The White Album

Love this album. Forgot how many actual bangers there are on here

This is their most expansive and experimental album The Beatles have ever created.

Lennon and McCartney turned the musical world in a direction we are still following. It elevated mainstream rock from “culture-caused” to “culture-causing”.

Good Night is the greatest album closing song of all time

I mean, son los Beatles.

This album is all over the place and is better for it. I even listened to Revolution #9 in its entirety. Great stuff.

My second favourite Beatles record, after Abbey Road. Some of the songs are very experimental, some are just classic Beatles. But it's a very well put together album.

This album is too long but it is still an all time classic. 5 stars very enthusiastically.

can't be unbiased about this one. i adore this album, even with all of its quirks and bizarre choices and its notorious musique concrete behemoth. as a huge beatles fan, this album has always fascinated me. it is a fascinating look at a band that is starting to fracture. john and paul aren't really working with one another anymore and it's plain to see here: there's not a lot of co-mingling in their songwriting and there's a lot of "solo" work here, production and performance-wise too. ringo quits the band. george martin leaves abruptly on vacation. john is like, doing heroin and stuff. yoko is here and the other beatles don't really like it. they just got back from a crazy meditation trip to india. this album is hell for the beatles and it sounds like it. but that's why i love it. it's not a perfect album. it's quirky. it's weird. but that's what makes it great to me. the world's best band making a fractured all over the place album. there is no other album like it.

Not my style, a bit too boring and overrated 3/10

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ja krasser scheiß. Sehr abwechslungsreich und cool und ja. Super Sache.

I want to ding it points for how not cohesive it is, but honestly that lack of cohesion almost IS the cohesion for this album. Plus, it just has so many insanely classic songs. I can't help but love it.

Definitely some bangers. Plenty of weird filler though like do we really need Revolution 9? To that point, I feel like this album did not need to be a double album. Did Blackbird always have an annoying clicking happening in one ear throughout the song?

Oof. I didn't realize I wasn't a big fan of the White Album. Controversial, I'm sure, but I much prefer other Beatles albums.

i like ‘wild honey pie’ and i’m tired of pretending i don’t. apparently pattie boyd really pushed for it to be included on the album which makes me love and respect her even more than i already do. idk what i should say otherwise cos everything’s already been said. too many songs, yes, and a couple of really SHITE tracks (’goodnight’) but there are actually fewer true stinkers than i always remember. it could have been 3 sides instead of 4 i guess. and the good songs are just stone cold classics. fav tracks: dear prudence; while my guitar gently weeps; happiness is a warm gun; mother nature’s son; back in the USSR; i’m so tired; yer blues; glass onion; long long long; savoy truffle; cry baby cry; helter skelter; julia

there's so much going on (famously) so where to start... most of the songs are pretty good and i do like the transitions between some that feel pretty different from each other which prevents it from feeling outright jarring (especially Back in The USSR to Dear Prudence, and I'm So Tired to Blackbird). The variety definitely keeps it interesting because you truly have no idea what is coming next (if you're me and don't listen to this album in full very much). But it still feels more like a beatles playlist than an album. I kept thinking how much this sounds like a battle of the bands between john and paul, because most of the john songs are SO john and likewise for the paul ones, and this often felt so noticeable when their rival tracks were back to back (Glass Onion to Ob-La-Di; Happiness Is A Warm Gun into Martha My Dear, and particularly emblematic of beatles' styles if I'm also considering While My Guitar Gently Weeps preceding both). it felt like each beatle was going "okay my turn now". i know i am hardly the first one to make that observation but it's just VERY hard for it not to overshadow the rest of the listening experience (especially when the other beatles albums i listen to more often feel much more cohesive which leaves the focus on the music/lyrics). but of course so many of the tracks on here are so inventive that despite it's shortcomings as an album as a whole, it's still a great listen. *Fav tracks: While My Guitar Gently Weeps; Happiness is a Warm Gun; Dear Prudence; I Will (always been one of my favorites and actually sounds more like an early Beatles track now that I think about it, which is kinda cute); Savoy Truffle* *New faves: Mother Nature's Son; Long, Long, Long; Good Night (not necessarily as a song itself but as a fitting cinematic closer to a long and tumultuous album)*

One of my favourite albums. This is the result of a band who's given complete freedom in the studio, and decide to pursue whatever they wanted musically whether as a band or not. So you can hear the tracks which are basically McCartney solo tracks, Lennon solo tracks, Harrison solo tracks. So in a way you can also hear the beginning of the end of The Beatles as a unit.

Their ninth album. I am actually emotional writing this. The White Album ! A collection of different styles of song, wonderful poetic lyrics, sounds that were grounbreaking at the time and a production from George Martin that is flawless. This is an example of a perfect album. Too many amazing tracks to write about here. I'll never tire of this album. It's as magical now in 2025 as when I heard it years ago as a child. Best album thus far !

They stole every single note from Houmous & Chutney apart from this album! 3.2 7/30 While My Guitar Gently Weeps

PRETTY FUCKING SICK

I'm not a fan of the Beatles, ya they were influential blah blah I know. The music just doesn't do much for me. This album i liked more than most others I've heard, although there are a few real clunkers in there too. Revolution 9 was cool and not what I expect from them, almost made me go 4 stars.

My Beatles knowledge is patchy to be honest having grown up mainly listening to the Red and Blue compilations. It's more recently that I'm working my way back through albums and, as a double, this is literally a big one to get your teeth into! But I've been taking big bites of it of late and, whilst like many doubles, it can be a bit patchy and overly long, there's a hell of a lot of quality on it and it contains a number the great Beatles songs, including.....

Duh, but MAN is disc 1 better than disc 2

I mean... it's The White Album. 4/5

If this Album i wouldn't have been here i would question this list. It is a historical album but for me it really is underwhelming. it is well written and a important part of music history but the only tracks i remember are the hits. it is interesting that an album with like 2-3 real big hits has such a enormous impact. It don't feel that accessible.

some choice songs (blackbird, USSR) but a lot of abstract filler that didn't engage me

One of my faves!!

As John was probably thinking at the time, lose the Paul filler tracks, okay so we’ll give him Helter Skelter, drop a couple of George’s and save Revolution 9 for a John and Yoko release. Then you’d have a 5-star, non-double album.

A wide-ranging album, with so many sounds explored. A bit weird that their songs are so isolated from each other, but it really shows where each of their mindsets were musically at the time.

The only double album that ever needed to exist and even then, it's only 75% great.

Yes, it is a VERY long album, but the truly amazing part is how the time flies while listening to this record. There are so many incredible songs on this double LP that the few (possible) missteps can be easily forgiven. Not just an album you must hear before you die - this is an album you must own before you die. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

not the best beatles album by a long shot but still better than 85% of the albums on this list. this album has some of the best individual tracks by the beatles but they are brought down by the filler songs that inflated the album length. the filler songs aren't even bad, but we didnt really need bungalow bill with while my guitar gently weeps right after it. this is an incredible album buried inside a good, very long one.

4.5 stars Finally got a Beatles album. And what an album! An album that is used as a reference point whenever a band experiments with different styles. But the reason it is known for that is because it is perfect at being that. This isn’t random shit thrown together for the hell of it, this is separate wonderful bits put together into something that should work but somehow still does. It’s not actually perfect- how many times can one listen to “Revolution 9” in its entirety? But its imperfection is kind of what makes it perfect.

Really shows how acid can positively transform people.

A classic. Lots of stand-outs, but not my favorite Beatles album. There are too many skippable songs that the record comes across as bloated rather than dense and rich. The more experimental work in the back half of disc 2 is really fun to listen through, though!

I’ve lived with this album for so long that it’s hard to even think about it clearly sometimes. It’s like an old friend who’s weird, unpredictable, sometimes a bit much, but always welcome. I don’t listen to The White Album for consistency or flow. I listen to it because it’s one of those albums I know that actually feels like real life. It’s messy. It’s brilliant. It has dead-ends and detours and moments of beauty that sneak up on you. I used to skip certain songs when I was younger, but I’ve grown into most of them. It’s that kind of album — one that shifts with you over time. I’ve always loved how this record refuses to be one thing. One minute you’re in the middle of something as beautiful as Blackbird or Dear Prudence, and the next you’re thrown into chaos with Helter Skelter or Yer Blues. It doesn’t care if you’re ready or not. That’s part of the charm for me. It’s like the Beatles opened up all the doors in their heads and just let everything pour out. Some of it’s nonsense, some of it’s genius, some of it is both at once. I find something new to like almost every time I put it on. The songs I didn’t understand as a teenager like Long, Long, Long, Mother Nature’s Son, even Revolution 9 (ok maybe not that one ) but they have grown into more listenable favourites along the way and time. If I’m really honest, I think this Beatles album is the least controlled and it's one of the things that makes it such a good album. It feels human but in away where the seams are showing, but that just makes it more real. You can hear them pulling in different directions, filled with idea after idea in multiple genres and somehow it still works. I love how it doesn’t try to be perfect but somehow just is. It just throws everything at the wall and lets you decide what sticks and then after maybe a few listens or a few years you notice everythings stuck to the wall. I’ll always be grateful for how generous this album is how much it gives you to dive into. It’s long, it’s flawed, but it’s alive and there's a lot of artists who could still learn a lot from this album about keeping things organic and gimmick free and let your music do the talking for you. No flashy cover, no massive pile of story led lore or mysterious personnel. just 4 lads a bunch of instruments and the ability to write catchy interesting songs...

