With The Beatles

Bland and boring.

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Dare I say this is my favourite early Beatles record? Beautiful cover of Please Mr. Postman. So many forgotten gems on this one. George’s voice sounds great!

It's The Beatles. I'm sure everyone has heard 90% of these songs on this album without seeking them out. I understand that they changed the course of music, etc. ect. I think this album fine. Okay. Incredibly listenable. There's not a lot there for me to come back to. Money (That's What I Want) was the standout track to me.

# 431 - 07/03/2025 - It's The Beatles! - Not their best work, but it's pretty damn fine.

3.9

OK. Can see why people like it.

People who say the Beatles are overrated are obviously the most annoying, but people who say they didn’t really get good until Rubber Soul/Revolver aren’t far behind. Five stars.

classic. not my favorite beatles era but does have one of my favorite covers of "Till there was you".

Early Beatles has a time and a place. The time being 60 years ago and the place being nowhere near me.

1st song: so far pretty boring. i fw the bass heavy but the song itself isnt really that good lol. vocals are kinda annoying? chorus especially with the it wont be long yea YEA yea YEA yea... 2nd song: Equally boring. singular chord at the start gave me hope cause oh darling starts the same way but the rest... disappointed greatly 3: i like the strumming pattern? bass is bouncy and fun. thats really all so far its kinda boring as shit i cant lie 4: okayyy wait i enjoy this beat a little. bass is really funky and the drum pattern is nice. vocals dont really deliver but they never really do w the beatles so nothing surprising there. i feel like it had a lot more potential and that actually bothers me. makes it a bigger disappointment quite frankly cause the instrumental is pretty neat 5: i cant even say anything about that one it was so unremarkable 6: just a ballad. i guess its nice but theres nothign special about it. the guitar is nice? annoying that the bass isnt that audible but the guitar is real nice fr 7: OH YM FUCKING GOD FINALLY SOMETHING DECENT THANK YOU GOD... this is nice. i like this. didnt know this song was theirs i cant even lie and idk why i didnt cause its classic beatles but i didnt lmfao 8: okayyyy wait interesting bass is really fun. i liked it. 9-10: completely unremarkable im so sorry 11: yeah no 12: pretty nice actually 13: boring as fuck again 14: ummm... i dont like it. its not super bad but i dont like it. its kinda annoying sounding to me LMFAO overall: raw vocals arent that good. i feel like only certain artists can do this and sound good honestly (tim maia for example). these songs are all painfully average and boring. probably the beatles at their worst. nothing really sticks out so far at all. the best part about the beatles is that their bass is audible and always has interesting parts. paul mccartney is a pretty good bassist. nothing extraordinary but definitely gets the job done, his playing frankly makes the songs less boring to listen to for me. some songs were nice, nothing spectacular. since i only liked 3 songs out of the whopping 14 i listened to i think this is a solid 2 stars for me...

En ollut aiemmin kuunnellut tätä levyä, vaikka olen kuunnellut paljon Beatlesia. Hyvä, ei oma suosikki.

Pretty good ngl

Relativ gut, Beatels halt 3/5

Typical early Beatles

This has been the hardest album for me to review and rate so far. I like early Beatles music. And I don’t like early Beatles music. The “boy band” era for them is fun, peppy, and, for me, sometimes tedious. A lot of the songs start to sound the same. So “With the Beatles” was a test. I’d never listened to it. Wound up going through it twice. Honestly, I enjoyed a majority of the album. Starts strong with the first four songs. “Little child” loses me, but the next six are good. “Devil in her heart” and “Not a second time” are okay. And then it ends really strong with “Money (That’s What I Want).” I’m pretty sure I would play this album again and could see it making it into my rotation. I’m going 4/5

A good example of Beatles MK1. Before they took their role as innovators of rock n roll music to come, they were mastering the early 60s pop scene. There are a handful of very noteworthy things here. The skill in playing, the normalization of the band writing their own music (since a novelty at the time), and their first artistic take on the cover art. This was also the first British album to sell a million copies. All of this would be influential. However, the thing you hear all the time about this period is "It's not their best work". Hard to argue with that. If the Beatles had stopped here, they'd still have been an important band, but wouldn't have still been a household name today. They'd have been talked about in terms of nostalgia and academic history of popular music only. Their true place in Western culture was still to come but the early hints are there. The Beatles were already different from the rest at this stage.

It's a good record and includes my favorite Beatles song but a few too many covers. Still a fun listen. Favorite: All My Loving Would I listen to it again: Yes

so excited to get started

The Beatles second album is solid, concise and nothing wasted coming in at 33:07. Good batch of songs, great opener but lacks in flow, and what I consider some of the better work.

Some bops by kind of twee

Is it weird that I've never listened to this? The 60s aren't really my era... it's okay, it's cheery, I could have a lil dance to this quite happily. I don't think it's the best Beatles album by any stretch.

This is such an odd little album. A simple, heartfelt collection of some fun songs and some pretty songs. Lots of covers. It kinda makes me feel like I’m listening to 4 boys recording an album in their garden shed. My highlights were Till There Was You (McCartney’s voice actually shocked me there) and All My Loving. I’ve always enjoyed earlier Beatles than later. And this is no exception.

I think there’s two ways of approaching ‘With The Beatles.’ The first is that it’s from 1963. The concept of the album as we now know it now, didn’t really come about until 1966. This couldn’t really be seen as a great album by our current standards, or even the strongest conceivable album The Beatles could have come out with at that particular time. Whilst starting off strong, it does descend into a load of Motown covers; which whilst technically good, never better the original. It’s a solid, yet an uneven, collection of songs. The second way of looking at it, IS THAT IT’S LITERALLY ‘WITH THE BEATLES’ BY THE LITERAL BEATLES. What more do you want? The fact this album still sounds THIS energised, exciting and full of life is absolutely astonishing. How is this even possible…

Amazing. Another 5 stars, another example of my Beatles-bias.

The Beatles are great, no argument there. They have many albums that belong on this list. This isn’t one of them. Some really good stuff here but it doesn’t hold a candle to their best.

Waaaaaait a minute. Is every Beatles record on this list? Because that’d be ridiculous.

