The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour

ReadyMadeFour64 · 03-28-2015, 05:04 AM

Roll up for the Mystery Tour!

Recently, I made a post on why Sgt. Pepper is not my favorite album by the Beatles. This is one of the reasons. Magical Mystery Tour is probably my 2nd favorite album by The Beatles. It has amazing psychedelic songs and a lot of good instrumentation.

Songs like Fool on the Hill, Hello Goodbye, and even Penny Lane are songs I will never forget. There are songs you could skip like Flying or Baby You're A Rich Man, but those are very good as well.

You can really pick up a lot of guitar on this album. On the song Flying, the guitar intro is so amazing.

Is it the best album by The Beatles? Not at all. White Album or even Rubber Soul are better than this but this is just a preference. I have a soft spot for psychedelic music.

8/10

Black Francis · 03-28-2015, 11:59 AM

Fair rating i would have to agree, it's not their best album but it's certainly not their worst.

apart from the big hits i like Blue jay way and your mother should know.

**Frownland** · 03-30-2015, 01:05 PM

Nah, it's their best album. You're both wrong.

Black Francis · 03-30-2015, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Nah, it's their best album. You're both wrong.

You're wrong, the white album is better.

Plainview · 03-30-2015, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

You're wrong, the white album is better.

As is Revolver.

**Frownland** · 03-30-2015, 01:29 PM

Revolver and White Album are good, but MMT is their only album that is made up almost entirely of five star songs. The other two (and Abbey Road) have some filler tracks that take away a bit from the album. MMT is consistently fantastic.

Plainview · 03-30-2015, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Revolver and White Album are good, but MMT is their only album that is made up almost entirely of five star songs. The other two (and Abbey Road) have some filler tracks that take away a bit from the album. MMT is consistently fantastic.

I agree with Abbey Road and White Album having filler, but for me Revolver is gold-standard throughout. The only song I perceive as being slightly redundant is Doctor Robert, but even that is a nice bit of psychedelic continuation from Paperback Writer. There are a few songs on MMT that don't really do it for me, The Fool on the Hill being the prime candidate. It just doesn't have the impact as an album that their other stuff has. Sure, it's got an upbeat bit of pop psychedelia to it, but everything's a bit more juvenile, to my mind at least.

Still like it though.

**Frownland** · 03-30-2015, 01:48 PM

I like it because it actually pushed boundaries within their sound like everyone says that they do for once instead of just borrowing an innovative idea from someone else. Sgt. Peppers is more refined but MMT just has a playful and experimental vibe that's not weighed down by some of the more disciplined approaches that they took to other albums. Maybe I like it the best because it reminds me of how I make music just to have fun and not get caught up in inventing something new but letting that happen on its own.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 03-30-2015, 08:11 PM

I was never that fond of the title track of this album. I do like the fade at the end (sounds Doors-y) but that's definitely a song I tend to skip.

Most of the other songs on the album are really good, I would agree. But I wouldn't call it their best album.

Black Francis · 03-30-2015, 08:27 PM

MMT is a pretty solid record but the self titled song Magical Mystery tour and Baby you're a rich man to me are weak songs, Fillers basically.

it has fool on the hill and penny lane which are ok i guess but the songs that really mark the album are i am the Walrus and strawberry fields.

Take in contrast the White album, not only does it has more tracks it has more diversity than MMT.
MMT feels like a psychedilc album but the white album is a completely different beast, you got Julia in there, Sexy sadie, Helter Skelter, Happiness is a warm gun.

F*ck, Happiness is a warm gun alone to me crushest most of their previous hits.

Revolver, i haven't listened to much.
i skimmed through it not to long ago and the only songs that immediately caught my attention were im only sleeping and Tomorrow never knows.

03-28-2015, 05:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
ReadyMadeFour64 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 159	The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Roll up for the Mystery Tour! Recently, I made a post on why Sgt. Pepper is not my favorite album by the Beatles. This is one of the reasons. Magical Mystery Tour is probably my 2nd favorite album by The Beatles. It has amazing psychedelic songs and a lot of good instrumentation. Songs like Fool on the Hill, Hello Goodbye, and even Penny Lane are songs I will never forget. There are songs you could skip like Flying or Baby You're A Rich Man, but those are very good as well. You can really pick up a lot of guitar on this album. On the song Flying, the guitar intro is so amazing. Is it the best album by The Beatles? Not at all. White Album or even Rubber Soul are better than this but this is just a preference. I have a soft spot for psychedelic music. 8/10 __________________ My Music Label: https://6stringrecords.bandcamp.com/ Label Website: My Music Blog and Other Music Stuff: https://sites.google.com/site/readymademusicarchive/ Twitter: ThisIsReadyade Instagram: ReadyMadeFour64 YouTube: ThisIs ReadyMade Music Channel: ReadyMade Reviews

03-28-2015, 11:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Fair rating i would have to agree, it's not their best album but it's certainly not their worst. apart from the big hits i like Blue jay way and your mother should know. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

03-30-2015, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Nah, it's their best album. You're both wrong. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-30-2015, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Revolver and White Album are good, but MMT is their only album that is made up almost entirely of five star songs. The other two (and Abbey Road) have some filler tracks that take away a bit from the album. MMT is consistently fantastic. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-30-2015, 01:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I like it because it actually pushed boundaries within their sound like everyone says that they do for once instead of just borrowing an innovative idea from someone else. Sgt. Peppers is more refined but MMT just has a playful and experimental vibe that's not weighed down by some of the more disciplined approaches that they took to other albums. Maybe I like it the best because it reminds me of how I make music just to have fun and not get caught up in inventing something new but letting that happen on its own. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-30-2015, 08:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,178	I was never that fond of the title track of this album. I do like the fade at the end (sounds Doors-y) but that's definitely a song I tend to skip. Most of the other songs on the album are really good, I would agree. But I wouldn't call it their best album. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

03-30-2015, 08:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	MMT is a pretty solid record but the self titled song Magical Mystery tour and Baby you're a rich man to me are weak songs, Fillers basically. it has fool on the hill and penny lane which are ok i guess but the songs that really mark the album are i am the Walrus and strawberry fields. Take in contrast the White album, not only does it has more tracks it has more diversity than MMT. MMT feels like a psychedilc album but the white album is a completely different beast, you got Julia in there, Sexy sadie, Helter Skelter, Happiness is a warm gun. Fck, Happiness is a warm gun alone to me crushest most of their previous hits. Revolver, i haven't listened to much. i skimmed through it not to long ago and the only songs that immediately caught my attention were im only sleeping and Tomorrow never knows. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A