Reviews (page 4 of 16)
Bangerrr c'est celui qui a Julia, Back in the USSR et obladioblada le plus grand banger de l'histoire
first selection was just covers by assorted artists.
First Beatles album I’m encountering on this list so far although I’ve had some solo stuff. Love this album, will give it a proper relisten. Like many Beatles albums, there was a time when I listened to this regularly, and was probably in my rotation of most often listened to albums. Nowadays, I’ll still revisit Beatles albums but seems less often than in my earlier years. The White Album is a great highlight of the variety of what the Beatles sound could be. You have this great Beatles psych rock on some songs, you have the folk rock and traditional 60s rock and piano ballads. It’s The Beatles. Even with this album having some more filler than your typical tight Beatles album, it’s still great. First two sides (first disc on CD) are great and could be its own album. And then there’s another whole album! There are some gems on the backsides too. Harrison’s Long Long Long really wowed me on this listen. Kind of a song I’d have brushed past but jumped out as underrated. Sometimes it seems a little disjointed as you jump from to such different sounding songs. But overall it’s a masterpiece. It’s stripped down and simple and full of classics. One of the greatest albums ever, and not really held down by its length. I’m sure if you turned this into one album and trimmed some of the “lesser” songs it’s arguably the best Beatles album ever. Even as is, it’s a personal favorite. 5/5. 10/10. Great.
Qui ci vorrebbero 10 stelle, cinque non bastano
One of the best albums of all time.
Not a big fan of this album. 1. Its long. 2. it has no structure 3. looks like a compilation with no clear message. A couple of nice songs diluted in the bulk. 2.5
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
Very experimental and fun. The only reason I couldn't go 5 stars is because there are much better Beatles albums. It's hard not to go Blackbird for my favorite track since it was my introduction to the Beatles many many years ago. I listened while working, but I've listened to the album before several times. I'd be interested to know the number of different instruments used on this album.
This is definitely the whitest thing I’ve ever heard. This album has some kind of impenetrable fortress of nostalgia. It’s hard to listen to the songs for what they are without getting hit with a flood of memories. My dad was a huge Beatles fan and I think this was his go to Album to put on for us as kids. Overall real amazing collection of songs.
If you cut out an album's worth of material, you would have possibly the best Beatles album. As it is, you get a lot of songs from all different genres and perspectives. Still very very good overall but not at Sgt Peppers, Revolver, or Rubber Soul though.
One of the best albums of all time (and the best Beatles album outside of Abbey Road of course). Probably could be a bit shorter but I feel those were the vibes the boys were at.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. I am a massive Beatles fan thanks to my awesome friends back in high school... especially one friend's "cool" mom who had The White Album on vinyl. We listened to it religiously. It's impossible to pick a favorite song, but of course "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" stands out, and I love singing along to "Rocky Rockoon" :)
I love this LP!!!
It's the Beatles' White Album, for god's sake. Baggy, full of filler, what happens when you become too powerful for a disciplined editor. Everybody's Got Something To Hide is my favourite but FFS there's Bungalow Bill and Rocky Raccoon and Piggies.
nice
The album is iconic. But a bit before my time. Obla-di will make the list
Beatles. Whatevs.
Not really my cup of tea,🤷
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
cool music with some of best songs of the beatles
Por onde começar? Number Nine… Number Nine… Number Nine… É. O Álbum Branco. Bora. O álbum mais emblemático do grupo, e certamente o mais inacessível. Se você quer adentrar o mundo dos Beatles, não há escolha pior do que começar pelo Álbum Branco. Mas por quê? Este é um álbum apocalíptico, que representa acima de tudo o fim da banda. O fim do sonho, o momento em que o grupo percebeu que de agora em diante eles seriam incapazes de continuarem sua missão. É um álbum totalmente disperso, difuso, onde cada integrante do grupo executou suas próprias ideias de forma isolada e separada um do outro. Em qualquer outra banda, o que eu acabei de descrever significaria um completo desastre. Mas não estamos falando de qualquer grupo. No final das contas, a banda era composta por quatro gênios, então mesmo nesse cenário disperso e disfuncional, o resultado final ainda é altamente cativante. Todo disco dos Beatles deve ser ouvido em sua totalidade, mas o Branco é uma odisseia. Uma montanha russa de emoções e sonoridades onde você é incapaz de prever o que irá acontecer em seguida. É um álbum excitante de se ouvir por esse motivo. Impossível negar que este álbum é uma resposta direta ao disco anterior do grupo, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Pepper possuía uma linha temática direta que permeia todas as suas faixas. É um disco coeso, com uma temática colorida e circense, com aspectos quase que teatrais. O Álbum Branco é uma completa inversão de tudo isso. É monocromático, têm os pés no chão. É o resultado de uma banda desiludida com o universo que eles mesmos criaram e que agora são forçados à habitar. Eu acho fascinante pensar em um mundo onde o projeto Get Back nunca aconteceu, e consequentemente, o Álbum Branco se torna o disco final do grupo. A trajetória da banda e de sua discografia seria bizarra se acabasse aqui, ao invés do final apoteótico e consciente de Abbey Road. Pois, afinal, por mais que eu diga que Branco é um disco apocalíptico que simboliza o final da banda, este final ainda não é consciente pelos próprios membros da banda. É notável que, apesar da desilusão e da dispersão dos membros, ainda existe aqui uma esperança de uma possível reunião, e reorganização das ideias. E foi por isso que Get Back aconteceu. Mergulhar de cabeça neste disco é como mergulhar de cabeça em uma piscina rasa. Você vai rachar a cabeça. Denso, e às vezes até assustador. Com o contexto de sua criação em mente, sua sonoridade dispersa se torna assombrosa. Há momentos onde o disco te engana, como a energética introdução Back In The U.S.S.R., ou nos diversos experimentos vovó-escos de McCartney. Mas no fundo, você sente a amargura que permeia todo o álbum. A atmosfera esfumaçada do disco vive em canções como Gently Weeps e I’m So Tired. Devido à liberdade criativa que cada membro podia expressar, esse álbum possui o pico criativo dos três principais compositores do grupo. Harrison possui While My Guitar Gently Weeps, McCartney possui Helter Skelter, Lennon possui Happiness Is A Warm Gun. Só mencionei alguns exemplos, é claro, mas é perceptível que o auto-isolamento na Índia impulsionou todos os membros da banda para novos picos criativos. O problema é que o mesmo isolamento causou uma ruptura no tecido da banda. Foi a primeira vez que o grupo parou, desde sua criação. Eles pulavam de show para show, de sessão de gravação para sessão de gravação, e aquele tempo na Índia foi a primeira vez em sua história que eles realmente pararam. A inércia chegou ao seu fim, e um novo descontentamento foi plantado. Lennon brilha aqui. Eu digo que as sessões de Esher são o pico artístico de sua carreira. O que ele fez nesse álbum é absurdo. Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Julia, Yer Blues, Me And My Monkey, Sexy Sadie, Cry Baby Cry, e claro, o clímax do disco, Revolution 9. Os outros membros brilham bastante nesse álbum, mas admito que as faixas mais puláveis são de todos menos de Lennon. Não digo isso só por ser fanboy dele. Claramente, a introdução de Yoko em sua vida mexeu com sua composição cerebral. As melhores mulheres costumam causar isso nos melhores homens. Algumas das outras canções eu acabo pulando quando vou ouvir esse álbum. Isso me parece um absurdo agora que estou escrevendo. Eu, pulando uma música DOS BEATLES?! Mas… É compreensível. O Disco Branco é difícil de ser ouvido por conta de sua duração e densidade. Acho justo pular as faixas mais inconsequentes, os experimentos pastelões de Paul, como Wild Honey Pie, ou as canções angustiosas de George como Piggies. São poucas que considero pulaveis, mas é algo significante que não acontece em nenhum outro álbum deles. Claro, eu digo que são pulaveis pois já ouvi esse disco centenas de vezes e cada uma de suas faixas mais outras centenas. Para alguém novo, sob hipótese nenhuma deve-se pular qualquer canção daqui. A odisseia não pode ser interrompida. Ah, e eu te garanto que eu NUNCA vou pular Revolution 9. Acredito que ela seja a canção mais importante do álbum! Pular ela é um grande desserviço ao que é o Álbum Branco e o que ele representa. Há algo a se dizer a respeito da integridade artística de um disco como esse. Fica claro a liberdade criativa de cada membro do grupo na composição e produção de cada uma dessas faixas. Esse álbum não parece um produto, lapidado e preparado para o consumo e distribuição. Quer dizer, olhe para essa capa, a falta de um título, a lista de canções totalmente insana. Hoje isso pode parecer banal, mas em 1968 isso foi uma proposição radical, ainda mais para um grupo com o peso e tamanho deles. Este é o tipo de álbum que não deve ser apenas ouvido, mas também dissecado. Abra o Wikipedia e leia o artigo de cada uma dessas canções. Há muita história aqui, é um disco tremendamente rico. Vamos falar do que importa. O grande clímax deste álbum, a transição do final assombroso de Cry Baby Cry (Can you take me back?) pro monstro que é Revolution 9. Eu amo #9, muito mesmo. Acho uma canção fantástica, especialmente no contexto do álbum. Ela está aqui, no pico da montanha, no fim da odisseia. Depois de tudo que você passou, qual o seu prêmio? Pesadelos, caos, incerteza, o inferno na Terra. Eu gosto de apagar as luzes e fechar os olhos quando vou ouvir essa canção. Parece doideira, mas acho que adiciona muito à experiência. A mixagem estéreo é ótima, você fica realmente imerso nesse mundo sujo e violento que John e Yoko criaram. E eu gosto muito de pensar em um jovem em 1968 indo comprar o disco novo da sua banda favorita, usando drogas psicodélicas, se divertindo demais com faixas como U.S.S.R. e On The Road, e ao chegar em Revolution 9, ele que já está no pico da brisa da droga, começa a ter a maior bad trip de sua vida. Sempre me divirto com essa imagem mental. Encerrar o álbum com Good Night foi uma escolha genial. A calma após a tempestade. Serve bem para acariciar os jovens, para não terem pesadelos tão ruins após a revolução. 5/5
4.5/5
fuckk PEAKED album, so ahead of its time,
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.