Fun album full of good compositions, some great covers, top vocals and good instrumentation. Lacks the depth, variety and greatness of other/later Beatles releases. All tracks are good though but doesn’t have the replay-ability of other Beatles albums such as Abbey Road, which is to be expected considering the type of album it is and at what stage of the Beatles career it was released. All tracks are decent-good and none are skips. Includes some classic early Beatles highlights - “It won’t be long”, “Please mister postman”, “Roll over Beethoven”, “You really got a hold on me” & “Money (that’s all I want)”. Overall, whilst this doesn’t showcase how brilliant the Beatles would become it is still a very fun album, essential early Beatles and a very enjoyable listen. 4/5.

Covers & early hits. An easy listen for fans. Nothing earth shattering, but as far as early 60s boy band pop goes, it's a winner.

Not to be that friend that's too woke, but I've generated 37 albums so far and the count is: - 3 Beatles albums - 1 album by a female artist or female fronted band I find this a little concerning. Anyway this is a cute collection of songs/covers, but it doesn't feel very essential at all especially compared to the rest of their discography.

If there is one Beatles album that doesn't get its proper due in the current age, then it has to be this one. I have a suspicion that some of it is because of its particularly egregious stereo mix, which is the only available version on streaming services. It's of course also because of the albums that came out before and after this one. Please Please Me has the underdog thing going for it, with endless charm and a true live quality. A Hard Day's Night is more sonically varied, ridiculously catchy, and made up completely of Lennon/McCartney originals. With The Beatles bridges that gap perfectly. The work they did in this little period was obviously crucial to their later astronomical success, and was apparently the lasting favorite album for a lot of first generation fans. Lennon even called it "the true sound of the Beatles". To me it's very easy to hear why. The first three joints are a brilliant knockout of fantastic melodies, great vocals, and a whole lot of energy. And they keep up that energy throughout the runtime. Macca sings 'Til There Was You beautifully over some surprisingly sophisticated jazz chords. Some more highlights are their three Motown covers, during which John Lennon gives some fantastic full-throated performances. There a couple of spotty songs like Little Child, Roll Over Beethoven, and I Wanna Be Your Man (sorry Ringo) which don't do much other than keeping up that energy. Other songs like Hold Me Tight and Not A Second Time are quite enjoyable, but more forgettable in terms of songwriting. This is far from their strongest collection of songs, yet there's always something worthwhile to listen out for: the triplets on All My Loving, their passionate harmonies throughout, unassuming yet effective guitar- and drum fills, the infamous "aeolian cadence" on Not A Second Time. Its a lot of sugary fun. This sound was revolutionary at the time. And it's got such an innocent quality as well. I just never get tired of the sound of these fellas.

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I mean, c’mon. It’s really good! BUT… Not even B-tier Beatles if I’m being critical (fine, it’s lower B-tier.) Still, With The Beatles *was* one of the first Beatles records I really grew on to as a teenager. Remember loving the stretch from “Till There Was You” to “I Wanna Be Your Man” growing up, in particular, but there isn’t a bad output on the thing. Best original composition probably goes to “All My Loving,” but typing this out I’m already second guessing myself. These guys aren’t half bad!

Really didn't enjoy it on the first listen. Hearing using better speakers made it sound much better, but beyond it's role in their rise, I don't think it is a highlight in their discography.

It’s definitely good but it’s not the best by any means. I did enjoy it more than I was expecting

Definitely not my favorite Beatles album, but also still really good. The mixing is a little tough and the number of covers isn’t great.

Fav song: All I've Gotta Do Pretty good! The vocal harmonies on this album are supreme. Not the best Beatles album, but a banging one none the less.

Fantastic!!!

3.5

Here we have a very good Bar Mitzvah band in 1963. They play songs that are tight and arranged in the style of the day. But, if you strip away all that the Beatles do after this album, there’s nothing exceptional or highly creative here. It’s fine — there’s nothing wrong with it. But, aside from a few really fun tracks, there’s little about this album that I had to hear before I died. It’s a 2.

Easiest 5 star yet

Seems like 3 is a harsh rating but let it be known I still enjoy and respect this record. It starts strong, then there's some duds, then it picks back up again. I like the acid Beatles.

The Beatles - With The Beatles Although this is not bad of an album in of itself, compared to the massive and glorious discography that The Beatles have left in their legacy, this is easily their worst. But usually like every great thing that comes in existence, there's always a place to start, so for this to be their first album is not bad, especially to what they would eventually make years later on, making their change really impactful. This album offers nice tunes here and there, reminiscing that of Elvis Presley's style, and also having that 60's style over it, some songs had aged really badly though, like Little Child for instance. Overall, this is decent. 1.- It Won't Be Long = 7/10 2.- All I've Got To Do = 8/10 3.- All My Loving = 8/10 4.- Don't Bother Me = 6/10 5.- Little Child = 3/10 6.- Till There Was You = 5/10 7.- Please Mister Postman = 7/10 8.- Roll Over Beethoven = 6/10 9.- Hold Me Tight = 7/10 10.- You Really Got A Hold On Me = 6/10 11.- I Wanna Be Your Man = 5/10 12.- Devil In Her Heart = 5/10 13.- Not A Second Time = 7/10 14.- Money (That's What I Want) =7/10 FINAL SCORE: 6.2/10

My ears liked this album but not for the same reasons.

Lots of good classic songs. I like The Beatles but also like other artists of that time more.

++: All My Loving, Little Child, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, Hold Me Tight, I Wanna Be Your Man, Money (That's What I Want) +: It Won't Be Long, All I've Got to Do, Don't Bother Me, Please Mr. Postman, You Really Got a Hold on Me, Devil in Her Heart, Not a Second Time 7,6/10

2/19/25. Straightforward songs, but catchy. The Beatles had something magical at the time of this release, and to think they would only get better.

Not my favourite album of theirs, but it's full over overlooked tracks in my opinion. The start of something rather extraordinary...

"With the Beatles by The Beatles, their second studio album, builds on their early sound and hints at the greatness to come. You can hear their pop instincts really sharpening here, with tight harmonies, energetic performances, and confident songwriting. The album brings together seven original Lennon-McCartney tracks, George Harrison’s first composition Don’t Bother Me, and a set of brilliant rock and roll covers. It’s a near-perfect record that captures the raw energy and excitement of early Beatlemania. Favourite tracks: All My Loving is an undeniable classic, Don’t Bother Me is a real surprise, and Roll Over Beethoven is pure rock and roll Least favourite tracks: None, there isn’t a weak song here Album artwork: Simply iconic, the moody black and white portrait is one of their most striking covers

The third day of listening to the list I've never listened to The Beatles, and for me they've always been a band that everyone talks about, but that I've never been interested in. As for the album, it's simple, naive or something, it's not impressive. Guess, i'll see what they have in the rest of the albums. Ah yes, of course it have a fucking harmonica

Good, but not great. I see why Beatlemania kicked off around this time, but the Beatles have much better projects.

