Favorite Beatles album?

Pet_Sounds · 03-01-2014, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LBDR

The White Album has a diversity that's rarely heard in a band's full discography, let alone any band's one album.

I always thought Happiness Is a Warm Gun sounded like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

punkypop · 03-01-2014, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I always thought it should have been cut down to a single LP until I tried to decide which tracks to eliminate...

There are around 5-6 songs on the record that I can take or leave. If I was brutal, I could cut the White Album down to the 15 tracks (approximately) I really like a lot. I felt a little differently about it when I was younger. I was less critical and more easy-going about music.

Pet_Sounds · 03-01-2014, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by punkypop

If I was brutal, I could cut the White Album down to the 15 tracks (approximately) I really like a lot.

Here goes:

Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Blackbird
Rocky Raccoon
I Will
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Helter Skelter (personally dislike, but it's a general favourite)
Revolution
Good Night
Hey Bulldog (recorded during the White Album sessions)

You?

punkypop · 03-02-2014, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Here goes:

Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Blackbird
Rocky Raccoon
I Will
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Helter Skelter (personally dislike, but it's a general favourite)
Revolution
Good Night
Hey Bulldog (recorded during the White Album sessions)

You?

The songs I really, really like from The White Album:

Back in the U.S.S.R.
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Blackbird
Birthday
Yer Blues
Mother Nature's Son
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Revolution 1
Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle

I couldn't decide whether to include Piggies. Dear Prudence, Julia, I Will and Good Night are nice, but don't make my cut.

Pet_Sounds · 03-26-2014, 04:05 PM

Just heard Love for the first time today, and to be honest, I almost preferred it to the studio albums. Some incredible work by Sir George Martin.

Bishie · 04-15-2014, 09:00 AM

Sgt. Pepper's. Never been a huge Beatles fan. But I have always liked this album. I can listen to every track and not grow tired of it.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 04-25-2014, 09:16 PM

interesting

~~JagarTharn~~ · 05-04-2014, 10:23 PM

Surprised to see Abbey Road up there. Ding dong maxwells silver hammer knocks it down a few pegs in my book. Revolver is a more solidly great album.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 05-05-2014, 08:51 PM

A lot of people diss Paul's goofy songs, but I tend to like them. They always add a lot more variety to their albums.

Ana Kovacheva · 05-26-2014, 03:56 PM

My personal favorites are Stg Pepper's, Abbey Road and Revolver. I like the transition between the songs in Abbey Road, is sounds as a single music piece.

View Poll Results: Well?
Please Please Me (1963)	6	1.18%
With the Beatles (1963)	0	0%
A Hard Day's Night (1964)	7	1.38%
Beatles for Sale (1964)	2	0.39%
Help! (1965)	10	1.96%
Rubber Soul (1965)	55	10.81%
Revolver (1966)	99	19.45%
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)	81	15.91%
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - US release only	29	5.70%
The Beatles ("The White Album") (1968)	84	16.50%
Yellow Submarine (1969)	7	1.38%
Abbey Road (1969)	100	19.65%
Let It Be (1970)	12	2.36%
No opinion	17	3.34%
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03-26-2014, 04:05 PM	#565 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Just heard Love for the first time today, and to be honest, I almost preferred it to the studio albums. Some incredible work by Sir George Martin. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	interesting __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

05-05-2014, 08:51 PM	#569 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	A lot of people diss Paul's goofy songs, but I tend to like them. They always add a lot more variety to their albums. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

04-15-2014, 09:00 AM	#566 (permalink)
Bishie Groupie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cairns, Australia Posts: 33	Sgt. Pepper's. Never been a huge Beatles fan. But I have always liked this album. I can listen to every track and not grow tired of it.

05-04-2014, 10:23 PM	#568 (permalink)
~~JagarTharn~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 9	Surprised to see Abbey Road up there. Ding dong maxwells silver hammer knocks it down a few pegs in my book. Revolver is a more solidly great album.

05-26-2014, 03:56 PM	#570 (permalink)
Ana Kovacheva Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 100	My personal favorites are Stg Pepper's, Abbey Road and Revolver. I like the transition between the songs in Abbey Road, is sounds as a single music piece.