Reviews (page 12 of 15)
Had decided long ago that I did not particularly enjoy The Beatles. Guess I hadn’t listened to this in a long time because I was definitely wrong. 4.5 out of 5 for me.
Thoughts: I mean, it's a classic Beatles album. Some *very* high highs here, but this double album is very front loaded - I skip 7 of the last 11 songs.
love anything by them!
Kinda crazy this was made in 1968 as it sounds like a lot of stuff made after it, really goes to show how influential the Beatles have been on music! Catchy vocals, driving guitar chords, rock music was never the same haha favs - Blackbird, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Excellent album and a true classic. My only wish was that the album was a bit shorter. I think some songs could be cut. My mom listened to this album a lot, and I've only now realized just how much.
Very weird. Each song was a different experience.
I feel a little indoctrinated already but hits are hits and there were too many to ignore. This album went from cringe to experimental to pop classics and was both fun and foundational throughout. Was very long with many songs that lacked much cohesion or flow.
I’m conflicted by this album. It was the first Beatles album I ever listened to, and it has them at their most experimental, but it also has just so many bad songs: “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” and “Revolution 1” particularly stand out (no, I did not mistype “9” there; I said “1” and I meant “1”). The Beatles’ worst songs are all on this album. At the same time, I love it; I just recognize it takes a lot of effort to love it. I will say the production on this album is phenomenal. Favourite track: “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”
There are so many interesting ideas in this album. I loved the parodies of the Beach Boys, and there were lots of memorable guitar licks and chord progressions. Some of the Beatles' most creative work.
I really enjoy listening to this album - my favourite songs are Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Martha My Dear and I Will. But there are some songs that I don't enjoy so that's why I'm giving it a 4/5 stars.
THIS IS LORDE - MELODRAMA
About three times as long as it should be. Some great, timeless songs here though.
Its not perfect, but it tells the story of the Beatles better than any other album. As discussed, you can make an easy 5 star album out of it, but for the presence of a few fillers (and the fact Revolver is better), it gets 4.
Un commentaire sous forme de mea-culpa: il est de notoriété publique que j'ai consacré une grande partie de mon existence à critiquer la trinité du surcotage Beatles/Pink Floyd/Rolling Stones, la presence des Beatles dans ce groupe de privilégiés étant en grande partie dûe à leur affreux tube Yellow Submarine. Force est de constater que cet album est de grande qualité, c'est donc une grande partie de ma personnalité musicale qui s'effondre, la trinité n'étant desormais plus qu'un duo. Messieurs Beatles, vous ne perdez rien pour attendre, Pink Floyd/Rolling Stones: à très vite
solid
very much a mix of greats and rubbish. Beatles in crisis. Skipped quite a few tracks. Blackbird on headphones
Solid album. Some epic songs. It's fascinating to me the variation in Lennon and McCartney's songwriting style, it feels like your feeling different influences coming through even if both were credited.
Another classic
Takes a few listens before the ‘filler’ tracks start to make a bit more sense. There’s a lot of good stuff on here
Good album but a few filler tracks
4/5 Everything has been said about this from others
classik
a melange of Beatles classics. An interesting amount of unvarnished satirical raw energy. Enough variety that some of the lesser tracks fall through the cracks.
An eclectic collection, but I can't say I didn't enjoy some of the tracks even if some of the lyrics are nonsensical. The fact that my hearing issues make me not able to listen binaurauly probably impacted my enjoyment a good bit since it seems they used those types of soundscapes often.
I stand by what i said about the Beatles when we reviewed the Rolling Stones. The amazing highs here (Back in the USSR, While my Guitar, Blackbird, Helter Skelter) are soaring and better than anything the Stones ever did. Most of the album tracks wouldn't have made a stones b-side and are well below average. Some of the album tracks however are majestic (Yer Blues, honey pie, Rocky Raccoon). Did this need to be a double album and 30 songs long? No. There's a perfect 11 or 12 song album in there somewhere- its just a little bloated. Was it a massive step forward for rock n roll music globally? Absolutely. Did I enjoy listening for the first time since my post Oasis beatles phase in the early noughties? Of course I did. The lows are too low for a 5. but lets remember the highs! 4/5
We need to do more drugs
Quite a varied influence here from soul blues and rock to music hall style.
Merka at jeg er litt ferdig med beatles, men det er jo et godt album.
Re-listening for the generator; catching up to this one late to give it the continuous listen it deserves. So much interesting varied material; some of which, like the achingly beautiful "Blackbird", I saw Paul himself play in the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in 2017. Awesome show, great album. (P.S. - "Good Night" is one of the best closers ever, particularly as the chaser to the legendarily inscrutable "Revolution 9".) 8/10
very listenable
Beaucoup de classique sur cette album, mais pas mon pref des beatles. 4.75
not really a fan of double albums. should have been 1 album of really good songs
Albumet starter ganske svakt, men med en gang WMGGW starter, er det en syk opptur. Når album 2 kommer, går det ganske opp og ned. Mange sykt fine eller kule sanger, ispedd med noen jeg ikke er så fan av. Alt i alt, et veldig bra album med høye høydepunkt, med noen ganske store dypp.
Sexy sadie bester Song
I mean, what can you say about this album that hasn't been said? It's such a complete experience to listen to this album, even though some songs are simple, and poppy, there are songs like "Yer Blues" that are sadly unheard by people, which is criminal. this is definitely one of my top 20 albums i'll probably ever hear in my life.
Classic
Yup. A few tracks that are just blatantly bad but with over 30 tracks and a handful of gems, it’s an easy 4.
Some weird and skippable tracks on this album but the good tracks are so good they make the whole listen worth it
good but not good enough
There's a bunch of rubbish on here, but also some ab so lute slappers
absolute classic innit man
My album today is the White Album by the Beatles. There looks to be a lot of upheaval during the recording of this album. And people talk about how fragmented and disjointed the album is. It's also the first album where Yoko Ono became part of the recording process apparently. Which affected the connection between Lennon and McCartney. I think it's always something that sounded like the individual parts of the album didn't always come together to make a cohesive presentation like other albums. But there are songs and moments on the album that stand up there with any of the major work that the Beatles have done. It's always been a great listen, no matter where I've been in my life. Maybe just because it's not as polished or thematically connected like previous ones - people don't like it?
Listened to this a fair bit several decades ago... Many great pieces but I'm not sure that it holds up so well as other selections from the band's catalog. Some serious self indulgence and filler in the mix.
Excellent
Fantastic album with some of my favorite songs (Glass Onion, While my Guitar Gently Weeps, Helter Skelter), but there's also some filler. Did we really need piggies?
Way too long. 5 or so great songs, a few lesser heard good songs, and some awful songs.
Lots of good songs, but lots of ok songs
This was my self-appointed "favorite Beatles album" when I was a kid (despite not hearing all of the Beatles albums). I'm not sure it holds up to it's reputation. Some great songs on here-- Blackbird, Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da, Helter Skelter-- but there's also a lot of just plain weirdness, and very ego-centric "we can do no wrong" energy, with a lot of songs seeming like they could probably use a little more studio precision. This was the beginning of the end for this band, so the schizophrenic nature of the record makes sense. Still a solid outing, the Beatles are one of the greatest of all time for a reason.
Even though the album was too long and had too many fillers, it was still an interesting and enjoyable album
En meget blandet omgang. Flere vildt gode sange men også meget lettere fjollet
d1 - 5 d2 - 3.5
Some good ones.
I like it
Its a bit all over the place with mixed genres, but still somehow, much like Sandinista by The Clash, the end result come together(!) as a great album. Had no idea Eric Claption played guitar on Whil My Guitar Gently Weeps!
