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Post by oasisserbia on May 30, 2020 21:10:34 GMT -5
George Harrison was always equivalent to Lennon and McCartney as far as I'm concerned. McCartney wrote The Night Before, Harrison wrote You Like Me Too Much. Lennon wrote I'm Only Sleeping, Harrison wrote Love you to. Lennon wrote Come Together, Harrison wrote Something. He was always as good as them, as they progressed, so did he. George was the best Beatle IMO. Definitely had the best singing voice. No and no. |
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Post by mkoasis on May 31, 2020 0:48:41 GMT -5
Now you’ve got me started I have to put my 2 cents in. I love every single Beatles album, but I love some more than others Rubber soul The white album Revolver Hard days night Help Sgt peppers Beatles for sale (The Lennon McCartney originals are underrated) Let it be Magical mystery tour Please please me Abbey road With the Beatles As for solo albums, I am most familiar with George’s albums. I really enjoy Wonderwall Music. It’s a weird, curious collection of bits that serve as a kind of brief introduction to the Indian music George was starting to get really into in 1967 (May have been recorded 66, I can’t remember). Material World has some good songs on it but some very plodding ones too. I like Brainwashed quite a bit, it was a good album to end on. Cloud 9 has good songs on it, George sounds really revitalized but it does sound a little dated. What I enjoy most is The mostly acoustic Rare Takes Vol 1, a tidy 30 min collection of George at his most tender. Finally, as it’s been said by everyone already, All Things Must Pass is terrific. Even after nearly 20 years listening to this album, I still find new things that stand out to me. I even enjoy the instrumental run that closes out the album (I seem to never have time for it when I was younger I suppose). What's your problem with Abbey Road? It's my second favourite. To each their own  No problem at all with Abbey Road actually, I just enjoy it less than many of the others. Maxwells silver hammer may have something to do with it, but there are definitely moments of brilliant on the album. As far as polished records go, Abbey Road is that gold standard. I just prefer less polished sounding, I find I go back to them more often. |
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Post by Teotihuacan on May 31, 2020 3:01:11 GMT -5
One thing often overlooked about The Beatles is George Martin genius. The boys were obviously extraordinary songwriters but Martin fulfilled the potential of those songs. Notice how songs like "Come Together" or "Tomorrow Never Knows" still sound fresh today, almost modern in a way. Don't forget the technical staff headed by Geoff Emerick who was responsible for a lot the technical boundary breaking, i.e. when the boys asked for new sounds they'd run it by Martin and he would advise, arrange and add to their compositions. But the technical aspects of how to capture the band's innovations and preserve them in recorded sound was largely handled by Emerick and his team. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Emerick |
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Post by Jack on May 31, 2020 9:57:23 GMT -5
George was the best Beatle IMO. Definitely had the best singing voice. No and no. Yes and yes |
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Post by oasisserbia on May 31, 2020 11:04:35 GMT -5
Ok and ok.
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Post by underneaththesky on May 31, 2020 11:17:29 GMT -5
I love Abbey road but i rarely listen to it now.. much prefer to listen to those sessions I posted earlier. and George vocals over Paul and John's?  |
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Post by oasisserbia on May 31, 2020 12:01:36 GMT -5
1. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. Abbey Road
3. Revolver
4. Rubber Soul
5. White Album
6. Let It Be
7. Magical Mystery Tour
8. Yellow Submarine
9. First five albums.
I must be honest, I don't make different between them, they all sound the same. If you ask me from which album is "If I Fell" song, I would have no idea. All equally good because of quality of the songs, all equally bad because of lack of concept. I think it's been years since I listened any of those album from start to finish. I just take songs that I like and listen them sometimes.
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Post by oasisserbia on May 31, 2020 12:10:29 GMT -5
Perfectly recorded song from start to finish, every tone, instrument, sound...100% perfection
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Post by fabulousbakers on May 31, 2020 15:59:27 GMT -5
Perfectly recorded song from start to finish, every tone, instrument, sound...100% perfection I would say that about the entire Revolver album! |
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Post by Jack on May 31, 2020 22:55:16 GMT -5
Wings are the band The Beatles could have been.
