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Post by noelygthelegend on Feb 6, 2016 17:12:59 GMT -5
probably been done before but fresh opinion and all
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Post by andybellwillring on Feb 6, 2016 17:26:25 GMT -5
Any album with "With A Little Help From My Friends" on it is better in than any other album (with almost no exceptions).
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 6, 2016 17:46:33 GMT -5
Revolver.
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Post by The Escapist on Feb 6, 2016 17:54:43 GMT -5
Song for song it's Revolver's but Sgt. Peppers has that whole, complete feel that's hard to top. The correct answer, of course, is Abbey Road.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 6, 2016 18:36:01 GMT -5
Dislike Lovely Rita, and Good Morning Good Morning is a bit so-so. Revolver, for me.
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Post by mystoryisgory on Feb 7, 2016 1:16:42 GMT -5
Revolver. Revolver is the sound of the Four-Headed Monster working in perfect unison, with diverse influences, dense textures, and a futuristic vibe that unifies a record that would otherwise be as eclectic as the White Album. In other words, it is pure perfection, and arguably the greatest record ever made. Sgt. Pepper, while every bit as legendary and groundbreaking as Revolver, misses the brilliance of its predecessor by a hair. This is due to a number of factors. One of these is the fact that Sgt. Pepper is really Paul's album more than it is a Beatles album. Look at the ratio of Paul songs to John songs: on Revolver there are five Paul songs and five John songs, on Sgt Pepper there are seven Paul songs and three John songs. This isn't a slight against Paul; Sgt Pepper is a perfect showcase of Paul's brilliance as a musician. It's just that the Beatles are best when they operate together as a unit, and Sgt Pepper was not a collaborative effort. The only other reason why it is slightly below Revolver is simply because it doesn't look as forward. Which may or may not be a bad thing. But there's no denying this album's strengths. The production is shinier and more colorful than the cold tone of Revolver, making it more accessible to the masses. Maybe that's why it's generally held in higher regard than Revolver. It's also much more cohesive. While calling it a "concept album" is a bit too far in my book (compare it to The Wall!), it has a distinct beginning, middle, and end. A classic from start to finish. And let's not hate on Lovely Rita and Good Morning Good Morning!  The first is the great-grandmother of Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric, and the other is the start of the seamless flow that clearly inspired Morning Glory-Untitled 2-Champagne Supernova! In fact: When I'm Sixty-Four = Cast No Shadow Lovely Rita = She's Electric Good Morning Good Morning = Morning Glory Sgt Pepper (reprise) = Untitled 2 A Day in the Life = Champagne Supernova *drama queen signing off* |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 7, 2016 3:24:25 GMT -5
A day in the life >>>>>>>Champagne Supernova.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 3:42:39 GMT -5
A day in the life >>>>>>>Champagne Supernova. Not that much gap between both, imo. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 7, 2016 6:46:10 GMT -5
A day in the life >>>>>>>Champagne Supernova. If A Day In The Life is better than Champagne Supernova, there's not THAT much in it. McCartney whimsical bit in the middle drags it down a bit, I think. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 7, 2016 6:51:14 GMT -5
A day in the life >>>>>>>Champagne Supernova. If A Day In The Life is better than Champagne Supernova, there's not THAT much in it. McCartney whimsical bit in the middle drags it down a bit, I think. I'm glad that bit is in it. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 7, 2016 7:17:07 GMT -5
And let's not hate on Lovely Rita and Good Morning Good Morning! The first is the great-grandmother of Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric, and the other is the start of the seamless flow that clearly inspired Morning Glory-Untitled 2-Champagne Supernova! In fact: I don't see much correlation between Lovely Rita and Digsy's Dinner / She's Electric, to be honest. Lovely Rita seems to want to carry on the psychedelic tone of the rest of the album (well, Lennon and Harrison's tunes anyway), with its dreamy intro and kazoo action. Unfortunately, it soon lapses into just another McCartney music hall number, but it does seem to me like it was written to fit in with the rest of the record (I imagine when they were told they couldn't have Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane on there). Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric however, seem to be on their respective albums specifically because they DON'T fit in with the tunes that have gone before. Both very lighthearted, with a "so bad it's good" aspect to them: "She's got a sister, / And God only knows how I've missed her, / And on the palm of her hand is a blister". To be fair, I do quite like Good Morning Good Morning, but only in the way that I quite like (It's Good) To Be Free: I love Lennon's voice (like I love Liam's when he was young) so much so that I could listen to him sing the phone book (or worse, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill) and still be perfectly content. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 7, 2016 7:18:58 GMT -5
