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Solid 60s British Invasion rock, very influential obviously
Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving are pretty good!
Sheer brilliance!
Love the Beatles. Great album.
Classic
Its the beatles and a Hard Days night. It is something we have all heard a thousand times and know. It doesn't blow you away because it is so familiar. A few songs are less familiar but still solid. I am more partial to later experimental beatles compared to this jangly pop era, but still a standout album
****A good album
p66. 1964. 4.5 stars. Loveable moptops set the gold standard for early Brit 60's pop. It's packed with classics and standards. Half a point deducted for the one filler ("When I Get Home"), but other than that it's home runs all the way.
Not their best
I had to listen to this on a monday morning and I made it everybody's problem God I hate lennon, the only songs that didn't completely annoy me were And I Love Her and Things We Said, I really don't understand why lennon was the lead singer what the fuck was wrong with them
It’s the Beatles. What more can you say.
Doe een shotje elke keer als love wordt gezegd
The A-Side has almost all of the best early Beatles songs; the B-side is just kind of there, I guess. I'd give this 3.5 stars if I could.
2 er måske lidt harsh - det er en stor 2’er - men det her er altså et af de mindst essentielle Beatles albums
Beatles i boyband mode før de begyndte at rykke grænser. Ret catchy
This album was ruined for me by The Woofers and Tweeters Ensembles - Beatles Barkers...
I didn't have as much fun with it as thought I should have had.
Classic early Beatles what's not to like: Stand out tracks: - A hard day's night - Tell me why - Can't buy me love - Things we said today - You can't do that
it's a great album - nothing too much to say, also cuz i sort of zoned when i was listening and just vibing to the beatles sound.
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would
Innovation and power around every corner. I can't get up on the karaoke stage and sing Can't Buy Me Love this many times and not award the full 5 stars.
One of the Beatles greatest albums .. but they are all good really
So I knew: A hard day's night I should have known better And I love her Can't buy me love Songs I didn't know: I'm happy just to dance with you If I feel Tell me why Any time at all I'll cry instead Things we said today When I get home You can't do that I'll be back This reflects side 1 being a soundtrack. They were the bangers of the album. It feels like an alien world where songs are less than a minute. The lyrics to You can't do that haven't aged well. Beatles don't really do it for me.
Okay, so listen. This is their third album, but it just sounds a bit meh, apart from maybe the first song. This album just sounds very generic from around that time, and I just can't give it a higher score because if this was another band with similar songs, I would've leaned more towards 2, whereas now I lean more towards 4.
It's crazy to think this record is 60 years old. I love the title track and I always think about that first note they play on it and how it is pretty difficult to recreate. This beatles record is just fun pop rock songs. It's pretty enjoyable.
Man, this album actually rips. I'm definitely in the camp of people that says things like "I prefer later Beatles to early Beatles." But honestly, this album is so rad. It's groovy, it's flowy, it's fun and actually really varied in sounds. No two songs are really the same. Outside of the fact, that most of the songs are about love / break ups, etc. But.. I love how some songs have that skiffle English folk sound, but others are more blues, r&b inspired or rockabilly inspired. You can definitely hear the roots and progression of this band and what they would eventually become. They really are so tight and methodical in their sound.
There’s a certain lofi charm to this album. This feels smack in the middle between their rockabilly influences and their genre-defining future. A cool cultural artifact.
Good album, but to be honest I am kind of sick of The Beatles.
Some all-time great songs but some filler as well? They were producing so many songs during this time that they had clunkers, too. Prefer the later Beatles stuff but some of this is great as well.
Yes, I’m going to commit the cardinal sin of Beatles evaluation and rate this album higher than Sgt. Pepper. This is just a masterclass in quality pop songwriting (mostly from Lennon, despite him being my least favourite of the fab 4). Whereas people point to their last three albums as landmark musical recordings, they are ironically far more dated in almost every aspect than the early stuff. “Hard Days Night” is a template that is still used today, and not some curiosity for studio production that only wanker audiophiles really care about (I’m looking at you, White Album). I don’t give a fuck about the spiritual sojourns through late 60s psychedelic drugs they would later go on, they were better when they didn’t think they were bigger than Jesus. And this album shows it.
The first album where Lennon and McCartney write all the tunes and prove beyond anyone's doubt that they really were leagues ahead of anyone else out there. On the surface they songs seem to be fairly straighforward pop but dig a little deeper and all the misery, frustration, lust, love and raw sexual innuendo is surpringsly there - how did no one spot this? I'll answer: the tunes are just too fucking good. Also, the film is great too. Best Tracks: A Hard Day's Night; Can't Buy Me Love; Things We Said Today
Always worth a listen
Their best early period album before they started experimenting on Rubber Soul. It’s their best early album because all of the songs are Lennon and McCartney originals. Everything is good, nothing objectionable or clunky. I probably wouldn’t turn to it if I was in a Beatles mood per se but I would t skip any of the tracks either.
The Beatles are the best band ever. Hot take, I know. But I do think they deserve the title, if nothing else, because they were such a force of evolution for rock n’ roll. This album was lovely, as pretty much any Beatles album would be. I definitely prefer their later albums, but this one had “And I Love Her” and “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and got more interesting as the album went on, which was cool. I’ll revisit it someday.
A true classic
Absolute classic of a record. This one is short and sweet and that is part of what makes it so great. Quick collection of hits from this crew. Always a fun listen.
I’m a huge Beatles’ fan, so it will be rare to see me rate any of their albums beneath a 4 out of 5. But this one I would probably put at a 3.75. And that’s just because there are maybe three tracks or so not as great as the others. If you are a fan of the Beatles’ earlier work, than this album is for you. This album is the peak of their earlier work in my opinion. That being the really early years. The reason I give it 3.75 to 4 stars is because as often is the case with their albums both the chord progressions and the melody writing is second to none. Also, at the time, they really were inventing some of the sounds and ideas that would make its way into music moving forward. Lyrically it showed their propensity for writing real life lyrics. It’s just an overall great album with two number one hits, A Hard Day’s Night and Can’t Buy Me Love.
