Favorite Beatles Album

[Rico]

4 hours ago, Rico said:

Disagree. Not all the songs are great. For instance, I think Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is just OK, dropping AR a notch for me below the White Album. Others would say the same for Revolution #9 and Yellow Submarine (not me though). Then again, I would change a thing about any of them.I’ve listened to White Album more than the others over the past 50 years it’s been out, so my choice is simple.

Oops, that should be I wouldn't change a thing, not would. I would never think of skipping the one's I don't care for, not even Mr. Moonlight.

[T&C]

4 minutes ago, Rico said:

Oops, that should be I wouldn't change a thing, not would. I would never think of skipping the one's I don't care for, not even Mr. Moonlight.

You may be the only person I'm aware of to listen to Yellow Submarine from start to finish...

[Rico]

Just now, T&C said:

You may be the only person I'm aware of to listen to Yellow Submarine from start to finish...

Side 2 of Yellow Submarine doesn't count for me lol... though I can listen to the instrumentals on the US Help! if I had to cause I love the movie.

It's not on the vote list, but I really love the Hey Jude album.

[T&C]

For Beatles albums I would put Band on the Run up there "near" the top as a solo lp...

[BringBackFergy]

I like the album with the big blimp on the cover. 

[Buftex]

I love all of them, but I went with "Beatles For Sale".  I could have gone with "Help".  I love those records because they are half-way between the jangly-pop of the early records, and the more experimental, sophisticated sounds that were to come.  There is a kind of dark undertone to them...I always love that friction in music. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is one of my favorite Bealtes songs...one that many people forget about.  Pop--melancholy... of course, growing up with the American versions of the Beatles albums, it would be "Beatles '65", "Beatles VI" and "Help!" that represent my favorite period of Beatles music.  But, love all the other periods too!

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

Exactly.

 

There are some Beatles songs that I don't like a lot.  But Revolution #9 is the only one that I will say "sucks."  Waste of time/space on an otherwise fantastic album.

 

Thanks yoko ono 

[Buftex]

44 minutes ago, Rico said:

Oops, that should be I wouldn't change a thing, not would. I would never think of skipping the one's I don't care for, not even Mr. Moonlight.

I love "Yellow Submarine", but in truth, at 53, I could live the rest of my life and never hear it again..I'd be okay with that.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

I should note I’m much more of a who/stones fan than the Beatles.

[Buftex]

19 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Love that song!  "You can talk to me...you can talk to me...if you're lonely you can talk to me"

Are you old enough to remember the Sabres Jim Schoenfiled putting out a rock and roll record?  He did all covers...a bunch of Beatles songs...Hey Bulldog was one of them....can't find it on Youtube, but just to give you an idea:

 

 

Edited June 17, 2018 by Buftex

[row_33]

4 hours ago, T&C said:

I've always had a soft spot for the first one (Veejay records), A taste of honey still gives me goosebumps... but the whole album is great.

 

Same with Beatles 65 and Yesterday and Today... mid albums with great stuff that sometimes gets overlooked in their catalog.

 

Yellow Submarine is so much George Martin that I almost don't consider it a Beatles album.

 

The second one, Meet the Beatles or Beatlemania! In Canada, was best for forming their chops, John’s voice on Money and It Won’t Be Long soon changed.

 

Still great to put them on 50 years later and it still is the best pop group to me, at 52....

 

Abbey Road, George’s two songs were huge and they could have gone on ATMP just as easily.  Not a big fan of the medley. The sound quality (the drums!!!) and fun with moogs makes it extra special 

 

 

Any fans who bought Revolver at that time have a recollection of first hearing She Said She Said or TomorrowNever Knows?

 

 

Edited June 18, 2018 by row_33

[Rico]

9 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

The second one, Meet the Beatles or Beatlemania! In Canada, was best for forming their chops, John’s voice on Money and It Won’t Be Long soon changed.

 

Still great to put them on 50 years later and it still is the best pop group to me, at 52....

 

Abbey Road, George’s two songs were huge and they could have gone on ATMP just as easily.  Not a big fan of the medley. The sound quality (the drums!!!) and fun with moogs makes it extra special 

 

 

Any fans who bought Revolver at that time have a recollection of first hearing She Said She Said or TomorrowNever Knows?

 

 

I bought it with my allowance money. I didn't like them at all, wtf. My 6-year-old ears loved Yellow Submarine and the Macca pop though.

Liked them by the time I was 9 or so.

[Greybeard]

     Here are two links that should be enjoyed by anyone who likes the Beatles.   The first below is an instructor going over some guitar techniques.   Not sure it is for everyone but if you ever played or tried to play a guitar,  you should find it enjoyable.

