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insane innovation and growth in 7 years
Probably the best complete album by the Beatles in my opinion. All four members have songwriting credits on this record and each delivers; most notably George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" and "Someday", as well as Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden". Abbey Road has become one of the most iconic albums of all time among critics for both its music and its legendary and oft-parodied album cover and the cultural significance it holds.
I finally reached it, the best album on the list! This is a perfect album and is probably the best Beatles album in terms of quality (although I prefer Rubber Soul personally). The first half features iconic songs back to back with "Something" being the standout for me. Each song feels uniquely different on this half which adds a lot of variety to the album. The second half is a medley which showcases how talented The Beatles truly were. When the best band ever makes their masterpiece, of course it's going to make it on this list. In summary, IT'S WAY BETTER THAN RUMOURS! Favorite Songs: ALL OF THEM! (Maxwell's Silver Hammer is definitely the weakest though)
Yes
Yay, The Beatles! Sit back, relax, and enjoy. I remember when the Beatles were putting out records ... couldn't wait to see what was next for/from them. This is one of the best.
Obviamente es un 5/5 pero en cuanto al ranking se me hace difícil posicionarlo todavía. La etapa tardía es obviamente la mejor.
I grew up listening to all these songs, but I think this is the first time I've heard the entire album, in order. Damn, if this isn't perfection - the songs, the arrangements, the medley, the hidden track, the flow of the songs, the album cover.... Favorite songs: Come Together, Something, Oh! Darling and Here Comes The Sun.
# Album Name: Abbey Road # Artist: The Beatles # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: I mean honestly. Does it get much better? I honestly dont think so. WHAT A FUCKING ALBUM! # Top Tunes: All of it. # Would I listen to it again? Fuck yeah!
8/10
Favorite Track: Here Comes The Sun
I like the Beatles Abbey Road Very good, very nice
Easily one of the best sounding albums put to tape. God bless George Martin (and Giles Martin for the modern remix) Probably The Beatles most iconic album along with Sgt Peppers, has some of their strongest material, but also has some stuff that falls a lil short from the rest. A lot of people praise the medley on side 2, and while it definitely has some great moments on it, the hard cuts to some songs ruin the flow. It’s a nice send off and a happy ending from The Beatles. 😊 “That’s Paul’s. I hate it. ‘Cuz all I remember is the track – he made us do it a hundred million times. He did everything to make it into a single and it never was and it never could’ve been, but he put guitar licks on it and he had somebody hitting iron pieces and we spent more money on that song than any of them in the whole album. I think.” - John Lennon “Sometimes Paul would make us do these really fruity songs. I mean, my god, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer was so fruity. After a while we did a good job on it, but when Paul got an idea or an arrangement in his head…” - George Harrison “The worst session ever was Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. It was the worst track we ever had to record. It went on for fucking weeks. I thought it was mad.” - Ringo Starr “They got annoyed because Maxwell’s Silver Hammer took three days to record. Big deal.” - Paul McCartney
Probably a top ten of all time, sunking, something and the bathroom window/golden slumbers part of the medley are just peak Beatles, even maxwells silver hammer sounds alright if you have an open mind
yup, it's up there for a reason, its good
It has been a long time since I’ve listened to this album. But it is still simply perfect.
I Realised I haven’t put this anywhere else so I might as well now 5 = multiple songs which I like 4 = at least 1 song I like 3 = neutral nothing bad/good 2 = irks me the wrong way 1 = a chore to listen to
Paul is the only one with his right foot forward in the photo. What does this mean? What really happened on the M1 motorway on January 7, 1967?
Man, I love this album!
I mean it’s the Beatles. Lots of fun, I enjoyed the deeper tracks more than I thought
Groovy. Great sound and lyrics
Yeah yeah yeah we get it it's the Beatles it's good whatever
Timeless :)
It's hard to argue against this as the GOAT. Has probably the best opening 1-2 punch of any album ever, amazing guitar work and production throughout, and the side B medley is maybe my favorite multi-track stretch of songs that's ever been made. Oh and the most iconic album cover ever created. Just all-around incredible.
Easy 5
As good as ever
Great album, nothing but classics.
8.5/10 Another excellent Beatles record. A tiny bit inconsistent - some of the more pure rock/hard rock on side 1 isn’t my favourite. But side 2 is just incredible. Best: Golden Slumbers
Is this the best Beatles album? Might be…
The fact that they made this album as a last hurrah before pretty much going their separate ways musically blows my mind. This and the white album are peak Beatles as individuals with more distinct styles all coming together perfectly on a project with the white album acting almost as a chaotic brainstorming session and abbey road being the finely tuned final project.
It's Abbey Road.
Well, yeah, an all-time classic. Very few albums ever made have this many good songs on them. What the Beatles were able to do musically is unlikely ever to be repeated.
All time favorit
Not sure there’s any Beatles album that wouldn’t get a 5
Obviously amazing
Beatles Top
It’s Abbey Road. I already know it’s great.
- sehr abwechslungsreich (hängt ja sicherlich damit zusammen, dass an verschiedenen Songs sehr verschiedene Konstellationen gearbeitet haben) - dadurch wirds aber auch nicht langweilig / generell einfach sehr gut hörbar - bei "Come Together", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" sind ja richtig fette Riffs dazwischen - aber auch ansonsten hat mich da Vieles angesprochen, werde sicherlich nochmal reinhören - gefällt mir somit auch am Besten von den Alben, die bisher von B dran waren
One of my all time favorites
10/10....seriosly? Hehe
I wonder what would happen if Taylor Swift stopped touring? (I don’t like Taylor Swift, but she’s very good at what she does.) Anyway. This is my favourite Beatles album.
A classic in so many ways. Beyond anything else, bunch of bangers tbh.
alright finally giving them 5 stars, good job to the greatest band ever! this one was very good
No sorprendo a nadie diciendo esto (ni lo pretendo), pero este es posiblemente uno de los discos más preciosos, completos y absolutamente geniales de principio a fin de la historia. La primera mitad siendo una compilación de canciones prácticamente perfectas, con preciosidades como Oh Darling o, por qué no, Octopus's Garden, culminando en los 7 maravillosos minutos de I Want You. Luego, la segunda parte del disco es cuando deciden hacer lo que les da la gana y hacer 7 canciones que van juntas una con la otra y es todo maravilloso. No puedo decir mucho más original porque, joder, es Abbey Road, pero este es posiblemente uno de mis discos favoritos de toda mi vida a partir de ahora (y, a falta de que me salgan la mayoría, mi Beatles favorito). 5 estrellazas.
It's really hard to give this album anything but a 5. It's long been a favorite album of mine- Ive heard it from start to finish many times, but probably not in a decade. I feel like it really is the magna opus of everything the Beatles came to represent- pop music, influenced by a plethora of music genres, brought together in its highest and mpst consummate form. Even filler songs like Maxwell's Silver Hammer are executed to the highest degree, and the album highs are amazing. I'm also a big fam of the Sun King suite at the end- it really felt like the group came together to create something bigger than in previous albums. Overall- top tier album and one I highly recommend.
