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I mean yeah man, it's the white album
It’s a massive accomplishment to make an album this long and not repeat yourself once, with none of it sounding forced. Since it might be the least “samey” album on the entire list it can be easy to forget how awesome the White Album is, but this is a real adventure. Deserves its legacy.
Wow - a Milestone
Interesting to listen to this the whole way through. I've heard of many of these songs but not actually listened to them before. Lots of good songs, but the definitely some misses too that bring the album down a bit.
ну такое, ровно
One of my favorite Beatle's album. It has a lot of great songs. Including experimental ones. But While my guitar gently weeps, Blackbird, and Helter Skelter are amazing. Someday, someone should explain to my why people like Obladi...
It's the white album, what is there to say? Packed till the brim with hits and songs that were to become immediate classics. Admittedly, it's a bit long. But the variety, the melodies and excitement make it worth the listen.
A double album needs to tell a story to stay interesting and engaging. While there are classics on offer, including my all time favourite Beatles song, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I grew a bit weary even before sides 3 and 4. Double LPs are often indulgent. Pair that with an indulgent band like the Beatles, and I don’t know that you can call the result a total success. Fun to be had, sure - Rocky Raccoon was a lovely discovery. But this is a very low three. ✨
I've come on here and ripped a lot of the Beatles albums in prior reviews, but this one is actually pretty good. That being said, I still have my gripes here. This album is kind of all over the place. It's very clear that the each of the (relevant) band members started going off in the own direction and writing their own stuff. Not a knock, there's a lot of variety here. It can be a little disorienting because some of these guys were into some pretty freaky shit and the lyrics on some of these are genuinely uncomfortable. And for being hailed as some of the greatest song writers of all time, there are a couple of songs where they just repeat the same line the entire time. Overall, I liked this one a lot more than I've liked any other Beatles album. I thought there was a ton of creativity on this one, which I honestly don't know if you can say about a lot of their other albums. Understanding that this is one of their most beloved works, I still can't help but think that this group is overrated, but the absolute simping of this group by boomers makes more sense here than it does on any other album I've heard from them to date.
One of the greats.
Good mix of the Beatles' commercial work and their more funky songs.
What can be said about this album that hasn't been said before. There are songs from the beatles that I really like. There are songs that I appreciate. There are songs that feel like circus music. There are songs that are happy clappy outdated 50s bubblegum. I've always felt like The Beatles didn't belong to me; they were a part of music history, but they belonged to the baby boomer generation. Songs like Get Back and Say You Want a Revolution don't feel dated to me; they feel accessible to me and move me the way a contemporary rock song would. There are a lot more songs now that move me now that I've heard more of their albums. I'm going to rate this album based on how much I would listen to it again. In that regard, it's kind of chore. How much do I listen to Beethoven or Bach or other music history?
This was the album I bought in my 20s when I was trying to deal with the fact that I had never really listened to the Beatles. I tried to get into it but never really did. I still don't really care for it, or for the Beatles in general. I recognize it as a great album, except for that number nine garbage.
Nothing more needs to be said about the Beatles or this album.
Me gustó la separación de los discos. Sin sorpresa Rev 9 es mi favorito solo por lo bizarro que es. Nota: 3.7
I've never been a big fan of the Beatles, but this was a very good listen. So many strong songs, just couldn't deny it anything less than a 4/5. Blackbird is a lovely song.
One of the most famous albums ever, but only their 3rd or 4th best album. It's a long double album with multiple throw away songs - that are still charming and work. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #29 Best Songs Dear Prudence While My Guitar Gently Weeps Blackbird Why Don't We Do It In The Road? Julia Mother Nature's Son Good Night
it's the white album... what words suffice
I'm not going to do a traditional review at this time as I've previously heard the album & Phish's live version(sans no.9) I'm going to ask questions. Is every Beatles album a 5 star album? What makes an album 5 stars? Does the bloat of a double album make it a lesser album than single album? Are going to accept that this is 5 star album because "it's ThE wHiTe AlBuM" or are you going to critically listen to it? Do you start with 5 stars & deduct due to lesser songs not being as good as the "hits?" How does one review a legendary album? These are the questions I ask when reviewing a legendary album. This is part of fun of doing this list.
First Beatles album and ngl I kinda get the hype now. Birthday, Yer blues, Helter Skelter, Rocky Racoon and Me, and My Monkey, Savoy Truffle, and of course Back to the USSR are highlights. Revolution 9 and Wild Honey Pie are weird but not bad and the rest of the album is great
Double album, lots of losers, fractured Helter skelter While my guitar Back in the ussr
Peerless.
Fav
Runs the full gamut of music and pushed boundaries in a way I’m unsure will ever be possible again. Very choice bangers and an incredible acoustic sound. Always chuckle to the country rocky raccoon hehe
Almost every song on a 2 disc album slapped. Diversity of sound awesome. Representative of 60s rock. Classic.
The famous White Album by The Beatles. This album is mildly experimental in nature with multiple styles of music throughout. Having been on a retreat in India and written most of the songs there, it feels like they wanted to just really get into their feels, yet at the same time it seems as though they placed all of the songs written since their last album onto this record. Whilst there are some absolute classic Beatles songs throughout this double album, I wish it was curated a little better. Best: Blackbird Worst: Good Night
World class all time classic, better every listen
Hermoso disco
Another great Beatles album
Part of what always made the Bealtes great was their willingness to experiment with new sounds. This is also the reason their music remains relevant today. The White Album is a massive undertaking by a band in their prime. It was my gateway drug into the band many decades ago, so it will always have a place in my music rotation even if far less frequent than it probably deserves.
Brilliant
Disappointing. I expected to love this record but a lot of it sounds like filler. Part of the problem is the ubiquity of the Beatles, i must have heard every song on here hundreds of times without trying, but part of it is that some of the songs are really not good.
Some great stuff some silly stuff…not their best but, hey, it’s the Beatles!!
All over the lot, and really signaled the end of pop for a bit, but so brilliant when it's brilliant.
It’s fine, if a little long. Probably not something I would revisit, a little too poppy for my tastes… I’ll be generous and say 2+ stars.
Eh, it's not my favorite Beatles album. Needs an editor, feels really all over the place.
So, this would be a better album with about 1/3 to 1/2 the songs. There are like 3-4 maybe 5 songs on that I like enough to maybe come back and listen to again purposefully -- although I know I won't because I don't really dig the Beatles.....
Yes, it's the Beatles and the album does feature some great songs, but it also sounds like they've put just everything they could think of on this album. Lot of lows with some really great highs.
number 9 number 9 number 9
The Case for Dissonance: Why The Beatles and The White Album Fail to Resonate The Beatles hold an undeniable, monolithic position in modern musical history, yet their immense influence does not automatically translate into universal personal appeal. While recognizing their revolutionary impact, a critical listener may find their extensive catalogue, and specifically the sprawling 1968 double LP The Beatles (commonly known as The White Album), lacking the cohesive artistry or authentic emotional depth found in other rock contemporaries. For many, the band’s aesthetic often prioritizes stylistic range over substance, culminating in a sound that can feel more saccharine or experimental for the sake of it, rather than genuinely compelling. The primary hurdle to appreciating The Beatles lies in what some perceive as a foundational lack of necessary grit or ambiguity, particularly in their early work. Their sound, often characterized by bright harmonies and relatively straightforward melodic structures, can feel too polished or overtly cheerful, failing to engage with the darker, more complex psychological landscapes explored by artists in the late 1960s. Their ubiquitous presence and cultural mythos further contribute to this detachment; the sheer weight of expectation and overexposure can diminish the music's ability to surprise or resonate on a deeply personal level. While their studio innovations are lauded, the resultant sound occasionally lands closer to clever novelty than enduring emotional truth. This critical detachment is crystallized in the challenging experience of listening to The White Album. Far from a unified artistic statement, the album is a notoriously fragmented 93-minute patchwork, reflecting the internal division and growing autonomy of the four band members at the time. It is precisely this lack of centralized vision that becomes its biggest drawback. The record whiplashes between starkly different moods and genres—from the acoustic tenderness of "Blackbird" to the raucous proto-metal of "Helter Skelter," and ultimately, to the impenetrable eight-minute sound collage of "Revolution 9." This jarring juxtaposition creates a profound sense of incoherence. Instead of showcasing the synergy of four geniuses collaborating, the album serves as a document of four individuals competing for space, resulting in an uneven collection where the brilliance of tracks like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is undermined by the inclusion of songs that feel like unfinished B-sides or self-indulgent sonic explorations. In conclusion, while the historical significance of The Beatles is beyond dispute, their music, especially in the context of the messy grandeur of The White Album, fails to connect with those who value stylistic consistency, emotional depth, or unified group performance. The album, often celebrated for its breadth, is more accurately characterized as an exhausting anthology of disparate ideas. Ultimately, the personal dismissal of The Beatles is not a denial of their place in history, but a simple rejection of a specific aesthetic that, despite its polish and fame, simply misses the mark for contemporary, critical listening. Thanks Gem, we agree on something
4.25 Not my favorite Beatles album but still a classic.
This is the only double album the band released during its tenure. It's an experience that contains classics and many good songs all around.
numba nine
I have this album. Best songs: Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Mother Nature's Son & I Will. There's some other songs I like, but unfortunately this album also has Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9.
