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edited December 2010 in Other Music
curious to see some lists.....while we "wait"...
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  • saveyou22saveyou22 Posts: 154
    Top 3- abby road, revolver, sgt pepper.
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  • SM169849SM169849 Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 93
    My Favorite would have to be Abby Road for sure!!!!! Really love the George Harrison tune's .....
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  • Nittany1bnNittany1bn Near Philadelphia Posts: 214
    1. Abbey Road
    2. The Beatles (white album)
    3. Rubber Soul
    4. Revolver
    5. Let It Be
    6. Magical Mystery Tour
    7. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,922
    1- Revolver
    2- Rubber Soul
    3- Abbey Road
    4- White Album
    5- Sgt. Pepper
    6- A Hard Day's Night
    7- Let It Be
    8- Magical Mystery Tour
    9- Help!
    10- With the Beatles
    11- Please Please Me
    12- Beatles for Sale

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    Nittany1bn wrote:
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to

    Give A Hard Day's Night another chance. You're right, though, a lot of the early stuff is crap.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Nittany1bn wrote:
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to

    Give A Hard Day's Night another chance. You're right, though, a lot of the early stuff is crap.
    Crap? The early stuff is awesome. If it wasn't for the early stuff they wouldn't have been big.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,922
    Newch91 wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Nittany1bn wrote:
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to

    Give A Hard Day's Night another chance. You're right, though, a lot of the early stuff is crap.
    Crap? The early stuff is awesome. If it wasn't for the early stuff they wouldn't have been big.

    The hits are there, and they are good, and they are the reason they were huge. However, a couple of those albums were loaded with filler. Beatles for Sale is kind of a joke (3 or 4 good songs). Please Please Me has about 3 good songs on it. As i noted above, A Hard Day's Night is a great album, and it's also the only album entirely written by Lennon/McCartney. Help is also really good, and With the Beatles is ok.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    The beatles really popularized the album-oriented style of music so to rip on their early albums seems kind of weak. NO ONE put out albums per se, back in the 50s and early 60's. Albums were simply a collection of singles until the beatles reinvented how albums were made and perceived. Hell, the beatles didn't even put a lot of their singles on their albums. Their early stuff (non covers) was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone at that time (chords used, harmonies, subject matter, production, instruments used, etc). END. :mrgreen:
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  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    1. Sgt. Pepper's
    2. Abbey Road
    3. Let it Be
    4. Revolver
    5. Rubber Soul
    6. Magical Mystery Tour
    7. White Album
    8. Help!
    9. With the Beatles
    10. Hard Days' Night
    11. Please Please Me
    12. Beatles for Sale
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Revolver
    Rubber Soul
    White Album
    Abby Road
    Sgt. Peppers
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    evenflow82 wrote:
    The beatles really popularized the album-oriented style of music so to rip on their early albums seems kind of weak. NO ONE put out albums per se, back in the 50s and early 60's. Albums were simply a collection of singles until the beatles reinvented how albums were made and perceived. Hell, the beatles didn't even put a lot of their singles on their albums. Their early stuff (non covers) was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone at that time (chords used, harmonies, subject matter, production, instruments used, etc). END. :mrgreen:

    Agreed....I'd even venture to say that the early stuff is more groundbreaking than Rubber Soul and beyond. There are several other bands and musicians just as responsible for the psychadelic sounds.

    Abbey Rd
    Revolver
    Sgt Pepper's
    Rubber Soul
    Magical Mystery Tour
    White Album
    Help
    Let It Be
    Hard Day's Night
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    Here's my rankings of favorite to least favorite....not best to worst

    01. The White Album
    02. Sgt. Pepper's
    03. Magical Mystery Tour
    04. Revolver
    05. Abbey Road
    06. Rubber Soul
    07. Help!
    08. Let It Be
    09. A Hard Day's Night
    10. Please Please Me
    11. Beatles For Sale
    12. With The Beatles
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    DewieCox wrote:
    There are several other bands and musicians just as responsible for the psychedelic sounds.

    I disagree. Sure artists like Donovan, Iron Butterfly, and Jefferson Airplane might have made a few trippy pop songs, but they never made psychedelic soundscapes the likes of Strawberry Fields, Mr. Kite, Tomorrow Never Knows, etc. Maybe ya could put Zappa in there but he was more or less mocking psychedelia.
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  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    Nittany1bn wrote:
    1. Abbey Road
    2. The Beatles (white album)
    3. Rubber Soul
    4. Revolver
    5. Let It Be
    6. Magical Mystery Tour
    7. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to

    Switch 5 & 7 and I concur!
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    There are several other bands and musicians just as responsible for the psychedelic sounds.

