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Post by beatlestone on Mar 22, 2008 13:13:37 GMT
I know it's hard to imagine the Beatles didn't make one perfect album after another. Some you like more than others & there might be one, where you have a strong opinion. My least favorite Beatles album is Sgt. Pepper because it's so damn overrated with only a few great tracks. Fixing A Hole, A Day In The Life, Good Morning Good Morning, as well as the title track are my favorites. SPLHCB defines the summer of love back in 67, the album cover is a masterpiece, but Abbey Road walks all over it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2008 18:17:11 GMT
I know it's hard to imagine the Beatles didn't make one perfect album after another. Some you like more than others & there might be one, where you have a strong opinion. My least favorite Beatles album is Sgt. Pepper because it's so damn overrated with only a few great tracks Fixing A Hole, A Day In The Life, Good Morning Good Morning, as well as the title track are my favorites. SPLHCB defines the summer of love back in 67, the album cover is a masterpiece, but Abbey Road walks all over it. Erm - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Getting Better, She's Leaving Home, Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite, Lovely Rita. Each to their own and all that and I respect your opinion but I strongly disagree. Overrated it isn't and there are more than 'only a few' great tracks. Abbey Road is a fine album but to say it walks all over Pepper seems a rather naive statement to me but, hey, it's all about personal opinions. Welcome to The Forum.
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Post by BlueMeanie on Mar 23, 2008 8:36:45 GMT
I know it's hard to imagine the Beatles didn't make one perfect album after another. Some you like more than others & there might be one, where you have a strong opinion. My least favorite Beatles album is Sgt. Pepper because it's so damn overrated with only a few great tracks. Fixing A Hole, A Day In The Life, Good Morning Good Morning, as well as the title track are my favorites. SPLHCB defines the summer of love back in 67, the album cover is a masterpiece, but Abbey Road walks all over it. To me, Sgt Pepper has always been an album to treat as a whole. I never dip in and out of it. I have to disagree with you on 'Good Morning, Good Morning'. One of John's worst songs, IMO. Lennon trying to be McCartney, and falling flat on his arse in the process.
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Post by darklife on Mar 26, 2008 15:27:36 GMT
From the releases when they were together, I'd say the Yellow Submarine 'album', although I'm not sure if this would count as half of it is soundtrack music and a few songs appeared on earlier albums (title track is the obvious example!) If that doesn't count, then I'd say Let It Be - for several reasons (Spector's over production on some tracks for one), but again this was more of an after thought than an album they 'wanted' to realease! Later stuff - some of the choices on the three Anthology albums were dubious and it was a great oppotunity to release songs that are yet to be heard - Carnival of Light (I know Macca wanted it on Vol 2 and was out voted - hence the two instrumental tracks), Anything and Etcetra (although I think one of these is nothing more than a drum track... but still...) Child of Nature... well you get the idea! But then, there was some great stuff on them too!
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Post by the carnabys on Mar 28, 2008 16:52:53 GMT
Woahhhhh!!!!
I think the only way it is over rated is how high people regard it against other beatles albums.
However, Peppers is immense. I dont think it is as good as Revolver, A Hard Days Night or Rubber Soul but Pepper is great.
So many good tunes!
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Post by the carnabys on Mar 28, 2008 16:54:07 GMT
To me, Sgt Pepper has always been an album to treat as a whole. I never dip in and out of it. I have to disagree with you on 'Good Morning, Good Morning'. One of John's worst songs, IMO. Lennon trying to be McCartney, and falling flat on his arse in the process. I think Good Morning, Good Morning is ace. Love the tempo change!
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Post by The End on Mar 28, 2008 16:57:29 GMT
'Good Morning, Good Morning'. One of John's worst songs, IMO. Lennon trying to be McCartney, and falling flat on his arse in the process. I don't think Paul had the exclusive rights on writing songs about fictional people, and I also don't think Good Morning is a failure. But in the end, as you say, it is all personal opinion - if I told you my views on Abbey Road you might even question my credibility as a Beatle fan!!!