Opening with Ringo's upbeat tempo, tickled ivories, and jamming guitars, "Back in the U.S.S.R." can pull in any listener. I dated a girl named Prudence. I just wish the relationship was as smooth as the sounds of the second track. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a perfect way to blow away the cares of the world and just be in the moment. What the hell was "Wild Honey Pie"? The album truly shines with brilliance in Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Something interesting I learned about is the song's minor key tonality giving it the striking melancholic sound pulling in any listener. Just like a misfire, "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" doesn't quite hit its mark. Many of the 30 tracks feel off target, but remember, I've never really been a Beatles fan. I agree with the track, "I'm So Tired" was ready to press next on several songs. However, like a Pheonix rising out of the ashes, the acoustics and harmony highlights McCartney's genius in "Blackbird." "Mother Nature's Son" is a delightful with its soft vocals and satisfying acoustic strumming. However, the horn section is all encompassing with heart tugging rise and presence then playfully marching along to the beat. It wasn't one of their standout hits, but I was glad to unearth the treasure of "Mother Nature's Son." "Helter Skelter" is obviously a major hit, but growing up with Motley Crue's version, which brought a great anarchy feel this song deserves, and McCartney just doesn't hit that cord for me. There are many noteworthy songs on this album, but there are also experiences like "Revolution 9" where 9 has now become my least favorite number. Never was a Beatles fan, but I still recognize their transcendent talent and meaningful impact on musicians and listeners alike.
there are so many great songs on this album that it is hard to discredit it, and it's honestly outrageous that the Beatles created this many unique and iconic tracks in one year. But the length of the album also feels like a bit of a cheat and lets it down. I would much rather listen to Abbey Road or Sgt Peppers which feels more like an album than a Beatles playlist. This is like the Tusk of the Beatles catalogue and I'm rating it similarly. 6.5 / 10 Best track/s: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Don't Pass Me By, Obla-Di, Revolution 1
Starts good but ends meh.
Everybody has something to hide except me and my monkey, Sexy Sadie. La seconde partie de l'album et bien plus a mon gout que la première , pourquoi ?
Couple of good hits, an ok album overall.
Not my favourite Beatles album taken as a whole – some of their best songs are on here, but also a whole lot of filler and some of the worst sounds they ever made. Double albums are always on thin ice, even coming from the Beatles. How do you rate a 30-track album that has Helter Skelter and Blackbird on it alongside Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9? Still, I was happy to finally roll a Beatles record. And for my sins, I love Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and am not accepting feedback on this opinion – I'd replace ten of these tracks with more Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and feel no remorse 😭
Mann idk. This was a little messy. When I say a little I mean a lot. Like jammin one second and then scratching my head the next. Anyway Helter Skelter really slaps
Me gustó, pero varias reseñas tienen razón, que es una mezcla de muchas cosas que se vuelve sobrestimulante o como aburrido. Considero que es la primera vez que escucho completo un álbum de los Beatles, me gustó, no se si lo volvería a escuchar completo
אחד האלבומים הבינוניים שלהם וחבל
3.5. Some real bangers. Not a Beatles fan, but I can recognize the importance of some of these songs. The rest is sort of like let everyone have a go at a song or two. Too much.
...this is the white album? it's too long and nothing is particularly interesting. it's fine I guess. Also the fuck is with revolution 9?
Yep it's pretty good. Fav track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
This album is among the weirder and eclectic ones, from the more eclectic and weird period of the Beatles. It has strong songs mixed with weird and somewhat boring tracks, but a weak Beatles album remains a strong album overall. Can't get to Rubber Soul fast enough!
Non il mio preferito ma ci sono una serie di pezzi iconici
First Listen Favorites: Happiness is a warm gun Don't pass me by Revolution 9 Honorable Mentions: Martha my dear Why don't we do it in the road (lmao)
70% good, 30% utter shite.
Onhan tuolla ykköslevyllä paljon hyvää kamaa, mutta kakkoslevyllä menee aika kuraks. Menemme siis välimallin kolmosella.
Beautiful and weird, all over the place in a good way
Meh
6/10
Picked up a bit in the final few songs (Cry Baby Cry’s my favorite on here) but a lot of filler for what I expected to be a masterpiece. Should’ve ended with whatever the hell Revolution 9 is versus Good Night
Beatles on hyvä bändi, ei sitä käy kiistäminen. Onko se kuitenkaan niin loistava bändi, että se voisi tehdä puolitoistatuntisen mestariteoksen, jossa on 30 loistavaa biisiä? Ei ole. Tämä ei ole huono albumi mutta aivan tarpeettoman pitkä se on ja se syö myös laatua. Jos levyllä olisi 9-14 levyn parasta biisiä, voisii tälle antaa kenties 4-5/5. Nyt ei voi antaa kuin 3/5 vaikka miten on Beatlesia ja vieläpä klassikkoalbumi. Aiemmin listalla ollut Sgt peppers on parempi Beatles-albumi. 3/5
Not bad, but not great either. A lot of skippable nonsense, with a few solid songs. My first Beatles album, and I had extreme fatigue by the time I got to Disc 2. I'm no stranger to long albums or songs, but they need to be worth it, and this album was most certainly not.
First impression: Back in the USSR is an awesome tune so when I first put this on I had high hopes (I was an avid Beatles listener at one point, but it’s been awhile and the white album never really interested me so it was a semi fresh listen) yet I was met with utter disappointment. Sure dear prudence is an alright song but there are some tracks on this album where you can tell they were high off their rocker. I mean revolution 9?? It sounds like analog horror so I guess you can say it was ahead of its time. Other tracks like why don’t we do it in the road, piggies, wild honey pie were uninspiring. However I must admit tracks like Back in the USSR, While my Guitar Gently Weeps, I Will, Helter Skelter are spectacular. Additionally I noticed a romanticization/ fetish for guns in this album with tracks like Bungalow Bill, Happiness is a Warm Gun (notably a great track), Rocky Raccoon so idk exactly how I feel about that theme. What I’m certain of though is my feelings towards the song blackbird. I know technically it’s an amazing song, but it annoys me beyond end (maybe due to it being so overplayed). Overall a decent album, but I prefer their earlier stuff to be honest. Favourite Track: While my Guitar Gently Weeps (Helter Skelter is a close second) One sentence: John, George, Paul, Ringo… what shrooms were you guys on??? Will I revisit? Mainly spectacular tracks
Too long, a lot of filler here but still some great songs nonetheless
Good
The Beatles have some weird, experimental songs! I think I prefer some covers over the original (ie While My Guitar Gently Weeps) I really like their bluesy songs Conflicted because some of my all time favorites are on here. Yet there's some stuff on here that I'm just not into.
Very tight and clean musicality. Some big hits, some are more experimental (had kind of a punk song?) Overall enjoyable.
The first track is rlly good and I didn’t realise this is what my friend was singing Back in the ussr 🎵 🎶 The rest is kinda boring I’m sorry 😢 Why am I apoligising 😭😭😭😭
overall a very good album. some great songs with a few that perhaps were more relevant/interesting when this came out but just haven't aged well. I own this album and listen to it sporadically - not sure I would buy it today though, so only a 3
Obladi obalada
30곡이라니 길-어 크리스마스 느낌 나는 노래 많음 베스트: Good night
яке юсср..
How do you rate a hot mess like this? A few absolute classics and influential tracks but a lot of weirdness and very little cohesion. A band pulling itself apart. Exciting! Good?
Great album, I’ve just heard it far too much
It sounds like an album from a band who are ready to go their separate ways. It gives everyone their moment but this leads to it being an inconsistent mess. Judicious editing would have cut this down to a potentially great album but it misses more often than it hits, though the hits are great. This may have been down to a reluctance to offend members of the group… Compare this to Pet Sounds, where every song serves a purpose and has its own story to tell, and you see how much of a mess this is…
I’m going to be controversial here and say I didn’t think this was as great as others might. There are some obviously great songs on here (‘dear prudence’, ‘while my guitar gently weeps’ (since hugely overplayed but I think the original holds up well), and ‘blackbird’) but there are some duff songs too (‘wild honey pie’, ‘don’t pass me by’, ‘savoy truffle’). Overall it just seems to lack the focus and musical storytelling of many of their other albums in favour of a quantity over quality approach. I found the stylistic changes jarring at times and though that might appeal to some, it didn’t use the album as a vehicle to provide as cohesive an artistic vision as something like ‘revolver’ does.