Well...for me it's not bad, some good melodies. But all in all it's just boring, repetitive and...yeah...boring. maybe it was something special back then, but now for me there's a lot of Bands who do the Beatles style better than the Beatles. Give it 3 stars out of fear a Beatles fan will kill me otherwise.
It was alright
Pure effortless gold. The Beatles of the early 60s produced perfect sound that the bands of today cannot achieve with auto tuning. Albums like this require 6 stars.
Hard Day's night is significant for being the first Beatles album where all of the songs were written by the Beatles. And even though they would go on to make much better albums, A Hard Day's Night would be the best album in nearly any other band's catalog. It's the culmination of the sappy romantic Beatles period. And it gives the first peeks into what they would soon become on albums like Rubber Soul and Revolver. I never reach for this album. But I don't get mad when it's on.
Good album but it feels dated. Some of John’s lyrics caught me off guard.
Always funny to open an album and already have every song liked or added to a playlist. However, not the best Beatles album.
This was a banger as usual. Some of the songs sound pretty similar though.
Quite good, very chill
WOW, 60 years ago. Still sounds GOOD!
It's pretty good, not their best work obviously, but still enjoyable
I was thrilled to get another Beatles album so soon. I however was a little put out that this album is on the list instead of Help. I have to say though I truly forgot how good this album is. It's probably been close to 15 years since I listened to this end to end. Some of these I think just have grown on me as my music taste has grown. This is definitely still very "bubble gum" pop Beatles. I can kinda understand why my dad always hated that era of the Beatles, but I kinda also love it a lot too. I think it's some of the best of the "bubblegum pop" of that era but it's a genre that is hit and miss with me. A bit unsure if this deserves a 5 in comparison to other Beatles albums, but it's still good stuff. I think this most accurately sits at 4 for me.
Best Beatles record.
I think that's the best Beatles got into writing pop rock, most tracks stuck into head AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MARRY ME JOHN AND PAUL AND GEORGE AND MAYBE RINGO/10
This is the Beatles I remember, not that purple submarine or I am the walrus psychedelic bull shit. But still overall I think the Beatles are over hyped.
Early beatles does not do it for me. I guess it's alright music, but "hard day's night" is the only song I actually enjoyed. The rest they're just kind of generic boy band songs about holding hands. Can't believe this band went on to make rubber soul a little over a year after this
People tend to underlook The Beatles' early albums, but it's crazy to hear how far ahead they were from their contemporaries. I mean, let's be real, albums like The Kinks' debut or the Stones' 12x5 might be good, but they're clearly not in the same league. It's also a big leap forward from the rather disappointing With The Beatles. Really fun album, this and Help! are among my favorites.
Imagine hearing this in 1964. This album could've raised the dead if it was possible.
Imagine living in 1964, dropping the needle on this record and then... "BAAAAM", the wildest chord you've ever heard rings, followed by one of the most energetic catchy song of this year. There are so many great songs on this one...the haunting vocals of If I Fell, the wonderful Paul's classic ballad And I Love Her, the superhit Can't Buy Me Love, the upbeat and catchy Tell Me Why and Anytime At All and the wonderful closer I'll Be Back. The Beatles wasn't already at the top of their art, but if you compare to any rock album of 1964, they were on another planet.
I foun it a bit monothematic with the lyrics, but can appreciate the sound and the variety in style! Favourite song: I'll cry instead
at least this time its not disrupting the chronology of my slowly ongoing beatles revisits! i have acquired plenty of hot takes during this project about the band's (incredibly fruitful) early period, the hottest of which is a deep appreciation for beatles for sale as not just my fave of these early albums in terms of material but also the secret forgotten Great Leap in the band's diversity and ambition. with this leap in appreciation comes a Slight loss of magic for the much more beloved two records on either side of it. not super much mind you, theyre still great, but come across as more treading water than Advancements in the overall trajectory of the band. what that does mean is that esp in the case of this one, theyve settled very snuggly into their songcraft and a lot of the tracks do blur together for me (esp considering how much i like these early beatles albums and Can tell the songs apart lol), but it also means theyre working at a very very high floor of quality. and i dont wanna oversell the monotony anyway...theres some surprise bitter tones among the bubblegum here, as well as just a lot of great individual musical ideas with weird chord changes and little moments of subtle arrangement genius (if u didnt know, the secret to the famous opening chord is Theres A Piano In There). v good material from the world's favorite above average pop band.
An amazing album from their incredible catalogue. Not one that I listen to often but love just the same
This album is way better than I remember. I thought it was just okay, like a lot of their other early albums, but it’s actually very catchy and good.
It is difficult for me to appreciate an album just because it was groundbreaking when it came out, but you can't deny that these boys really knew how to make proper pop music. They have a strong sense of melody and that shines through the best of the tracks here. 'If I fell', 'And I Love Her' and ' I'll Be Back ' were my favourites just because of the beautiful melody and the harmony. Rest of the songs are just good. Nothing special.I think it's mostly a Lennon album and I prefer McCartney to him.
This is my third Beatles album here. After Sgt. Peppers and Rubber Soul, both landmarks in the Beatles' evolution and a massive influence on the music of their time, A Hard Day's Night was the first evolutionary step they took after their international breakthrough. All the tracks were written by band members, and not one was a miss. I haven't listened to A Hard Day's Night for years, maybe decades, but still knew most of the lyrics by heart. Easy vote.
