Abbey Road

I've never bought a Beatles album and would never choose to listen to them if alternatives were available. That said, there is no denying their influence. As an album it was unoffensive and easy to get through. 3 stars.

there's a reason this is top rated!!!

It's the Beatles great album with McCartney well in charge and running the show. Good to read about how the album was made and the tensions that were happening. Stand out tracks: - Come together - Something - Oh darling - Octopuses garden - Here comes the sun - you never give me your money - Golden slumbers

Excellent album que j’ai mis du temps à aimer dans ma vie. Bien joué les Scarabées.

2nd to Revolver

it’s Abbey Road

Some absolutely timeless songs

Nothing can be said about this album that hasn't already been said. I think the back half of this album is perfect, and the first near-to.

I just want to say that the review below is WRONG I copied and pasted the wrong review in. Linkin Park is LAME, there is no music more lame and cringe. Hated it. As for Abbey Road - WONDERFUL. What an incredibly array of song writing. So varied. Interesting. Just fucking solid. It's a classic for a reason

Great stuff of course, it's fabulous. Don't know what else to say. I think Come Together is probably one of the top 3 Beatles songs in my opinion.

Never been a Beatles guy but there was a lot of great stuff on here.

4+

Like most Beatles albums, it has some songs I really like (Come Together, Here Comes The Sun) but also some songs that I can't stand, on this album for example Maxwell's Silver Hammer (on other albums songs like Yellow Submarine and Hey Jude). But overall, one can't ignore that this is a very creative and influential album... for these reasons I should certainly give it a 5 and it is absolutely a "must hear" album. But 4 it will be for me just because I don't really enjoy it as a full album.

Masterpiece

Iconic. Filled with great tracks from start to finish. There is nothing more I can say that hasn't already been said about Abbey Road. A must listen for any music lover.

Fantastic

If you're rating this anything less than 4, your ears don't work

I prefer the early 60's work from The Beatles most. I know people will say this is an iconic album. I agree for with this statement only for the album artwork. Less so for the music.

Never heard of these guys but I think they're going places

Fantastic album all the way through but definitely has a hot start. My favorite is “Something”

Top 10 favorite albums of all time. Classic.

Don't like The Beatles

Loses 3/4 of a point for Maxwell's silver hammer and 1/4 for octopuses garden.

Solid

Classic.

Oh great, another Beatles album… It’s fine, upbeat, poppy, fairly interesting songs.

Meh, it's fine. I'm not a big Beatles guy. This isn't their best.

habs zufällig heute erstmals komplett das medley auch durch gehört also zähl ich das mal als angehört

cannot be unbiased about this one. been one of my favorite albums for most of my life. the production on this one is immaculate, to this day it still sounds amazing. the songwriting is incredible - john, paul, george, and EVEN ringo firing on all cylinders. this album is really the pinnacle and the perfect ending for the beatles as a group. just a tremendous accomplishment of an album, despite the fact that the band was perhaps at its most splintering.

First time I've actually listened to this. Some incredible songs obviously, and some that are good but not great.

Brilliant masterpiece. Some of the greatest songs ever. How could it not be one of the greatest albums ever!

No notes. It's a perfect album

Legendary album.

Already listened to it Yeah Medley overrated And def not the best album of all time, not even the best album of the 60s imo

Banger

Entiendo que los Beatles tengan una relevancia histórica en el mundo de la música, pero considero que no es aceptable que alguien siga escuchándolos después de cumplir 13 años. Lo único bueno que tengo que decir es que me gusta la película de Yellow Submarine.. y que ps a veces uno inevitablemente escucha culposamente una que otra canción corny de estos weyes, pero hasta ahí, más allá de eso se me olvida (literalmente) que existen.

Todos cheesy wey jajajaj ya se que (después de tantos años????) si son bien relevantes, ok revolucionaron la musica y el concepto de boy band y luego fueron boy band goes acid (yeaaa) pero hay algO que nunca me ha terminado de convencer u.u escuchando el principio del album creo q ese algo que no me convence justo es que muchas de sus rolas me hacen imaginarmelos en un campo precioso ingles tomados de los brazos caminando/dando brinquitos al ritmo de la música y es como wey,, estoy deprimida desde que tengo 13 años, no tengo energia pa tus mamadas. wey si son cute ya ok y aunque a veces no me guste su trip acapella y ese ritmo super cheesy, musicalmente luego si tienen cosas bien chidas y creo que ellos si entendieron un poquitito mas el transformar la imaginacion en imágenes chidas. si eran medio brujitos hate to admit Oh! Darling me gusto un poquito. chance mi pedo es que sus rolas mas populares son dlv. I want you so bad tmb me gusta WEYYY y siguen! seré esta yo descubriendo que no odio a los Beatles?, rolenme todas sus canciones mas blueseras/rockpsicodeliconas/gritonas y le entro y luego échame here comes de sun en la jeta. es Todo mi puto pedo son super cute pero no puedo wey perdón quisiera sentirme así pero solo me da crinch :( creo q en conclusión me late muchisimo mas la segunda mitad del álbum y sus rolas menos famosas,, me gusta cuando estan un poquito mas tristes (emputados) y menos atrapados en una burbuja del bliss que puede ser the uk (tienen frases del amor que si me maman la tipica loveisoldloveisnewloveisallloveisyou aw y the love you take is equal to the love you make) son unos tiernos carajo

sorry jeremy

Gotta say, especially after hearing older Beatles, I get the hype.

Opening up with "Come Together" it just hits you with the bass. After that it's a ride, Something, oh darling, I want you, each of these songs is great on its own, then put with the rea tod the album, the whole thing is great. They threw on Maxwells silver hammer and octopus garden to get the wierd beatles quirkiness in there, but then you get Here Comes the Sun, and the entire medley, all the songs seamlessly melded together into one big ending. And it is definitely an ending, that huge piano chord to end the whole thing. BRILLIANT, possibly the best Beatles album

Life is too short to review this album. I'll just listen...

Epic record! Creative, inspirational and ground-breaking!

Hot take, but this and Let it Be are the Beatles' best work IMO. Great variety, with so many iconic tracks. Has to be 5 star

I’m partial to Revolver and Rubber Soul but I can’t deny that this is up there as one of the greatest.

