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1.White Album 2.Abbey Road 3.Revolver 4.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 5.Let It Be 6.Magical Mystery Tour 7.Rubber Soul 8.Please Please Me 9.Help! 10.A Hard Day's Night 11.Beatles For Sale 12.With The Beatles 13.Yellow Submarine
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Rubber Soul 4. Magical Mystery Tour 5. Let it Be 6. Revolver 7. Please Please Me 8. Hard Days Night 9. Yellow Submarine 10. Sgt Peppers 11. Help 12. Beatles for Sale 13. With The Beatles
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Sgt. Pepper's 4. Revolver 5. Rubber Soul 6. Hard Day's Night 7. Beatles for Sale 8. With the Beatles 9. Please Please Me 10. Magical Mystery Tour 11. Let It Be 12. Help! 13. Yellow Submarine
1. Abbey Road 2. The Beatles 3. Revolver 4. Magical Mystery Tour 5. Rubber Soul 6. Please Please Me 7. Sgt. Pepper's 8. Let it be 9. A Hard Day's Night 10. Help 11/12. With The Beattles/Beatles For Sale
This is just a personal list though.
Ok so Sgt Pepper wasn't even good enough to make your list.
Had them on there originally, but must've erased them during my edit. Re-editted.
Note: I didn't list Yellow Submarine, and that was totally intentional.
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Rubber Soul 4. Magical Mystery Tour 5. Let it Be 6. Revolver 7. Please Please Me 8. Hard Days Night 9. Yellow Submarine 10. Sgt Peppers 11. Help 12. Beatles for Sale 13. With The Beatles
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Sgt. Pepper's 4. Revolver 5. Rubber Soul 6. Hard Day's Night 7. Beatles for Sale 8. With the Beatles 9. Please Please Me 10. Magical Mystery Tour 11. Let It Be 12. Help! 13. Yellow Submarine
I'm assuming you were like, on fire or something when you typed this.
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Sgt. Pepper's 4. Revolver 5. Rubber Soul 6. Hard Day's Night 7. Beatles for Sale 8. With the Beatles 9. Please Please Me 10. Magical Mystery Tour 11. Let It Be 12. Help! 13. Yellow Submarine
I'm assuming you were like, on fire or something when you typed this.
How am I surprised that Kyle doesn't post for a month then comes back on the night a Beatles thread is started?
Being 100% sincere. A Day in the Life is the only bright spot on that album. It's close to moving into the 9 spot, but Hey Bulldog is just too hot right now.
Being 100% sincere. A Day in the Life is the only bright spot on that album. It's close to moving into the 9 spot, but Hey Bulldog is just too hot right now.
Get out
All the "wink wink we're talking about DRUGS" shit has aged terribly.
Post by beavdog151 on Jan 18, 2014 23:15:31 GMT -5
1.Rubber Soul 2.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 3.the White Album 4.Beatles For Sale 5.a Hard Days Night 6.Revolver 7.Please Please Me 8.Abbey Road 9.Magical Mystery Tour 10.Help! 11.Let It Be 12.With The Beatles
Post by Vibes Chilled on Jan 19, 2014 2:13:57 GMT -5
1.) Revolver 2.) White Album 3.) Rubber Soul 4.) Sgt. Pepper's 5.) Abbey Road 6.) A Hard Day's Night 7.) Let It Be 8.) Magical Mystery Tour 9.) Help! 10.) Please Please Me 11.) Beatles For Sale 12.) Yellow Submarine 13.) With the Beatles
1. Abbey Road 2. Revolver 3. Rubber Soul 4. The White Album 5. Sgt Pepper 6, Magical Mystery Tour 7. Let it Be 8. Help 9. Yellow Submarine 10. Please Please Me
Last Edit: Jan 19, 2014 4:24:22 GMT -5 by Deleted - Back to Top
I can understand that some people listen to their catalog and determining that they are overrated. But IMO the reason many people nowadays do that is because they didn't live The Beatles and lack the experience of how they set the cultural direction of popular music for about 5 years. That is a major factor in the esteem in which they are held. Of course they didn't create in a vacuum and had their own influences like any other musician. But they had a rare ability of digesting all of that and turning it into gold that was groundbreaking at the time and mostly was critically acclaimed. They were pretty much the only band doing that at the time. The early Stones (who I also love) pretty much followed The Beatles' lead but were always a step behind them until they finally cemented their own voice with the release of Beggar's Banquet. Other musicians created some groundbreaking releases but didn't have the clout of The Beatles. Today's music culture is vast, varied and multi-faceted with no primary trend setter. T'weren't like that in the sixties.