Okay, it's a pretty good band. Probably exceptional in the 60s, now it sounds bit outdated. Certain songs are overplayed, some are definitely underrated, but it's clear that all four members are great songwriters. Otherwise, just a long album filled with very old pop hits.

honestly more misses than expected. it's clear why the hits were the hits, though. 'i'm so tired' is a surprise! like it a lot. maybe because i am so tired. blackbird is a masterpiece. i tend to like their slower songs, surprisingly. some of them are darker or weirder than i remember.

yeah it was pretty good very long though but yes you know it is very good as i expected my favourite songs were:while my guitar gently weeps, happiness is a warm gun, i will, and long long long.

I don't listen to this album as much as other Beatles records because it's so long, but what a listen. Such a diverse album and so many good deep cuts too.

This album is a wild collection of great songs, complete filler, absolute disasters, and songs that are straight-up annoying. I get the cultural significance of The White Album and how it was arguably the greatest band ever truly having some space to explore a ton of different influences, genres, and styles of music. What it ends up being to me is a fractured mess of an album that sounds more like a collection of B-sides that wouldn't make it onto a regular album and then found and released decades after a band breaks up just because there are recordings and a feeling that they need to be released. This one is tough to give a number to - because it's the Beatles and The White Album you feel like you HAVE to give it a high score. As an album, it simply doesn't deserve it though. I feel bad for the amazing songs on here that are on this album instead of another one.

After revolutionising pop music from 1963-67, the cracks start to show. There is no real innovation. There's Revolution 9 but that’s not a song. There are lots of novelty songs. Lots of messing around. A lot of mediocre Paul songs that needed John’s input but he couldn’t be arsed. « I’m so tired » is one of the better songs. It sums up the mood of much of the album. But there are still some songs that make you smile, feel genuinely sad, or smile. About a single album’s worth. A lot of people say this is their favourite Beatles album but it is not mine. 3.75. So round up to 4

Enough material for one really good album. Not enough for a double album.

They almost split making this too bad they didn’t. 😔

I feel like the Beatles is kind of like religion, if you didn't grow up on it, it just seems weird and a little culty.

Lots of ups and downs. Favs were Dear Prudence and Rocky Raccoon. If i ever try LSD, ill listen to Revolution 9 again

What can I say? It's the Beatles.

I mean it's one of the greats isn't it. Rocky Raccoon top 5 Beatle song

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to, but it isn't my favourite of the 3 I've listened to so far

It's sooo long

Lorsqu'on aborde le double album éponyme des Beatles, universellement connu sous le nom d'« Album Blanc », on ne critique pas simplement un disque. On se plonge dans une chronique, un journal intime sonore de la plus grande formation musicale du XXe siècle au moment précis où les premières fissures commençaient à transformer un édifice monolithique en quatre projets solos cohabitant sous le même toit. C'est pour cette raison que l'album, à la fois génial et profondément frustrant, est l'incarnation même du paradoxe : un chef-d'œuvre inégal, un festin gargantuesque où les mets les plus fins sont servis à côté de plats bien moins inspirés. Le meilleur de l'Album Blanc est tout simplement sublime et compte parmi les plus grandes réussites des Fab Four. Comment ne pas être ému par la beauté acoustique et la mélancolie poétique de "Blackbird" de McCartney, une pièce de guitare-voix d'une pureté cristalline ? Comment ne pas être subjugué par "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", la complainte déchirante de George Harrison, magnifiée par le solo de guitare non crédité mais légendaire d'Eric Clapton ? C'est sans doute l'une des plus belles chansons jamais écrites, point culminant de la carrière de son auteur. John Lennon, de son côté, nous livre des fragments de son âme avec une honnêteté brutale. "Julia" est une berceuse poignante et onirique dédiée à sa mère, d'une vulnérabilité touchante. À l'opposé du spectre, "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" est un collage rock complexe et audacieux, tandis que "Yer Blues" est un cri de désespoir primal et saturé. Et que dire de "Helter Skelter" de McCartney, une explosion de fureur sonore qui, bien avant l'heure, posait les bases du hard rock et du metal ? Ces chansons, à elles seules, justifieraient l'existence de l'album. Elles montrent des musiciens au sommet de leur art créatif, explorant des territoires sonores avec une liberté inégalée. On y trouve aussi des pépites rock efficaces comme "Back in the U.S.S.R." ou la douceur intemporelle de "I Will". Cependant, l'album souffre d'un manque criant de filtre. Le producteur George Martin lui-même avait suggéré de condenser le meilleur du matériel pour en faire un seul album exceptionnel. Les Beatles, alors au sommet de leur puissance et désireux d'affirmer leurs individualités, ont refusé. Le résultat est que pour chaque joyau, on trouve une ou deux pistes qui relèvent davantage de l'ébauche, de la plaisanterie de studio ou de l'expérimentation auto-indulgente. "Wild Honey Pie" et "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" sont des esquisses, des fragments qui auraient eu leur place sur une compilation de démos, mais qui cassent le rythme ici. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", bien que charmante pour certains, est pour beaucoup d'autres un exemple de la mièvrerie parfois agaçante de McCartney. Mais la pièce qui divise le plus est sans conteste "Revolution 9". Ce collage sonore de huit minutes, conçu par Lennon et Yoko Ono, est une œuvre d'art conceptuel, un témoignage de l'avant-garde de l'époque. C'est une expérience audacieuse, certes, mais pour l'auditeur moyen, c'est une épreuve quasi-insurmontable qui occupe une place démesurée sur le disque. C'est là que réside la nature unique de l'Album Blanc et sa principale faiblesse. Il ne sonne pas comme un album des Beatles, mais plutôt comme quatre mini-albums solos réunis. On entend Paul, John, George et même Ringo ("Don't Pass Me By", sa première composition solo) faire leurs propres choses, souvent en s'utilisant les uns les autres comme simples musiciens de session. Les tensions internes, la lassitude post-voyage en Inde et l'influence grandissante des partenaires personnels sont palpables. En conclusion, l'Album Blanc est un monument fascinant mais bancal. Il est trop long, trop dispersé et manque de la cohésion magique qui caractérisait "Revolver" ou "Abbey Road". Lui attribuer une note parfaite serait ignorer ses défauts évidents. Cependant, le rejeter serait passer à côté de moments de génie absolu. Car "tout le monde y trouve son compte"... Le fan de rock brut se délectera de "Helter Skelter", l'amateur de ballades acoustiques chérira "Blackbird", l'explorateur sonore analysera "Revolution 9", le mélomane trouvera son bonheur dans la complexité de "Happiness Is a Warm Gun". C'est un album à la carte, un immense buffet où l'on doit soi-même composer son assiette. C'est peut-être cela, sa plus grande force et sa définition la plus juste : un chaos génial, un trésor désordonné qui, près de soixante ans plus tard, continue de fasciner, de diviser et de révéler de nouveaux secrets à chaque écoute. Au final, ce sera un 3/5 pour l'œuvre globale, mais un 5/5 pour les sommets qu'elle contient.

Are there words that can describe The White Album?

this album is so complex and beautiful - so many famous hits and such diverse styles of music. It's really a pinnacle album.

Gave it a listen, pretty good. Heard a lot of familiar songs in it.

Probably the best Beatles album.

The GOAT!

A classic!

C’mon, it’s the bloody White Album.

Quite a lot of filler on here, but also some absolute bangers and classics, most of the music holds up well. Although songs like revolution 9 are... unnecessary.

3/5

I have a hard time caring about the Beatles sometimes. But this one has enough songs I like.

3.5

some classics but also some stinkers...very patchy

I already loved this album but great excuse to listen again.

C’mon

It's kind of amazing that the Beatles could put out a 30-track album in the midst of releasing so many other songs, and that the album wouldn't really contain any bad songs. There are some that aren't all that good, but mostly the worst tracks are still OK. Interestingly, there's also not really any stand out "great" tracks on the record either. It is pretty much just a steady stream of good songs, though it does end on a couple weak notes. Regardless of your opinion on the Beatles, it's undeniable that they were prolific songwriters. They were able to cover a huge range of stylistic ground in writing the songs as well. There's some hard rock, folk, blues, pop, psychedelia, swing, and more on this album. The diversity kept things interesting over the hour-thirty-plus runtime. The album's main weakness to me is that it is so long. While no song is particularly bad, there are some diversions that really didn't add much to the listening experience. If they weren't Beatles songs, I have to think they would've been regarded much differently, or not at all. Remove four or five of the "meh" tracks from this album and I think it becomes better than it is already. Even just cutting off the last two tracks (the soundscape Revolution 9 and orchestral Good Night) would've solidified the record for me. At the very least, cutting some out would make it easier to appreciate the stronger tracks. As it stands, I think it is one of the most consistently good albums I've had on here. That said, it never really goes beyond simply being good to me. I had this in the low 4s before the last two tracks but they dropped it down a tad. Overall: 3.9/5