This is just a good solid album. The songs still sound good. I think it is an underated album by the Beatles
erste akkord scho iconic. hard days night als song au. s instrumental noch de erste strophe (?), aso halt twiddly teil. ishouldve known better au geil. if i fell au haard, sie singed sooo guet. dance with you isch sicher schwächer als die erste drü. aber etz nöd rotz arsch, meh afoch en herzige song pber tanze mit ein girl. and i love her isch aaau do druff. huuuere schöne song, meeega simpel super schöni melodie. tell me why isch eaasy, kein riese banger. cant buy me love ISCH en banger. seehr bluesy halt und geeili melodie. groovt au zimli. any time at all hani sehr geil gfunde, han mi nöd dra möge erinnere. ill cry instead isch wieder easy churz und sochli en "chlinere" song. tell me why au easy cool, aber nüt bsunders. you can't do that het geili harmonies wieder und de 12-saite shit isch geeeil. ill be back isch scho de letst?? schöööne song john.
so allgemein guet, mengisch chli chinderlied und chli "ja bö halt beatles", sber ich miss sie aub au mit anderne massstäb? and I love her unglaublich schöns lied
Always a good one. Don’t think it’s their best though. I expect to see a few more on this list.
Harmonies were excellent. Boy bandish though.
it good
Pre-listening thoughts: HEYO first Beatles album! About time considering how much Beatles related material comprises this list. Glad we got an early album from them to start versus like the white album. Post/during listening thoughts: The Beatles have such tight harmonies and this is just really classic stuff. These songs are so short though 😭. I went in thinking I only knew one song but that is just not true lol. They are just everywhere it is impossible to avoid the Beatles. And ya know what? I’m not mad about it. I think some of their other albums have higher highs but i would be lying if I said this wasn’t no skips and fantastic all around. I feel like almost every Beatles album on this list may be a personal 5 stars whoops! 9.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: like yes for me personally? I feel like everyone should hear at least one Beatles album. And maybe this isn’t the one for everyone but I would put this on my list of albums to hear before I die Fav tracks: A Hard Days Night, If I Fell, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can’t Buy Me Love, I’ll Be Back (but also like… I enjoyed all of them) Least fav tracks: none. I mean the Beatles just didn’t miss as far as I’m aware (may eat these words in a few albums)
Okay
Not my favourite Beatles record but it's still a great jam. The singles are my favourite out of familiarity, being the title track and Can’t Buy Me Love, but I didn’t really connect with the album tracks.
Another perfect mix of lyrics, harmony and music on every song. Haters gonna hate, but the Beatles just perfected their art.
That sure is a lot of love songs.
I cannot imagine how much better a place the world would be if these insufferable cunts never existed
I’m just happy that this album is over now
6,76
def one of beatles' solid and consistent album
Any individual song was decent but as an album it felt monotonous and bland. It seemed like they found a formula to make a love themed pop song and were just pumping them out, riding the wave of their popularity rather than pushing any creative boundaries. Favorite songs were 5. And I Love her - I like the acoustic melodies backed by the 12 string guitar. 7. Can't Buy Me Love - catchy, upbeat and fun. 4/10
This was a much more sweet album than I expected. All the lyrics are just wanting a nice girl to spend a nice wholesome day with. I totally get how this would cut right to the heart of a 13 year old girl in 1964. This is on the edge of a 3 and 4 star, but probably leans to 3. I enjoyed a lot of the songs, but didnt love them (except Hard Days Night and Cant Buy Me Love) Album cover: A-
All downhill after track one. It's not offensive, but not inspiring either.
This album was the OK-est of all the Beatles records I've heard. The best song was the opener, "A Hard Day's Night". I also enjoyed "Tell Me Why" and "Can't Buy Me Love". I listened to this song on the car ride and it kind of flew by in a blur of swingy Beatles sounds. From some quick googling, this album was clearly an important moment in transatlantic rock and roll. I wasn't part of that moment, so I am helpless but to judge it for what I hear today in 2024. It was fine. It was a lot of the same, and it managed to get a bit same-y even in it's very short run time of thirty minutes. The songs are all so short, but many seem to pick up right where the last one left off. 6/10
Not their best, but they don’t make bad songs.
I love it when this site sends me an album that I have in my collection, because it encourages me to dust off all of them hahaha. Anyway, Beatles, right? 5 Automatic Stars activated! You can go away, there's no review, it's Beatles! You don't need one. Just kidding. This is probably the best early Beatles album and probably one of the best film soundtrack albums of all time. It was the album that opened the doors of the world wide open and said "We are the best band on the planet!". I wanted to highlight the title track for one simple reason: how many songs do you know that can be easily recognized by the first chord at the beginning? It's as if the music stole that chord for itself, so much so that if you play it (if you're a musician) in any other context in your life, you'll immediately remember A Hard Day's Night! Fun fact: I watched Paul Mcartney in December 2023 here in Brazil, and he opened the show with Can't Buy Me Love and I was curious to notice how a song that I've heard since I was a child still gives me the same chills that I felt the first time. Seeing Paul sing that day was like watching my entire life flash before my eyes! Anyway, like I said, Automatic 5 stars!
Beatles before they became great. It is fun but not near the level of their later stuff
Third Beatles in two months, second this month. Really enjoyed it, not that I expected not to. Great hooks and some big hits included. Short and to the point songs with great instrument playing and flow. I don’t usually say this but some songs could’ve been a bit longer. Highlights: A Hard Day’s Night Can’t Buy Me Love I’ll Cry Instead You Can’t Do That
It was fine, A Hard Day’s Night is not only a great song but also such a good song title and Can’t Buy Me Love is a decent track. They’re obviously great at the melodies but fuck does the lyrical content get a bit stale for me. 3 stars
Not their greatest
It's The Beatles.
Good album but nothing really ever stood out. I wish the songs were maybe 30 seconds longer so they had more staying power in my mind. A lot of songs felt like a little bit more time could help them explore the ideas in the song a little more
great classic, but i may be biased, ive loved the beatles for a while
It's a solid album. One of the early ones, with early style British boy band sound.
Some small obscure British boy band, I'm sure they won't amount to much
Simply the best. But hey, I was there when they came out and took the world by storm. I mean, hit after hit after hit on this album alone! Only one song that I was not very familiar with (when I get home) off of this thing. The rest are all classic Beatles and just great music. 10 stars!