Banger
ive listened to this. masterpiece. the beatles lives forever
old que eu só vou dar 5 porque quero que a nota de beatles fique 5 até chegar o "with the beatles" que é o album que eu menos gosto deles. na real, o white album é um 4,5, mas shhhh, me deixem manipular médias no geral acho o "white album" longo demais com algumas músicas fillers PORÉM só o fato de helter skelter (oi proto metal), martha my dear, rocky raccoon (eu amo o paul) e happiness is a warm gun estarem nesse disco já faz dele melhor que 98393202 albuns da lista kk
This brought me back. I remember going on a huge Beatles kick in my 20's and loved this album. My dad had the original on vinyl and it had the poster of all band members headshots. Listening to this 17ish years later it still hits pretty good. It almost made me realize how much I cherry picked songs off of so many albums I thought I knew. Tons of experimental stuff which is fun to hear, even if it does run super long. Like to just throw on Revolution 9 as a track and send it out takes balls, and shows how much control they had over their own production, even if they weren't all on the same page at the time. I used to cite "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" as my favorite song ever, and man. Its still good, but maybe I've grown more cynical and kind of agree with it more? I dunno, I can recognize its not amazing as I thought it was, but I love it all the same, even though I think its nostalgia creeping in, and the Eric Clapton guitar solo helps. I've always liked George Harrison though, so his entries tend to be my favorites. Pretty iconic entry and I totally expected this to be here, deservedly so.
Lots of good stuff on here. It’s all very disjointed and reminiscent of the second half of Abbey Road. Plenty of underdeveloped half baked songs. Plus it’s a double album so it’s too long. But damned if it isn’t The Beatles at their creative zenith just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Beautiful production, weird little ditty’s and one of the best birthday songs to scream at your friends. Maybe this should be 4 stars but I can’t justify putting it side by side with other albums I’ve given 4’s
The first album I ever bought in the mid 70s and to be honest I don’t think anything has bettered it since! A work of pure genius from start to finish and the songs just never get old. Easy 5 stars!
6/10
Rocky racoon new beatles fav
I didn't realise how many other good songs were on this album other than the classics
Obviously this is a classic. It’s the Beatles at their loosest playing with ideas in the studio. Some of McCartney’s best albums - Wild Life, McCartney II - are him amusing himself in the studio and there’s elements of that here. Plus you’ve John’s vocals, which are at their Scousest and characterful on my vinyl copy but is lost on subsequent remasters. There’s a prevailing arguement that this should have been a single album. But what would you leave off Revolution #9? Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da? One of the whimsy animal songs? What else maybe they’d have left off one your faves? Maybe we’d have had to wait for Anthology for Helter Skelter or Happiness is a Warm Gun? The truth is all these songs deserved release in 1968. Revolution 9 introduced avant garde composition and proto sampling to every home with variable results! While an inferior cover version of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da went to number 1. Maybe it could be paired back to a single lp a children’s ep of the animal songs and the two Revolutions pressed up as an extended 12” available only at Yoko shows. What I think latter day listeners miss is it wasn’t meant to be listened to in one sitting without a break but in four chunks. At their loosest playing very least a listener would need to get up and flip the record between sides but in reality I think they made a brew, went to the loo or played another record in between. It’s a record to be dipped into over a day not an hour and a half.
Everyone knew this was fucking coming
All over the place
The best album I've heard so far in this project.
oh god... the horror i am feeling right now realising that my disdain for the beatles my whole life has been mostly performative and i just hadn't heard all that much from them... don't get me wrong, some of the songs on here really weren't my thing, but i can appreciate it in the context of them being out there for the time. and the songs i did like, i really liked. surprisingly very easy to have on in the background, and i didn't find the length of it too offensive either (i can't lie, seeing it was one and a half hours long was not a good start, but they turned it around)
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
Too long? Probably. But the right kind of too long.
Evil
Eksploratif dan sinematik.
Notable Textzeile: Half of what I say is meaningless But I say it just to reach you Die Platte lag mit der C-Seite nach oben sogar noch auf meinem Plattenteller, hab das letzte Woche irgendwann gehört. Und dann natürlich nochmal. Das Hülle des "weißen" Album ist bei mir schon dunkelgelb-weiß gefleckt. Gerade weil vieles nur Experiment, fragil hingeworfenes mit Mastercraft in Produktion und Songwriting verbindet ist das Großartig. Hätte natürlich kürzer sein können. Keiner braucht Sampling um die D-Seite vollzukriegen und es gibt auch Alben von den Beatles die sowohl bessere Übergange (auch wenn die schon ganz groß sind hier) als auch stärkere Einzelsongs und definitiv mehr einigermaßen sinnvolle oder poetische Lyrics haben. Macht aber alles nix. Iconic! #LP #übernommenvonTW
Meh.
Ah ja, da isser - der vermeintliche heilige Gral. Dazu dann doch live-listening-notes. Und wir gehen rein. Startet direkt mit nem großen Augenzwinkern, habe große Sympathie für "Back in the USSR", wegen der Lyrics und der Text & Music-Referenzen. Beim weiterhören merke ich ich, ich generell die Lyrics immer ein wenig unterschätzt oder unterhört habe. Richtet sich auch ganz selbstreferentiell mal an die eigenen Hörer wie bei Glass Onion. Ob-La-Di löst bei mir schlimme Musikunterrichts-Traumata aus. Merke jetzt aber zu unrecht. Nach Bungalow Bill muss ich sagen, hatte das ganze Ding nicht so funny und quirky im Kopf. Und Yoko. "Not when he looked so fierce". Yeah well. Dann aber musikalischer Hochgenuss. Might be very mid-vanilla-normal Opinion. Aber bis Blackbird ist das für mich alles fantastische Musik. Und warum wurden in den 90ern so viele Brit-Rock-Balladen geschrieben, wo es doch "I'm so tired" gab. Piggies dann der erste Abturner. I get the references, but please no. Danach dudelt es im wahrsten Worte ein wenig vor sich hin. (Trotz Ringo-Song). Die zweite Platte startet dann mit nem eigentlich sehr classic rock song, weirder Auftakt. Bis Helter Skelter kickt mich dann auch nichts aus den Socken. But Helter Skelter, was n Song für 1968. Wow. Nach Revolution 1 muss ich aber sagen, dass es stark abflacht. Insgesamt aber schon ein Milestone. Muss einfach die 5 bekommen. Freue mich aber schon darauf jegliche Rezension zu lesen die 2 oder wenige Sterne gibt (bestimmt dann auch völlig zurecht). :)
I give it a 9 out of 5
listened to my grandma’s original copy of the vinyl which made it 1000x better
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
So many different musical angles on this one keeps it exciting despite the super long run time.
no complaints other than the fact that it was extraordinarily too long fav song: honey pie
Why is it so damn long? Stand-outs - Back In The U.S.S.R. - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Long, Long, Long
Probably my favorite album of theirs. Such a great array of styles and beats.