It's good.

Before listening to this I have preconceived notion this is The Beatles greatest album, although it’s not my favourite of theirs. It’s great, but to me seems like a lot of weird random filler type songs. Solid 4

A lot of variation and all of it is great. Favorite song: here comes the sun.

Beatles er bare godt

Classic!

Whats not to like :)

One of the classic Beatles albums. Remarkable in the variety of the tracks where it's both clear that the band is somewhat fractured, but also that every member seems to peak in their own respective ways. Big fan of the rough vocals on 'Oh! Darling' good call from McCartney to take it rather than let Lennon sing it Standouts Come Together Here Comes The Sun Oh! Darling "You are breaking up the band Yoko"/5 (4/5)

Je n'avais jamais écouté un album des Beatles, j'en ai entendu essentiellement à la radio, sans plus. Dans celui-ci j'ai aimé : Come together+ I want you+++ Mais je trouve les autres morceaux moins intéressants. Aucune envie de le ré écouter, mais par contre +1 pour I want you que je trouve vraiment très bien => 3/5

A terrific album.

This album is always a bittersweet listen for me, but in a beautiful way. The music is outstanding, but you get the sense that this is a bookend - that it will never happen again, the Beatles recording as a unit. "And in the end / The love you take / Is equal to the love you make." Bittersweet. Beautiful.

Classic. Starts with a banger in Come Together. Love Something too. This album has an unreal tracklist. God I love Here Comes the Sun.

Arguably one the greatest rock/pop albums ever recorded. There's nothing more that really needs to be said. 5 stars for me.

Abbey Road is an experience, but try explaining that to my friend Dave. He thinks 'Golden Slumbers' is a mattress commercial.

Come Together BANGS. And then damn what a drop-off. But then Oh Darling BANGS. And then the middle of this album is some camp-counselor-ass gather-round-the-fire type stuff that feels like it goes on for hours. And then the final few tracks BANG. The highs are high but the lows are abysmal.

Det siste og mest velpolerte mesterverket fra de fabelaktige fire. Her er de på høyden av sine krefter, som mestere av studioet. Låtskrivingen er enestående. Medleyen når høydene til "A Day in the Life". Produksjonen er sublim. Gitarspillet, basslinjene, trommingen og harmoniene er alltid både elegante og mektige. Ringo og gutta bukker og takker for seg.

One of the all time best!

My favorite album of all time 10/5

<3

900 albums until I reached one of the finest of them all. Much has been written already. 2 additional reasons to make this one of the all time best. 1. The first time I heard side 2 of this album was on the radio in 80s. I was blown away. 2. You must watch Get Back. Apart from brilliant tvo, they compose most of this album too

音乐中的音乐！

Maxwell's Silver Hammer is a creepy, terrible song. Octopus's Garden is a cheesy, terrible song, and they never should have let Ringo write anything. Take those two songs out and the album is just about perfect. The two best songs on the album (and two of the greatest songs ever written) are "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun." George Harrison was the best Beatle, fight me. 4/5 (would be a 4.5 if I could)

Certain songs were quite annoying

I actually really enjoyed this, and no, I won’t elaborate.

A solid album that I had never actually listened to in it's entirety. Some really good ones

Awesome

This Octopus seems like a pretty chill guy

I really enjoyed this one. I’d never heard some of the songs before, either.

Perfect

Perfect!

It’s a classic for a reason.

I bought four Beatles albums and the red/blue compilations but not this one. Time, finance and space made it impossible to buy everything! I knew and loved the singles but hadn't heard the full album until Joe told me how great it is a few years ago and I listened on Spotify. From 'Come Together' and 'Something' to 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', from the sublime to the ridiculous? It doesn't matter because almost every track is sublime, the flow on the second half is perfect. They are firing on all four cylinders. Three of the finest song writers in one band, it's just ridiculous. But it's not just the songs, or the voices, their playing on this album is amazing, across a variety of styles and textures, with such creativity. They are all on top form including Ringo whose drumming here is so cool and distinctive. Collective genius at work, and for me this is not even their best album!! No band will ever compare ❤️

To me it’s unbelievable that Here Comes The Sun, Come Together, Something, and Golden Slumbers (four legendary rock tracks), are all on the same album - and yet still somehow get overshadowed by Octopus’s Garden. P.S. I enjoy The End a lot because it is the only Beatles song where all 3 guitarists do a guitar solo. They trade off during that instrumental section!

I like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer ok, shoot me

The amount of incredible music that the Beatles released in the short period between 65-70 is staggering- especially compared to most major acts now that release an album every other year- maybe. Easy 5

arguably their best and most popular album. probably the Beatles at their peak

Yeah, strong. I realize I don't listen much to Beatles "albums" as opposed to mixes, and I really should do that. Ok I'll do that more.

Absolute heavyweight album in so many ways. I don't really have words. This belongs as one of the greatest musical accomplishments ever.

You don't hear the medley used in an album so much any more...

Ok but glad its finished

Classic Beatles, from whimsical kids' songs through the great Something and then a second side of glued-together pieces.

Obviously a classic, though I gotta shake my head at total nonsensical lyrics that try and appear deep....

Loved the transition

Varied Beatles Album

One of my favourites from the Beatles. I even like Maxwell's Silver Hammer!

Perfection.

Abbey Road was a real good album to revisit. I think it opened a new era for The Beatles, in witch they become more explorational through their music.

One of my all time favorite albums. Especially George’s contributions, and the Side B suite.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

YESYESYESYESYESYES so good omg

The GOAT

One of the best. Still holds up decades later.

When I first started collecting records, I always thought Abbey Road was overpriced and overhyped. The more I've listened to the Beatles, though, I've come to learn that a lot of my favorite songs come from this album, and this is some of their best artistry. I honestly don't really have anything negative to say about this album, other than a couple of the songs don't sit in the same tier as the rest, but is that really a complaint if the songs are still very good? Favorite song(s): Come Together, Oh! Darling, Octopus's Garden, Here Comes the Sun

Sweet, genre defining.

Somehow I hadn't heard Abbey Road before but here we are. It's a really good album and it's clear why it was and still is one of the Beatles most influential works. I love "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" which seems like proto stoner rock.

