JollySipper Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I'm wondering if there is a certain order that I should be listening to their albums in. Rhapsody just got their entire catalog, so they have all of their albums!Also, what's up with them referencing other songs in their music? Everyone knows "I am the Walrus", in another song John says "The walrus was Paul" Are they trying to explain the movement behind their music?I've been listening to The White Album a lot, along with Sgt. Peppers........... The Blue Album seems to have all their better stuff, from later in the group's being together.Thanks for any attempts to steer me in the right direction!!
Greg Pugh Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 If you're new to their music, I'd probably recommending starting from the beginning. That way you can experience their transformation and growth the way that their fans did in the 60's. When you say "the blue album", are you talking about the second of their greatest hits albums? The 67-70 album (I think it is)
Roadrunner Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I'd have to agree with Greg here, for the sake of continuity, I'd start at the beginning, and it's all good,...at least as far as I'm concerned.
JollySipper Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 Yes, The Blue Album is the second of their greatest hits albums...... My parents have both the Red Album and the Blue album on vinyl. I know they changed their approach to music making because the fans were getting so crazy, so Sgt. Peppers album was born........
Harry P. Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 There is no right or wrong way to listen to the Beatles. They are the best ever, no matter what order you listen to the albums. My personal pick for best Beatles album would be Revolver or Rubber Soul. But there is no such thing as a bad Beatles album. Note: The British and American releases of a given album were sometimes very different, with different songs included or left out depending on which version of the record you had. This was especially true early in their careers, and it can get really confusing. This article explains things pretty well... http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-us-uk-album-guide/
Harry P. Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 As impossible as it is to pick one "best" Beatles song, I think this one is my favorite. Written by John, with some great lead guitar by George, and of course the terrific vocal harmonies of John, Paul, and George that they were so good at... from the Revolver album...
Greg Pugh Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Have to agree with Harry here. My personal favorites are Revolver and Rubber Soul. They were starting to experiment and it's the perfect combination of the early music with the later sound.
花火 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Don't know much of them.. still listen some of their stuff, yesterday, while my guitar gently weeps ,let it be, in my life , strawberry field forever and so on. And once I saw the concert for George held by Eric Clapton, I like those songs written by George. Give me love, my sweet lord, Isn't it a pity. And horse to the water , sang by Sam Brown at that time, I think she did very well but in no reason that performance did not include the CD. Anyway LED ZEPPELIN is my best
Harry P. Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 No doubt Led Zeppelin is one of the best ever. But the Beatles are the best ever.
JollySipper Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the replies, Guys........ All the good rock groups of the '60s were British, Cream, Jethro Tull, Zeppelin, the Who.... I've listened to the Beatles on the radio forever, but never really tried to understand their "movement"......... as of late they have crept back into my subconscious and I'm wanting to learn all I can about them! Edited December 30, 2015 by JollySipper
Crazy Ed Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 "All The Good Rock Groups of the 60's were British"..................... Hookay....
JollySipper Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 Sorry, Ed, I don't know what you mean?
Matt Bacon Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I think it's good sometimes to go back to the Beatles after a little time off. Some of the songs are so iconic, like "Help", "Penny Lane", "Michelle" or "Let it Be" that you stop listening to them as music. Take a couple of years off, and you can hear how good they are musically, as well...One of the reasons that the albums, especially the early ones, are often very different in their US and UK versions is that they date from a time when, in the UK at least, you didn't have the songs that had been released as singles on an album. Which meant that some of the best known songs from say 1963 or 64 wouldn't normally appear on the albums from the same period, in the UK at least. The US releases are often re-ordered to include them, since some of the early UK hits weren't originally released as singles in the US as well. That's also why Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane aren't on Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Except the one I have in iTunes... it's a truly fantastic album if you put Penny Lane in to close the first side, and replace "Within You Without You" by Strawberry Fields, IMHO, anyway!I think that Rubber Soul is probably my favorite, though on any given day Revolver or my version of Sgt Pepper can shade it out. Norwegian Wood is one of those songs that's iconic, but really repays listening to carefully. The lyric is John on his funniest and most acerbic form... and really only Dylan and Elvis Costello have ever got anywhere close.bestest,M.
sjordan2 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I heartily recommend "The Beatles Anthology," an 8-episode TV documentary by ABC on 5 DVDs. And, as mentioned above, the DVD version of "Concert for George," an all-star memorial tribute at Royal Albert Hall, which also features Harrison's non-Beatles music.
Crazy Ed Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Sorry, Ed, I don't know what you mean? Just that not All the best groups of the 60's were from England.
Greg Pugh Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 The Doors, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Paul Revere & The Raiders, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lovin' Spoonful, Mamas & Papas, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & The Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane.....just a few to prove that not all of the great talent came from across the pond in the 60's.
sjordan2 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) When you look at it, Taylor Swift (2006 -- current) has now had a longer career on the world stage than the Beatles (not counting formative, non-famous years prior to 1962/63 -- 1970). It's just amazing the impact the Beatles had in such a short time. Edited December 30, 2015 by sjordan2
Roadrunner Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) I heartily recommend "The Beatles Anthology," an 8-episode TV documentary by ABC on 5 DVDs. And, as mentioned above, the DVD version of "Concert for George," an all-star memorial tribute at Royal Albert Hall, which also features Harrison's non-Beatles music.I have the DVD, and it's excellent, (except for that weird hare krishna garbage at the beginning). Edited December 30, 2015 by Roadrunner
Matt Bacon Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 True, but...The Beatles formative, non-famous years were spent working a relentless schedule of gigs in a "hothouse" environment, so they learned their craft as musicians fast, and well.And just one day, somewhere, someone or some people are going to be the best pop musicians the world has ever seen. To borrow someone else's phrase about some other group of people, they "bottled lightning". You can't separate the band and the music from the historical context, but they were the right people at the right time, and I seriously doubt that anyone will ever do the same thing again. The Beach Boys had the songwriting, the imagination, the ability to evolve, and the vision. But they didn't burst out of Liverpool in a post rationing Britain that was dour and and black and white and bring a fresh spirit which allowed a generation of young people to redefine themselves versus their parents...bestest,M.
Harry P. Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 TJ, if you really want to get into the Beatles in detail, I can recommend several books for you to check out. I have them, I've read them, I can vouch for them. Some fascinating stuff in there that you probably never knew, but they make for a very entertaining and informative read between listening sessions. And as far as "all the good bands were British,"... well, hard to deny that the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, etc. were huge... but back in the '60s there were so many good bands from both sides of the pond (as listed in a previous post) that it's incredible. What an era for music! IMO the '60s artists, both American and British, were to pop music what the Renaissance was to art. I'm glad to have been there as it unfolded...
Aaronw Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) I'm just going to pop in a plug Abbey Road, hard to pick a favorite but if I had to pick one, I think that would be it. I have a strong bias towards Rubber Soul and later albums, while they have some good music early on those albums are very heavy on covers of songs made popular by other acts. Edited December 31, 2015 by Aaronw
Harry P. Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Yes, the Beatles did cover versions on a lot of their early albums. But their cover versions were almost always better than the original!
Harry P. Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Does a cover version get any better than this?
Crazy Ed Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I think the Isley Brothers were a bigger leap from the first release than the Beatles from the Isley version. But there's for me no dislike to the Beatles version and they did adjust the tempo so folks could dance to it!
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