Good tunes
An exceptionally quick listen. I like their old stuff like this
Not quite as adventurous as the later Beatles. Not bad at all though. My favourite is And I Love Her.
good
Can’t complain really, you rarely go wrong when listening to the Beatles
Some classics but some really generic songs here too. They kind of do the same thing romance authors do, where they don’t really describe any of the women they’re talking about. It’s ok once in a while but there are so many songs in a row just about some faceless nameless girl that it’s off putting and almost seems gimmicky.
Not their best, nor their worse. 6/10
Some iconic songs but not the later day masterpieces of their other albums
Old school great
Loved this - been getting into the Beatles recently but i’ve been listening mostly to their last few albums. This was a fantastic throwback - and I can hear the foundations of a lot of modern music in it. Loved it.
With the Beatles you start with the red and blue compilations to have all the legendary songs and one-off singles, then you buy all the studio albums to have some of the insanely great deeper cuts. I bought this one pretty late in the game, long after the essential LPs from the band's later psychedelic and mature rock phase. And I've never regretted it since. The most legendary track is probably the title track starting the proceedings, propelled by that harmonically complex chord strummed on the guitars, not to mention George Martin's piano -- the ensemble now triggering a Pavlovian response for all Beatles fans out there... That initial chord is then followed by a perfect pop song, brightly enhanced by George Harrison's solo on his 12-string Rickenbacker. The second most legendary song is the insanely catchy "Can't Buy Me Love", already a hit single by the time of the album's release. And if course, you need to add the delicate ballad "And I Love Her", also present in the red compilation. But you must also go beyond the hits, because some so-called "deep cuts" are actually as good as those world-famous tunes. The best ones are found on side two, not devoted to the soundtrack of the promotional film that gave its name to the album (and filled the contents of its first side). There's John's lively rocker opening side two, "Any Time At All", with its elated vocal hook. And there are also Paul's "Things We Said Today" and John's "I'll Be Back", both oscillating between major and minor chords, to a mesmerizing effect in the listener. Those awesome tunes nicely foretell the later periods of the band, hereby establishing the genius compositional skills of the Lennon / McCartney songwriting team. *A Hard Day's Night* is the epitome of the first half of the band's career, when their massive success established them as the figurehead of the 'Mersey Beat' pop-rock sound. In all honesty, I think later LP *Help* is at least equally pleasant (and relevant) for that same period, with the same mix of legendary cuts and stellar outlier songs. But I guess that's a story for another time, kiddies... Number of albums left to review: 79 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 397 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 230 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 295
Never been a fan of the Beatles so was not that excited for todays choice. But that's the fun of of this generator, not only finding artists I have never heard of, but listening to artists that I have heard of, but have not really listened too. You cannot deny at all that the Beatles are very talented, but I just find it all so boring.
Crazy how well they hold up
Still fresh and upbeat!
It starts off strong, but starts sounding very 'one note.' I feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over again.
The whole album is great. Every. Single. Song. This is the best EARLY Beatle album. And they just kept getting better. If I Fell is one of my favorite songs, although I love them all. Harmonizing is so good. The opening chord is all you need to hear to identify the first song , “A Hard Day’s Night”. The way the last song, “I’ll Be Back”, fades out at the end is brilliant and the perfect ending to the beginning of more great music to come. How can anyone not like (or love) this???
What can I say about The Beatles that lot's of people have said a lot better than I am capable of? One of the bands I really like but not love.
A good solid outing from the Beatles- some classic tunes
stand outs / Good tracks - hard days night, should have known better, and i love her, cant buy me love. Overall a good album. Some classic early beatles tracks. Other half of the album is not so strong but this is them just getting started.
Há uma versão remasterizada do álbum no Spotify
Maybe I'm being a hater, but I did not enjoy this.
it’s the Beatles
Mid
Nope
The only way the Beatles could be better is if they were American women
Starts off with a bang but slows down as the album progresses.
The Beatles are one of my favorite bands, so I’ll be biased towards any of their albums. Is this the best from them? Not even close. I’m not sure it should be on this list honestly. If there was a Beatles album to leave off, it would probably be this one. But it’s still a 5 star album. Great top to bottom and fun in the unique way early Beatles albums are. Not their greatest, but still great.
I prefer mature Beatles (see Drugs) over 50's version Beatles but this still bangs super hard. When I close my eyes and think of the Beatles, I think of Cant Buy Me Love
Lots of classics that set up a half century of pop music
борінг лірікс ебаут лав, хоча звучання вайбове в чомусь мені подобається бат стілл ров
STANDOUTS: A Hard Day's Night OVERALL: 3/5; I hate that a "listenable" rating now deserves three stars, but... here we are. There's one standout Beatles song, but it's otherwise a fairly forgettable album.
A great pop album even if the last couple songs are not perfect
This is the most Beatles-y Beatles album ever. It's still the young, poppy, kinda sad early stuff that most people think of when they think about the Beatles. It's interesting how simple (even bad?) the recording quality is and how short the songs are. It's so simple, but clearly the beginnings of what changed music.
The perfect early Beatles album. Has a ton of classics and some hidden gems too. The harmonies on this one are unmatched and the instrumental is improved from "With The Beatles" (although even that was good). This album is pretty significant for The Beatles because it is the first one to feature only songs written by them. The lyrics are an improvement from previous albums but don't compare to later ones. Still, it's an album I like to listen all the time. Also the cover is great! Favorite songs: A Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can't Buy Me Love, Any Time At All, You Can't Do That, I'll Be Back
Early beatles
Este le puede competir a Yellow Submarine o a The White Album, me gustó BUCO. 9/10.
