-matthEw- Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 toss up between the White Album and Rubber Soul for me.Revolver is worth a shout too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Revolver!!! The White album I can't stand. Rubber Soul was the band still finding their new voice. The only negative points on revolver are the tracks Paul McCartney sings (with the exception of Eleanor Rigby), just can't stand his whining. Sgt. Peppers isn't all its cracked up to be either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belladonnaleaves Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's always songs rather than full albums for me, since there were 3 full songwriting talents in the beatles picking one album is really a bit impossible. Revolver is perhaps the best overall album in terms of consistency of mood and songwriting, sergeant peppers feels random but takes you on a "trip" through moods and stylings but there's something about the white album. I think it's a childhood thing for me. Songs like "happiness is a warm gun" and "julia" are just so vivid in feeling and put me in a surreal place with the lucid imagery etc. Aside from that abbey road is still a great album and send-off (to the sixties as well as to the beatles) and earlier albums like a hard days night are much simpler, and maybe easier to take in. I'll say the strawberry fields/penny lane single does it for me. It's them at their peak. I don't think strawberry fields will ever lose its ability to affect the listener in slightly disturbing ways, and penny lane it's poignancy and imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's always songs rather than full albums for me' date=' since there were 3 full songwriting talents in the beatles picking one album is really a bit impossible. Revolver is perhaps the best overall album in terms of consistency of mood and songwriting, sergeant peppers feels random but takes you on a "trip" through moods and stylings but there's something about the white album. I think it's a childhood thing for me. Songs like "happiness is a warm gun" and "julia" are just so vivid in feeling and put me in a surreal place with the lucid imagery etc. Aside from that abbey road is still a great album and send-off (to the sixties as well as to the beatles) and earlier albums like a hard days night are much simpler, and maybe easier to take in. I'll say the strawberry fields/penny lane single does it for me. It's them at their peak. I don't think strawberry fields will ever lose its ability to affect the listener in slightly disturbing ways, and penny lane it's poignancy and imagination.[/quote']Good points thereRevolver for me at a push but I love em all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I would say it would have to be............................The Best of the Beatles...........Nah, seriously, I would say White Album if it was a single album, but there really is some shite on that Album. Revolver for me is the best - I'm in the minority who like McCartney so that album works best for me. It has the best "obvious" pop songs they had done in a while, but also some mad experimental stuff. The "sessions" for that album were great for me too, with Paperback Writer, Rain etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick boo Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's a toss-up between 'Revolver' and 'Rubber Soul', but if you were to condense 'The White Album' down to a single, trim off the fat, it would piss on everything. Ever.I have to say when you play them on vinyl, the warmest, most touching sound comes from 'Rubber Soul'. It is a masterpiece of production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's a toss-up between 'Revolver' and 'Rubber Soul'' date=' but if you were to condense 'The White Album' down to a single, trim off the fat, it would piss on everything. Ever.I have to say when you play them on vinyl, the warmest, most touching sound comes from 'Rubber Soul'. It is a masterpiece of production.[/quote']i'd agree with that. the white album has my favourite songs on it but there's too much bad ones on there to make it a great album. it's the one i always go back to first though, then skip through every third song or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I would say it would have to be............................The Best of the Beatles........... And of course Wings were the band the Beatles could have become.The only negative points on revolver are the tracks Paul McCartney sings (with the exception of Eleanor Rigby)' date=' just can't stand his whining. [/quote']Can't agree with that, For No One is one of the best and most under-rated Beatles tracks. Try listening to it after you've just been dumped and you are obsessing about your ex, you'll know what I mean.But for me the best album overall is Abbey Road, not a duff track on it, and I would like to have Golden Slumbers/The End etc played at my funeral. And I'd probably leave Her Majesty in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's a toss-up between 'Revolver' and 'Rubber Soul'' date=' but if you were to condense 'The White Album' down to a single, trim off the fat, it would piss on everything. Ever.I have to say when you play them on vinyl, the warmest, most touching sound comes from 'Rubber Soul'. It is a masterpiece of production.