Oke of the best beatles albums, what's not to like. This record is surely the most mature album by the band in which they demonstrate some of the their greatest songwriting and production skills. The album has some of the best and most fun beatles songs, like something and here comes the sun, there is something for casual listeners and die-hard fans. The creative feat of the album remains the meddly, ehich has excellent flow and sound all throughout. Overall this is one of the best albums of all time and a favorite of mine. Favorite song: Something. Overall score: 9.4/10
Obvious 5 star, I mean come on
The White Album part 2, basically, and that's no faint praise. What value and variety across the songs, the weirdness getting only more wondrous, with the all-time band, operating a very near their peak. The song cycle of the second side is some of Paul's best work and Sgt Peppers-comparable; had they not been breaking up perhaps might have been expanded and blown out for full artistic effect (the gorgeous "Golden Slumbers" should be acres larger, minutes longer). They are nursery rhymes, fairy tales and lullabies for adults (especially those that like to catch a buzz). For context: when a band's third-best songwriter writes "Here Comes the Sun"and the largely disregarded/overlooked drummer contributes "Octopus Garden," the band is definitely worth watching. The record only gets better with age. F-ing masterful and just about as good as pop music can be, and yet is somehow underrated, somehow gets lost in all the richness of the Beatles catalog.
Quite epic, their best
A universally revered album, and rightfully so.
10/10 Favorite Tracks: Come Together, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Carry that Weight Least Favorite: Here Comes the Sun--sadly too overplayed, but that doesn't mean it's a bad song.
Well, this is one of my favorite albums of all time, and was released the year I was born. I remember the first time I heard it, about six years old, in a living room listening session with adults. I felt very sophisticated.
I love this album!
What a joy! The definition of an album. No song would fit another album. No change in track order could be made. The final burst of tracks, creating an enchanting medley, seals the album with a charming red bow.
Just a delight
Pure bliss. Great album
I really don't enjoy the Beatles. They are varied and explore genre effortlessly. That said, there is still that sound that they have. Their signature. It just never really didn't for me. Pretty sizeable catalogue and I maybe really enjoy 7 songs? I think the problem is me. This is a perfect album. I'm just not the perfect audience for it.
03/01/24 Obviously this gets a 5 star rating. Never actually listened to this album before now and not a big fan of the Beatles, but this was better than expected.
Ok I see the hype! That album was magnificent. I can’t explain just one thing that I loved about it but it just felt good to listen to. I had to spin it back again just to get in that good mood again. Incredible project!
I mean come on. It’s a classic for a reason.
Well this was an easy one.
Probably the best album of all time
Love it
This is one of the classics. It may not be one of my all time favorites but it’s close.
What's left to say ?"Abbey Road" stands as a remarkable finale to the Beatles's illustrious career, showcasing both their musical evolution and the enduring brilliance that defined the band. The album opens with a powerful one-two punch: John Lennon's "Come Together" and Paul McCartney's "Something," two iconic tracks that exemplify the songwriters' distinct styles and growth. These openers set a high bar for what's to come. Unfortunately ,the album's momentum falters with "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (Why ? Why this song?) This quirky number, along with the somewhat conventional "Oh! Darling" and Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden," creates a momentary lull that might lead the worried listener to fear an industrial accident for the band's ultimate release. Fortunately, doubts are dispelled as the proto-heavy metal, Santana-esque intro of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" kicks in. This track marks a turning point, ushering in a series of musical wonders that carry the album to its conclusion. The crown jewel of "Abbey Road" is undoubtedly its medley, a masterful interweaving of John and Paul's compositions that serves as a fitting epitaph to the band's career. This sequence of interconnected songs showcases The Beatles at their collaborative best, with each member's contributions shining through in a harmonious blend of creativity and musicianship. "Abbey Road" is a testament to The Beatles' enduring legacy. Despite a few "questionable" inclusions ( feel free to replace questionable by the term you'll find more appropriate), the album's strengths far outweigh its weaknesses in my opinion and stands as a great album and a perfect conclusion to the band's journey. 4,5 stars that gets the rounding to 5.
This OMG, THIS I‘m SPEECHLESS. Abbey Road, YES, is a pure masterpiece, GODLIKE, and iconic. I remember hearing this album for the first time, and I was like a deaf person first hears sounds. This is 10/5, unarguably 10/5, 11/5 even, if they put The End to the end. Words can't describe how I love this album and The Beatles. Calling them The Greatest Band is still an underestimate. Every track in this album is flawless; EVERY TRACK is classic. This album has EVERYTHING. "Come Together" is one beautiful opening. "Something" is so satisfying — I adore George very much. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Octopus's Garden" are quirky and funny. Songs like "Oh! Darlin" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" are wonderful rock ballads. If you are looking for good Psychedelic Rock, tracks like "Sun King" are gracefully done (I still miss John Lennon.jpg). "Because" is so beautiful, and "You Never Give Me Your Money" can be one of my favourites. "Golden Slumbers" Suit is Paul's most remarkable work, I would cry 100 times along with this tune. Don't forget "Here Comes The Sun"; this one literally saved my life. I don't need to say nothing no more. I will love The Beatles til the end of my life. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. Peace and love. Peace and Love✌😎✌.
Because is one of my favorite Beatles songs; the run from golden slumbers to the end is insane, i never realized how much i love golden slumbers and carry that weight; also finding a new appreciation for she’s so heavy
Beautiful classic
Banger, hva mer kan jeg si. Kanskje det mest ikoniske album coveret of all time. Ingen dårlige sanger. Annerledes fra all samtidsmusikk. Mest sannsynlig det beste Beatles albumet.
There are very few albums that can compare to this in the 55 years since it was released. 5 stars or A+.
This was rather brilliant! I'm pleased it exists
5 stars no contest one of the greatest albums ever put to tape do yourself a favor buy some airpods max and listen to the 2019 mix version shit sounds so delicious It’s peerless in execution I mean throw a rock and you’ll hit solid fucking gold I mean “Something” alone would justify 5 stars it is possible the greatest love song ever written just ask Frank Sinatra And don’t get me started on the fucking medley it is so jam packed with phenomenal ideas and melodies I can’t fucking even
You already know Will I listen to again: 100%
Obviously fucking fantastic. Here Comes the Sun will always be my cliched fave (,:
There isn't much more I can say that hasn't been said about this album, but when it starts with my two favorite Beatles songs it's going to be hard for me to give it any less than 5
Excellent as always.
This is the last album that the Beatles recorded together (although Let It Be was released after this). It’s as fine a coda to their career as you could wish for, although the tensions between them could be felt. Apparently John hated Paul’s “granny music”, Ringo had his moment with Octopus’s Garden and George had two of his best songs included. Side one closes with the relentless I Want You and side two with The End (and the cheeky Her Majesty). Sublime!
