The White Album

Maybe not the "best" Beatles album because there is a lot of weird on here. But it's the album in my parents collection that I wore out. It's got my favorite individual Beatles songs and some fantastic storytelling.

I happened to watch Yesterday yesterday. It’s a movie about a struggling musician that wants to give up. Something happens (I’ll spare you the details) where the whole world forgets that The Beatles or their music ever existed. So this guys starts playing Beatles tunes as if they are his own and his career blows up. Ed Sheeran loses a 10 minute song writing contest to him. Anyway. The point is that the plot was meant to allow the whole movie to be filled with covers of The Beatles greatest hits. It helped me appreciate just how large their catalogue of hits is. And while they aren’t my favorite band, they put an indelible mark on music forever. The Beatles (aka the white album) is filled with songs I love. It’s a bit silly and a hell of a lot of fun. Being a double album, there are a couple tunes that don’t keep my peak interest, but overall it’s a great album. I used to listen to this on the record player at home with my sister when we were young and I love Back In The U.S.S.R. and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da just as much as I did as a kid. This is my second favorite Beatles album behind Sgt Peppers.

Legendary album by reputation, and when I opened it up to stream I assumed it was a super bonus edition because of the 30 tracks, but no that was what it came with at the time. Crazy. "Back in the U.S.S.R" is a great opener, has so much going on with the parody, melody, drum situation. That screech is kind of rough, but still a great song. With this being one of the biggest band's albums, there is a whole backstory to every song, a little footnote about who wrote it, what the studio was like while recording, how the lore of the song came about. It's all very fascinating. There is also a wide variety of music here with all 4 taking a hand at writing, singing,and I can't think of another band that has quite that kind of rotation. This kind of approach also gives way to several different genres and tones, ranging from rock, folk, blues, songwriter and satire, love, or nonsense songs. Favorite tracks "While my guitar gently weeks" "Revolution 1""Back in the USSR" "Blackbird" 6/6

I haven't listened to this album fully in many years. I'm sad to say, for me, it doesn't hold up as well as I remember. There's so much filler nonsense that is a waste of time. The track listing needs significant editing down to maybe 20 tracks which I've heard is a popular exercise with this one. There are some amazing experimental and iconic tracks, but it's self indulgent and just simply too much.

This album was truly amazing. There are however some very odd songs on there a well. If I could give half stars I'd give this a 4.5, but in this case I'll round up.

Great album with all time songs but they should have cut 6 or 7 songs from the second half as it becomes a slog.

Listened!

I have never listened to this album all the way through. I know pretty much all of the songs. Such a classic!

I like the Beatles but I’m not sure I love this album. There are a few iconic songs on it. I love blackbird. I can also see how this album influenced others subsequently.

Some iconic songs that I enjoyed. The Continuing Story Of Buffalo Bill my dad sings to my kids all the time. Not sure I realized it was Beatles song. A lot of songs I could/would just skip. There’s got to be better Beatles albums.

The Beatles apparently opted to go with quantity over quality for this album.

Is ob-la-di subversive? (And who knew it was called that and not Life Goes On?). - Blackbird, gorgeous. - Piggies…anti-capitalist satirical screed? - Revolution 9 feels experimental/trippy - Good Night is beautiful, orchestral lullaby. Kind of boring album though…a lot of songs are dull. Could have been edited down to a regular-length album.

There are so many good songs on this album offset by garbage.

felt very experimental, as in many different styles. it didn't feel cohesive but is still impressive

A lot of good songs on here and I wouldn't say I disliked any of them. Did it need to be an hour and a half though? C'mon now Paul & John. Other than the length, though, this album was solid.

This band has incredible range. They live up to the hype. Rock, swing, folk, blues, this album has all of it. With such a long album, a handful of the songs feel like throwaways. It's nonetheless impressive that they're able to write and perform in so many different genres. I would give us five stars, but the album as a whole felt disjointed because of the huge shift in style and mood between tracks. There are also some weird ones that not sure why they were included.

A classic album with some absolutely bonkers tracks, and then beautiful, simple pieces like Blackbird. Shows the real range the Beatles were capable of producing.

Tava pronta pra também não gostar mas esse aqui já achei bem melhor. Mas sinceramente 30 músicas de Beatles, nem, n tenho paciência pra isso Fave: while my guitar gently weeps, Rocky Raccoon

I just really fucking hate the Beatles man

Not as great as other Beatles albums but substantially better than many of the albums this project is making me listen to.

Yea, it's the White Album. It has everything - every idea any band has ever had since stems from this work. It's nearly 60 years old for christs sake. Why doesn't anyone try to make anything interesting any more?

always sounds average for me

So much to say. As an album, it makes no practical sense. Songs styles are all over the place. This would never work for any band but The Beatles. And maybe that’s because they do every style so well. Paul’s voice! How can he sing both “Helter Skelter” and “I Will” and sound perfect for both? Same for John. “Yer Blues” and “Julia” - so different! I’d be curious to learn how they landed on a song order. They don’t try to transition the listener smoothly from one song to the next. Maybe that’s the secret sauce of the album. The fact that there were no singles from it?! Mind blown. So many classics. It’s a masterpiece. 5.0

This is a great album and an undeniable classic. Still, it feels disconnected and forced together, much like a band that's about to break up (fittingly). But it's an album only the Beatles could have made popular - different genres and concepts that somehow work as a whole even if some of the songs don't stand on their own. They could have cut some of the fluff and made it tighter, but part of its charm is its disparate nature. It's great, but maybe not my favorite Beatles album. 4.4

I've deliberated over what rating I should give this album for far longer than I should. I listened to it 3 or 4 times. The most I've listened to it since 2003 when I tried to give The Beatles a chance buying every album post Rubber Soul but just couldn't get with them. I still can't. I love Good Night as a track but it also makes me want to listen to Ekkehard Ehlers - Plays John Cassavetes instead of listening to this album in its entirety. Again.

why is this a double album? so much filler bullshit on here. Had some expectations for this and simply couldn't get on with it, having it as a double album just meant that I was counting down the songs till it ended after getting part way through disc 2

What a load of shite. I suffered through the whole double album expecting there to at least be something worth listening to, however computer said no

As an album, it's a four, but it definitely has five star songs. All double albums struggle to be perfect.

I guess I expected to enjoy this more seeing as it is The Beatles. Most of it I just didn't seem to connect with, although giving more than one listen is improving my opinion of some songs (in some cases considerably). I could see this album as one I may rate higher in the future once I've listened to it more. Didn't know most of the songs prior to this. My favourite was by far and away While My Guitar Gently Weeps. I don't know what to make of Revolution 9. Savoy Truffle sounded kind of weird in my headphones.

Okay. Enjoyed some parts more than others. Generally mixed feelings.

I had never listened to the White Album before. Iconic. But I’m still not a Beatles fan.

Los Beatles, como siempre, maravillosos. Mi grupo favorito por siempre!

Classic

It's wild to think how much their music changed over the 10 years of albums.

One of their better albums but I feel there a lot of filler on here to make it a double album. It is not one that I listen to all the way through but there's plenty of songs I listen to frequently.

Classic album. I think their best. I've gotten Sgt Pepper and Rubber Soul already and this is just leaps above.

A long album that I listened to in parts between a day of meetings and other stuff I'd rather be listening to. Some of my favorite Beatles songs, some terrible Beatles songs, some inconceivable Beatles songs. Eclectic is maybe the word for it, but it really felt like four Beatles in a trenchcoat trying to sneak into a party for "bands only" .... just break up, buddies.

I know it’s sacrilege and everything I like stands on the fossilized bones of The Beatles, but I just really can’t stand these guys. And even the remaster sounds like it was mixed to evoke the record being played on Walkman headphones with the volume all the way up but lying on the counter of a bathroom instead of on your ears. The lyrics of Glass Onion seem to indicate that the Beatles were openly contemptuous of their stardom and fans, and then Wild Pie Honey, Piggies, and Happiness Is A Warm Gun removes all doubt. A reluctant extra star for Rocky Raccoon, I’m So Tired, and Helter Skelter

There were some great songs on here, but there were also plenty of songs that probably should’ve been cut from the album. I think the issues I had with this album stemmed from the fact that there was nobody who would say no to their ideas.

took me four days to finish i enjoyed it so little. one point for the three songs i liked, and down a point because of the amount my childhood made me listen to "why don't we do it in the road" when we were in middle school. who let this album be so long.

Sure, 90 minutes of Beatles is a lot. But the front half is full of bangers. The Revolution variants are weird. The rest is fine.

This is crazy. 1073rd album Actually very underwhelming 3

это было долго алкоальбом: 5 шотов текилы и потом пытаешься опохмелиться белым русским

Pretty standard.

I remember this album, Uncle Randy had it shortly after it came out. It’s actually better than I remember, a lot of good songs, a few great songs, some you can’t listen to, Side 4 only got played once, and a bit too long. Always liked Rocky Racoon and Birthday the most. Rev 9 is more noise than song, pure filler. White Album at (3.5*s)

Så hurtigt så att man får huvudvärk. Vissa låtar är ändå OK. While My Guitar Gently Weeps till exempel.

Några låtar är repetitiva och glättiga.

10 very strong 10 easy 10 Best: all Worst: wild honey pie, rev 9

If you are listenning in the car, the first song makes you think something is wrong with it. And the others just sound a bit to meh to me

The best

It's good, but inevitably I anticipate a way will be found to not STFU about it even come heat death of the universe, which stops it being a 5.