I didn't get to live through the Sixties, but luckily for me, The Beatles were still the soundtrack of my teenage/early twenties years. I just got to have all of it at once, the whole discography, and would sit and listen for hours in my room, just astonished by what I was hearing. The Beatles Anthology (the documentary) came out when I was like fifteen. I was so into it, as I was already a fan, so my folks and I would sit and watch it when it aired. It really did change my life, learning about a band so before my time, so innovative, so brilliant. My Mom said I was obsessed, like Beatles mania all over again, except I wasn't screaming and fainting in my room. I was just in love with the music and still am. Sgt. Pepper was my favorite album then and still is, more for nostalgia sake, I suppose.
All the "wink wink we're talking about DRUGS" shit has aged terribly.
I don't get this comment. Drug allegories at the time weren't commonplace, and when the biggest band on the planet, a band that parents had already put into the "okay for my kid" category, started playing music about drugs it was unprecedented. It'd be like it Tay Tay put out an album about drugs, only if she was exponentially bigger than any other music artist/band on the planet.
That entire era has "aged terribly," but for what it was at the time, it was unheard of. Just because nearly every music act since then followed that lead doesn't mean the original loses it's value.
All the "wink wink we're talking about DRUGS" shit has aged terribly.
I don't get this comment. Drug allegories at the time weren't commonplace, and when the biggest band on the planet, a band that parents had already put into the "okay for my kid" category, started playing music about drugs it was unprecedented. It'd be like it Tay Tay put out an album about drugs, only if she was exponentially bigger than any other music artist/band on the planet.
That entire era has "aged terribly," but for what it was at the time, it was unheard of. Just because nearly every music act since then followed that lead doesn't mean the original loses it's value.
Just because the album was culturally significant 50 years ago doesn't mean it's not bordering on comical now. It's the aural equivalent of a powder-blue tuxedo. Had I been alive and buying records 50 years ago I might have a different opinion, but I wasn't.
I don't get this comment. Drug allegories at the time weren't commonplace, and when the biggest band on the planet, a band that parents had already put into the "okay for my kid" category, started playing music about drugs it was unprecedented. It'd be like it Tay Tay put out an album about drugs, only if she was exponentially bigger than any other music artist/band on the planet.
That entire era has "aged terribly," but for what it was at the time, it was unheard of. Just because nearly every music act since then followed that lead doesn't mean the original loses it's value.
Just because the album was culturally significant 50 years ago doesn't mean it's not bordering on comical now. It's the aural equivalent of a powder-blue tuxedo. Had I been alive and buying records 50 years ago I might have a different opinion, but I wasn't.
Comparing an artistic achievement to a shitty suit isn't fair, dude, come on. This would be like criticizing an acclaimed novel that has a lot of these same types of things regarding sex or some other taboo topic of the time. Acting like it's "comical" because society has grown more comfortable with the topic doesn't make sense. For something that helped shape modern culture, not just music culture, I would think it'd garner more respect.
I know you believe that people from that era get overrated for nostalgic reasons, but what the Beatles did 50 years ago still is culturally relevant, because it's helped shape our modern culture, more than any single musical act before or since. I completely understand musical criticisms, and the criticisms of their lunatic fans that think they're perfect, but I don't understand trying to minimize their impact on music and culture overall. You may not want to hear it, but they are the most important single act ever. Other bands absolutely had their hand in it, but none as much as the Beatles.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Jan 19, 2014 14:14:31 GMT -5
I wan't for a second trying to minimize their cultural impact, that's not the point at all. Just because something was culturally significant doesn't defacto make it enjoyable. Uncle Tom's Cabin was one of the most significant books in American culture and is also kinda shitty. I don't see what's wrong with saying that.
I wan't for a second trying to minimize their cultural impact, that's not the point at all. Just because something was culturally significant doesn't defacto make it enjoyable. Uncle Tom's Cabin was one of the most significant books in American culture and is also kinda shitty. I don't see what's wrong with saying that.
To clarify, acting like the album's influence stopped 40/50 years ago is what I was referring to by saying "minimizing their cultural impact." I know you didn't explicitly state anything to that effect, sorry for the confusion.
It is pretty unique for any act at all to garner such strong emotions one way or the other from such a wide-ranging group of people age-wise.
Horn and I weren't even glimmers in our parent's eyes when the Beatles last made music, but we both have firm beliefs on them as a band. That's pretty remarkable, when you think about it.
(I know there are other acts from that era who do the same thing with fans, this wasn't a "Beatles are the best!" comment, just an observation)
Just because the album was culturally significant 50 years ago doesn't mean it's not bordering on comical now. It's the aural equivalent of a powder-blue tuxedo. Had I been alive and buying records 50 years ago I might have a different opinion, but I wasn't.
Comparing an artistic achievement to a shitty suit isn't fair, dude, come on. This would be like criticizing an acclaimed novel that has a lot of these same types of things regarding sex or some other taboo topic of the time. Acting like it's "comical" because society has grown more comfortable with the topic doesn't make sense. For something that helped shape modern culture, not just music culture, I would think it'd garner more respect.
