Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band ? Revolver ? The White Album ?

Got any suggestions >

tough one. popular choice is sgt. pepper, though i also think the white album and abbey road are pretty perfect. revolver and rubber soul are also divine.

Revolver is my pick, if I can have only one.

Stax said:

Me too - if I can pick just one

"Revolver" is my pick, with "Rubber Soul" and "Sgt. Pepper's..." next in line.

Damn, this is pretty hard. I can easily pick 4, but I'm having a hard time deciding. I love "Sgt. Pepper's", "Abbey Road", "Magical Mystery Tour", and "Revolver", but I think if I have to choose one, I'll go with "Revolver". The whole thing is great, but "Eleanor Rigby" is what made it my pick.

I can't choose. I never can.

Revolver to me is like Purple Rain--jam packed with hits. I prefer Sgt Pepper.

you knew this was coming...


White Album


dont get me started

Revolver

i like abbey road and the white album

Abbey Road...

I think Revolver and Sgt Pepper have the most relevance in terms out changing music.. etc.. and all that..

BUT

Musically, The White Album contains the most raw, dark, and emotional skull of music i've ever heard.. perfect document of how each of the four are musically.. its perfect.

Stax said:

I would agree. Sgt. Pepper is too..um....overrated, and I tend to skip over many of those tracks because they're just played out to me. But I can still groove to every track on "Revolver" without boredom.

Sdldawn said:

Honey Pie makes me ill.

Stax said:

As do 'Wild Honey Pie', 'Savoy Truffle', 'Piggies', 'Good Night', and 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da' to me.

I consider it an excellent album, but it's funny to think that I actively dislike at least 6 cuts on it.

Actually, I've gotta say that there is usually at least one clunker on each Beatles album for me: 'Good Morning, Good Morning' and 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite' on Sgt. Pepper, 'Maxwell' on Abbey Road, 'For You, Blue' on Let it Be...

This leaves Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour and Rubber Soul as the most consistent, although my favorite would probably be Abbey Road or White Album.

Axchi696 said:

I think the reason its like that is due to the weight of the "best" songs on the album.. because I feel simular to things like "Honey pie" and such.. I give it points for creativity.. but its the overall feel of the album that ranks so high with me.. Its like an eclectic mess that actually works.. or you could say its the best set of demo's ever

White Album for sure

My top 5 would be:

1) White Album
2) Revolver
3) Rubber Soul
4) Abbey Road
5) Magical Mystery Tour

ok top 5:
1. Abbey Road: The Beatles sound like a real band and not like a 4 genious in a race.
2. Sargeant Pepper´s: Historical reasons.
3. Rubber Soul: the essential groundbreaking album by the Beatles
4. Magical Mistery Tour: the best pop album ever?
5. Revolver: close to the best pop album ever.

I always notice in like best buy (for example).. they have boxes and boxes of beatle albums.. because of how fast they sell..

funny this thread is here 'cause i've had the beatles in heavy rotation on my ipod lately. for these past few days i just can't seem to get enough of them.

will say it again...


GET THE ANTHOLOGY'S PEEPS...


especially 2 and 3

damanwithdaplan said:

The White Album is THE best Beatle album ever!

This might sound crazy, but The Beatle were their best when all 4 members started to have differences of opinions (and each songs show THAT point easily).

I think Sgt. Pepper is their greatest. It's a seamless blend of diverse music & instrumentation, years ahead of it's time. The songs are top notch. Two of John Lennon's best songs ever--Lucy in the Sky & A Day in the Life--are worth the price alone.

Revolver is the hip choice nowadays, but I don't see that as an album so much as a great collection of songs (maybe their best). The same could be said of the White Album. Sgt Pepper is a cohesive album, a visual style, a concept, a whole universe in and of itself.

But the most perfectly crafted album they ever made was Abbey Road. It's just not quite as groundbreaking as Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, White Album. More conventional rock & roll, but it sounds less dated than any of them The whole first half through Here Comes the Sun is classic hits.

The second half is what makes it truly special, though. The meaningless but amazing flow of one song right into the next has never been done better than Abbey Road side 2.

abbey road or revolver are cohesive... sgt pepper is too spicy! but Day in the Life is worth a whole album...

nothing is better than what the beatles put to tape! damn...

omg y'all are SLEEPIN!!@!!!!!

The track list on this one reads like a damn best-of compilation! And the lesser known tracks ("Flying") are fucking outstanding!



1 Magical Mystery Tour (Lennon/McCartney) 2:51
2 The Fool On The Hill (Lennon/McCartney) 3:00
3 Flying (Beatles) 2:16
4 Blue Jay Way (Harrison) 3:56
5 Your Mother Should Know (Lennon/McCartney) 2:29
6 I Am The Walrus (Lennon/McCartney) 4:37
7 Hello Goodbye (Lennon, McCartney) 3:31
8 Strawberry Fields Forever (Lennon, McCartney) 4:10
9 Penny Lane (Lennon, McCartney) 3:03
10 Baby You're A Rich Man (Lennon, McCartney) 3:03
11 All You Need Is Love (Lennon, McCartney) 3:48

Their most innovative-Revolver

The most historically significant-Sgt. Pepper

The most eclectic-The Beatles (white album)

the best..

I say Abbey Road

CinisterCee said:

Not to put down this album because you're right, but you are right and that's the problem. It sounds like a compilation, not an album ala Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road. In fact it is a compilation of songs from the film (side 1) and various singles (side 2).

Again, not putting down the material, but if you're talking about an album, you gotta judge it as one single piece of music. Otherwise we could just pick a greatest hits package.