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Post by ck100 on Nov 23, 2018 0:54:37 GMT
Any fans of The White Album by The Beatles? How has it held up after 50 years? I don't know if I'd say it's a masterpiece, but it is very good with only a few flaws to it. Sure, it has some filler, but even the filler for the most part is quite listenable. The only two songs I think should have really been dropped are Revolution 9 and Wild Honey Pie. If only Hey Jude and Revolution (The Single) could have replaced those two. I know we'd have two Revolution songs on the album in that regard, but there are two "Don't Cry" songs on the Use Your Illusion double album by Guns N' Roses. Anyways, there are plenty of classic songs by the members of the group here and the mix of genres makes the album a fun listen. I'd probably have it in the top three Beatles albums if it's not at the top.
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Post by theshape25 on Nov 24, 2018 2:18:19 GMT
I love the White Album. It was the very first CD I ever got, and it's my third favorite Beatle album right after Rubber Soul and Revolver.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 24, 2018 2:20:30 GMT
Its a brilliant album
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Post by poelzig on Nov 24, 2018 2:50:01 GMT
I will always believe that side 1 of album 1 of "White Album" is superior to at least 90% of the entire album of every other album ever recorded.
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Post by cypher on Nov 24, 2018 3:16:08 GMT
Let's put it into context, it was the ninth album release by them, and they're the greatest band in the world, what do they do, they release a 30 track double album gift to the world.
It's a zeitgeist album. What other album released within ten years of it, by another band, matches it, in terms of quality, scope and relevancy?
They never released another album that surpassed it, but did release previous albums that were better than it, but having said that, the breadth and depth is unparalleled.
There are gonna be some clunkers in those 30 tracks, but quibbling on whether to play side four, is forgivable...
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 24, 2018 13:47:03 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 25, 2018 0:04:02 GMT
A lot of good and a lot of bad. I think a lot of critics and fans were thrown off by the new direction of the tracks. Whether they were good, Helter Sketler, or bad, Revolution 9. The common perception was that it was almost four solo albums, with John recording his stuff and using other to back him up, Paul doing the same, George doing the same. The 50th Anniversary extra tracks seem to dispel that. One whole side of the band doing WA tracks. It also has to bad reputations. It was looked upon as the "beginning of the end" which it might have been. And Manson didn't help. You can't listen to Revolution 9 without thinking of it (well, I can't anyway).
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