This album goes from the best song you’ve ever heard to noises beyond human comprehension
Highest highs and Lowest Lows. Best: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Worst: Dear Prudence
Highlights: Back in the U.S.S.R, Glass Onion, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Rocky Raccoon, Don't Pass Me By, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Long Long Long, Revolution 1, Savoy Truffle, Good Night
N ouvi ainda mas tem tudo para ser bom
Icónico ciertamente, contiene varias de mis canciones favoritas de la banda y es el álbum que me hizo su fan. Lastima la constante incongruencia y desconexión entre canciones, demuestran el estado de la banda en ese tiempo.
I've never been a big Beatles fan. I recognize that their spot in the annals of music history is well earned, they have had so many hits and just dominated for over a decade. I just felt like their earlier stuff was pretty basic, even if it was well crafted. This record is a nice departure from that. There's a good amount of complexity to this album. Of course, everyone will rightfully talk about the Lennon McCartney writing partnership and appropriately so. That said, I have always liked George Harrison the best and it's no surprise that I find While My Guitar Gently Weeps to be the best track on here. There are plenty of others to like though. Back in the USSR, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, Blackbird, Birthday, Yer Blues were all highlights for me, which speaks further to the diversity on this record. All in all, this is the Beatles at the best. A great, great album.
Ein Beatles-Doppel-Album mit vielen interessanten Songs. Mir sagen die meisten nichts, ist aber auf jeden Fall angenehm zu hören und vielseitig. Wenn man das Alter bedenkt, eine herausragende Leistung. 4/5
this is my first proper impression of The Beatles. The only tracks I knew were Blackbird, ____ . Honestly, interesting panning choices, I thought my speakers were spoilt, it trips me up. mad emo rock vibes, disc 1 & 2 are quite different but they seem to allude to real-life situations
To be honest I think this album is mildly overrated - less cohesive than Sgt. Peppar and less iconic than Abbey Road. It's still great though, I just think the mismash of random genres every other song is a bit random. Also, I hate Revolution 9 so it gets knocked down a star for that alone.
Listened to this one already. Easily one of my favorites. Insane amount of diversity, really fun songs, great vocals and instrumentation.
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.
It’s been so long seen I’ve given this album a listen. I used to always overlook this album I feel but this listen something about it changed. I can now confidently say that this album is one of the most engaging and interesting pieces of music I’ve ever listened to. There’s so much going on and so many different kinds of things going on yet somehow they all combine to make this masterpiece in a way that’s so unique. I really don’t know if any other band besides the Beatles could pull this off. The opening track, “back in the USSR” is one of my favorite tracks and opens the album on a fun upbeat sound. I also love the nod to the beach boys in the middle section. “Glass onion”, while not being one of my favorites musically, I really like lyrically and I love all the little references to previous Beatle songs. “While my guitar gently weeps” is in really close contention to my favorite in the album. It’s so so beautiful and is one of my favorite George Harrison songs. I really love all these super beautiful songs on the album such as with not just “while my guitar gently weeps” but also “dear prudence” and my favorite, “I will”. “I will” is one of the best love songs ever written and is one of my all time favorite Beatle tracks. Disc 2 is for the most part weaker than disc 1 but it’s still really fantastic. A lot of the albums quirks come out a little more in the second half such as with “revolution 9”. “Revolution 9” is infamous for being known as the worst Beatles track and I think out of context that mostly holds true. However, despite its obvious objective flaws, I really really like it and it’s such an essential part of the album and it wouldn’t be the same without it. This album really impressed me and I don’t know how I ever felt differently about it. It’s really hard to say because the Beatles have a few albums that I consider to be perfect but this one I’d say is my number 3 Beatles album behind abbey road and revolver. This album will obviously be getting 5/5 stars, perfect
Classic…love it!!!
Classic
Too long, too many silly songs.
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.
My favorite thing about Spotify's AI-fueled DJ-X was that it will start off with something like: "Yo it's DJ-X, I see you listening to some Kendrick Lamar and Warren Zevon*, but Ima stretch your boundaries, maybe play a little something by bands you haven't heard before. Let's kick it off with the Beatles." I've heard of them X, maybe once or twice. *mispronounced as Zeh-von, instead of Zee-von, but I digress.
PEAKKK
Crazy good
Well this is a high 4. Long one incoming. I've never heard the album all the way through but it's pretty immediately clear that we're hitting that late 60s Beatles and Beatles-adjacent quality. Always a huge fan of Paul McCartney and his songwriting which I find to be interesting and emotionally charged, even in the midst of some of the vaudville-y stuff he likes to drop into. I'll go to war for Ob-La-Di. I hear shades of his later stuff in songs like Mother Nature's Son and Martha My Dear. Not always the biggest fan of John Lennon's writing, but the ones that are attributed to him on this album are quite good. Julia is lovely, maybe a little Freudian but lovely. George is holding it down with what he was allowed to contribute, I like the snark of Piggies and obv While My Guitar has the rep it does for a reason. Ringo holding down the grooves. Yes, great great album. I think the things holding it back from a perfect 5 for me are the length and specifically Revolution 9. I'm no stranger to longer albums and my attention span isn't completely shot. That was by no means a slog, all of the songs are at least good songs. But truthfully, I really wouldn't have minded that being broken up into 2 albums. Just an aural break would have been a godsend for my ears that are always overtaxed with noise anyway. Lastly, I understand Revolution 9's impact on avant garde and the ongoing fluxus movement of the time, but I'm honestly not sure how to take it. When I read Lennon talking about it, sometimes he's saying that it's an auditory representation of how he sees the general idea of a revolution. Kinda vague, but a fairly serious topic to put forth. But then sometimes someone goes "what does this part mean" and he goes "oh I just thought that was funny lmao". It's not like serious ideas can't be brought up in the context of lighter avenues of discussion or anything like that. But, I think with the already pretty out there composition and low digestibility of a lot of avant garde art, maybe it would have landed for me better without knowing that the subject matter is serious but some stuff is just memeing in there. Makes it more difficult to really attach to anything in there cuz I can't land on what I think the intent really is. Then again, other times he says that it's just a collection of sounds to be taken as is when the listener gets a hold of it and that's what I got out of it the first time I heard it before reading anything. So I dunno, maybe another time. Anyway, that's gonna be a more than solid 4.
One of my faves by the Fab 4.
It is the White Album. A really big turning point in Beatles career. Yes, you can hear what every member of the band would do later as a solo artist. Yes, there’s cohesive Beatles songs. Yes, there’s a lot of: Ok songs. And Yer blues, John, yer blues…
obvioiusly
The White Album is a complete mess full of filler and random left turns, which is the key to its charm. It's like an insane after hours DJ set on the radio. I will never have a random desire to listen to Why Don't We Do It In The Road?, Revolution 9 or Wild Honey Pie, but I always smile when they come up while going through the album. There are probably at least three Beatles albums I prefer, but The White Album is the most unique album in their catalogue. The fact that the best tracks on the album are also some of the best songs ever made goes without saying. Favourite track: Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Lots of iconic songs, favorite track while my guitar gently weeps, solid A tier
no voy a ser nada objetiva con este album porque es The Beatles la dualidad de glass onion me encanta, nunca la había escuchado este album tiene muy buenas canciones martha my dear, fan de los metales amo I will, que canción más hermosa estan los clasicos conocidos y muchos desconocidos, por lo menos para mi
Tikrai gražios dainos, ypač paskutinės.
One of the greatest albums ever from the greatest band ever. Can not be less than 5.
It's the White Album. Except for Number 9, its a banger.
OK, this will not be popular with some people. This is a good double album but as a single album it would have been a masterpiece. They kind of went off the rails with a few songs but has classics like Rocky Raccoon, Dear Prudence and Blackbird.
Me quedé en negro.
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
Long, but if anyone can make a long album work it’s the Beatles
Favorite Song: Blackbird
Back in the U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence Glass Onion Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps Happiness Is a Warm Gun Martha My Dear I'm So Tired Blackbird Piggies Rocky Raccoon Why Don't We Do It In the Road? I Will Julia Birthday Yer Blues Mother Nature's Son Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey Sexy Sadie Helter Skelter Long, Long, Long Revolution 1 Honey Pie Savoy Truffle Cry Baby Cry Revolution 9
Its actually pretty good.