2,5
“Wild Honey Pie” is awful, but this still deserves 5 stars.
Had some great songs but the album was too long. I think if they removed half of the tracks they would have had a very good album
🤍🤍🤍🤍
My favorite band of all-time. There is some filler on here, but the filler is better than some artist’s entire catalogs.
Loistava levy kuten saattoi odottaakin. 4,25/5.
It's very good but not my favourite Beatles album. Favourite track is Blackbird
To most people, The White Album is the opus of the Beatles career. To me, The White Album feels like an overflow of disjointed creativity instead of a purposeful artistic vision. I don't think the album is bad - in fact I think some of the best and most unique songs of their careers are on The White Album. Helter Skelter is a template for metal and punk. While my Guitar Gently Weeps is reminiscent of a Prince ballad. Some of these songs are genuinely ahead of their time and probably influenced countless artists. Unfortunately, there are some low-ish lows on here with Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9. I understand the experimental nature of these songs, especially Revolution 9, but I would definitely skip them if I chose to listen to the album all the way through again. While The White Album isn't the Beatles best, the double album is still better than most bands best work. I know nostalgia also plays a part in the rating, but I'd have to give it a 4.5/5 (rounded to a 5/5). Best Songs: Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, I'm So Tired, Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Helter Skelter, Honey Pie, Savoy Truffle, Worst Songs: Wild Honey Pie, Piggies, Revolution 9
If you randomly sampled songs from this album you would find that 1/2 of these songs rock, 1/4 of them completely suck, and 1/4 of them will be really strange in a neither positive nor negative way. That is to say, this album is good but contains too many loose ideas and is far too long. 2/5
Good stuff
Decent album not my favorite but it’s good
A truly eclectic mix of songs, including some greats, but also a lot of filler and B-tier Beatles, to the point where I could happily skip the entirety of Side 4.
I couldn't be bothered to listen to it all again but I do enjoy it on the whole. McCartney at his most Lennonesque, George and Ringo having a go. Shame about Bungalow Bill, that song is shite
Fucking amazing album. Have loved it since I was 9 and it is in my top 5 Beatles albums.
Not my fav Includes album, but obvs a great adventurous work. Some true bangers.
Possibly my favourite album by possibly my favourite band. It was always going to be a 5 from me! What a treat to listen to it all again in all it's glorious silliness and deep feeling and fairground music hall and wild innovation. I love it so much. The playful, perfect instrumentation. Sublime and ridiculous. The way the tracks play off each other and make something much bigger than even these dear songs in some kind of wild emergent process. Joy and dramatic despair and freedom and expansiveness opening up. What a gift to folks who going through (and who have been through) big conscious changes in wide-eyed, already world weary, messy ways. The sound of shedding your skin, shaking and shuddering through the changes.
I can't. Not in the mood for this. I'm sure it was great at the time, but today it just feels very indulgent and the old-style mix is nails on a chalkboard for me.
No comment. THE BEATLES IS FIREEEEE
Als komplettes Album betrachtet garnicht mal so nice, weil sehr viel bullshit dabei ist. Aber kranke banger wie While my guitar gently weeps, Back in the USSR, Blackbird, Julia, Helter Skelter etc. reißen alles EXTREM nach oben, was sonst nur ein Abwechslung aus WEIRD WEIRD shit und Kindersongs wäre 3,6/5
I mean, it’s the White Album. ‘Nuff said. It was always going to be five stars. Just happy to have the chance to listen to it in full. Standout tracks - Dear Prudence, Blackbird, & Helter Skelter
Classic for a reason. Loses a star for being too long due to a couple of stinkers.
A producer who wasn't scared to say "no" would've cut like 10 tracks off of this. Still great though.
Cut it down to a single LP and you've got a banger on your hands.
Lindo e muito abrangente. Vários estilos musicais e com a sonoridade única dos Beatles.
Going 3. I feel like it’s wrong to go lower. But for me this album has some of the greatest songs of all time (Dear Prudence) and some of the most grating on my nerves (the oh bla di thing)
I liked this one quite a bit. It had many good songs, and my only qualm is that it was a bit to long
There are shiters on there, but even the first half has enough tunes that any other band would be delighted to call their greatest hits. Phenomenal album.
What can you say? It's almost 5 star worthy but I'll save that for others. This is a great album, iconic in many ways. Are there some fillers? Yes. Is it full of hits? Yes. Being a double album it's tough to be flawless all the way through.
The Beatles' most chaotic album, and one of their best. There's definitely some weird stuff on here but it's all damn well written and exceptionally well played. The weirder stuff is also mostly outnumbered by the good here, with the best being the opener Back in the USSR, the odd but fun Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, and the barn burning later track Helter Skelter (which I wish had been the closing track). Great album.
Yes it is five stars, actually 4.8 (or 19/20) as tho the craftsmanship of Rocky Racoon or Bungalow Bill is immaculate they lean into pastiche a bit too much. I'm a big Revolution No 9 fan, think it makes the whole album.
I mean, what's there to say about The Beatles. Other albums like Sgt. Pepper's, Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, and Rubber Soul are cohesive stories or ideas from start to finish but this one is different. They clearly set out to make an album where each song is a new and different idea from the last, which makes it so incredibly interesting to listen to. Even as someone that has listened to it dozens of times, I still find myself on edge as it goes from one song to the next-one theme to the next. It doesn't get as much listen time from me as those others that I mentioned earlier but that's not because it's bad. Far from it.
I didn’t enjoy this album until I’d read up on it. First spin through was, on the whole, pretty lacklustre – I disliked about as many of the tracks as I enjoyed, and even those I liked whiffed a bit of a kind of contamination unique to being nearby “Piggies”. Second time through was an improvement, and I’d tuned my ear into hearing only the ten or eleven tracks I’d enjoyed first time through. Third listen through, just to be sure, was accompanied by Wikipedia (surely up there with, spoiler, The Beatles for greatest achievement of the 20th century?). And that’s when it all comes crashing in. Context. The missing piece. I can scarcely believe it, but life’s like that sometimes: in my long struggle to understand what the fuss was about, I had never thought to put The Beatles in context. Why, I think, boils down to too high expectations; a point that crosses quickly into a debate of aesthetics. Without me ever having consciously caught on before, it seems that any musician beyond a certain popularity threshold – a threshold I’ve arbitrarily, unnecessarily calibrated in my own head over however many years – there’s an expectation that the hyped thing (the album, the song) must demonstrate, to me, an immediate value in-itself. I must be wowed on the spot. As applied to the work of The Beatles – wildly popular – I have brooked no compromise; it must be grab-me-by-front lobe brilliant, quickly. Anything less – and by “less” I mean anything that’s less easy to love, and might therefore require me to do some work in meeting it halfway – is doomed to disappoint. That disappointment is perturbing, alienating, even. In it, I am then forever the one who “doesn’t get it”. Far worse than unmoved, I’m effectively shut out: denied an experience that’s been so generously doled out to millions, maybe even a billion by now, across generations. Those fucks, how dare they?! What’s particularly galling – about me, to me – is that I’m an otherwise patient person. I enjoy modern art very much. Tediously so. I’ve taken maybe six different people to see My Disco – at least four of whom have been, I suspect, extremely gracious in humouring both me and the band by remaining there against their better judgement. It would be fair to see that I seek out experiences that to some extent challenge me (and champion those that move me; I’d like to think I’m more portentous, as in early, than I am pretentious, as in late, but the hit rate on that isn’t convincing) … just not if it’s, e.g. The Beatles. Why the resistance? Maybe I read too much Adorno; maybe I clung to the safety of snobbishness; maybe admitting the opposite felt wan, vulnerable. Maybe I was just being lazy. Maybe, maybe. Not to worry. I’m a fucking idiot. Can you believe it took for me to read that the White album was recorded as a bit of a mixed bag because the band was trying new things for me to realise that the weird, cobbled together feel of the album might have come about because these mere mortals were trying some things? And then suddenly I’m picturing it: four supremely talented, internationally feted young men saying “we can’t just do Sgt Peppers again” (props to the implication that it’s because they nailed it first time around) and so … not. Not resting on any one thing; sticking their necks out, trying on some new hats (Beach Boys? Donovan?) and some familiar ones (Kinks?). Numbering the records to nurture that sense of personal connection with the audience – a guarantee that The Beatles sees you, but a move that’s maybe, as much as anything else, a request for permission to miss the mark sometimes too? Anyway, an even longer story short, having successfully humanised The Beatles, I started to really like them. I stopped asking them to nail it every time – and in reply they stopped failing. It’s a paradox that turns on a single, simple premise, really. I was never afraid The Beatles were letting me down, I was afraid I was failing them as a listener. And that’s the context. Now what of the songs? Ah whatever, enough’s been said about those.
Some really fascinating songs! Some of them didn't land, but all were interesting. Crazy how many songs I knew from other places instead.
Na ja. Muss wohl was dran sein.