7/10 Theres definitely a high 4* album hidden in here somewhere, but nobody should be allowed to get away with Piggies, Rocky Raccoon, Dont Pass me By and Why Don't we Do it on the Road as consecutive songs, not even The Beatles. Highlights: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Helter Skelter Back in the USSR Revolution 1 Happiness is a Warm Gun Blackbird Mother Nature's Son Also heres my submission for the global 'edit the White Album tracklist to make a coherent record' competition: 1. Back in the USSR 2. Glass Onion 3. Blackbird 4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 5. Sexy Sadie 6. Mother Nature's Son 7. Savoy Truffle 8. I'm so Tired 9. Happiness is a Warm Gun 10. Long Long Long 11. Revolution 1 12. Revolution 9 13. Good Night 14. Helter Skelter

Aqui é possível entender a definição de clássico: como um álbum desses ainda tem tanto a falar...perfeito!

bloated? absolutely. has some complete stinkers? oh for sure. has some of the stupidest, most experimental, and weirdest songs released under their name? yes, and that's awesome. god bless this mess. everyone agrees that this is inconsistent, but there's little agreement on what the peaks and nadirs are. that's cool! Revolution 9 is one of the peaks btw. deserves to be one of the 1001? fuck i mean there are 7 Beatles albums on here and that seems like a bit much. not *too* much, but you could cut it down to 4 or 5, which I think is the most any artist deserves. shit though, cutting this album would feel Wrong. cutting most would feel wrong. I would make my top 4 one of the early ones, Revolver, Sgt Peppers, and Abbey Road. but that leaves both this and Rubber Soul off... i mean i guess Revolver is less important than Rubber Soul to understanding the band but it's also my favorite. hmmmm. this album could be left off and i would understand it but i would have trouble cutting it if i were making the list. or not. they're The Beatles, they can have 6 albums, fuck it.

5/5. I kind of go on stretches of listening to music all by one band and then move on. So the White Album is something that just mixes in with my Beatles discography listening experience so it kind blends in with the other albums. Listening to it solo, without the context of the Beatles in general, it really is crazy this album was released. Like sure, the Beatles were influential, but it feels like they invented like 10 genres here. It's not even that the songs are all good, it's just impressive that they were able to throw all these ideas together. It does feel like a series of throwaways made into an album so it can be a little much after some time of okay songs, especially near the end of the album. Although as a whole album, I don't think this is the Beatles' best or even one I would recommend, but it is just a wholly influential album on every level that it is hard to deny its importance. Best Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Rocky Raccoon, Back In The U.S.S.R., Blackbird

This was the Beatles animal phase.

Revolution 9 ist wirklich der schlechteste Beatlessong. Hätte man die besten Songs zu einer Einzelplatte zusammengefasst, wären es mindestens 4 Sterne geworden, so sind es dann doch nur drei, auch wenn es sich illegal anfühlt. 3 1/2.

4.6 2x+ listened a few times while in Las Vegas, going through Red Rock Canyon and others. catch up 12/11

Not even my favourite Beatles record but nonetheless an essential part of the Western pop canon. So much has been written about this album that it's like pouring water into the ocean to join in. However, here are some notes about the album that you should consider: This is a double album. It sags much less than when other bands attempt them, but settle in. These guys were basically a boy band when they broke out in (arguably) February of 1963 -- only five years before this album was released. That they played their own instruments was not even a given at the time (singers fully in the pocket of the record industry have been around forever) but the stylistic restlessness that they exhibited in their short career (1960-1970) demonstrates not just a phenomenal musical curiousity but also an immense talent for digesting genre music. On top of that, the Beatles remain profoundly musical and enjoyable throughout their various genre dalliances and they may be what convinced rock musicians that rock & roll could subsume any influence. They must also have been terribly aware of what was happening in diverse other musical scenes because they aped everything going in The White Album. The Beatles were so taken with Pet Sounds that they felt themselves in direct competition, artistically, with the Beach Boys at this point. You can hear the direct reference on Back In The USSR. This album was disruptive. Helter Skelter is one of the many, diffuse roots of punk rock, nine years later. Watch Peter Jackson's documentary about their last sessions. They're busy trying to record Let It Be, but you get an impression of how disorganized and shambolic they could be in the studio, despite how polished they are often perceived to be in retrospect. Also, the amount of times that one of these guys (mostly John) would hum a half-finished idea for Paul and then McCartney would extrapolate it into something beautiful boggles the mind. This isn't a masterwork in the sense that it's an incomparably polished monolith of craftsmanship beyond mortal reckoning. It's an essential classic because it represents a feverish and wild creativity that forever marked Western popular music. Much like The Beatles themselves, this is just a whorl of concentrated magic in the great, smooth continuum of sorcery that is music. Also, the guitars sound absolutely great. Buy a Vox AC30.

Hard to beat this

Amazing songs, but the album is like a mixtape, or a radio. 5 stars.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" destoa do resto do álbum, o qual tem uma ou outra música boa. A grande maioria das 30 não são nada demais, inclusive algumas são bem ruins, irritantes e prepotentes.

The White Album isn’t my favorite, but it’s still iconic. It’s always a pleasure to listen to start to finish, which I don’t do often enough. Sure, there are some oddities on it, but that’s what makes it The White Album.

144/1089 - So much variety with a faint underlying eerieness connecting everything together. I think of the stupider songs as pallete cleansers (Wild Honey Pie into While My Guitar Gently Weeps) but I honestly enjoy them too.

Easily one of my top albums all time

This album is way too uneven. There are some absolutely brilliant songs on here, but there's a lot of trash as well, with some just-OK stuff peppered throughout. Take the best of these songs and you get a densely packed, 5-star, single album. Taken as it is, though, it's just a mess that averages out to 3 stars.

GOAT. Enough said!

This remains one of my least-favorite Beatles albums. It feels disjointed, unfinished, almost rushed to release. A lot of good ideas not fleshed out. Throughout listening I am constantly reminded of the rift between Lennon and McCartney during this time, and all the signals towards pointing to the band's breakup, and it bums me out. It's still The Beatles, so the song-writing is phenomenal, but overall the double album is bloated and unrefined. It is iconic and important in the history of music, so I cannot dock it too much. The low rating is due to my enjoyment of the album, not necessarily the general quality. I can understand folks loving this album, but I've never been a big fan in comparison to so many other Beatles masterpieces.

Rv/g

Some great stuff, some really stupid stuff.

First time I listened to Revolution 9 all the way through. Never again. We're they making fun of different genres of music? I'd never thought that before. Enjoyable but I prefer Sgt. Pepper's.

Uhh... what do I even say? Well, I guess this would be a good take to start: I don't think The White Album is the greatest Beatles work. It's a mess, but even a mess from The Beatles is a sample of genius, it's undeniable. I much prefer Abbey Road as a whole album, but here we have The Beatles as the confusion they were in their final years - raw and sincere, and yet, they are able to come up with While My Guitar Gently Weeps! Do you see what I'm saying? 9,2/10 --- pt-BR: Uhh... o que dizer? Bem, eu acho que dá para começar assim: eu não acho White Album o melhor trabalho dos Beatles. É uma bagunça, mas mesmo uma bagunça dos Beatles é uma amostra de genialidade, é inegável. Eu prefiro, sem sombra de dúvidas, Abbey Road como um álbum, mas aqui temos os Beatles como a confusão que eles eram nos últimos anos - crus e sinceros, mas, ainda assim, capazes de criar While My Guitar Gently Weeps! Sacou o que estou tentando dizer?

Surprised some of the versions are different from the versions I’m more used to hearing

random animal theme that i hadn’t noticed before. revolution 9 is super disconcerting. Overall really good album- favs- "For No One", "Yellow Submarine" and "Here, There, And Everywhere".

One of my all time favorites

Ugh

Pretty boring overall, and as an album it was disjointed and carries a lot of skippable tracks.

-this is the Beatles album i’ve been most looking forward to listening to… impossible to say anything bad about this one tbh, i do prefer Revolver but i really like the eclecticism. Revolution 9 is really cool too -hard to believe they were all fighting so much when they made this because it’s cohesive as hell -Favorites are Back In The U.S.S.R, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Blackbird

I don't think this is as good an album as Abbey Road, but it is a more definitive showcase of why the Four are as Fab as they are. Eccentric lyrics compliment the group's legendary songwriting, and the production still sounds fresh almost 60 years later. if you don't like revolution 9 we can't be friends Favorite tracks: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Dear Prudence, Rocky Raccoon, Revolution 9

9/10. Não é o melhor deles, porém tem algumas das melhores músicas. Álbum clássico, bem dançante.

Weirder than I remembered.

unquestionably one of the greatest double albums of all time. this one still holds up.

All time classic

Ah I’ve been waiting for this. Looking forward to listening despite the fact the previous Beatles records I listened to did nothing to change the fact that they really do nothing for me. Revolution 9 was a waste of 8 minutes. That all said I really dug this one. Like really dug it. Can I say I understand their brilliance now? No. Loads of great songs and the songwriting spoke to me this time. Based on my enjoyment and the legacy, this is 5 stars. Amazing it’s sandwiched between two other legendary records.