There not much to say apart from that it's a great album all the way through. There might be too many Beatles albums in this list, but this one deserves its place here.
5/5. Can I give it a 6/5 You won't find very many albums better than this one.
Clearly a great album. Had a lot of momentum between the songs towards the end. I can't really stand to listen to the Beatles on shuffle; I'm glad they put so much effort into making albums/innovating them in general.
listened to again one of the greatest albums ever conceived and recorded
ah, the legendary beatles! as with most of their albums, this one is chock full of hits. as with many of their albums, lennon and mccartney write the lion’s share of the songs with ringo and harrison contributing to a few. the band is firing on all cylinders with this one and while it may not be my favourite album of theirs (that is probably the “white album”), this one is still a standout effort. highlights: “something” “i want you (she’s so heavy)” “because” “she came in through the bathroom window”
An all timer for sure. Been getting pretty dicey lately with some of these picks.
So much pure gold in here. So many different sounds. I've never liked how it kinda feels like the album just turns into a grab bag but I guess I can appreciate that, this being their last one, the whole thing is a bit of a catch all for all the ideas and projects they might have had lying around. Come Together, I Want You, Because, Here Comes The Sun. Get outta town.
Listened to the Deluxe Edition - phenomenal.
Classic
It's Abbey Road. I mean...come on.
Loved. Favorites were Here Comes the Sun, Something, Golden Slumbers and Come Together
The Beatles' swan song, and arguably their most accessible album for a modern audience. Obviously, absolute classic. It's got two of George Harrison's best ever songs ("Something" and "Here Comes the Sun") and a massive medley that covers the album's entire second half. This really feels like the culmination of everything the Beatles did, and it honestly feels like the end of the 60s as a whole.
Probably my favourite Beatles album. Not as experimental or groundbreaking as the likes of Revolver or Sgt. Peppers (though it has its moments), just a collection of really good songs by a group on the verge of breaking up. I’m no musical expert but I love the bright “sunny” sound of the album (and that’s not just because Here Comes The Sun is on it). I could listen to the trio of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End over and over and over.
Ya había escuchado y no me gusta que varias de las canciones como a la mitad del álbum se acaben de la nada pero está buenísimo y el George Harrison se aventó con Something y Here Comes The Sun Y YO ESCUCHÉ SOMETHING EN EL CONCIERTO DE PAUL. Está bueno el álbum pero no me gusta que las canciones se corten de la nada, yo no diría que es el mejor de los Beatles como muchos dicen.
I love this album. This was one of the first albums I owned when I first got a cd player and to this day it remains a favorite. Something is one of my all time favorite Beatles songs. 5
Abbey Road is a mesmerising kaleidoscope of the Beatles individual and combined talents. A masterpiece.
I'm a bit torn between 4 or 5 so I'll go 5 and say it should be a 4.5. Kicking myself for not listening sooner, there's a couple lesser known knes (as far as a Beatles song can be) that I don't think I've heard, like Something. I Want You (She's So Heavy) is right up my alley, providing a change of pace with smooth, slick verses and massive, atmospheric guitars in the second half, kind of like a precursor to doom metal. The clanging metal on Maxwell's Silver Hammer seemed like a good idea at first but it quickly grew annoying and it would have been a lot better without it. Octopus' Garden is a decent song, just a daft little thing but it's noticeably weaker than the rest of the album. Quite liked the second half as well which a lot of people seem to put down. There maybe aren't any particular standouts (though I like Sun King quite a bit) but it flows really well and offers enough variety to prevent the album from getting tiresome. Also, the production is class, George Martin was a genius Highlights: I Want You (She's So Heavy), Something, Sun King
One of the greatest albums. So many fantastic songs.
i'd really love to live in an octopus' garden
Definitely their best album. Has career highlights in one concise length.
Possibly the best album ever recorded. Five stars, easily.
Great album
Brilliant, just brilliant.
amazing album everyone should definitely listen to if they like music
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. So progressive for the time sonically and the songwriting is incredible, raw, and often silly. You can tell how much fun they were having when they recorded this.
I mean, it's Abbey Road.
Previously rated: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5/5) Rubber Soul (5/5) With the Beatles (5/5) A Hard Day's Night (5/5) The White Album (5/5) ************************************************** Another easy 5/5 Beatles album. I didn't used to be a big fan of it - Because, Sun King, I Want You (She's So Heavy) kind of bored me, but of course they all grew on me over the years. It has the best George and Ringo songs (Here Comes the Sun and Octopus's Garden), the excellent medley, cheeky Maxwell's Silver Hammer, classics Come Together and Something, Ringo's only drum solo (The End). I understand why it's the highest rated album on this list.
i couldn’t say anything that hasn’t already been said. their finest album
Duh.
Classic
A true rock classic, Abbey Road shows why the Beatles are considered legends of the genre. It's a cohesive album from start to finish that provides the listener with an unparalleled experience: Listening to this album is like listening to your best friend telling their stories while you're both at the bar. It was their last album and they ended a years-long career brilliantly. More iconic, impossible.
I wonder who that guy by the black car in the album cover is. Favourite Songs: Come Together, Oh! Darling, Here Comes the Sun, You Never Give Me Your Money, Golden Slumbers. Least Favourite Songs: Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard.
My favourite Beatles album. Flawless
It's Abbey f***ing Road.
no comments :D
Abbey Road" is the 11th studio and final recorded album by English rock band the Beatles. The album incorporates rock, blues and progressive rock musical styles and uses prominently the Moog synthesizer and guitars played through a Leslie speaker. It is also known for its long medley on side two. George Martin agreed to produce the album if he was allowed to produce the album in the same manner he did on earlier albums and with discipline. There were tense personnel issues among the bandmembers particularly Lennon and McCartney. Surprisingly, the album received mixed reviews upon its release with criticism towards the production's artificial effects. Today it is considered a masterpiece and one of the best albums of all time. Commercially, it hit #1 in the US and UK. A drum beat, bass line and rattle open "Come Together." At least I think that what it is but also foreshadows all the little details and creativity that makes this such a compelling listen. A John Lennon song. A fuzzy bass and swampy feel. A counterculture figure. Is it John or someone else? He does allude to Yoko. The only single, George Harrison's "Something," comes next. Inspired by a James Taylor album and initially offered to Joe Cocker. Billy Preston on organ. Lennon on piano. Harrison with great vocals and guitar solo. And why wouldn't Ringo be in Sardinia on Peter Sellar's yacht discussing how octpuses live underneath the surface. Thank God, cause we get "Octopus's Garden." We needed a fun song at this point. Ringo's deadpan voice. Another spot-on Harrison guitar solo. George really shines on this album. Just to make sure they weren't missing out on the music of the day, they go Beatle-prog on Lennon's "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." At 7:47, the guitar and band overall does sound heavy. Billy Preston making another key appearance on the organ. I've always loved that little break with McCartney's bass and the ensuing yelling of "She's So..." A song about Yoko. Harrison brings the album to a crest with "Here Comes the Sun." Soft, melodic and gentle. Harrison wrote this while in Eric Clapton's garden during s break. No Lennon. The last third of this album is an eight-song sixteen-minute medley. Many think this medley was about selfishness and self-gratification. "You Never Give Me Money" kicks it off. A piano ballad which goes darker and harder. McCartney's voice deepens. It's about a dispute with a businessman. Lots of interesting characters throughout this medley including Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam. We also meet a fan who climbed in through McCartney's bathroom window to steal stuff. The production becomes big in "Golden Slumbers" with strings and bass and one of Paul's best Beatle vocal songs. The band knew it would be hard to live up to what they could do individually compared to as the Beatles in "Carry that Weight." It's appropriate they got to to do solos, even Ringo, on their last song "The End." And what did Paul really mean with "the love you take is equal to the love you make?" There are so many different and creative musical sounds and vocals throughout this album. Just tremendous production. Could they or anyone do this live? Who cares! It sounds good as it is. George Harrison emerged with maybe the two best songs on the album. The medley was an appropriate and original way to go out. An epic achievement in every sense.