OK

Yes, it's that good.

this album may have made other people fans of the beatles

Ik ben er weer! Natuurlijk krijgt deze er 5

gast kk overrated wat een kut album

Nou zeg, wat een week, zonder te luisteren al 5 sterren Als er 1 iconisch album is in de wereldgeschiedenis dan is dit het In ieder geval de cover art

How anyone could give this anything by 5 is beyond me.

This is my second Beatles album in a row after getting Revolver yesterday. I liked this better than that one, but I still just don't see what makes these guys so special. It's mid-rate pop at best for me.

It's the Beatles. It's Abbey Road. It's not my favorite Beatles album (that would be Let It Be...Naked), but it is a great album. There has been so much written about the Beatles, and this album that anything that I would say would be extraneous.

goofyyyy i want you!

It feels over the top to call the second side of Abbey Road the pinnacle of all human existence, but also correct. For this particular listen I tuned in on a very scratched vinyl copy, which really added to the experience. Imagine hearing this record for the first time! Imagine listening to She's So Heavy and considering that this is the band that six years earlier had been the She Loves You moptops! It's insanity. Every aspect of this album is so perfectly considered and realised, and like always, the fact that this is my thousandth listen doesn't stop me noticing new things. The thrum of the bass throughout Come Together, the handclaps in Here Comes The Sun and the sheer joy of the harmonies on Octopus Garden (a stellar entry for Ringo by the way, and made even better after watching Get Back). The hard part, as ever, was picking a favourite track. It could be Something - the greatest love song of all time. It could be Here Comes The Sun - what an album George had by the way. It could be McCartney's vocal performance on Oh Darling even (it isn't that, to be fair). And then, when all is said and done, you have the medley. Scraps of genius from the two finest artists of their or any other lifetimes, melded together by the greatest producer the world has ever seen to form more than the sum of its parts. Ultimately, I've gone for The End, the closing, majestic pinnacle of the medley, signing off the Beatles career in perfect, spine-tingling style. All three guitarists getting their turn in the spotlight, their beloved Ringo having his first ever drum solo, and then the line that sums up the band, the era, the movement they did more than anyone to kickstart and the decade itself. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. And then, because they're perfect and recognise that life's a bit of fun, they chuck in Her Maj, just to take the edge off. What an album, and I've not even mentioned Golden Slumbers, which makes me well up just thinking about the purity of Paul's vocal when he first sings the chorus.

along pink floys darkside of the moon, abbey road is regarded as THE album. not just one of the beatles albums, its THE album. its an inescapable album. its a gigantic album. its very good. and its also a surprise. born out of a very complicated and maybe troubled period in the beatles history, its nothing short of remarkable the fact that the beatles still sound like theyve got it all figured out. they shine and sparkle, with their characteristic glimmer of joy. dont get me wrong, one would not expect an awful album from the beatles, but abbey road is not just songs, its a complete thing. my main struggle with the beatles has been that, at the peak of their greatness, they struggle to deliver one complete thing. a single, solid statement. here it is. this is the thing. abbey road is not my favourite album, but i dont regret any of times i decided to indulge in it. it is a very confident album when it comes to its presentation. it feels almost as if their beatles are inviting you remember what they have always been, warts and all. warts being "maxwells silver hammer", my least favourite song in the album. its one of pauls many silly, whimsical songs, such as "when im sixty four", song which i find to be much more succesful at playing the part. while "when im sixty four" makes me smile, "maxwells silver hammer" makes me check my watch. "oh darling", however, is quite good. thats it. so are the rest of the tracks here. the standout stracks, such as "something" and "here comes the sun", are obviously excellent, but that is not to say the rest of the album is not on a similar level, proved by tracks such as "because" and "come together". the consistency is notable, thats for sure. as one, complete thing, however, i feel like the entire album is only an intro to "golden slumbers". by itself, the track is delightful, but its short runtime makes it feel like it came out of nowhere. in its place in the album, however, right after "she came in through the bathroom window", "golden slumbers" aquires a particular sense of intimacy as pauls sweet voice takes you to sleep before rising you to the heavens above. truly wonderful. "carry that weight" certainly carries on with that momentum and lets it crash in "the end". great album. it also feels like a fitting ending to have "her majesty" as the last track, leaving the beatles to invent an entire new concept in their last album. this album fucking sucks btw

I mean… we all know how I feel about this album <3

A classic

Enough with the Beatles albums. Yes, yes, very influencial. I still don't get why these guys are always held up as the gold standard of music. It's fine, but that's it.

It’s the most mainstream of tastes to love The Beatles. But I do! This is hands down one of my favorite albums of all time. Just a great listen from start to finish. Even the goofy stuff is awesome. 5/5

these guys are pretty good

Yeah like it's ok

Day 15 - June 16, 2024 It's Abbey Road. Instant 5/5.

No es mi favorito, pero es brillante.

The Beatles. Enough said.

amazing

Beatles. Muchos megahits. Vinilo.

It's Abbey Road. Oh Darling fucks harder than your mom on a first date.

Knew I would give 5 stars ofc but it was great to listen yesterday all the way through

Great album , heard it as a kid from my dad.

5 STARS!!!!!! One of the greatest albums ever recorded!!

Hey, not bad. 😏

So… Sue me for not giving this one a 5. I get it, most of us grew up knowing the hits on here, and there are a bunch of them. “Something” truly is a gorgeous song. There are a couple others I really enjoy (Oh Darling, Golden Slumbers). But there are plenty of them on the second half of the album that do nothing for me. “I Want You” Is particularly annoying and it’s over seven minutes long. So, close but no cigar from me. I’m sure there will be other Beatles albums on here, they will get another chance.

Some good

Again, embarrassingly, a new experience to hear Beatles songs in the context of their album. Wonderful! The medley is so good. No surprise to see it highest rated.

Abbey Road (Said in the tone of "Earl Grey". IYKYK)

I've not listened to this one in a while. Every song is so good in a different way. Transcendent.

Another long-overdue listen for me... a masterpiece that I completely enjoyed.