Discazo tiene unos temazos y no esta tan inocente como otros discos anteriores, más rockero, otras progresiones de acordes. Si, no entiendo porque tantos animalitos, pero aparecen cosas muy copadas como Helter Skelter que les da otro sonido. Es doble asique lleva su tiempo, pero vale la pena es una piezota!

who doesn't like the Beatles!! love to have this album for today!!! So rightful

Hate the beatles

In Moby-Dick, one of the reasons white is said to be terrifying is that by signifying so many things it begins to signify nothing, a meaningless void. This album is weird not in spite of tight, popular ballads amidst the other stuff but because of them. Nor are they taking 'weird music' and dumbing it down for the masses. They really are asking us to accept anything the Beatles could be, without trying to contain themselves within a narrative. Annoying thing to do, actually.

All time banger

5.8. Masterpiece

Damn near impossible to say something original or pertinent about this album. What fascinates on a deep dive listen is the approach the band take to song writing, especially given the producing complexity of Sgt Pepper before it: much here is stripped back, straightforward rock'n'roll - a band returning to where they first set out. And yet, there is still experimentation with form and style and structure, as well as forays into pastiche and parody. The Beatles challenge the listener - if we stray from our sound will you come with us? The answer is resoundingly yes - the magic is retained, the band turn sound into art.

So many nothing songs on this album interspersed with hits

They really did just throw everything at the wall here to see what sticks. And the crazy thing is that almost everything sticks. Even the silly throwaway songs are good. And the great songs are great. Except for Revolution 9. That song is just stupid and nobody should have to listen to it.

Upon hearing Sgt. Pepper's for the first time, Bob Dylan is reported to have said, "Oh, I get it. You don’t want to be cute anymore." That transition started with Sgt. Pepper's (and maybe even a little before that), but it really takes force on this album.

It was enjoyable I liked Happiness is a warm gun and Blackbird a lot

Takes me back to when I first started smoking weed. Lots of really good songs on here although it’s longer than it needs

Beatles.

Loved it all the way through, despite having very little cohesion between songs - almost felt more like an anthology. So rare to have a 90 minute album hold my attention the entire time.

Already well known to me, great album

4.5 / 5 A Classic. The White Album. Some regard this as their best album, and this would be regarded as a correct answer. For me, it's not, but it's still a gorgeous album including some of their best work. Way beyond their time and pillars in the music world. Although there are some skips. For example 'Back In The USSR' or 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da' are filler songs. While they do have some charming aspects they are overshadowed by a lot of songs & not their best stuff. A personal favorite is 'Helter Skelter'. Absolute genius in the highest degree. A pioneer for 'heavier rock' tunes. Just classic Beatles paving the way for other generations to come. Not to mention the Manson controversy makes it more interesting. Pure brilliance, impeccable musicianship, and very catchy lyrics.

7/10 would listen again

Fistly i'm suprised that the original name of the album is not "The White Album", it's just "The Beatles". Musically it's a masterpiece, The Beatles never disappoints with their music, they can make different rhytms and music genres without stop sounding like themselves. LOVED THIS ALBUM!

If I had a time machine, I would go back to any time when a band or artist was contemplating making a double album and force them at ray gun point (because I assume if I have a time machine I also have a ray gun) to just make a really good single album instead. The only exceptions being Songs in the Key of Life, Exile on Mainstreet, The Basement Tapes and maybe Blonde on Blonde. The White Album is great, but you know what would have been better? Back in the U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence While My Guitar Gently Weeps Happiness Is A Warm Gun I'm So Tired Blackbird I Will Julia Birthday Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey Helter Skelter Long, Long, Long That album would be up there with Abbey Road as a near perfect Beatles album. Instead you've got this giant sprawling mess of a double album that includes a bunch of songs that nobody needs or wants. I get it, they were super famous and nobody could tell them no, they had fried their brains on acid, they had all just had a bad three-month-long weird cult vacation and they weren't getting along. Still, if you watch that Apple TV special where they recorded them for forty-something hours while they made Let it Be, Paul says something about how the band had been off its game since "Mr. Epstein" died because Brian Epstein kept them in line. I have to agree. These chuckleheads needed a grown up. The White Album isn't bad (I know, hot take) but it suffers from the classic double-album curse. It could have been an amazing single album.

post-modern fragments joined. Lyrics don't have to make sense particularly if they have a good sound hook. One finds nonsense, humor, and bits of what are probably political commentary spread throughout. Some beautiful pieces of music. Some bits of showing what you can do with new sound equipment on revolution 9--a pastiche with intent of some sort. To me, this is very much a turning point where art overtakes commercialism but still manages to be commercial. The album cover is interesting in its absence of everything except the band name embossed. In both the world of art and commercialism, the "signature"/band name/branding is, in one sense, more important than any content. And in another sense, the recording is more more important regardless of who created it.

My favourite Beatles album.

Aside from like 2 good songs, honestly not a great album.

A re-listen for me. One of the finest sonic journeys of the 20th century... Right up until Revolution 9. No but in all seriousness, stellar album, so many hits and gems. Favorite tracks: Yer Blues

Waar begin je met zo'n megalomaan album die van hot naar her gaat, en het ene naar het andere proto-genre introduceert. Ik heb deze plaat altijd gezien als de speeltuin van één van de creatiefste bands ooit, en dan krijg je als resultaat een onalledaagse wirwar aan ludieke meezingers en songs die de loop van de muziekgeschiedenis voor eeuwig zouden veranderden. Om een beetje grip te krijgen op ''The White Album'', ga ik side 1/2 en side 3/4 beiden apart reviewen, om vervolgens tot een eindoordeel te komen. Een geschikte methode, gezien de absentie van een duidelijke verhaallijn/concept. De eerste helft van het album opent met 'Back In The U.S.S.R.', die de luisteraar enigszins op het verkeerde been zet door terug te grijpen naar de stijl die de band had in de tijd dat ze nog optraden. Het is rock & roll in 'the vein of' Chuck Berry, met Beach Boys-achtige achtergrondvocalen. Het is een lekkere inkomer, maar bereidt je weinig voor op wat komen gaat. 'Dear Prudence' volgt, en geeft een beter kijkje in de wereld waarin de band zich op dat moment van de carrière bevond. De psychedelische ondertoon, en de hypnotiserende progressie die het goed gedaan zou hebben tijdens één van hun meditatiesessies in India, creëren een ambiance die haaks staat op het openingsnummer. Het album staat bol van deze tegenstrijdigheden. Want lang tijd om te bivakkeren in een staat van Nirwana is er niet, gezien de carnavalsnummers 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' en 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill' voor de deur staan. Het klinkt alsof Ringo zich bovengemiddeld veel met de nummers op dit album heeft bemoeid, maar hij heeft tot dit moment verrassend genoeg nog geen credits gekregen. Speelse nummers als deze zijn ook toonaangevend in de speeltuin die 'White Album' heet, en geven een onserieuze draai aan een album die wel degelijk serieus genomen dient te worden. 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' herinnert ons daaraan, een hoeksteen in de grandioze discografie van The Beatles, en mijn favoriete nummer uit de pen van George. En dan in combinatie met 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun', veel betere back to back tracks ga je niet vinden in de 60s. Dit is het eerste nummer waar de band echt de experimentele lade opent; ze strooien met onorthodoxe ritmes, extravagante vocalen, en vreemde lyrics. En het werkt fantastisch, verveelt nooit, en verdient voor mij de ietwat problematische titel 'beste song van het album'. Wat bijna niet te voorkomen is, is dat ze daarna een beetje op de rem trappen, en voor hun doen ietwat saai werk afleveren. 'I'm So Tired' verdient nog wel een s/o, typisch werk van John, waarin hij oprecht doodmoe klinkt. 'Rocky Raccoon' is één van de band's weinige pogingen om echt Amerikaans te klinken, en het resultaat is enigszins sullig. Toch moet ik bekennen dat het voor mij echt de 'guilty pleasure' van het album is. Het nummer introduceert de honky-tonk piano die veelvoudig te horen is op de plaat, en symbool staat voor het Beatles-genre 'grandma rock', geopperd door John Lennon. Toch staan er net iets te veel ludieke, en bijna kolderieke, songs op de eerste helft van het album, en had ik wel iets langer in de stroomversnelling van 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun' willen blijven hangen. Alhoewel, 'Julia' de spirituele tegenhanger van 'Dear Prudence', geeft een fijn slotakkoord. 8,5/10 Highlights: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Happiness Is A Warm Gun Rocky Raccoon De tweede helft van de plaat laat de psychedelic-folk invalshoek van de eerste grotendeels achterwege, waarschijnlijk omdat Donovan weer terug naar Schotland was gevlogen. Deze zijde jaagt hun garage rock roots achterna, en het wordt allemaal wat losbandiger. Ringo ontwaakte uit zijn zen, nam een lijntje coke, en molesteerde bij tijd en wijle zijn drumstel. 'Yer Blues' staat symbool voor een belangrijke drijfveer van dit album, de cynische benadering van een tal aan muziekstijlen, en het doel om die genres als parodie neer te zetten. Als er dan toch een rode draad aangewezen moet worden, dan is dat er eentje. Echter is het effect vaak met The Beatles dat de parodie piekfijn wordt uitgevoerd, en nieuwe elementen integreert, dat het juist een verrijking is van het bestaande genre, en bedoeld of onbedoeld een 'ode wordt aan' in plaats van een 'parodie op'. 'Song 2' van Blur, maar dan met een artistieke twist. 'Helter Skelter' sluit de vermakelijkste zijde (side 3) af, en is misschien wel het beste voorbeeld van een nummer die de gek aansteekt met rock muziek, maar vervolgens 'onbedoeld' een moederplaat wordt voor vele hardrock/metal genres. Waanzinnig nummer. Helaas was de heilige energie van de Indiase guru's daarna opgebrand, en vinden we alleen nog het lichtpuntje 'Cry Baby Cry' terug op het laatste kantje. De mannen hebben een creatieve explosie weten om te zetten in één van de belangrijkste albums in de jaren 60, en deze uitspatting komt uiteindelijk tot een implosie op de koortsdroom die 'Revolution 9' heet. Deze bad trip heeft in plaats van een hoop toekomstige bands, vooral Charles Manson beïnvloed. Je krijgt het er gratis bij denk ik.. als je wil genieten van de tomeloze inventiviteit van een band, dan moet je ook af en toe de maniakale episodes slikken. 8/10 Highlights: 'Yer Blues' 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey' 'Helter Skelter' Alles in ogenschouw nemend is de dichtheid aan buitengewone songs op dit album ongekend hoog. Iets te vaak levert de ietwat frivole en lichtzinnige insteek van het album nummers op die me weinig kunnen bekoren, maar op het zelfde moment zorgt het ervoor dat weinig albums van ruim anderhalf uur zo snel voorbij vliegen, en na al die jaren nog steeds niet vervelen. De mix aan ruige bangers, introverte psych-folk klassiekers, jolige grandma rock, en meeslepende blues, zorgt er in ieder geval voor dat dit album hoog staat op het compleet nutteloze lijstje 'albums die je mee zou nemen naar een onbewoond eiland'. Eindcijfer: 8,5/10