Me gustó. Ya había escuchado algunas canciones del álbum, las más famositas, y siguen siendo excelentes. Por ahí se hace largo el disco, no es tanto un problema porque las canciones son ingeniosas y muy "beatle". Tienen ese sonido distinguible muy de ellos, de los 60' entre el pop y el rock y la psicodelia. Por momentos se hace excesivo, pero lo escucharía de vuelta. 7/10
I’ve been wanting to listen to this album for ages !! The Beatles are iconic obviously, and so is this album. My fav song by them is on this album !! Fav song is ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’.
This showcases their versatility but it comes across very disjointed. No denying the mania they inspired but to listen today isn’t special.
A nice album marking a new stylistic evolution for The Beatles. Gone are the days of fun, quirky pop ; it's a very modern-sounding record, with some songs straight-up going into experimental territory (like the amazing Revolution 9 - I would absolutely listen to 60 minutes of that !). It's really a mixed pot, though. I guess the popularity of this record is due to the fact that it features so many different styles that everyone can find something in it. I really like some of the songs (Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Helter Skelter...), but many others leave me indifferent, and a couple of them just annoy me. The Beatles have always been hit-or-miss for me - most of their albums have some brilliant songs, but fail to keep me entertained all the way through. I fully acknwoledge their importance, but they're just not that special to me. This one is also too long for my taste. It's hard to keep focused for 30 tracks in a row (and it was probably not meant to be listened like that, anyway). I'll come back to some of the songs, but not the full album. 6/10
One of the better ish Beatles albums
not a big fan of the beatles. but not a bad album
I'm not trying to be edgy, I just don't understand the hype 3
It mostly sounds like themepark music to me :< Do like while my guitar gently weeps
Oh the Beatles, I will never be able to form a solid opinion on you, but this was fine?
solid, but not a favorite
Hard to bash a band like the Beatles, and this album is so beloved that I feel I have to tread lightly. If you have a favorite band, you will no doubt have a favorite album. And if you have a favorite album, by extension you must have a least favorite album. And The Beatles (aka White Album) is my least favorite Beatles album. Which is hard to say, harder to defend. But here goes... We've previously had this debate at our house about this album. There are some GREAT and all-time songs on this album. But there is some genuine crap on there, too. Always felt if you could just cut out the garbage and pare it down to a single LP, this would have been one of their best. Of all time. A product of their extended voyage of discovery to India in 1968, Lennon and McCartney claimed some of their best songs were created at this time. Is Blackbird one of the best songs ever written? Yes, yes it is. Is Julia a great song? Yes. Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da is an absolute classic. Try NOT singing along with it when it comes on. Rocky Raccoon, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Why Don't We Do It In The Road... All bangers. On the other hand, Sexy Sadie and Piggies will always be overshadowed by the film Helter Skelter. Wild Honey Pie, Glass Onion, and Revolution 9? Dogs. Did Revolution 9 drive Charles Manson insane? It certainly could have. It probably was a short drive, if you know what I'm saying. I really see in this album the fracturing of the Beatles as the world knew them, and likely the "beginning of the end." They only recorded a couple more albums before they said, "That's it." The infighting and lawsuits and money just became too much. And don't get me started on Linda... Like I said, great songs here. Just not great start-to-finish. My lowest rating for a Beatles album, no doubt.
Nice
I'm quite a weather vane when it comes to the Beatles. Sometimes it's just too pop and mostly annoying. This album just feels decent on the Beatles scale for some reason and has a good vibe.
I tried to give a fuck but I just couldn’t
Good album, but u didn't think I will be searching out for a vibe. I did really like Revolution 9 though - the Hip Hop lover in me? 3.5
I would have rated it higher if it wasn't a double album. There's absolutely wonderful stuff in there, but the weaker material drags it down. Still a very enjoyable album.
3.5. some killer tracks on this one but overall it's hindered by the tracks that would have been cut.
3.25 - I think I like this more every time I listen to it, but I don't think I'll ever understand the level of popularity that they still have.
One half of this album is great and the other half varies from fine to terrible (looking at you, Revolution No.9). It really is just way too long, and the Beatles have other, more consistent albums that are easier to recommend and enjoy. Favorite Songs: Back in the U.S.S.R, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Mother Nature's Son
Good, I don’t like the Beatles very much
omg I took two days to listen to this, pls set me free.
6/10 Best songs: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Blackbird, Helter Skelter, Honey Pie An incredibly disjointed album with a bunch of well-constructed yet utterly inconsequential pop songs. In less than 160 albums I've encountered four Beatles albums, one by George Harrison, and the Monkees, so I am on the record for not being a particularly big fan of the band. I understand why people like them and why they were so influential, but this album is proof of why I struggle with them: while there are some absolute world-changing hits, they were the absolute worst at editing out the dreck, they didn't know how to construct an appealing album (putting a bunch of songs together with no deeper thought does not make a good album), and half the songs are so meaningless that they're hardly worth listening to. I sort of think what's so appealing about the album is how they clearly had no interest in working together yet were too scared (tied to record contracts??) to disband and release their music independently. But that doesn't make up for some of this nonsense.
Way too long for its own good, but has some bangers. Strangely, the song that got stuck in my head was "Why don't we do it in the road?" which is not the most sfw thing to be singing out loud haha
The most experimental Beatles album, for better or for worse. The highlights are awesome. Back in the USSR makes for a thrilling opening with a banging and super memorable chorus. Dear Prudence and Glass Onion are these psych pop bops with amazing and ahead of its time production. Helter Skelter has such a heavy guitar riff and claustrophobic sound, it feels like it could burst at any moment. It's genuinely heavier than a lot of metal songs. Blackbird is a legendary song, While my Guitar Gently Weeps has some of the best chord progressions I've ever heard and Happiness is a Warm Gun is so grand and psychedelic it feels like a fever dream. There is some other good songs in here but the main problem is that this album is very long and kind of unfocused. You get all these amazing, monumental songs next to a song like Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da which is just this goofy and kinda corny track that doesn't fit this album at all. Same with Piggies and Rocky Raccoon. Don't Pass me By is kind of a weak country detour on the album. Why Don't We Do It In The Road sounds like a song by a corny dad rock band rather than the Beatles, I really hate the vocal delivery on that song. The 2nd half of the album is in general much weaker than the first, even the songs are like mostly aren't THAT crazy and it's filled with some weird detours that mostly don't work. Putting Revolution 9 towards the end of the album was a ballsy move, but doesn't really bring the experience up. Many bands have an album that I think is overrated, and for The Beatles, it's this one. Still, I respect it for what it is and love many individual songs.
Great album
Some iconic songs drowning in a sea of shite, proof that even genius needs an editor.
the beatles shitposting for an hour and a half trying to come up with the most random song idea. a few nice songs in the first half, but mostly filler. a plethora of genres and themes explored at the same time but im not sure whats the goal? nirvana levels of shenanigans. paul lowkey carrying with his vocals
Sometimes people telling you no is good actually
This is some amazing song in this album, but as a whole, it’s just too long. If it was edited down, I could easily see this as a 5/5.
Når man gir ut to album i året må det nødvendigvis bli mye fyllmateriale. Absolutt ikke blant Beatles' beste.
Some great songs but like all 30 song albums there’s some filler.
Some great songs let down by some mediocre ones.
The thing about this album is, it's good, but not great. I personally feel like they threw everything at the wall to see what would stick. The Beatles are listed as one of the greatest music acts of all time, and with good reason. But at some point they overextended themselves for the sake of art and became a parody of a good band.
I think I will never understand the Beatles phenomenon - I think after the 70s it is just an inertia given to the band by the people who’s now either very old or dead. Anyway, all the song in the albums are unique and each song sounds different, which is quite amazing. But… Back in the USSR… wtf is this? “You don’t know how lucky you are boys” and “the Ukrainian girls really knock me out”. Are you kidding?)) Singing things like this in the end of the 60s is one of the most stupid thing I’ve even heard in my life. Ahah
Beatles sind fine.
At least I can now say I've listened to it fully. The Beatles have never truly clicked for me and this album is representative of that. Has some of my favourite songs of theirs, and a fair few songs that I actively want to avoid.
