, and it’s the musical equivalent of a box of chocolates. We all have our favourites and we all have our least favourites and it’s something to dip into randomly at any time. I wanted to say for me it's Let It Be, but then I had another look at the tracklist and could point out 7 songs I like a lot. For me it'd probably be the White Album as well. Let It Be’s a weird one for me, in that I don’t consider it a proper studio album. Abbey Road is the last word on The Beatles for me as I’ve always seen Let It Be as an anomaly in the back catalogue. Undoubtedly got great songs on it but you can tell it was an album salvaged off the cutting room floor. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jul 22, 2018 13:06:00 GMT -5
I wanted to say for me it's Let It Be, but then I had another look at the tracklist and could point out 7 songs I like a lot. For me it'd probably be the White Album as well. Let It Be’s a weird one for me, in that I don’t consider it a proper studio album. Abbey Road is the last word on The Beatles for me as I’ve always seen Let It Be as an anomaly in the back catalogue. Undoubtedly got great songs on it but you can tell it was an album salvaged off the cutting room floor. Abbey Road IS their actual last album as Let It Be was literally what you just described it as. And what a great last hurrah! Let it be is weird indeed. Those snippets like Dig It, Maggie Mae etc. are a total waste of space, but I can't imagine living without Two Of Us, Let it be, The long and winding road, I Me Mine, Get Back and I've got a feeling for instance. Have you ever seen the film? You probably have. Cringeworthy, to say the least. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 23, 2018 4:37:21 GMT -5
I wanted to say for me it's Let It Be, but then I had another look at the tracklist and could point out 7 songs I like a lot. For me it'd probably be the White Album as well. Let It Be’s a weird one for me, in that I don’t consider it a proper studio album. Abbey Road is the last word on The Beatles for me as I’ve always seen Let It Be as an anomaly in the back catalogue. Undoubtedly got great songs on it but you can tell it was an album salvaged off the cutting room floor. I’ve made Let it Be into an EP into my library, works an awful lot better. Also have a much better concise White Album. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 23, 2018 6:34:02 GMT -5
George Martin and Lennon and McCartney spent a full 24 hours sequencing The White Album (the longest session they ever had). Unless you added 'Hey Jude' in, I don't think the tracklist could be bettered.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 23, 2018 6:58:36 GMT -5
Since I've come back to a lot of Beatles songs I'd not heard in years, over the last few months, I can't say which are my favourite anymore. 'Dear Prudence' doesn't effect me as much as it used to, but I think at least part of that is the fact that, now we've got proper stereo mixes of Sgt. Pepper, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and most of their other singles, going back to the old mixes can be a little jarring, like going back to the (still superior) original D'You Know What I Mean? from Noel's 2016 'rethink'.
But this is how I'd rank the albums in order of preference:
1. Abbey Road
2. The Beatles ("White Album")
3. Revolver
4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. Rubber Soul
6. A Hard Day's Night
7. Let It Be
8. Please Please Me
9. Help!
10. With The Beatles
11. Beatles for Sale
Full marks for each of the top five.
I'd probably put the Magical Mystery Tour American LP between A Hard Day's Night and Let It Be.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2018 7:45:16 GMT -5
Since I've come back to a lot of Beatles songs I'd not heard in years, over the last few months, I can't say which are my favourite anymore. 'Dear Prudence' doesn't effect me as much as it used to, but I think at least part of that is the fact that, now we've got proper stereo mixes of Sgt. Pepper, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and most of their other singles, going back to the old mixes can be a little jarring, like going back to the (still superior) original D'You Know What I Mean? from Noel's 2016 'rethink'. But this is how I'd rank the albums in order of preference: 1. Abbey Road 2. The Beatles ("White Album") 3. Revolver 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club 5. Rubber Soul 6. A Hard Day's Night 7. Let It Be 8. Please Please Me 9. Help! 10. With The Beatles 11. Beatles for Sale Full marks for each of the top five. I'd probably put the Magical Mystery Tour American LP between A Hard Day's Night and Let It Be. Your ranking makes me want to make mine but it's hard to do. I know Revolver will be one, but except for that I don't know. The White Album and Abbey Road would probably be 2nd and 3rd. Help! would not have a band ranking too. Btw, I'm surprised you ranked the latter this low. For me, it has some of their finest work and some little gems (Ticket To Ride, Help!, Yesterday, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, It's Only Love, The Night Before, I've Just Seen A Face). |
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Post by draper on Jul 23, 2018 8:43:26 GMT -5
Paperback Writer
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Post by funhouse on Jul 23, 2018 9:26:35 GMT -5
No mentioning at all of Day Tripper? For fuck's sake...