Normally I’d feel that an album being this long was overstaying its welcome, but it’s the Beatles, so that’s impossible
Might be their best
Even The Beatles suffer from "your double album didn't need to be a double album" syndrome. My father is going to disown me.
Now this was challenging. The white album is actually two albums - one solo album by John and one by Paul plus some extra stuff by George (among them the great "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"!) and Ringo - totally shuffled. A significant share of the songs are actually parodies of other stuff running at that time, making the album even broader style- wise and thus less coherent. For me, the Beatles always stood out by combining various styles in each of their songs. In contrast, the white album features a new style in every song. Hence, I personally found it less convincing than I had actually expected (because I like the experimental approach).
I feel like this was the only Beatles album needed on this list. It really gives a good mix of the band when I feel like they were at their best. It is a little pop, a little deep and a little psychedelic. It also seemed to highlight all of the members pretty well. It also had some deep lyrics and some more just fun playful ones. On the flip side this album does kind of go everywhere. I am not sure where it was in their list of albums but it felt like it might be falling between different musical eras for them. Leaving it slightly lacking in terms of a cohesive album.
This is an eclectic collection of songs. I like their anything goes approach to this album. Some songs are better than others. It has a few hits but most of the songs are more like interesting Beatles deep cuts. Happiness is a Warm Gun is an especially strange song. The Breeders do a cover of it that I actually like a little better than the original. The fast version of Revolution is way better. Yer Blues is a pretty great blues tune with alot of soul. Lennon is really giving 100% on that one and I especially like the guitar work. They probably could have edited this a little more and got it down to one album but maybe their dissolving creative relationship just made it easier to throw everything in the pot.
There’s a lot to love on The White Album…Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Blackbird, Martha My Dear, Piggies, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? And that’s just the first disc, which is definitely better than the second (if only because Revolution 1 is the very weak album version compared to the rockin’ and FAR superior radio version, and Revolution 9 is one of the biggest wastes of time on an album ever, inspiring other bands to dump their most callous recordings on their albums in the name of “art”). Even in the lesser songs, you can at least hear the Beatles trying their best to reach a musical nirvana. I look at this album as I do any great double album…a vast garden of fruit to pick from. Some food is more beloved than others but at the end of the day, they all give some kind of proper nutrition and contribute to the whole.
It's been more than a year since we had a Beatles album in the project, so this was fun to wake up to today! I've never listened to this album, so a lot of these songs were new to me. It's quite a cornucopia of sound. If I didn't know they were on the verge on breaking up, maybe I wouldn't hear that in the music, but it does feel more like a compilation of individual projects and concepts, rather than a cohesive whole. Like they reached their peak, and this is the start of their descent down Beatle Mania Mountain. And did this really need to be a double? The fact they chose to include the 8:22 Revolution 9 is almost offensive. All that being said, there's a lot of great songs on here too. It's not on the same tier as Abbey Road or Sgt Pepper for me, but their individual talents still overflow in this, and their ability to make this work through the tension that was festering is pretty impressive.
Some amazing songs, will listen again
- Great album - All the songs were awesome, besides rotation 9 - blackbird, while my guitar gently weeps, oi bla di oi bla do, were all amazing
one of the greatest albums of all time
Some amazing songs and a big nostalgia factor, but the second half kinda fades a bit, losing it a star.
While I had heard many of the songs on this album, I did not know they were from the same album. Each piece has its own distinct personality, and it felt a little like listening to a radio station.... here's a song by paul, here's a song by george... it was an interesting listen.
Sure, there are obviously some iconic great songs on this album. But there’s a lot of fat that could have been cut - it did not need to be this long.
God album just not my favorite!
One of the best
Hear me out - I've never been the biggest Beatles fan. I've always respected what they did for music, but have heard their songs too many times and have always liked, but not loved, most of what I've heard. I will say this double album has quite a lot of great songs, but it also has some filler (which could be forgiven since they were experimenting with new styles/sounds). It also had many of the over-played hits, which while great songs, I don't need to hear them yet again. If we were using a 10 point scale, I'd probably give the album a 7 or 8. Since we only use a 5 point scale, I'll go with a 4.
There was a time when I knew all the words and could sing the opening notes of the songs following one another. After listening again years later, I can agree that the second LP runs a bit long. But this is the Beatles White Album, and still one of my all time favorite classics!
What does Tomek think?? 5 ⭐️??
charming
Some amazing songs, a few mid ones. Blackbird is a masterpiece
One of the most diverse albums there are - messy, polished, but all beautifully crafted songs and my favoutite one fron the Beatles
Admittedly, I hadn’t really done these guys the listening justice they deserve until now. I had only ever been exposed to their hits, and by all means, they are great songs. But I never actually “got” them until now, why they were as legendary as they were. This album opened my eyes. It’s very different than normally what I would associate with albums I rate this high. Although very well done, I don’t think the tracks here are compositional masterpieces, nor lyrical miracles. That’s not the point. It’s the subversion of expectations, the Blackbird into Piggies. The innovative sound, the genre-bending, the pure authenticity, all come together to make for a very charming experience. So much so that will let one neoliberal song slide. You can have your one neoliberal song. That’s okay.
This was waaay better than the last Beatles album I heard. 4 Stars for this one.
Mein gott, this album is fantastic. Let's rate the songs. 1. "Dear Prudence:" My fave Beatles song--so hopeful and the crescendo rules. 2. "Mother Nature's Son:" The lone killer track from the second half, this touching track is warm and melancholy. 3. "Happiness is a Warm Gun:" Three songs in one? Yes please! 4. "Martha, My Dear:" A wonderful ode to a wonderful doggo. 5. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps:" George elevated his game this album. 6. "Rocky Raccoon:" A fun ditty that tells a full story while being ear-wormy. 7. "I'm So Tired:" Lives in my head when I get so tired. 8. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da:" If this is granny music, I like it—Just fast, fun, and energetic. 9. "Blackbird:" A classic acoustic guitar staple. 10. “Don’t Pass Me By:” Country-esque infectious yarn. 11. "Glass Onion:" The silly throwaway track to Beatles detectives. 12. "Back in the U.S.S.R.:" Hyper way to kick off the album vigorously. 13. "Cry Baby Cry:" This one is sad. 14. "Sexy Sadie:" Wayyyyy different sound that I hum a lot. 15. "Savoy Truffle:" Hard, quick, rock with a good hook. 16. "Piggies:" Baroque fun that shows the Beatles can experiment like no other—just don't play to a wanna-be Beach Boy. 17. "Julia:" Sentimental, raw ode to a neglected son. 18. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill:" Yes, I like it. 19. "Revolution 1:" Not the best version of the song but interesting. 20. "Helter Skelter:" Simple proto-punk. 21. "Yer Blues:" A solid blues track that's grown on me through the years. 22. "I Will:" Great for wedding vows. 23. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey:" Valid. 24. “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?” A perfectly cromulent query. 25. “Honey Pie:” This one is ragtime-y. 26. “Wild Honey Pie:” TIL there are two Honey Pie tracks, one regular, one wild. 27. “Birthday:” It’s really all there in the title. 28. “Long, Long, Long:” I always forget how this goes, ergo unremarkable. 29. “Good Night:” Schmaltzy coda. 30. “Revolution 9:” This one is bad.
hell yeah fuck yeah Normally I'd scoff at 30 songs and 1:33 runtime. Brothers, I wanted MORE. This album cooks from start to (almost) finish. I think we get a little caught up in the Lennon of it all at the end a little bit, but the whole experience is really impressive. 1968 is my favorite music year of the 60s, and in the starting lineup for best music years ever. This is one of the many reasons why. A 5 before the listen, a 5 after.
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun" is the best "Revolution 9" is the worst the duality of man
What is there to say about this that hasn't been said?
Not my favorite album by The Beatles, but still really good.
I was eight when this was released. I remember a few of the songs. Mostly, the Beatles passed me by. By the time I reached early teens and my music genes were awake, the beatles were long gone and the likes of Bowie and Bolan were figures of my fixations. Some of the tracks are not so bad, but some are, so I'm going to give it a 3 star. Over long though, and I found myself listening to half a track and skipping.