The two best Beatles Harrison tracks plus the B-Side medleys make up for a somewhat uneven album.
A beautiful album.
Perfect album. What can be said that hasn't already? Beautiful from start to finish.
This is Something. Why you ask? Because. The End.
Their best but not my favourite
Well the generator makes things interesting sometimes, Sgt. Pepper and now Abbey Road in a three-day stretch (with Arcade Fire in the middle). I have to say that it's been a great run for me lately on the generator. I try to not look at the ratings in advance, but I've glanced at the top 20 list a few times and I believe this is at or near the top, and Sgt. Pepper and Songs in the Key of Life are also both top 20. It's been a bit of a rough stretch in the world lately, but my daily album has been a bright spot at least. This deserves all of the hype that it gets. I had moments on Sgt. Pepper where I questioned the hype slightly, but that didn't happen here. This definitely slots into the top spot of my favorite Beatles album (the running list is this, White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Meet the Beatles!). It has the hits, it has top-to-bottom consistency, it's the real deal. This is their 11th and second to last album released, coming shortly before the band's breakup and the release of Let It Be. It starts with an incredible stretch of "Come Together", "Something", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", and "Oh! Darling". Three of the four are completely top-tier iconic songs, and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is peak goofy-McCartney. It sounds like McCartney pissed everyone off by making them rerecord "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" a bunch of times until it was perfect and everyone was tired of it. This is the first time I'm coming across the term "granny music" to refer to McCartney's old school homage type songs like this. Honestly they're a little ridiculous at times, but I often find them to be some of the more interesting and fun songs on their albums. Time has likely erased some of what made them sound particularly "old" at this point, which probably helps. After that you get the token Ringo song ("Octopus's Garden") and then the nearly 8-minute Lennon masterpiece "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". This one is really simple, but it builds in such a big way, and then the sudden silence at the end is really striking, especially with the upbeat "Here Comes The Sun" coming right after it (though this is the break between the A and B sides in the album version). Then you get the layered sound on "Because" and the rest of the album which is a medley of a bunch of shorter song snippits. At first I wasn't sure I was super into the medley thing, but honestly I ended up really enjoying it. "Golden Slumbers" into "Carry My Weight" was a real standout for me. I've written a lot about the Beatles lately and I'm not really feeling much more writing, but this is just a top-tier album across the board. The band was clearly having some issues at this point, but it's really incredible how much quality music they cranked out in such a short period of time. If anything they really hit their stride late after they were wildly famous, which is definitely not usually the case. I don't have much to say about the cover art, other than to note that it's obviously iconic. I did learn that apparently there was a conspiracy theory that Paul was actually dead and the cover was used as "proof" (it alleges that they were walking from a funeral in this picture, Lennon in white as a religious figure, Ringo in black as the undertaker, Harrison in back as the gravedigger in denim, and McCartney walking out of stride with the rest and holding a cigarette in his non-dominant hand, which apparently was proof that it was a stand-in body double). All press is good press I guess. Pretty much without a doubt one of the best albums of all time. There's a lot of famous albums on here that I haven't quite gotten, but this isn't one of them. Favorite song: Here Comes The Sun Other: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End 11/9/24
What can I say about possibly the most iconic album of all-time. It's nearly perfect, though I could do without "novelty" songs like Maxwell SIlver Hammer and Octopus Garden, but even as seemingly lightweight they are they are still expertly crafted if insubstantial pop songs. As for the rest of the album that craftsmanship is on display throughout. Side 2 and it's suite of songs is a nearly perfect side of music. 5 stars (duh!)
An exploration of wonderful warm melodies. Perhaps an example of the best soulful melodic compositions ever- and some well known songs. Wow
Masterpiece.
Anyone who doesn't give this 5 stars should have their ears taken away.
Love!!!!
Typischer Beatles Sound - ein paar Highlights und der Rest gut hörbar. Definitiv eines der größten Alben aller Zeiten. 5/5
I’m sad I have to review cause it means my next album won’t be as good….album art is iconic and might be the most famous. The fact that this album is off the back of revolver, sgt pepper, magic mystery, white album, and yellow submarine is insane. They mastered their art in a way only few artists ever have and this album is a culmination of a lot of that great work. Octopus garden is a brilliant song written by ringo. The whole album is like a love letter to fans saying thank you for everything but this is where we are now and we’re tired but please everyone spread love and peace and help each other. Their music is just timeless, so many wonderfully composed songs. Oh darling by Paul is a beautiful song, them keys!! I’m just thankful this music exists. Okay I’ll get off my soap box
Such a phenomenal album. I think this is among the great Beatles albums, and among the greatest albums of all time (at least top 50). It begins with the weird gibberish parade that is Come Together, and then moves onto what Frank Sinatra called “The greatest love song in 50 years” which is Something. Harrison’s guitar gently weeps out into the rest of the album, all of which is fun to sing to. And it all ends with some amazing drums and The End, perfectly finished off for such an album.
Absolute masterpiece. So many of these songs went on influence entire genres of music it's actually unbelievable. As amazing as the suite on side B is, I've always preferred the songs on side A. So many highlights. This is the perfect swan song from arguably the most influential band of all time. Their next album (recorded first) was kind of a let down, but that's fine. Key tracks: Come Together Something Octopus's Garden I Want You (She's So Heavy) Here Comes the Sun Because
Geniales Album.