Other ones that deserve a mention:
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
When I'm Sixty Four
Oh! Darling
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Post by matt on Jul 23, 2018 14:30:25 GMT -5
George Martin and Lennon and McCartney spent a full 24 hours sequencing The White Album (the longest session they ever had). Unless you added 'Hey Jude' in, I don't think the tracklist could be bettered. I wonder where Hey Jude would fit best - best bet would be just before the end preceding Good Night? It would work but for those who are fans of Revolution #9, where would that one go because I feel it can only fit there at the end with Good Night. In isolation, I’m not a fan of it and wouldn’t give it second thought if it comes up in shuffle but in the album context, but I’ve always thought it works perfectly with Good Night as the antidote. One is quite nightmarish and creepy in its soundscape, and then Good Night takes you back to the real world and soothes and comforts you. The two are as polar opposite songs as you could get in pop music, yet the genius of The Beatles makes them perfect companions. |
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Post by Let It🩸 on Jul 23, 2018 14:41:32 GMT -5
Or maybe a minute and a half. Love the Anthology versions. Viva la Difference. That version on Anthology 2, along with the version of 'I'm Only Sleeping' on Anthology 2, really stick out in my memory of hearing for the first time....great versions and bongs. ----- When the Beatles Anthology's came out, with the hardcover book, the book would always be on display and for patroons to browse through in bookstores.....I would always open and leave the book on the page with John and Yoko full frontal nudity...I'm a simpleton. God bless. |
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Post by madferitusa2025 on Jul 23, 2018 17:19:42 GMT -5
Or maybe a minute and a half. Love the Anthology versions. Viva la Difference. That version on Anthology 2, along with the version of 'I'm Only Sleeping' on Anthology 2, really stick out in my memory of hearing for the first time....great versions and bongs. ----- When the Beatles Anthology's came out, with the hardcover book, the book would always be on display and for patroons to browse through in bookstores..... I would always open and leave the book on the page with John and Yoko full frontal nudity...I'm a simpleton. God bless. The Anthology Norwegian Wood is also quite good imo. ----- You know what's dumber than that? I own that record  |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 26, 2018 7:57:21 GMT -5
Since I've come back to a lot of Beatles songs I'd not heard in years, over the last few months, I can't say which are my favourite anymore. 'Dear Prudence' doesn't effect me as much as it used to, but I think at least part of that is the fact that, now we've got proper stereo mixes of Sgt. Pepper, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and most of their other singles, going back to the old mixes can be a little jarring, like going back to the (still superior) original D'You Know What I Mean? from Noel's 2016 'rethink'. But this is how I'd rank the albums in order of preference: 1. Abbey Road 2. The Beatles ("White Album") 3. Revolver 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club 5. Rubber Soul 6. A Hard Day's Night 7. Let It Be 8. Please Please Me 9. Help! 10. With The Beatles 11. Beatles for Sale Full marks for each of the top five. I'd probably put the Magical Mystery Tour American LP between A Hard Day's Night and Let It Be. I'm surprised you ranked [Help!] this low. For me, it has some of their finest work and some little gems (Ticket To Ride, Help!, Yesterday, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, It's Only Love, The Night Before, I've Just Seen A Face). Though it's quite low down in the rankings, that's not to say I don't like it. All the albums listed are enjoyable and very listenable. I just like some less than others. I'd probably give Help! an 8 out of 10. Lennon's on pretty good form and Macca contributes some nice tunes, the cream of the crop obviously being the masterful 'Yesterday', but George is still lagging well behind. 'I Need You' is dull and the guitar parts sound awful. 'You Like Me Too Much' has a nice melody but it doesn't really go anywhere. That "I really do. And it's nice when you believe me" bit is subpar. On another day I might've put Help! ahead of Please Please Me, but I just love the energy of Please Please Me. It's a classic debut album; a bunch of kids, with nothing to lose, giving it everything they've got. |
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Post by Parka Flames on Jul 29, 2018 8:11:49 GMT -5
Let It Be’s a weird one for me, in that I don’t consider it a proper studio album. Abbey Road is the last word on The Beatles for me as I’ve always seen Let It Be as an anomaly in the back catalogue. Undoubtedly got great songs on it but you can tell it was an album salvaged off the cutting room floor. Abbey Road IS their actual last album as Let It Be was literally what you just described it as. And what a great last hurrah! Let it be is weird indeed. Those snippets like Dig It, Maggie Mae etc. are a total waste of space, but I can't imagine living without Two Of Us, Let it be, The long and winding road, I Me Mine, Get Back and I've got a feeling for instance. Have you ever seen the film? You probably have. Cringeworthy, to say the least. I actually watched Let It Be earlier today. It's a bit painful to watch at times (Paul's argument with George over the guitar part in Two Of Us for example) but it has some nice moments. They all look like they're having fun performing together, particularly when Billy Preston arrives. The rooftop gig is of course electrifying. I can't believe the film hasn't had a proper release since the 80s! Fav Beatles tracks: Paperback Writer, I Wanna Be Your Man and Something. |