Excellent.

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3.5

The Beatles originals on this record are, of course, not bad at all. I particularly enjoy 'It Wont Be Long'. They certainly wrote thirst trap music. But the covers here are jot great, bland versions of american hits.

I love the Beatles too much to ever give them less than 5 stars. This may not be my favorite of theirs, but the covers are all great, and some of the originals are great pop songs among the best of the time. It Won't Be Long, All My Loving, and Hold Me Tight remain my favorites, but I enjoy them all.

Ah yeah, a nice snapshot of when the Beatlemania kicked off, quite representative, and also an example of the annoying missing off-album singles from around the same time, which was often the case with many of their popular songs not ending up on an LP until later collected releases. Also interesting presentation of the time how basically everyone covered everyone if a song was a hit. I was never into beat in general (way before my time), but it's a decent piece of their early output.

Classic

Nice album, very cheerful but all songs sounded pretty similar. Still enjoyed it though

Not my favorite, but there's some bangers.

I grew up listening to all forms of the Beatles, from the early, bubble gum pop songs, like the ones on this album, to the complicated and more deep tracks in their later work. I appreciate both eras of Beatles, pre and post Sgt. Pepper's. This album is fine. No single song stands out as drop dead amazing, but it does what it was intended, make a lot of money. The music is tight, vocal delivery from Paul, John, and George are solid. Well worth the 33 minutes to hear the whole thing. 4/5

p59. 1963. 2 stars. Just because something is popular doesn't mean its good. Far too much filler and redundant covers. Saved from 1 star by a handful of Lennon-McCartney classics, plus an honourable mention for the cover of "Money".

WELLLL WELL WELL

Most Beatles album contain some good songs, some average songs and one or two awful songs. This one is different, I find it uniformly bland. It's mostly plain R&R with not much to say about it. Not bad, just meh. All My Loving may be my relative favourite, but the lyrics are cheesy. Oh, and Money, but that's not their song (and not better than the original version). Maybe the better more creative (more drugs infused?) music was only kicking off a bit later in the 1960s, in general and also for the Beatles.

8/10

Good but not great. Some moments of true pop genius, some mailed in afterthoughts.

An album before The Beatles actually were good. The songs are short, the lyrics laughable and many of the songs are covers. I've given many of their later albums 5/5 but this one shouldn't be on the 1001 album list as so many of their other works are better.

I was torn between a 4 and a 5 but don't want to incur Mick's wrath! I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Prefer original Beatles tracks to the covers but if you place yourself back in the time, it would have been 5 stars without fail. My favourite early Beatles tracks are in a minor key - love A taste of Honey (a cover not on this album) and Don't Bother Me.

For me not the best Beatles album from the early days - Hard Days Night is better. But still it has some classics on it, All my loving and Money. I don't think it is conceivable to rate any album by the Beatles less than 5 points. Especially when the Beatles were at the pioneering stage for most groups.

Not their best work

Can't help but compare it to early Stones albums. I liked it, but this confirms that I am more of a Stones fan. Still a solid album though.

After more than 350 albums, I finally have a Beatles one! This one obviously isn't their best one but, like, it's still the Beatles. Probably one of my least favourite Beatles albums but still 4*. Fav tracks: All My Loving, It Won't Be Long, Hold Me Tight

Nice to hear the classics. Not a huge Beatles fan, but undeniably great.

I suppose I can appreciate it for what it was and why it was on the list, but was pumped to have some Beatles bangers on a Friday and was disappointed with what I got :/

Early Beatles is something unique.

Tonight, tonight is still a fantastic song.

Not a massive fan of them but maybe need to give it a better listen. Funnily enough this was released on Archie's birthday, go figure. 3 out of 5

Beatlemania for life, baby The only reason this doesn’t get five stars is because it was an executive mistake to have them record so many covers

Maybe it's because I was raised on early Beatles... but it just feels like music for kids.

I see why girls in the 60s were going absolutely nuts over this

The Lennon/McCartney songs are like pre-TikTok dopamine factories

Wasn't in the mood. Beatles are beatles

ok. some good songs. But never been a Beatles fan and this has done nothing to change that.

It was ok

If you had bet me in the 1963 that four years later this same group would produce Sgt. Pepper I would have definitely lost that bet. On a totally different planet for their sound and style at this point.

Probably one of the weakest Beatles albums in the context of their whole catalog, but still very good the context of the era. The Lennon-McCartney penned tracks are generally all very good, especially the first 3 tracks and Not a Second Time. The covers are fine, but not something to really come back to.

It’s the early Beatles. Good, but far from a favorite.

classic. GOATs. iconic

bog standard beatles

I grew up with the Beatles, but it wasn’t until I was older that I realized my dad didn’t really have anything in his collection before Rubber Soul. Of course, I knew there were Beatles songs that pre-dated that album but I had never listened to any of those albums start to finish. Even after I went back to Beatles “oldies” (which is kind of mind-blowing they did this all in a decade because their doo-wop Help! sound is completely different from their post-Rubber Soul psychedelic sound, and those albums released the same year..what?!). Despite my familiarity with the Beatles discography, I had honestly never heard of With the Beatles. I looked at the tracklist and even then, minus the covers, I wasn’t familiar with the songs. How was this possible? And, what does this say about the album if there aren’t any hits on it? Why is this the first Beatles album I’m hearing on this list? Did I miss something? Well, apparently I DID miss something because this album is incredible. Do the Beatles ever miss? I’m not suggesting this is a masterpiece, and all things considered, it’s still probably one of my least favorite Beatles albums, but it’s still so good. I was most impressed by “Til There Was You,” which I was utterly shocked to find that not only was this a cover, it originally appeared in the Broadway musical The Music Man. All in all, this is classic Beatles “oldies” with none of the hits, and it’s good. The harmonies, the melodies, the arrangements, it all works, and it’s easy to see how the Beatles were so successful. I’m still not sure how they managed to transform their sound so much over the course of a decade, but I’m glad for it. The originals on here are great, but not as noteworthy as some of the other stuff they’ve done (save for maybe McCartney’s “All My Loving”). This one is a solid 4.5 for me, but I’m bumping it to 4 since we can’t give half ratings mostly due to there being so many amazing Beatles albums, and I’m still a little surprised this one made the cut. The Wikipedia article did shed some light on it and convinced me it’s worth the entry on this list, but I’m hoping it didn’t get in over other Beatles albums.