1. Come Together-10/10 2. Something-10/10 3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer-9/10 4. Oh Darling-8/10 5. Octopus’ Garden-9/10 6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)-10/10 7. Here Comes The Sun-10/10 8. Because-9/10 MEDLEY 9. You Never Gave Me Your Money-10/10 10. Sun King-9/10 11. Mean Mr. Mustard-9/10 12. Polytheme Pam-10/10 13. She Came Through The Bathroom Window-10/10 14. Golden Slumbers-9/10 15. Carry That Weight-10/10 16. The End-10/10 Final Rating:152/160=95%

This album has some really amazing songs on it, and it's been a long time since I listened to it. Enjoyed listening to it again, but it's not something I go out of my way to listen to these days.

Pretty great all around

Classic. So many styles to influence thousands that came after

Perfect. My other favorite Beatles.

4.5 ya gotta ding a bit for Maxwell and Octopus

Didn’t realize how jazzy beastie boys went. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Ээээ... Лучшая песня - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

How could someone not like this

I’ve known every word of Abbey Road for years anyway, but thought I should listen again, still brilliant, thank you to the Beatles

Apart from the Harrison classics and Golden Slumbers, I'm not mad about this album but I cant sink to a 2, an iffy 3 it is.

RAAHHH BEATLES RAAAAHHHHH THEBLIKE BUGS ON THE CROSSWAKK RAAAH

One of the greatest albums of all time bar none. Excellent from track to track and the perfect swansong album to one of the greatest bands to ever live

look at these reviews. Everyone is saying its a masterpiece yet cites how awful three songs were, and how misaligned the group was and that they just rushed shit. Its like a lifetime achievement award. Then the medley? like they couldn't write a few more minutes and finish those songs? fucking lazy. George was the one in that band who could write music. Should've stuck with covering blues songs. The greatest album of all time? yeah if you haven't heard anything but the last two beatles albums. that stupid hard chord on the amp every 2 seconds absolutely ruins Oh Darling. but Oh Darling was awesome other than that Something and Here Comes the Sun are masterpieces Come Together was better done by Aerosmith I Want You is ok She Came In Through the Bedroom Window should've been a full song

5 of course :-)

There's a lot of timeless hits in here, and a surprising number of songs that really aren't hits.

they were just a band yknow

sure, it's good

In a class of its own

1001 Albums to Never Hear Again Before You Die Chapter 3 The Beatles’ “Abbey Road”: You Always Give Them Your Money The best thing this record has going for it is the suite of interlocking songs at the end of side B. It’s forward thinking and very well done. The next best thing about this record is George Harrison. He is clearly the highlight here, with two of the best songs on the album, maybe even the Beatles’ entire catalog. Ok? Are you happy? I said nice things about Abbey Road. Good. Now that *that’s* out of the way… You don’t ever need to hear this record again. In fact, you don’t ever need to hear another Beatles record in your life ever again. What, are you afraid you might forget how Come Together goes? Here, I’ll hum it for you so you don’t forget…bum bum bada da dum. Sorted. Or maybe you’ll want to revisit Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Why you’d want to do that, *klang,klang*, is beyond me. Perhaps you’re the type to want to revisit the “birth of heavy metal” by listening to “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”. If you’ve ever made or attempted to make that argument…just…no. I know what you’re thinking, “if I can’t ever listen to ‘Octopus’s Garden’ again, how will I get my fix of childhood nostalgia?” That’s a good question, but fear not, luckily for you our entire society is based around adults getting a nostalgia fix, so there are plenty of other options out there. How else do you explain 40 year olds who get in line for every dumb Marvel movie that comes out? Which brings me to my final point: The Beatles are the Walt Disney of rock music and if “Disney Adults” is a trope to be avoided, wouldn’t the same apply to “Beatles Adults”?

CLASSIC!!!

Rating: 10/10 One of the greatest albums of all time. This collection of songs is something truly special, some of the band's best songs are on this album. The songwriting, melodies, and production on this album are legendary and the medley is absolutely genius. Besides Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Because, every other song is perfect. A timeless classic.

So didn’t really have to think too hard when rating this one. Come Together, Something and I Want You are just fucking brilliant songs

Perfection

I mean…Abbey Road? C’mon it’s like all famous and stuff. Don’t be difficult. It’s no Sergeant Pepper though that’s for sure and why I give it a 4

this is the record which every other record on this list is measured against.

I know the Beatles were considered an important band, but I've never much cared for them although some of the members' did some good work after the Beatles. Abbey Road is okay, but I have no desire to re-play any of the tracks today.

Perfection. The sound of The Beatles going out on fucking top. I Want You (She's So Heavy) such a great side A ender.

I've heard this album a lot. I Want You (She's So Heavy) is my shit.

If only every band’s final album is as good as this. Definitely more of a McCartney album than a Lennon one but I don’t mind.

Really enjoyed this. Songs were upbeat and some of the Beatles best.

Als je het hebt over iconische hoezen dan staat Abbey Road misschien wel op plek 1. Is er iemand die de hoes niet zou herkennen? Op Abbey Road staan een aantal 'lichte' nummers. Voor een groot deel van deze nummers kan je gewoon niet aan de genialiteit ontsnappen. Something, Oh! Darling, Carry That Weight en Here Comes The Sun zijn onbetwiste favorieten van me. Een ander deel van de lichte nummers van Abbey Road zijn mij toch iets te oubollig. De nummers zijn alsnog fantastisch voor degene die daar oor naar heeft, maar voor mij wegen de 'zware' nummers van het album ook daadwerkelijk het zwaarst en vormen die de bakermat van het album. Om te beginnen met vuurwerk: Come together. Daarna I Want You (She's So Heavy) en afsluitend met The End. Concluderend: dit album is geniaal, geweldig, en heeft absolute classics er op staan. George Harrison heeft echt zijn stempel er op gedrukt met magistraal gitaarwerk (Here Comes The Sun) maar ook snerpende riffs (The End). Ik zou het graag 5 sterren willen geven, maar er moet (en is) nog ruimte voor verbetering voor de Bloempotkapselboys. Rating: 9/10 Highlights: Oh! Darling, Come Together, Here Comes The Sun, I Want You (She's So Heavy), The End