Los Beatles siempre bien, pero no me fascinan
Pre listening thoughts: 1968 was the year my mom was born so Ill keep that in mind while listening. Ill admit...im not a big Beatles fan but Im hoping this album surprises me. Oh, and it has 30 tracks wtf!! Post listening thoughts: The album felt like an adventure...a chaotic type of adventure. There was certainly lots of variety in sound but perhaps too much? I didnt find there to be a good flow nor any cohesiveness with the album. There were certainly some good songs that stood their ground individually. I just did not see the vision of throwing all of them together in the track list. Fav song: torn between Dear Prudence & I Will
Beatles. Whatevs.
I have more liked songs on Spotify for the Beatles (the artist) than for any other artist except for 1 other. In other words, they are #2 for me based on the number of songs liked. So, they are definitely one of my favorite artists of all time. I have 124 songs liked by them with 10 of those from this album. Going into this today, I'll admit that this is my least favorite album of the post Rubber Soul run. 10 songs sounds like it would be a lot but this is a double album that has 30 songs on it! On previous listens I have always thought it sounded like it has a lot of throwaway, filler songs. And generally I think most double albums suffer a similar fate - too many weaker odds and ends thrown in to fill up the space of the 2 discs. Because I love the Beatles, I will come into this with an open mind though, and re-listen to it all several times through. The 10 liked songs I am starting with are: "Back In The USSR", "Dear Prudence", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Blackbird", "Rocky Raccoon", "I Will", "Julia", "Birthday", and "Revolution 1" - and of these I consider Dear Prudence, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Blackbird peak Beatles. I always thought it was unfortunate this album surrounded them with so many less good songs. So I'm curious to see if I end up liking more of this upon additional listens. This has a bunch of bad songs that should not have been released such as "Wild Honey Pie", "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey", "Savoy Truffle", and the worst of all songs "Revolution 9". I did end up liking 7 more songs after repeated listens - "Martha My Dear", "I'm So Tired", "Don't Pass Me By", "Mother Nature's Son", "Helter Skelter", "Long, Long, Long", "Good Night" - and to be honest these are all just OK songs and not their best stuff. This should have been a single album. It feels to me that this was the Beatles saying "It doesn't matter what we put out, people will just like it because it's the Beatles." So it feels a little like a cynical and disappointing release to me - compared the the rest of their stuff. I think they went back to greatness on subsequent albums - the Abbey Road album for sure and somewhat but less so on the Let It Be album Either way - I just added 7 more Beatles songs to my Spotify library - so that's good! Liked songs on Spotify: 17/30 Rating: 3/5
For some people this would be the greatest double album that was ever recorded by a band from the United Kingdom. Sadly, that is an incorrect opinion the greatest double album from the United Kingdom is The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
I appreciate the Beatles, but man not the biggest fan of Paul’s lyrical style
Pues empece muy animada a escuchar este album por que pensé: por fin un album de un sonido que medio topo y nunca he sido muy fan de los beatles por que nunca he tenido chance de escucharlos así bien pero cuando he tenido oportunidad de escuchar sus discos siempre entiendo el hype, entonces cuando empezamos con este album pensé que sería igual pero pues no.... no le entendí y cero conecté como con otros discos de los Beatles... pero weno... tampoco lo odie haha y la canción de Honey Pie si la he guardado....pero creo que empece con mucha expectativa este disco y ese fue el problema supongo.
6/10
Everyone knew this was fucking coming
Helt ok, ser ikke hypen. Helter Skelter er ganske bra, og flere andre lyspunkt ut over. Men ikke noe som vinner meg over.
Koseleg det her
Jeg synes det er en del gode tekster. Men for meg har Beatles aldri fengt. Det er musikalsk litt kjedelig med noen virkelig fine. 2-3 et sted, runder opp
pqp 1 hora de bitous FAVS (top 3): the continuing story of bungalow bill, honey pie, good night mençoes hornosas: back in the USSR, blackbird, i will, cry baby cry o inico bem legal divertidinho mas dps fica chato pakas mas se ouvir bem é divertidinho em geral mas ai gente nao precisava de tantas musicas assim pare de tentar tirar dinheiro do povo nota final: 3/5
Meh.
some all time tracks, some meh
Another Beatles album, another mix of the great, the decent, the bang average and the downright unlistenable. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the standout, solidifying why George is the best Beatle - thank you, no questions. The second half of this double album is markedly worse than the first, few songs if any worth listening to the end. I've got to give it a 3
This album goes from the best song you’ve ever heard to noises beyond human comprehension
muy lindo y tranquilo para escuchar de fondo
There are some absolute all timers on this album, some cool groundbreaking tracks on this record but if it was 17 songs shorter it would be one of my favorite beatle albums.
Didnt get through it all. Not because terrible, just too busy. Overall from disc 1 - some absolute azong aonga mixed with whimsical crap. Overall i foundnit very inconsistent.
I've always struggled with the White Album a bit. It has some absolute gems on it, with Lennon in particular on fire, and Harrison finally being allowed some influence. But it's so sprawling, with so much filler, I can't bring myself to love it. Just because you're The Beatles doesn't mean that every little thing you produce needs to make it onto a record. If only there had been someone with enough sway over the group to rein them in.
Heard it before. What a crazy collection of songs, you just don't know what you're gonna get when the next song starts. Because of that I guess I have mixed feelings about it, the songs I love from here I do love though. Still, an iconic album 3/5
Although I've heard all of these songs before, Don't Pass Me By and Helter Skelter stood out. This album needs tightened down. Just too many average songs. Still some great tracks though too. Maybe my least favorite Beatles album? 3.5/5
Im not much of a Beatles enjoyer, they are usually to folk or too psychedelic, but this album has a mix of tracks where some of them are more interesting than I usually find Beatles to be Standouts Back In The U.S.S.R. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 3/5
Couple of highlights. It’s a fine album. Confirmed the fact I like the Rolling Stones more.
A brilliant, forward thinking rock masterpiece that's wrapped in a self-indulgent, bloated album.
I can see why it is big and there were some songs which I liked. But I still cannot get into The Beatles.
31 - The Beatles - The White Album - Rating = 3 Opens with Back in the USSR which sets a stripped-down rocking sound but still a Beatles feel as we get serious late 60’s influences coming into their style. I mean the Beach Boys sound underneath is distinct. I don’t think I ever knew the 10,000 Maniacs “Dear Prudence” was a Beatles cover… that’s terrible of me…. But I like Natalie Merchant’s version better. Wild Honey Pie is a 53 second audio assault - NO - wow that’s bad. I’m getting less into this with Bungalow Bill…. Okay, this is fine, it’s nice… it’s the Beatles… but other than like their greatest hits, I’m only interested as non-offensive background music. Fine. I’m not that interested.
quite liked this actually!! not fully my type of music tho. really liked while my guitar gently weeps and happiness is a warm gun. i prefer more "serious" music idk 😭😭 i liked the serious songs more here
Mid
Honestly it's not like, my favorite Beatles Album but obviously it's good
li it
A really long album with a couple semi big hits and a lot of beatles filler songs. I actually liked a couple of the filler songs more than the hits but I got really fatigued halfway through. 6/10
Not what I was expecting. Its an album that is all over the place. Each song unique and different from the one before it. I may have judged the bug boys too harshly before. Definitely had lots of songs I was NOT a fan of lol but in general, a lot of these were beautiful and fun on their own. Fave song: Rocky Raccoon & Blackbird Overall rating: 3.5/5 (you can’t give half ratings but I am being honest lol)
First song is ok, nothing special Dear Prudence is lovely
Not a Beatles fan by any means, but it had some genuinely un-Beatles-like songs on there that I quite enjoyed. Some stuff needed to get in the sea and stay there.
Lots of variety and interest but too long and a bit meandering
A weird mix of an album. 50% timeless bangers, 50% meandering pish. Back in the USSR the highlight, Piggies the lowlight.
If you throw me 30 songs and only 5 of them are really good, it is not an amazing album. Still, had some catchy tunes and it was just a bit above average. I get the hype. I do not share it at all.
Some pretty good songs and then there’s the drug fueled, possibly Manson inspired crazy songs …. Sooooo yeah
Somewhat incoherent album with a lot of freaking. In addition, there are gems on it.