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Post by beentherenow on Jun 1, 2020 8:36:45 GMT -5
Revolver
Abbey Road
White Album
Magical Mystery Tour (US LP version)
Sgt Peppers
Rubber Soul
Help
Let It Be
A Hard Days Night
The Beatles for Sale
Please Please Me
With The Beatles
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jun 1, 2020 17:40:34 GMT -5
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey is an onslaught. Love it. I happened to listen to this last night. Not to get in to the whole Stones debate again, but again, just one example of the high superiority of The Beatles and that they weren't just a 'pop' band. That song is more raw and rocking than most things in the 1960s - when Lennon showed his true colours through music, it had a very spontaneous, punk vibe to it (reaches its peak on Plastic Ono Band). The White Album is full of this, for example I'm always taken aback by Paul's heavy bassline in While My Guitar Gently Weeps. What a bassline that tune has. Paul is such a fantastic bass player, really came up with memorable bits that get stuck in your head. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jun 1, 2020 17:41:54 GMT -5
1. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 2. Abbey Road 3. Revolver 4. Rubber Soul 5. White Album 6. Let It Be 7. Magical Mystery Tour 8. Yellow Submarine 9. First five albums. I must be honest, I don't make different between them, they all sound the same. If you ask me from which album is "If I Fell" song, I would have no idea. All equally good because of quality of the songs, all equally bad because of lack of concept. I think it's been years since I listened any of those album from start to finish. I just take songs that I like and listen them sometimes. I think out of the first five, Help and A Hard Day's Night are definitely stronger than the other 3. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jun 1, 2020 17:49:25 GMT -5
George Harrison was always equivalent to Lennon and McCartney as far as I'm concerned. McCartney wrote The Night Before, Harrison wrote You Like Me Too Much. Lennon wrote I'm Only Sleeping, Harrison wrote Love you to. Lennon wrote Come Together, Harrison wrote Something. He was always as good as them, as they progressed, so did he. Except Paul and John's songs were stronger most of the time and they probably worked a bit faster. It wasn't until later that George came into his own and wrote really good things (All Things Must Pass are mostly, if not all, songs that were written while he was in the Beatles). |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 17:46:21 GMT -5
I was listening to Leron cover of "Yesterday" a few hours ago and it reminded of how great that tune is. Like many Macca melodies, it almost seems effortless. That guy really was a melodic genius.
I was never that into the Lennon or Macca thing. If you ask me to name my 10 favourite Beatles songs, there's a great chance there will be more John songs but some of those songs wouldn't be as good without Paul, George and Ringo (and George Martin and all the production team).
I think some people underestimate the "team" aspect of pop music. Oasis first two albums probably wouldn't be as good without Owen Morris. Gainsbourg classics wouldn't sound as fresh today without Jean-Claude Vannier, etc.
I feel like I wrote a similar post a few days ago but there you go !
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Post by mkoasis on Jun 2, 2020 23:32:29 GMT -5
I happened to listen to this last night. Not to get in to the whole Stones debate again, but again, just one example of the high superiority of The Beatles and that they weren't just a 'pop' band. That song is more raw and rocking than most things in the 1960s - when Lennon showed his true colours through music, it had a very spontaneous, punk vibe to it (reaches its peak on Plastic Ono Band). The White Album is full of this, for example I'm always taken aback by Paul's heavy bassline in While My Guitar Gently Weeps. What a bassline that tune has. Paul is such a fantastic bass player, really came up with memorable bits that get stuck in your head. I’ve been learning some Beatles bass parts recently - my quarantine hobby - and am consistently blown away by how good they are and how the hell Paul came up with those at such a young age. Take “all my loving” for instance. I can’t even begin to put that one together. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2020 15:27:08 GMT -5
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-beatles-official-top-60-most-downloaded-and-streamed-songs__26794/The most streamed and downloaded Beatles tracks (in UK I think) Here's the top 30: 1. Here Comes The Sun 2. Let It Be 3. Hey Jude 4. Come Together 5. Twist and Shout 6. Help 7. Blackbird 8. In My Life 9. Yesterday 10. All You Need Is Love 11. I Want To Hold Your Hand 12. Eleanor Rigby 13. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 14. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 15. Something 16. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 17. Love Me Do 18. Yellow Submarine 19. Penny Lane 20. With A Little Help From My Friends 21. A Hard Day's Night 22. Strawberry Fields Forever 23. A Day In The Life 24. She Loves You 25. I Was Her Standing There 26. Ticket To Ride 27. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 28. Can't Buy Me Love 29. Get Back 30. Day Tripper Surprised to see "Yesterday" only number 9.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jun 8, 2020 16:00:14 GMT -5