Waar 'Sgt. Pepper' vaak wordt bestempeld als hun meest baan doorbrekende album op het vlak van productietechnieken, is dit wel echt dé plaat die voor mij geld als de kroon op de carrière van George Martin. Wat klinkt dit album zalig, van start tot finish. De mixing is subliem, de hinten van de revolutionaire moog synthesizer zijn subtiel doch krachtig. Het geluid is als een warm deken, en het kon toch niet anders dan dat deze productiewijze het fundament ging worden voor dream pop en shoegaze. De kloof tussen de bekendheid van de hoes, en de bekendheid van de nummers zelf is toch wel aardig groot op dit album besefte ik me tijdens het luisteren. Hij bleef altijd wat onder de radar, en moest platen als 'Sgt. Pepper', 'Revolver' en 'White Album' vaak voor zich dulden. Maar los van de verrukkelijke SOUNDSCAPE (oops i did it again) staan er ook wel weer een handvol iconische songs op, en wat nummers die ik eigenlijk nog niet eens kende. Het koppel dat het bal opent laat direct horen waar de soundtechnici toe in staat zijn. 'Come Together' is zo fijnbesnaard, een niveau wat we later op albums van Pink Floyd zouden terughoren. Die gelikte instrumentals en subtiele akkoordenschema's zijn een rode draad door het gehele verhaal, en laat het album ook af en toe een beetje artificieel klinken. Dat is an sich een compliment voor een rockband uit de jaren 60, maar ik mis wel een beetje de ongepolijste songs zoals die meermaals op 'White Album' langskwamen. Vervolgens komen we bij 'Something'. Het was duidelijk dat George Harrison in vorm was tijdens de Abbey Road-sessies, en hij levert met deze en 'Here Comes The Sun' twee van zijn beste stukken op. 'Something' vind ik wel wat underrated, en is mijn favoriet van de twee. Het vliegt daarna toch eindelijk even uit de bocht tijdens de rauwe blues van 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'. Een zware jongen, waarbij de luisteraar langzaam het luchtruim ingeschoten wordt. I like it. Op kantje twee horen we vervolgens snel het liedje 'Because'. Deze kende ik niet, en is een instant favorite. Meerstemmigheid waar zelfs CSNY en The Beach Boys wat van kunnen leren. Beeldschoon nummer, wereldse productie. Daarna begint de befaamde Abbey Road-medley, die z'n zwakke en sterke momenten kent. Hij begint krachtig, zakt in met 'Mean Mr Mustard' en 'Polythene Pam', maar herpakt zich met 'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window', 'Golden Slumbers' en 'Carry That Weight'. Heb John in zijn Beatles tijd altijd de interessantere songwriter en krachtigere lead gevonden dan Paul, maar het moet gezegd worden dat dit echt een wereldreeks is van McCartney. 'Golden Slumbers' is hands down zijn mooiste nummer, naar mijn eerlijke mening. Maar hoe leggen we deze nou langs de Beatles meetlat, waar tot nu toe alleen 'The White Album' (8,5/10) in op is genomen.. Een lastige call. 'The White Album' heeft de singles, deze heeft de harmonie. Een bijzondere switch nadat de band bij het eerstgenoemde album al uit elkaar leek te vallen, maar zich op 'Abbey Road' toch lijkt te herpakken tot een eenheid. Een consistent geheel is het resultaat, met George Martin als grote ster. 'The White Album' werd ook wel getekend door dissonante songs, die kwalitatief bij lange na niet mee konden met de grote jongens. Hier laten ze weinig steekjes vallen, en werkt het wat beter als een album, en minder als een verzamelplaat. 9/10 Highlights: Something I Want You (She's So Heavy) Because Golden Slumbers

Abbey Road kan ik blind 5 sterren geven. Toch gedraaid en onwijs genoten van dit weergaloze album. Come Together is een krachtige opener en Something vind ik echt legendarisch mooi. Ondanks de twee simpele nummertjes op kant A (Maxwell en Octopus) beschouw ik kant A als de 'serieuze' kant. I Want You vind ik deze sessie echt het hoogtepunt. De samenzang/schreeuw in "...heavyyyy", kippenvel. De B kant heeft meer weg van the White Album. Kleinere nummertjes waar 'het liedje' meer centraal staat. 'The Long One' beschouwd meerdere nummers als 1 en die verbinding is best goed te horen, ook al zijn het unieke songs. Hoogtepunt van kant B vind ik. All time classic. All time favorite. Beste Beatles plaat? 9,5/10 Highlights Something I Want You Here Comes the Sun Golden Slumbers

In my opinion, top ten album of all time

Perfection.

Heard it before it's a good album

C’mon, THE classic album of all time. With the exception of one song that shall not be named it is back-to-back perfect. Side 2 is the stuff of legend.

Legendary

Always a classic!!!

I felt that my writing went well .

Good, polished album. some greate tracks. I feel it lost its way a little about halfway but the first half is cracking

Hahaha! I finally got the number 1!! After 823 others...... I have listened to this a zillion times before and I guess after a while your objectivity wanes but it's so comfortable I gave it another plays. Hard to imagine they were all at loggerheads at the time. Maybe that helped and made it more 'edgy'? … And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make

GOAT!!!!!

The Beatles final album (recorded) where George Harrison is allowed to shine with two of the best songs which also happen to be among the best of the entire Beatles catalog. Side 2's medley is brilliant. Easily a classic.

Great album. Amazing how many songs on it were popular singles that I know well already.

One of the GOATs

Muy buen disco con temas icónicos. Agradable de escuchar por primera vez y con temas de estilos muy variados con tiempo para solos.

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Come Together Oh! Darling Octopus’s Garden Here Comes the Sun She Came In Through the Bathroom Window Golden Slumbers The whole album has a great feeling behind it. Everything about the Beatles is top of the line so it’s no surprise this album is too. Certified classic. Certified banger

A classic.... Heard most of the songs before, but never as an Album.

Pure

Una obra maestra. Los Beatles en su prime, especialmente Harrison.

I can see why people enjoy it. It would have been better suited for a different period in my life when I would have resonated with it more. Sun King was my favorite.

I kept waiting for this album to be overrated, bit damn is it good. Even silly stuff like Octopus's Garden sound great, what the hell. There is some tonal whiplash throughout this album, like going from I Want You (She's So Heavy) into Here Comes the Sun, and then into Because right after. But you can totally feel each member's contributions to what make this so good.