 

The second link is a composer who goes over some of the unique writing techniques they employed.   I was never a big fan of I am the Walrus, but after watching this I find it a most interesting song.   

    They are both rather long but worth it.   If you only watch one I might guess you should watch the second one.  Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[row_33]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

I bought it with my allowance money. I didn't like them at all, wtf. My 6-year-old ears loved Yellow Submarine and the Macca pop though.

Liked them by the time I was 9 or so.

 

Thanks, ten thumbs up!

 

[Rico]

49 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

Thanks, ten thumbs up!

 

Little more now that I think of it....Back then (and still now), John was by far my fav. Yesterday and Today came out in the US after Rubber Soul & it was just great back then (still is). It was jam-packed with Lennon songs, including I'm Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert. When Revolver followed in the US, the only John songs on it were She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows  ... I doubt they had a Beatles cartoon for those 2.  I thought Y&T was a much better LP. Then SFF/Penny Lane was really great, but I wasn't a fan of Sgt. Pepper's, outside of the 1st 3 songs. By Magical Mystery Tour, I was a little older I guess & more in tune to the change in style. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by Rico

[Gugny]

5 hours ago, joesixpack said:

 

Thanks yoko ono 

 

Wekkom!

[row_33]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

Little more now that I think of it....Back then (and still now), John was by far my fav. Yesterday and Today came out in the US after Rubber Soul & it was just great back then (still is). It was jam-packed with Lennon songs, including I'm Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert. When Revolver followed in the US, the only John songs on it were She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows  ... I doubt they had a Beatles cartoon for those 2.  I thought Y&T was a much better LP. Then SFF/Penny Lane was really great, but I wasn't a fan of Sgt. Pepper's, outside of the 1st 3 songs. By Magical Mystery Tour, I was a little older I guess & more in tune to the change in style. 

 

Agreed about John, no contest at all.

 

So he did the final US tour dealing with the Jesus thing and those two were his only available songs for August 1966. He was so far gone in a few ways from being Beatle John that month.

 

 

Also Beatles ‘65 was a good chop-up album, better than the Uk releases 

 

 

 

 

[Gugny]

 

 

One of my favorite videos.  It's amazing how his vision of the song came to fruition, with the french horns and the structure of the tune.  One of my favorite Beatles tunes, too.

 

 

[row_33]

20 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

 

One of my favorite videos.  It's amazing how his vision of the song came to fruition, with the french horns and the structure of the tune.  One of my favorite Beatles tunes, too.

 

 

 

A great “throwaway” tune that one can discover when they listen to studio albums.

 

there are dozens of them....

 

are they going to matter in 50 years?  I hope so....

 

 

[Azalin]

Yellow Submarine edges out any of the others as my favorite for only three songs: It's All Too Much, Hey Bulldog, and It's Only A Northern Song.  What's their best effort? Impossible to say, really since they offered up so many fantastic songs & albums in what was a relatively short career together.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, row_33 said:

 

A great “throwaway” tune that one can discover when they listen to studio albums.

 

there are dozens of them....

 

are they going to matter in 50 years?  I hope so....

 

 

With the current state of music.....hell yes.

[GETTOTHE50]

1. Rubbersoul

2. Revolver

3. Sgt P.

 

Rubbersoul is the most timeless of them all. 

 

And about abbey road, maxwells silver hammer is absolute ****. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

With the current state of music.....hell yes.

 

There is good music being made. Just gotta dig for it.

Edited June 18, 2018 by joesixpack

[row_33]

7 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

With the current state of music.....hell yes.

 

and I'll be buying my 15th complete version of it all, in various formats over the next decade.

 

 

5 hours ago, joesixpack said:

 

There is good music being made. Just gotta dig for it.

 

 

nothing compares to the British Invasion/Acid Trip/Early Heavy Metal years for us old farts

 

nothing...

 

 

people with autotune and nothing more than stage show and video will not be overtaking Led Zeppelin 1 to Houses of the Holy....

 

 

[WhoTom]

48 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

and I'll be buying my 15th complete version of it all, in various formats over the next decade.

 

 

 

 

nothing compares to the British Invasion/Acid Trip/Early Heavy Metal years for us old farts

 

nothing...

 

 

people with autotune and nothing more than stage show and video will not be overtaking Led Zeppelin 1 to Houses of the Holy....

 

 

 

Every generation thinks that the music from that generation is the best. The difference is that OUR generation is RIGHT about that. ?

 

 

[row_33]

20 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

Every generation thinks that the music from that generation is the best. The difference is that OUR generation is RIGHT about that. ?