    I disagree. Sure artists like Donovan, Iron Butterfly, and Jefferson Airplane might have made a few trippy pop songs, but they never made psychedelic soundscapes the likes of Strawberry Fields, Mr. Kite, Tomorrow Never Knows, etc. Maybe ya could put Zappa in there but he was more or less mocking psychedelia.

    Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Yardbirds, Beach Boys, The Byrds
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    DewieCox wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    There are several other bands and musicians just as responsible for the psychedelic sounds.

    I disagree. Sure artists like Donovan, Iron Butterfly, and Jefferson Airplane might have made a few trippy pop songs, but they never made psychedelic soundscapes the likes of Strawberry Fields, Mr. Kite, Tomorrow Never Knows, etc. Maybe ya could put Zappa in there but he was more or less mocking psychedelia.

    Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Yardbirds, Beach Boys, The Byrds

    "The Piper at the Gates" and "Are You Experienced?" each came out after the Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields single so I would argue that they're following The Beatles lead. Sure Floyd was an underground sensation even before they began recording but I think most of Piper and all of their early singles very much are Beatles-influenced.

    As for The Yardbirds, they tinkered in psychedelia a little when Page got on board for "Little Games" but that came out about a month after Sgt. Peppers and is much more of a rock n roll record than it is a psychedelic pop record. As for the Beach Boys, maybe "Heroes and Villains" from "Smiley Smile" could be considered psychedelic but again, that's another album that came out after Sgt. Peppers and the rest of "Smiley Smile" is a train-wreck. And I've never listened to the Byrds so I dunno.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    I disagree. Sure artists like Donovan, Iron Butterfly, and Jefferson Airplane might have made a few trippy pop songs, but they never made psychedelic soundscapes the likes of Strawberry Fields, Mr. Kite, Tomorrow Never Knows, etc. Maybe ya could put Zappa in there but he was more or less mocking psychedelia.

    Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Yardbirds, Beach Boys, The Byrds

    "The Piper at the Gates" and "Are You Experienced?" each came out after the Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields single so I would argue that they're following The Beatles lead. Sure Floyd was an underground sensation even before they began recording but I think most of Piper and all of their early singles very much are Beatles-influenced.

    As for The Yardbirds, they tinkered in psychedelia a little when Page got on board for "Little Games" but that came out about a month after Sgt. Peppers and is much more of a rock n roll record than it is a psychedelic pop record. As for the Beach Boys, maybe "Heroes and Villains" from "Smiley Smile" could be considered psychedelic but again, that's another album that came out after Sgt. Peppers and the rest of "Smiley Smile" is a train-wreck. And I've never listened to the Byrds so I dunno.
    Pink Floyd was recording "The Piper at the Gates" the same time The Beatles were recording "Sgt. Pepper"; both recording at Abbey Road.

    As for the Beach Boys, George Martin said this: "Without 'Pet Sounds', there wouldn't have been 'Sgt. Pepper.'"
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    Newch91 wrote:
    Pink Floyd was recording "The Piper at the Gates" the same time The Beatles were recording "Sgt. Pepper"; both recording at Abbey Road.

    As for the Beach Boys, George Martin said this: "Without 'Pet Sounds', there wouldn't have been 'Sgt. Pepper.'"

    I totally agree. But I don't think that makes "Pet Sounds" a psychedelic record. Hell, Brian Wilson has said that he had his driver pull over the first time he heard Strawberry Fields on the radio and he was so blown away by it that he gave up on "Smile" because he felt the Beatles "got there first."

    As for Piper...yeah everyone knows it was recorded down the hall from Sgt. Peppers and that's why I argue that The Beatles had an impact on them. Nick Mason said that Syd would constantly make efforts to be around them during that period. He also said that the Floyd sat in and watched in awe as The Beatles recorded "Lovely Rita."
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Pink Floyd was recording "The Piper at the Gates" the same time The Beatles were recording "Sgt. Pepper"; both recording at Abbey Road.

    As for the Beach Boys, George Martin said this: "Without 'Pet Sounds', there wouldn't have been 'Sgt. Pepper.'"