The Beatles were, undoubtedly, a phenemonal band (not that I needed to say that) and some of their best work can be found on this album. Unforutnately, even The Beatles can't escape the problems that arise from making a double album. It's unfocused, and the desire to include everything makes for a chaotic listen that at times is less than engaging. By no means bad, but It's not an album I want to sit down and listen to again and again.
Some incredible tracks alongside some of my least favourite entries in the entire Beatles discography. I’m not even talking about Revolution 9 which is at least so strikingly bizarre as an audioscape that it illicits some kind of thought provoking reaction out of the listener. Wild Honey Pie is one of the worst things ever committed to recorded audio in history and its only saving grace is that it’s a short track. Otherwise I can’t fault the production on the White Album. Even McCartney’s grandma songs sound nice sonically despite still not being for me even remotely.
Despite a number of great individual songs, this album felt like a band trying to figure out what comes next--with highly varying degrees of success across the 2 discs. Easily could have cut half the songs and not lost anything in the process. Another way of putting it: if this wasn't an album by the Beatles, I doubt it would have made this project.
Ehhh...It was ok
a ratos me parecia un sonido demasiado tontorron y payasil para mi... no sé cómo explicarlo. algunas canciones me han gustado mucho
This was all lot. I suppose The Beatles succeeded in what they were aiming for, as this album is extremely chaotic. There’s tons of experimentation and genres flying about and at times it was honestly exhausting. You definitely feel the length of this thing, I wouldn’t say it flys by, but it’s not to say I didn’t enjoy a good amount of it. There are numerous stand out tracks, and most surprising of all is, I absolutely loved Revolution 9. This is an album that I definitely will have to relisten, but it’s a weighty task.
Non male ma lunghissimo
This is a hard one to judge. Let’s just say they could have put the best in one album and forego the second.
Puedo ver porque fue relevante para la época y es agradable musicalmente, sin embargo, no conecte con el al no estar familiarizado con el genero ni la historia detrás de.
3.5
It’s too long, some songs are really good
This album is an unparalleled testament of the band’s artistic evolution and experimentation. The album features innovative uses of traditional rock instruments alongside unconventional ones. With a melancholic yet lush backing, showing the band’s willingness to blend rock with classical sensibilities. However some songs weren’t very memorable and sounded the same.
lowkey not that good
A strong album with many great tracks and a few timeless ones, as well. This album might not represent the best of The Beatles, but it certainly represents some enjoyable music by the band. Overall, the album was weakened by some questionable, if not bad, tracks, such as Revolution 9.
Okay. Familiar songs I liked but lots of experimental stuff
You start off The White Album thinking it may be one of the best things ever made. Then you hit Wild Honey Pie. Nobody told them to cut this 0:52? I find that hard to believe. Nobody told them to cut Piggies? Rocky Raccoon? The Beatles needed an editor. A good editor would have cut Don't Pass Me By and The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill. But at least those are somewhat passable. The second album starts off the same as the first - out of the gate hard on the first two tracks. Then, eh. I know this is supposed to be some amazing album. And if you took pieces of it, it would be. But it's too long. Too unorganized. Too unfocused.
Some really great songs mixed with boring. Cutting this down to a single album would have made it infinitely better
There's a good single LP album in there. In hindsight, it would have given loads more to the 'unreleased/newly discovered bits' market that seems to be drying up nowadays.
Has some great ones but overall isn't very cohesive (no I don't know if that's on purpose), and has some real bad ones as well (I also don't know if that's on purpose). However the great ones still pull the rating up to a 6.3/10
Interesting, not best.
I’ve never understood why people hold this album in such high regard. The great tracks are really great but about half the songs are B-side level. It really needed some fat trimmed from it.
I think Yer Blues and Helter Skelter were the ones I had not heard before that I liked. Basically a blues and a proto-grunge song.
Couldn’t get into it as much as I would have liked. Big fan of a few of the hits like while my guitar gently weeps but need a few more listens
Some good some just average, too long.
Surprisingly enjoyable, i can see teenage girls loving this in the 60s
It was alright. A few good tracks and plenty that were just okay.
a couple good songs, i feel people only treat it so well bc its the beatles
too long
Ob-La Di, Oh La Da is the second song that came up on shuffle for me and I quite like it.
A bit overrated to be honest, too many novelty songs
Better than I thought it would be - quite an eclectic mix of styles given their poppy roots. I know I'm supposed to be enthralled but I can't get past the over-hype.
Bangers
So obviously, everyone has heard of the Beatles and has listened to at least some of their hit songs without any effort on their part. I'm that 'everyone', and this is the first full Beatles album I've ever listened to on purpose. My best friend in high school loved them (still does) but I was into other music at the time, and being a stubborn teenager I wasn't interested in trying them out. This still isn't my preferred style of music to listen to, but there are still several good songs on this double album, like "Blackbird" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". I personally have a preference for the acoustic numbers ("Julia", "Long, Long, Long"), because of the emotional resonance they contain. Other songs mix in blues, folk, classic rock, and psychedelia (which I'm learning I only really like in measured doses). The arrangements are of course melodic and I will admit some of the more strange lyrical and musical moments kind of put me off. In the end, it's not my favorite but I don't hate it, either. I think this album requires more than one listen, which I am open to doing.
Compared to Revolver or Rubber Soul, it really doesn't justify its length. There's one of two great songs, but it's mostly just songs.
This album i'm pretty sure is my favourite Beatle's album. it's got the least amount of "bad" tracks on it, having a 26 run of like "alright" and a few goodish songs. i see the beatles like concrete to a house... you need the beatles but i'm sure as hell not looking at the concrete and being like "OMG THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER".
This is definitely one of the better Beatles albums without any doubt, with many timeless hits that are still significant today. I just have two problems with this album: at times, the songs' positions on the album were so varied, like they were picked at random. As well, the album was just too long, and it left a lot of filler tracks that were really unnecessary. Also, never really been the biggest fan of the Beatles, but it ain't bad.
It's a great album. Not my cup of tea so struggled to get through it all . But creative album the storytelling is amazing.
DONT FUCKING SHOOT ME PLEASE. So I’ve never listened to an entire Beatles album from start to finish. Up until now, I’d only known like 7 songs and that’s it. It should have stayed that way. Was this something incredible, unheard of, a blessing to the ears at the time of its release? I have no idea, my PARENTS weren’t even born at that time, my grandma was a little kid. Listening to it now for what it is, I just don’t like it that much. I don’t get the hype. I guess it was something fresh for the time, but it’s just not for me at all. I’m not arguing its place on this list, it for sure deserves it. I mean, c’mon, 24 times platinum. This is more well deserving than 90% of shit on here. How are you gonna go to India to meditate and get inspiration for songs and still write such eh stuff? Again, maybe for the 60’s it was WOW. Most of the lyrics are nothing innovative or clever, stuff repeats a lot. Don’t get me started on songs like Honey Pie and Revolution 9. The second disc is exponentially better. Why are all of the hits on the first one? While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a banger. It’s the only song I was aware of on this album. It slaps. The rest is either okay or trash or, well, Revolution 9. Honestly, I’m so conflicted rating this. I can’t really pick, I’m somewhere between a 2 and a 3. The first part really left me with no hope, but it kinda gets good later on. Still, there was no need for an album this long with so much garbage filler. I also try to keep that in mind while rating. If it were shorter, it would have been easier. I’m very unsure, but I’ll lean towards a 3. I hope I don’t regret my decision later on. I was really sure it would be a 2 at the start, but it kinda grew on me as it went on.
Muito longo, né?
It's full of the stuff that makes the Beatles so lovable. Too full, actually. There might be a 5 star album in here if it shed some sillier songs. Excessively self-indulgent at times, and brilliant at many others. I'm very glad it exists, but I won't hold it close
I've been doing this album challenge for about a month now, and it was only a matter of time until I got the Beatles. Here's the thing, the Beatles are overrated. Sure they have a lot of good songs, but man, some people worship them. That that, this album has some good stuff on it. There's a ton of radio hits on this album, and some of my favorite Beatles songs on here. Buffalo Bill, Rocky Racoon, Revolution, Helter Skelter are really good. There's some real stinkers on here too, though. Some songs that are just bizarre, or long and indulgent. It makes the album too long and by the end, it was really hard not skip some of the tracks as they dragged on. Revolution 9 was over eight minutes of noise. It made an album that ballooned to 90 minutes. If they had more restraint, there could have been a better overall album.