This might be the first album I ever listened to in its entirety in my life. I know it's was the first album I ever obsessed over. My mother had this double LP in her collection and I remember being drawn to the plain white cover. This had to be in 1980/81 and I was only 7 or 8 years old. I'm in my 50s now and have that very same copy in my collection now. I long ago lost the individual band member photos that were included though. I also discovered mom had the album's "companion" book about the Manson murders on her shelf. I would sneak off to my room with that book sometimes and the stories and photos would give me nightmares! As for the album itself, yes it's sprawling and incoherent at times. There are some tracks that seem like half-baked fragments, such as 'Wild Honey Pie" and "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" But really, that's the charm of this album for me. They were individually all over the place and pushing boundaries. Highlights for me are 'Happiness is a Warm Gun,' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps,' 'Blackbird,' 'Rocky Raccoon,' and 'Helter Skelter.' 4.5/5 rounded to 5
Spinning from The Beatles collection boxset that used to be from grandpa. It even is numbered, nr. 754642! This album is chaotic, all over the place, but produces some peak Beatles. With the 3-4 exceptions (which can happen on a 30 song album), its perfection. Best tracks: Back to the USSR, Dear Prudence, While my guitar gently weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Martha My Dear, Blackbird, Julia, I will, mother nature’s song, sexy sadie, yer blues, helter skelter, long long long, revolution (YES BOTH), honey pie, savoy truffle Number Nine/5
Well it has My Guitar, Revolution, Blackbird… but there’s also a fair amount of nonsense. Maybe they should have included Hey Jude and cut a bit of the silliness.
Absolutely immaculate
Awesome album with great diversity. Gently weeps is probably top 3 Beatles songs for me.
It's a Beatles album. It's good but the Beatles sound always gets a little tiring on the ears eventually. Some classics in this album and some songs that feel like filler. 4/5.
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
Such a strange album and so difficult to rate. You could easily argue it's beyond rating as in so many ways it's an experiment, a reach for the next rung of the ladder when it's impossible to see. Some incredible, beautiful, complex songs (While my guitar gently weeps) and some seeming dross. Some you need to let percolate. Should probably be a five but can't quite get there.
Bit too long and a few too many experimental tracks that don't quite hit the mark, they're the only things stopping this being a five star. It did however remind me of the masterpiece that is The Grey Album, a Dangermouse remix of the White Album and Jay-Z's Black Album......
Some really good tracks, others not so great. Can't quite give it 5*
Some incredible material on here (Helter Skelter and Piggies being my favourite here) but this is also the textbook example of record that didn’t need to be a live album. Would have been up there with Abby road with a more robust editing process….
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
Growing up on the Beatles I didn't remember the deep cuts or how many singles and influenceial songs are on this album. They'll always hold a special place for sure.
Fire 😋
That's really good album. My rating of each song: disk 1 1. Back in the USSR - 5/5 2. Dear Prudence - 4/5 3. Glass Onion - 5/5 4. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - 4/5 5. Wild Honey Pie - 3/5 6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - 4/5 7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 5/5 (my fav) 8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun - 5/5 9. Martha My Dear - 4/5 10. I'm So Tired - 5/5 11. Blackbird - 5/5 12. Piggies - 4/5 13. Rocky Raccoon - 4/5 14. Don't Pass Me By - 5/5 15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - 4/5 16. I Will - 5/5 17. Julia - 5/5 disk 2 1. Birthday - 4/5 2. Yer Blues - 4/5 3. Mother Nature's Son - 5/5 4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey - 5/5 5. Sexy Sadie - 4/5 6. Helter Skelter - 5/5 7. Long, Long, Long - 5/5 8. Revolution 1 - 5/5 9. Honey Pie - 5/5 10. Savoy Truffle - 4/5 11. Cry Baby Cry - 4/5 12. Revolution 9 - 4/5 13. Good Night - 4/5
good
Couple of highlights. It’s a fine album. Confirmed the fact I like the Rolling Stones more.
I have never been a big fan of the Beatles, being more inclined to heavy metal and punk rock. However, the White album has a lot of very good tunes. I could do without the Bungalow Bill song though. Overall, I can see why this album is considered one of the greatest.
Very good
i just don’t gaf about the beatles
Good
Obviously a masterpiece
An all time favorite! Made my day to see this pop up.
A brilliant, forward thinking rock masterpiece that's wrapped in a self-indulgent, bloated album.
Amazing range of songs and surprised how much of this I already knew despite never having played the whole thing before.
Ein kreatives Gewitter: roh, verspielt, widersprüchlich – und gerade deshalb ein Meisterwerk. „While My Guitar Gently Weeps“ brennt sich mit emotionaler Tiefe ein, „Blackbird“ zeigt die Beatles auf dem Höhepunkt poetischer Reduktion, und „Helter Skelter“ sprengt mit proto‑metallischer Wucht jedes damalige Genre. Dazu kommt „Ob‑La‑Di, Ob‑La‑Da“, ein sonniger, fast übermütiger Popsong, der das Album um eine Prise Leichtigkeit ergänzt und seinen eklektischen Charakter perfekt abrundet. 😊
Haven’t been super into the Beatles but this was great
I can see why it is big and there were some songs which I liked. But I still cannot get into The Beatles.
One of the greatest double albums of all time. Top 3 Beatles record, what else is there to say? 9/10
A lot of epic late Beatles on this album, and a few fillers of course. Overall though I've always really loved it. Favourites are probably Blackbird and While My Guitar, both of which are certainly pointing towards their imminent solo careers. I've got the 3CD issue with the Esher Demos, the latter are pretty ropey to be honest
Before listening to this, I had never really heard a full Beatles record before. I was pleasantly surprised at how experimental they were. When I think of the Beatles, the sound of Revolution 9 and Helter Skelter do NOT come to mind. I also adored tender pieces like Blackbird and Martha My Dear. It feels like it has a little bit of everything, which I really enjoyed.
A bizarre mashup of John's thrown-off experiments and Paul's nursery rhymes, it's four album sides of earworms. Only the Beatles in 1968 could have forced this weirdo stuff into the consciousness of a generation.
Muchas canciones, pero muchas obras de arte al mismo tiempo
A handful of my favourite Beatles songs and a lot of songs that are not. I like the interesting experiments (and I am happy to include Revolution 9 in that) but there are too many flimsy throwaways. Even by double album standards, the lack of quality control is exceptional
Beautiful, long. I probably have a tendency to stop paying close attention after a certain number of tracks, as well as one to stop reflecting critically. But I was buoyed by good feeling from start to finish and that's not my default. Kudos, bugmen.
Buen disco la primera canción no suena tanto a lo clásico
Probably the most quintessential Beatles album, for better or for worse. A sprawl of thirty tracks, ranging from half a minute to nine minutes long, covering more genres than many bands do in their entire career. For some people, this would be an incoherent slog, but it just works; each song provides a break and new persepctive frmo the last one, and flows really well into each other, even when there are no sonic similarities. I think this album probably proves that Paul McCartney was the centre of the Beatles, as for better or for worse, his songs are the most representative and central to the album's identity. I never get bored of this album, and on a good day, beats Abbey Road as my favourite.
Wonderful songs/instruments. Vocals and vibes are good but all over the place.
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.
J’ai préféré la première partie de l’album mais ça reste un classique de fou. Bangers dessus
Classic of course One forgets how good they are
Besides a few duds, I think there's a reason the Beatles are as popular as they are.
Sorry maar dit album was me echt te saai Ik vind de beatles echt een vibe soms maar dit was m niet 3/10
Probably can't listen to this full album. Never-the-less I enjoy the first few tracks and it has a lovely upbeat rhythm to it, I can definitely understand why this album is so loved!
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
It's so good. Fun, experimental, awash front to back with creativity, it's a melange of genres that sucked me in the whole way through. It's the Alice in Wonderland of albums, all different and strange and entrancing. Fav tracks: Glass onion, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Rocky Raccoon, Birthday, Helter Skelter
The White Album is sooooo good. Front half or back half? That is the question. (Probably front half) This isn't my absolute favorite Beatles album, but it is Top 5 for sure. It is so interesting and hits so many styles throughout. It is so much fun. 4.5 stars. Is "Back In Yhe U.S.S.R. the strongest Beatles album opening track? I think so. Revolution 9 sucks ass and I am not sure what John was thinking...(I understand it was a political statement, but still... Liked Songs: Most of this album is in my daily rotation
3.75
Mid
This one really surprised me in a great way. I listened to it in two very different settings and it worked so well. This was instantly my in my top 3 Beatles albums.