Ja en dan moet je ineens één van de Beatles albums gaan recenseren. En misschien is the White Album dan nog wel de meest ingewikkelde. Het album begint ijzersterk met U.S.S.R. en Dear Prudence. De serie kinderlijke liedjes daarna vallen altijd een beetje rouw op mijn dak. Ja, McCartney is een koning van simpele melodieën een mee-fluit-liedjes. Maar het is zo lastig schakelen als na Ob-La-Di, Honey Pie en Bungalow Bill ineens While My Guitar Gently Wheeps instart. En zo gaat het de rest van de plaat door. Daarmee lijkt het meer de stapel van alle beschikbare liedjes, zonder na te denken wat nu echt een album maakt. En dat na Sgt. Peppers, waar dát juist zo goed is. Dat zal hier dan waarschijnlijk het idee zijn geweest. Want één ding op the White Album stijgt boven alles uit: het iedje. De liedjes zijn zo ontzettend goed. Ze zijn kort, lijken soms niet eens af en worden daardoor nooit een volledig nummer. Maar in dit alles zijn ze prachtig en ijzersterk. En het zijn er ook veel. Te veel. En een ook dit album is echt te lang. Daardoor wel veel highlights: Back in the U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence Happiness is a Warm Gun Yer Blues Helter Skelter

The best album by the best band, top 5 stuff

Det er the beatles det er bra men så kommer obla-di obla da takk skal du faenmeg ha. Den låten kan drite og dra.

Awesome album. One of the best.

Across the board, there are so many insane accomplishments from this release. The Beatles spanned styles and depth to create this masterpiece.

Nein danke.

This is my all time favorite album of any band. This is by far a top 3 album for me. This album is just perfect. So many different styles they play. You can really tell by this point who wrote what song. This is 5 star easy!

Disappointing

i dont really care enough about the beatles to finish this very long album but it sounds ok

This one is good.

Amazing! Of course! Classic. The songs are odd and delightful. They lend you a story for you to return.

I'm biased of course because I listened to this album quite a bit growing up. What a delightful mess of boundless creativity. I love it.

One of the greatest and most varied albums of all time.

Classic album

Pretty good album. I think these lads are going places.

i mean, c'mon. probably the best.

Nr. 117/1001 Back in the U.S.S.R. 4/5 Dear Prudence 4/5 Glass Onion 4/5 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 4/5 Wild Honey Pie 3/5 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 4/5 While My Guitar Gently Wheeps 5/5 Happiness Is A Warm Gun 5/5 Martha My Dear 5/5 I'm So Tired 4/5 Blackbird 5/5 Piggies 4/5 Rocky Raccoon 5/5 Don't Pass Me By 4/5 Why Don't We Do It In The Road? 3/5 I Will 4/5 Julia 5/5 Birthday 4/5 Yer Blues 4/5 Mother Nature's Son 4/5 Everybody's Got Something To Hide 4/5 Sexy Sadie 4/5 Helter Skelter 4/5 Long, Long, Long 4/5 Revolution 1 4/5 Honey Pie 3/5 Savoy Truffle 4/5 Cry Baby Cry 4/5 Revolution 9 1/5 Good Night 5/5 Average: 4,03 The most diverse and experimental Beatles album. This includes some incredible song e.g. Bluebird and While My Guitar Gently Wheeps. Overall a great record but not my favorite of them.

First half of the album is incredibly polished, the second half is rudder but has some real beautiful moments. One of the Beatles more ambitious works. 4.5/5 Will definitely listen again

TOP!!!!!*

Nice

The Beatles are probably the most important band in 75 years. Read the biography of almost any rock musician from the late 60’s through the early 80s and you’ll find out they were inspired to take up music by the Beatles. The Beatles released a dozen albums in just over 7 years in the UK, and 11 of them reached #1. Yellow Submarine “only” made it to #3. This was repackaged into 17 US releases, 14 of which hit #1 (with the other 3x hitting #2). They are iconic, they are pervasive. In the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, anybody who listened to music knew Beatles songs, even if they didn’t realize they were Beatles songs. So, what about The White Album? This is the 9th UK release, coming on the heels of the perfect trio of “Rubber Soul”, “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper…”. The bar couldn’t be set higher. And this album comes close to meeting expectations, but falls a little short. A double album, with 30 songs clocking in at over 90 minutes. It’s certainly ambitious. And there’s no shortage of brilliant music. From harder songs like “Helter Skelter” and “Back in the USSR”, to some of the prettiest songs they did, like “Blackbird” and “I Will”. And everything in between. And there-in lies the problem. This album is all over the place, and sometimes seem like the members are lurching 4 different directions from song to song. I’ve seen it referred to as having a “fragmentary style”. Strains within the band are well documented, and reportedly, only 14 of the 30 songs feature all four members performing. Revolution 9 brings Yoko Ono into the process, and should never have seen the light of day. In retrospect, this album showed that the Beatles were not going to last much longer. BUT (and a big but) it all works out and the wealth of high-spots outweigh the weak spots. I wish it were more cohesive, I wish that it were more concise. I wish that “Revolution 9” had been discarded. I wish I could go 4.5, but that’s not an option. And I can’t give 5 stars to an album that devotes 8+ minutes to Revolution 9. So 4/5 it is.

Don't have to listen to give it 5 stars, but I will.

Very diverse, diplomatic Beatles album. All the boys get songs on. Excellent, no filler

It’s a long long long lil album … number 9, number 9,number 9. 5/5

My first beatles album! It was a really interesting listen and there were so many songs I really liked. It was interesting to see how versatile they were, and honestly I can 100% see the influence other bands got from them 3.5 maybe 4/5

Pas écouté en entier psk 1h30 wsh ! Mais voilà comme thé smith c'est bien mais ça me fait pas tomber de ma chaise 2.5?

Encore eux ?

There are a few decent songs spread between several bad ones. I can't tell if this supposed to be funny or what. This is another band that may have been influential in their day, even though the music isn't very good.

Classic

Great album. A lot of classic numbers.

This album is influential and iconic enough for 5 stars but it is ultimately a 4.5 due to a few songs that are just downright awful. You have an otherworldy song like While My Guitar Gently Weeps (the bassbline alone is an eargasm) and Helter Skelter (the godfather of hard rock) but then you have Wild Honey Pie (pretty sure this song would be used as elevator music in hell)

Progressive. Huge tunes. Classic

Probably their best album despite the fact that Abbey Road is perfect.

my favourite Beatles: especially "Helter Skelter" 🤘

I don’t really want to list all my thoughts on the mf white album. Just call me if you want to talk about it

I feel awkward admitting that I am not a super fan of this. Obviously lots of nice songs though.

Listening to this on vinyl this weekend. Yeahhhhhhhhh

A top 3 Beatles album for me.

Uneven, but influential nonetheless. Condense the great songs into a single album and this might have been the Beatles’ greatest LP.

9/10 Seamless listing experience With a hectic ending

Fav songs: back in the ussr, while my guitar, blackbird, piggies, good night

Tons of fun musical ideas, gathered from all over the spectrum, and assembled with humor. Probably I don't find any deep connection to anything here, but its influence is undeniable

Inconsistent is a good word. For every hit there are probably two pieces of filler that could have been cut; therefore this double LP feels more akin to multiple EPs from individual artists. Mixing is also somewhat primitive. Fat needs trimmed; doesn't even feel like a conventional Beatles album. Low point: "Don't Pass Me By."