    I totally agree. But I don't think that makes "Pet Sounds" a psychedelic record. Hell, Brian Wilson has said that he had his driver pull over the first time he heard Strawberry Fields on the radio and he was so blown away by it that he gave up on "Smile" because he felt the Beatles "got there first."

    As for Piper...yeah everyone knows it was recorded down the hall from Sgt. Peppers and that's why I argue that The Beatles had an impact on them. Nick Mason said that Syd would constantly make efforts to be around them during that period. He also said that the Floyd sat in and watched in awe as The Beatles recorded "Lovely Rita."
    Yeah. I haven't really heard "Pet Sounds" at all. Like once and that was background music. I'll have to listen to it again.
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    Newch91 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Pink Floyd was recording "The Piper at the Gates" the same time The Beatles were recording "Sgt. Pepper"; both recording at Abbey Road.

    As for the Beach Boys, George Martin said this: "Without 'Pet Sounds', there wouldn't have been 'Sgt. Pepper.'"

    I totally agree. But I don't think that makes "Pet Sounds" a psychedelic record. Hell, Brian Wilson has said that he had his driver pull over the first time he heard Strawberry Fields on the radio and he was so blown away by it that he gave up on "Smile" because he felt the Beatles "got there first."

    As for Piper...yeah everyone knows it was recorded down the hall from Sgt. Peppers and that's why I argue that The Beatles had an impact on them. Nick Mason said that Syd would constantly make efforts to be around them during that period. He also said that the Floyd sat in and watched in awe as The Beatles recorded "Lovely Rita."
    Yeah. I haven't really heard "Pet Sounds" at all. Like once and that was background music. I'll have to listen to it again.

    GIve it a try.

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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I might have to. I don't why Brian Wilson would try to compete with The Beatles.
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  • NYCPJNYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Nittany1bn wrote:
    1. Abbey Road
    2. The Beatles (white album)
    3. Rubber Soul
    4. Revolver
    5. Let It Be
    6. Magical Mystery Tour
    7. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    8. -tie- all of the early pop stuff that i don't listen to

    Id agree with this ranking, but id flip the White Album with Abbey Road.
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  • whgarrettwhgarrett Posts: 574
    revolver
    rubber soul
    abbey road
    white album
    the beatles again
    let it be
    sgt pepper
    magical mystery tour
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,922
    evenflow82 wrote:
    The beatles really popularized the album-oriented style of music so to rip on their early albums seems kind of weak. NO ONE put out albums per se, back in the 50s and early 60's. Albums were simply a collection of singles until the beatles reinvented how albums were made and perceived. Hell, the beatles didn't even put a lot of their singles on their albums. Their early stuff (non covers) was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone at that time (chords used, harmonies, subject matter, production, instruments used, etc). END. :mrgreen:

    I think you have a good point about some of the singles, which were some of their best songs, not even being on the albums. The only real good albums from the 50s & early 60s are jazz albums, as far as I can tell. Of course, the rock & roll genre was in its infancy, so the concept of the album just hadn't really been developed yet (or borrowed from the jazzmasters at least).

    I've heard that Elvis' "albums" were basically sick jokes. I don't think they even sell them anymore - just compilations of something like "30 #1 Hits."
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    revolver
    abbey road
    the white album
    rubber soul
    sgt peppers
    let it be
    help
    magic mystery tour
    hard day's night
    beatles for sale
    please please me
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Revolver
    The Beatles
    Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Rubber Soul
    Abbey Road
    Magical Mystery Tour
    Help
    Let It Be
    A Hard Day's Night
    With The Beatles
    Beatles For Sale
    Please Please Me
    Yellow Submarine Soundtrack (released 1969: half the album is George Martin's filmscore)
  • The Porch is full of overweight jobless geeksThe Porch is full of overweight jobless geeks Posts: 64
    i love them all in different ways, i grew up with the smell and sound of The Beatles, where would i be without them.....
  • ak.sa.raak.sa.ra Posts: 57
    Rank mine, top 3 only. Pretty hard to decide the rest in order.

    Pepper
    Let It Be
    Revolver
    Five, five...five against who?
  • KarleyKarley Posts: 506
    01 - Abbey Road
    02 - Sgt Pepper
    03 - Let It Be (yes, really!)
    04 - Rubber Soul
    05 - Revolver
    06 - Help!
    07 - White Album
    08 - Magical Mystery Tour
    09 - Please Please Me
    10 - A Hard Days Night
    11 - With The Beatles
    12 - Beatles for Sale
    (13 - Yellow Submarine Soundtrack)
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