Classic
Best Beatles album by far
Decent
Ayyy, another Beatles album. I guess I'm five albums deep into their included discography now. A little scary to think that I will soon be Beatle-less for the remainder of this long, arduous list, though I guess I have other artists to fall back on. I'm hoping that Sgt. Pepper will be the album to cap off their discography. Anyways, the White Album. I didn't like this thing when I first heard it and have held some degree of animosity towards it in the year or so that I've been a Beatles fan (I, famously, have mental breakdowns about album length and double albums). Within the last few weeks, however, I've started to become a bit of a Whitehead, so it's fortuitous that the site has presented this album to me now. I'm looking forward to re-lending a critical ear to this. Yeah, this is pretty good. While the varied genres are impressive on their own, the vocals are what really steal the show for me. I've heard the common criticism that this would be the perfect Beatles album if [insert whatever songs you dislike here] were removed, and I'm inclined to agree. I can definitely see why this album marked the beginning of the end for the band - it's pretty scatterbrained at times. That being said, I do enjoy the ride this album takes me on. "Back in the U.S.S.R." is a great opener, and is easily my favourite opening track from the band ("Drive My Car" and "Lonely Hearts Club Band" are tough competitors, however). McCartney's faux-American vocals come as a bit of a surprise, though they work quite well with the subject matter of the song. The sampling of aeroplane noises gives the track an excellent ambience, and I'm a big fan of the thudding percussion and piano in the background. The variety of the track is what really wins me over, however. I like the break in the middle of the track, and that guitar solo shortly afterwards which drives the track to a solid finish. Great song through-and-through. "Dear Prudence" is an excellent follow-up. The lead guitar riff has a very interesting sound. It's earnest and reserved at the time and I'm a big fan of how the song builds on itself. Lennon's vocals are fantastic - likely my favourite of his. The lyrics are pretty great, too. The innocence lends itself nicely to the aforementioned instrumental. Everyone calls "Back to the Shack" by Weezer gay and cringe for referencing the band's history in a tongue-and-cheek fashion while at the same time praising "Glass Onion" as some work of lyrical genius. Society. Guess I need to know the work rules. This track is one of the slowburns. I've always appreciated the novelty value of this tune, though I've only recently come to value it as a good piece of music on its own. As I've just mentioned, the novelty lyrics are a fun time. I enjoy the drama in Lennon's delivery. The instrumental is surprisingly dynamic. The strings pair quite well with the jittery percussion, and I enjoy how the song comes apart near the end. Above all else, I appreciate the Magical Mystery Tour references. I'm glad that album has made it onto the list in some form - it's absolute bullshit that these nimrod curators couldn't extend an olive branch to the US issue of Mystery Tour. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". It's a classic. Classterpiece right here. This was the only Beatles song I knew for ten sordid years of my life, and it fills that one-song niche pretty well. Very accessible while also showcasing their musical craft pretty effectively. McCartney's vocals are fantastic - a strong contender for my favourite showing of his. The instrumental is equal in quality. The piano and bassy guitar work surprisingly well with one another, and I enjoy how the other instruments work around this pairing - especially that sweet sax during the chorus. Another great tune from start to finish. Truth be told, the album goes out to lunch for a little after this. I'm not sure what the consensus on "Wild Honey Pie" or Bungalow Bill are, but they lose me. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" are well-respected classics, though they don't quite do it for me. Maybe I'll come around to them in time. "Martha My Dear" is a good opener for side two. The instrumental is great - I'm always a sucker for some good strings, and I like the trumpets in the middle of the song. McCartney's vocals are, again, very good. I'm not sure about the specifics of this album, though I feel like they were really giving it their all and experimenting with the vocals and songwriting. It's a regular highlight of the album. "I'm So Tired" is a good follow-up. Always a fan of a little McCartney/Lennon duet, and I like how the song intensifies midway through. "Blackbird" was an early favourite of mine. Can't fault an acoustic interlude, and McCartney's vocals are pretty good. Yeah, I talked about vocals again. We're not even halfway through this album and I'm already a broken record. Bleak. "Don't Pass Me By" is a favourite from Ringo. The chorus is strong, and that violin is pretty great. "Julia" was another early favourite of mine. Very pleasing lyrics, and I like how the song repurposes the general sound of Dear Prudence into a more restful, easygoing song. The pivot towards a more mysterious, pensive sound midway through is the highlight of the song. I'm a big fan of how seamless that transition is. "Me and My Monkey" is a good time. I've always loved that song title, and Lennon's frenzied vocals are paired nicely with the rough, jittery electric guitar. "Revolution" is a good tune. Lennon's vocals are, again, very good, and I like how the acoustic sound is paired with the electric guitar. Truth be told, I prefer the single version, though this rendition isn't half bad. "Cry Baby Cry" is a good late-album track. Some pretty good lyrics, and I especially enjoy that chorus. "Good Night" is an excellent closer. Strings are a slam dunk on any song, though they're especially good at giving me a sense of closure. I quite enjoy how the song deepens overtime, as well as those great backing vocalists. It's a Beatles album. I shant think of consulting the book for why this is in here. This album has a solid critic backing and was an obvious smash hit, though I'd trade this slot for Magical Mystery Tour any day of the week. White is interesting for how individual it feels when compared to the collaboration seen on the band's previous outings, though that comes as somewhat of a detriment with how smashed-together many of these songs feel. Still. For what it is, there's some damn good tunes in here. It got me to write a ludicrous amount of words about this thing, after all.
I became introduced to this album in 1974 by an older friend. Before that, I only knew of the 3 songs that were included on the blue album. After hearing the whole album for the first time, I was basically obsessed with this record in the summer of ‘74 and have listened to it many times since then. I can’t decide if this is 4 or 5 stars…I think it would be stronger with a few numbers removed, particularly Revolution 9 and Wild Honey Pie. But overall I think this one is still a 5 for me.
Yah I was very much ready and expecting to give this album a 5 cause this album contains some of the greatest songs of their entire discography. And those songs truely are all time greats in just music in general. But I did not remember how unbelievably long this album is. There are some really grating tracks that take away from the experience as a whole. The Beatles were definitely one of the best bands at making solid front to back albums, and this is definitely that, but there are a bunch of duds hidden behind the massive stars. Seriously though, not my absolute favorite album by them but probably in the top 5.
Turn me on dead man!
Några onödiga låtar.
One of my favorite Beatles albums!
Huge album. I'm going 5 stars because I think there are enough great songs to make up one 5 star album (though I think overall there is maybe half an album of just ok tracks within the double album). I used to think this was my favorite Beatles release, but these days I think Abbey Road is a far superior project.
Number 9 Number 9 Number 9 Number 9 Number 9
Some of my favorite Beatles music on this one, however it does drag on a bit in places and some of the songs on here (looking at you number 9 number 9 number 9) can barely be categorized as music. I don’t know if it was worthy of inspiring a series of murders, but it was worth a listen.
This album is peak genius. Just an unbelievable font and flow of creativity. The Beatles embrace their eccentricity, weirdness and shimmering pop sensibility with a parade of fantastic little tunes. And the album is absolutely stacked with some of the Beatles’ best and most famous songs. It’s jaw-dropping. 5+
Unlike Abbey Road, Revolver and Rubber Soul I wouldn't consider The White Album to be completely flawless. There are obviously some low points here, but without the willingness to push boundaries and move things forward, they wouldn't be the geniuses they were. Without Revolution 9 you might not have Strawberry Fields Forever, I suppose, in summary Sprawling, unpredictable, bloated and brilliant
some classic some weird shit
Still the worst opening song of one of the greatest albums of all time.
It’s the white album, obviously I’m giving it a 5/5
Probably my favorite album. Listen to the 2018 remaster.
Definitely a 10/10 album for me. Banger from start to finish. Favorite Tracks: “Back In The USSR,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” “Happiness Is A Warm Gun,” “Piggies,” “Rocky Raccoon,” “Julia,” “Yer Blues,” “Helter Skelter,” “Long, Long, Long,” “Revolution 1,” “Honey Pie,” “Revolution 9 (controversially),” and “Good Night.” Very diverse album from the Fab Four. LOVE IT!
It has its highs and lows, but god damn the highs are high
So lucky to have grown up with the Beatles and artistes of that generation, compared with the relative drivel of today. 18 when this was released just regret not being more into music at that time.
Total genius with just the right level of madness. Somehow presages everything that has happened in rock music since. Favourite track: Helter Skelter
Liked this when I was younger but I think I just enjoyed The Beatles because I was supposed to. Some tracks I enjoyed on the revisit: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Rocky Raccoon, Helter Skelter. Not an album I would want to listen to every track on but has a mix of styles throughout to make things interesting.
Album 5/1001 Some of their most interesting work on here including my current favourite song of theirs, Happiness is a Warm Gun, which I'm embarrassed to say I only recently discovered a few months ago. So refreshing to hear a great Beatles track which hasn't been played to death already. ⬜️ Favourite song: Happiness is a Warm Gun 😊 ♨️🔫 Honourable mention: While My Guitar Gently Weeps 🎸😢 Helter Skelter (not for the same reasons as Charles Manson) 🧔 Dear Prudence ✍️ Long, Long, Long⏳️⏳️⏳️
I mean it’s the Beatles, so it’s excellent. But listening this time, you can tell things just aren’t the same. Each song is its own album. There doesn’t feel like there’s a cohesive feel throughout because everyone is sick of being together and wants to do their own thing. So each song is a chance to do your own thing. I saw something once that said something like each song is either Paul and the band or John and the band, but not everyone and everyone. And you can really tell.
I’m not the biggest Beatles fan, but this album is filled with gems. Incredibly expansive and really runs the gamut. Some real all time greats (“Dear Prudence”, “Blackbird”, “Helter Skelter”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” “Revolution” to name a few) Couple of silly clunkers (“Piggies” for example) that I don’t love, but on whole objectively hard to give this less than a 5. Glad to have listened to this one all the way the through.