Let's talk about William Babinski's "The Disintegration Loops" album instead for a moment. The Disintegration Loops album https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disintegration_Loops# (actually 4 albums spanning nearly 300 minutes) are a museum piece, not necessarily music. Babinsky is a sound artist who used tape loops a lot in his work to evoke feelings that traditional recordings do not. The disintegration loops are recordings of some of these sound loops - recordings of voices, old music, found tapes, etc. - literally disintegrating as they pass across the tape heads. Each time they pass through the machine, a little more gets worn off. It's really interesting ambient music. There is a haunting beauty hearing the music itself completely fall apart. The falling apart is the music. The rhythm comes from the loop repeating, the sound changing ever so slightly as it goes on. Certain sections are beautiful, others nasty. When I listened to this, as more and more of it goes away, the more I found myself wanting it to remain in the world even though the whole point was it's own destruction. Listening to something disintegrate works as a museum piece. As a rock album, especially from The Beatles, it just hurts a little. Three stars was a bit harsh - many of these songs are in the "Dark Side of the Moon" range, like Dear Prudence, While My Guitar, and others. What I'm referring to above is that it just doesn't hold together, it's more of a couple solo albums, and Ringo gets short shrift.

fully fine. it was good, yeah, but i listened to sgt peppers lonely hearts club right after and it definitely made the white album less sparkly 5/7

The Beatles are a classic, always welcome and a joy !

There’s lots of good stuff on this but it’s just way too much. And the quirky, odd, silly bits don’t really work for me.

One of the best Beatles album (not the very best, in my opinion). Really straddles the crazy psychedelic Beatles and the rock Beatles, and I think it kind of nails it perfectly.

I was never a Beatles fan. But this really is fantastic.

There are a lot of really great songs on this album. Only complaint is some of it seems either disjointed from the rest of the album or just like filler. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars if I could.

I never appreciated the Beatles until I had a guitar teacher who was a huge fan. I wrote them off as boomer pop music and didn't bother to listen closely outside of the few hits I couldn't avoid. Then my teacher asked me to learn While My Guitar Gently Weeps. I had never heard of it before. I know, I know, Eric Clapton played guitar on the recording, so I can't claim that the guitar on this song is what opened my eyes to the Beatles. Well George Harrison wrote it so it still counts. I learned the song, but to this day never can come close to Clapton's performance (or Prince's, for that matter). Regardless, this is now one of my favorite songs of all time. Later my teacher showed me how to play Blackbird, and on top of just being a beautiful song, it is SO MUCH fun to play on guitar, and easy to loop over and over. I sometimes sit around and just play Blackbird idly while watching TV or something. Plus, it impresses the hell out of my friends who don't play. This album opened my eyes to the brilliance of the Beatles, promoting them from \"basic boomer band\" to regular rotation. Highlights (besides the aforementioned): Dear Prudence; Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da; Julia; Birthday; Helter Skelter, Revolution 1

A glorious mess

Beatles at the height of their creativity! Wonderful work

Completely understand the significance, but probably one of my least favourite Beatles albums. This may actually be the first ever 'Data Dump' album, I'd probably cut most of the Lennon songs to be honest. Helter Skelter, Sexy Sadie, Blackbird and Guitar Gently Weeps are all Beatles classics however.

Cómo todo: lo mejor.

is fine ig

•Owned •Massive effort of experimentation in genre and production. The differing voices of a band falling apart are all here: as a result, the album sprawls in emotion, tone. Even still, it's hard to imagine where "Helter Skelter" came from but it still burns as it plays. •4/4

Incredible, but probably 4th overall

Another one that exceeded expectations.

First time I‘ve heard a whole Beatles album as a whole. Loved it!

Never realized blackbird and piggies were on the same album. Obviously an incredible album.

Ну чтож, очередной станд из жожи. Почему они называют его "пари", когда он "парис"???? Что за издевательство??? Пожалуй, из этого альбома я знаю только "обладиии обладаааа". Жесть, они накатали тридцать песен! Битлы, конечно, крайне продуктивны были. Но с другой стороны -- это не моя музыка. Не знаю почему, но не могу себе назвать фанатом битлов. Они приятно звучат, ничего против них не имею, но у меня нет настроения чтобы их слушать чаще. Три звезды.

C'mon, its the White Album. What else was it gonna get? To be honest though, I was suprised at how many non-mainstream songs there were here, I seriously didn't know a good portion of this, unlike other Beatles albums so far. Still great though.

Very diverse and partially ahead of it‘s time

I think this suffers from the weight of over-hype. It’s fine but it’s way longer than it needs to be. You can’t tell me these boys really thought they had 30 unskippable bangers that everyone needed to hear. Cut it to a nice clean dozen and I could see it being four stars.

Not one of my favorite Beatles albums, there are many good songs but too many shippable or just annoying ones.

So long, just impossible to stay engaged without a narrative structure running throughout an album of this length. But, still a classic of course and worth visiting from time to time

Haven't listened to it in its entirety for probably 20 years and I suspect I fall into the 'this is overrated' camp. Some of my favourite Beatles songs are here (Julia, Sexy Sadie, Helter Skelter) and I'm a sucker for all the self-referential stuff, but Revolution 9 has to be one of the most pointless and self-indulgent things ever committed to tape. Their sound collage stuff works well as an enhancement to what they are good at (songs!) but doesn't stand up on its own merit - it feels like an overreach. I look forward to listening to this again in 2044.

This album is chock full of classic tracks. It's the gold standard of classic albums. I could list all the ones I enjoyed but it would be most of the album. So I will go with my favorite track, which would be While my guitar gently weeps, but Blackbird would probably come in a close second. The only songs I could do without on this are Wild Honey Pie, and Revolution 9. O understand it was experimental and ground breaking at the time, expanding the definition of what music is, but I can't listen to it, random recordings while someone repeated number 9. In spite of those 2 songs this is a top album for me

Good album? For sure. One of best of all time? I disagree

This album reminds me of childhood and listening to it with my parents. Good upbeat tunes and classics like black bird. Lots of excellent hits with catchy tunes but an expansive and diverse collection. Fits any mood.

Not the best Beatles album, but near the top

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I don't care how revolutionary it is, this has been the most boring hour and a half of my life.

Didn’t know most songs. Interesting, didn’t stick

I'm excited to click through and get mad at the bad reviews!

Another album where every single song is a jam! You really can’t go wrong throwing this album on. I will be listening to this one a lot more.

This was the first album I listened to on this list and never truly appreciated it as much as I should have until much later. This album is objectively insane. I'll never understand how one band can do this much and still manage to make it all so good. Absolute banger from front to back, especially the Garth Merenghi cameo when he sings "Good Night". Really appreciated having an aspiring horror author come in to sing that before he made it big.

Some of the best songs they ever made, along with a bunch more. Revolution 9 is interesting, but isn’t something I would choose to put on. Favorites are While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Black Bird, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Helter Skelter, and Back In The USSR.

As I'm working my way through this "must listen" list I'm coming to the conclusion I'm a music curmudgeon. This album crystalizes that notion! For over 40 years I've argued with friends and acquaintances that this album is terribly overrated. Sure, I'm a fan of all the satire, but it has its limits. Much of this album is frivolous. To prove my point I once made a playlist anchored by songs from this album, the Wiggles, and Phineas and Ferb. It all works together. If this had been a satirical attempt to fool the public into worshipping an album that was padded with kids songs it would have been brilliant. I could have given it 4 stars just for Rocky Raccoon and Back in the U.S.S.R. but it loses stars for masquerading as one of the best albums of all time.

I like it there's alot of songs on here I know and like but had no idea this was the album thay were on so im going to be on the look out for it on vinyl

The world wouldn't be the same without it, although I have to think that Revolution 9 is the Beatles thinking they have such god status that people will just listen to any old noise they happen to make haha

A classic for a reason. So many great songs, and a few weird ones

This one is hard to rate. It is a 5 in the context of music history, but a 4 when considered with Revolver, Sg. Pepper, and Abby Road. Are The Beatles the greatest band of all? Probably.

The Beatles' eponymous album, also referred to as the White Album, is a legendary piece of work which really needs no review. This album is well regarded as being a critical factor in the development of music across the globe for the past several decades. Songs such as "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Blackbird", and "Helter Skelter" are incredible and hugely influential in music and pop culture. However, it should also be noted that, while the album has great writing and instrumentation, the tracks are disjointed and do not flow together very well. This is due to the fracturing of the band members and each member writing and recording separately. With this many songwriters, there is an overabundance of songs, some of which really do not fit the bill. This album's greatest weakness may be quantity and great variation in quality - for every success, there's another song which probably should have been left off the album.

Couple really good songs, quite a few that shouldve been cut if it were up to me. 1h30m is too much when half the songs are just ok.

Back In The U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps Blackbird I Will

A gem among gems. Disparate songs that nonetheless work. 5 stars

Total classic! Nothing else to say

One of the best albums from one of the best bands ever.

I struggled with this rating. Do most Beatles albums get an automatic 5? I think there are between 15-17 songs on this album which are absolute bangers, including some of the greatest songs ever written. Even though not every song is on par with the best Beatles songs, I’ve decided it’s dumb to penalize this album for having some songs that are not on par with the greatest songs ever written. If you gave any other artist a year to write 31 songs and put them on an album, it’d probably stink. People knock this for its varied musical styles - I actually think that’s its greatest asset.