Great to hear both tracks. Very diverse music.
Good album!!
Could have been a 5, but some songs feel like definite filler.
8.0/10 Lots of amazing tunes but others not so great…
People must have lost their minds when this album when this dropped! Rating: 4.5/5 GEMV (03.04.2026)
I forgot how long this album is. The Beatles take some big swings and not all of them hit.
Revolution 9 sucked. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Bungalow Bill, Martha, Piggies, Honey Pie, Good Night were all middling (at best). The rest were great to grand, 23 (I think). For as bad as Revolution 9 is/was, you gotta love the album as a whole. Sure there was excess. But, man, when they hit a song, they hit it out of the park. Undoubtedly, a classic and an easy 5 star pick. (Just skip 9 and Good night.)
Ah non! J’aurais vraiment aimé que ça soit mon dernier album généré de la liste, parce qu’il y a plein de parallèles entre les deux: une continuation folles de beaucoup trop de musiques aux styles extrêmement variés (mais très british à la source) qui s’entremêlent chaotiquement d’une track à l’autre, mais qui forme un tout qui se tient miraculeusement bien. Ceci sera ma seul mention positive envers la liste d’ici la fin, profites-en Robert
I mean, just a sensationally great and fascinating album, with an incredibly high hit rate of success. The Beatles run of creative evolution through the 60s is insane.
5 stars, duh
I got two Beatles albums in a row. Embracing baked beans
Honestly it's not like, my favorite Beatles Album but obviously it's good
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Fantastic Album with minimal filler (especially as it is a double). Production values are high as well
While it plays sometimes like a conversation between Lennon and McCartney (and not entirely a friendly one), it is, overall, amazing. With not a single controversial song!
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
While I did already hear some of the songs on the album I never listened to it entirely, and i have to say this was an experience I needed to have. Anytime I listen to The Beatles I am remembered of how influential they really were on the music as we know it today. And even if this sounds like an old Beatles fan saying Beatles fan things, the production is still so relevant even almost sixty years after its release. Hearing the sample that was used in MF DOOM's "Tick, Tick..." in "Glass Onion" was another reminder of that broad influence I guess. All in all I enjoyed this a lot !
Too long and too same soundy, I'm generally not a fan of double albums for this reason
Happiness is a Beatles album (and not the fucking dexys midnight runners)
I just simply am not the man for this album. It drags and feels extremely scattered at its worst. A cut down version would work for me. At its best however, I really see the mastery and legacy. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Blackbird has stood the test of time, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is so much fun. Just not a Beatles guy at the end of the day but the hits hit for me. Favorite Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
So I've never really had many Beatles songs click with me, and this whole album was no exception. I get how they're incredibly influential, and there's ideas here that are great, but none of it is executed in a way that's either too memorable or enjoyable to listen to. Most of the time it's background noise, and other times it's just a slog to get through. Revolution 9 was particularly bad. I get wanting to experiment but what the actual hell was that?? Anyways, just because they were the first to introduce these sounds doesn't mean they were the best to do it. Standouts include Dear Prudence, Yer Blues, Good Night. 2/5
I will always give the Beatles a 5. But this isn’t my favourite, in my opinion Side 1 the best, side 2’s gets a bit trippy and silly.
Cinema
Beatles scho tuff. Chan das album halt scho gfühlt uuswendig han das früehner uf cd gha und de ganz tag glost
I love that you can not only take in a yet to full transitioning of music style from the beatles but also get a bit of a feel on what was going on historically as well. Ex. The USSR was still very prevalent during this time.
а я все ждал когда же он появится...
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 full Beatles album! I’m realizing that I like shorter albums but this was manageable because all the songs felt distinct. I’ve heard many many of these songs, too, but not all in one place like this. There’s some cool panning too especially in Revolution 9. I also thought revolution 9 was the most interesting and experimental song on the album. I generally like art that takes risks so I liked it but I wouldn’t put it on to listen to even though I enjoyed my first experience. Favorites: Dear prudence, the continuing story of bungalow bill, blackbird, rocky raccoon, I will, Julia, cry baby cry
The Beatles (The White Album) shows impressive variety and creativity, but feels inconsistent, with filler tracks weakening overall listening experience.
Although I'm not a fan and it is a double album containing only one true sucker ("Revolution 9") I have to appreciate it is a strong effort. 3,5
Let me start with the cons: it's very long, not terribly cohesive, contains a few rare Beatles duds, and, as every critic has pointed out since 1968, sounds more like four musicians contributed songs to an album than a band made an album. But also, it's a top-five Beatles album, contains a couple of their best songs, and shows (especially Paul's) range over multiple genres. Paul and John's lyrics are top-tier, and the music itself here is particularly good. Influence 4. Quality 5. Hits 5. Intangibles 4. Nope, it's a classic 5.
One of my faves some stellar music on this album the Beatles at their whimsical best
I spent decades thinking I liked the White Album less than all other Beatles albums. I genuinely spent my life thinking the earlier stuff was simply vastly better, and maybe it is, or maybe it’s just how I prefer to interact with them. But after trudging through 400+ albums on this list and realizing how bad most music is, the White Album is simply great- in comparison and on its own merits.
3/27 Overrated album from an extremely overrated band
This is a great album. Groundbreaking soundscapes from an undeniable great band. They have some absolute killer tracks. Also 1968!? Get the fuck out with some of these sounds. Still, the double album curse follows for me. Inevitably, to fill both albums you get filler. Not a lot, and for the Beatles the filler is better than most. But it still isn’t a completely stamped coherent album statement. Now, I will listen to the hell out of it, but the redux would be insane!
The album has brilliant moments but also a lot of "filler". I feel the problem was the experimentation and the freedom for everyone to do what they want; that's what made me have unique songs and crap.
Aburrido
Can hear who influenced them and why this is influential
The Beatles are great because they’ll make a song called ‘Bungalow Bill’ and it’ll fucking suck and then the next song on the album is literally ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ and it’s one of the best songs ever produced. No other band doing shit like that.
So many songs but definitely some bangers
3.5/5 not my favorite of theirs
Welllllll I love this record too much. I think historically, late 20th and early 21st century pop music will forever live in the shadow of the Beatles.
No words needed
Love it, what’s not to love
Massive album, clearly influential, and very eclectic. Some of my favourite Beatles stuff on here. Great album.
While my guitar gently weeps Blackbird Helper skelter Dear Prudence Yer blues I will Back in the ussr Rocky raccoon Revolution 1 Happiness is a warm gun Ob La di ob La da Why don’t we do it in the road Cry baby cry Savoy truffle
I don't like the beatles
This could be a 5 if the goofy, filler songs were pushed to b-sides, making the album more cohesive and cutting down to half the play time. It’s like they just threw whatever shit they wanted on this album because they were bigger than Jesus, allegedly.
First song is ok, nothing special Dear Prudence is lovely
one of my fav beatles albums
An extremely long album filled with some of The Beatles's best and worst songs. I give it a solid 8/10. First listening tracklist ranking: 1. Happiness Is A Warm Gun 2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3. Helter Skelter 4. Sexy Sadie 5. Dear Prudence 6. Blackbird 7. Savoy Truffle 8. Revolution 1 9. Back In The U.S.S.R 10. Revolution 9 11. Piggies 12. Yer Blues 13. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 14. Glass Onion 15. I Will 16. Birthday 17. Martha My Dear 18. Julia 19. I'm So Tired 20. Good Night 21. Rocky Racoon 22. Cry Baby Cry 23. Long, Long, Long 24. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 25. Mother Nature's Son 26. Don't Pass Me By 27. Honey Pie 28. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey 29. Why Don't We Do It In The Road? 30. Wild Honey Pie
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.
Absolute 5.
Lots of variety and interest but too long and a bit meandering
Legendary. Almost felt like a greatest hits compilation.
A weird mix of an album. 50% timeless bangers, 50% meandering pish. Back in the USSR the highlight, Piggies the lowlight.
favorites: while my guitar gently weeps; i will; sexy sadie
Naturally, this must be a 5, no doubt about that. There are so many of my favourite Beatles songs on it, and there is such a variety of styles while still recognizable as Beatles. There are a few tracks, Revolution 9, for example, that weren't meant to be "hits," but they served a purpose on this album.
Hate Beatles
i can sorta understand why hearing Helter Skelter in 1968 would've fried somebody's mind 5/5
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.