I get it. The Beatles. Seminal rock. Starting to get into their experimental phase. So many of their famous hits. I'm sure it was very innovative in its day, and certainly culturally significant. My dad listened to so much Beatles while I was growing up it's kind of hard for me to hear it with fresh ears. Objectively as I can listen, it's a mixed bag for me. Rock has gone a lot of ways since this was the cutting edge. Some later rock bands are much more to my taste, but maybe they don't exist without the Beatles. I like some songs here way more than others, and there are definitely gems all over this album: While My Guitar, Blackbird, Glass Onion, Helter Skelter, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Dear Prudence.
Controversial, groundbreaking, but certainly revolutionary... the Beatles' White Album. A cousin of mine considers it the best Beatles album. I've listened to them all. At the time, I wasn't ready for the revolution. These days, I give it a...
Don’t understand the hype. There are far better Beatles albums.
Des bangers absolus et des bruits de cochons.
Well, this is it; this is the best Beatles album. I know I'm not saying anything terribly controversial, but as someone who has hated the Beatles for most of my life, finding an album of theirs that I would put on by choice is an astounding turn of events. Most of the tendencies that annoy me about the Beatles are suspiciously missing, or downplayed to the point of forgivability. Event tracks I have disdain for, like "Blackbird," are made listenable in the context of the record. I don't even mind that it's a double album. Being an almost random assortment of songs also benefits The White Album, as concepts often weigh down an album, and this allows them to experimenting a bit more freely (an opportunity they wholly take advantage of), so there really is a little something for everyone here. That said, I am not converted and this doen't mean The White Album is in any 'best of' conversations. Simply put, I find it listenable and more interesting than the rest of their discography. Also kinda neat that 30 tracks pass so quickly.
Would have been 3 but minus 1 star for the existence of Ob La Di, Ob La Da.
Interesting album. I find a lot of Beatles albums lack cohesiveness or have big ups and downs as far as material goes and that is definitely the case here. On the other hand, it’s because they continually experimented with music and production in the studio. I’ll leave it up to you whether that makes for a good or bad album experience. Several hits on this one including Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Blackbird, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Long Long Long, Revolution 1.
Rating: 4.2 I have a lot of thoughts about this one. 1. This is the coolest and most experimental/weird thing the biggest band on earth could have done at the time. Whoever takes over that title from Taylor Swift when she gets old and tired should take notes. 2. The first half of the album is almost impossible to criticize. Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, While My Guitar…, Happiness is a Warm Gun and Martha My Dear (and Blackbird, I’m So Tired is just okay) in such quick succession is one of the greatest runs of all time. I’m not even THAT opposed to the widely hated song (that I ignored on purpose) that’s in the middle of all that. 3. The second half has a ton of skips, and songs like Yer Blues and Revolution 1+9 are genuinely bad and unnecessary. The three best songs on this side (Helter Skelter, Savoy Truffle and Cry Baby Cry) are comfortably worse than all of the songs I named for the first half. 4. Out of all of the stuff they threw at the wall for this album, I would say more of it sticks as opposed to the minority that goopily slides down the wall. 5. Now for a little personal justification— is this album more influential than the two albums I’ve rated 5 stars thus far? Most likely. Does it have a better crop of songs? Debatably, if they were trimmed down. The only problem is I would not listen to this album front-to-back like I ecstatically would for some other Beatles albums. I’m not upset that they dumped everything they had onto this huge, edible but slightly shoe-leathery steak of an album, but there’s a perfectly cooked filet in there if they cut it a little differently. For reference if anyone actually reads this: the two albums I’ve rated 5 are Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Funeral by Arcade Fire. And I’m only on day 50 something. Maybe my opinion of this album will improve or get worse based on all of their other work on this list I get to hear.
It’s the Beatles. It’s a double album. It’s got some absolute all-timers on it. Think “Back in the USSR”, “Dear Prudence”, “Blackbird”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.
For a double album not too much self indulgence.
It's way too long and bar a few good pop songs I'm really underwhelmed.
some wonderful songs but just way too long
Nostalgic classic.
ObLaDi is the banger on this Album or Dear Prudence. Solid Beatles Album which is growing to my favorite of them. Pauls Bass-lines are more experimental and more funky.
My first Beatles album! I liked it and all, but it was way too long.
This was a strange ride. It has some undeniable classics, but it also stuffed with a lot of filler that feels like a collection of experiments. The low points drag on and make the whole album feel disappointing compared to the band's other masterpieces.
It was very long. Some hits, but the length really made it drag on and it made it worse.
It's got some all-time songs, but it's also got a lot of duds. On both sides, there was one song each that really took me out of it. "Wild Honey Pie" and "Honey Pie". Coincidence? I'm not sure. Either way, it felt like they were just trying to throw everything at the wall here to see what stuck. Some of it is still sticking. "While my guitar gently weeps" is such a phenomenal rock song, and it really displays the growth and change that they went through in such a short amount of time. And hot take - ob-la-di, ob-la-da is a good song. There was just too much filler in between all of the hits. They have much better albums in my opinion (sgt peppers is maybe the greatest album of all time)
Why not a triple album, boys? Come on! We want more!
Honestly this album is kind of a mixed bag. It has some classic hits on it that are good, and then some weird ones like piggies and rocky raccoon, which I still enjoyed.
I listened to this album the day my cat died. 10/10
already listened to it, big beatles fan but not one of my favourite beatles albums. not sure what it is about the mixing but i find it a bit annoying in comparison with their other stuff around this time
Sounds stupid but I did not realize how experimental the Beatles were
Not my favourite of The Beatles albums but I do like the kookiness of The White Album. Good listen.
This album is INSANE. It swings wildly from pop to acoustic, blues to folk, classic rock to experimental. Such great range and BIZARRE sense of humor. "Wild Honey Pie"?? "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Moneky"?????? Don't even get me started on "Revolution 9", I love when crazy stuff like that is peppered into an album. Wow, it's bonkers, and I love it.
Back in the U.S.S.R. 4.4 Dear Prudence 4 Glass Onion 4.3 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 3.8 Wild Honey Pie 3 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 3.6 While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4.6 Happiness Is a Warm Gun 4.4 Martha My Dear 3.4 I'm So Tired 3.6 Blackbird 3.5 Piggies 3 Rocky Raccoon 3.5 Don't Pass Me By 3.6 Why Don't We Do It in the Road 2.7 I Will 3.7 Julia 3 Birthday 2.8 Yer Blues 4.2 Mother Nature's Son 3 Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey 3.4 Sexy Sadie 3.5 Helter Skelter 4.3 Long, Long, Long 3.1 Revolution 1 4 Honey Pie 3 Savoy Truffle 3.4 Cry Baby Cry 3.2 Revolution 9 1.5 Good Night 2.8 Score: 3.476666667
beetje veel
- Mmm, het begin was niet fantastisch, het midden ook niet en ik heb niet echt opgelet op het einde. Maar wel 2 platen. - 2 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM
It's the White Album, what else needs to be said?
My favourite Beatles Album
3/5, a pretty good album but I do think the number of songs eventually tired me out and I started to struggle not to find it repetitive by the end. But each song individually is amazing, just collectively due to the album length the songs eventually became just a bit overwhelming. But still, a good album.
My third favourite Beatles album.
It's alright. I'll listen to it. People like it. I get it's ahead of it's time. Who am I to judge?
Can't go wrong with the Beatles. Blackbird is on this album.
Drags on a bit. Great hits but a lot of misses
I mean come on it’s the White Album. There’s 30 tracks on here and too many of them could be claimed by someone as their favorite Beatles’ song. The sheer variety of genres they explore on this is absolutely insane. I mean what kind of band at the height of their popularity put a musique concrète in a double album (Revolution 9)? Not only that, you’ve got George Harrison dropping bangers like “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”? Insane album. That said, there are songs that I’m less fond of like “Wild Honey Pie” and for that, it’s not my favorite Beatles record. If a 4.5 star is possible, that’d be my rank. Favorite songs: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Helter Skelter”, “Blackbird”, “Happiness is a Warm Gun”, “Julia”.
I wonder how would I look at Beatles, if they were a contemporary band. Would they be perceived as a boysband?
It’s fine. Classic but doesn’t stand out that much for my ears
It's the Beatles. A great albim with songs that have influenced generations.
The Beatles! Seek no further.
Appropriately named
Robust!
This album is good but probably could have benefited from a good chucking of the double album concept. Yep, cut the run time in half by throwing out the filler tracks a you'd have a great album
Typical be a few familiar songs, but for the most part, not very interesting to listen to pretty overplayed at this point
At first I was like oh boy, a classic album I've never heard and genuinely curious about. I became so weary of the album, imagine my surprise when I discovered I still had 14 tracks to go. There were some good songs on here, but honestly as an outside observer who is pretty neutral about the Beatles, I feel like they were way too high on their own supply at this point. If you cut out the nonsense It could have been an EP.