This list must know we are trying to finish this year, that we sped up the queue, because it is throwing classics at us, begging us not to go. Another great Beatles album, one I hadn't listened to prior. Obviously there are singles on hear I have heard, but this is that reminder why I love this list. Not a big Beatles fan but I respect them, and especially this album. 1968? Two LP? And I think this was during their experimentation phase. How cool to get such a unique album at this time in history. I'd have expected this from a lesser band in the 80's. Not every song is a banger, and there's ones I skipped, but overall this was great. I didn't know they were the ones who sang "They say it's your birthday!" that was cool. Keepers: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Birthday, Revolution 1

Stoked to get another Beatles album, it seems the list has been rewarding us for making the switch to generate on the weekend. This is number four for us, and it's near the end of the Beatles' catalog, falling between the exceptional Revolver and the excellent (but not quite as tight) Abbey Road. This album is long; it's a double album at least, at 30 songs. As such, there's a lot of what I would describe as filler. Lots of whimsical, experimental little tracks that fall flat for me. No coherent voice, which is actually similar to Abbey Road - my impression is that post-Sgt. Peppers, these guys were just firing on their own cylinders and struggling to weave their styles without just doing their own tracks. So yeah, this one has a lot of one-offs that don't really accomplish much. On the other hand, some really excellent songs, classics like "Blackbird," "Revolution 1," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and some deeper cuts I'd never heard. "Revolution 9" is really awesome "plunderphonics" sort of stuff, "Dear Prudence" is really great, and "Good Night" is an absolutely welcome surprise from Ringo. I can't give it more than 4 stars because of how many duds this thing harbored, I shouldn't have to skip my way through a 90 minute album from the Beatles. But overall, and duds aside, it's pretty great. These guys really were once in a lifetime, huh? Favorite tracks: Blackbird, Dear Prudence, Revolution 9, Good Night, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Revolution 1, Everybody's Got Something to Hide, Long Long Long (you got that right). Album art: White. Well, this one's techinically called "The Beatles," so it's self-titled, but guess what: we call it the White Album. That's what it is. White. 4/5

Good but not there best effort.

The highs of this album are so high, but it needed some cuts. I appreciate its importance for the amount of musical experimentation underway, but it lacks cohesion

A little overrated out the Beatles catalog, too long, a lot of good songs but a lot of forgettable songs and some of the Beatles worst songs, Revolution nine should never had been made.

It's hard to say anything that hasn't been said already about the White Album. It is without a doubt the most important album ever produced not just for its artistic or cultural merit, but because of the historic implications of it. It is *THE* album you need to list to before you die. It's hard to think of another album that could merit that number one spot, even if many deserve a high ranking on this list. Historically the White Album led to the break up of the Beatles, with had huge implications for the future of music. Culturally, the White Album experimented with a dozen different musical styles and served as proto examples of some of several unique genres of today (including pre-heavy metal in Helter-Skelter, punk, and more). Artistically, it's simply a masterpiece and features some of the Beatles best work from Happiness is a Warm Gun, to Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Back in the U.S.S.R, and more AND THAT'S JUST DISC ONE. It's also delightfully weird at times, and even when not every song hits, it's hard to ignore the shear musical mastery in each and every song. For folks who are not into the Beatles, and I can understand why - not every band is for everyone - I would encourage you to look into the history of this album. The influence of the Beatles on modern day music cannot be overstated, and almost every band today has been influenced in some way by them, especially by the White Album. Those of you interested in music theory may actually get the most out of this, because there's just such a rich array of techniques, melodies, scales, and more and the Beatles have always demonstrated a rich and nuanced understanding of what makes music music.

Classic Beatles

Great classic album, albeit given the double album length and 30 songs the inherent variety contains a few fillers

Some lovely songs and the scope of song, instrument, and tone is remarkable. But it’s got some pretty forgettable songs too over the 31 songs. It’s hard to even judge albums this seminal, because the ideas have permeated everything we listen to. But I’d listen to 5-10 of these songs before I just put the whole album on.

It is a classic. I like the Beatles and some songs are great (Dear Prudence), but some are meh.

joyful, beatles like, story told in songs, bit weird vibe sometmes,

Great old memories

I enjoyed this album. It's by far NOT their best. But I had fun with it. It's their only double album but I truly think they could've trimmed the fat and made a really long album. And saved the rest for B sides. There are classics on this record that we all know and love. And some under rated songs that perhaps only fans would say are superior than the more popularized songs. I've listened to this record before but never "studied it" - that's a stretch to what I just went through.... But I thought I'd do a play by play, and share my thoughts track by track. If you don't care about that... Stop reading here. This album gets 4 Beatles out of 5. Back in ussr: Beach Boys vibe Dear prudence: guitar sounds dark, nice simple but complimenting bass riff, lyrics and vocal melody over top is great Glass onion: is this where the movie got the name from? Curious to see if there is a deeper meaning or correlation between the two. Lyrics referencing previous songs. Kind of a cool idea. Unsure of timeline for this idea, they probably came up with that idea, as they innovated a lot. - love the string part at the end. ob la di ob la da - is garbage. It's filler to me. I know a lot of people love it... And it's sung at weddings and group functions... It's just not good. Catchy, yes. Bleh? double yes.... Life goes On. Wild Honey Pie is filler and is stupid. Counting story of Buffalo bill: sick guitar intro followed by a mediocre song. Vocals are great. But falls off in the end. the refrain reminds me of work from John Lennon and Yoko ono.. Bad. Sounds like they didn't know how to end the song. While my guitar gently weeps: probably the best song on the record. Harrison was under utilized in the band. Lars and Hetfield ran the show... I mean McCartney and Lennon and it shows that their ego prevented a lot of good work. Happiness Is A Warm Gun - is it Lennon? Is it? How ironic this song tuned out to be. Martha My Dear: piano is great in this. Has a barber shop quartet feel to it. Vocals are on point. Horns and strings are well placed. I'm so tired - great song. Nothing stood out. Blackbird: McCartney doing what McCartney does best. Beautiful, timeless song. Piggies - another stupid filler song. Next. I get it's about greed... But maybe this is why Harrison's songs weren't taken more seriously? I don't know. Rocky Racoon - great story telling and great music to accompany. I quite loved this song. The nickelodeon piano was cool! I love McCartney's piano playing.. Also with his scat abilities. Haha if you want to call it that. Don't pass me by - the repetitive music in the background sounds very familiar... From a more contemporary artist.... Big Sugar. The ending to Turn The Lights On is this same melody. Crazy. Why don't we do it in the road? - repetitive. Good vocal delivery. Reminds me of Little Richard. Old school rock and roll. I will - back to that boy wonder romantic McCartney. Beautiful vocals and guitar work. Simple song. Pleasing to the ear. Julia - sounds like a Lennon written song. Guitar is great. Vocals are haunting. Looks like not a lot of thought put into lyrics. As there's not much substance there. Just a bunch of Julia's... Birthday - not a great song. Guitar work is awesome. Good ol' rock and roll. Lyrics were phoned in. I guess you can't write constant lyrical masterpieces. Yer Blues - this sounds like a cool dive bar hit. Well done. Shows how diverse they can be. To be honest, this whole album is quite diverse. This is one of the better ones for sure. I hear some Jack White in this. Mother Nature's Son - love the guitar work in this song. McCartney is one of the best. I can only imagine how much Lennon hated that these songs of McCartney's made albums. Ego vs ego. Everybody's Got something to hide: I used to love Lennon over McCartney... I guess I can blame his death on that. Lennon's death sort of popularized him.. I hate to say that. I could be wrong but that was sort of my take when I was in high school. It wasn't until I started liking the Beatles that I knew the true talent was Paul. This song backs my claims up. Sexy Sadie is just awful. Sorry John. Next. Helter Skelter: ok, this is my favorite. This is probably the first punk rock or metal songs. I'm probably wrong but it's grit. It's raw. It's in your face. Goodbye pretty boy Paul, and Welcome angry and angsty Paul. Love the I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY Fingers! From Ringo. Crazy how this song influenced Charles Manson and drove him even more crazy. Music is powerful. Long, long, long: just like this sad attempt of a track by track review. Harrison at his finest. Quite the change up from Helter Skelter. Revolution 1: great way to start the next side of the record. Classic Beatles song. Timeless. We all love it. Honey pie: at first, I get some sad undertones on this song... And then it's get kind happy with the music.. 1920s style. Savoy Truffle: is this song about chocolate? Cool music. Cry baby cry: loved the harmonium. Pretty good song. Lennon sounds great. Vocal delivery is awesome. One of my favourite Lennon songs. Revolution 9: I personally found it funny when the repeating "number 9. Number... Number ni... Nine" was happening. Some really cool effects and ideas in this song. It's random. Experimental. Quite disconnected from the album. Good night: We made it. The last song. Now it's time to say good night. Sleep tight. Ringo sings us to sleep with this lullaby. String arrangements are pretty.

Not their best work but it’s the Beatles White Album. A piece of art. A collage of songs. Brilliant, mundane, weird, rocking, wild, folky, freaky and unpredictable. The Beatles. White Album.

I hadn’t listened to this before, for my shame. Really enjoyed it, particularly while my guitar gently weeps but it had a lot of great moments.

The pastiches don't really work -- the guitar solos on Yer Blues are (intentionally?) terrible. But the rest does, and it's impressive how they're bringing all these new styles to an audience. Parts of the context are not great. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is probably my favorite track out of the entire Beatles discography. Maybe like 4.6/5?

Non si può certo recensire uno degli album più importanti della storia della musica!

Great Album

Première partie de l'album est incroyable, par contre la seconde partie c'est vraiment de la branlette intellectuelle

A little crazy but has many really amazing songs

This album contains some of my favourite Beatles songs (Blackbird, Back in the USSR), as well as some of my least favourite (Revolution 9, Obladi oblada). Even with those annoyances it's a clear 5 though.