Planting the seeds for the future of music

The walrus was Paul

I generally like The Beatles, but most of this album was a bit off track, (excuse the pun), for me.

beateles ahd creativity, but many songs just aren't engaging. more like a lesson in rock development than somthing i would listen to 20 times

Classic

1968. One of the most gorgeous albums ever from a sound engineering standpoint. There is a sinister nature to this album. There's playfulness, there's a mean aggression, there's true delusion as well. It can be somewhat dissociative and maddening. It's perfect like that. It feels like being lost, it feels like a dream. You close your eyes and wake up in a new time, a new area, surrounded by weird characters, blink again, wash rinse repeat and you're in front of Rocky mothafuckin' Racoon. Its magic. It's a perfect, haunting, fucked up trip that takes you by the shoulders and rattles you the fuck around like some kind of dumb lost kid. The rock songs are impeccable on all fronts. The 'pretty' songs are truly pretty in an idealistic utopian way, like a lot of beatles songs you know. The skies are perhaps too fine, too blue. Butterflies abound. Maybe that's just the effectiveness of writing truly happy songs though, and that happiness can feel pretty damn surreal and freakish at times. What a trip. After many decades, this album is still so strange and other-wordly. The magic schizo Son of my other favorite beatles album, Sgt. Pepper. You like drugs? Bang bang shoot shoot. Goodnight. Life is but a dream?

I've owned a copy of this since high school, but it's been a while since I last sat through the entire thing. The first disc is perfect, not a single bad song on it. The second disc is more of a mixed bag. There are some really great songs in there, but there's also a handful that are just okay. And "Revolution 9" is an interesting experiment, but a chore to listen to more than once. It drags on for so long it kills the momentum. Luckily there's only one song left after it, but still. The good mostly outweighs the bad, but I can't give it full marks.

I'm thankful for this list showing me that I actually like the Beatles a fair amount. I was kind of indifferent beforehand, didn't hate them, appreciated their influence but I wouldn't have said I was a fan. I didn't realise how weird they could get until I'd heard the albums on this list Some really nice stuff like While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Blackbird, the sort of stuff I think of when I think of The Beatles. Back In The USSR is a fun rocker. I love Helter Skelter, just dirty and noisy proto-metal I think it's pretty obvious that tensions were high during the recording, as the songs really feel like they're by each individual member. It also feels like a weird compilation of odds and ends so the flow is a bit strange There are a few duds that let it down for me, and the way the album ends is a bit limp. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill and Rocky Raccoon are just weird little oddities that I don't really enjoy (the former is particularly repetitive and annoying). Revolution 9 is mostly nonsense and completely out of place and I'm not keen on Good Night, it's like some traditional pop or some film score. It feels weirdly out of place too A very good album containing some of my favourite Beatles songs Highlights: Helter Skelter, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Back In The USSR, Glass Onion

it just isn't for me. I can appreciate the skill that goes into this album, but I don't enjoy the Beatles sound signature.

Definitely a lot to like on this one. I'll start with saying that Disc 1 was the far superior album. It was nice to hear an Offspring song as well. Did Revolution 9 bring this from :star::star::star::star: to :star::star::star:? Yes it did.

The story behind this album is fascinating. "The beginning of the end" for the Beatles. This is also a very long album, but with the songs being so diverse, it never really felt boring. But it did drag on a bit. Why was Revolution 9 included as a song in this album? It's just 8 minutes of hearing random noises and "Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9". After reading a Wiki article on the song, "The composition was influenced by the avant-garde style of Ono..." and that explains that.

It is my favorite Beatles Album

Heel chill. Het paste de warme weer

i get it now!

Overall, this a great album. There is so much to choose from and, while some songs are stronger than others, it really is a great collection of songs. I did not care for "Revolution 9" - too avant garde for me.

The best thing about this album is that nearly all the songs are short, on the down side there are too many of them. Very wanky

Classic album! A few duds that brought the rating to a 4, shorten the album, it's a NO BRAINER to be 5 stars!

Disliked the second part of the album.

Not the best Beatles but definitely had some of their strongest deep cuts

I love this album, but it really suffers from the Use Your Illusion syndrome of "You know this would be awesome if you'd exercised a little bit of self-control and kept it to a tight 12 tracks, right?" The madness is kind of what makes it great in both cases, though.

- ..... really? -

3.5

If The Beatles had just stuck with the Psychedelic Rock of Dear Prudence and While My Guitar Gently Weeps this would be a great album. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da does not belong on any record. Neither does: Wild Honey Pie, Honey Pie, Bungalow Bill, Rocky Racoon or Savoy Truffle. Piggies is the worst one of all with lyrics so bad I can’t be bothered to type them up - awful awful novelty music. I cannot understand how these songs have ended up on the same album as Blackbird and Julia (a touching tribute to the death of Lennons mum). Naturally the song after Julia is a terrible blues standard song about having a Birthday Party. Why Don’t We Do it in the Road sounds like Muddy Waters Meets Butlins. There are a couple of experiment tracks: Helter Skelter and Revolution 9. But in amongst everything else these are just lost. I have no idea how hundreds of millions of people have been tricked into thinking this is the greatest band of all time.

I wish I could give it a 6!

It's the "White Album". Nuff said.

I’m very meh on The Beatles. It just doesn’t click with me.

When the world started transitioning from LP's to CD's, this was the first CD I ever purchased. I recall balking at the price of CD's at the time so this was a safe buy since I already knew that I loved it. This could very well be my favorite Beatles album and if not that, it's definitely in my top 2 or 3. Maybe it's because it reflects more of who the Beatles were as individuals more so than as a collaborative unit even though the songs were performed as a band. This album has one of my favorite song transitions of all time, the transition from Bungalow Bill to While My Guitar Gently Weeps. This is a great album and an easy 5.

While this is not my favorite Beatles album it is fantastic none the less. The eclectic nature of the songs presented here highlights the fact that the band was coming apart. It is collection of songs that the members were working on individually but they were still able to produce an excellent album supporting each others music.

While I know a bunch of these, I guess I've never listened to the whole album. There's some weird shit on here. I think a third of the album could be cut for a better listening experience. At least for me. Knowing that Back in the USSR is a response to the Beach Boys makes me appreciate it more. Dear Prudence, Blackbird, and While My Guitar Gently Weeps are just fantastic on every level (but we already knew that). I can do without Wild Honey Pie or The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - especially the legit terrible girlfriend screeching ('cause I can't call that singing).

One of the CDs we had in our car in HS so has a special place with me.

I liked all the Beatles albums I've gotten on this list so far, but I was still waiting for that wow factor that helped me fully understand how they got so big. I think it finally clicked for me with this album. I love how experimental the Beatles got on this one, it's the perfect showcase of the entire group's talent.

Not my cup of Tea. I had to Stop listening after 5 songs

Classic for a reason. So many brilliant tracks. Just beloved.

Assuming the lead vocalist is the principal songwriter, this album clearly shows how much better John Lennon was than Paul McCartney as a songwriter/artist. Back in the USSR, Blackbird, I Will (sorta), Mother Nature’s Son, Helter Skelter, were good but the rest of McCartney’s compositions were pap. Compare his output to Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Yer Blues, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide, Sexy Sadie, and Revolution 1, and it’s no contest. McCartney was good at novelty and a catchy tune and that added to the Beatles popularity and influence. But Lennon made the Beatles transcendent. Even the two song where Lennon and McCartney share lead vocals – both of which are very good – Birthday [McCartney with Lennon] and Cry Baby Cry [Lennon with McCartney] reveal Lennon’s superior talent. Hell, on this album Harrison’s contributions were more significant than McCartney’s.

Great album, this challenge has definitely helped me appreciate the beatles more

ighttt Rachel I get it

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liked it! I hadn't heard some of them before, glass onion and savoy truffle, and liked those. HATED revolution 9 tho. yoinks

The White Album... Ohhh the White Album. How can you rate something you have listened to 1000+ times? This is the first Beatles album that has been served to me, so I should at least try to be objective, right?? Truth is... I can't. I love the White Album, flaws and all. Sure I frequently skip songs like Piggies and Revolution 9. Sure it is criminal that Not Guilty and Sour Milk Sea weren't included on the final track list. But hey, that is what the deluxe remaster is for! All in all this double album highlights all facets of Beatles music, from the grunge Helter Skelter and Happiness is a Warm Gun, the ridiculous Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, the loving I Will and Julia, and everything in between. The White Album has something for everyone and will continue to be a timeless hit for me. There is more I can write, but nothing else that hasn't already been said by someone else. 4.5/5 stars!!

Should have put something on the cover tbh

lo escuché hace tiempo pero se me ha olvidado

There are only a few good songs on there and the rest is mid as fuck

I mean…it’s the White Album

Top 5 Beatles Album

One of their greatest!

So many great songs on here! Some of my favorite Beatles songs are present; “revolution 9” (sans all of the trip fest), “blackbird”, “while my guitar gently weeps” to name a few. But the real magic lies with the playful tunes that shirk expectations. Song like “why don’t we do it in the road”, “rocky raccoon” and even “wild honey pie” excite me the most. For an album to get a 5, I have to like every song - or at least stay involved for all of them. This album, with so many songs, struggles to clear that hurdle. But it’s a solid 4.

finally the beatles i’ve been hearing about for years!! this was actually good, weird, cool, and interesting in the ways that everyone claims the beatles to be. i didn’t ‘like’ a single song but it all worked pretty well as a big work, while definitely being on the longer end. i still don’t understand the overwhelming love for these guys but this was much better than abbey road and revolver

Objectively probably not 5, but I just really like listening to it

Wat een album 30 liedjes waarvan misschien wel 8 bekend zijn en super goed zoals: Back in the USSR Obladi Oblada I'm so tired Blackbird I will Helter Skelter etc.