Not their best but one of the best
Not a big Beatles fan, but this album is perfect from cover to cover
One of my favorite albums and one of my most-listened to albums. The first side of the album is a collection of 6 tracks, including "Come Together," "Something," and "Oh! Darling," three of the Beatles' very best songs. I've always loved Paul's vocals on "Oh! Darling." In my memory, I think I've always classified it as a John song because it feels like the sort of screaming rock 'n' roll he was so good at it. But I also love that Paul is singing in John's style here. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a fascinating one. There's no other song quite like it in the Beatles catalogue. The second side of the album is a stunning suite that gradually builds steam until we get a series of rapid-fire tunes that move one right into the next, leading to the epic finale of "Carry That Weight" and "The End." One of those albums that helped me understand how great an album could be, as opposed to singles.
I'm really thankful that I'm alive for this record and for the window of time where The Beatles are what they are (who am I kidding I think this band probably has a case for being the most timeless band ever). Like sure, I could have lived during the 1600s and jamming on Vivaldi & Bach, or I could be alive during the 2900s, jamming to alien glorb rock, but here I am being graced with The Beatles, and Abbey Road. So many songs here are what I think are masterpieces: "Come Together" "Something" "Oh! Darling" "Octopus's Garden" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" "Here Comes The Sun" ... I'm just writing out the album list so... you get what I mean. What makes this album extra impressive is that all of these songs are so eclectic and diverse and yet still homogeneous. It's amazing how every song could sound different but still deliver quality. I love that so many of these songs were featured in the movie Across The Universe which I think was a great entrance to The Beatles for a younger audience who probably grew up thinking that this band were something that their parents liked and thought they were just OK. Easy 5/5, and I think a clear top 15/20 album of all time for me.
A nearly perfect album
Amazing
I finally get the Beatles hype. This website, and the persistent insistence of some (read one) friend, has brought me to the dark side. Not sure whether this or Revolver is my favourite of theirs, but damn is it good. For 1969 too! Easy to hate the Beatles at a superficial level, but once you give them a chance, any music lover would have to take something from them. Because and Sun King as my personal favourites (both Lennon), but shout out to Harrison's contributions too, very enjoyable. I agreed with the rest of the Beatles' assessment of McCartney's Maxwell's Silver Hammer (not bad, but cheesy enough, didn't like.) I also agreed with Lennon that Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam were "a bit of crap I wrote in India". But other than that, a top top album. 5*, a worthy milestone in music.
Better than I remember/listening all the way through. Not perfect, but gets there with rounding.
I have always loved this album and listened to it hundreds of times. I fell in love with the Beatles about 38 years ago when I was 15. This is an awesome album and clearly illustrates the Beatles as one of the most influential bands ever. Sure some of the band members were/are dicks but this is greatness.
This album is as good as people say it is! Not sure why it took me so long to give it a full listen?! Will this album make me a Beatles convert finally? Maybe! Fave Track: I want you (She's so heavy) - I loved this track so much and listened to it on repeat for most of the weekend, but I don't love that it ends so abruptly!
It’s easy to overlook the importance of Abbey Road. After all, it’s a record that has been dissected and analyzed countless times. Its iconic cover and groundbreaking music have become synonymous with the Beatles’ legacy. Yet, upon revisiting this masterpiece, I couldn't help but be struck by its enduring power. The album’s second side is a particular highlight that invites repeated listens. The sprawling, psychedelic suite of songs seamlessly blends together to showcase McCartney’s ambitious vision, coupled with Harrison’s melodic brilliance and Lennon’s raw energy. The final track, “The End,” with its iconic line, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make,” serves as a fitting conclusion to the Beatles’ career. Abbey Road is a testament to the Beatles’ innovative approach to recording. The album’s production, helmed by George Martin and Geoff Emerick, is groundbreaking. Techniques like tape manipulation and sound layering were revolutionary then and can still be heard in music today. While McCartney’s influence is undeniable, it’s the contributions of Harrison and Lennon that truly elevate Abbey Road. Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something” are timeless classics, showcasing his melodic gift and spiritual depth. Lennon’s “Come Together” and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” bring a raw energy and experimental edge to the album. Did I own this release? My dad owned it on vinyl but rarely played it. Does this release belong on the list? Absolutely. Would this release make my personal list? It’s tough to pick just one Beatles album. Will I be listening to it again? For sure.
Listened to this on repeat throughout the day.
There is nothing to say except, this is one of the finest recordings of all time
Arguably peak Beatles, where you can really hear everyone's style most clearly. It's not my fave Beatles album (I think Rubber Soul still takes it), but I can't not give this 5*, it's perfect. Come together: such a great bass line and opening for an album. Imagine you're in the 60s and think you know the Beatles and then you hear this -- what a banger for the ears. Something: having the second track be a "George" track is lovely and a great contrast to the opener. The bridge is excellent. Maxwells silver hammer, octopus' garden: she cute. Ringo has progressed! Oh darling: an iconic Paul track, the tension in the song is palpable She's so heavy: another great bass line. Love the bridge with the guitar and harmonies, just so satisfying. Here comes the sun: just gorgeous I learned today that "the medley" is the whole back of the album start at "Because" which is nuts -- bangers from top to bottom. Because: gorgeous, the harmonies are *chef's kiss*, but then again, the Beatles always had this down. Sun king: the harmonies in the chorus "ki-i-i-i-ing" really hits. Mean mr mustard: I dig the switch to 3/4 Golden slumbers/carry that weight/the end: all amazing, my favorite part of the album.
10/10
I mean
2nd fav beatles album I think. the songs just go places
I can’t add anything about Abbey Road that hasn’t already been said a thousand times. I’ve loved the Beatles for probably 30 years (I’m 37), and time has shown me this is their best album. Considering the quality of Plastic Ono Band and All Things Must Pass and some of Paul’s early solo singles it’s tempting to wonder what one more Beatles LP would have sounded like, but it’s hard to argue that they went out on an incredibly high note (I know Let It Be was released after but as this was their last recorded album I sort of consider it the end). George especially kills it here, between this and ATMP he was at such a creative peak. It’s completely valid that this is the highest rated album on this list.
Мне кажется, средняя оценка у этого альбома самая высокая из всех, которые мне выпал к текущей дате. Ну я не могу поставить ему мало, по нескольким причинам: во-первых, его реально классно слушать, во-вторых, они все-таки были сильно впереди своего времени, в-третьих, так все разнообразно! ну в общем, кто я, чтобы не поставим им пятерочку
This album has doom metal on it before doom metal was a thing, and then it follows it up with "Here Comes the Sun".. and it works. Considering all the varied and heavy material on this album, even Octopus's Garden & Maxwell's Silver Hammer are welcome contributions, providing some fun goofball energy when needed. The last 7 or so tracks barely clock in over a couple of minutes each, becoming a bit of a medley. What could easily have been material for a whole additional album of music if more fleshed out is instead flexed like they just can't contain their own prolific creativities. Their forthcoming solo careers provided plenty of ample space to explore these fertile grounds but they never had the guardrails of each other to check/balance themselves after this high water mark.