If A Day In The Life is better than Champagne Supernova, there's not THAT much in it. McCartney whimsical bit in the middle drags it down a bit, I think. I'm glad that bit is in it. I'm glad it's in there, I just don't think it packs the same punch Lennon's bits do. |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Feb 7, 2016 10:50:23 GMT -5
And let's not hate on Lovely Rita and Good Morning Good Morning! The first is the great-grandmother of Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric, and the other is the start of the seamless flow that clearly inspired Morning Glory-Untitled 2-Champagne Supernova! In fact: I don't see much correlation between Lovely Rita and Digsy's Dinner / She's Electric, to be honest. Lovely Rita seems to want to carry on the psychedelic tone of the rest of the album (well, Lennon and Harrison's tunes anyway), with its dreamy intro and kazoo action. Unfortunately, it soon lapses into just another McCartney music hall number, but it does seem to me like it was written to fit in with the rest of the record (I imagine when they were told they couldn't have Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane on there). Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric however, seem to be on their respective albums specifically because they DON'T fit in with the tunes that have gone before. Both very lighthearted, with a "so bad it's good" aspect to them: "She's got a sister, / And God only knows how I've missed her, / And on the palm of her hand is a blister". To be fair, I do quite like Good Morning Good Morning, but only in the way that I quite like (It's Good) To Be Free: I love Lennon's voice (like I love Liam's when he was young) so much so that I could listen to him sing the phone book (or worse, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill) and still be perfectly content. I see a relationship between Lovely Rita and Digsy's Dinner/She's Electric in that all three are lighthearted, goofy songs that serve to lighten the mood. They're fun tunes!  But to be fair, Lovely Rita is one of the weaker songs on Sgt Pepper, but I wouldn't have replaced it with either Strawberry Fields or Penny Lane, if only for familiarity's sake. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 7, 2016 11:04:14 GMT -5
I'm a big Rubber Soul guy.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 7, 2016 11:05:54 GMT -5
I don't see much correlation between Lovely Rita and Digsy's Dinner / She's Electric, to be honest. Lovely Rita seems to want to carry on the psychedelic tone of the rest of the album (well, Lennon and Harrison's tunes anyway), with its dreamy intro and kazoo action. Unfortunately, it soon lapses into just another McCartney music hall number, but it does seem to me like it was written to fit in with the rest of the record (I imagine when they were told they couldn't have Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane on there). Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric however, seem to be on their respective albums specifically because they DON'T fit in with the tunes that have gone before. Both very lighthearted, with a "so bad it's good" aspect to them: "She's got a sister, / And God only knows how I've missed her, / And on the palm of her hand is a blister". To be fair, I do quite like Good Morning Good Morning, but only in the way that I quite like (It's Good) To Be Free: I love Lennon's voice (like I love Liam's when he was young) so much so that I could listen to him sing the phone book (or worse, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill) and still be perfectly content. I see a relationship between Lovely Rita and Digsy's Dinner/She's Electric in that all three are lighthearted, goofy songs that serve to lighten the mood. They're fun tunes! But to be fair, Lovely Rita is one of the weaker songs on Sgt Pepper, but I wouldn't have replaced it with either Strawberry Fields or Penny Lane, if only for familiarity's sake. I'm not sure Lovely Rita does lighten the mood though, in the same sense Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric do, because it comes right after another schmaltzy McCartney number in When I'm Sixty-Four, and before a quite silly Lennon one in Good Morning Good Morning. But whatever, if you like the song more than I do, that's fine. |
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Post by Jailbird on Feb 7, 2016 11:20:46 GMT -5
I feel as if Sgt. Pepper's is immensely overrated.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 7, 2016 11:26:58 GMT -5
Music trends are funny. About 15 years ago it became trendy to name Pet Sounds as the greatest album of all time and Sgt. Pepper at #2. Over the last 10 years it's now trendy to pick Revolver over Pepper as the best Beatles album. However, make no mistake about it, Sgt Pepper is one hell of an album.
