bitesthedust 17.11.2006 16:05 |
Anyone else got this? I received this on CD this week and have listened to it once. Early impressions are that I like it; Helter Skelter, Yer Blues, Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Glass Onion in particular.... |
Gone. 17.11.2006 16:12 |
Hmm...I like it, personally...I also got it not too long ago....First impression: Not bad... I <3333 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, Back in the USSR, and Helter Skelter AND Glass Onion....I have to listen to it more to like it better. :-P :D |
SK 17.11.2006 17:39 |
One of the most diverse albums in the Beatles discography. Simply stunning, I recommend the vinyl as the CD re-issues are utter trash. Harrison really shines through this one(Piggies, While My Guitar Gently Weeps). I dig Ringos vocals and song contribution(Don't Pass Me By) and Paul and Lennon just do what they do best, write and perform amazing songs. A near perfect album. |
john bodega 17.11.2006 22:32 |
You only just got it??? DAMN! You've got some listening-quotas to fill... It's a fantastic album. It's diverse - at times, it is so diverse that it's almost like listening to a compilation of solo songs from the 4 Beatles. If they'd been solo artists at that point, they'd easily have been putting out some of the songs on there. But there's also some pretty together songs that feel like group products. Great album. |
user name 18.11.2006 00:36 |
I just have this to say: "Revolution 9" is retarded. Or massively drug-induced. Same thing. |
Mr.Jingles 18.11.2006 03:31 |
While the White Album has a great collection of some of the best Beatles songs ever, it also has some of worse ones. |
bitesthedust 18.11.2006 04:06 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: While the White Album has a great collection of some of the best Beatles songs ever, it also has some of worse ones.I've never liked Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, and Revolution 9 is strange, to say the least. Don't Pass Me By & Piggies are good though. |
Poo, again 18.11.2006 06:43 |
One of the bestest albums ever. |
brENsKi 18.11.2006 07:20 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: While the White Album has a great collection of some of the best Beatles songs ever, it also has some of worse ones.i agree...it's diverse...and even the beatles and Goerge Martin admitted that they had aenough material for one great album...but decided to throw the lot in...this resulted in a lot of "filler" imo - it's good but it ain;t no Revolver or Rubber Soul...and it's not a patch on Abbey Road |
David Jones 18.11.2006 09:30 |
Agreed with Brenski. |
iGSM 18.11.2006 10:58 |
Side One and Two/Disc 1 is my favourite..I feel Side Three and Four/Disc 2 is..odder. Having said that some of my favourite songs are on Disc 2 - Mother Nature's Son, Helter Skelter and Long, Long, Long. I don't like the album version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps...too...poncey. I rather the Anthology version and have had mass orgasms over the Love version. Just how I intended it when I gave it to George Harrison. Still.. I love Help! over The Beatles and ... maybe Abbey Road too. Eee. |
David Jones 18.11.2006 12:45 |
Yeah, George on his own with an acoustic guitar is sublime, prefer it to the out of tune mess on the album. |
Lester Burnham 18.11.2006 13:13 |
'Long Long Long' is my second favorite George Harrison song ever ('It's All Too Much' is my first favorite. Or just favorite, I suppose). The White Album is such a diverse mix of songs that it's a lot to take in at first, but it's probably in my top five Beatles albums. It's certainly not as good as Abbey Road, but it's also much better than Let It Be and (dare I say it) Sgt. Pepper. |
deleted user 18.11.2006 13:19 |
^I think you'll find several who'll disagree on Sgt. Pepper... But you know what that'll be because Sgt. Pepper's such an iconic album and those who get worked up over what you just said really don't know what they are on about. Like me it has to be said. :P So is 'White album' worth getting? I always thought if I were to get any Beatles album it would be Sgt. Peppers. |
brENsKi 18.11.2006 13:47 |
for any would-be beatles buyers out there (as a beatles fan over 30yrs)- if i were to prioritise the purchases 1. abbey road - musical perfection all over this album) 2. revolver - (diveristy is unbelievable - lennon's finest hour) 3. rubber soul - (first genuine beatles experimentation - beautifully flowing pop songs) 4. white album - (having fun and playign catchup) 5. sgt pepper - (mccartney's finest moments) some notes - that non-beatles fans might not know - abbey rd...was finished by macca and george martin...from bits fo tapes of incomplete songs...lennon was drugged to space and the finished album was the final beatles album where they worked as a group. revolver was lennon's album and sgt pepper was macca's....back in the ussr was the first time the beatles felt they were "not setting the pace" the inspiration for this song comes from the beach boys...and the back in the ussr title is a direct reference to the beach boys "surfin usa / california girls" tunes - the tune even sounds like the beach boys hope this helps the uninitiated.... |