Este estuvo mejor que los otros que hemos escuchado. 8/10
Catchy but nowhere near their best
decent, but i'm just not really into the beatles
A good album but they hadn't hit their creative stride quite yet
Beatles innit
It’s The Beatles right? I’m not going to trash them but I’m not going to scream into a state of hysteria outside an old theatre. Some musical technician is going to tell how influential and groundbreaking they were. I could believe that. How the song structures are ahead of their time and revolutionised pop/rock. Great. I’ve just never found myself WANTING to listen to The Beatles. As this is an early album there was little experimental that I could tell so sounded like straight ahead 60s rock. A few of the later tracks, more obscure to me, were a saving grace. Still only a 3. A hater would have given a 2 and welcomed the blowback.
okay
It’s The Beatles: of course it’s going to be great
It was ok. Had 4-5 songs that were hits
The Bestlesin ”maybe baby” -osaston levyt on kyl aika nopeesti kuultu tekstien osamta. Tämä toki parhainmistoa näistä ekoista. Hittejä täynnä toki tämäkin. Hyvää poprokkii mutta ei nyt ehkä ihan vertaudu neloseen asti. 3/5
Taas kerran Beatles näyttää. Hyvä ja tehokas levy täynnä just sopivan mittasia poprock-ralleja. Kyl tälle femma irtoaa.
Beatles. Not much to say.
Mitreißend, noch nicht zu verkopft, 60 Jahre alt und immer noch frisch! Absolutes Highlight!
Amazing
Love it
Finest boyband material
Not even my favorite Beatles album but they’re going to be an automatic 5 star for me in this project! Favorite track is Can’t Buy Me Love with close runners up of If I Fell, Tell Me Why, and Anytime At All.
A couple of historical notes. I vividly remember at age 9, going to see this at the Beaver Theater in Beaverton, Oregon, where we lived — don’t laugh. I recall it was great and there was lots of shouting and singing along in the theater. Not sure if I went with friends or with JB. Also, the US released album was a fair bit different than this English version that we are listening to. It had the seven songs from the film, along with one other track, I’ll Cry Instead, and then there were four George Martin instrumentals included that were fine but made for a kind of a weird album. The seven songs that are in the movie are all fabulous, and the other six are no slouches either. From my detailed book about every Beatles song ever recorded, John was the primary writer on 10 of the 13 tracks here. A classic.
As it happens, I’ve listened to every Beatles album in the past 2 or 3 months. This is my least favorite. I like the title track and I really like “can’t buy me love.” Other than that, some songs are ok and some are bad. Oh god, are the Beatles about to be a “controversial artist” for me? It’s like the opposite of Neil Young (a couple bangers, a lot of dreck) with this album being the one “miss” in the Beatles catalog.
good but too horny for me. fav tracks: any time at all, things we said today, and i love her.
If this experience is teaching me anything, it is that the Beatles didn't make a good album until 1965.
Favourite tracks: hard days night; and I love her; tell me why; any time at all; can't buy me love; things we said today; when I get home
Their first perfect album. God, what an unbelievable set of songs. And the energy! Unmatched. My sixth favorite Beatles record, and it would probably be my favorite for about 98% of other artists. 5/5
good album probably my least listened to beatles album
A Hard Day’s Night is certainly not as robust as their later albums, but these sweet little love songs really deliver the harmonies and catchy riffs.
As a guy who really messes with the Beatles, I'd be lying if I said any album before 'Rubber Soul' resonated with me at all. Funnily enough, this album sounds like what people who don't know what the Beatles sound like would think the Beatles sound like exclusively. I find the writing here bland...inoffensive, but aggressively poppy and lowest-common-denominator appealing. While the fun bubble-gum poppy songs here certainly stand out, like 'A Hard Day's Night', 'Any Time At All', and 'I'm Happy Just to Dance with You' - I tend to want to skip through most of the songs on the albums. Some of the guitar playing borders on interesting, like the subtle strumming of 'Things We Said Today', but these moments are few and far between. The Beatles are actually really good, genre-bending, and genuine pop-music visionaries...just not yet. But then again, if it weren't for these earlier easily accessible songs, the Beatles would've never broken out in the volcanic way they did - so there's that.
Very early 60s bubblegum. Glad I got this one first, it's always amazing to see their transformation in such a short time. They still had some growing to do, but for the time it was groundbreaking. 3/5
What an awesome album. This one is what made them great in my opinion. I might like other album better from them, but they don’t become who they were without this album. Writing their own music. Amazing!
One of the best ones we have had. Love this album. Enjoyed every song on it.
What can you say! Arguably the best band ever. All their songs, even if bad, are great. Their music will be played for hundreds of years from now. Much like we listen to Mozart, Bach, etc., that will be the Beatles.
Felt more like a compilation of songs than an album, but such great tracks from it.
Beatles record. Albeit quite nice. There’s a certain punch especially early in the record and these songs are written very well, musically. The production and lyricism has aged like milk. Drums are good tho.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I just don’t get the Beatle love. I think you had to be there, although I know it has appeal to some young people. It just sounds dated and nothing I’d just throw on.
I just don’t like the Beatles!
A good album but not my favourite Beatles one. I get that this is early in their career, but if I want Beatles 'pop', then the first two albums are better. That said an album of great songs. How good are the Beatles when it still gets 4 and its not their best album!
This was great stuff, namesake is my favorite. 4.5/5
Excellent album.
Nouvel album des Beatles généré (le troisième). Morceaux connus : A Hard Day's Night Can't Buy Me Love Mais pas convaincu par les autres. =>2/5
Amazing album from the Beatles. Its short and fun, the entire album has catchy tunes and is just a classic that won't die.
not bad, but the beatles :(
I mean come on
i legit dont have any thoughts just britpop i guess its just bland im sorry my favorite song: a hard days night
not my favorite Beatles album but whew it still has some HITS
middle of the road beatles for me
Wall to wall bangers! Lennon/McCartney really coming into their own as songwriters and the whole group maturing as musicians. Couldn’t help but sing along the whole time, an outstanding pop/rock record.
When they were Fab. Not my go to Beatles record but it's really good. Lot's of great harmonies and George guitar work
The Beatles at their best pre Rubber Soul. These guys are perfection.
If I Fell, And I Love Her are too slow; I especially like A Hard Day’s Night, Can’t Buy Me Love
What a great album.