 

 

 

my youth during the 80s knew full well the music wasn't half as good as the late 60s.

 

 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 hour ago, row_33 said:

 

and I'll be buying my 15th complete version of it all, in various formats over the next decade.

 

 

 

 

nothing compares to the British Invasion/Acid Trip/Early Heavy Metal years for us old farts

 

nothing...

 

 

people with autotune and nothing more than stage show and video will not be overtaking Led Zeppelin 1 to Houses of the Holy....

 

 

 

You realize autotuning is limited to mostly pop garbage, yes?

 

[Gugny]

17 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

Every generation thinks that the music from that generation is the best. The difference is that OUR generation is RIGHT about that. ?

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

my youth during the 80s knew full well the music wasn't half as good as the late 60s.

 

 

 

Every decade has had great music.

 

But I have to agree, here ... nothing will ever top the mid-late 60s - early-mid 70s.

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Decided to just rank them. 

 

1. Abbey Road - Side one is great. But side two, is a masterpice. 

    

2. Revolver - I'm with the people that say these albums are basically tied with each other. I think I like this one better than RS simply because it was first, and the first indication that the Beatles were shaking off what we'd call a boy band image today.

    

3. Rubber Soul - Same reason I love Revolver. The stepping out of the box.

    

4. Sgt. Pepper - Gained a new appriciation for it last summer when a local Beatles tribute band perfomed it in it's entirety along with the local symphony. "A Day In The Life" and "She's Leaving Home" are truly up there with Mozart and Beethoven compositions. 

    

5. Hard Day's Night - Pure, unadulterated Rock and Roll. Just a lot of fun. 

    

6. Beatles For Sale - This has a cheap feel to it, which is where the title comes from. But I think that's what I like about it. I'm a huge fan of early rock and roll, so I love the Chuck, Buddy, Little Richard covers on this one. 

    

7. White Album - Basically combined solo albums, and truly hearing the differences in their indiviual songs. Even the songs I don't care for, I respect the experimental nature of them.

    

8. Please Please Me - Some great tunes. Looked up the original songs recently (since half of them were covers.) Every single one of them were done better by the Beatles. 

    

9. Magical Mystery Tour - Very experimental. I respect the hell out of it for the innovations. But other than Walrus, Strawberry Fields, and Penny Lane, I could take or leave it as far as my personal tastes.

    

10. Help! Some great songs on it. But it just doesn't have the "feel" of an album. I don't know how to describe it. 

     

11. Let it Be - I know what they were going for here, but just don't like the lack of flow on it. Beatles are geniuses. Spector is a genius. Not a fan of what they did together. I prefer the "Let it Be Naked" that was released about 10-15 years ago.

     

12. Meet The Beatles - A lot of really good songs on there, but a lot of songs that just aren't. Probably their weakest album.

*Yellow Submarine - Only had like four original songs on it, so I don't really count it as an album.

 

[US Egg]

.....only band in Rock n Roll that merits such a debate. 

 

Spare me with the Rolling Stones nonsense that they were ever on par or any band in the album making  pop music era as the Beatles.

[Rico]

25 minutes ago, joesixpack said:

 

You realize autotuning is limited to mostly pop garbage, yes?

 

I think Macca used it on his last album, so I would have to agree. 

2 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

.....only band in Rock n Roll that merits such a debate. 

 

Spare me with the Rolling Stones nonsense that they were ever on par or any band in the album making  pop music era as the Beatles.

Studio, yes. Live, Stones in their prime blew them off the stage.

[row_33]

13 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

.....only band in Rock n Roll that merits such a debate. 

 

Spare me with the Rolling Stones nonsense that they were ever on par or any band in the album making  pop music era as the Beatles.

 

Stones up to and including Exile on Main St. is worthy

 

Sticky Fingers and Exile are among the greatest works.

 

(maybe there's a White Album/Exile continuum for some fans...)

 

 

[coloradobillsfan]

Nearly every party I attend these days seems to end up with the inevitable drunken Beatles vs Zep who was the best band ever argument.  

Live, no question Zep, and the Stones, are a cut above.. and a lot of other bands too really.  

But for me the crown goes to the most influential, and from what I can surmise is the Beatles were the first band to take the music industry from 'play what you're supposed to play' (ie. pander to the radio and record company executives) to NO we will record what we want to record and produce how we want to produce, essentially putting the power into the hands of the artists where it belongs.  

[Rico]

22 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

Stones up to and including Exile on Main St. is worthy

 

Sticky Fingers and Exile are among the greatest works.