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Post by crisppacket on Jul 30, 2018 4:01:58 GMT -5
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 30, 2018 9:40:18 GMT -5
Let It Be’s a weird one for me, in that I don’t consider it a proper studio album. Abbey Road is the last word on The Beatles for me as I’ve always seen Let It Be as an anomaly in the back catalogue. Undoubtedly got great songs on it but you can tell it was an album salvaged off the cutting room floor. as Let It Be was literally what you just described it as. And what a great last hurrah! Let it be is weird indeed. Those snippets like Dig It, Maggie Mae etc. are a total waste of space, but I can't imagine living without Two Of Us, Let it be, The long and winding road, I Me Mine, Get Back and I've got a feeling for instance. Have you ever seen the film? You probably have. Cringeworthy, to say the least. They recorded stuff for Let It Be in early 1970, including the title track and 'I Me Mine', the latter of which was only started in 1970--so after Abbey Road had already been out months then. I quite like the snippets, personally. It's fun to hear Lennon larking about. And you get a sense of how instinctive the chemistry was between him and McCartney when in 'Maggie Mae' Macca does a perfect vocal harmony completely off the cuff at 0:30. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 30, 2018 9:46:37 GMT -5
In terms of Beatles ‘deep cuts’, a massive shout out to the Rubber Soul duo of Girl and Michelle. Amazing tunes that don’t get the attention they deserve. If we're talking about great Beatles deep cuts on the Rubber Soul album, what about 'The Word'? I love that tune, man. Its lyric captures the boundless optimism of the age a good two years before 'All You Need Is Love', and it has great drums from Ringo and bass from Macca. Also, those vocal harmonies are extra-specially lovely, particularly on the run-through of the chorus starting around the 1:40 mark. |
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Post by Tongueless Ghost Of Sin on Jul 30, 2018 15:19:13 GMT -5
Impossible to pick one, depends on my mood. Either
revolution (electric)
im looking through you
from me to you
come together
rain
we can work it out
here comes the sun
.. and probably like 10 others that escape me right now.
Far to many perfect songs to choose just one
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 31, 2018 8:56:06 GMT -5
Impossible to pick one, depends on my mood. Either revolution (electric) im looking through you from me to you come together rain we can work it out here comes the sun .. and probably like 10 others that escape me right now. Far to many perfect songs to choose just one I've always thought From Me to You was underrated compared to their other early singles. As ever with their early singles, it has great verses, chorus, and middle-eight, all sung brilliantly by Lennon and McCartney. But it also has an harmonica instrumental break and some barnstorming drum fills, all in under 2 minutes! |
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Post by Tongueless Ghost Of Sin on Jul 31, 2018 15:52:46 GMT -5
Impossible to pick one, depends on my mood. Either revolution (electric) im looking through you from me to you come together rain we can work it out here comes the sun .. and probably like 10 others that escape me right now. Far to many perfect songs to choose just one I've always thought From Me to You was underrated compared to their other early singles. As ever with their early singles, it has great verses, chorus, and middle-eight, all sung brilliantly by Lennon and McCartney. But it also has an harmonica instrumental break and some barnstorming drum fills, all in under 2 minutes! It was the song that first got me into them. When I was around 15/16 when i was getting into music starting with Oasis and similar mid 2000's bands pretty much exclusively. I knew of The Beatles and tried to jump into their catalog at the Abbey Road/Sgt Pepper end based on review scores and it just wasn't doing anything for me then, just sounded old and too low-fi  hilarious to think back now. But a bit later I got the singles album, 1 i think, listened to it from the start and that song was the one that hooked me, where I finally got it. Then I heard a few more I liked, then all the rest started to click with me. Aside from it being pure pop perfection I'll always love it for being the one that got me into them. I know some of that sounds mad. It's the Beatles not fucking Can or even a Radiohead. But I swear back then for a good while before it clicked they just sounded hokey and boring to me xD |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Aug 2, 2018 13:29:43 GMT -5
I've not heard many pop songs more exciting than She Loves You, I can tell you that.