Tää oli ihan hyvä Beatles levyksi. Levyn melodiat ja sointukuviot tuntui iskevän paljon paremmin kuin muissa Beatlesin levyissä. Parhaat: A Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, Can't Buy Me Love
The third album from one of the biggest bands ever ain't their best, but so early on, that's to be expected. The elements are there. I don't care for some of the stuff like "Any Time at All," but I also like a lot of the songs, like... "Any Time at All." What? Do I like this song or not? I really can't tell. What is going on? Why is everything getting hazy? Paul died in 196------------------------------sdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd..................................................
Early Beatles aren't any favorite Beatles, but for some reason I still enjoy it a lot. Short, upbeat, filled with harmonies, total pop. This is the first album to feature all original songs, though they undeniably pull from the 50's American rock 'n' roll they were mostly covering previously. George's 12-string Ric on this album is pretty much responsible for years of emulation and eventually spawning the jangle-pop genre. I guess I can't really blame him though, it did sound good here. Another album that's hard to separate from my very long history with it. Would I still like it if I just heard it today? Hard to say, but nostalgia makes this a fun listen for sure.
I really dislike this. It's corny with teenage diary lyrics and average musicianship. I generally dislike any early 60's British invasion music so this was no surprise. I understand the significance of this album and The Beatles place in music history so I'm not going to give it a two star review like I want to. This album reminds me of being a kid hanging out with my aunt who loves the Beatles so there was at least that.
Probably the Beatles album that fells most like it was made for teenage girls but still good
This is the first Beatles album so far and maybe I don’t get them yet… a pleasant album but expected better
Fun, if sanitized!
A nice, calm album with some happy songs sprinkled in. The type that someone would fall asleep to. Although not perfect, there are a couple songs that sound empty and dull. But for the most part, a solid one.
Beatles are the best ever
Correct
Enjoyable
This is fine, some decent pop songs on here. This clearly isn’t the stuff that Beatles are being hyped up for though.
It's early Beatles innit.
#286. I'm now convinced that the Beatles only sold so many records because that was literally the only way to listen to music back then. In today's age of streaming, I bet they'd struggle pretty hard. This is the fourth mid ass album of theirs I've had to listen to on this list so far, and I still haven't seen whatever it is the boomers saw in this band. 3/5: meh Song added to playlist: A Hard Day's Night I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
After a week of truly terrible albums, in a month of really blah albums (saying that because we did get a few good ones) we have arrived at possibly the last Beatles album? Either way I'm just grateful we got something good. The past month I've been like middle John searching for something good. I've tried to be like George far left, giving these albums a chance. But most of the time I end up like far left and middle Paul in my questioning and disgust respectfully. Sadly, I worry I'll end up like far left Ringo by the end of this list, disappointed at all the wasted album choices.
Alright, so I guess it's time for another early Beatles project. I maintain that aside from "Yesterday," the Beatles weren't doing a whole lot pre-Rubber Soul. Yes, they were making a name for themselves and driving girls wild with songs about, let me make sure I'm getting this right, "love is more than just holding hands." We get it, you guys got laid before this album. Still, the music is very rote, bubblegum pop stuff, and if I wanted that, I'd want it from, frankly, better singers. Like the Everly Brothers or the Supremes or something. Sidenote: are the Supremes even on this list?? I listened to "Where Did Our Love Go" recently, has to be one of the greatest pop songs ever concocted, better than every track on here for what it's worth. I liked two songs, the rest on here were boring and bland. I get that it's important to their evolution and "story" or whatever, but I don't have to like it. Favorite tracks: Hard Day's Night, Any Time at All. Album art: A collage of the lads' faces. Very much late '50s, early '60s pop style. Keep it moving. 2.5/5
Gema
I mean come on, it's the the Beatles...
this sucks
Enjoyed
10/10. Continued on from “With the Beatles” album with another top notch album with even more creativity involved.
A good Beatles album. Lacks the overall strength of others, but still has some great songs. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
Still a banger.
A classic.
i mean its the beatles so yeah its good
Who are the Beatles again? - 9/10
Great album length. There are a lot of albums on this list that have a Beatles sound but obviously the Beatles do it best. This was nothing crazy but sounded good. Reminded me of the kinks more than any other Beatles album.
This was good. Shocker 😱😱😱😱. Also dojo is severely messing up my sleep schedule the fact that I am awake at 2:50 in the am is PREPOSTEROUS
These guys are on to something 9/10
6/10 - It was not fantastic. It has some good songs that are extremely popular but the new ones were not that good.
Not as unique or interesting as the other Beatles albums we’ve had but still a nice listen
Great album
Not their best and/or most influential, but still the Beatles.
A hard day's night (the song) is classic. The stereo sound is also incredible. Good harmonies on If I Fell. A few different styles on the album - the quick rock, and the relatively calm ballads. I'm probably biased cuz I've heard this album and I really like it. The sound is very pure - it's really easy to hear everything that's going on. The melodies are good and the lyrics are decent (a little corny or very literal.) I think you could put this on in most situations and it would be good, although you might get called a boomer.
I mean it's another Beatles album. They kind of sound the same after a while.
ein Top Album der vier, aber nicht das Beste
Certainly one of the "big" albums of the Beatles. Lots of known songs.
Poptastic! Still hints of skiffle in there, too. Ringo, especially, is on great form – delicate accents that really lift the songs.
Short and sweet at only 30 mins: doesn't outstay its welcome. Of course, later Beatles stuff is more interesting but these are great pop songs that catch your interest. Lennon seemed to be ahead of McCartney in songwriting prowess at this point, though both have great tracks on here. Only a couple of relative duds (the George fronted "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", for example).
im just not into it
Literally one of their best albums oh man
I love her slaps so hard Apart from the very nostalgic sound, theres alot of good times attached to this album, and its pretty fun, jts never boring for sure
It’s been a hard day’s night- felt luv
Fun but slightly boring
This is their best album to this point. The B-Side falls off however, but the A-Side stands up to Rubber Soul. B
Day183 - what a great album full of the songs my mom listened to when i was little
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A bunch of hits, great album
Pure pop. Pure perfection. Celebrate the 2 minute pop song!