Hella interesting, sometimes amazing, occasionally bad (no. 9 is more boring than bad)
Such a weird one for me. This has some of my favourite Beatles tracks (Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Martha My Dear, Blackbird, Helter Skelter), and most of my least fave ones (Wild Honey Pie, Piggies, Long Long Long, Revolution 9). It's still such a great album though. So even though it might be my least favourite Beatles album, that doesn't say much because I love them so much. They're really finding their own styles on this one, which I really appreciate.
Some pretty good songs and then there’s the drug fueled, possibly Manson inspired crazy songs …. Sooooo yeah
Some fantastic songs but a lot of fillers in the song list
obviously OBVIOUSLY it was gonna be a 5. i've listened to this way too many times. i love the beatles they're genuinely unmatched
Faszinierend, anstrengend, lustig, wunderschön(,) schrecklich. Ich werde zwar kein Verehrer dieses Albums, von denen es doch so viele gibt, aber großartig ist es ohne Zweifel. Mit einer Hand voll Songs kann ich jedoch rein gar nichts anfangen, auch wenn ich den experimentellen Charakter wertschätzen kann.
Truly, a great album. Truly, too long.
Yeah, there are a few stinkers on here that could have been edited to make this a bit shorter, but this is a band that's just doing whatever they want by this point. The bangers on here are undeniable, and influenced a whole lot of the music/musicians I'd come to enjoy my entire life.
Absolutely brilliant. No explanation needed.
Second beatles album on this, obviously heard it before though not many times the ranking for beatles albums now goes: 1. revolver 2. white album i think revolver is more enjoyable to listen to especially with the length in mind
So it has been over a decade since I listened to the White Album all the way through. Going in, I would have told you that this is bloated and overrated. After listening again I do still think that is true. However, going through this made me realize how much of the Beatles' best work is on here: Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is A Warm Gun, just to name a few. And they still threw so much metaphorical shit at the wall to see what stuck and some of it does (Rocky Raccoon, Bungalow Bill, Glass Onion, Ob-La-Di, Helter Skelter)... I think the highs outweight the lows (cough Revolution nine) enough to give this 4.5 stars, and I'm bumping to 5 because it's The Beatles, and their worst work will generally be more artistically relevant than most artists' best.
while my guitar gently weeps is first decent one imo carried entirely by the guitar solos. the moaning ??? martha my dear is sooo cute blackbird and i will is cute too revolution 1 would’ve been a really good closing song i can’t believe i sat through the entirety of revolution 9. it actually was killing me to not skip felt nothing for any of the other songs, i dont understand the love for this album at all it feels so soulless and theres no heart in 90% of it
Splendid. The hour and a half flies by.
Decent album, a lot of good songs. I have fond memories of listening to Revolution 9 when I was younger. 4 stars.
Somewhat incoherent album with a lot of freaking. In addition, there are gems on it.
Two thirds awesome, one third meh, as is the way with Beatles albums. But this is one of their best.
Back in the U.S.S.R. - 5/5 Dear Prudence - 4.5/5 Glass Onion - 4.5/5 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 5/5 Wild Honey Pie - 3/5 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - 4/5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 5/5 Happiness is a Warm Gun - 4.5/5 Martha My Dear - 4/5 I'm So Tired - 5/5 Blackbird - 5/5 Piggies - 3.5/5 Rocky Raccoon - 4/5 Don’t Pass Me By - 4.5/5 Why Don’t We Do it in the Road? - 4/5 I Will - 4/5 Julia - 4/5 Birthday - 4/5 Yer Blues - 4.5/5 Mother Nature's Song - 4/5 Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - 4/5 Sexy Sadie - 4/5 Helter Skelter - 5/5 Long, Long, Long - 4/5 Revolution 1 - 5/5 Honey Pie - 3.5/5 Savoy Truffle - 4.5/5 Cry Baby Cry - 4.5/5 Revolution 9 - 3/5 Good Night - 4/5 I fully understand why this is on here. While it might be a perfect selection of songs (of course a 31 track double album cannot be fully perfect) but the highs completely outweigh everything else and make this something worth sitting down for an hour and a half. And maybe awarding people a trophy for not skipping all the way through Revolution 9. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Helter Skelter
One of the 25 best albums ever recorded. So many different styles. So many great songs!
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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.
Muchos opinan que “The White Album” seria un disco de diez si le quitaran unas cuantas canciones. Es verdad que algunas hay prescindibles, pero por la razón que sea, el concepto del mismo, que transita entre lo experimental y lo mainstream se perdería. De alguna manera, ese equilibrio es el que le da sentido. Entre lo mainstream, a destacar “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” y entre lo experimental, “Helter Skelter”, verdadero inicio de estiloas musicales posteriores. Lo innegable es el desbordante talento que el cuarteto se Liverpool muestra a pocos meses de separarse.
Bloody hell it’s been a while since I had a Beatles album, 444 albums ago to be exact. I’m still holding out hope that I get Abbey Road as my final one. As for today, I love The White Album. If I was to list my top 10 Beatles songs there’s definitely 3, maybe even 4 from this album. Granted there’s some tracks which on their own might not be the greatest but listened to as a whole it’s that perfect imperfection that make this such a fun listen for me. Top Track - Helter Skelter
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.
Álbum excelente! Apesar dos conflitos a banda entregou um clássico absoluto. Moondrop May.
Sometimes things are called classics because they are.
I’ve listened to this album before but never in its entirety. It’s a masterpiece for good reason. Has some of the Beatles biggest songs and I love the toned back vibe of this album (even down to the album cover)
This is the 47th album I've listened to this year, and out of all the ones from this list, this is the first one I a. have already listened through, and b. already own. What to say, it's iconic, it's ecclectic, it's fueled by John's heroin addiction. One of my favorite Beatles albums, top 3 at least.
Besides some weird throw-away songs (Wild Honey Pie, Piggies, Revolution 9) the white album has some of the best songs in the Beatles catalogue. Blackbird, USSR, Prudence, Helter Skelter, Warm Gun, Rocky Raccoon, Gently Weeps, So Tired, Martha... what a creative achievement!
Love it
Favorite tracks: Dear Prudence, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Yer Blues, Helter Skelter, Savoy Truffle Against all odds, an incoherent grab bag of 30 tracks ends up being a generational record. But we all knew that cause it's the fucking Beatles and they were amazing songwriters.
Ehhh...It was ok
4/5
can’t go wrong with the beatles. their style is generational and the vibe they create is wonderful. i love the feel of their music and this album is no exception. it was a bit random at times, but all good to me.
a ratos me parecia un sonido demasiado tontorron y payasil para mi... no sé cómo explicarlo. algunas canciones me han gustado mucho
A legendary album, yes—but also the Beatles at their most self‑indulgent. It’s crammed with brilliant songs (“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Blackbird,” “Helter Skelter”) that remind you why they’re untouchable… but it’s also packed with half-baked sketches, band-in-joke throwaways, and experiments that probably sounded more fun to make than they are to listen to. It’s a fascinating document of a band pulling in four different directions, but it’s also a prime example of why not every idea deserves a place on a double album. Trim the fluff and you’d have a tight, killer single LP. As it stands? Messy, uneven, occasionally genius, occasionally baffling—but undeniably compelling.
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.
The White Album is a classic.
The White Album is less a unified record than a sprawling musical landscape. The Beatles move freely between styles—folk, rock, blues, music hall, acoustic ballads, and experimental sound collage—often within the span of just a few tracks. What could easily feel chaotic instead becomes a showcase for the extraordinary range of songwriting within the band. One of the striking things about revisiting the album is how many standout songs appear in rapid succession. Tracks like “Dear Prudence,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Blackbird,” and “Rocky Raccoon” each create their own distinct musical world, yet they all feel equally compelling. The variety of voices from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison gives the album its character; instead of pulling in different directions, the contrast between their styles becomes part of the appeal. While the album is famously eclectic—and occasionally indulgent—that very looseness allows the band to explore ideas that might not have fit on a more tightly curated record. The result is an album that feels expansive and unpredictable, where acoustic intimacy can sit comfortably next to heavier rock or strange studio experimentation. It may not be the most polished Beatles album, but it might be the one that best captures the breadth of their creativity. For all its quirks, The White Album remains a remarkable achievement and an easy five.