¡¡Me ha puesto muy contenta y tierna!!

I don’t care if it makes me basic or how cheesy any of it might be - this is always welcome on my ears!

Incredible performances on vocals and instruments. Incredibly catchy songs.

имба.

Boy Band Cover Songs.

I get why it's on the list, and I'm tempted to rate it higher because it's the Beatles, but it's nearly half cover versions, and they're just lacking a bit of... something. Maybe it's just too polished compared to their rockier live performances before they were picked up.

Classic Beatles, a bit early for me but still a gem

Love the Beatles but this is one too much of the same love song.

Primitive Beatles, although not as primitive as the earlier stuff. Surprisingly sophisticated chord progressions lurk within the rock n roll bangers, and I suppose this shouldn’t be too surprising given the amount of song in their repertoire. Definitely an album of singles with plenty of covers. Their originals definitely better than the covers but those portend what’s to come

Kinda really fire. Twangy and hopelessly romantic with a bit of aura. Many bangers that just hit the spot.

Early Beatles kind of suck... just low stakes 60s pop that all sounds the same.

Good in spots. Bad in spots. Potential is there.

Nautin

Sounds like Christmas Music & lyrics to Little Child are super creepy.

Early Beatles are great. It really helps to understand the influences and get a sense of where they came from. Fun to think of this as the same band that would soon create albums like Sgt. Pepper or Let It Be. Also, “All My Loving” is an all timer for me. That said, this is the era of Beatles that I listen to the least. They were groundbreaking and yet still sound of a time on this album. Still enjoyed thoroughly.

A real treat after the recent string of bad luck in album selection. Every track is a keeper. Although they got better with age it’s still great.

I don't know how they did it. I wasn't even in the mood for a Beatles album. Within 3 seconds of pressing play, I was experiencing the joy of youth and the hope of possibility. It's just so innocent and brilliantly played and performed. Magic. Great cover art.

I understand the relevance of the album, but even if I think of this in it's own time, I find it not so innovative, and the fact that there are covers in it, makes me think that this is not such a relevant album after all, even though it was popular.

As always, I like the Beatles. Although this album was not their best, I think that it was nice and it held my preferences.

Zo vrolijk, simpel, en goed. Veel goede nummers, weinig matige, en lekker compact.

I'm not huge on early Beatles, but this album exceeded my memory of it. Some very good songs on this, even it gets a touch annoying by the end of its 33-minute runtime. It's a real feat that I didn't mind listening to their version of "Please Mr. Postman" after a different version of that song was burned into my brain on the repeating Chuck E. Cheese soundtrack when I worked there for a summer in high school.

a lovely classic. til there was you is a gem

The classes that has some songs that I forgot how much I appreciate just go to classic rock rock ‘n’ roll

Flashes of the brilliance to come, but a little too twee.

Historically I know this is an important album. That being said, it isn’t anything to write home about. It’s fine, the covers aren’t great, but the originals are fine. So personally I wouldn’t listen to anything on here again. So it’s a two for me.

Great singing, songwriting, and production, yet I still don't really like The Beatles.

Early Beatles - I love the Mr. postman cover. The traditional rock riffs just ooze early Beatlemania. I can get it - slightly edgier than previous rock and lyrics that made the teens swoon.

classic recording

Young Beatles. What makes them Beatles is in this album, but they get interesting with later albums.

While nowhere near as adventurous as many of the Beatles' later albums, this album is still a pretty fun listen. I'd probably put Please Please Me over this, but yeah. 7 or 8

Can’t go wrong with the Beatles

With The Beatles This was the Beatles second album, released just six months after their debut, featuring a mix of original songs and covers. Although the Fab Four were still only in their early 20s at this point, their experience of playing hundreds of gigs in seedy clubs has already made them into an incredibly tight and professional band, buzzing with energy and ideas. Their Lennon & McCartney team is kicking into gear and George gets a track too! https://album.link/i/1441164362

I already said it, I'm more into their late albums than their first ones, for all the experimentation paths they took. But these early albums are all solid (really tight, they know their business) & fun pop-rock albums, classic for an ear from our era, but I can understand the thrill it might have been to hear them at the time.

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Eh

Not their best but still great

Not the most iconic of Beatles records, but an excellent example of their early career.

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Godt album

so so good just wouldn’t listen to it on the reg

30 mins of punchy pop fun bliss. Might not have much sophistication for the fans of "real music", just pure enjoyment

they were singing a beatles song in that vine!??! (mr postman) by far the most boring beatles album ive heard so far

Amazing, a halfway boring album from the Beatles. Even the hits are uninteresting. I think I had this album in my ear when I developed my youthful dislike of the Beatles. Fortunately, I got to know and appreciate the Beatles better, not least through this project. But this album has very little to do with that. I might listen to one or two songs from it again. I'd rather like ti forget the existence of the rest. 2/5

I've never been a huge fan of the early Beatles. It is still a good album (especially for 1963), but there are only a couple of songs that I really care about here. I think this one is right on the edge between a 3 and a 4 and leaning towards a 3, but it just feels wrong to give the Beatles a 3. I guess it is close enough that it can be rounded up to a 4. Low 4.

I love the Beatles, but this isn’t my favorite album.

3.5 harmony and early rock energy

Not my preferred Beatles era. The best thing about this may be the cover. I do enjoy all my loving but similar to early rolling stones, they were just doing what everyone else was doing which feels like some chuck berry/buddy holly style music.

prefer their later music but can appreciate how this would have blown peoples minds.

Not heard many of the album tracks before. 14 catchy 3 minute pop songs - hard to dislike

Few good songs but the money track was okay. Surprised by the devil in your heart track

Meh, this is not the Beatles at their best. But that makes sense- they're young and new in this (it's their second studio album). Notable and included on this list due to what the Beatles became, but not solely based on this body of work. Til There Was You & Money were enjoyable. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

Just like usual, I feel I appreciate and respect the Beatles more than I like them. Their impact can't be understated, but I personally just don't click with their music. And that's totally fine - not everything is for everyone. But I can still appreciate it

Some good covers on here. Otherwise, just like all Beatles for me - a few hit, mostly miss.