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Post by boneheadsbolero on Feb 7, 2016 11:36:26 GMT -5
They're both great but I'll go with Pepper because it picked up
where Revolver left off and opened up the music a bit more with
longer songs and more exotic touches. Revolver blew musicians
minds at the time (Tomorrow Never Knows especially) but Pepper
blew everyone's minds and was a cultural event to boot and there
haven't been many of those in pop music. A handful managed that
feat once but with Pepper the Beatles did it a second time. No one's
done that twice save for the Beatles so Pepper it is.
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Post by tomlivesforever on Feb 7, 2016 11:38:57 GMT -5
Sgt Pepper is probably my least favourite of the later Beatles records. I think Revolver is miles better.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 7, 2016 11:45:21 GMT -5
They're both great but I'll go with Pepper because it picked up where Revolver left off and opened up the music a bit more with longer songs and more exotic touches. Revolver blew musicians minds at the time (Tomorrow Never Knows especially) but Pepper blew everyone's minds and was a cultural event to boot and there haven't been many of those in pop music. A handful managed that feat once but with Pepper the Beatles did it a second time. No one's done that twice save for the Beatles so Pepper it is. The White Album and Abbey Road were definitely huge events as well. Big time sellers |
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Post by boneheadsbolero on Feb 7, 2016 12:01:08 GMT -5
Lennon,
I probably prefer both those albums to the 2 here. The White Album gave us
the kitchen sink approach; some lo-fi stuff, looseness, full blown avant gardism
etc etc and then Abbey Road went in the opposite direction with something so slickly
performed and perfectly recorded you can make the case that "corporate rock"
began with it. If so I forgive them because.............
The Beatles were the greatest work of art humanity has ever produced!
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 7, 2016 12:17:02 GMT -5
Lennon, I probably prefer both those albums to the 2 here. The White Album gave us the kitchen sink approach; some lo-fi stuff, looseness, full blown avant gardism etc etc and then Abbey Road went in the opposite direction with something so slickly performed and perfectly recorded you can make the case that "corporate rock" began with it. If so I forgive them because............. The Beatles were the greatest work of art humanity has ever produced! I think if I started polling friends and family members, their "favorite" Beatles albums might be evenly divided between Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, White Album and Abbey Road. |
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Post by Cast on Feb 7, 2016 13:19:11 GMT -5
These are how I'd describe the groups of people that like particular Beatles album.
Of the general people I know the most common answer seems to be Abbey Road. Its really accessible, a pure pop classic and its just timeless Beatles songs on there. Plus you even got the medley.
For musicians - Revolver
For Producers - Sgt Pepper
Songwriters - Rubber Soul
I can honestly see a debate for any of those 4, as well as the White Album and Magical Mystery tour thrown in as wild cards. Those two aren't quite as lovable as the other 4, but the Beatles wouldn't be the Beatles with out them. They are essential Beatles records, no one else could have made those records.
For me its always tough to pick a favorite. Revolver has consistently been my favorite Beatles record for nearly 15 years, but I've really come to love Rubber Soul a lot since I've been in my 20's. Those two are probably my favorites, but Stg Pepper and Abbey Road are arguably more complete/fluid works, but fuck it I like the other two ever so slightly more.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 7, 2016 13:34:58 GMT -5
Yellow Submarine album is the tits.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 7, 2016 14:04:51 GMT -5
I find it strange how people don't often name Magical Mystery Tour, especially since it has both Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane. AND it has I Am The Walrus, Fool On The Hill, All You Need Is Love etc. Blue Jay Way, which always gets the harsh treatment but which I love..
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The first is the great-grandmother of Digsy's Dinner and She's Electric, and the other is the start of the seamless flow that clearly inspired Morning Glory-Untitled 2-Champagne Supernova! In fact:
But to be fair, Lovely Rita is one of the weaker songs on Sgt Pepper, but I wouldn't have replaced it with either Strawberry Fields or Penny Lane, if only for familiarity's sake.
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