5

OVERALL: First Beatles album I've heard (unless Band on the Run counts). This is long, really long. It's not the longest album I've listened to, probably not even in the top 10, but it probably has the most tracks. Disc 1 has very high highs, but is otherwise consistently good (outside of Why Don't We Do It In The Road?). Back In The U.S.S.R., Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Blackbird, I Will, and Julia are the standouts from Disc 1 in my opinion, but the rest are fine. As for Disc 2, it's much more consistent outside of the clear bad songs. Helter Skelter is the clear best from Disc 2, but Revolution 1 is pretty good too. I prefer Disc 1 due to the higher highs, although I feel like Disc 2's consistency is a lot better than Disc 1's. The problem with this comes from the lack of a connected idea throughout this album, but I don't really mind it. The OTHER problem are the warcrimes known as Revolution 9, Wild Honey Pie, and Why Don't We Do It In The Road?. Also, some songs should not have been placed next to each other. I see why this is so praised, and I do love it, but it is flawed. Still a 5 though. SONG AVG: 8.1224/10 PERSONAL RATING: 8.75/10 Back In The U.S.S.R.: It's way too short for how good it is. It's just really good at everything it tries to do, although the airplane sounds are pretty weird. 9.5/10 Dear Prudence: I really like the bass on this song for some reason. It's defninitely worse than Back In The U.S.S.R., but not by much. I only kinda don't like the main guitar. 9/10 Glass Onion: It's so good and then the recorder comes in and its so goofy. Pretty solid, although there are some awkward parts (especially the end). 8.75/10 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: I think the first time I've heard of this song was on the worst songs Wikipedia page. It isn't bad, but it's not close to the level of quality of the previous songs. There are some parts that feel kinda stupid, but it sounds good overall, I like the brass instrument. 7.75/10 Wild Honey Pie: nope. doesn't count. (if it did it would be a 1.5/10) INTERLUDE/10 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill: Pretty catchy. The tempo changes are a bit jarring, and the other voices aren't that good, but it is fine. It's pretty childish and I dislike the ending, but it's also very catchy. 7/10 While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Eric Clapton is so good. Great songwriting, incredible melodies and just absolutely fantastic in every way. Except for the fade out outro I guess. 11/10 Happiness Is A Warm Gun: WAY too short for a three part song with much more key changes. No flaws with this one other than the last part maybe. 10/10 Martha My Dear: This is about a dog? Pretty charming and overall quite good, although it is a bit generic. 8.75/10 I'm So Tired: PLEASE make these songs longer, this is practically an interlude. Pretty good, although a bit underwhelming compared to the previous tracks, but way too short. Barely over 2 minutes. 8/10 Blackbird: I thought this song was longer. Great messaging, and pretty catchy. The instrumental is pretty, but also not really that interesting. The bird noises are certainly a choice. Other than that, way to objectively good to be less than a 9/10. 9.25/10 Piggies: Once again, way too short. Great instrumental break, and the message is pretty solid, but it feels like this should be way longer. 9/10 Rocky Raccoon: Kinda goofy, but I guess it's good? The story is fine, but the vocals are definitely questionable. Good instrumentals. 7.5/10 Don't Pass Me By: Good, but not great. I have the same birthday as Ringo, and I can see why people think he's the worst Beatle. Pretty good, but not at the same level as most of the other songs written by the others. 8/10 Why Don't We Do It In The Road?: Nope, but this time it's an actual song. This was inspired by monkeys having sex, and the lyrics are just the title a bunch of times. Unfortunately, it sounds good enough to be given a not horrible score. 3.75/10 I Will: Very beautiful, very short. DEFINITELY should have been longer, barely 1:45. It's so good, incredible melodies. 9.5/10 Julia: Very sad, I'm sure I would like it a lot more if I knew someone well that died. Even then, it's really good at everything it does. Great outro to disc 1. 9.5/10 Birthday: WHY IS THIS RIGHT AFTER JULIA??????? Also, not that good. Very high energy, I like the main riff, and the break is nice, but the vocals and lyrics aren't for me. The outro is pretty cool. 6.75/10 Yer Blues: This is nice. Above average all around. 8/10 Mother Nature's Son: Beautiful, great atmosphere. The horns are a great addition. Very dreamy. 9.25/10 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey: Long title name, very raw playing. Such a banger, great bass. It is pretty simple, though. 9/10 Sexy Sadie: Insane that this is a diss track to the fucking Maharashi. Really good, great guitar. 9.25/10 Helter Skelter: The way this song sounds does not look like how a helter skelter looks like. I did not expect to hear metal(?) on this album, especially considering the only metal album I've heard I didn't like, but I really like this one. Goes pretty hard. I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS 9.8/10 Long, Long, Long: Why is this right after Helter Skelter? I feel like the random drum fills shouldn't work, but they do. The instrumental is fantastic. How are there 6 more songs on this god damn album. The outro is weird as hell. 9.5/10 Revolution 1: I've heard horrible things about Revolution 9, but this is good. This is probably what I expected from a Beatles album, good in about everything despite dragging on for a bit. I can't really think of any flaws except for the shoop-dee-doo-wops. 9/10 Honey Pie: This is really good background music. It definitely is "granny music", but it is pretty good. 8/10 Savoy Truffle: Carried so hard by the guitar, nothing else really notable other than that this is about Eric Clapton. The lyrics are funny I guess. 6/10 Cry Baby Cry: Really decent. That's it. Can You Take Me Back is cool I guess, but this is just a fine song. 5/10 Revolution 9: Oh no. I listened to this with headphones to really understand the praise behind this album, and was fearing this song to see what everyone was so scared of. What the Yoko Ono Frank Zappa is this? Why did they do this? How do I even talk about this musically? I've heard MUCH better sampling from rap producers like Kanye West, MF DOOM, The Avalanches, and more, so I guess I can say that. I can't think of anything good about this, honestly. 0/10 Good Night: I don't know if this is as good as I think it is or if it's just because it's right after Revolution 9. Great lullaby, Ringo's vocals are great. So ethereal and dreamy. 9.75/10

Beat, 1968 -> 4

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Well I've been meaning to get into this for a while now. Faves: While my Guitar gently weeps, Happiness is a warm gun, martha my dear, rocky raccoon, I will, Savoy truffle, Bungalow Bill. Actual score: 3.5 stars. Would I revisit: way too many songs, but yes.

This album is eclectic. It's like you threw the Beatles in a lab and said go play and this is the result. I think it doesn't actually work as an album. It's more a collection of individual songs, but I guess they're so disconnected it actually works as a cohesive incohesive work. Does that make sense??? Liked Songs Added: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill Happiness Is A Warm Gun I'm So Tired Blackbird Why Don't We Do It In The Road? I Will Yer Blues Mother Nature's Son

One thing I like about the Beatles is that almost all songs have a Wikipedia page with a lot of stuff to read about. Another thing i like is that their albums are usually pretty short, so I was a bit annoyed with this one. The first disc was a lot better than the second one. Right now this is around 3rd place on my list (Revolver, Abbey Road, White Album, Rubber Soul, Hard Days Night).

6/10 - It is quite a long album with some bangers (usually the popular songs). It is interesting to me how with the beatles usually the popular songs are actually the best ones I feel like with other artists there is always one banger that is undervalued. Revolution 9 was actually unlistenable

Starting to like these guys

The Beatles followed up the monumental critical and cultural success they enjoyed with Sergeant Peppers with easily their lengthiest and most challenging work. A huge part of The White Album’s appeal comes from its sheer variety. It’s got the hits but it also sees them taking on unexpected and even sinister new modes that have you question who this band are. To pick a song out (and feel I have to zone in on particular tracks because there’s 30 of them) Helter Skelter is one of The Beatles most exciting and surprising songs. It creates a phenomenal vision of a completely different band, perhaps even paving the way for Heavy Metal bands of the 1970s. They are saying “we could be this band if we wanted to be, and we’d be amazing at it.” And they’re right. How unbearable or enjoyable you find Revolution 9 is completely down to how prepared you are to hear songwriting icons, The Beatles, step away from music and instead create sound art. For me it’s an interesting enough idea to happily spend 8 minutes on. As a one off it’s pretty damn interesting, especially given how it transitions into the crooning old fashioned brilliance of Good Night, which has to be one of the all time most affecting transitions between songs. Good Night is another example of “we could be this band if we wanted to be...” If I was to pick one hit to discuss it would be While My Guitar Gently Weeps, which is in my opinion The Beatles’ best song. Across a discography dominated by John and Paul, George manages to best them with his rawest and most emotional outpouring. It’s a pop song but it’s also tough, twisted and mean. The guitar solo is as gut wrenching as it is beautiful to listen to. So why is this an 8/10 for me and not, as most would have it, an out and out classic? Simply put, I think it could do with a bit of a trim. I’d keep the big singles of course, and welcome all the bizarre outliers, but I’d cut out songs like the Honey Pies and Bungalow Bill which neither push the band into new territory, nor are particularly exciting examples of their craft. 90 minutes has to be well a truly earned and for me cuttable songs on such a long LP is a bit of a sin. Though I appreciate there will be people for whom their enjoyment of the band truly hinges on Wild Honey Pie and The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill. Mine does not, so for me this The White Album sits in the category of flawed epic.