I’ve been a Beatles stan since the day I brought Rubber Soul to show and tell in 2nd grade. This being the first Beatles album we’ve gotten has put me in a bit of a spot. On the one hand, I believe The Beatles were sent from God and are by a significant margin the best band ever. On the other, I can see how this album can come across as fairly rudimentary and irritating to some. Their raw talent does shine through but it’s only a glimpse of their potential, which was realized at lightspeed. A few things stand out: - John’s vocals and charisma - The Beatles ability to arrange a simple song with a small but unconventional change or section that elevates it above any normal pop song. - Till There Was You is a crazy cover for a 22 year old. A show tune they composed in a bossa nova style. - Some of the covers are bad, by their standards, and the Beatles playing 50’s rock is not good. At this age it’s already clear they’re music fanatics and phenoms. What I’ve never understood is how they did all this without any kind of formal musical training. I think they all must have had a freakish ear and poured over records trying to figure out changes and melodies. That’s neither here nor there. Giving a 4 here, even though I feel all Beatles records deserve a 5. I think I’m making a new Beatles scale. On the Beatles scale it’s a 2 or 3 but adding 1-2 because it’s the Beatles.

Kind of impossible to evaluate the Beatles because whatever standards I have for rock/pop music is based on their influence. It’d be like saying you prefer a Tesla to a model-T - even making the comparison makes you sound ignorant. That said, if evaluating just on personal taste, this is a solid but not amazing album. The catchiness is there - and that’s the element that carries them through all their eras, even the experimental ones. Kinda crazy that it was only like 4 years between this and the white album (my favorite). I guess you can’t get from here to there that quickly without having a really strong songwriting foundation. And that’s what this album establishes.

This album marks a an interesting moment for The Beatles, but I honestly think it lacks a lot of the trademark that A Hard Days Night has and beyond. It does surprise me that its included, but maybe every Beatles album is I didnt realize Til There Was You isnt a Lennon/McCartney original. Every time I play that song, its a clear standout - lots of interesting choices for chords. I Wanna Be Your Man is a great tune. I know that the All Starr Band has this as a set staple

Not my favorite Beatles but still great

I started working my way through the Beatles catalogue again separate from the project, a couple of weeks ago. This album is in my bottom of Beatles albums - I prefer Revolver and beyond - but it’s still one from the boys. After listening to almost 150 complete albums over the last few months, slogging through albums by the Beau Brummels, the Verve, Robbie Williams, it’s clear I had totally taken them for granted. They were just always there growing up, kind of synonymous with music, at it’s most atomic level. All of my tastes could be traced in some way back to the Beatles, but it’s always been hard for me to zoom out and see objectively what they did in terms of creating a ton of great albums and developing so much musically in the span of a few years. This album is a bit corny annd cover-heavy and would mean almost nothing to me without the later albums, but it’s delightful as an origin story, and still belongs in my canon for that. Sheriff/Chad probably knows the most Beatles history of anyone I know - looking forward to his take on this

You can just picture The Boys in a smoky pub playing these tunes to a crowd that has no idea what they’re witnessing

Not my cup of tea. Too poppy.

Overplayed

3 = didn’t hate it, but won’t listen again. The Beatles being the Beatles.

An enjoyable listen to a Beatles album of listen unfamiliar tracks except for of course a cover of Smokey Robinson’s “You Really Got a Hold On Me.”

I’ve heard most Beatles albums but I’ve never heard this one. One of my favorites is please please me and to know that this was made right afterwards amazing.

It was ok. Nothing really interesting from The Beatles.

‘All I’ve Got To Do,’ ‘All My Loving,’ ‘Don’t Bother Me,’ ‘Till There Was You,’ ‘Please Mister Postman,’ ‘Hold Me Tight.’ Some great originals, some enduring covers. It’s a copycat league and they copied as emulators and admirers. Do I prefer Chuck’s maiden recording of ‘Roll Over Beethoven’? You bet. Is Smokey’s ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’ the better one? Uh-huh. Is this still a milestone album and essential listening? I know it is.

This is great, but it's not amazing yet.

Liked some of the classic covers, but this is like the 5th best Beatles album

Almost clicked off the first song lol Every song is super short? 33 mins total runtime for 14 songs. But they felt long because they all blend together and none of them are for me. 😭 The guitar on TTWY was cool tho The rating is purely personal enjoyment. I was happy when it was over

Too many covers

78% Best: All My Loving; Don't Bother Me; Please Mister Postman; Hold Me Tight Must-Hear? Nah. You can tell the Beatles are still improving their songwriting

It's just not very good is it? On top of being long and obnoxious.

better beatle albums out there

With The Beatles is not The Beatles at their best, nowhere near it, mostly because half the album is covers of songs done loads better by their originators (and there are betters covers done since too). A couple of strong original songs help, and the overall vibe is very listenable mostly because of the covers (Motown is great and they've just decided to hitch themselves to it here for whatever reason), but it's a 3/5 at best, which I suppose for me is generous given I'm not a Beatles fan really.

This is the Beatles whilst they were still a twinkly pop band - it's mostly straight down the line poppy rock and roll, which is decently done, but not fundamentally that interesting. Doesn't really signal what they'd go on to do, but a decent enough pop album so 3/5.

Don't know many of the songs but it's quite a nice album!

Great album! This album is very much like "Meet The Beatles", the second album released in the US. My earliest memories of listening to music was "Meet The Beatles" spinning on the record player (a piece of furniture really - a massive wooden console with builtin speakers and radio) watching the Capitol rainbow ring on the label spin round and round. The differences between the two releases are few (12 vs 14 songs respectively). I do miss Meet The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "This Boy" but enjoyed the covers on With The Beatles' "Please Mr. Postman", "Roll Over Beethoven", "You Really Got a Hold on Me", "Devil In Her Heart", and "Money (That's What I Want)".

It’s the Beatles, but it isn’t a no skips record.

far from their best.. but any beatles is 5/5

I can see how this was a new sound back in the day, but it sounds kinda...ordinary? And the guitars are a bit rough on Roll Over Beethoven compared to the original. But it's OK I suppose.

Well it's clear they're having a blast recording this, and for a first time listen it's... Fine. Not for me but I can see the appeal, just a bit too one note for the most part. I know a few of these songs from radio play, and obviously some of the ones they're covering - I aassume it's harkening back to their cavern Club days with these. Like I Say, it's perfectly servicable but a bit bland, I prefer the Beatles later on when they got weirder.