It’s amazing how many styles of songs the Beatles pulled to gather. So many hit, several… not so great songs. Ultimately not their strongest album even though they had some of their top hits
first beatles album lets go. did they start the trend of panning or isolating audios to one ear or another? oh my god this is the blackbird album!! oh wait i also know the song I Will, i wonder from where. Also this birthday song slaps lowkey. Look man, im not saying beatles doesnt have bangers, they obviously do. But to rate this album a 5/5 solely because its a classic doesnt feel right. I like less than 50% of rhe album, and thats being generous. So realistically this is between 2.5 to 2.75. But i guess i'll punch up
3.5 (with hey Jude and Revolution 4.0) (93:33, 30 tracks, 9th album, 1968) Rock (60’s pop, folk) Technically this is an eponymous album but no one wanted to call it that on their 9th album. Album is super long (double album) and has a lot of self-aggrandizing filler in my opinion. I know people want to 5 this album but it just isn’t that good - only because it’s The Beattle’s I think. They were struggling (Ono) at the time to keep the band together – weird recording in that they work largely as individuals recording at different times, sometimes same time different studios. By this point the Fab 4 was rich enough to waste a ton of time in studio – they recorded 100’s (literally) of versions of the same track until they liked one and would overlay other best tries. John and Paul were famously cold to each other (Ono) and many site this as the beginning of the end. Really it’s like 3 egos competing for time on one double album + Ringo (he gets one song.) If Hey Jude and the better version of Revolution were on this album I’d give it a 4, if they trimmed all the garbage and kept those two it would be a 5. There is just too much filler. (I gave Rubber Soul a 5.) Basically only a handful of Beatles songs and a bunch of solo project – pile on in their and say fuck it – they’ll eat it up (and oh boy did they ever . . . ) Not the best album on all time by far, not even the best Beatles album. Revolution 9 is just on their to annoy the shit out of people – they could have made it 20 minutes longer if they wanted to. Factoids – • The Maharishi album (Mahesh Yogi) – all four went to India on John’s advise to get away, a few stayed (John and George the longest) • By far the best George Harrison album – George really came into his own on this album • People criticize The Beatles for not using their platform to get more political but they snuck some stuff in here. Blackbird is an outstanding song against racism. George’s Piggies • And. . . of course Charles Manson had to and fuck up Helter Skelter but when you put Revolution 9 on the album that’s what happens Beattles Album cover – plain white sleeve, embossed with their name, number albums created a sense of value. Presses 1 – 4 went to the four members. #1 sold for a huge amount of money to Jack White. Favorite Song – Blackbird (and for Birthdays – Birthday) Glass Onion is fun, While my Guitar Weeps is a Harrison classic with Eric Clapton **Best songs 1. **"Back in the U.S.S.R." McCartney 2:43 2. "Dear Prudence" Lennon 3:56 3. **"Glass Onion" Lennon 2:18 4. *"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" McCartney 3:08 5. "Wild Honey Pie" McCartney 0:52 6. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" Lennon with Yoko Ono 3:14 7. **"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) Harrison 4:45 8. *"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" Lennon 2:47 9. "Martha My Dear" McCartney 2:28 10. "I'm So Tired" Lennon 2:03 11. **"Blackbird" McCartney 2:18 12. "Piggies" (Harrison) Harrison 2:04 13. "Rocky Raccoon" McCartney 3:33 14. "Don't Pass Me By" Starr 3:51 15. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" McCartney 1:41 16. "I Will" McCartney 1:46 17. *"Julia" Lennon 2:57 18. **"Birthday" McCartney with Lennon 2:42 19. "Yer Blues" Lennon 4:01 20. "Mother Nature's Son" McCartney 2:48 21. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" Lennon 2:24 22. "Sexy Sadie" Lennon 3:15 23. **"Helter Skelter" McCartney 4:30 24. **"Long, Long, Long" (Harrison) Harrison 3:08 25. *"Revolution 1" Lennon 4:15 26. "Honey Pie" McCartney 2:41 27. "Savoy Truffle" (Harrison) Harrison 2:54 28. "Cry Baby Cry" Lennon with McCartney 3:02 29. "Revolution 9" Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, Ono and George Martin 8:22 30. "Good Night" Starr 3:14
3.0 RYM
I guess I just think every album ever is okay!
That's exactly what I needed today - easy to listen to, sing along, and simply enjoy.
I'm not against the Beatles. I just think it's dumb that they have so many albums on this list. seven, are we sure? seven? seven??
Some good, some very good, some bad and then 'Revolution 9', which was fucking awful. It did seem to go on a bit too long. It was a good album, but nothing more.
6/10
I really thought I was going to love this album because I love The Beatles, but it turns out there's a LOT of songs by them that I didn't realize existed... Great songs on here, also some not so great ones...
There are so many great songs on here and also so many stinkers. Really interesting seeing all of the Beach Boys, Black Sabbath, and Stones parallels though. Did not need to be a double album lol
A scattergun selection of what was good and bad about the Beatles - some faves, some bangers, some blatant examples of 'what the hell were they thinking'...
Been awhile since I listened to Beatles lyrics closely and I was generally appreciating the talent in the writing. The songs that hold up are the ones you generally would probably guess as they've been remixed and redone in so many media versions over the years since. Glass Onion however, my first response is "how insufferable to reference your previous songs in some tortured multi-layer metaphor" and upon looking it up, apparently it's Lennon specifically making fun of people being insufferable about their lyrics and reading too much into them. So I guess, fair enough?
There are other Beatles albums with better songs in fewer tracks. Not bad, it's still the Beatles, but many of the tracks are just average. Favorite track is while my guitar gently weeps
3/5 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9... 9...
Not their best work, a few good songs.
181/1089 Back In The USSR is a good start. Then “Ob La Di, Ob La Da, life goes on brah” has always been a very cringeworthy lyric to me i’m more familiar with Beyoncé’s rendition of Blackbird but the original is ofc powerful too. Then it’s undercut by Piggies right after it for some bizarre reason Helter Skelter specifically feels REALLY like the precursor to 90s Britpop. I got blisters on me fingers is from THIS album?! I quite liked Cry Baby Cry but especially the acoustic outro which should’ve been a full song?! Good Night is actually a very beautiful and calming way to end the project, it’s SO Mary Poppins-coded. contender for my fave Beatles song? It was a good double album, i had a nice time with it and i wouldn’t say it noticeably dragged (though i did do each disc in separate sessions) however i think if it had been edited down i think it could’ve been much stronger to me faves: Good Night, Helter Skelter, Julia, Cry Baby Cry, Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Back in the USSR 66/100
Album #2 January 13th Favorite Song: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da I've got mixed feelings about this album. The music contained inside of it is good for the most part. There doesn't seem to be any general theme going on, but there are a lot of love songs. Some of the songs in it are really good and nostalgic for me but there are others that I would prefer not to hear again. I would definitely listen to some of the songs by themselves outside of the album but I don't think I would spend the time to listen to the whole thing all the way through again. There are some catchy songs that I could definitely see myself singing in the car. While there were some "bad" songs, I do appreciate the amount of different instruments they used throughout the album, it was cool hearing some variation between the songs. Because of the good songs inside of it I will rate this a 6.5/10.
Good tunes but at least 15 songs too long
A lot of influences in the sounds of this album and when it hit, it was great. Still a few duds hanging around
Sé que estoy sola en esto, pero me duerme The Beatles ZzZz
👍🏼
didn’t listen to all of it
Man, this one is rough. Overall disc 1 of this album is like a 4 or a 5, but the second disc is all over the place. Every song is either something crazy and groundbreaking, or its forgettable and...bad. And like every song it alternates. Like I'm sorry, I dont enjoy listening to "experimental" music. And maybe there's some cultutral context I'm missing, like maybe this album was really important when it came out, but I don't think its aged as well as something like Revolver or Rubber Soul. Overall, I like just over half of the songs on this album, and 10 or 11 of them are on disc 1. So the question I have to ask myself is do the great songs make up for the bad ones...