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Post by Mrs K on Mar 28, 2008 19:37:55 GMT
I never really liked Help! And even when Yellow Submarine is cut in half, I'm still not very fond of the A-side of the album. Hey Bulldog is a good song, the rest is forgettable.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2008 0:11:30 GMT
'Good Morning, Good Morning'. One of John's worst songs, IMO. Lennon trying to be McCartney, and falling flat on his arse in the process. I don't think Paul had the exclusive rights on writing songs about fictional people, and I also don't think Good Morning is a failure. But in the end, as you say, it is all personal opinion - if I told you my views on Abbey Road you might even question my credibility as a Beatle fan!!! I know I'm gonna regret this but - Hey there Alan, you know this Abbey Road LP that Beatles band released? What do you think of it? * awaits with baited breath a damage limitation statement from Al! *
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Post by The End on Mar 29, 2008 0:34:25 GMT
LOL! Well, I'll just say I like it more than Yellow Submarine and leave it there
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Post by Mr Kite on Mar 29, 2008 17:04:59 GMT
Overated !!!! For me its Beatles For Sale , its not that i don`t like it , i love all the albums but its the least album i play . Overated AL? There will be words in August
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Post by The End on Mar 29, 2008 23:00:19 GMT
I didn't say it was overrated! I said I liked it more than Yellow Submarine... Yellow Submarine might happen to be my second favourite Beatle album - it's not, but it might have been!! LOL
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Post by Mr Kite on Mar 30, 2008 9:52:51 GMT
Oh sorry So damn overated !
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Post by Geoff on Mar 30, 2008 17:42:58 GMT
Yellow Submarine; I think Mark Lewisohn said that an EP of the new tracks was mastered but shelved; it should have been released that way. Can we blame Allen Klein for the album idea?
Totally agree that Sgt Pepper works better as an album than single tracks.
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Post by zipp on Mar 30, 2008 21:44:06 GMT
Yellow Submarine; I think Mark Lewisohn said that an EP of the new tracks was mastered but shelved; it should have been released that way. Can we blame Allen Klein for the album idea? Yellow Submarine is obviously the Beatles weakest album. Yes, Lewisohn says they considered releasing an EP. They should have because I think it would have been number one on the singles chart with the catchy Altogether Now and rocking Bulldog. Allen Klein though had nothing to do with it since he wasn't yet on the scene as far as the fabs are concerned.
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Post by Geoff on Mar 31, 2008 4:29:03 GMT
Yes, Lewisohn says they considered releasing an EP. They should have because I think it would have been number one on the singles chart with the catchy Altogether Now and rocking Bulldog. Allen Klein though had nothing to do with it since he wasn't yet on the scene as far as the fabs are concerned. You're absolutely right... January is too early for Klein. Another odd thing about that projected EP is that I believe it was prepared after the LP was already out. Maybe The Beatles were, however casually, reconsidering the decision to issue it as a full album, although replacing that with an EP would have been unorthodox, to say the least (and perhaps impossible in America). More discographic (is that a word?) confusion; and with Get Back still to come!
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Post by coconutfudge on Jun 20, 2009 3:25:49 GMT
To me, "Yellow Submarine" doesn't seem like half an album. In America, both "Hard Day's Night" and "HELP!" were released in the half Beatles/half instrumental format (although in the two earlier albums it was more one Beatles song/ one instrumental). My least favorite Beatles album is "Let It Be". The reason is it seems like two different albums that just don't mix. Half the songs are raw with studio chatter, which I believe was the original intent. Then you've got the Spectorized songs with the strings and choirs. It should have been all raw(like the later ...Naked) or Spector should have really gone to town on the whole thing. Or maybe George Martin should have gotten a crack at it.
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Post by henryj on Jul 25, 2009 19:01:41 GMT
For me, since I first heard all the Beatles albums as the American releases on Capitol vinyl, I would have to say Beatles VI.
Most of you will say this wasn't a real album, since it was made up of singles, EPs, and leftover tracks from previous and upcoming albums, but since it did come in LP form, that's my nominee.
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Post by The End on Jul 25, 2009 21:21:45 GMT
I think I was one of few that appreciated what the recent Capitol re-issues were trying to achieve and the Rubber Soul album is a great example of how the LP was viewed either side of the Atlantic due to variances in the track listing: The US version omitted Drive My Car, Nowhere Man, If I Needed Someone and What Goes On (which were saved for Yesterday and Today) and instead added I've Just Seen A Face and It's Only Love - these changes leant the album a more acoustic and, some would say, folkie feel. What Capitol did to Revolver though was quite unforgivable - though no less interesting due to the mix variances - as they of course cropped three of John's tracks (I'm Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing and Doctor Robert) which had already been purloined for the previous Yesterday And Today album. Thankfully this was the last time US and UK track listings would differ. Still, Capitol had managed to squeeze 12 (I think!) albums from the 7 released in the UK - not bad marketing! Wonder if EMI/Apple will re-issue the remaining albums, I hope so!
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Post by marvinmarks on Aug 12, 2009 1:30:02 GMT
My least favorite has to be With The Beatles, but that's only because I don't consider Yellow Submarine to be a Beatles album at all
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