It was fine

A massive, fraught, fascinating album. Not necessarily any filler, but not all of it is stellar. You can hear that it’s a band going through it.

Outstanding! I cannot add the accolades that already exist of the album - it was a seminal work of the Beatles and you can hear how the selection of songs hint at the upcoming event demise of the group as each Beatle really flexes their independent styles ( Ringo's "Don't Pass Me By" is an example). I had this as a vinyl album in my youth and loved all 4 sides (maybe side 4 was a little less liked)

In the midst of hostility and tension, The White Album's creation stands out as a testament to the Beatles' resilience and artistic brilliance, navigating internal challenges to produce an eclectic and groundbreaking collection of songs. The period of strain adds a captivating layer of complexity, highlighting the band's ability to create enduring art despite the looming separation less than a year later. McCartney's contribution of Hey Jude, not on the album, clearly indicates the exceptional quality of the material they were working with. The White Album, dislocated, long, and sometimes downright weird, is simultaneously glorious, uplifting, and magically unique. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 15 STAND OUT TRACK - Blackbird

Some great songs and some absolutely unnecessary songs

Listened to it many times, it's an absolute classic, I love it a lot.

boring. sounds like goofy movie credits music. I can't even finish it.

There enough grade A songs in this album to make a 5 start album. But there’s also enough general fucking around by the Beatles with songs that sound like they should be on a kids album that it knocks it back just a tiny bit. 4.75

Listening to this entire album all the way through is a journey for sure. There's a lot of good songs but there's also a lot of bullshit. Altogether its eclectic and lacking quality control (do we really need 30 tracks here, guys?) Some of them are borderline circus piano and I really disliked Bungalow Bill (probably because I feel like I know this person). What did you kill? My ears, ghat. Did I enjoy this? Not really. Does it below on this list? Absolutely, yes.

Rather unimpressed by this album this time through. Wish they had cut a lot and just made it a single LP that would deserve a ranking on the 1001 list. Making it a double feels like they stuffed in a bunch of filler of the beatles just dicking around in the studio. Still are some of their top songs on here though. Need half star ability on the app upgrade...2.5

This album is very schizophrenic. Some absolute classics surrounded by tracks that hardly qualify as songs. 30 songs and 90 minutes was excessive. While it is still essential album for music history, it works have been better served had they trimmed a lot of the fat. I can only imagine how it rocked the world and influenced so much at the time. 60 years later it's still an important album but i don't expect myself to spend extended time with The White Album moving forward. 2.75 stars but gets the bump for to how iconic everything about The Beatles and this specific album are.

Liked two songs (because know the Siouxsie and Prince covers), but otherwise was annoyed, too long

I enjoyed many of the individual songs, but found the whole album experience to be very disjointed. I feel like this could have been two cohesive albums, or one cohesive album and a few well-matched EPs.

Great Beatles Album!!!!

So many classics. Lyrics are with delving into.

Olha, tem umas músicas muito boas, mas o álbum tem uma hora e meia e acaba se tornando derivativo de si mesmo

Awesome album, classic.

it’s ok

One of the best albums ever recorded. There are so many hits on it. Is it maybe the best album of all times?

This is definitely tier 2 Beatles IMHO. Many classics with sooooooo much chaff. I've listened to this one plenty of times, but the urge to listen to front to back just isn't there anymore. Still real good though, it'd probably be a 5 if they shaved 20 minutes off.

Great album

This album has some of their best songs and some of their worst. It could have been an easy 5 star record if it was a lot shorter. Favorite song: blackbird

Canciones favoritas: - While my Guitar Gently Weeps. - Happinnes is a Warm Gun. - Revolution 1.

This was a good one. A very good one.

Noh ihan jees mut ehkä liian pitkä nii siitä miinusta

Prefer let it be

Absolute classic. Fascinating follow up to sgt peppers

In the twilight of their career, The Beatles finally made their self-titled album, more commonly known as the “White Privilege Album” in which they drew on their experiences from their gap year in India, some good and some bad. John, Paul, George and Ringo returned from their holibobs overflowing with ideas, some epic and some throwaway. The cliche goes that the combination of both is what makes The White Album what it is. The ridiculous jostles with the sublime for ninety minutes, and to me the overall effect is phenomenal. Much greater than the sum of its parts, “The Beatles” is an album it’s near-impossible to grow tired of. Using the studio as their fifth member, this time the band branched out entirely from each other, often writing and recording whole songs in isolation. The White Album is a battle ground. But who won? Lennon had just learnt clawhammer fingerpicking from Donovan, and plasters it all over his tracks as he starts to move towards the raw, unflinching songwriting displayed on “Plastic Ono Band”. He makes a strong opening with “Dear Prudence”, which has long been one of my favourite Beatles songs: a sincere, simple ballad with a knockout of a final verse. “Happiness Is A Warm Gun” is sublime, and a fan-favourite for its multi-layered approach. Later, there’s the lovely, lethargic “I’m So Tired”, plaintive “Julia”, eviscerating “Sexy Sadie” and all-out-thrill of underrated gem “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey”. Also, “Revolution 1” is my personal favourite version of the song, if only for the heavenly “shoo-bi-doo-wop” backing vocals. Meanwhile, McCartney is in buoyant and jaunty form as ever, taking more cues from music hall than ever before. “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” is absolutely NOT a fan favourite, but it’s so irrepressible that I can’t not like it. And then there’s “Martha My Dear” (a sprightly piano track about Paul’s sheepdog), “Rocky Raccoon”, and “Honey Pie”. “Granny music” critics assemble, but shame on them: I think all these tracks earn their place on such an eclectic album. And for all the showtunes, McCartney also rocks HARD here: he’s inspired enough to open with the rip-roaring ride of “Back In The USSR”, a Beach Boys parodying Russian surf-track. “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road” may be asinine, but who could fault that powerhouse, shredded vocal? And he penned “Helter Skelter” after hearing The Who’s “I Can See For Miles” was the heaviest song ever written, and felt determined to beat it… consider it done. As if that weren’t enough, we also have the underdogs in their corners: George Harrison comes out swinging with “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (a contender for the signature song of his career), and “Long Long Long”, which is a beautiful, haunting comedown after “Helter Skelter”. And Ringo gets his first solo writing credit with the totally clunky (but somehow charming) “Don’t Pass Me By”, and contributes winningly earnest vocals to the closing lullaby “Good Night”. Oh, and the elephant in the room? “Revolution 9”. It would have been a stinker if it appeared on any other Beatles album, but here all bets are off the table. It’s ambitious and ridiculous and horrifying, and I like it. You know what? It’s a draw.

Too big and bloated but still full of great tunes

Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9,

If you have to pick one Beatles album to listen to, it would be hard, but the While Album should be in the running. It has some of the best materials from the Beatles psychedelic period (Dear Prudence), still has elements of their Power Pop stage (O-la-di, Oh-la-da) while pointing to the late stage of the band as well as future solo work (While My Guitar Gentle Sleeps, Back in the USSR). A double album like this usually has some filler, but that's kept to a minimum on the White Album. There are at least 9 songs on this album that are still in rotation on Classic Rock stations. A true classic and great place to start if you are wondering why the Beatles were so great,

So many of my favourite Beatles songs are on this album, and then you get to the songs on this album that aren't as good as the others, and even those are really good songs. On top of that, I think it's crazy that the Beatles were able to make a plain white square one of the most iconic album covers ever.

#3

Favorite album!

This album really opened my eyes to the broad range of what are “Beatles songs.” I had heard Back in the USSR and While my Guitar Gently Weeps before listening to this, and I assumed that Back in the USSR was as hard rock-ish as the Beatles could get. I couldn’t be more wrong and this album showed just how broad the band could be. In that sense, this was a fascinating album to listen to. As an album, though, it just doesn’t make sense. There is no cohesion between the 31 songs, and so many of them are downright awful. If this were any other band, the album would be criticized and dismissed; as it is the Beatles - who I believe are good, but very overrated - it gets a pass and is lauded for being all over the place. As someone who is not a huge Beatles fan, I don’t give them a pass for this. The album is decent, but certainly not great, although there are enough good songs on here that they could have had an excellent album if they were capable of getting along when this was released.

i aint listening to this shit fuck john lennon

Yes I’m giving a Beatles album a 4. And I do love this album and it has some truly excellent songs. While my Guitar Gently Weeps remains one of my all time favorites. But there a quite a few examples where it seems like they felt every thought that crossed their mind had to be committed to song. While Don’t We Do It in the Road remains one of the Beatles worst songs. I would really give it a 4.5 but lean more to the 4 than a 5

Banger

The haters are plain wrong here. This album is more consistent than given credit, and flows quite well for the vast majority.

Some hits, some misses, too long.

Own

First time listening in full, but have listened to every song at least once. Revolution 9 is garbage but everything else is great. Julia is a new song that I have not paid attention to before but like a lot.

Has some great songs and is a classic

The beatles.

As someone not particularly well versed in The Beatles and who really doesn’t have anything particularly smart to add, I’ll just regurgitate the points that the good songs are great, nobodies gonna agree on what the good songs actually are, and that it’d could have done with a good number of the tracks cutting. Honestly, I’m looking forward to other Beatles albums more, so that I can get a better grip on them. I feel like The White Album is not the place yo start. Watch me get Sgt Peppers immediately after this

Trash

Really well produced and innovative, with some of my favourite Beatles tracks. However, it becomes a bit of a chore with to much Lennon-Yoko quirkiness.