 

(maybe there's a White Album/Exile continuum for some fans...)

 

 

I will concede that the studio Beatles > the studio Stones... but the Beatles never made an album as great as Exile on Main Street. Close, but no cigar.

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

11 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

Nearly every party I attend these days seems to end up with the inevitable drunken Beatles vs Zep who was the best band ever argument.  

Live, no question Zep, and the Stones, are a cut above.. and a lot of other bands too really.  

But for me the crown goes to the most influential, and from what I can surmise is the Beatles were the first band to take the music industry from 'play what you're supposed to play' (ie. pander to the radio and record company executives) to NO we will record what we want to record and produce how we want to produce, essentially putting the power into the hands of the artists where it belongs.  

As much as I love The Beatles, this award goes to Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly did it from the start of his career, where the Beatles weren't given that freedom until after stardom. And even then was only because they got to a point where they could fart into a microphone, and sell 100 million records.

[section122]

17 hours ago, joesixpack said:

I should note I’m much more of a who/stones fan than the Beatles.

 

When I was younger I had this idea that much like sports you couldn't like 2 bands that were similar.

 

I chose Stones over Beatles and Metallica over GnR as the 2 examples that stick out in my head.  My teenage years though I realized that was dumb and fell head over heels for the Beatles.  Yellow Submarine will always hold a special place due to experiments my friends and I held.  

 

On topic though Abbey Road is my favorite and a go to whenever I need background music at work that will keep me motivated.  That and Neil Young's greatest hits (different thread though)

25 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

.....only band in Rock n Roll that merits such a debate. 

 

 

I think Pink Floyd fans would have trouble picking a favorite as well.  Floyd is my favorite band of all time (them and Rage against the Machine - doesn't have to make sense lol) and there are heated debates.  I don't care for Syd Barrett Floyd it is way to "out there".  There are many that don't consider Division Bell a true Floyd album even though for me it is in the discussion of favorite albums by them.  Then there is the incredible run of dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals, and the wall.  There are GIlmour fans, Waters fans, Syd fans.  I can't even pick my favorite after sitting here and trying to lol.

[row_33]

12 minutes ago, Rico said:

I will concede that the studio Beatles > the studio Stones... but the Beatles never made an album as great as Exile on Main Street. Close, but no cigar.

 

so why can't i get more fans interested in Exile???

 

I was hooked the first time i heard it

9 minutes ago, section122 said:

 

I think Pink Floyd fans would have trouble picking a favorite as well.  Floyd is my favorite band of all time (them and Rage against the Machine - doesn't have to make sense lol) and there are heated debates.  I don't care for Syd Barrett Floyd it is way to "out there".  There are many that don't consider Division Bell a true Floyd album even though for me it is in the discussion of favorite albums by them.  Then there is the incredible run of dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals, and the wall.  There are GIlmour fans, Waters fans, Syd fans.  I can't even pick my favorite after sitting here and trying to lol.

 

 

Have you seen them live?

 

 

[dhg]

I am going to divert off the list. Some of the earlier Capitol releases were different then the UK releases. I love them all, but the album I wore out playing was Beatles '65.

[row_33]

8 minutes ago, dhg said:

I am going to divert off the list. Some of the earlier Capitol releases were different then the UK releases. I love them all, but the album I wore out playing was Beatles '65.

 

 

a butcher job that was better than the UK releases.

 

 

[Gugny]

1 minute ago, section122 said:

 

When I was younger I had this idea that much like sports you couldn't like 2 bands that were similar.

 

I chose Stones over Beatles and Metallica over GnR as the 2 examples that stick out in my head.  My teenage years though I realized that was dumb and fell head over heels for the Beatles.  Yellow Submarine will always hold a special place due to experiments my friends and I held.  

 

On topic though Abbey Road is my favorite and a go to whenever I need background music at work that will keep me motivated.  That and Neil Young's greatest hits (different thread though)

 

I think Pink Floyd fans would have trouble picking a favorite as well.  Floyd is my favorite band of all time (them and Rage against the Machine - doesn't have to make sense lol) and there are heated debates.  I don't care for Syd Barrett Floyd it is way to "out there".  There are many that don't consider Division Bell a true Floyd album even though for me it is in the discussion of favorite albums by them.  Then there is the incredible run of dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals, and the wall.  There are GIlmour fans, Waters fans, Syd fans.  I can't even pick my favorite after sitting here and trying to lol.

 

Floyd, for me is easy:  Wish You Were Here, with Dark Side as a semi-distant second.

 

I think Water-less Floyd is still Floyd.  But I, personally, don't like one Floyd album that doesn't have Waters on it.