Excelente experiência musical. 8/10
Listened to this while playing Roll Player solo. I lost. Totally enjoyed this album! I heard one of the earlier albums already on this listening journey, and I enjoyed this one quite a bit more. It made me want to play the Beatles Rock Band game.
An iconic and game changing album and movie.
Nice
‘Twas good
Another beatle banger
I’m typically a little underwhelmed by the Beatles, and although I approached this with an open mind and hoped to enjoy it more, I can’t say it won me over. “A Hard Day’s Night” always takes me back to high school art classes, where the teacher would play it while we worked on projects.
Excellent album full of catchy and classic songs.
Goed album, maar zeker niet het beste van the fantastic four.
They have not arrived yet. But they are coming. They are so young. And they sound and sing it. The songs float, unweighted. Lots of hand-holding, but it does not anchor them.
Didn’t realize it was such bubblegum pop. I have a lot of love for the Beatles but it’s kind of funny thinking about the older Beatles and the 16 year old pre Beatles fighting in Liverpool and listening to this album list of “I love you” songs. I’m out on this one
There are some really famous and enduring song on this album, to be sure, but overall, it was a little uneven for me. I think they were still trying to find their unique sound at this point. Pretty solid, but not something I will seek out to listen to again.
This album is super underrated but it kinda falls off in the second half. I think the ballads on here are A1! I also love the acoustic guitars. Favorite moment on the album is Paul's high harmony on the bridge of "You can't do that"
Oh man. Even better than I remembered. The Beatles are the best for a reason. Cooking with gas on some classic pop songs.
1. A Hard Day's Night - 4 Beatles generally aren't my taste. Pretty good. Love the guitar work in parts. 2. I Should Have Known Better - 3 More what I expected. 3. If I Fell - 2 Find it hard to even tap my foot to this. Boring. 4. I'm Happy Just to Dance With You - 3 5. And I Love Her - 3 Enjoyable cafe music, if you removed the vocals 6. Tell Me Why - 3 7. Can't Buy Me Love - 3.5 Finally recognized one. Nice guitar 8. Any Time at All - 3 9. I'll Cry Instead - 3 Someone call the Wahmbulence 10. Things We Said Today - 3 11. When I Get Home - 3 12. You Can't Do That - 3.5 13. I'll Be Back - 3 The Beatles are still okay. Can't see myself ever looking for one of these songs again.
06/26/24 S Tier————————— Can’t Buy Me Love A Hard Day’s Night Things We Said Today If I Fell Tell Me Why And I love Her Any Time At All You Can’t Do That A Tier—————————4 I Should Have Known Better I’ll Be Back When I Get Home I’ll Cry Instead I’m Happy Just To Dance With You B Tier—————————3 C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1
Hard Days Night by The Beatles Wednesday 6/26/24 8:55 S Tier————————— Hard Days Night Can’t Buy Me Love And I Love Her Tell Me Why If I Fell I Should Have Known Better Things We Said Today You Can’t Do That A Tier————————— I’ll Cry Instead I’m Happy Just To Dance With You Any Time At All I’ll Be Back When I Get Home
Hard days shite more like
Not sure it was necessary to list every single album Paul and co spaffed out but okay
This is my favorite pre-Rubber Soul album. No covers. Full on McCartney-Lennon pop songwriting genius from start to end. There's something to love about each track.
Great album.
Not bad but their later stuff is way better. This is good 60s pop music. Although, I did learn that Rivers straight up stole the line "I can't help my feelings I get out of mind." for the lame hash pipe song.
Good
I thought I would like this more than I did. It was okay, and I liked a few songs, but overall, just meh.
Great songs, but not something I'd revisit often
Ah my first Beatles album of this review thang. First of many I'm sure. I hadn't listened to the earlier albums before really. The lads have got the Brit-poppy thing down at this stage. Great songwriting, just lacking the depth that you know comes later. Though songs like And I Love Her give some key indicators of the genius that's to come. But you can't deny those hits, Hard Days Night, Can't Buy Me Love. But And I Love Her i had never heard before. Beautiful song.
This album sucks, this band sucks
Listened a really long time ago 2022/late 2021. It’s been in my rotation. First album where they find a sound of their own. I don’t really love the jangle and so this is often one my least favourite. Still songs are spectacular as Lennon McCartney always are.
Banda de nenas no te lo voy a permitir!!!
Nice!
It’s the Beatles. An absolute classic. Sure, we might be tired after hearing these songs for 60 years but c’mon, it’s a masterpiece.
Fantastic
I know this one all too well. I actually had to hold off playing it until this evening because Vicky wanted to hear it again and she was at the water park today. Lots of big 1960s hits on this album.
Not my favorite Beatles album. I like “A Hard Day’s Night” the song, but I feel like I don’t understand the direction of this album.
Over 130 albums into this project, and finally I get my first Beatles album. This is a great one to start with, as it shows them early in the process of maturing from mostly covers to fully original songwriting. And it starts with probably the most iconic and recognizable single chord to kick off any album, ever.
Never listened to this album, but have heard many of the songs of course. Hard to have perspective on something like this that is so foundational. A number of true classics. But if I judge it as I listen to it today, I can only give it a (strong) 4. "Until then I'll cry instead"
I listened to the Red and Blue albums loads of times in my early teens. I crossed paths with Paul once at a Stella McCartney event in London. What do you say to someone like that: "I like your work"? If you've never seen the film "Yesterday", it's amusing.
I wanted to like this album more because it's The Beatles. Maybe it was a groundbreaking album at the time.... The later albums are so much better IMO. * It may be true that all you need is love, but do all the songs need to be about love? I love her, she loves me, can't buy it, love to love you, love to hold your hand, need to love, love ad nauseam. * John Lennon's voice is and was amazing.