++*: Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes the Sun, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, The End, Her Majesty ++: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh! Darling, Because, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight 10/10
All around great album, an easy, fun, listen.
There’s a reason why The Beatles are on every “top” list. What they did for rock and roll in 7 years in unfathomable. True Goats.
Can I rate this a 6?
A masterpiece. Few albums have influenced so many people and genres, continuing to branch from this common ancestor. A hugely nostalgic listen from childhood Breakfast with the Beatles and a young love for the band. The Beatles make excellent music for children. Growing up and learning more about all of the stories and issues in how this album was made, it's a much different picture. I'm sure it's an album that will continue to evolve throughout my life
10/10, one of the best ever
A masterpiece. (Once we get Maxwell's Awful Silver Hammer out of the way!)
I’m aware this is regarded as one of the best albums of all time but does it live up to the hype? Well the answer is yes and I can’t believe it’s taken me until I'm nearly 50 to listen to it! A magnificent album from start to finish and it feels like the culmination of everything they’d learnt making music over the years. I’ve tried listening to a couple of their albums previously but often found the big songs overshadowed the rest. This feels like more of a complete album with no tracks I wanted to skip. The Beatles body of work and progression from the start to this in only 6/7 years is bonkers. I won’t be leaving it another 49 years to listen to it again (already on my third play today!)
I'm glad I got Abbey Road after some uninspiring albums. I've heard Abbey Road many times, and listen to songs from it quite often. It's just an absolute classic, with every song standing out, and most of the songs being iconic just by themselves, like Come Together. There's good variety in the types of songs on Abbey Road as well. You have the obligatory strange but fun songs like Octopus's Garden, the heavy but sensual sounding Come Together and I Want You, and then you have the lovely uplifting Here Comes the Sun. Just a great album.
Love.
I think I am constantly surprised by how prolific the Beatles catalog is in such a short amount of time and this is just another great reminder
Best album for the Beatles, the last album and one of the best. 5/5. No doubt.
LP
B-side
4th or 5th favorite Beatles album. Still great.
First time listen. Highlights: side b
Remastered 2009. The big guitar riff in Come Together sounds so good, and so does the rumbling low end in the coda. Something has a riff that could have been on a Pink Floyd album. It's slow and purposeful, with real weight to it. In general I appreciate the stero effects and little details. It's the kind of clear mix I like with all the instruments distinct and punchy. It's not all quiet and proggy either, Oh! Darling has an aggressive chorus and heavy drumming and I Want You (She's So Heavy) is true to its name with a crushing riff (ok, it's still 1969!) Side two starts with a change of pace but another heavy hitter in Here Comes the Sun, and Because features the Moog synthesizer to great effect. The rest of the album is a medley winding its way through 8 tracks over 16 minutes. There's lots of good parts, but Golden Slumbers might be the prettiest bit and has a perfect transition into Carry That Weight. Overall, an ambitious and enduring work. With the band starting to fall apart at the seams, it's almost unbelievable how good it is.
Words can’t quite convey the emotional attachment I have for this album. The songs of all songs? By the band of all bands? On the album of all albums? It made me feel like today was the day of all days. This is just the album you think of when you hear 1001 albums you have to listen to before you die. This album is in my top 10 at least.
Of course I knew the album. The cover is great and a justifiably widespread meme. In fact, I've never heard the album in its entirety, only individual tracks. It was worth catching up now. 5/5
Thoughts before listening: This is typically considered the Beatles' best album. It definitely has a lot of their more "classic rock" sounding songs. I have always enjoyed this album and tend to agree that its their best although really all of their later albums are killer. Review: Abbey Road certainly lives up to its status as one of the Beatles' best. Its hard to add much more to the praise that this album has received, so I will just say that while I enjoy songs through out the tracklist, the best part is the ending song suite. This is an album full of classics that does live up to its reputation. 5-stars
What can I say? It’s motherfuckin Abby Road! ‘Nuff said!
It's probably my favorite Beatles album, if I'm being honest with myself. I studied the side two medley when I was a kid. It still thrills.
"Abbey Road" is still awesome after listening to it many times. An absolute blast compared to the last album I reviewed. Almost every minute of it is a masterpiece. "I Want You" and "Come Together" are my favourites. I think "Let It Be" wasn't great so I say "Abbey Road" is the Beatles' true final album. I'll give "Abbey Road" no less than 5 stars.
Been in the top 10 my entire life and I reckon it’ll stay there. The most focused and coherent Beatles album. Contains several of the best singles as well as the best side progression of their discography. Masterpiece.
The last Beatles album (Let It Be doesn't count as that was just reworked from the Get Back sessions), in-fighting and tension was so much that many songs don't feature the full band. Speaking of individuals, the songs here definitely show that... John was getting bluesy with "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". Paul was waist deep in "granny music" with shit like "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" that had already been bumped from The White Album and derided in the Get Back documentary. George was still riding that "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" high from the White Album with the truly great "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun". And Ringo had "Octopus's Garden", can't have them all Ringo, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take, at least you got a badass drum solo on this album. Then they just went their separate ways and stopped recording a month before this was released and George Martin scraped together bits and bobs to make the suite medley that ends the album. Its The Beatles, so I'mma give it 5 stars, but the end of The Beatles is definitely a bittersweet thing.
The range on this album is just so impressive and makes it really fun to listen to all the way through. Kind of tried to pretend I was listening for the first time. My only hangup is it's hard to hear Octopus's Garden as anything but a kids' song, and that makes it feel out of place. (It comes after Oh Darling and before I Want You/She's So Heavy....) Yes there are universal themes in Octopus's Garden, even serious/adult themes, but still, it's the playful instrumentalizing combined with the surface content... I've never been sold on it.
I have listened to this album countless times since I was a kid and was all too happy to listen again. Abbey Road is my most favorite Beatles album and one of my favorite albums of all time. There are no stinkers on it. Not one. It’s enjoyable from start to finish. It’s quirky and fun and creative and catchy. Even though I know I can listen to it whenever I want, for some reason I got really excited when I saw that it was my next album. I felt like a precious gift had been bestowed upon me 😂 So many good memories attached to this album. My favorite songs are both George songs, Because, Oh! Darling, and the medley at the end ❤️
isnt this like the holy grail of the 1001 albums??
Excellent album
We knew this review was coming, love it. Not my favorite Beatles album, but certainly deserves the accolades it receives. Listened to it and it took me back to being in high school all over again
4.5★. I mean, it's Abbey Road... Harrison is still getting the short-shrift here with only two songs, but they proved to be the two biggest hits (though I guess Come Together could also lay a claim to a spot) so there's that. Meanwhile, McCartney's talents seem to be applied to their ideal state in that endless medley of songs (his vocals on the initial section of You Never Give Me Your Money are enough to make me cry, even though the lyrics are so insignificant). And John is John. Because is wonderfully elusive, and a masterpiece of harmonies. And I Want You (She's So Heavy) is not only the greatest love song ever made but maybe the greatest song. And while the transition from that to Here Comes the Sun is more notable, the transition from the lighthearted instrumentals of Octopus's Garden to the heavy Bass of I Want You has an equally transformative effect on me. In essence: it's alright.