[/quote']George Martin wanted it to be a single LP too but even the filler is better than some bands output.The production on most of their stuff is excellent, they were lucky to have George Martin for the majority of their career.Regarding McCartney comment earlier, can't agree, he's got a great voice and it ...and he was the perfect foil to Lennon. Superb musician too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's probably Rubber Soul for me. I love the overall sound and style of the album and it's consistently brilliant all the way through.I think Magical Mystery Tour is under-rated, it has better songs than Sgt. Peppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 "I'd have to say... the best of the beatles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think the white album would lose most of it's charm if it weren't a double album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think the white album would lose most of it's charm if it weren't a double albumI agree, I think alot of the duff tracks are needed on the white album to make it what it is... It's either the white album or revolver that are my favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 What songs would people take off the White Album then? I can't think of many:Martha My Dear Don't Pass Me By Revolution 9Good Night I could live without. Would the rest fit on a single album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 "I'd have to say... the best of the beatles" Too slow.I would say it would have to be............................The Best of the Beatles........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think revolution 9 should be kept on as it's probably most people's first exposure to avant garde music. They may only listen to the track once, but it has a huge impact, whether to can tolerate it or think it's utter pish...I'd remove:3. Glass Onion4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da5. Wild Honey Pie6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill12. Piggies13. Rocky Raccoon14. Don't Pass Me By15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road9. Honey Pie10. Savoy TruffleLeaving:1. Back In The U.S.S.R.2. Dear Prudence7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun9. Martha My Dear10. Im So Tired11. Blackbird16. I Will17. Julia1. Birthday2. Yer Blues3. Mother Nature's Son4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey5. Sexy Sadie6. Helter Skelter7. Long Long Long8. Revolution 111. Cry Baby Cry12. Revolution 913. Good Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Just goes to show they were right to leave it as a double then, these are some of my favourites on the album:3. Glass Onion4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill12. Piggies13. Rocky Raccoon15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Just goes to show they were right to leave it as a double then' date=' these are some of my favourites on the album:3. Glass Onion4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill12. Piggies13. Rocky Raccoon15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road[/quote']This goes to show that you infact could be a mentalist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think revolution 9 should be kept on as it's probably most people's first exposure to avant garde music. They may only listen to the track once' date=' but it has a huge impact, whether to can tolerate it or think it's utter pish...I'd remove:3. Glass Onion4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da5. Wild Honey Pie6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill12. Piggies13. Rocky Raccoon14. Don't Pass Me By15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road9. Honey Pie10. Savoy TruffleLeaving:1. Back In The U.S.S.R.2. Dear Prudence7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun9. Martha My Dear10. Im So Tired11. Blackbird16. I Will17. Julia1. Birthday2. Yer Blues3. Mother Nature's Son4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey5. Sexy Sadie6. Helter Skelter7. Long Long Long8. Revolution 111. Cry Baby Cry12. Revolution 913. Good Night[/quote']you're insane!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 This goes to show that you infact could be a mentalist Vive le difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 anyway, i'd say Help! or A Hard Day's Night.i couldn't not mention Rubber Soul, The White Album and Revolver, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 i only came in here to make an alan partridge joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Cat Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I wouldn't say I have a favourite album as they all have shite on them, but if I had to pick I'd say Abbey Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I wouldn't say I have a favourite album as they all have shite on them' date=' but if I had to pick I'd say Abbey Road.[/quote']What's shite on Abbey Road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It's a personal thing with the White album - I don't think the group themsleves could decide what they liked and never liked - that's why it's such a sprawling double album. The making of it made George leave the band for a few days it was so difficult.Personally speaking I'd say Glass Onion is a key track as is Ob - La - Di - Ob - La - Da. It kind of summed up where they were at the time I think. Paul being safe, poppy and singalong while John was being sarcastic about the whole Beatles cult thing. Honey Pie and Wild Honey Pie are pretty "experimental" for me as is Revolution 9. The definitive "Revolution" for me is found on the back of "Hey Jude."Helter Skelter, Back in the USSR, While My Guitar, Dear Prudence, Blackbird, Julia: For me some of the best beatles songs, indeed, some of the best songs ever written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.