Gracchus
2021-02-21 18:46:06 UTC
Though I have a whopping 73 songs on this compilationm clocking in exactly 3:33:33 hours (see, what a nerd I am?), effectively making it a quintuple LP, count me as "not a fan". I am a fan enough to like 73 of their songs, but not fan enough to worship them. And I could not find a single album that I like from beginning to end. The one which in my humble opinion comes close to being a masterpiece is Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, from which I have included 9 of the 13 songs. I find it hilarious that AllMusic gives everyone of their proper UK studio albums five stars. I am not going to get into album-by-album analysis as that would make the review even longer... and boring... and who the hell am I to rate their albums? But to give you a little bit more idea, this is how I categorize them.
Best - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road
Among the best anyway.Best - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road
Bit underrated - Please Please Me
I don't think it's underrated. Beatles were still in the larval stage then. IMO the only standout track is "I Saw Her Standing There."Bit more underrated - Help
Agree with you there. This is probably because the movie was much worse than "A Hard Day's Night" and people feel like the album must also be weak. But the soundtrack has some really good songs that outshine the turkeys.Bit overrated - Rubber Soul, Revolver
Definitely disagree. They are rightly rated highly IMO.Bit more overrated - A Hard Day's Night, The White Album
Agree on "The White Album." There are about 4-5 great songs, a few more decent ones, and the rest is flotsam. I've never understood why that album is so iconic for some fans.OTOH I strongly disagree on "A Hard Day's Night." I think is an UNDERrated album.
Not real albums at all - Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine
"Yellow Submarine" is junk, yeah. "Magical Mystery Tour" isn't very listenable as a whole, but among the throwaways are two standouts: "I Am the Walrus" and "All You Need is Love."Worst - With The Beatles, Beatles For Sale, Let It Be
"Beatles for Sale" is a mishmash. "Let it Be" doesn't even deserve to be called a Beatles album.Definitely disagree on "With the Beatles." It was a big jump up from "Please Please Me." Yeah, there are some weak covers, but originals mostly good and it has a nice punchy sound.
Could you please explain which songs you like the most, Sire?
If I am forced to pick 10 songs out of the 73 here, I would choose these songs recorded between 1965-69 (their mature period) - You Got To Hide Your Love Away, Ticket To Ride, I'm Down, Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Paperback Writer, A Day In The Life, All You Need Is Love, Get Back and Come Together.
My own top 10 would not contain many of those.If I am forced to pick 10 songs out of the 73 here, I would choose these songs recorded between 1965-69 (their mature period) - You Got To Hide Your Love Away, Ticket To Ride, I'm Down, Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Paperback Writer, A Day In The Life, All You Need Is Love, Get Back and Come Together.