C'mon, it's Abbey Road. Easy five stars.
Some of the most iconic songs in the Beatles catalogue. For many people, this is their favorite Beatles album, but for me this one has some songs that don't stand up to the test of time for any but the most diehard Beatles fan (Maxwell's) One of the prime examples of Beatles albums where the songs flow together more seamlessly than the discrete songs which propelled them to radio stardom
Come Together Something Oh! Darling I Want You (She's So Heavy) Here Comes the Sun Because You Never Give Me Your Money She Came in Through the Bathroom Window Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End Her Majesty
Side 2 of Abbey Road is perfect, and the album in its entirety is a masterpiece. Anyone who says it’s overrated is a tool.
Banger after banger
Wondered how long it would take to get this one. There isn't anything new to say about this record. Is this the best Beatles album? Yeah I think so. It's got its share of 'why'd they even record this?' songs as all their albums do. Like what the hell did we really need Maxwell's Silver Hammer for? Though it does sound like classic Beatles now that I think of it. But this album has a handful of the best songs they did, which for the Beatles is saying a lot. I don't agree that this is the best album ever recorded but it would probably be a top 10 for me. Maybe top 20. I also think it's funny that everyone rags on George Harrison for his songwriting but he wrote, according to plays on Spotify, the Beatles most popular song, Here Comes The Sun. By a huge margin. I was sort of surprised to see that. 5/5
5 stars for the cover art alone? Yes. Or “Golden Sumbers”? Yes. Ringo’s drum solo? Yes. John’s madness on “I Want You”? Yes. Paul’s ditty to the Queen? Yes. George’s guitar tone on “Something”? Yes. Is it perfect? No, but only because I wish it would never end.
ABEESS ROED
I see Beatles, I give perfect score
Beatles at the top of their game. The ending medley is perfection.
This album has always been in my top couple of albums. Perfectly crafted songs, planed and recoded with such authenticity. Hands downs down the most complete Beatles work.
Excellent
discazo papa, le chupo todo el pito a come carne
Oh, that magic feeling - it's Abbey Road day! There are worlds built in each song on this album, and it's such a pleasure to lose yourself in exploring them with each listen. This time, I was completely immersed in I Want You (She's So Heavy), thinking how incredibly the arrangement captures this specific emotion. I was so zoned in that my breath caught when it abrubtly ends and transitions into Here Comes the Sun. It was as close as you can get to that "first time" listen again. Such a euphoric transition. I remember being in the Borders browsing CDs, knowing I had to get something by the Beatles. I'd just listened to Rubber Soul and I needed more. A kind woman noticed, we talked for a few minutes, and then she handed me Abbey Road and said "Get this one." I think about her every time I listen and hope she's doing well. This would be an absolute masterpiece even if it ended with Because. But my god, then you have the whole medley after that. One of the best moments on the album is the breathing room between The End and Her Majesty. I'm so glad there's space there to really linger in those last words and ascending ahhhs. *And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make*
Some of the greatest Beatles tunes coming near the end as you could see the bits unraveling. We get to hear more from George as he flexes a bit and Sinatra credits "Something" as one of the best love songs ever recorded. Having Billy Preston on organs is huge elevating "I Want You' to something immense.
I didn’t listen to any Beatles albums before this project. At this point, I have considered each new Beatles album I hear to be the best one I’ve heard. I liked this better than Sgt. Pepper’s, and Sgt. Pepper’s more than Hard Day’s Night. And I like each one leaps and bounds more than the previous. At this rate, Revolver will have to do my taxes or some shit to impress me.
Un de mes albums préférés de tous les temps. Je pense que ça tient à son côté éclectique et imparfait, une sorte de ramassis d'idées mélangées ensemble et malgré tout cohérentes, avec des pièces aux tonalités plus sombres que ce à quoi les Beatles nous ont habitués.
It’s Abby Road. In five hundred years, this will be one of the surviving artifacts, a masterpiece of our time. Three armed kids with lizard noses will learn these songs the way our kids learn Mozart.
Fantastic album. I don’t know what else to say.
As a known Beatles disliker (hater seems too harsh) this is the one time on a full album i'll give it to them. Even though there's still a couple duds in Maxwell and Octopus, the rest is excellent. Love the structure of the second half being a long medley, that part where the melody of 'You're Gonna Carry that Weight' comes back in towards the end is brilliant. Also I Want You (She's So Heavy) is the best song they ever did, and it's a tragedy that they wasted so much time on crappy little pop songs when they had potential in them the whole time. Outrageous.
I think their best. The run from I want You, to the end of the album, is without peer.
9/10
...is this my favorite Beatles album? It takes a lot of the digressions found in the more experimental albums and threads them together cleanly and pleasantly. Some of their poppiest songs are here, as well as their weirder little noodly bits.
The most done with the least
I mean it's no Finally Rich but it's pretty good
Easy 5, prob the best record from prob the best band ever, just stellar. hot take: Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window is maybe my fave Beatles track(s) - that section of the record is just John and Paul at their best songwriting-wise and the whole band just nails the execution. Totally fantastic. George Martin must have felt like he had lightning in a bottle there. So surprised that combo doesn’t seem to get a lot of love in the press/radio/etc.
Easiest 5 star of my life, what can you even say. The songs at the beginning are great, the run at the end is legendary. This could come out today and be a hit. Changed the course of music completely, etc. etc. The amount of pretty boring 60s music (and onwards!) on this list really shows how far ahead the Beatles were for their time. Probably the best Beatles album?
What to say about an album that sounds brilliant today, and was released before you were born? I'll be 53 soon and I'm guessing this album will mean even more to me by the time I'm 75. To me this is not the best Beatles album.... It's not the best songs. What has more than any other record is the raw emotion in performance. Golden Slumbers might just be Paul's most vulnerable and gritty vocal ever. To me it defines him. The piano and strings mesh beautifully with his voice and it will never be matched in 92 seconds of ecstasy. You have Oh Darling on the same album. Maybe one of the best Beatles doowop heavy rocking songs ever. Again a brilliant performance. When you told me, you didn't need me anymore...such passion in the delivery. And we haven't even talked about George yet. Something is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Five isn't fair for this as a measurement of its extreme beauty. I want you, so heavy is one of the trippiest psychedelic journeys ever. Its out there on a planet all by itself.
Best album ever made. The Beatles outdid themselves and George Martin delivered. Abbey Road is work of art. Perfection.