This album has some of the all time best Beatles' songs (While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird), but also some of the worst (Bungalow Bill, Wild Honey Pie). Also I think this is the most experimental Beatles album despite not really having any complex string parts, backwards masking, or any crazy studio tricks. There are just so many different genres and styles, weird songs, and insane song writing. I am also a Revolution 9 defender, I just think it is a really cool sound scape. For a while, this used to be my favorite Beatles' album, but the length and the 2nd half of disc 2 do drag it down just a tad. (This is also my 3rd 5 in a row, something I haven't done since 500+ albums ago, so lets see what we get tomorrow) Mid 5.
Onhan tämä klassikko mutta turhaan tupla. Saisi tästäkin tiivistää! 4/5
Erinomainen levyhän se tämäkin on, mutta tuplana vähän ylipitkä vitoseen asti pääsemiseen.
Нет
Great album with some shite songs
Classic for a reason
As a lifelong Beatles hater, I liked this a smidge more than I expected. I think I got to the root of why I’m not a big fan. It’s because this is the unpolished grassroots of pop music. Influential, yes, but in being unpolished, it lacks the fine tuning we know pop to have now. Beatles music has the foundation of pop without the polish or substance. Can be catchy at times, but way too repetitive to the point you get sick of the song so easily. Why Don’t we do it in the Road is one example. Dear Prudence and maybe even Glass Onion are good examples. Alternatively, stuff like Julia is just plain great, and if they had more songs like Julia, I’d be more inclined to understand why theyre viewed as the kings of pop bands.
This album is like a trifecta of some really good, some OK and some pretty rough tracks, and it always leaves you second guessing as to which sweet you're about to pick out from the jar. An ambitious, career defining statement or overindulgent and lacking in quality control? The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle, as does my rating. I'd be quite content for this to have at least half an hour shaved off from it, and I'm unlikely to ever take in the full experience again, but it is an album you should hear before you die, as, well, it's The Beatles.
So I always had the assumption that The Beatles were too boy band and pop heavy for me. I’m pleased that this album proved just how wrong I was. Thoroughly enjoyed it and the wide range of songs. Love the freedom they had to be able to genre bend like they did.
Has some classic bangers, but the ending just wrecks it, why would you waste everything on 8 minutes of garbage ambient?
Revolution 9 pulls this album down to a 4, as does the length
Eclectic. Yes, there are weaker tracks but the good stuff is more than in most shorter albums.
4.1
The album was long, bloated, and disorganized. There was no real theme or reason for those songs to be together. But I do need to acknowledge, that's why the album exists. I never was a big fan of the Beatles before, but I do want to say some of the songs here were bangin. Loved blackbird and good night. Rest is kind of take it or leave it. 3/5
Yeah just awesome
Some good songs but experimental in others. Will never forget hearing Rev 9 for the first time though
Boring
Nutty
It's the fucking White Album! It's not their best, but I love it dearly. Fully half the songs I sing my toddler to help him sleep are from this album. I own an original US pressing from 1968 and this will always have a special place in my heart. Number 9 indeed!
Mostly an easy listen but I still can't get all the way into the Beatles. I have been enjoying just how simple some of the songs are and can see how they could just pump out songs/albums since there wasn't THAT much production going on and it was really just the four members.
# Album Name: White Album # Artist: Beatles # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Fantastic album. The range of styles is amazing. The track list, albeit never ending, is actually very strong. It does taper off on the 2nd disc but still its great. Biggest detractor for me is the length. # Top Tunes: Plenty of bangers # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Great album with some legit bangers. Unfortunately the second half falls a little off the rails, but it is still a solid album.
Fantastisk album. Får fem stjerner fordi den har nok sterke låter til å forsvare det. Etter min smak burde albumet vært kortere og enkelte låter tatt bort. Favoritt låter er blant annet While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, I Will, Dear Prudence, Julia, Helter Skelter, Revolution 1, Back in the U.S.S.R
Litt mange tullesanger. Bungalow Bill? Piggies? Allikevel en klassiker.
A real mish mash of ideas. Hit and miss but Dear Prudence, While My Guitar, Blackbird, Julia and Helter Skelter are great. The other version of Revolution is better than the one here though. Rocky Raccoon should be awful, one of Paul's ditties but this time set in the wild west, somehow I love it. Bizarre at it is I like Ringo's closer Good Night too. It has to be said, there's a lot of rubbish here though, and I'd never listen to it end to end.
Disc 1 + Helter Skelter is all I need! If this wasn’t a double album, it’d be an easy 4. Despite some AMAZING tracks (Dear Prudence, Obladi, While My Guitar, I’m So Tired, Blackbird), Side 1 still has some Star-removal-worthy moments (Piggies, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?). Side 2 is just pretty messy; enough said really. Constant sparks of experimentation and creativity here, but it would be wrong to assume that they aren’t calling upon lot’s of other influences, and at time downright mimicking them.
How can you rate an album with Back In The U.S.S.R, Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I Will, Julia, and Helter Skelter anything less than 5 stars? The White Album is a long stream of consciousness of an album that has everything from epic rock power, to delicate folk tunes, to silly ditties, to abstract sound collages. It doesn’t really have a flowing theme, but it contains some of the most creative work from the greatest band of all time. I even like Rocky Racoon!
As a life long Beatles hater, this was good. The first 10 songs were good, but it did go downhill from there. I like how they have different people on each song and really tried to vary their instruments! My favorites were definitely the songs with string arrangements like in Glass Onion or Goodnight. That's the kind of music I like. But pretty good overall!! Revolution 9 sounds like the 1984 (1984) soundtrack and I fw that heavy
Ahead of their time for sure. Great stuff
I was honestly so excited to get this album today because I grew up on the Beatles and recognize them for their musical genius and sheer impact on the modern music world. However, I honestly tried to approach today's project as if I had never heard the Beatles before. I probably would have marveled at how different all of the songs on this massive album are. They honestly sound as if they have completely different personalities and styles and indeed they do, which is one great way to glimpse the individual personalities of the songwriters and singers. Yer Blues and Why Don't We Do It In the Road are two examples of their solid bluesy style , but then you get the honky-tonk piano of Rocky Raccoon, the bouncy, playful, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Harrison's wicked guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps along with its hypnotic sound and vibe, the simplicity and sheer beauty of Blackbird, and the sweeping orchestrations in many songs, especially evident in Good Night. Music critic I am not much to be said which I am missing here but this is when casual observers take on just how incredible this album is from start to finish. I would probably have also remarked that some of the stuff is just super weird, and I might have (accurately) guessed that there was a fair amount of drug-inspired/influenced content on this album. I might've remarked that in some ways, the album due to its track differences, lacks sheer coherence as an album, but further listens would prove to me to be quite wrong, and when taken as a whole, The White Album is a solid beginning-to-end coherent masterpiece. There's a reason these guys have been labeled musical geniuses and a reason they continue to impact artists today. Yes, they're worth all of the hype and this is the first album I have rated five stars in quite some time.
While not my favorite Beatles album it is undoubtedly a masterpiece.
More songs about birds and monkeys.
A mixed bag of a Beatles album but still some seminal tracks from Fab Four. Helter Skelter is about as heavy and it gets, Back In The USSR is a fun Beach Boys send up, some lively ballads like Dear Prudence and Julia and we even get some Harrison songs with My Guitar Gently weeps. No real theme to this record but they could do what they like by their 9th release. 3.5/5
Look I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, but I'm also not a psychopath to rate this anything less than 5. Obviously some classics on here, like Blackbird. Also enjoyed Back in the USSR and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Generally enjoyed side 1 more than side 2.
Not the best Beatles album that I’ve listened to, but was still great and had a lot of fun songs on it. Some of them I’ve heard them more as covers than the original Beatles cut, so this was cool to hear too
im so tired!! julia!! dear prudence!! sexy sadie!! while my guitar gently weeps!! blackbird!!
It's like 3 good songs, 3 terrible, and a huge bunch of fillers. You won't convince me that the rating isn't for the name
Automatically, -1 because it's the Beatles, the most overrated band in the world. -1 for all the stupid animal references that don't make sense, except for Black Bird, which is really a good song that I somehow hadn't heard before. -1 for going for too long. This did not need to be a double LP, especially since y'all went to a TM session and still couldn't get your mess straight. +1 for having SOME non-boy band tunes. -1 for Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. -1 for stupid skiffle songs. Bloody "number 9... number 9... number 9....". Are you kidding me with this "song"? My Rating: 1/5. I hate the Beatles.
Timeless classic, the drums are so good. People remember the great Beatles songs but there are certainly some odd ones in there that have been forgotten by the wayside (the continuing story of bung????)
The Beatles never clicked for me until the first time I listened to the White Album. It’s so musically disjointed in the best way. Blackbird is beautiful, Helter Skelter is rough and abrasive, yet it all somehow works together. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is my favorite Beatles songs and high up there for any artist.
Dank
A double album?!? Not a promising start. Back in the U.S.S.R. is a good start though. Every track on this album has its own Wikipedia page, that's insane. Dear Prudence is a good album track. Even as they were falling apart, they had some playful songs. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is my favorite Beatles song, I wonder if that has anything to do with Clapton on lead guitar? Happiness is a Warm Gun is another great song. I love Blackbird. Rocky Raccoon vacillates between goofy and melancholy and it works perfectly. Julia is a beautiful song. The album is good if a little uneven. Going from Julia to Birthday as someone changed the records must have been a shock. Helter Skelter is the most overrated Beatles song of all time which puts it in the running for most overrated songs ever. Revolution 1 is good, Revolution 9 is awful. I wonder how many bands that loved the Beatles turned to these stupid "found sound" songs/albums because of this song. Good Night is the totally incongruous end to a pretty incongruous album.