Decades ago I was reading Helter Skelter, the book about the Manson murders, and it mentioned this album a lot. So as I finished reading the book while listening to this album. For a Beatles album it's good. Long, but decent. It also has my favorite Beatles song on it, While my Guitar Gently Weeps. Granted, Eric Clapton played guitar on that tune so that could be why it's my favorite. It's one of their weirder albums, no real theme behind it, so that makes it an interesting listen when you could get a Blackbird or Helter Skelter. Not a bad album but it's still the Beatles so kinda mid in my opinion...
Paar gute Lieder aber holt mich einfach nicht ab. Die guten kennt man eh irgendwoher. Bissi boring
le début c'est un roadtrip de début d'été et après jsp. pas mon style de musique pour la plupart
Blackbird forever
I have a fairly controversial opinion. I think the White Album is the Beatles' most overrated album. Don't get me wrong, there are some fantastic songs on here. If every song on this album was on the same caliber as Blackbird, it would be a 5/5 easily. However, there's also sooo much filler here. Songs like Why Don't We Do It In The Road never needed to exist. For that reason, it's a 3. P.S. I am Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da's biggest defender. People who hate Paul's "Granny music" just hate fun. Y'all need more whimsy in your lives.
Yeah, yeah, yeah… a three because of a few songs but I never listen to them anyway.
The album is good, but it doenst have any markeble song. For the beatles thats a "problem", but not a big one.
First Beatles-album I listened to in full and in one play. The variety is impressive, so are some of the songs. As a whole not 100% my cup of tea, still it was fun to listen to some music history.
Too happy clappy for me
It has certified bangers but quite dull songs as well. Perhaps they will grow on me over time. 3/5
Unlike anything they’ve done before, and all the better for it. Incredible vocal performances and some genuinely moving moments are the highlights for me. Not my favorite Beatles album by a long shot, but it’s still pretty great.
Blackbird war gut, Rest ist irgendwie schlecht gealtert
I've listened to this album a few times over the years but despite that many tracks seemed new to me so I guess they weren't so memorable. There are of course quite a few well known classics mixed in. It's clearly The Beatles style, although there's big mixture of track styles. I'd often heart snippets of tracks that sounded like some other group. I don't know if this is The Beatles borrowing from others ot vice versa. Overall a decent album that I'll probably listen to again sometime, but to me not a blockbuster.
Eher langweilig und zu lang. Blackbird ist aber ein Banger
Classic!
not my typical but i liked parts of it. faves were ‘back in the ussr’ ‘while my guitar gently weeps’
muss ehrlich sege ich weiss nöd, öb ichs white album schomal ganz glost han, ich bezwifles back in the ussr findi funny aber han nie gwüsst wasi würkli devo sött halte OBLADI OBLADA CHANI EIFACH NÖD ERNST NEH ok hans nerviger in erinnerig gha JAAAAA WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS es isch au soo en guete titel martha my dear isch easy villsitig ok jz verlürets mich langsam was söll ich mit dene lieder ahfange don't pass me by findi grad echt eifach nur langwilig birthday isch na funny mitem switch au wenni s riff am ahfang fast scho obnoxious find everybody's got something to hide macht spass! ahh omg stimmt helter skelter isch daa druff!! hans nöd insaaaane gern tbh aber ich finds huere geil hends das gmacht UND DE SCHLUSS VOLL VERGESSE revolution 9 chammer chli rauche? han interludes eig gern aber 8 min jäää hejoooo tutmer leid luca aber iwie hanis album nöd cheggt
General enjoyable. A few songs are not my cup of tea and kind of annoying. 3.5
Please don't make me listen to Beatles twice in one week. Maybe some day
My dad got this for X'mas as a double CD from my mum ages ago.
Honestly didn't love it
mid. sehr abwechsligsriich, aber zum teil so chilbi musig style woni ned so fühle. my guitar gently weeps esch en banger tho
Początek był słaby ale później co raz lepiej, po prostu nie mój typ muzyki ale rozumiem czemu może być lubiany
Fine. Obviously this shows off a lot of their technical ability, but as an album for me it was a bit much
🥇ob la di, ob la da 🥈blackbird 🥉martha my dear HM: back in the USSR, while my guitar gently weeps, i will, revolution 1, honey pie
the first time I listened I was sleep deprived and irritated so the whole thing was just background and meh. Second time was pretty good I was tweaking
Weird. Some good, some terrible. Don't understand the hype.
Liked it
I have such mixed feelings about this album. While I think some of The Beatles best songs are on this album, it also contains some of their absolute worst. It's such a polarizing album that I can't give it much more than 3 stars. Can't Miss Songs: Dear Prudence Mother Nature's Son While My Guitar Gently Weeps Blackbird Skip Songs: Revolution 9 Piggies Good Night Martha My Dear (fuck off Paul)
didn’t finish, too long, but liked the vibe
Some all time bangers, but too long and tonally too all over the place
Some killer, hell of a lot of filler. 3.5/5
I've never listened to The Beatles before, but now understand the appeal. Long album, but great to listen to.
If this album was 12 tracks it could probably be one of the greats of all time. As it is, there's a lot of absolute nonsense filler twaddle and I'm just struggling to deal with it! 3.5 stars
Halfway decent. Not a huge Beatles guy! But Dear Prudence has been stuck in my head since I heard it yesterday so it's at least that good. For me, it's a vocals thing -- the voices are not really for me, and I'm awful at listening to lyrics. But the rest is great.
Så spretigt och för långt, men man fick iallafall Blackbird och While My Guitar så...
Mina päron spelade tre grejer när jag växte upp: Beatles, Paul Simon och Nat King Cole. Alltid samlingsskivor. Så jag har lyssnat väldigt mycket Beatles men på väldigt få låtar. I vuxen ålder har jag ibland slagit på ett album eller ett annat. Och jag tycker nästan alltid att dom känns så röriga. Det är som att dom gör en låt av varenda idé dom får och tar med varenda låt på sina album. Samtidigt är ju vissa av dessa miljarders låtar helt vanvettiga. Tycker också att denna inte har så mycket piss som jag trodde den skulle ha, trots att den alltså är två år lång. Det är så mudder fucking svårt. Borde lyssna igenom igen för att landa i ett rättvist betyg men som Morbrorn frågar sig: Vem har tid?
Ganz okay, ein paar Banger
gosto gosto gosto
I have thoughts on this. Its a bit of a mess. I know the Beatles aren't necessarily lyrical behemoths, but what is it with these dumb kids bops about characters with alliterative names - Sexy Sadie, Rocky Raccoon, Bungalow Bill. I like Glass Onion with its meta lyricism. "The Walrus was Paul" is a great tease, John knew what he was doing. I don't like Revolution 9. I can't buy in, and I'm down for experimentation, so lets applaud the "creativity", but this is barely a song and it sucks. Mainly the best moments are the songs I already was familiar with - Back in the USSR, Blackbird, Revolution 1, and definitely While My Guitar Gently Weeps. But also shout out Happiness is a Warm Gun, and Ringo's Good Night. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Dear Prudence are more tolerable than I was expecting. Overall, like most double albums I think its bloated and there would be a great single album in there. Maybe something like this: Back in the USSR Dear Prudence Glass Onion Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps Happiness is a Warm Gun Blackbird Helter Skelter Revolution 1 Revolution 9 (would be a bolder statement in a 10 track album) Good Night That album would be 4 something, but the bloat drops it for me. 3.4/5
This really felt like a mix of experimentation. Most of the tracks flew past my ears. A few were good and Revolution 9 felt like something I would hear in a modern art gallery.
As someone who doesn't really care for the Beatles one way or another, this was pretty good particularly for a long album. It flowed well, and I only got bored at the very end (thanks Revolution 9)
Album is unnecessarily long, but Blackbird is such a great song
I should maybe listen to this more, to appreciate it more. With one song I was like 'this is really fun' and I looked at the title and it was Yer Blues, which makes sense, I like blues.
Strong start, but was really waiting for it to be over after a while.