There is nothing I can say about this album that hasn't already been said a 1000 different ways.

just in case you didn’t know, this was recorded after the Let it Be (or “Get Back”) sessions. It shows that they stayed at the top of their game till the end. Literally till The End (one of my favorite songs on this album.) George Harrison was clearly coming into his own, as he contributes Something and Here Comes the Sun.

Stone cold solid album

There’s a couple tracks to question but otherwise this album is great. The songs tend to blend and the whole vibe carries through. Musically every beatle is on point and everyone has one of their’s on here.

До Golden slumbers хотела поставить 3, но эта песня почему-то в сердечко

Classics

Of the countless staples in the lineage of The Beatles, this may be their most seminal record. When you start off a 17-track record with 2 timeless classics in "Come Together" and "Something", you know you're in for a treat. This album also boasts showing multiple sides of The Beatles aura, mixing off-beat, whimsical tracks like "Octopus's Garden" and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" with the vulnerable "Here Comes The Sun" (my personal favorite song of their catalog). This album builds wonderfully into the iconic, well-flowing trilogy to end the record of "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", and "The End". With all these elements together, to me, it doesn't get better in the pantheon of The Beatles. 10/10

A masterpiece. Timeless and a classic for a reason. Vocals, songwriting, instruments, production all top notch. 9/10 (4.5/5)

un final a la altura de The beatles. Gran disco aunque desmerezcan dos canciones de Paul.

Very easily a 5-star album. Possibly my favorite Beatles album.

Great album overall. About every 3rd or 4th song there'd be one thats "not my favorite." But even those are enjoyable.

Blending genres (the rocking funk of 'Come Together,' the folk softness of 'Here Comes the Sun') in a way that feels oddly seamless - almost as seamless as the medly of songs that make up the 2nd half of the album. They're at the top of their game here, pretty much - even if it broke them apart.

Estamos ante uno de los mejores discos de la historia del rock. Es un álbum de los Beatles, pero en muchos sentidos tiene algo diferente a los demás trabajos de los británicos. Superadas las innovaciones alternativas del Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road es un álbum de rock redondo que influyó sobremanera en la música popular de los setenta. Comienza el disco con un sensual boogie, "Come Together", compuesto por Lennon, al que también se debe "Because", la mejor demostración de las armonías del grupo. Harrison entrega una bella balada de amor, "Something", así como la jovial "Here Comes de Sun". Además de las citadas, me gusta especialmente "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" y entre las menos aclamadas me gusta mucho "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Carry That Weight" y la extrañamente bella "Octupus's Garden", compuesta y cantada por Ringo.

Not the best Beatles album. Seems to lose its way a bit but considering what the band were going through. Some iconic tracks but not enough to make it a classic album in my opinion

En mi opinión, este es el mejor álbum de la historia y ningún otro LP ha llegado a tener el nivel de creatividad, innovación, diversión y complejidad que el último disco de los Fab 4 (considerando que Let It Be es una compilación de sesiones previas a las grabaciones del Abbey Road, y es básicamente un disco póstumo de la banda). Todo compositor o productor musical debería escuchar este álbum alguna vez para entender cómo funciona el pop y cómo la música popular fue evolucionando. En resumen, este es el disco escencial por excelencia.

4.5

Some bangers and also some weirdness

easy one - the perfect album. I've got something to say about each and every one of these tracks - that something is an argument for why it's the greatest song ever told (it's not cheating to refer to the B-side medley as one song, right?) Maxwell's Silver hammer even deserves credit, GOATed granny song and WHAT WAS GOING ON IN PAUL'S HEAD? Octopus' Garden, as I've said before: We must consider Ringo brilliant, a genius even. She's so heavy? Put some headphones on and realise this is the great masterpiece of the Beatles. Well you know, I nearly broke down and cried. Something - greatest love song ever told and there's a reason a Harrisong has the most streams with HCTS. And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

After George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, this may be the best album I have heard from any Beatle. The album has a number a very good songs. I really enjoyed the 3 consecutive songs starting with Golden Slumbers through The End. Definitely may favorite portion of the album. Maybe it was George's album that softened me up a bit, but Come Together, Something, Oh Darling, I Want You, You Never Give Me Your Money and She Came In Through The Bathroom Window were all songs that stood out to me. Maybe I need to stop just ripping on their music because I see the name Beatles? Have to admit, I listened to this album a few times over last couple days and thought it was solid music. Golden Slumbers and You Never Give Me Your Money are my 2 favorites. Probably could have cut out several songs, imo, but shit, this is going to be my highest rated Beatle album from what we've heard from this list. Not quite All Things Must Pass, but close. Still not a fan, but this is a good album. Not going to round up because, well, it's still the Beatles. 3.5

Paul is dead.

2.5 Supposedly this is the single highest rated album on the site - and I just don’t get it. I do feel like I get it just a little bit more after having listened to All Things Must Pass, but at the same time, I also feel like that just makes me frustrated knowing McCartney and Lennon were continuing to stifle Harrison’s creative efforts here just to serve up crap of their own like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer and I Want You (She’s So Heavy). Honestly, the only two good songs on the album are George’s (Something and Here Comes the Sun), and I find it so vindicating for him that the latter would go onto become one of the most well-known songs by the group, and currently their most popular on Spotify as of this writing. As for the rest of this album - meh. Call me a contrarian or even uncultured if you want, but I’ve always found Come Together to be a bit boring, and the Ringo song here… well, it’s certainly a Ringo song. I will, however, give credit to the back half for doing something totally different and innovative with the eight-song medley that concludes it. I’m not sure if this kind of thing had been done before on a mainstream release, but regardless, I thought it kept things interesting and prevented the album from growing too stale. That to say, there weren’t a ton of individual moments about the medley in particular that jumped out to me, but the combination of Carry That Weight and The End do admittedly conclude it nicely - though I think I largely just appreciate The End due the Beastie Boys later sampling it on The Sounds of Science from Paul’s Boutique. A song which is, frankly, better than anything found here (Ponce de Leon, constantly on!) I do like the ending line, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make” as simple as it is, but at the same time, the first thing that jumps to mind when I hear it is Chris Farley asking Sir Paul about the lyric on The Chris Farley Show. Pretty overrated album, but there are certainly highlights here to be found. I will give it this - it does have quite possibly the greatest and most iconic album cover of all-time. It’d probably be impossible to count the number of times the image has been recreated and parodied, but as for my association, I always think of a time spent dissecting a poster of it in my cousin’s bedroom to find all the clues it contains about Paul’s death. Shoutout to Emily!