Another Beatles album - two in succession. George still gets the best song prize - taste is a personal thing, but I always engage most with his music. However I do think Lennon and McCartney were writing better songs than most of the people they were covering. I described Lennon in my previous review as an intense ball of creativity, and you can hear the urgency to get his output out there. Perhaps it was the way things were done then, but it sounds like they were rushing to get albums out during these first three or four years, and it would be interesting to hear what they'd have come up with with a bit more time and without filling the album with covers.

you must depart for uzbekistan. the time is near. they are approaching faster than imagined. they can smell you.

pretty good album

Some early Beatles, pre-Capitol Records era. Lots of covers here with a few originals. Hard to believe after all this time there was one song I never heard before (Hold me Tight). This album seems very standard now, but in 1963-1964 this music was all the rage.

Got this one on annual "George quits the band" day! This album cover is the one that gave me the most trouble in college when I was trying to learn who was who, because hair is my major person-identifier. I think I've got it now though (Paul, Ringo, John, George, right? :p) Unfortunately I fear my highlights are just "ones I've heard before (minus 'Roll Over Beethoven' and 'I Wanna Be Your Man')", which is all my brain can handle at this time. All the songs are relatively short and sweet though. Highlights: 'It Won't Be Long', 'All My Loving', 'Till There Was You', 'Hold Me Tight', 'You Really Got a Hold on Me' (adverbs!)

I prefer the later Beatles but this was an enjoyable album

It’s good

Sounds like sophomore Beatles. Oh, look, it is!

Some good covers

➕ till there was you ➖ it wont be long, please mister postman kind of feels like a cheap imitation of music that was popular 5-3 years prior. not an impossible album to listen to but hard to find anything i actually enjoyed.

My eyes glaze over halfway in … but the fiercest numbers are front loaded, and, dare I say, portend awesome things to come. I can’t help but feel like better bands were out doing more interesting things in 1963 – but maybe this record needed to be made so they’d never again be so bloody twee. A 3 by the Beetles standards, so unfair in many ways. But I’m willing to say it: it’s only OK.

Starts ok, ends weakly. This is my least favorite Beatles era

Really enjoyed this, whether it was just the nostalgia element or not I can't quite say. But I much prefered it to the white album. All good songs performed to a high standard. Brilliant. But not perfect. 4

It’s terrible isn’t it? Pure cringe. Thank God they evolved / found drugs.

Early Beatles just sounds dated nowadays. I don't mind the numerous cover versions on this mixed in with the odd self penned song. but its just pure pop music for the screaming hoards. Its all a very happy and positive sound of youth, before experience of life, and drugs kicked in.

John

I liked this album more than Rubber Soul... but I attribute that to this album having more songs from Across the Universe on it. Still not a Beatles fan, but it's cool to listen to the original songs that inspired the songs in that musical. It's fine. Nothing great

Cute. First half kinda repetitive. Second half has some covers. Only 1-2 actually bad songs. Everything sounds like I wanna hold your hand

Anything by the Beatles is good by me! ;)

Solid, not my favorite, but plenty of classics.

I'm not a Beatles fan, but there's no denying that this is a good album, in my view at least. Very clean, too vanilla, but good, tight musicianship. To give it less than four stars would be an insult to the talent of the Fab Four, even though I can never love their music.

My favourite early Beatles album! So much fun! Yes the 2009 remasters are appealing - we need these redone stat! We know you can do it MAL!

There are a lot of classics on this one. Many songs I've heard at one point or another; I didn't realize they were all on this album. Favorite: Don't Bother Me.

First time listening to a whole Beatles album. Really enjoyed the pulsing, frantic nature of the sound, drums especially. It Won't Be Long probably the highlight of the album.

they look creepy as hell in this album cover, but i’m a huge beatles fan. it was nice to revisit

Enjoyable listen, but prefer later albums more 3/5

It opens annoyingly with "Won't Be Long" and doesn't really let off the gas. "All My Loving" showcases some of their impending songwriting brilliance, but nothing takes off or gets into those remarkable McCartney-Lennon segues that define some of their later stuff. Interesting to hear a Broadway tune act as a cooldown track on a Rock and Roll album... I'm really into John's vocal performance on Money, there we go buddy! The rhythm guitar has a neat bubbly energy throughout but this album isn't something I'm going to put on again probably ever again.

The Beatles should not cover Motown hits. If I want to hear Please Me. Postman or You Really Got a Hold on Me or Money, I’ll listen to the Marvelettes, the Miracles, and Barrett Strong, respectively and respectfully. Call me when Abbey Road is up.

Some great stuff, but also kind of annoying, if I’m being honest. Still giving it 4 stars because I wuv the Beatles. Interesting how much more of the lead singing John did in the early days.

I could listen to this album in any mood. Over and over easy listening.

hot take: Beatles are great

Do I like this album? Absolutely. However, I struggle to rate this album as high as other Beatles albums because there are *6* covers on this album: Till There Was You - Sue Raney Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry You Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles Devil in Her Heart - The Donays Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong That makes 43% of this album covers. That said, it is a bop. "It Won't be Long" and "All My Loving" are highlights for me.

As much as I love The Beatles, I can't give this a 5/5.

You can tell these guys are talented and the covers are a credit to the good taste of the Beatles moreso than any kind of stealing. They made the songs their own and the end product is good and Beatley. They really sound like a 60s boy band here. This won't blow anyone away today, but this sounds like the Beatles and it's a stepping stone to their catalog that is fun to listen to.

Boomer marketing of the Beatles as the ~greatest~ band is hilarious. English boy band sucking the life out of black music and re-packaging it. Listen to some of the original versions vs. the Beatles covers below lol. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVx1C73o8k Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrMg3pY7hw The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You Really Got A Hold On Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdDnqSFYXFs

This album is enjoyable, but not great. Most of the songs on here are pretty forgettable and have the stereotypical Beatles sound. “All My Loving” might be the only great Beatles song on here, but the cover versions of “Please Mr. Postman” and “Roll Over Beethoven” are also pretty good.

🌟🩷🩷🩷 I think this is the cutest album that has ever been written. The lyrics, the music! Simple and beautiful 🩷🩷🩷🌟

I do love the early Beatles. I’m not as much of a fan of some of the covers here. I prefer to hear their sound with their own songs.