3-4

Some weird shit on this one, but it has all my favourite Beatles songs so I'm biased.

This album has many of my favourite tracks that the Beatles have made. This project also has a couple of experimental tracks. I think the most interesting track here is Revolution 9, which I liked because it made me feel scared and vulnerable, rather than how it sounded. Favourite Track(s): Blackbird, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Rocky Raccoon, Mother Nature's Son Least Favourite Track(s): Piggies

This is a standard The Beatles album; lacks variation but does have a consistent sound. The music doesn't exactly interest me, but each the tracks are well produced, composed and versed. 3/5

Taking some marks off because there's just too many songs.

they was fucking great when they're fighting

A joy to experience.

What probably is my fav beatle album at this monent just because of the range and versatility they display. Heavy rock, ballards, country western, electronic expeimentation, pop, blues, absolutely everything you can want. Its so unpredictable that it can be listened to in any order of the 3 Vinyls. Its 3 records in one. Revolution, happyness, rocky raccon and my guitar gently weeps. This is a must listen and own for every human being alive. This has to be one of the top 10 finalist for best album ever recorded. To me its a top 3

I didn't get to bed last night I started to listening to this. Endless listens. Yeah okay I learned later how they were fighting terribly and playing was weird, but I was on my own (well with my friend and fellow Beatles obsessor Steve) for all the repeat listening without tv or music press, so it was just a Beatles album for us, every note inscribed on the brain before too long. Okay to be honest we skipped Revolution #9 many but not all times. Yeah we thought the album was weird, different, but brilliant weird different. Yeah they were on their way out but even on their way out they are better than every other band ever. Ever.

Sometimes less is more! Not my favourite Beatles Album.

One of the few vinyl records that I've owned multiple copies due to being played all the time.

I love this album. Always have. For a band whose creative arc went from "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to "Come Together" in a mere six years, it's hard to call out anything as specifically "experimental" as their entire career was an exploration of songwriting, production, and recording experimentation (not to mention religion, drugs, etc.). Yet, I'm inclined to call this the band's "experimental" album because of the sprawling, intimate, "small" production elements that make it sound unlike anything else in the band's catalog — it's a true outlier. Everything McCartney brings to this album is incredible, from the simple, beautiful "Blackbird," "I Will," and "Mother Nature's Son" to the careening "Helter Skelter" and evocative "Do It In The Road" ... and I'm leaving a half dozen classics off the list. This is my favorite of Harrison's offerings — "Savoy Truffle" and "Piggies" (brilliant!) are among my favorite of his songs. Ringo's drumming on "Dear Prudence" is so unexpected — he does the same in "Long, Long, Long" ... fantastic. And I can remember the feeling I had the first time I heard "Dear Prudence," it gave me chills back then as it does now. The sequencing of this record, the odd twists and turns, fucking "Revolution 9" turn me on dead man... I want to go on, but I think you get it. Perfect? Nope. But fearless and strange and such a statement about where the band was at the time it was recorded. Relationships strained, band in turmoil, lost and found in India ... I love this album.

Yesterday we had Rumours. Today we have this. I'm sensing a theme. Not sure what I can add to the conversation except to say that this is the best-sequenced album ever. Every song perfectly flows into the next, which shouldn't be possible given how disparate and wacky these tunes are. The less-good songs work like pillars holding the loftier tunes up to the heavens. It's perfect, but if any song were displaced it would bring the whole thing crumbling down. Oh, and let me make the case for Revolution 9. I love this song. I think it's incredible. It's not noise, it's music. There are motifs and themes and callbacks. There is structure and dynamics, and the energy ebbs and flows. It's practically hummable, and it always thrills. And I love how much of disc two feels like it's leading you there, with songs that deconstruct themselves (Helter Skelter, Yer Blues, Long Long Long and the snippet Can You Take Me Back Where I Came From). And not only is Rev 9 so great and so inevitable, but then they follow that up with the catharsis of Good Night, which again is such perfect sequencing, but in hindsight makes you wonder how they could have pulled off such a magic trick. [Also, be sure to check out Revolution (Take 20) to hear where so many of the elements of Revolution 9 came from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6HXL9RqHQ ] I know I said that Revolver is my favorite, but sometimes this one is because there's so much to enjoy, and I'm always discovering new things. (Today's discovery was the delicious anti-solo on Yer Blues.)

An album that grows with you. What a wild experience it is to grow old with The Beatles. I feel sorry for people that go through life not having these lads through all their eras. Now that I learned Martha My Dear is about Paul's English Sheepdog, my beloved Tophee has a new tune that follows her around on our walks. I remember so vividly walking down worn stone steps near the Bremen cathedral in West Germany as Blackbird played on my Sony Walkman. A more profound listen smacked me hard when my kids were babies and I nursed them to sleep with Blackbird playing in my head and whispering out my lips as I inhaled their heads. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill was a goofy tune I didn't pay much attention to in my youth but in adulthood remember Michaela telling me how Soen was obsessed with the song. Tragically, the sexiness of Happiness is a Warm Gun quickly turned unfathomable to imagine after John's murder. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da was a college singalong once upon a time but now I laugh so hard remembering Adler as a toddler having a complete freakout in the car repeating over and over again his request for the tune. Revolution 1 still gives me the same goosebumps and amazingly I remember all the lyrics and sounds to Revolution 9 (so happy I listened to that on my headphones this morning). Brilliant move to open with Back in the USSR and close with Good Night. Every song tells so many stories that change over time and perspective. Brilliant. Thank you, lads. Indeed the gift has served me well.

i am a hardcore beatles hater but unfortunately this really does slap

Yoko Ono SUCKS

6/10, solid but i dont fw the beatles that much

3.9/what a behemoth of an album

Okayish album, loved a few songs. The others are meh.

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

I’ve always loved everything about this album.

Bungalow Bill? Rocky Raccoon? Even Maxwell?* I love these funky guys. Album good for other reasons too. Cannot stand Revolution 9, even if I appreciate the skill involved. Bleh. *not this album but still true

Great album. Did not listen but have heard it a million tines

Not much to say about how great this album is that hasn’t already been said.

4.5

4/5 the later 60s Beatles are great (this one included) but this album isn't non stop bangers like some other albums are (i.e. Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's)

So many hits. As with most of their albums for me. This one has just a few too many that shouldn’t have been included.

banging, veel muziek. soms begint het als een kinderliedje en dan wordt het ineens leipe shit

This is (I think?) only the second time I've sat down and listened to the full album in one sitting, the first time being at least 3-4 years ago. It's truly a beast of an album... a product that could only have come out of the turbulent factors shaping the band in the late 60s (Yoko's presence, India excursions, massive drug use, the overarching political & social climate, etc.) It's genuinely wild just how many genres they managed to pack into this release - from songs sounding like the Beatles of old, to classic blues, acoustic folk, and elements of psychedelia that must have blown listeners' minds in the 60s (unfortunately, one of them being Charles Manson).

Peak.

This is a wiggles album

Definitely some bangers and some other songs I'm less excited about. This probably could have just been two separate albums, but it's still quite memorable. The ones that hit really do stick to you. And I'm glad it ended with a Ringo song.

Я понимаю, что это классика, но кроме двух песен ничего больше не понравилось.

Høyrer jo ein del på denne til vanleg pga er velsigna med eit Beatlesbarn. Har låter eg er meir glad i enn andre, men det er jo svære greier.

I mean it's the motherfucking White Album

I definitely had to strap in for this one as it was a whopping 1 hr and 33 min compilation album by only the best, the Beatles. Good thing I was taking a 2 hour journey each way to the rmv on a foggy warm rainy day. This album was an experience. The shear range from the Beatles never fails to impress just based on who’s singing and the vibe they go for. There’s rock, acoustics, psych, and straight up weird. I got through the whole Revolution 9 without dying. I was excited to get a Beatles album in this process and this definitely did not disappoint.

It was alright and had a couple classic songs on it. I still don't understand why so many people go crazy over it though.

It’s their biggest. It’s their mostest. But it’s not their bestest. Lotta filler and eh.

I love every album made by the Beatles from 1965 to 1969 (Not a fan of "Let It Be"). Every song on it is a treat, even "Revolution 9"!. "Helter Skelter" might be my favourite song from the album. All four of the Beatles did a fantastic performance. What a perfect way to end the week. 5 stars for "The White Album".

Fun / important but never a fan of a double album

I mean, it's a classic!

Some of their best work, and some of their most mundane. Does not feel like a cohesive album, and certainly doesn't justify being a double album.

Good

Super Dope

kyllä silloin tällöin biitlessitkin teki bängereitä.. ja tässä piruiltiin ympäriinsä.. fucking around.. tajusi että tehdään vaan musiikkia tehdään tehdään.. mitä halutaan ehkäpä. omg niin lyhytaikainen bändi teki vain 1242 albumia jotka kaikki puolitoista tuntia pitkiä, uskotteko että beatles oli aktiivisia vain vuodet 1929-1999???? miten ehti tehdä yhtään mitään.. ja silti maailman joku top 1000 bändi länsimaissa pelkästään britanniassa pelkästään. biljoona miljardi kertaa parempi kuin abbey road kauhistus. tuottivat tämän ja päättivät että lopetetaan hyvän musiikin tekeminen, myydään sielu saatanalle joka laittaa maailman hypnoosiin että luule että on hyvä albumi se ei ole todelissuudessa... helter skelter

The Beatles’ magnum opus, arguably. One of the best and most influential albums of all time. I’ve listened to the Beatles all my life but even I forgot just how damn good they are.