deleted user 18.11.2006 13:48 |
Thanks Brenski, yes I have heard great things about Abbey Road and Revolver. |
bitesthedust 18.11.2006 13:56 |
Abbey Road is brilliant. |
Bohardy 18.11.2006 14:47 |
The best Beatles album. Easily. |
Lester Burnham 18.11.2006 14:49 |
<font color =BrianJM> RollingBowieQueen wrote: ^I think you'll find several who'll disagree on Sgt. Pepper...I meant in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, Sgt. Pepper is an iconic album, and it's definitely in my top five, but it's a bit overrated. To me, there are just a few weak tracks on there - 'Within You Without You' and 'Good Morning Good Morning' aren't particular favorites of mine - but, as a whole listening experience, it's a mindblast from start to finish. As for the White Album, there are definitely weak tracks on there, but they're fun and enjoyable (with the exception of 'Revolution 9', which should only be listened to when you're stoned off your gourd). So Sgt. Pepper is a great album, but it's not representative of what The Beatles were all about. In my opinion, of course. |
SK 18.11.2006 15:17 |
Revolution #9 is under-rated. Its John Lennon's version of Avant-Garde. His nod towards the Mothers Of Invention(John and Zappa would work together awhile later). |
deleted user 18.11.2006 15:21 |
Lester Burnham wrote:No, no don't worry I wasn't critisising you. I don't think Sgt. Pepper is the best album either, it just has the best cover design on any album by a mile. I don't own any Beatles albums but I've learnt from my dad about the status of Sgt. Pepper. From what I've heard 'Revolver' sounds like a great album, as does 'Abbey Road' not too sure about White Album though...<font color =BrianJM> RollingBowieQueen wrote: ^I think you'll find several who'll disagree on Sgt. Pepper...I meant in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, Sgt. Pepper is an iconic album, and it's definitely in my top five, but it's a bit overrated. To me, there are just a few weak tracks on there - 'Within You Without You' and 'Good Morning Good Morning' aren't particular favorites of mine - but, as a whole listening experience, it's a mindblast from start to finish. As for the White Album, there are definitely weak tracks on there, but they're fun and enjoyable (with the exception of 'Revolution 9', which should only be listened to when you're stoned off your gourd). So Sgt. Pepper is a great album, but it's not representative of what The Beatles were all about. In my opinion, of course. |
Lester Burnham 18.11.2006 17:22 |
<font color =BrianJM> RollingBowieQueen wrote:Yeah, I know you weren't criticizing me, I just thought I'd clarify what I meant so that I don't get rabid Beatles fans (excluding me) screaming "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT SGT. PEPPER!!!!!"Lester Burnham wrote:No, no don't worry I wasn't critisising you. I don't think Sgt. Pepper is the best album either, it just has the best cover design on any album by a mile. I don't own any Beatles albums but I've learnt from my dad about the status of Sgt. Pepper. From what I've heard 'Revolver' sounds like a great album, as does 'Abbey Road' not too sure about White Album though...<font color =BrianJM> RollingBowieQueen wrote: ^I think you'll find several who'll disagree on Sgt. Pepper...I meant in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, Sgt. Pepper is an iconic album, and it's definitely in my top five, but it's a bit overrated. To me, there are just a few weak tracks on there - 'Within You Without You' and 'Good Morning Good Morning' aren't particular favorites of mine - but, as a whole listening experience, it's a mindblast from start to finish. As for the White Album, there are definitely weak tracks on there, but they're fun and enjoyable (with the exception of 'Revolution 9', which should only be listened to when you're stoned off your gourd). So Sgt. Pepper is a great album, but it's not representative of what The Beatles were all about. In my opinion, of course. |
deleted user 18.11.2006 17:42 |
Hahaha, I know what you mean. I'm not a great fan of the Who, (although I think they are really technically excellent and influential etc.) my dedicated Who-fan friend won't accept the fact that I prefer Led Zep IV over Who's Next. You'll probably crucify me for saying that but hey! |
iGSM 18.11.2006 19:49 |
HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT SGT. PEPPER!!!!! I'm also fairly sure that Back in the U.S.S.R's title is a parody of Chuck Berry's Back in the U.S.A. Just sayin', is all. I used to think that Sgt. Pepper was the be all and end all - and why not - bleedin' She's Leaving Home, A Day in the Life and my favourite of the album When I'm Sixty-Four! Then I realised it was just rock and roll at varying speeds (bar WISF which...is phenomenally awesome) Funnily enough I used to shun the earlier Beatles albums but now they contain some of me favourite Beatles songs. Anywho Ringo and George were right when they said they probably could have released it as two seperate albums - The White Album and The Whiter Album..yep, those were the days. |
bitesthedust 03.12.2006 13:31 |
Just listening to the album for the second time, and finished the first cd. What a lovely song Julia is.... |
deleted user 03.12.2006 19:51 |
The White Album is the first beatles album I ever bought...I absolutely love it... it's got to be one of the best albums ever, not a bad song. I love YER BLUES and every other song |
its_a_hard_life 26994 03.12.2006 20:28 |
I don't get what "Revolution 9" is all about. It's boring.... Apart from that, I love the whole album. =] |
SK 03.12.2006 20:40 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: I don't get what "Revolution 9" is all about. It's boring.... Apart from that, I love the whole album. =]Avant-Garde. Rev #9 is fantastic... |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 03.12.2006 21:06 |
revolution9 is a 'song' that you will not apreciate unless you are in the right mood{nudge.wink}. personal faves off this album are piggies and dont pass me by,but i do have a soft spot for goodnight,call it a guilty pleasure. |
SK 03.12.2006 21:08 |
joxerthemighty wrote: revolution9 is a 'song' that you will not apreciate unless you are in the right mood{nudge.wink}. personal faves off this album are piggies and dont pass me by,but i do have a soft spot for goodnight,call it a guilty pleasure.Yeah those songs are seriously underrated and awesome! |
its_a_hard_life 26994 03.12.2006 21:24 |
I don't give a shite what anyone says to me about Revolution 9. It's just some weird sounds and someone going "NUMBER 9" repeatedly. What's so good about that? Ah well. *prepares to be hanged* At least I'm being honest and not pretending to like the song just to please you all. |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 03.12.2006 21:29 |
im not gonna hang you for it.my mate mat has exactly the same opinion as you.perhaps the song hasnt aged very well and you have to be of a certain era or age to appreciate it.it is definatly an aquired taste. |
SK 03.12.2006 21:31 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: I don't give a shite what anyone says to me about Revolution 9. It's just some weird sounds and someone going "NUMBER 9" repeatedly. What's so good about that? Ah well. *prepares to be hanged* At least I'm being honest and not pretending to like the song just to please you all.You lost your credibility the day I caught you listening to 50 cent :p lol im just kidding sweetheart.. |
iGSM 04.12.2006 06:40 |
Avant-garde is French for bullshit. |
Raf 04.12.2006 07:10 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: I don't give a shite what anyone says to me about Revolution 9. It's just some weird sounds and someone going "NUMBER 9" repeatedly. What's so good about that? Ah well. *prepares to be hanged* At least I'm being honest and not pretending to like the song just to please you all.I'm listening to The White Album now, and yeah, Revolution 9 is a croc of shit, but I love it. Don't ask me why. I just know I love it. :-P And Helter Skelter is PERFECT! :-D |
Oszmercury 04.12.2006 09:52 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: I don't give a shite what anyone says to me about Revolution 9. It's just some weird sounds and someone going "NUMBER 9" repeatedly. What's so good about that? Ah well. *prepares to be hanged* At least I'm being honest and not pretending to like the song just to please you all.Not many people can handle a gret psychedelic piece, i think it's an amazin experiment, great usin of tapes and loops, what's good bout it?, nothing now, but it was recorded back in 68, without computers, "THE BEATLES" it's an amazin album, diverse, obscure, in my top of 60's recordings, it's the beatles playin only rock and roll, good songs, love it! |
iGSM 04.12.2006 19:47 |
The only part I enjoy of Revolution 9 is about halfway through when George says 'Odorono'. When I first heard that I really couldn't stop from bursting out laughing. I'd sure like to hear 'Carnival of Light'...just so I could say 'I've heard Carnival of Light!' |
john bodega 05.12.2006 20:05 |
I'm surprised that Within You Without you doesn't rate higher for people! Oh well. I love Glass Onion. |
iGSM 05.12.2006 21:41 |
Out of the three Indianish songs by George I'd have to say Within You, Without You is my favourite followed closely by The Inner Light. |