An iconic album, even with the mix of gems ("While my Guitar Gently Weeps," "I Will", "Good Night") and uneven songs ("Wild Honey Pie" and "Why Don't We Do it in the Road").
I mean .. it's The White Album
Album is definetly quite long. Also I liked drums by Ringo Starr he's so good. Here's some songs I like, some hard to like: Liked these songs: Back in the USSR Happiness is a warm gun Martha my dear Rocky Raccoon Don't pass me by Why don't we do it in the road? Mother Nature's son Sexy Sadie Helter Skelter Revolution 1 Honey Pie Revolution 9 Good Night Also I liked drums by Ringo Starr he's so good.
my fav beatles album
wow
Brilliant album with such a wide diversity of styles
top
Beatles and Bob Dylan mania early in my journey! Full of classics, enjoyable deep cuts, fuck they were high as balls on LSD for some of this.
very nice
Classic - one of the top Beatles albums IMO
Many great songs and creative arrangements, but quite a lot of dumb stuff too.
What can I say? It's admittedly one of the greatest albums of all time. I cannot agree more
A critically acclaimed album for sure, full of white, but lacks direction, synchronicity, and is a tad long to be considered a perfect album.
Nice to see an album come up that you already know is packed with hits. Starts so strong, the whole 1st disc is hit after hit really. Disc 2 was less recognisable from the titles but pretty impressive to smash out 30 songs of such consistency. To be fair there are probably more recognised songs on disc 2 than on most albums that have come up on here. No song is the same to the next, so varied which I guess is because there are multiple great songwriters in the band with their own style. Other note Ob La Fuckin Di!
Simply a classic
битлз, может быть, и правда великие музыканты... это я не отрицаю. но это абсолютно не мое. настолько не мое, что услышать гениальность я не могу. думаю, вся их гениальность в исторической эпохе, в которую они это писали. это было чуть ли не полвека назад (а то и больше), потому на то время они были безумно круты. наверное так. но дважды я бы этот альбом не послушала добровольно в дополнение интересной была revolution 9, больше всего понравилась
Ah, the famous White Album. It has several great music tracks, ballad tracks and "My Guitar Gently Weeps". I didn't quite understand "Section 9", which sounded like the experience of half-waking from a lucid dream.
Stone-cold Beatles classics sit alongside novelties and avant-grade oddities to create one of the most eclectic albums ever produced by a mainstream group. Not every song here is a banger, but there’s so many to choose from that you’re bound to find something to love.
Classic, probably their best.
Love this album. Has a lot of my favorite songs on it. However, this album could have been trimmed down a bit. 4/5
Only cowards skip Revolution 9
There are some bops to be sure but the best tracks are essentially americana, blues & rock n’ roll studies. Bit long innit.
Some good songs but overall album needed editing. Too long and too much carnival music
I mean come on it's the Beatles. Everyone likes the Beatles, you have to. That in mind I don't LOVE them, so a whole album is definitely a bit much.
Great album!
Third Beatles album (fourth if you count All Things Must Pass by Harrison), and I'm pretty sure I've listened to this before, but am not recognizing some of the deeper cuts. Will say, being a double album, this one probably could have used some pruning. It's a weird dichotomy between some of the best work they ever did in their career (While My Guitar Gently Weeps is probably the best song of their career, along with other fantastic tracks like Back in the USSR, Ob-La-Di, Helter Skelter, and Revolution) with some really weird, nothing tracks (Wild Honey Pie, really?) and decent but not especially great tracks in the context of the Beatles (Rocky Raccoon). Definitely hearing them going heavy on the "proper" British Royalty sound they'd have from time to time with this record (Piggies), along with a slight American 50's diner-esque sound. Still, some great deeper cuts like Martha My Dear and Blackbird. The Beatles really have a knack for making weird, gimmick songs legit. Ob-La-Di, Martha My Dear, a lot of the great Ringo songs (not just on this record). This is definitely a McCartney/Harrison record where Lennon's contributions weren't quite as strong (aside from Revolution). But yeah. Great album, just inconsistent. Runs the gamut from greatest of all time to puzzling why specific songs were included. This would be a 5/5 if it were cut down to a single album about 60 mins instead of the 93 it actually is.
This is an album of mostly 5/5s but the unfortunate 2/5s sneak in. Overall 4/5
Yesss! Second Beatles album of the list. Back in the USSR: So FUN. Dear Prudence: Love the faraway feel of this, incl. the effect on the voice making it sound like a phone call. Glass Onion: Not bad - love the spooky strings at the end - sounds like a 50s horror film. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: Reminds me of Castle Park. Sweet but too overplayed. (Always love the "ring!" and "sing!" ad libs though). The harmonies on "la la la la how the life goes on" are quite reggae which I'd never noticed before. Honey Pie: Listen I have my limits, even with the Beatles. Buffalo Bill: Fun - love the falsetto, and the way it ends so abruptly aka crashes into the next song. While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Incredible. Sounds like a mellow but vaguely ominous drug trip. Happiness Is A Warm Gun: The verse sounds bizarrely modern, like 2000s indie music - think Metric. Martha My Dear: One of my favourites of theirs - sometimes sweet, sometimes ominous as it switches so quickly between minor and major chords - so many cool key changes too. Love the timings - so unusual. Love the strings. A masterpiece. I'm So Tired: Nice - always wished it stayed with the dreamy nature of the start though. Blackbird: Never liked this as much as the rest of the world. Hard to pinpoint why. Same whimsical tune as 'I Will' yet it doesn't impact me emotionally in the same way at all. I like the tune and harder sound of the "into the light of the dark black night" bit and the instrumental guitar that follows it (and the blackbird itself singing). Piggies: So much fun. Love the harpsichord and Kinks-esque ironic tone to his voice. Rocky Raccoon: Great - reminds me of Jack of Hearts in terms of western story-telling songs. Love when it speeds up suddenly and the honky tonk piano kicks in. Don't Pass Me By: Don't remember this one - it is fairly forgettable, to be honest. Why Don't We Do It In The Road: I mean what is there to say. At least they're having fun. I WIll: One of my favourites. So sweet but such an unusual tune. Julia: Sweet. Poignant guitar. Love the unexpected timing change kicking off the final refrains, and the odd final chord. Birthday: CLASSIC. WE WHACK IT OUT FOR EVERY BIRTHDAY WE HAVE. Some Lyla-level relentless drumming! Yer Blues: Don't remember this one either. It's fun, which is surprising as I usuall have no time for the blues. Love the timing on "girl you know the reason why" and the rhythm change that starts at about 2:10. Mother Nature's Son: So incredible good. Wistful and sweet. Love the unexpected bluesy last line and unexpected ending chord. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except For Me and My Monkey: Fun. Sexy Sadie: Cool tune. Helter Skelter: Fun. Love the drumming leading in to the chorus. Forgot about the premature fade out before the end. "I'VE GOT BLISTAS ON MY FINGAS!" - classic ad lib. Long, Long, Long: Gorgeous and dreamy. Revolution 1: Very good. Honey Pie: Love the 40s sound to this. Savoy Truffle: Fun, especially the harmonies. Similar timing in parts to The Word. Cry Baby Cry: Sweet. Didn't remember this one, ESPECIALLY the pivot in genre at the end! Very cool - would have liked a whole song in that style. Revolution 9: I sat through this once on my quest to listen to every Beatles song released and once is enough. Good Night: So sweet and old-fashioned. A great end to the album.
Not the best album by the Beatles, but definitely five stars.
Mijn favoriet: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Eerste Beatles album. Ik kan hier stiekem toch veel naar luisteren. Wel veel liedjes voor een album, maar sommigen hebben ook grappige titels.
What to say about this one that hasn’t been said. What does it lack? Hits? Musicianship? Lyrics? Production? A variety of song styles. Nope, it has it all.
The amount of classic songs on this album is ridiculous. A double album that doesn’t feel like a double album. The Beatles at their creative peak. Not sure how this can be rated anything but 5!
I see some brown in there too.