Great, not my personal favorite Beatles album, but what can you say about Abbey Road that hasn't already been said

Whilst always great in small doses, I usually tire of the Beatles if I hear more than a few tracks in a row. This was certainly an exception, every song is fantastic, all songs work well together and I wasn't grated by the vocals like I usually am. It's nice to have a highly rated album truly live up to the hype. 4.5

Definitely the best and most cohesive beety project I've heard in full. Timeless classics abound on this tracklist. That's not to say there's not goofy duds and bizarre lyrics - there absolutely is and they are still annoying - but they're far overshadowed here. Four and a half. Fave track: Because

i hate the beatles

I notoriously dislike the Beatles, and I believe every song on Abbey Road is as close to “objectively perfect” as you can get in music. Yes, including “Maxwell's Silver Hammer.”

Gah, I love it. It’s been a while. I listened to the remastered version with headphones while out on a walk and I swear, I was smiling the entire time. The organ on I Want You, the guitar and strings on Here Comes the Sun, the bass always, the harmony on Because, the bass drum on Come Together. All of it. So great. 5.0

It's a great record. There's something for everyone -- heavy rockers, lush vocal harmonies, enduring classics. It's great. Their first true stereo album, so some spots are a little rough, but it's still pretty unassailable. IMO it's the best Beatles album. 5.0

Pretty good. I knew a lot of the songs although I’ve never actually listened to it as an album. A couple songs were cut off though so I give it a 4.5.

way to go out on a low note guys…

Good album with some standout songs if a bit uneven overall.

I don't mind calling Abbey Road the "greatest" album ever. It's very good, some would say almost perfect, has few fillers and even those are generally fun songs. It has the legendary medley, sounds great as a full album and has iconic singles. It's influential, uses new production techniques for the time, even has the first hidden song ever on a pop recording. And yeah, it's probably the best album by the world's most popular/greatest band of all time. That being said, if someone asked me to pick the "greatest" album, I'd go for something else. Velvet Underground & Nico is way cooler and a better album overall, not to mention it might be THE most influential album of all time. Call me a contrarian. So yeah, great stuff. Love I Want You (She's So Heavy), one of the most underrated Beatles songs.

One of the albums I give 5 stars before listening to (again).

Classic! Last one is a good one! All I can say.

I know I should appreciate the Beatles more, but besides the canonical songs, I just don't enjoy these albums, and not all of the canonical songs are my thing, either. The organ is a lot to handle on this release.

Classic

Ok

Weird album

What a fitting end to the Beatles’ recording career. Songwriting and musicianship on full display. Perfect variety of styles to represent and showcase each member of the group. Innovative recording techniques. Just perfect.

Probably my all time fav Beatles album. So many of these songs are iconic hits

Tsja, is wel echt een topper. 4.5je naar boven afgerond

Cute

5.0

Jamen, det er jo Abbey Road..

I don't have anything clever to say here. It's Abbey Road, baby.

Perhaps the most highly acclaimed album in history, "Abbey Road" is the Beatles' eleventh studio album. With styles including blues, pop, and rock, every track is strong and is considered the Beatles' greatest work. At this point, it sounds as if each Beatle was out there for themselves as the tracks sound very independent of each other. While the songs are good, the tension between the members is palpable, surging out into their music and into the poor transitions between tracks. "Come Together," "Something," and "Here Comes the Sun" are probably the best tracks, while "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Octopus's Garden" felt meandering.

Typical Beatles

Definitely not on enough LSD to understand some of the lyrics they were writing... definitely still a classic but not something I'd come back to often. However "I Want You (So Heavy)" is electric

did not realize how overrated this album is

Classic - fantastic album - loved it!

As someone who isn’t a Beatles fan and hasn’t ever listened to more than the odd song in situ, this was a pleasant surprise. Very listenable and some good songs, more rock based than I had anticipated. Some very good drum work from Ringo! A good first Beatles experience!

Nothing I can say that hasn't been said. IMO greatest album of all time, no skips, all bangers.

There isn't much to be said about this album that hasn't already been said. The first half is classic after classic and the second is one of the most fun runs of songs in the history of music. It's probably only my 4th or 5th favourite Beatles album but it's hard not to consider it an all-time great. And that's even when you allow for Octopus's Garden.

This album is weird and feels inconsistent at times, but it absolutely slaps. 5/5

Never heard of these guys before. They’re not bad.

Best Beatles

Repetitive lyrics and they're not even particularly meaningful. I don't understand why the Beatles were so big...

A good album

Yeah, I mean. I didn’t have to listen to this today to know every track.

Yes it's a great album and an all time classic. The stereo mixing is weird when listening through earbuds. Some of the songs are great, most are okay, some are silly and some are boring. There are other Beatles albums I like more. Early/mid-career Beatles were innovators and way ahead of their time. But by 1969, the rest of the music world had caught and surpassed them. There are 10+ albums released that year that I would rather listen to than this one.

Timeless classic. Not much more else needs to be said.

The run of great Friday albums continues. This is the best Beatles album in my opinion. It should feel disjointed given they were basically taking turns writing their own songs but they all work together somehow. I even like Maxwell’s silver hammer.

4.6

A lot of classics. Much better than some of the other Beatles offerings we've had so far. Could have done with some more ruthless editing towards the end to remove some filler, but good overall.

Beatles went in a bit of a different direction for this one, lots of classics

Its the beatles

Some great stuff, the medley is also good I love cohesion.