I know you believe that people from that era get overrated for nostalgic reasons, but what the Beatles did 50 years ago still is culturally relevant, because it's helped shape our modern culture, more than any single musical act before or since. I completely understand musical criticisms, and the criticisms of their lunatic fans that think they're perfect, but I don't understand trying to minimize their impact on music and culture overall. You may not want to hear it, but they are the most important single act ever. Other bands absolutely had their hand in it, but none as much as the Beatles.
It is irritating to me, that I find myself agreeing with you so much recently.
That being said the most interesting part of the Beatles to me is that time when they started going psychedelic which is why Revolver and Rubber Soul are always going to be tops to me, I think it is a really interesting and vital part of what has shaped our modern music scene. Not that they were the first band to go psychedelic, but they certainly opened the mainstream pop listeners into something they were not expecting.
1. Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Rubber Soul 4. Magical Mystery Tour 5. Let it Be 6. Revolver 7. Please Please Me 8. Hard Days Night 9. Yellow Submarine 10. Sgt Peppers 11. Help 12. Beatles for Sale 13. With The Beatles
1) Sgt Peppers 2) Abbey Road 3) White Album 4) Rubber Soul 5) Let it be 6) Revolver 7) Yellow Submarine 8) Magical Mystery Tour 9) Hard Day's Night 10) Help 11) Please Please me 12) Beatles for Sale 13) With the Beatles
My first 2 CD's AND my first 2 vinyl records were Sgt Pepper and Rubber Soul. Sgt Pepper is what actually got me interested in music like for real. Before that I was lost, looking for the right kinds of music and it was crap. Old school rap, Metal, pop, etc. Then my father gave me my first CD player and those 2 CDs. I listened to Pepper over and over for a while, liking it instantly and liking it more and more every listen. It wasn't until later that I grew to really appreciate Rubber Soul. However, Abbey Road and The White Album are just superior records. I can't very well rank them ahead of Rubber Soul.
What we are talking about here, in this thread is so multi-faceted that it about makes my head pop. The Beatles are and probably always will be my favorite band. I was leaning towards dropping them to #2 behind Wilco - and then Friday 2013 happened.... end of discussion.
As far as their importance and impact on music, and on society as a whole, there is no arguing it. We all know it. We all agree. It is palpable. To dismiss it while making a list is simply short-sighted Horn. Really. One of the amazing things about vinyl (music as a whole, but the 'artifact' aspect of a record makes it more clear) is that you can look at that record and know that the person who originally bought it from a store and dropped the needle down heard it for the first time, in a time where this stuff was cutting edge. If you can, just for a minute transport yourself back there and think about what was going on at the time, how the world around them was different than your is, and what that actually MEANT gives it a lot more value.
That is why Revolver is so important when it comes to all music. Rubber Soul was like "hinting" at the change. Revolver was the change. Then "POW" here is Sgt Peppers. Chew on that. All in a 22 month period.
Consider this: What if (and I know this is crazy, and not real, but it is an analogy) What if Radiohead put out dubstep 22 months after Pablo Honey.
That is the stark difference between Help and Sgt Peppers. You're Going to Lose that Girl to A Day in the Life is as different as Creep and First of the Year.
Difference, in this case, is significant. Much more significant than any change Radiohead made to their sound can EVER BE. Why? Well, because back then, buying a record was a much bigger deal than it is now. People didn't have CD collections or MP3 collections in the THOUSANDS of TITLES. They had a crate full. Plus, dollar for dollar, they spent more on each individual record. Its more like spending 30-40 on a record. Back then, bands (the Beatles included) had to play 5-7 shows a week to make ends meet. The BIG ONES could fill theaters but that's about it. The Beatles changed all that and ended up having to come off the road because touring was TOO DANGEROUS for fans, and they literally couldn't hear themselves on stage over all the singing and screaming. That is what they call a GAME CHANGER.
Today, the impact of a single band will NEVER be as big as the impact The Beatles had at the time. It is just not possible. People devour media at 10 times the rate today as they did back then. Its just how it is.
The thing that makes this big is that while they were responsible for shaping culture then and forever is that they did it effortlessly.
Why do I put them on a pedestal so high? Because they were perfect in their approach. Were they perceived as perfect at the time? nope. Are their records all perfect? nope. Is any record perfect? YHF comes close, but nope.
There is a reason Macca stands out in a 12 year period of thousands of shows on the farm.
While the music isn't relevant to today's society directly it still resonates with people. Not just for nostalgia.
The Beatles were decades ahead of their time and in my opinion, are still ahead of their time today in some respects.
I can appreciate GL and DM not liking The Beatles - Its not like they are close minded. Heck, they're both more open minded about music than I am. I respect their opinion.
What I can't appreciate is putting Sgt Pepper at 10. That's just silly.