Genre: Pop Rock In all my years of being a fan of the Beatles, there’s only one album that speaks to the true capacity of their talents and efforts, in my view: The White Album. An all-encompassing, all-you-can-eat style record that was the first of its kind. Albums had more than just “songs” on it up to this point in music history. In fact, The Beatles were forerunners in terms of changing what an “album” was, even going as far to create an entire new concept band in Sgt. Pepper’s. But then, they changed the form again. Within the contents lie a true mixed bag of Beatles sorts. You have every flavor imaginable: Paul’s granny songs, John’s psych rock, George’s emotion bombs, even a couple solid Ringo joints, including his first solo song credit, Don’t Pass Me By. You get it all, and most of the time it’s amongst their all time best. Dear Prudence and Happiness Is a Warm Gun are two of John’s best ever, as are Paul’s Martha My Dear and Helter Skelter. George comes in swinging as well with While My Guitar Gently Weeps, probably the albums most famous song, a classic in every sense of the word. An album that wears its faults on its sleeves, only for it to show that what’s surrounding it is some of the best music the 60s has to offer. A great fucking album. 5/5
Like most Beatles album this has a lot of filler. If they distilled this down to 12-15 tracks it would be up there with any one of their best albums but it is so long and has so many songs that just aren't S tier Beatles songs. With that being said, there are some of the best Beatles songs on this album and, just like every other Beatles album, the top tier songs are so damn good they outshine the mediocre songs and make the album seem perfect. When these 4 lads hit the right notes and keys, their songs can me magical. I love The Beatles and this album, but I am not sure it deserves to be on this list. They have I believe 7 albums on this list, which seems far too many for any one group or artist, even The Beatles. And this album, while great, wasn't anything special, it was basically John and Paul following their tried and true formulas and refining their skills to a more mature and learned level than before. 8.8/10 124/1001
my least favorite beatles album, I think the track listing is too long, haphazardly arranged, and gives little thought to cohesiveness. that being said, it is *the fucking beatles* -- some of these songs are absolutely their greatest and most influential tracks ever (while my guitar..., happiness..., yer blues, helter skelter, yes even revolution 9!) and i would rather listen to my least favorite beatles album any day than some of the other wacky stuff on this list! (no hate... ok, a little hate, maybe).
4.5
Fucking great from beginning to end. Glad to listen to it all in one go. Such a good album.
This was an awesome album, but I felt like the whole thing could have been consolidated into a single LP. The filler makes a slight dent to this album's rating. They would fix this with Abbey Road. Other than that, a killer album that serves as a good baseline album to remind you of what good music can look at. The story behind the thing also provides context to why this album is as good as it is. Plus, Blackbird and Gently Weeps are enough to carry this album to infamy. 8/10
Probably my personal favorite Beatles record. It shows them at their most whimsical and creative.
Cover 5 My favorite. Great. Nuff said.
I’m from Liverpool so I might be biased but the Beatles are the most impotent band of all time and the white album shows why.
Nothing to be said other than hasn't already been said
Obviously AMAZING!!!
This is the first Beatles album I really fell in love with as a kid. I liked the Breeders' cover of Happiness is a Warm Gun and went through my dad's records to find the original, and pretty much the entire album resonated with me. It's not perfect, there's definitely several tracks that I will skip through, but aside from those few this album just kicks ass. 4.5/5
Great album. Listened to it before. Never have been quite as in love with the later-era Beatles, as some of the songs aren't quite my speed. However, I think it's a mix of higher highs and lower lows. Maybe it's worth it for those higher highs vs just being consistent throughout. 4/5
84/100. (The White Album) is a great record, filled with a lot of variety and some truly brilliant moments. With 30 tracks, it's natural that not every song will land the same, and there are a few that don’t do much for me. That said, the highlights are outstanding.
What a wild album lol. The absolute best and worst of the Beatles. The most Beatles Beatles album.
If you throw enough shit at the wall, some of it sticks. Unfortunately, now your wall is covered in shit. That's this album. I'm offended that we've allowed this to have the cultural cut through that it has. Move "...Gently Weeps" to disk 2, throw disk 1 away. Maybe include Blackbird as a b-side or an album closer. Then you've got a 3.5. There's so much average filler on this, it's obvious the bravado the band had at the time resulted in them just releasing anything they wanted whether it was good or not. As it stands, this is a 2.5 I'm generously rounding up to a 3. Don't @ me
Classic beatless album, alot to sing and vibe too Not a bad listen first thing in the morning
Some decent songs on there but a lot of shit
Really is something truly special
Incredible range of song. Which I prefer to a double album full of similar songs. Highlights Dear Prudence and My Guitar Gently Weaps. Gets a little weak towards the end
It's a little wild to me that this is many Beatles-heads fav - although it is the one which my relationship to has changed the most over time - I like Side 1 less than my younger days and Side 2 quite a bit more - I think the six song run from Mother's Nature through Revolution 1 is more consistent than any on S1 and Long, Long, Long has been the sleeper of my Beatles life - together with Dear Prudence pushing for inclusion in a top 10. Anyway..my pared down album would be - S1 - keep a generous 11 of 17 S2 - keep 9 of 13 Probably still a double bit will have to check the revised running length...
I was really happy to revisit this album as of all the Beatles later works, this is the one I listen to the least. I always found it to be a bit too inconsistent for my liking, with too many weak McCartney songs and a few playful non-entities and fillers thrown into the mix which really don’t deserve to be anywhere near an album at this point in their career . I gave it two listens over the weekend, but really wasn’t persuaded away from my opinion prior to giving it play. It starts out strong, then we hit ob-la-di ob-la-da. This is the stand out weak point of the opening disc along with don’t pass me by and why don’t we do it in the road. I remember singing this in junior school with Mr Richards accompanying on piano. That’s about the level it’s pitching at. The second disc is more experimental, more messy, and the opening couple of tracks leave me scratching my head and asking “why?” It’s not a great album. It’s good. It’s very inconsistent l and could have been trimmmed to an excellent hour long album. Open goal missed.
Another of those popular beat combos. I’m sure they’ll never amount to anything 😁
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Feines Album aber viel zu lange.
Yeah nah I can't do 90 minutes of the Beatles man it's just not gonna happen
Holy shit this is long
Great songs! Some clunkers. Still sounds great.
Siouxsie & the Banshees version of Dear Prudence is so good that the Beatles sounds like a cover. I feel like I'm saying this a lot on here, but this album is too long, and it's so clear which stuff is good and which stuff is filler. Overall though it's still good. I preferred Rubber Soul though.
way too long, has next to nothing going for it. bleh. beatles album rankings so far: 1. with the beatles 2. rubber soul 3. white album
Ett par enstaka toppenlåtar men mtp albumets längd är det alldeles för få låtar som är intressanta imo. While my guitar gently weeps är överlägset bäst o räddar albumet!
Det är en fin beatls
Kanske inte deras tightaste album med tanke på antalet låtar, men imponerande hög medelnivå och många riktiga klassiker!
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Oof, a double Beatles album just two days after getting the double George Harrison album. I'm kind of Beatled out. But lets push through. This one was kind of all over the place, with a bunch of good songs, and a bunch of bad. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da was a lot of fun. While My Guitar Gently Weeps was a pleasure to hear. Don't Pass Me By was nice. Overall it was still a pretty solid album, and could hit a 4 star rating if it were slimmed down. Best song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
This is one of my favorite Beatles albums. I love so many of the songs on this album.
a few nice hits, I love while my guitar. But overall, it's a pain to listen
1/3 genius, 2/3rds children’s music
Absolutely brilliant. 5/5. Number 9, Number 9, Number 9.... Ok that one, Revolution 9, has always been a bit odd, but I've grown to love it. The whole album is classic - full of amazing songs.
Probably their most diverse record musically. It’s a classic for a reason.
I had a CD of Beatles 1 when I was a kid, and didn’t really think much about the Beatles in general, I figured I’d heard the hits and didn’t need to delve any deeper. That is, until I heard this record. It’s the first Beatles record I really connected with, and it’s still my favorite. It’s got it all really. It’s got songs you feel like you’ve known all your life, like “Birthday” and “Rocky Raccoon”, then there’s weird stuff like “Savoy Truffle” (this George song is about Eric Clapton hating the dentist but loving sweets) and “Long, Long, Long”, you’ve got Paul at his most Pop radio with “Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da” and “I Will”, and John at his most raucous with “Yer Blues” and “I’m So Tired”. This is The Beatles trying to shake things up, just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. The experiments mostly pay off, like “Happiness is a Warm Gun” and “Piggies”, but then there’s “Revolution 9” which isn’t really anything resembling a song, but I guess that’s the point. My favorite records tend to be the ones with many small parts that make up a whole. I’m also a sucker for the double album as an art form (See my Blonde on Blonde review). I also love how some records are full of songs that all sound different, but they form a cohesive whole because of the little world that the album creates. This ticks all the boxes for me. It’s great. Oh, and did I mention that “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is here?
No hace falta ni comentarlo. El disco al que le tengo más cariño de The Beatles.
I like weird music, and The Beatles were excellent at writing weird music. An album can be weird and still feel coherent, though, and for that reason I prefer Sgt Pepper to this one. This is just very inconsistent in quality, and that's interesting in a meta way as it reflects the discord going on between band mates behind the scenes, but it doesn't make for a hugely satisfying listen. While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Blackbird are all time greats. Helter Skelter is really interesting and innovative, Back in the USSR is satirical and fun. But is anyone seriously listening to half of the other songs on this record?
Look, it's far from the best Beatles album, but if you mine hard enough you'll find some gold. "Why don't we do it in the road?" Is also one of my favourites. Especially with the comic strip if you see it ever...
got through 17 songs, not really special
very long but I liked Happiness is a Warm Gun
really long and kinda everywhere, got some amazing standouts and some lowkey stinkers