"half of what I say is meaningless"-sums up the Beatles lyrics well. They are entertaining though. Melodies are varied and you can really hear how heavily they have influenced other bands. The highs on this album are high, but the double album is overlong.

8.5/10

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It’s the Beatles, I love the Beatles. Yet, this album is pretty bipolar imo. Like it has some of their best songs like “my guitar gently weeps”; some of their most important for music, like “helter-skelter” which was like one of if not the first hard rock songs, and my favs of Beatles like “happiness is a warm gun. Yet, some bad ones too. Like Yoko, and some just forgettable ones. Still, really good

duh duh duh disc 1 is fire. they start to lose me on disc 2. overall good. my boyfriends claims they’re so basic and general but i really don’t care what he thinks about them. i know what i like.

Disappointing album from the beatles

This album is so long. Some bangers, a lot of filler. Hot take - Siouxsie & the Banshees' cover of "Dear Prudence" is better. Favorites: Back in the USSR, While My Guitar Gently Weeps Would I listen to it again: Probably not

Never been a big fan. They had some good hits but I never understood the hype. Onto the next.

Interesting mix of styles. E.g. Dear Prudence is half traditional 60s ballad, half psychedelic, drone(sitar) inspired prog rock And self referential too (Glass Onions)! Something unsettling/unhinged abouy this album. Like a subversive parody of pop Rocky Raccoon is a funny parody of country Helter Skelter pretty heavy I like Mother Nature's Son Best track - Blackbird or Mother Natures Son

A bit too much Beatles in one go, for me. I've said it before, I'm not too keen on their songs about quirky characters, or their twee and/or fun numbers. But let me record here my love for While My Guitar Gently Weeps - my favourite Beatles chord progression ever - and my appreciation of Back in the USSR and Blackbird; both excellent. I'm not fussed about the rest, although I'm sure it was all very influential, etc etc.

My dad owned it and then I stole it from him when I was a teenager and then someone stole it from me a long time ago. I’ve still got the lyric sheet from inside. Anyway, Piggies has always terrified me because of the link with Charles Manson. I used to be able to play Michelle on the piano and now I’m wondering if I still can. Some amazing tracks: While my guitar gently weeps and Back in the USSR and some are just unlistenable to: Ob La Di 😳 So…it’s complicated. Hence, three stars.

It's the beatles so of course it's good but the version on spotify was far too long. Also the 8 minute long song was interesting but I wouldn't say it's good

I think this is my least favourite Beatles album*. But it’s got some bangers on it. And the worst things the Beatles ever did would have been the best thing if a million other bands. So it gets an easy 1000 but that’s less than the others. Also I love the fact the cover was designed to ensure that everybody’s album was truly personalised. *excluding bootlegs and stuff like magical mystery tour and yellow submarine.

I'm such a fan I know who Jim Foy is. So I have to try and be objective in assessing this record. The further away we get from these records the bigger their reputation. So we have to try and demystify all the shibboleths that allow access to this thing called the White Album. And the key to understanding it is India and Rishikesh. Getting them out of the London bubble and affording them time to think, meditate and write. Getting Lennon off acid and giving him time to think about Yoko and not being with Cynthia. And returning to work together and realising that things were not good, Ringo at one point walks out. So we have a reset, a clean out and a new view of themselves collectively and individually. A perfect storm of creative tension and conflict. And an avalanche of tunes. For the first time since Rubber Soul, Lennon is pumping them out in big numbers. Since Revolver he'd produced some earth shattering stuff, but no where near the productivity of McCartney. Now with Lennon turning up with a ton of stuff, and Harrison exploding with tunes, the three of them are elbowing each other for time and space. Hence the double album. All this nonsense about it would have made a great single album neglects the fact that the three of them had so many fantastic songs it had to be a double. Dropping Why Dont We/Wild Honey etc doesn't make any difference, in fact they are so weird they have to be there. That's the point; this album is an extraordinary journey through the minds of the greatest performers of the 20th century and since. It's like saying jeez Picasso had sone so many paintings, why'd he do Guernica? It's the artists responsibility to break free of form and that's what they do here in all their magnificence. They literally cover every aspect of popular music, its all there. They songs are variable, from timeless classic through to odd, weird and crazy, but we view them in totality. You let it wash over you and go on the craziest and most magnificent musical journey of your life. I wont go through the tracks, why bother we know them all, they are part of our modern landscape. McCartney drops several absolute Macca classics, Harrison produces a track that shapes modern music forever and Lennon goes from the insanely brilliant to probably their greatest song ever, period. You can work that one out yourselves. One of the greatest collections of music ever produced, including Revolution 9, especially Revolution 9....number 9...number 9

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an edited White Album would make a perfect single LP. But nobody can agree on what the track listing for the perfect single album version of The White Album should include. I had a former band-mate who was obsessed by Savoy Truffle (which I regard as a novelty filler track). Hell, there are even people that champion the Revolution 9, generally regarded as the most unlistenable piece of pretentious rubbish that Beatles ever committed to tape. But those people probably also listen to Metal Machine Music all the way through and should be shunned by polite society. Personally, my least favorite track is Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da which is a teeth-achingly bad piece of cod reggae from Paul's "Granny music" file. There is some terrible filler on this record (Rev 9, Ob-La_Di, Piggies, Wild Honey Pie, Bungalow Bill, Rocky Raccoon), and some under-cooked songs that I actually like (Glass Onion, Sexy Sadie, Everybody's Got Something to Hide, Happiness is Warm Gun, Why Don't We Do It In The Road?), along with some dead-set classic tunes (While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I'm So Tired, Helter Skelter). I am particularly fond of the acoustic tracks that were written during their trip to India (Dear Prudence, Blackbird, Martha My Dear, Julia). But truth be told, the White Album is an inconsistent "Grandma's bag" of one-off songs, off-cuts, experiments and fragments. It has been poured over by music fans for decades like the Talmud looking for the secret codes of pop composition and production. It has a lot to offer to detailed and repeated listening, but possibly over-rated because it is late era Beatles and they were the most culturally important band in the world by that stage. Four stars. But it would be an even better single album.

This album has some incredible songs and some absolute garbage - 5 stars for the boys and -1 for Yoko

Surprisingly good wtf?

Solid album

never been a big beatles fan but i gotta admit i liked what i heard, need to listen again more actively

As a Beatles nerd, I’ve read a lot of people saying this would have been better as a single album, but I’ve never seen a track list I was fully onboard with. That suggests to me that a) one person’s filler is another person’s underrated gem and b) this album works so well because it’s a weird and wonderful collection, full of fascinating bits and bobs along with the undeniable classics.

The record is messy, but in an acceptable way. This album just doesn't feel coherent, because it isn't. There no group effort from the Beatles, which in my eyes makes the record lose its magic. It's not bad, it just not what the Beatles really mean to me, this is just a collection of songs. Favorite song: While my guitar gently weeps. Overall score: 5.0/10

the space between sgt pepper and abbey road that they filled out with basically whatever they felt like maybe underwhelming relative to the rest of the beatles' significant works from the second half of the 60s, but its still the beatles and it is good

Never been a huge fan of the Beatles. This album is one of their better ones.

a classic for a reason! a great mix of moods, arrangements, and sonic palates

The sheer breadth of this album, from the Ska rock of Ob-La-Di, to the folk style of Blackbird, to the Ragtime influenced Martha My Dear, to whatever the hell Revolution 9 is, give it a place among the greatest Beatles projects and among the greatest albums of all time. Favorite Track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

How have I never listened to this album in it's entirety before? I've heard some of the songs individually but never as a collective work. There were a couple of songs that I did not love, but it is a real work of art. I'm also shocked by how many songs are on the album! A true classic.

Good variety of sound

Classic

Great album. Barely feels like a Beatles album, which is both its strength and its weakness.

Great

Magical and complex, weird and edgy. Feels like they got real free and amped up the tunes. Play it loud!

No words neeeeedd

I'm not the biggest fan of the Beatles, but it's good. They never can really make anything bad.

started out really strong but not as good as i was expecting

Amazing

3 out of 5. This is probably my least favorite Beatles album (disclaimer: anything before A Hard Day's Night I'm not into so for me it's where they started getting good) and similarly to Sandinista! by The Clash this one is a love-it-or-hate-it album for me. No song has an in-between area for me. Maybe in a few years something will change.

good job

Plus impressionnant que les pyramides d'Égypte.

Wtf var Revolution 9? Kunne gitt 2, men var noen bra sanger, men mye gammelt

Sure, it's all over the place, with a few lesser songs. But there are still more than enough absolute gems on this to merit five stars. Listening to this reminded me how good George's writing could be; I really love Long Long Long.