Portada icónica, segundo álbum y en menos de un año, despegue de la Beatlemanía, número uno que sucede en ese puesto a su anterior álbum... etc, etc etc... Mayoría de temas compuestos por ellos mismos, versiones brillantes de temas soul... el disco es una joya. Desde la imbatible apertura de It won´t be long y sus coros ye-ye, hasta pasando por melodías archiconocidas como All my loving, Hold me tight o I wanna be your man que le cederían a los Stones en su debut.

I think it's difficult to rate this album without thinking of the later Beatles albums which had such an impact on rock and pop. While appreciating The Beatles' contributions, I've never really cared to listen to their music - maybe it's so ubiquitous. For example, I doubt I've ever played this album before, but I was familiar with every track on this album. From reading the background of this album on the Wikipedia page, I can see that The Beatles, their management and their producer were begining to flex creative muscles (over sleeve design, for example) in the face of what looks like complacency on the label's part. And while this album was part of the move into international stardom, I don't really think the songs stand out particularly to me - still too much focussed on girl-boy relationships without real subtlety. I think the strongest songs are some of the cover versions. I suppose in retrospect there's a direction of travel to be perceived.

Hengettömiä covervetoja, 2.5

No private Spotify session used. I have listened to later works of The Beatles a lot, good to revisit their roots when they were white boys doing black rock and roll, but I will always go back to their later stuff if I want to listen to the Beatles.

Even if the Beatles went on to do very little I think this would still fairly popular, but a couple of weak points 3.5*

Amazing album! 1st Beatles album and you know every song!

didn’t sound as beatley as I would’ve liked

solid beatles album, but not one of their best. i do really love a lot of the covers, especially “till there was you” from the music man!

Beat, 1963 -> 4

3 out of 5. Didn't think a so far back Beatles album made the list, but it's not the worst one to me.

It’s weird, because The Beatles obviously ended up being really good, but the first 4 albums are kind of meh to me. 6 covers and 8 originals on this one. I dunno man, I’m glad they did all this stuff in order to become they band they ended up, but without all of the Mania that surrounded them at this time, the music isn’t very exciting to me now.

Meh. I have to say their cover version of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” is pretty awful. It lacks energy and spirit. It’s kinda limp quite frankly. I’m shocked it was included on this album. I fully acknowledge that my lack of love for the Beatles puts me in the minority and may indeed be a character flaw. https://www.amazon.com/Football-Buck-Crazy-Crazier-Demise/dp/0544454383

Pure musical joy. The sound that made the Beatles. Absolutely love this version of the Beatles.

This can’t be the world famous Beatles with this bland ass album??? I’ll save my full judgment until I listen to the more heralded albums but this ain’t it yall.

Nice

Unfortunately I am the type of basic white boy that will give any Beatles album 5

love em

A stone cold classic sophomore album that avoids the slump and sets the stage of the biggest band of all time.

I enjoy this era immensely. Trying to encapsulate the correct wordage to describe, but just feel-good rockabilly with a side of song writing genius. Packs a punch, and f*ck I'll say it, this is punk.

A masterpiece as always.

The covers for ROB and YRGAHOM are decent. Largely forgettable album by The Beatles 1001 album worthy: No - 13/26

You really need to be a Beatles fan to work through this album. The sound is very spotty and the songs are very similar. Some of their early hits on on this and it’s very much a album for the early 1960’s

Beatles are fine but not my jam. Some nice ones in there though.

This is such satisfying musical comfort food for me. It’s one of those albums I put on when I don’t want to overthink the choice and just want music that makes me happy. It’s joyful, fast-paced and energetic. Of course the world went nuts for The Beatles. They play rock ‘n’ roll with such a light spirit, drawing heavy inspiration from blues and soul but putting their own twist on it (and writing some great songs too). This is a perfect soundtrack for everyday living — laundry, driving, building IKEA furniture, you name it — and you could put it on for a BBQ or a Friday night living room hangout and no one would be mad about it. There’s something magic in this one.

These early 3 Beatles albums are a really strong set of releases over such a short period of time. This one I feel like teases some of their later more developed and more complex sounds, like "Till There Was You" is a wonderful jazzy bossa nova-ish song that is rife with dissonance tensions and releases, and then you have their usual Beatles bops that are impressively catchy and fun. So many of these songs are tied to great memories for me. "All My Loving" is a song that I've sat down with a guitar and sang with my wife hundreds and hundreds of times and it might be our most played song together in all of our years of being together. "Till There Was You" brings me back to college and sitting around with some friends and some drinks and trying to figure out the guitar part by ear. Another solid 5/5. There's standout tracks here, but the whole thing is enjoyable from the first minute to the last.

very nice

The early Beatles. Still trying to find their way. As always for bands of that time, many tracks by other musicians, now called covers, are on this album. Nice and easy listening.

Not their best of the Beatles’ discography. It was ok.

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I do like The Beatles a lot but their early output is not my favorite. This album has some nice pop songs but it doesn't excite me like Revolver or The White Album. All I've Got To Do is my favorite. Little Child is embarrassing. I'd much rather listen to the later albums starting from Rubber Soul.

It’s the early Beatles. Very 50s/60s. I can see why it was popular when it came out. Nice variety to the tracks. Rating: 3

It’s maybe not their best work but they were so young back then. And the album still has a lot of good songs. Another classic that should be loved by everyone.

not my favorite beatles album but still can't go wrong with this one, no skips and catchy songs fav tracks: It wont be long, all my loving, till there was you, devil in her heart, money (That's what I want)

I admit that I prefer the covers on this except for All My Loving but this is still great pop.

You can't have *all* the Beatles albums in this list, can you? I love the (relatively less known) opener "It Won't Be Long", and of course "All My Loving" is a classic. The covers of early American rock'n'roll staple songs are pretty cool, but it's not why we remember The Beatles today. Apart from that, *With The Beatles* sounds like a transition to greater things. This LP, along with the charming yet relatively subdued *Beatles For Sale*, are the two Fab Four records I'm not considering for my own list. *Let It Be* is also an arguable choice I guess, but as the last studio album the band released, Its historical importance cannot be underestimated. Now here's the most important takeaway : every other Beatles album should be on a list such as this one, ideally. And the mere fact that the number of LPs I will keep out from mine is WAY lower than the numbers of keepers speaks volumes about the cultural behemoth that the Beatles still are today. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 4 8.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5) Number of albums left to review: the 80-ish extra LPs listed on this app, included because different past editions of the book have mentioned albums that have since been dropped in subsequent editions. Number of albums I'll keep in my own list: half, approximately Number of albums I *might* keep: a small quarter, approximately Number of albums I won't keep: a large quarter (including this one)

All bops

Till There Was You is the best song on the album

Love the Beatles. This album isn't their best. Their innovation and energy is missing in it.