There are a lot of Good songs but the album is all over the place. Sounds like they just threw everything this album. Still a Good album mostly
Ready for this hot take? I think The White Album is one of, if not THE most overrated album of all time. Sure, it's got some undeniable Beatles hits on it that are great. And now the big BUT: there's so much crappy filler on here that drags the album into the mud. At least half of it could be trimmed out and this could have been one of the greatest albums of all time. Half of the album is iconic and sprinkled in around all the good stuff are all the demented 60s fairy tale sounding crap. Alright, the good parts of the album? You already know all the standouts on this album. There are too many to list. Some moments during my listen that really stood out to me this time: the sick bassline on "Dear Prudence" - I tried to focus on the bass on the whole album more this time around and it really is quite good - the guitar on "Blackbird" is the peak of the album - and "Helter Skelter" still absolutely slaps. People will automatically rate this a 5 because it's the freaking Beatles and they've been told this album is a masterpiece and they must like it. Hard disagree, it's a 3. A 4 could be justified if you really like a lot of the dreck. Its way too long and, yeah, sure, there are a few great songs but you have to dig them out from under piles of rubbish. There. I said it. Get wrecked White Album.
Loved some. Enjoyed some. Skipped some.
Let me start by saying there are some really good songs in this album. But the rest is an absolute slog. It's too long and I found myself having to push through with surprising effort. It's weird that 79 albums in, this is almost the one that derailed me (plus getting sick).
Not a fan. Found it very repetitive and rambly. So many songs weren't memorable.
Pre: ? Post: childish and gimmicky st times , amazing at other times, really can tell who's song it is per track
Nice
The highs are high, the lows are low, but it's mostly just okay
Considero que este debe ser un gran álbum para los fans de los Beatles, pero para alguien como yo que tiene una reacción un tanto indiferente de su repertorio este álbum es demasiado largo y se percibe como una selección de temas de los cuales muchos podrían haberse descartado en pos de un álbum más cohesivo y menos ecléctico. Además es un álbum doble de una duración de más de 1 hora y media, lo cual nuevamente insisto, para los fans es un tesoro, para mí es un tedio. Esta cualidad ecléctica del álbum habla de un grupo que demostraba muchos conflictos internos entre los integrantes, diferencias creativas y un proceso de eventual quiebre de la banda, que se refleja en un álbum desarticulado. En resumen, al álbum le falta coherencia y es demasiado largo. Esto es una lástima, porque eligiendo los temas adecuados en una cantidad apropiada este podría haber sido un excelente álbum para mi gusto. Por supuesto, no considero que sea un mal álbum, tiene grandes canciones en él, simplemente creo que hay demasiado relleno entre lo mejor del material.
Some songs in here I really liked but they’re surrounded by so many less enjoyable songs. Another of those that could be a really strong album if it were cut down. Fav song: Blackbird Least fav: Revolution 9
Some gorgeous and iconic songs, lots (and lots) of kind of fine songs and then a couple of truly shit songs. Obviously it's an iconic album but I'm more than happy to only hear the songs off this album that have made it to the greatest hits. Favourite Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (or Blackbird) Least: Revolution 9
As a standalone album, 4/5 As a Beatles album, 3/5 Some killer, but mostly filler. As John would say, there's too much of Paul's songs about "granny shit" on this record. Comes off twee and childish in parts. But it's still the fuckin' Beatles, so whatever. 3/5
This is the second time I've ever listened to a Beatles album, which frankly is an embarrassingly low number for me and because of that I think The White album was a difficult place to kick off my Beatles journey. Mainly because the album sounds like a compilation album, it's a complete mess, it's twice as long as it should be and you could cut at least 40% of the tracks. It would be excusable if there was a through line throughout the tracks but they're all over the place. Do Helter Skelter and Blackbird need to be on the same record? (I know, I know, it's two different discs but it's still one album). That being said, the highs are phenomenally high. Dear Prudence, Julia, Cry Baby Cry and as already mentioned, Blackbird and Helter Skelter, are some of the most influential and best written songs ever there's no denying that and I think that is what gets it the plaudits. But if you are thinking of an album as a singular piece of work, not just 30(!) tracks it's just not doing it for me the same way it does for others. It feels like the emotion and feelings in the songs gets lost amongst some filler. I believe one day I will be a true Beatles fan and I read this back the same way you would read back a year 9 Facebook status but that day hasn't come yet. I assume Will will find this at some point so shout out to him, please don't take it too personally.
A couple of good songs but I feel overall it’s a pretty mediocre album considering it’s the mighty Beatles!
Some great songs but a lot of other ok ones. An album which might have been better if edited form to one LP rather than a double
ну такое, ровно
A double album needs to tell a story to stay interesting and engaging. While there are classics on offer, including my all time favourite Beatles song, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I grew a bit weary even before sides 3 and 4. Double LPs are often indulgent. Pair that with an indulgent band like the Beatles, and I don’t know that you can call the result a total success. Fun to be had, sure - Rocky Raccoon was a lovely discovery. But this is a very low three. ✨
What can be said about this album that hasn't been said before. There are songs from the beatles that I really like. There are songs that I appreciate. There are songs that feel like circus music. There are songs that are happy clappy outdated 50s bubblegum. I've always felt like The Beatles didn't belong to me; they were a part of music history, but they belonged to the baby boomer generation. Songs like Get Back and Say You Want a Revolution don't feel dated to me; they feel accessible to me and move me the way a contemporary rock song would. There are a lot more songs now that move me now that I've heard more of their albums. I'm going to rate this album based on how much I would listen to it again. In that regard, it's kind of chore. How much do I listen to Beethoven or Bach or other music history?
Another great Beatles album
Eh, it's not my favorite Beatles album. Needs an editor, feels really all over the place.
The Case for Dissonance: Why The Beatles and The White Album Fail to Resonate The Beatles hold an undeniable, monolithic position in modern musical history, yet their immense influence does not automatically translate into universal personal appeal. While recognizing their revolutionary impact, a critical listener may find their extensive catalogue, and specifically the sprawling 1968 double LP The Beatles (commonly known as The White Album), lacking the cohesive artistry or authentic emotional depth found in other rock contemporaries. For many, the band’s aesthetic often prioritizes stylistic range over substance, culminating in a sound that can feel more saccharine or experimental for the sake of it, rather than genuinely compelling. The primary hurdle to appreciating The Beatles lies in what some perceive as a foundational lack of necessary grit or ambiguity, particularly in their early work. Their sound, often characterized by bright harmonies and relatively straightforward melodic structures, can feel too polished or overtly cheerful, failing to engage with the darker, more complex psychological landscapes explored by artists in the late 1960s. Their ubiquitous presence and cultural mythos further contribute to this detachment; the sheer weight of expectation and overexposure can diminish the music's ability to surprise or resonate on a deeply personal level. While their studio innovations are lauded, the resultant sound occasionally lands closer to clever novelty than enduring emotional truth. This critical detachment is crystallized in the challenging experience of listening to The White Album. Far from a unified artistic statement, the album is a notoriously fragmented 93-minute patchwork, reflecting the internal division and growing autonomy of the four band members at the time. It is precisely this lack of centralized vision that becomes its biggest drawback. The record whiplashes between starkly different moods and genres—from the acoustic tenderness of "Blackbird" to the raucous proto-metal of "Helter Skelter," and ultimately, to the impenetrable eight-minute sound collage of "Revolution 9." This jarring juxtaposition creates a profound sense of incoherence. Instead of showcasing the synergy of four geniuses collaborating, the album serves as a document of four individuals competing for space, resulting in an uneven collection where the brilliance of tracks like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is undermined by the inclusion of songs that feel like unfinished B-sides or self-indulgent sonic explorations. In conclusion, while the historical significance of The Beatles is beyond dispute, their music, especially in the context of the messy grandeur of The White Album, fails to connect with those who value stylistic consistency, emotional depth, or unified group performance. The album, often celebrated for its breadth, is more accurately characterized as an exhausting anthology of disparate ideas. Ultimately, the personal dismissal of The Beatles is not a denial of their place in history, but a simple rejection of a specific aesthetic that, despite its polish and fame, simply misses the mark for contemporary, critical listening. Thanks Gem, we agree on something
I have this album. Best songs: Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Mother Nature's Son & I Will. There's some other songs I like, but unfortunately this album also has Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9.