What to say about this that hasn't been said? It's a masterpiece from top to bottom. This is the first double album that I've listened to on here that I haven't been bored at any point, it's just consistently high quality. Now it's certainly weird at times, and there are a few songs here and there that didn't quite work for me. I feel like the fun of something like this though is to see what resonates, and often the weird ones are standouts (I know this isn't a hot take or anything, but "Ob-La Di, Ob-La-Da" is such a banger). I will say that "Revolution 9" (second to last song) was an interesting artistic choice, you have to take some chances sometimes though. This is just really polished, consistently good across a long album, and has multiple standouts (Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Helter Skelter, Birthday, I Will...). While it's diverse as a whole, each song is fairly consistent on this one (unlike some other Beatles songs that are like 4 songs in one). This is really great, one of the better albums I've listened to. It's very famous, and very rightfully so. Favorite song: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Other: Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Bungalow Bill, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Blackbird, Don't Pass Me By, I Will, Julia, Birthday, Mother Nature's Son, Helter Skelter, Long Long Long, Revolution 1, Honey Pie, Cry Baby Cry, Good Night 12/15/23

Can I give this album a 5 while also acknowledging the fact that it is incredibly flawed? Yes, yes I can. Let's be honest, there are some real garbage tracks on here, maybe more so than any other Beatles album, and a single LP probably would have fixed most of this (which is true for almost every double LP I can think of). But it does have Martha, My Dear, Dear Prudence, Rocky Racoon, Blackbird, Julia, etc. which more than makes up for Honey Pie (fuckin' Honey Pie, am I right)?

Not my boldest 5

Oh obvs amazing

There is a lot of garbage on this record. In my opinion, the Beatles are overrated. This album feels incomplete. Like each song is an idea that they just regurgitated in like 5 minutes and called it good enough. There's no cohesiveness to any of it. Like, why is there a whole song about Pigs? And another about a racoon?... Drugs.... Good drugs. It's crazy too that this album came right after Sgt Pepper. This pales in comparison. Apparently everyone was mad at Lennon because he kept bringing Yoko to the recording studio... The producer fucked off in the middle of recording the album... The sound engineer quit.... Ringo quit for a few weeks during recording... Then the band took a hiatus after the album was done.... So all that shit I think is part of the reason why this album blows. That and the fact that it's the Beatles. Favourite songs: Blackbird, Why Don't We Do It In The Road?, Yer Blues, Birthday, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", Don't Pass Me By, Rocky Raccoon, Revolution 1 Least favourite songs: Wild Honey Pie, Dear Prudence, Revolution 9, Good Night 2/5

Cool stuff

5 il più disco mondo tra i dischi mondo di tutti i mondi possibili passati e futuri.

Before this I thought I didn’t like The Beatles and I was right

Solid

idk how to feel, definitely some stinkers in there, but also some really really good ones, the album could be half the length

Very disjointed but there are some incredible songs on here. Revolution 9 pretty much depicts the fact this album was cobbled together, but it's definitely a worthy choice for 1001.

The White Album is not a straightforward album to review. There are so many pop-cultural ties to various tracks on this album, and so many classic tracks. Artists who have covered tracks from this album include U2, John Denver, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alison Krauss, and the King's Singers did a Beatles album that heavily pulled from the White Album. Personally, I have learned half a dozen tracks from this album on the guitar and sung at least a couple more in choral groups. There is a strong cultural imprint from this album, and it is worth listening to. I will most likely come back for a re-listen at some point. There are tracks that I like from each member of the Beatles. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from George Harrison continues to grow on me over the years. With so much good music, the double album is uneven. You have some fantastic and some of my all-time favorite writing from Paul McCartney ("Blackbird", "I Will", "Mother Nature's Son"), enjoyable versions of McCartney's lighthearted song writing (e.g. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da") and some tracks from McCartney that interrupt the flow of my listening experience ("Wild Honey Pie", "Honey Pie"). With various harsher sounding tracks, odd songs that I haven't figured out what to do with yet (e.g., "Piggies"), and ending the album with "Revolution 9", and "Good Night" the unevenness cements this album below a full 5 stars. The White Album is a great album, but it would be hard to sit down for a full listen on a regular basis. Dividing the tracks by my ratings I could put together a 5-star album and a 3-star album, so it looks like the overall rating is 4 stars from me.

Blackbird play the glee version you cowards. Didn't really like it sorry

Yeah. Iconic. 1968. Blackbird. Back in the USSR. And on.

Ok le classique! Ca fait plaisir de le réécouter pour le coup. Si y'a des trucs à jeter, comme sur beaucoup d'albums des Beatles, faut quand même reconnaitre le putain d'impact qu'a eu cet album, comme Helter Skelter qui reste mon coup de coeur.

its the beatles it was great i love all the songs on the album

Number 9.Number 9.Number 9.

👎👎👎

This album starts off so strong and I'm like yeah this is easily a 5, good job Beatles. But by the end I'm so over it and the album is back to a 4. I guess considering I like 7-8 of the 30 songs ... if this was a 10 song album ...

It's a hot mess of an anti-album and, me being a pro-post-modernism douchebag, I'm here for it. ✌️ Fave tracks - well, "Rocky Raccoon" is one of my karaoke go tos. 😆 "Back in the USSR", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", and "Helter Skelter" are all monster tunes. Even the "filler" tracks feel less fillery than on their previous albums. And then we have "Hey Jude" recorded in the same sessions!

Amazing: a really quite long album from the Beatles but nearly every signal song hits the spot. There are only a few skips on this whole project which just shows the overall creative genius in some of these songs. An iconic album cover, songs and from the most famous band of all time. Perfect.

Best Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Even though I wish the song reached a more dramatic/raw place with its extended crescendo, I can't deny that everything just works really well here on this track. Worst Song: Julia. This is the exact kind of droning, lifeless tracks that I like the least from the Beatles. This song is great as a lullaby for people named "Julia" and not much else. Overall: For me, probably the best Beatles album. There are so many individually great and iconic songs here that it's tough not to find something to like. "Individually" is a key point though, as the album as a whole lacks any cohesion or flow, with the order of songs so odd that it's hard not to get tonal whiplash as the album alternates between heartfelt ballad and whimsical ditty with nothing in between. Directly related to this is the fact that the album needed to be edited down, as it's full of forgettable middling tracks that just water the whole experience down. Is anyone actually excited when "Honey Pie" comes on?

Some of the more off the wall Beatles tunes but all pretty enjoyable 4.5

best album by the best band

Why don't we give it 5 stars?

Bit weird in places.

Probably my favorite Beatles album and one of my favorites of all time

8/10

Not a huge fan of the beatles in general. Solid album though. 3.5.

# Beatles, White Album 5*. I think this is the first 5* album for me on Album a Day. My favorite songs: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps Dear Prudence Back in the U.S.S.R. Blackbird ## 1. \"Back in the U.S.S.R.\" McCartney 2:43 5* Slaps. Great guitar, piano, vocals. Background vocals are fun too. Some great audio tricks in the track that sound at home in modern-day like the ending electronic whistle. Sort of a play on Back in the USA. ## 2. \"Dear Prudence\" Lennon 3:56 5* Love the bassline and the acoustic guitar/sitar on top. The guitar licks over the top are great too! So good! ## 3. \"Glass Onion\" Lennon 2:18 4* I wasn't very familiar with this song and I really liked it. ## 4. \"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da\" McCartney 3:08 5* Might be my favorite on this album. That bassline....the drums, how can you not start nodding or dancing. Sooooo great! I learned that this was McCartney's attempt at ska. John and George hated the song, calling it \"Granny music.\" ## 5. \"Wild Honey Pie\" McCartney 0:52 2* Just a weird song. A jam the group had in India, just recorded it out of boredom. ## 6. \"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill\" Lennon, with Yoko Ono 3:14 4* Inspired by the band's trip to India. Only track in the Beatles' catalog that features background vocals from Yoko Ono, who offered musical advice to the other members of the band. ## 7. \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\" (George Harrison) Harrison 4:45 5* I've always loved this song. Great guitars wailing away. Eric Clapton played lead guitar on the solo. Clapton was the only guest artist to ever contribute a guitar solo to a Beatles album. Loved that he chastises himself in the lyrics. ## 8. \"Happiness Is a Warm Gun\" Lennon 2:47 4* Banned on the radio because it was thought it was advertising drugs. It took 70 takes to record this song, with all the tempo changes. It's like an opera with different movements and style changes. I hadn't noticed this before. ## 9. \"Martha My Dear\" McCartney 2:28 3* Not as great as the others, but really good. ## 10. \"I'm So Tired\" Lennon 2:03 4* Recorded in India. ## 11. \"Blackbird\" McCartney 2:18 5* Love it. I didn't realize it was about the ending of racism in America. ## 12. \"Piggies\" (Harrison) Harrison 2:04 3* Loosley based on Animal Farm but instead of focusing on communism, he lampoons capitalism. ## 13. \"Rocky Raccoon\" McCartney 3:33 4* Based on American folk music. Catchy. ## 14. \"Don't Pass Me By\" (Richard Starkey) Starr 3:51 3* Ringo wrote this one! His first song. Country sound, but weaker vocals. ## 15. \"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?\" McCartney 1:41 3* Paul wrote this after seeing two monkeys have sex in the middle of the road in India. ## 16. \"I Will\" McCartney 1:46 4* McCartney's song to his future love interest. One of Pauls' best reviewed songs. ## 17. \"Julia\" Lennon 2:57 4* One of Dave Grohl's favorite Beatles songs. John's deceased mother was named Julia, and this song is about his love for his mother and to his new love Yoko Ono. ## 18. \"Birthday\" McCartney with Lennon 2:42 4* Just a jam between McCartney and Lennon. I don't remember how good the song gets after the initial verse. ## 19. \"Yer Blues\" Lennon 4:01 3* Fun song, but Lennon wasn't having fun, hence to why he says he's so lonely he wants to die. ## 20. \"Mother Nature's Son\" McCartney 2:48 2* Upbeat acoustic song about living in nature. ## 21. \"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey\" Lennon 2:24 4* A wild rock song by Lennon, that he considered a throwaway. ## 22. \"Sexy Sadie\" Lennon 3:15 2* Originally about the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who made an inappropriate pass at one of Lennon's friends: Mia Farow. ## 23. \"Helter Skelter\" McCartney 4:30 4* Paul tries to make a raunchy, loud rock and roll song. Based on the name of a fairground ride. Charles Manson thought it was a prediction of an apocolypse between blacks and whites. They played so long their voices were cracking and you can hear Ringo saying, \"I've got blisters on my fingers.\" ## 24. \"Long, Long, Long\" (Harrison) Harrison 3:08 2* Pretty. ## 25. \"Revolution 1\" Lennon 4:15 4* Not as good as the one I grew up with. ## 26. \"Honey Pie\" McCartney 2:41 4* Catchy. ## 27. \"Savoy Truffle\" (Harrison) Harrison 2:54 4* George wrote this song for Eric Clapton who was said to eat too much chocolate. ## 28. \"Cry Baby Cry\" Lennon, with McCartney 3:02 3* Nice. ## 29. \"Revolution 9\" Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, Ono and George Martin 8:15 1* Too psychadelic for me. Yoko made it get weird. ## 30. \"Good Night\" Starr 3:14 3* Nice orchestra sound. Lullaby for Julian, sung by Ringo.