Awesome Beatles album, liked this one more as tracks were a bit more melodic and sophisticated than their earlier bubblegum pop songs. Liked the A-side a little more but was also familiar with the songs, but enjoyed the entire album.
It’s hard to deny that this is a really good album. I struggle to call it the “best ever,“ as the global rankings of this project seem to have it right now. But I am hard-pressed to name an album more deserving of that title. 4.5* rounding up to 5 to help make sure Kid Rock doesn’t catch up in the standings! 😉
A masterpiece. This is everything Let It Be was not; finished and well-conceived. A fitting encore that seems to show something new on every listen.
Day244 - i don’t know what’s better the first four songs or the last four. either way this is an amazing album
Obviously
I think I've enjoyed "Revolver" a bit more. Although it doesn't have so much straight up hits like this album. Still it's hard for me. Is it a 4.5 or a 5 stars album. I'll go with 5/5. It's a lot to unpack in here.
Come Together is undoubtedly one of The Beatles' finest tracks. It sounds 40 years ahead of its time, and it's 55 years old. And they start this album off with it! I don't think this is the best album ever, but I do think it's massively good, supremely influential and a nice culmination of the success of a genuinely great band.
The best
Throughout my entire life, I've always held on to the opinion that The Beatles are one of the most overrated bands of all time, and this album didn't change my mind. If anything, seeing this the highest rated album on this website. Sure, it's an elite album, and it had some talented, and catchy tunes, but the fact it was made by The Beatles has a big influence on why it's(virtually tied) as the highest rated album on this site. Favorite Track: "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".
A classic. I prefer the first half to the medley, but it's still great as a whole. 4.5 stars
I mean, obvi...
Abbey Road, by the actual Beatles, is a good album. So there you go.
It's sort of a mess in terms of everyone starting to pull in their own direction, but a beautifully made mess. The production is like a one gun salute for the end of the 60s and a starting pistol for the 70s.
Absolute classic. One of the best albums of all time. Somehow even after countless listens, hearing again feels fresh. It's just great, front to back.
Side one starts out strong with Come Together and mostly keeps it going except for Maxwells Silver Hammer and Because. But the medley of side two is just vastly superior. No duds, all hits to me. To top all that off we get alternating guitar solos from John and Paul and a drum solo from Ringo on The End? Pretty great
It's Abbey Road
Timeless, although if it were to be dropped nowadays, people would be biased, be it people defending the comeback of 70s sound or people calling them wanna-be’s. Every song, nevertheless, goes strait to the point. Hard as concrete.
Ah, yes, Abbey Road. Certainly this album has two of the best songs to open an album in "Come Together" and "Something". George Harrison's two contributions along make this album a five. I still go back and forth on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", from its OK to an indulgence of Paul McCartney. Still I will be forgiving of the minor imperfections...
I like late Beatles and this is some of their best. I especially like how several of the songs flow seamlessly into each other.
The Beatles have a lot of masterpieces, and this is definitely one of them. It’s obviously iconic and for good reason. They were close to the end, and this is such a great example of how they evolved as a band and as people over the course of their time together. It feels like a culmination of their journey from bubble gum boy band to trippy acid hippies to this more mature and sophisticated sound. It’s deep and emotional, and musically, it’s pretty damn amazing.
Amazing album! So many great hits here and a few new ones for me. I had never heard this album all the way through. Even without considering how it must’ve been received back in ‘69, this album delivers!
Amazing album
Without looking some people here will be going 'Oohhh look at me, I'm going to give it a 1 because I'm so edgy.' Well shut your fat Croatian mouth. You're not even real.
Masterpiece, i love it, is amazing and awesome
This is so stunningly good
Gema
It’s Abbey Road, there’s not much more to say. Strange, diverse, catchy; the whole package. A trip to be sure.
One of the greatest albums of all time. Don't like every part of it, but especially the end medley is amazing.
14.08
I could go on at length about this. You could write it off today as “The Beatles are overrated” but take a step back and think. This was NEW in 1969 nobody else was doing it better (I’m not saying no-one else was doing it. People influence and copy others all the time. Just look at Sgt. Pepper). This was pushing the boundary on what popular music could be! Sitting through this album was a joy and even though I had listened to it countless times before, I still get chills when I reach “The End”. “Her Majesty” only serves as the Cigarette after sex.
Hard to deny the classic status Flows so well and never becomes boring or uninventive, peaking with that medley
The last few tracks are maybe the best ending stretch of songs on any album. Golden Slumbers still makes me emotional.
really hard to not give this a 5 for number of reasons. One of the greatest and deserves top 3 placement (although Dark Side is the Best). If you have lived under a rock for all these years, you are about to listen to a treat!
10/10 no notes
One of the best albums ever made
Look, if I give this album anything less than 5 stars, I'm pretty sure my partner will leave me. However, it is genuinely a very good album, so this poses no problems for me. Favourites: Here Comes the Sun, Come Together, Octopus's Garden, the medley. Don't like: Maxwell's Silver Hammer (there it is, the secret is out - but given that 3/4 band members also hated this song I feel justified).
Best
Some of Lennon's songs are unfinished. There are other places where the coming disintegration shows through. But it's still wonderfully, gloriously, The Beatles. Easily their best album since their Rubber Soul-Revolver-Sgt Pepper peak.
Obviously a great album but the ‘best album of all time’ isn’t going to have maxwells hammer and octopuses garden on it… sorry
Their best work after they called it quits. Of all their albums, this one always stands out as my favorite. George deserved better.
GOOD
If you need my review of Abbey Road to convince you to listen to it, you’re already lost.
This is a hard one to rate. On the one hand, Side A is among the best album sides in history, with only the blues part of I Want You not being top notch. On the other hand, not a fan of the first three parts of the medley. At the end of the day, the highs are so high, the production so good, the playing and singing so excellent, that I can’t not hand out 5 stars
Yes, of course it’s good.
An easy and uncontroversial 5, of course. Even with Octopus's Garden.
Iconic
I would give 6 stars if that were an option.
So good!!
A great album! It might not be my favorite Beatles album, but I don't think that alone should make me not give it 5 stars!
My favorite Beatles record. Something is a perfect song. I always loved the big side 2 medley, and Paul’s vocals on Oh Darling. Also so many great basslines on this album, I also love all the parts in the arrangements. Least favorite tunes are octopuses garden, and her majesty. The George Benson and Booker T MG’s versions of this album are both favorites of mine.
Not a 5 in real life but def in this game. Oh Darlin is my favorite Beatles song and the outro of I Want You is so good
there's a reason this is top rated!!!
Excellent album que j’ai mis du temps à aimer dans ma vie. Bien joué les Scarabées.
2nd to Revolver
it’s Abbey Road
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
A lot of variation and all of it is great. Favorite song: here comes the sun.
Whats not to like :)
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.
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
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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
I actually really enjoyed this, and no, I won’t elaborate.