What a classic... just wish it was one album instead of 2, quite a few fillers, Revolution #9 is certainly an experience

Tough one to rate , there’s a lot of good songs up front and the album is a fun listen. However it’s long and it feels like it , specially around the second half it made it hard for me to get trough . The A side makes it hard for me to rate any lower but I also can’t pretend I enjoyed the ALBUM

This is a top 5 Beatles album and therefore one of the best albums ever made, but more importantly it created a whole new type of pop record that countless artists have followed in the tradition of. I’m referring to the stylistically diverse and adventurous double LP (often with an understated album cover). So many great bands have their own White Album, but none are as impactful and iconic as the OG by the greatest rock band ever…THE White Album. Truly magical stuff.

Definitely an experience. A very eclectic mix of sounds and ideas all thrown into one anthology. Definitely a good one to throw on to mix things up.

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Truly a classic

One of the best in history

I have always loved this album so had a big smile on my face when I saw it come up today! Weird to listen to it on headphones though with the v. weird old school mix designed for mono speakers.

they're getting self-indulgent by this point - whimsical, all over the place, lots of traditional influences. Less compelling than some of their other albums but still interesting

USSR, guitar gently weeps

some real hits, some misses. Absolutely a solid album and one of the all time greats for a reason. Each song in a different style while keeping entirely true to that style.

Timeless exceptional good!

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bermtles

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the highlight. Overall it's too long for my taste.

Does serious and silly both incredibly well — no small feat. The breadth of approaches to songwriting and instrumentation are wildly impressive. There are some swings in here that don’t quite land, but the gems that DO result from the risk-taking are top notch. You can’t genre-band without breaking a few eggs. While this isn’t my favorite Beatles era, it’s undoubtedly earned its flowers. Listened to: walking around Brooklyn. Favorite tracks: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Helter Skelter

Just not my fav, but still some good hits.

Not bad, not my style though. I can seehow influential it was. Never really listened to the beatles but they have a lot more energy in this album than i thought. 7/10 in my personal opinion

Listened to mono recording. Highlights: Glass Onion, Wild Honey Pie, Helter Skelter, Revolution 9 Enjoyed the album. Songs blended together. Enjoyed disc 1 side A the most.

An amazing double album from The Beatles whom need no introduction. 90 minutes of some of the catchiest and well written songs The Beatles have made 9/10 Favourite: Helter Skelter Least Favourite: Piggies

cinco diez mil estrellas

If you have always lived with the full Beatles catalog, it is hard to understand why this album is so special.

One of the most experimental and influential albums of all time. Great hits and good efforts all around

Masterpiece.

It’s perfection. I have heard every song on this album at some point in my life but I don’t think I have ever listen to it all the way through. It’s so lovely.

So many classics.

a mixed bag and pretty damn long, but when it’s good, it’s really good. classic

A little better than other Beatles albums but I still don't like the Beatles

This album is brought to you by drugs. Lots of stand alone hits on this, but taken altogether, it’s disjointed and random. Listen, it’s the Beatles so there’s no duds in their catalog, but I think I’ll stick to listening to isolated songs from this rather than the album as a whole.

Good

A few filler-esque tracks here and there but otherwise still a great album

Another Monday, another Beatles album. You know, they were actually pretty good. But I refuse to take anyone who actually enjoys Revolution 9 seriously. Stop being pretentious. 5 Stars.

Maybe one good song in a 2 volume album, insane this was as popular as it was.

This album was in constant rotation in my early high school days when all I wore were classic rock band t-shirts from previous generations. I really haven’t revisited it much since that time because I overplayed it so much, but this is undoubtedly a masterpiece of an album. And screw the haters, Revolution 9 is magnificent! Favourite song(s): Back in the USSR, Dear Prudence, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Blackbird, Rocky Raccoon, Yer Blues, Everyone’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey, Helter Skelter

An amazing album. And one I don't listen to often enough! 5 stars from me ... more if I had them!

Lots of genres All quality songs Some misses but that’s dependent on genre Great hits and genre creating tracks

Pretty nice album, it was great having it in the background, I think that they were super popular at this time, so they were going all in on just whatever music they wanted. There were a couple of popular songs, there were some that were a bit meh but overall good stuff.

This record is not brilliant in spite of being absolutely crackers and way too long. It's brilliant absolutely because it's bonkers and overlong, and it doesn't give a hoot. I keep wanting to mark The Beatles down for something, then I sit through another of their records and I absolutely have to hand it to them. This is the sound of an apex predator of bands, at the point in their development where they stopped caring what anyone else thought and just went gonzo. The idea-tap completely wide-open. Crazy good. Often, fame and money seem to dull artists in some way, shutting them off from the world, or limiting the creative spark that brought them to prominence in the first place. By some mad alchemy, these guys passed through that veil with the accumulated wisdom of a bunch of 60 year old veterans, while still being in their mid 20s and full of energy and appetite for risk. Hardened but not jaded (well, ok, maybe just the odd wee bit). Absolutely mind boggling. Track after track etched into your mind and barely a bum note. I am grateful for the existence of these lads.

Not listened in full for ages. Some stinkers but I still maintain that a single disc White Album would be arguably their best. This would be my track listing: Side 1: Back in the USSR Dear Prudence While my guitar gently weeps Happiness is a Warm Gun I’m so tired Blackbird Rocky Raccoon Side 2: Why don’t we do it in the road? Julia Sexy Sadie Helter skelter Revolution 1 Revolution 9 (has to be included!)

A snub nosed.38 revolver fired at random intervals into a metal sheet sounds better than any Beatles album ever will. There are no words to explain how much I fucking hate this band.

Has a lot of interesting bits, especially for its time. However, it's also waaaay too long.

C’mon, like I’d give this any other rating.

Though it’s a bit all over the map and lacks album level cohesiveness there’s a ton of really great, hooky songs in here. My favorites include: While my guitar gently weeps Happiness is a warm gun Blackbird Rocky raccoon Helped shelter Revolution 1

I frequently question how many of the albums I’ve listened to made it to this list. But!… This album absolutely belongs on the list. Arguably one of best albums by The Beatles. Revolution 9 baffles me to this day. Don’t know what that’s supposed to be about! Could do without that song and Good Night.

Overly long Psychedelic Rock album with a few good songs ruined by bland fillers. Hoping it is over soon.

I can only imagine how much this album freaked people out when it was released. It's a brilliant mish-mosh with absurd continuity that somehow works so very well. At this point it is so ingrained in to my brain that it feels like an old friend when I listen. It's got "Dear Prudence" for god's sake, how could it be anything but 5 stars?

Beatles always 5 stars

Meh. I could do with never listening to it again

Immediately, as soon as I opened 1001albumsgenerator.com and saw this album appear, I thought to myself: "okay easy five stars, right? I mean, it's the Beatles? Abbey Road is, like, a top five album of all time? This has to be good." Am I disappointed? Sure. Did I like it? Yeah. It's not the greatest thing I've ever laid my ears upon, not God's gift to man, and not good enough to make me openly it up at Christmas and not go "shit!" But it's still a Beatles album. The worst Beatles album imo is Let It Be, which is a solid 5/10. This is an 8, probably. I have no complaints about the length. It's interesting to be honest. The thing that moved it down just a tad bit were the songs Don't Pass Me By - Mother Nature's Son. Easily the most boring songs on the album. Revolution 9 is overhated and I kind of love it. Love the Beatles, please don't hurt me <3 I’m gonna go listen to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge now.

This is fine. "Blackbird" is very good. Better than the other Beatles album this has forced me to listen to. Okay but will not revist this.

This one is my favourite Beatles album

Album 731 of 1001 Beatles - The White Album (1968) Rating : 5 / 5 I cheered in delight when I saw this was my album today. Top notch from beginning to end. Some feel it is all over the place but that is a big part of its appeal. Today I was really noticing Paul's bass throughout. Melodic, inventive, and deeply integrated with the songs, ranging from understated to explosive while acting as the song's backbone, in many cases. That was today's listen. Next time, I'm sure I'll notice something different. Certainly in contention for overall favorite. If, by chance, you haven't heard this album, take a moment and change that.

Lame Songs - 1, 15 Eh Songs - 2,3,5,6, 8,10,12, 20, 21, 22, 24 I’m feeling it , 7,9,13, 14, 16,19, 23, 25 Great - 4, 11, It was a decent album.

banger

I absolutely love The Beatles! My parents, specifically my dad, is a big fan so I grew up with a lot of their songs on repeat in my childhood homes. That said, I know a ton of the hits from this record and many more. I'm more intimately familiar with the Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour records in their totality - so I'm hoping this dive into the white album will yield a better appreciation for some of the deeper cuts. One thing that strikes me about this record is that it's production is stellar. For some reason good production on an album that came out in 1968 seems unheard of for me. I also appreciate that this album seems a little more paired back than the concept records like Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour. It was almost as if the amount of drugs these guys were doing was still there but it just feels like their sound matured? One of the things that strikes me about this record too is George Harrison's guitar work - the songs "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" and "Helter Skelter" just have some really jammy sounding guitar work that is extremely pleasing to listen to. One of my only criticisms of this record is that I feel like there's probably 6 - 8 songs you could reliably cut out and this would still be an extremely solid release. This was a really fun album to return to and still shows me the reasons why The Beatles are still highly celebrated 57 years later. Standout tracks for me on this one (with the caveat that I didn't already know well them coming in) - "Dear Prudence", "Why Don't We Do it in the Road?", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", and "Revolution 1".