And in three weeks time it'll be 55 years old!
SHE SAID SHE LOVES YOU!!!--
And you know that can't be bad... *dum dum dum*
Yes, she loves you,
And, you know, YOU SHOULD BE GLAD!!! (OOOOOOoooooh!!!)
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 3, 2018 6:12:55 GMT -5
I've always thought From Me to You was underrated compared to their other early singles. As ever with their early singles, it has great verses, chorus, and middle-eight, all sung brilliantly by Lennon and McCartney. But it also has an harmonica instrumental break and some barnstorming drum fills, all in under 2 minutes! It was the song that first got me into them. When I was around 15/16 when i was getting into music starting with Oasis and similar mid 2000's bands pretty much exclusively. I knew of The Beatles and tried to jump into their catalog at the Abbey Road/Sgt Pepper end based on review scores and it just wasn't doing anything for me then, just sounded old and too low-fi hilarious to think back now. But a bit later I got the singles album, 1 i think, listened to it from the start and that song was the one that hooked me, where I finally got it. Then I heard a few more I liked, then all the rest started to click with me. Aside from it being pure pop perfection I'll always love it for being the one that got me into them. I know some of that sounds mad. It's the Beatles not fucking Can or even a Radiohead. But I swear back then for a good while before it clicked they just sounded hokey and boring to me xD Sgt. Pepper sounded lo-fi to you? That's interesting. I can't remember what got me into them. They were always being played in our house, so they were always kinda there. I was about 15 when I really got into them though and got obsessed. But I can't remember what actually got me into them. |
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Post by Tongueless Ghost Of Sin on Aug 3, 2018 14:44:25 GMT -5
It was the song that first got me into them. When I was around 15/16 when i was getting into music starting with Oasis and similar mid 2000's bands pretty much exclusively. I knew of The Beatles and tried to jump into their catalog at the Abbey Road/Sgt Pepper end based on review scores and it just wasn't doing anything for me then, just sounded old and too low-fi hilarious to think back now. But a bit later I got the singles album, 1 i think, listened to it from the start and that song was the one that hooked me, where I finally got it. Then I heard a few more I liked, then all the rest started to click with me. Aside from it being pure pop perfection I'll always love it for being the one that got me into them. I know some of that sounds mad. It's the Beatles not fucking Can or even a Radiohead. But I swear back then for a good while before it clicked they just sounded hokey and boring to me xD Sgt. Pepper sounded lo-fi to you? That's interesting. I can't remember what got me into them. They were always being played in our house, so they were always kinda there. I was about 15 when I really got into them though and got obsessed. But I can't remember what actually got me into them. Yeah. It did. It sounded like old people music. But i was 15 and a total fucking idiot. I also listened to music through my laptop speakers. This was back when I hated Radiohead, thought Kasabian were the second best band ever and used to cut my fringe like Liam's so you know...total div. xD |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 9:23:56 GMT -5
Maybe not in my top 20, but I've always loved "Hello, Goodbye". It has simplistic lyrics, but the melody is very good.
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Post by RocketMan on Aug 8, 2018 5:18:34 GMT -5
strawberry fields forever and i want you (shes so heavy) as songs and i'll go for abbey road as album. but i listen to all their stuff starting with rubber soul pretty regulary. the beatles are like one of those 'greatest hits of all time' compilations but its only them on it |
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Post by headlikearock on Aug 12, 2018 6:34:10 GMT -5
While my guitar gently weeps.
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