I've considered this to be my favourite album by The Beatles since very early childhood. Big time nostalgia here. Not every song is amazing, but many are, and those that aren't are still quite good. An absolute landmark of an album, although it does fall off a bit on the back half.

This album is a lot of sounds and some of them are really incredible and some are down right annoying. I understand and fully respect the Beatles legacy and especially the legacy of this album but I'm not just going to give it a 5 because it's The Beatles. Some of the more avant-garde tracks just kind of annoy you till they're over. The highlights have to be George Harrison's guitar playing.

It's been said of this album that everyone agrees it's full of amazing Beatles song and filler Beatles song but no agrees on which is which. I happen to enjoy most of the stuff on here and it is still the Beatles at a creative peak. Revolution 9 still sucks.

Transformative in my music taste.

I mean it’s the Beatles. They are one of if not the most popular band of all time. Not my favourite album they ever put out but still a classic.

It's an incredibly diverse album, isn't it? It has some absolute classics, and, for the omst part is very enjoyable. I'm not a Beatles superfan however I was pleasantly surprised, particularly with the closer - Good Night - which is such a beautiful song, and sung by Ringo! Blackbird is hte true highlight for me, a stunning song that truly think is gorgeous. Then there are wimsical clangers like Ob La Di.. and all the animal-based songs ((excluding Blackbird, of course). Helter Skelter is awesome. Its a strong album that is clearly a momentus moment in rock adn pop music history. If it had done away with maybe five or six tracks, then it would be a five, but the 'filler' - which it not quite what I mean - reduces it to a 4 star for me.

A few good songs but most I wouldn't listen to again.

You already know

One of the best albums in the history of contemporary music. Classics that can not be missing in any list of music lovers.

I haven’t listened to this one front to back in a long time. Some parts are better than I remember, but the stinkers are still stinkers. It would still be a 5, but I need to put Beatles albums on their own scale for this.

Disjointed, jarring, chaotic, bloated, overrated and influential. There are good songs. Dear Prudence is beautiful. While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Helter Skelter are bangers. The playing is good. However, Obla Di Obla Da is flat out terrible. There's no denying the impact the Beatles had. But just because they were the first doesn't mean they were the best.

Decent album. The good songs are good, but the bad ones are real bad. On a side note: I didn’t know that the Beatles sang the original “dear prudence” I was only familiar with Siouxsie and the Banshees version.

An extraordinary odyssey that ends with a warm embrace.

No

A bit overly long and it definitely feels like it could be two albums at various points but even despite all that- it's the White Album. Probably The Beatles at their best.

Some I recognized. Lots and lots of songs many started to blend together.

White

Beautiful! So innovative and the use of stereo is a bit weird but, it was a new technology and they were experimenting. The best part is revolution 9, the sounds the panning, the cuts, the baby cries, the reverse audio, the chatter. Damn!

I mean cmon. It’s the beatles. Can’t wait for abbey road

First time listening all the way through, did not want it to end. Even the goofy songs had so much more to them as a part of the album than independently. I felt so many emotions and will probably continue to use this as a sonic experience whenever I have a spare 93 minutes.

Way too long, this should've been two stellar albums; fortunately the album is redeemed by the sheer strength of the songs. Savoy Truffle really impressed this time, but my favourites remain: -While my Guitar Gently Weeps -Don't Pass me By -I'm So Tired -Happiness is a Warm Gun

This is the album that's too long and has too much variety. I enjoy some of the experimental stuff here, but sometimes it feels a little lost and chaotic. It's still very good.

Ist ok. Beatles einfach nicht so mein Ding ;)

Honestly just a little bloated for me

It's been a long time since I've listened to the entire album. It has some of the most essential Beatles songs on it. The way Dear Prudence swells on the final chorus is incredible. Glass Onion is a fun tongue and cheek song about other Beatles songs with an infectious rhythm. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is maybe the best Beatles song? The instrumentation is perfectly layered. The driving, chunky bass line is on full display. George's solo guitar is iconic, the tone is legendary. It is subdued, but also intense and emotional at the same time. The mono mixing of the track (the whole album actually) is superb. My only gripe with the album is it is extremely bloated. There are a lot of songs that have no reason to be on this album. None of them are necessarily bad by any means, but had they trimmed the album a bit, it could have been one of the greatest albums of all time. I guess it just goes to show the greatness of The Beatles, even their subpar songs would've been a highlight for most other musicians.

I put on the album thinking it would be an easy 4. It’s the Beatles, I know the album, it’ll be fun, and I would be listening to it while on a road trip with my teenager. And … we’re both underwhelmed. There are a few great songs, like While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Helter Skelter, but as a whole the album is incoherent and tediously long. Sorry everyone who thinks the Beatles are the bees’ knees, but I’ll pass.

As a baseline, any Beatles album is a 4 to me, just out of respect. In that sense, The White Album ranks lower than others because its sheer length makes it hard to really be with it and, of course, it gives more space to songs that do not rise to the overall brilliance of Dear Prudence, Helter Skelter, Black Bird, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, or my personal favorite, WMGGW. Still, it’s unfathomable that so much talent was bestowed upon those four guys and an album such as this, had it been released by a lesser band, would be considered an indisputable masterpiece by me (yes, I know it’s considered a masterpiece as it is).

Obviously a few great songs. But a lot of it is meh. Editing exists for a reason, this album did not need to be this long.

Good album, nice variety of sound. Beatles rarely disappoint

mid range, back half is weird

already listened to this so many times. loved every bit of it.

I mean, duh. The first few times I listened to this album, I thought it could've done with some trimming (songs like Wild Honey Pie, Don't Pass Me By EGSTHEMAMM, Revolution 9), but I've come to seriously respect the charm these tracks add to such a disparate and diverse album. The stylistic diversity in this album is mind-blowing, and yet all (most) of the songs sound uniquely Beatlesque. Most tracks get better on each listen (but a few, like Ob-La-Di, get significantly worse). There are countless little details to keep repeat listeners interested. The playing is complex yet laid-back; very self-assured. The track ordering is freaking awesome, as it is in nearly all Beatles albums.

Never understands the Beatles love.

Any other group, this would be a masterpiece that defines the band. As it were, it almost broke up the Beatles. That being said, it’s still the Beatles and it’s — as usual — next to perfection.

Back In The U.S.S.R. - 7/10 Dear Prudence - 6/10 Glass Onion - 10/10 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 10/10 Wild Honey Pie - 7/10 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - 6/10 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 10/10 Happiness Is A Warm Gun - 10/10 Martha My Dear - 6/10 I'm So Tired - 6/10 Blackbird - 10/10 Piggies - 6/10 Rocky Raccoon - 7/10 Don't Pass Me By - 6/10 Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - 7/10 I Will - 6/10 Julia - 7/10 Birthday - 7/10 Yer Blues - 7/10 Mother Nature's Son - 7/10 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey - 6/10 Sexy Sadie - 10/10 Helter Skelter - 10/10 Long, Long, Long - 7/10 Revolution 1 - 7/10 Honey Pie - 7/10 Savoy Truffle - 6 /10 Cry Baby Cry - 7/10 Revolution 9 - 6/10 Good Night - 6/10 TOTAL - 190/300

I used to listen to this a lot when I was a kid. But I feel like the music had lost some of its richness over the years. Like the recording could have had a fuller sound (maybe it was my phone, or the room I was in, or my memory being different).