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-beatles-official-top-60-most-downloaded-and-streamed-songs__26794/The most streamed and downloaded Beatles tracks (in UK I think) Here's the top 30: 1. Here Comes The Sun 2. Let It Be 3. Hey Jude 4. Come Together 5. Twist and Shout 6. Help 7. Blackbird 8. In My Life 9. Yesterday 10. All You Need Is Love 11. I Want To Hold Your Hand 12. Eleanor Rigby 13. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 14. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 15. Something 16. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 17. Love Me Do 18. Yellow Submarine 19. Penny Lane 20. With A Little Help From My Friends 21. A Hard Day's Night 22. Strawberry Fields Forever 23. A Day In The Life 24. She Loves You 25. I Was Her Standing There 26. Ticket To Ride 27. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 28. Can't Buy Me Love 29. Get Back 30. Day Tripper Surprised to see "Yesterday" only number 9. I'm more surprised to see Love Me Do at 17. I fucking hate that one |
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Post by matt on Jun 8, 2020 16:52:25 GMT -5
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-beatles-official-top-60-most-downloaded-and-streamed-songs__26794/The most streamed and downloaded Beatles tracks (in UK I think) Here's the top 30: 1. Here Comes The Sun 2. Let It Be 3. Hey Jude 4. Come Together 5. Twist and Shout 6. Help 7. Blackbird 8. In My Life 9. Yesterday 10. All You Need Is Love 11. I Want To Hold Your Hand 12. Eleanor Rigby 13. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 14. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 15. Something 16. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 17. Love Me Do 18. Yellow Submarine 19. Penny Lane 20. With A Little Help From My Friends 21. A Hard Day's Night 22. Strawberry Fields Forever 23. A Day In The Life 24. She Loves You 25. I Was Her Standing There 26. Ticket To Ride 27. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 28. Can't Buy Me Love 29. Get Back 30. Day Tripper Surprised to see "Yesterday" only number 9. I'm more surprised to see Love Me Do at 17. I fucking hate that one Hate?! It's fairly ho-hum and distinctly unimpressive in the wide scheme of things but certainly not unlikable. It's popularity has more to do with its cultural significance as their first single more than anything, that and the fact it is the opening track to the massive selling '1'. A shame it is seen as the first intro to The Beatles as it unfortunately overshadows the brilliant Please Please Me which is the first real eureka moment for the band. They should have ensured its inclusion on to '1' by counting the NME chart that it topped, and not just the official UK/US charts. But it goes to show you how a mere sequence of events can focus more attention on an inferior song nearly 60 years on. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Jun 9, 2020 7:37:25 GMT -5
I'm more surprised to see Love Me Do at 17. I fucking hate that one Hate?! It's fairly ho-hum and distinctly unimpressive in the wide scheme of things but certainly not unlikable. It's popularity has more to do with its cultural significance as their first single more than anything, that and the fact it is the opening track to the massive selling '1'. A shame it is seen as the first intro to The Beatles as it unfortunately overshadows the brilliant Please Please Me which is the first real eureka moment for the band. They should have ensured its inclusion on to '1' by counting the NME chart that it topped, and not just the official UK/US charts. But it goes to show you how a mere sequence of events can focus more attention on an inferior song nearly 60 years on. I've always hated it. |
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Post by Rolo on Jun 9, 2020 8:16:20 GMT -5
I think Love Me Do is great.
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Post by themanwholivesinhell on Jun 9, 2020 8:24:02 GMT -5
What do people think of the Let It Be album, with and without Phil Spector’s additions?
Which version is your favourite?
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Post by glider on Jun 9, 2020 10:17:08 GMT -5
What do people think of the Let It Be album, with and without Phil Spector’s additions? Which version is your favourite? Paul loathes it but I love the string additions to The Long and Winding Road - the choir is too much on the other hand. George's solo on the album version of Let It Be is my favorite. Outside of those two variations, everything else is overcooked. |
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Post by themanwholivesinhell on Jun 9, 2020 10:45:53 GMT -5
What do people think of the Let It Be album, with and without Phil Spector’s additions? Which version is your favourite? Paul loathes it but I love the string additions to The Long and Winding Road - the choir is too much on the other hand. George's solo on the album version of Let It Be is my favorite. Outside of those two variations, everything else is overcooked. Unlike some, I also prefer that version of The Long And Winding Road, mainly because I find there isnt much to the song itself. To me, the Naked and Anthology versions expose it as a fairly average piece. The choir and harp goes a little OTT, my perfect version would be a remix of that one with the orchestra initially quieter, only building at the end. I prefer the Spector version of Across The Universe, especially the chorus. Altering the tempo/key improved it IMO. Two of Us I was fine with the album version, but i prefer the single versions of Get Back and Let It Be. Some tracks I don’t really rate (For You Blue, Maggie Mae, Dig It), so Im not fussed either way with those. |
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Post by oasisgoletitout on Jun 9, 2020 16:47:41 GMT -5
What do people think of the Let It Be album, with and without Phil Spector’s additions? Which version is your favourite? I prefer the version without Phil Spector's additions. I think the way the tracks are ordered creates a more cohesive listening experience than the original record, and I prefer Long and Winding Road without the orchestra. I'm not sure why, but I just like to hear that guitar tone behind McCartney's piano and vocals. That being said, I like both versions of the album a lot. Always thought that the album got too much criticism compared to other Beatles albums in general but that's just my opinion. |
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