A este album le juega muy en contra la cantidad de canciones que tiene porque contrasta con lo redondo que son albumes como abbey road o revolver, pero al dejar a un lado canciones que ni pinchan ni cortan, nos encontramos con algunas de las canciones mas iconicas y mejor producidas de los beatles, entre ellas mi favorita (While My Guitar Gently Weeps). Este era el album de ellos que yo tenia en repeticion a mis 15 años, asi que le tengo mas cariño
2.5. Lots going on here. context would be helpful. Beatles are weird
Non male ma lunghissimo
EXTREMENT AGREABLE cependant je lui attribue la note de 4 étoiles parce que 1. nul n'est parfait 2. c'est moi qui note je fais ce que je veux
Excellente expérience musicale. Les Beatles nous bercent dans un voyage tantôt joyeux, tantôt plus triste, tantôt énigmatique. Cet album est un laboratoire musical à prendre dans son ensemble qui ne laisse pas indifférent. Ce projet est plus une expérience qu'un album dansant. Revolution 9 est un super exemple pour illustrer cet album, cryptique, angoissant et cousu de plusieurs sons pour composer ce morceaux. À réécouter plusieurs fois pour comprendre un peu plus ce projet. Note : 4 À réécouter : Oui
J'adore même si très long, le double album était sûrement de trop 😉
More British music, this time the best the island has to offer
Parts of it are very good, parts of it are great, a few bits of it aren't. But overall magnificent.
It’s radical, it’s experimental, it’s romantic, it’s commercial, it’s too long, it’s too good, it’s whimsical, it’s crazy and centered and incomprehensible and kinda excessive but an overall artistic vision well excecuted within the chaos they created for themselves to share with the world
There was zero chance this would get anything other than five stars. My first time ever getting through all of Revolution 9. Other than that…
31# Wow, now the band that invented music (/s) The Beatles must have a kink for playinf things just for one ear.
Icónico, le doy un n u e v e.
One of my favorite albums of all time, though I'd say it's length doesn't work in its favor, the eclecticism in display does. There's like 3 songs I don't like in here (Revolution 9 is the only one I skip, though in principle it's not a bad idea, it goes on for too long) and the rest of the songs are bangers. I love this album. I also really like the Esher Demos. There's just so many layers here. Anyway another criticism I have is that clearly the cracks were already starting to show within the band and thus it's no wonder that the variety of styles and moods is so diverse. Paul, George and John are all doing their own thing for the most part, but goddamn they're also at their prime. This album pales only next to my other two favorites: Abbey Road and Sgt. Peppers. But it sits at a very comfortable third place. I would probably give it a 4.5 but given how things are, I'm rounding up to a well deserved 5.
I stick by the assertion that the beatles are overrated but I suppose this is difficult to avoid for a group so crazy popular and era-defining! What can I say, it's a great album. Lots of hits. Way too long. Especially enjoyed Back In the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Sexy Sadie, and Revolution. Lots of them are good.
I’m going to ignore the second disk entirely in this review because it simply wasn’t as interesting to me as disk one. Albeit rather convoluted in terms of sounds and themes, the album somehow manages to retain some sense of cohesiveness. Perhaps this is why it’s the white album as the Beatles used a blank canvas as a launching point to see where music without boundaries could take them. Dear Prudence and Julia are as tender as the Beatles ever got. They continue their playful streak in Rocky Raccoon and Ob La Di. But there are some very serious moments here as well, with Happiness Is a Warm Gun containing one of the most poignant music intro put to tape. Blackbird is a classic McCartney guitar solo piece, delicate and blissful. What can I write about While My Guitar Gently Weeps that hasn’t been already expressed? It’s a big album, and every single track feels like something different and yet familiar in disc one. I’d give disc one a 5 but there’s an entire other album that was t interesting at all to me. So a 4 it is.
Another on vinyl. Beatles are my favorite
So many songs I hadn’t heard before! Good to go through the entire catalogue. Blackbird is one of my faves :)
'Nuff said.
Is this the greatest Beatles album? Is this the best album ever? They're my favorite band; I'm biased. But Siouxsie and the Banshees covered a John song and a Paul song from this album. I think that says something! The first disc is a really good pop album, they could have left at that but the second disc is all over the place. ‘Helped Skelter is so punk/metal. ‘Revolution 9’ is really cool in the context of the album; I don’t often listen to it by itself, but I can’t listen to the White Album without ‘Revolution 9’ and I really enjoy it when I do. It has to be in there. And ‘Cry Baby Cry’ is one of my favorite ever Beatles songs, and the way the last three songs run together... The Beatles are the Beatles because of this album.
Honestly I wasn't sure whether to rate this a four or a five - it's very long and not always pleasant! - but the fact that this album has so many bangers while still being very weird and artistic sells me on five stars. Not a "perfect album" five stars, but a "masterpiece that I'm so glad exists" five stars.
Also had this album in my house growing up, a rare piece of legit classic rock. Didn't listen to it as much as Sgt Peppers which makes sense now because it's like weird at times. Kinda loopy but hard to give this anything less than five stars.
This is a hard one to judge. Let’s just say they could have put the best in one album and forego the second.
Can agree with most here that this could've been shorted into a single LP. A lot of filler that is not anything to write home about. Side A however, is some of the best Beatles stuff.
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.
3/3/26. Not my favorite Beatles album but still great. Some all time classics for me on here including Gently Weeps, Blackbird, and Back in the USSR. Realizing that this album falls in an interesting place for the band, they took a break from psychedelia and went back to their blues roots.
3.5
three heads at work almost separately
There is nothing left to say about this album, or about the Beatles for that matter. For me personally, I admire their ambition, but my favorite songs are the first two. ("Dear Prudence is my favorite Beatles song, full stop.) That leaves a looooooong time with other stuff. There's plenty to like in there, and plenty that feels as if it was fun to make but not at all essential.
There is a lot of zaniness here that I can't fully endorse, and I'm one of those idiots that think Sgt Peppers is better, but I'm not going to be that guy that says this is anything less than a masterpiece particularly for the time it came out.
1001 Albums Vol. 0025: The White Album ============================================================ Introduction: Well, everyone knew this was going to happen eventually. Finally, here we are: The Beatles. The band that everyone knows, the band that not everyone understands, the band that is almost universally regarded to be one of the best and most influential of all time, and the band that has sold the most records of all time. Of course we were bound to come across them eventually. Now, up until this point, I've never actually listened to a Beatles album in full. I briefly tried their first album, the one where the album cover is them standing in an elevator shaft or something like that, but I only made it through the first few songs of which I found to be just alright. If I had done a bit more research, I would have figured out that their first album is widely considered to be one of their worst and actually just an alright album overall. Fortunately, to my knowledge. that album isn't on this site. I don't want to listen to that again. It wasn't bad, just something that I would literally never listen to again. Anyway, it would take The Beatles a few years before they would eventually transform their sound into what they're widely known and loved for today. Fortunately, The White Album was created post-transformation, so no crappy 60's mainstream rock for us...I would assume at least. Anyway, The White Album, also sometimes referred to as self-titled, was released in 1968 by...you guessed it...The Beatles. And, like I just said, it was released during the era of The Beatles where they had become known as one of the best bands of all time instead of just another 60's rock band. This should obviously show in the general reception that this album receives. You have casual listeners and critics hailing it as one of the greatest albums of all time, one of the greatest blends of genres of all time, and the score on this site actually reflects that ideology for once. Yes, for once the entire site can agree that the general praise that this album receives is completely correct. Now, the reasoning for this critical reception is actually something that I find to be pretty strange. In fact, it's something that I actually heavily criticized on an album that I generated earlier on. If you know, you know. Anyway, the thing I criticized on that album was actually the pure variety of genres that the album provided. Not in a good way either. One song could be a country ballad and then the next could be a gospel song, and the album just overall felt very disconnected because of its writing. This album is actually praised for the amount of variety it has. Now, we're literally talking about one of the best bands of all time, I would assume that they managed to achieve this sense of diversity better than the other artist I just referenced did, but I'm still skeptical nonetheless. But, as always, the only way to really see is to actually listen to the album itself. Let's get into our first, and certainly not our last, Beatles album. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Back In The U.S.S.R Score: 10/10 Track 2: Dear Prudence Score: 11/10 Track 3: Glass Onion Score: 9/10 Track 4: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Score: 8/10 Track 5: Wild Honey Pie Score: 3/10 Track 6: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill Score: 7/10 Track 7: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Score: 11/10 Track 8: Happiness Is A Warm Gun Score: 11/10 Track 9: Martha My Dear Score: 9/10 Track 10: I'm So Tired Score: 9/10 Track 11: Blackbird Score: 11/10 Track 12: Piggies Score: 7/10 Track 13: Rocky Racoon Score: 8/10 Track 14: Don't Pass Me By Score: 7/10 Track 15: Why Don't We Do It In The Road? Score: 5/10 Track 16: I Will Score: 8/10 Track 17: Julia Score: 9/10 Track 18: Birthday Score: 8/10 Track 19: Yer Blues Score: 8/10 Track 20: Mother Nature's Son Score: 9/10 Track 21: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey Score: 8/10 Track 22: Sexy Sadie Score: 8/10 Track 23: Helter Skelter Score: 11/10 Track 24: Long, Long, Long Score: 8/10 Track 25: Revolution 1 Score: 9/10 Track 26: Honey Pie Score: 7/10 Track 27: Savoy Truffle Score: 7/10 Track 28: Cry Baby Cry Score: 8/10 Track 29: Revolution 9 Score: 6/10 Track 30: Good Night Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: This album...it might just be one of the most bizarre things that I have ever heard. First of all, this album was an absolute monster. I had no idea that I was about to be listening to a full double longplay going into this, nor did I have any idea just how much would be thrown at me at once. Seriously, thirty tracks is absolutely ridiculous. I'm pretty sure that's still a bit less than that one album I generated earlier by Minutemen, but still. Again, thank God I don't do individual track breakdowns anymore because this too would be an album that would just...kill me. Anyway, the album's length aside, what about the actual album itself? Well...this one is quite a doozy. There's really no way that I can describe this album that would do it proper justice, but I'll still try my best. Just listen to it for yourself if you want the full experience. Anyway, pretty much everything I heard about this album holds true. I think that it's great, there's a lot of variety to it, and there's even a really great story to its creation as well. I think I'll start with the...music first....You'll find a good bit of stuff on this album. Alright, at its core, this is a rock album. There are plenty of songs that are objectively rock at their core. That being said, there's a fair bit of other genres on here as well. You've got folk songs, folk pop songs, a whole eight minute sound collage, blues, a song that borderline sounds like early metal, lullabies, and so on. Like I said, there's just so much on here that I couldn't quite go over it all or really explain the music with too much depth. All I'll really say is that every song sounds pretty great, has great production for the 60s, and is pretty well-written. There's also a ton of influential songs on here as well such as Helter Skelter and Happiness Is A Warm Gun. That's all I'm really going to say about this album and its music. It would take way, way too long if I were to really go in depth into what this album has to present. The lyrics and the various meanings that this album has to present are pretty nice as well. Again, I'm not going to really go into it because of how much there is. Now, let's go into...why I won't go into it. Well, on top of there just being an overwhelming amount of stuff on this album, there's also an overwhelming feeling of variety that I've really not felt on any other album that I've listened to up until this point. Yeah, this album tops the one I was mentioning in the intro in terms of sheer variety. Now, in theory, this album should not work at all. You can literally be listening to one of the earliest examples of a metal song for one second and then get an extremely soft folk song that talks about finding love in God the next. This album absolutely should not work...yet it does in almost every way possible. First of all, despite some of the lower scores in my track ratings, every song on here is pretty well-written and enjoyable in its own ways. Some of them I would even consider to be masterpieces. That factor alone is something that the album that I referenced in the intro did not have. Good song quality and writing can really make all the difference. That being said, there's another, even better reason as to why this album's variety genuinely works. During the time period that this album was being written, recorded, and produced, 1968, The Beatles were undergoing heavy internal conflicts and disputes. Now, like I said before, I'm not the biggest expert on The Beatles, so I'm not entirely sure as to what was going on with the band. Regardless, something was happening between its members nonetheless. This actually led to the band undergoing a semi-breakup. Each of its members split apart and began to write and sometimes record songs separately from each other. That said, there are plenty of songs on the album that have all four members in the same recording room, but there were still plenty where all of them were not present. THIS factor, along with some other minor ones, is what ultimately led to this album being so diverse across its songs. It was diverse because this album had four minds working individually and not as a group. This...is literally the best reason that I can think of that an album of this nature should exist. The other album I mentioned earlier didn't have this factor. Every song on it was written by a singular person, making the overall experience feel strange and out of touch. That being said, that album had quite strange and sometimes bad songwriting as well...so. Nevertheless, this album's variety feels...deserved. It gives the album an additional layer of genuineness that it wouldn't otherwise have had. This factor can be seen in some of the...worst songs on the album. Wild Honey Pie is literally just annoying experimentation while Why Don't We Do It In The Road tries to be deep but falls short due to basic human instinct being the opposite of what the song describes. I mean, literal toddlers exhibit the exact opposite behavior that this song describes. While not potty-trained, they still try to do their business in a secretive way such as doing it in a corner. If that doesn't scream that humans have a basic instinct for privacy then I don't know what does. Anyway, I'm getting off-topic. Anyway, like I was saying, even the worst songs on the album, while feeling like filler, add a layer of genuineness to the overall experience. It feels as if the band was simply trying its absolute hardest to try and make a final product under the conditions they were working with. Now, there is objectively a lot of filler on thi album, but this is a rare, potentially one-of-a-kind, case where filler is actually...a good thing. I mean, every song pretty much maintains a quality of 8/10 or higher...but...a lot of it is simply filler too. Nevertheless, every song on here adds something to the overall experience this album provides in one way or another. The pure variety of genres that you can find on this album, on top of the pretty great writing of songs in these genres, provides a strange feeling that no other album I've listened to really does. I can't quite describe it properly. The best way I can describe it is, by around the second half of the album, you'll essentially be conditioned to not hold onto what you've just listened to with that much care. The song you've just heard is good and memorable, but you're about to be thrown into a whole new genre of music. Switch your mindset up. That's the best way I can describe this album. It's a great experience. Just listen to it if you haven't. Now, I will go ahead and say, I did find the first side of this album to be pretty cohesive in its sound. I mean, I at least found it to be more cohesive than the later sides in the album. Maybe I'm looking a bit too deep into this, but I guess I kinda see this fact to be a reflection of the band as a whole. It could have been done to essentially represent the band's growing conflict in a musical way. Again, this could just be me looking too deep into something that's not there, but you never truly know. All in all, while it really shouldn't be, I genuinely consider this album to be a masterpiece. The conditions it was created under, the genuineness of it, the pure variety of stuff on it, the unique feel that it evokes, these factors all culminate in one of the strangest and greatest albums that I've listened to. I mean, I really don't have any problems with this album. If I were to not have outside context, I might think of it to be a bit worse than I do, but I genuinely think that this album is a masterpiece. It's one of the oddest albums that I've ever called a masterpiece for sure, but it's truly something special nonetheless. This is one of those extremely rare cases where a masterpiece doesn't consistently need great songs in order to be considered such. As such, despite the lower song average, this album gets... ============================================================ The White Album Score: 10/10 Song Average: 8.3/10
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
Classics and new to me stuff 4
i’m normally queen of beatles are overrated nation but i have to admit this is quite a solid album
The Beatles are so funny, you have one of the greatest songs ever written (While my guitar gently weeps) next to a truly irredeemably awful song (Wild honey pie). Still an easy 5/5 album, their misses do miss but boy do their hits HIT. That being said, the album is fairly consistent, although I think it would be a lot better if it was 20 songs rather than 30, it stretches on a bit long even when every song is like 2 minutes long. Revolution 9 was experimental but also wholly unnecessary. Did not need the ASMR to end the album
Piggies love listening to this album with their wives.
This is probably one of my least favorite Beatles albums. Also way too long to be honest. Maybe 3 songs I enjoy in this album.
This was a long and interesting one. There's some certainly great songs (back in the ussr, obladi oblada, black bird, helter skelter, while my guitar gently weeps, etc.) but also a ton of super forgettable 2-3 minute long songs. There's also a couple real weirdos in there (looking at you piggies) not to mention whatever the fuck that ending was of revolution 9's cacophony into the bizarrely out of place almost symphony feel of good night. Despite that, it was an overall enjoyable ride.
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.
the beetles are alr
me vuelve loco banger tras banger menos obladi
Okay. Familiar songs I liked but lots of experimental stuff
The best ever
Llevo como 4 canciones y me esta gustando pero muy leve, o sea not a big fan for now.
It's a great album and a classic
Classics and crap
4/10
There are skips on here...but not nearly enough to knock it down from a 5. So many incredible standalone tracks. This may be a case of familiarity breeds appreciation because I've heard this in its entirety so many times, but I can't help it. It's top.
Mediocre songs amongst like 2 good ones. Still, a little better than other horrible albums over here.
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.