Favorite track: here comes the sun

Buen disco que voy a decir que no sepáis ya.

an all timer with a classic medley. obviously one of their best.

own

Genial und immer zeitlos

I'm pleased to see Abbey Road is the #1 album on this site. I've long thought that, although Sgt Pepper and Revolver have most of the hype as being the albums that made the Beatles great, Abbey Road is the one that's most enjoyable. It really has everything I love about them.. John's invention and weirdness, Paul's storytelling and cohesion, the highlights of George and Ringo's songwriting with the band. The medley is clearly the greatest album 'side' ever, those songs bring pure joy and beauty every time I listen to it, which is a lot of times by now! Not sure if it's my favourite album ever, it's probably in a tie with OK Computer and After The Goldrush. Tricky, but Abbey Road is incredible and obviously 5 stars

Great tunes, some are way too short.

Damn good! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I almost gave it a five but I reserve fives for the very very few special ones that light up my heart in a way that no others do. This came close. I would definitely give it a 4.5 if I could.

Easy 5 stars

Even Maxwell's Silver Hammer can't get me to drop this from 5 stars to 4.

This album still blows my mind a little bit every time I listen to it.

dave maynar is a dummy. Is she so heavy the first stoner rock song?

first full listen, crazy enough. it's easy to see why this record is so *important*. there's a few stinkers but the highs are as high as it gets

Lots of great songs, but not all of them. I feel like I should give it a 5 out of principle, but I've had better from this list

I guess I like the Beatles more than I thought.

I mean, great. But also could do without maxwell silver hammer and the octopus one. Still gets 5

This has always been my favourite Beatles album. Amazing that all these songs are on one record?! And they broke up pretty soon after this! IMAGINE being around when this came out. I’d have had to stay home for a few days I reckon. I love how they’re not making it to please anyone at all, just doing whatever the fuck they want. So many experimental elements here, from recording to songwriting, to structure… absolutely fucking mind blowing.

First of all- great album cover, iconic and impactful. There are so many great songs amidst band turmoil and at the brink of members quitting the band is an impressive feat. My favorite tracks are Something, Oh! Darling, and I love the Golden Slumbers to Carry That Weight pairing. I listen to Polythene Pam the least but I started to hear a bit of a glam rock quality to it - very short song but good transition to next song. Not a single song on this album I’d skip.

Considered the GOAT for a reason. I actually only came around on this album in the last year. When I was in my Beatles era I always thought this one felt like a bunch of half baked ideas for songs. I guess knowing it only from CD/iTunes where songs are broken up will do that. I got it on vinyl last year and it really made sense. Oh Darling is about my favourite late period Beatles tune. I am very happy that Here Comes the Sun is the most played Beatles song on Apple Music and Spotify. With how much has been made of the Lennon/McCartney writing partnership it’s Harrison who has the standout.

Þrátt fyrir fyrri yfirlýsingar um að ég sé Stónsari þá verð ég að segja að mér þótti þessi plata bara mjög góð. Temmilegt popp, temmilegt rólegt, temmilegt allt. Ég mun örugglega setja hana aftur í gang seinna þótt ég ætli samt ekki að segja að þetta sé það besta sem ég hef hlustað á. Bara temmilega gott

I'd listened to all the songs from this album individually, but I don't think I've heard it from start to finish before today. Now that I've done so, I don't feel like I was missing out on anything. It doesn't feel like a cohesive narrative is being told by the arrangement of songs. This album contains a few of my favourite Beatles songs - Something, Here Comes the Sun, Oh! Darling - but the second half of the album contains quite a few filler songs, and I was waiting for the album to end.

What a great album to start off! Honestly only got into recently The Beatles as of April 12, 2024 (grew up with it). Love Come Together and Octopus's Garden already and of course Here Comes the Sun is a classic. Looking forward to the other songs I have yet to hear. FINAL NOTES: I LOVE MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER WITH HOW DARKLY UPBEAT IT IS, stupid catchy. Listened to it like 5 times the absolute GOAT.

A moment of cross cultural insanity. What is this shit. Lyrics you'd be embarrassed if a child wrote

Iconic album, incredible start but unfortunately goes downhill from there. Love the Beatles but this isn't my favourite album from them.

there is little to no doubt that this album is absolutely one of the greatest albums ever created. It's staying power, creativity, and breadth is unparalleled. Easiest 5.

One of my fave albums of all time. Listened to this endlessly when I was 16. 12/10 absolutely perfect. I don’t need to listen to it because I know it by heart but… I did anyways. A pleasure. Listened 3x in a row

Little wonder the world fell in love with them!

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This would've been crazy to listen to back in 1969

The harder electric Beatles era is just night and day better from where they started out. Tracks develop in unexpected yet organic ways, and never overstay their welcome. There are a few head scratchers that keep this from being a 5, but really great record overall. Favorite tracks: Come Together, Because, Carry That Weight

It’s Abbey Road by the Beatles

I mean. Come on. Often my answer when I name the GOAT album from the GOAT band. Desert island disc, for sure. This belongs in its own category, but I consider it in my top 2, and sometimes #1. If it was only the medley, I’d give it 5. But you also get a bunch of other classics ahead of that. Like, each half of this album is 5 stars. So… 10/5.

absolutely unexpected, absolute fire. fav: “Oh! Darling”

I mean duh

Still can’t see what all the fuss was about. OK but nothing great. Maybe everything before was worse…?

huurrr i wonder if abbey road is good.

Outstanding

They split up at the right time. This is definitely a band on the wane. No longer are these Lennon and McCartney songs, they're Lennon or McCartney - and a lot of the John ones, while still ahead of the game, are ahead of that bland, American MOR sound that was to come. The best songs (Octopus' Garden and Here Comes The Sun) are led by Harrison and Starr. It's a great album still, especially in the latter half where it feels like a suite of ideas all jumbled together before they could disagree on them. But it's a four star album after one of the best five star runs of all time. And Come Together is overrated and a bit boring. This should upset a few of the Beatles bores.

One of the Beatles best albums, but not the craziest beatle fan ever. So I enjoyed it, but don’t get too excited by it.

The medley is underrated as fuck. I wonder why is this not a famous part of the Beatles discography.

It's perfect. Obviously. Half the songs are all-time classics, and the rest is a part of one huge medley that is itself an all-time classic. Best songwriting, production and pacing in perhaps any 60s album. Unbeatable.

5 perfect album

Same ol same ol

One of the most Perfect album of all Time !!!!!

SCC

Yeah it's darn good