Good but all blended together

It is so sad this is on here, because The Beates have at least 8 better albums, so this really takes up a place from another great album from a different artist. That being said, it is a great pop/rock album.

NIet de beste van the Beatles, maar wel een 3.7 waard. Ik had de neiging om op de 5 sterren te duwen want, tja, the Beatles, maar als ik eerlijk ben is dit geen 5.

GOAT

John Lennon said this album defines the Beatles sound, so I guess I have to trust him, but they have so many that are better.

Awesome

It was ok. I liked some of the songs.

tja.. twijfelgeval... the beatles zijn nooit slecht, maar hun eerste platen blonken nu niet echt uit in originaliteit...

The most powerful haircuts known to man

It Won’t Be Long for you to listen to this album.

Early Beatles, still better than most.

damn this is pure joy, and something else…. I felt like i knew all the songs (i probably heard them all before because its the beatles) and that all the songs were my favorite, but its my first time listening to the album. i had to hear it twice, i love short albums :))))))

3.5

Early beatles

I will be with The Beatles until I die.

Decent--not a great phase of the beatles who i generally love. Some classic covers and some bad imitations. 2.5 but going 2 to be polarizing

Early Beatles doesn't really do it for me, and at this stage their version of the invasion formula is still fairly generic, though I suppose they execute pretty well. That said, there are at least a couple good originals on this album. "It Won't Be Long" and "All My Loving" are standouts for me. Otherwise there are a number of ok to throwaway level songs and a bunch of Motown covers. Feels like a collection of singles more than an album.

One of the most prolific hit song making bands of all time.

Old school Beatles, including All My Loving and other similar classics. Not my #1 favorite album but really solid and enjoyable.

very pleasant, classic beatles. second album, i had only heard a few. love 'please mr postman' and 'you really got a hold on me', nothing else blew me away but it was a nice listen. 4 stars?

Bizarramente a audição no spotify pareceu que era um disco de karaokê, quase não escutei os vocais.

You know. It's The Beatles. What do you want me to say that hasn't been said by fans, historians, contrarians, and everyone in between? Anyway, I prefer their earlier work here. So there you go.

Meh

Don’t love the early stuff as much as the later stuff, but “Love Me Do” is one of my favorites.

This is a great example of early Beatles. Good album but not my cup of tea necessarily. Catchy tunes but kinda boring.

Although it was an album recorded together and mostly live, it’s not an in the evolved state that the form took later in the sixties and beyond. For the quality of the songs and moreso the energy of the performances, a clear 4

This is way funkier than the punky Lisence to Ill, and it's amazing. Q-Tip and the Beastie Boys? C'mon, man. Seveal songs on here are great and I like them more than Sabatoge to be honest, like Get It Together, The Update, Do It, and Ricky's Theme. This album shows me how talented this trio was beyond their funny gag-rap that was prevelant all throughout their debut.

It's the Beatles.

clasic

They probably did it better than anyone before, but by today's standards it's just alright. Production is especially bad. The technology wasn't better yet. The songs are good. I prefer their later work. Favorite song: all my loving.

I listened to a remaster and was not impressed; voices in the right channel and instruments in the left channel, not exactly revolutionary! Early Beatles are not that impressive, like a boy band but they can all play and the harmonic vocals are the highlight. All the tracks on this album are about girls (except for 'Roll Over Beethoven' and 'Money') which rather limits its variety but the songs do work well individually, even without the production that enriches later work. Given its era, it is really good but it is what comes later that raises this up as a group that can grow and grow.

33 minutes long 14 songs All songs pretty short The album was ok was nice to listen to but wouldn’t listen to it again. 6/10 Good Beatles album 1/1001

Pure gold. The early Beatles before fame and their turning inward, writing songs for themselves instead of for the masses. This is beautiful harmony and simple melodies and pure joy in its simplest form.

Album 601 of 1001 Beatles -With The Beatles (1963) Rating : 5 / 5 Always nice to see a Beatle's offering pop up. 8 originals and 6 covers crammed into 33 minutes. Maybe not my favorite Beatle's album but easily gets the rating. Some say it it elementary in its technicality but that is part of its appeal.

Not a huge fan of the Beatles normally, but enjoyed the covers a lot

I mean, yeah? I can see why they were so popular, I guess.

I’m a huge Beatles fan and I can confidently say this shouldn’t be on the list. Great for the Beatles completions, and there are some good songs but this is not one of their essential albums. 3/5

Covers and originals, this is a great album of the early Beatles. I love every song. I don’t think there’s any Beatle album I don’t love even though some are better than others.

Decent, not great.

Hattip to rock and roll in roll over Beethoven ;)

I don't like the Beatles. Not for me, a snoozer of an album.

I would vote 4 or 5 stars if it was only the first half, it’s still interesting to see the peeks of brilliance through the catchy pop tunes

quite liked this one, im not a massive beatles fan, so this album wont be getting above a three, but it is deffo a fun album, i did enjoy it!! :))

Great songs, great arrangements of other peoples songs, and just great fun all round. Obviously there is better Beatles to come, but most anyone would be very happy to sit and listen to this record

Proof that the Beatles started out as a saccharine boy band that would eventually morph into one of the most definitive music makers ever. If these songs were released for the first time today, they'd sound no different from other boy bands.

Maybe controversially I’ve never been one for the Beatles. This is a preppy album, but completely derived of the soul, especially in some of the covers. I’d give this one a miss.

The second Beatles record if I remember right. It sounded the same like the first, but they were praised like hell. Of course, they remain one of, if not the best, band of all time, but their later work was actually interesting

Good classic Beatles.

1/14. dece 7/100

Reminds me of childhood. A classic of the mop top era.

Not their best work but for the year it’s pre good. Paul’s cheesy songs are great

Mostly sounds like generic 50s surfer rock. Definitely before they had their own sound.

I don't know they just sound like the beach boys or early 60s surf rock. A far cry from later stuff.