Growing up, there were only 2 ways to listen to music: buy it (usually via the Columbia Records and Tapes: 13 for $1 as long as you bought 8 more within a year), or listening to the radio. I was a kid without income, so the latter was the main method. Unfortunately, the decent rock station in town had "Beatles Sundays": every Sunday all day, all they played was Beatles. This Clockwork-Orange-style torture and conditioning has resulted in me not enjoying listening to the Beatles except in very occasional small doses. This album is not a small dose of the Beatles, and the age and mixing technology means it's a very bright, treble-heavy, and frenetic assault on the listener. While I have an appreciation for the breadth of the Beatles' abilities, the new ground they forged and the broad influence they had on the music scene, that does not extend to an appreciation for listening to this album. I didn't even get halfway through before I just had to stop and listen to something else to calm my jangled auditory nerves.
Great album...only complaint is that it doesn't have the variety and complexity of some of the later Beatles albums. It still amazes me how prolific they were in such a short period of time...
It’s a classic, not much to say. Not my favorite Beatles album, but a good album nonetheless.
This album gets you from the first note on the titular song.
Wasn’t a big fan of the Beatles back in the day
Couple of tracks I’ve not heard of. Very listenable.
3/5 - easy listen
An alright album from the Fab 4. Nothing to really wright home about unfortunately.
WAS SO GOOD BUT NOT A 5 BECAUSE OF SOME SONGS
The Beatles were coming into their own with the first album of all Lennon/McCartney songs. It would seem that this was still John's band at this point as he takes the lead vocal on the vast majority of songs. This album flies by at barely over 30 minutes. There's really nothing bad here, just a few songs that are less familiar. Enjoyed it from beginning to end.
it's an overall pretty good album. you can tell it's one of their earlier albums, though. also the amount of times they said "love" should be criminal. jokes aside, i really like the vocals on all the tracks, and all the songs are really danceable, no matter if the song is slow or fast. i really do like this album, i just think it could have been stronger and more varied in theme. but otherwise a pretty good early work!
Would want to review more Beatles albums for context, but overall enjoyed it.
I know I’m a Beatles stan but the “backlash to the backlash” kind of treatment that’s been going on recently to say they actually aren’t good is still so wild to me. Much has already been said and documented about the opening chord of a hard days night and I don’t have anything super creative or different to contribute other than just acknowledging that it is such a freakin iconic sound and incredible way to open an album (also fun fact, there is still open debate about every note that is played in the recording which is dope to me that it hasn’t really been officially locked down). Hard days night and can’t buy me love are obviously the bangers but I did enjoy some of the others as well that I hadn’t heard before. Lennon and McCartneys iconic fifth harmonies intermixed with tight unison is an easily distinguishable sound that we’ve already seen emulated on multiple early 60s albums on this list. It’s cool to start to see some of the unique compositions start to take place here in this early album that begin to become so prevalent in their later stuff such as with If I Fell which has pretty wild chord progressions, especially for this time. You definitely can’t buy my love but they can sure sing for it.
Very nice to listen to. I think in terms of the music overall it’s a 3+ and it gets a bonus point for being so short and sweet. I’m very excited to listen to more Beatles on this list.
I think almost everyone has heard the two singles from this album, but there are some pretty good B-Sides as well. I especially enjoyed the slower ballads. Obviously this isn’t anywhere near The Beatles best album, but it’s so catchy even if it’s only half an hour long. I would accept arguments that this is a three star album, but I’ll let my bias show and proudly rate it a four.
13 songs in 30 minutes! This is the opposite of most albums on this list. There are obviously a couple songs on hear that everyone in the world knows. They're not The Beatles best songs, but they're memorable for a reason. The rest of the album all kind of sounds the same, and every song is about the same subject matter. It's not a bad thing. Just maybe a little stale. I almost feel obligated to rate it higher because it's The Beatles, but then there's the equal obligatory modern take the The Beatles are overrated. If I could, I would probably give this a 3.5/5.
Beatles before drugs.. eh
I listened to Beatles 1 probably 100 times as a pre-teen in my dad's car so the early Beatles were imprinted on my brain. Between the nostalgia of childhood summers, the great movie, A Hard Day's Night, and Can't Buy Me Love this is an easy 5.
Rock and or roll
Classic Beatles album. Probably one of the best representations of the Pop era Beatles before they started to branch out.
I do not care for the Beatles.
I already got this album, back before I joined a listening group.
I know that one of the top reviews on this is saying that it’s useless to compare their early work to the later, but as much as I enjoy A Hard Day’s Night and it’s big songs, as an album it wouldn’t be on here if it weren’t for the excellence of their later work. It’s all good, some of it even great, but it’s not as good as the stuff from Rubber Soul onwards
Lo amo
…а потом они попробовали кое-что потяжелее и создали сладж метал 6/10
I was happy to get this album this morning. I needed this after a poor day yesterday. This is a top album. The title track is iconic and the album has other greats like Cant buy me love and I should have known better. There are some real hidden gems to like any time at all and I love her. Favourite song: I should have known better Least favourite: Ill cry instead Album artwork: Amazing.
I love early Beatles and this is a good album. Somehow I've never listened to this album and it was an excellent surprise. Not as many favorite songs as on, for example, Revolver, yet over all this is a more solid album with a consistent sound. Swear I've never heard Things We Said Today and yet it just went straight into me and might be a new favorite.
Sehr gut
It feels almost blasphemous to not rate a Beatles album 5 stars, but I don't think this one gets there, especially when I had the White album earlier this week. This is still a very good album, and a really solid listen. It just doesn't quite rise to the same standard of other Beatles albums.
Great Beatles album for sure. While this isn’t my favorite period of Beatles music, that would start with Rubber Soul and Revolver, I still really I enjoy listening to any of their albums so this was fun. Some of their biggest hits are on this one and that iconic chord at the top of the title/opening track is such a lighting bolt to start thing off! A favorite for me on this one has always been And I Loved Her, it’s the more stripped down-folky song on this album but it’s so haunting and perfectly conveys the desperation of young love. Looking forward to getting to my favorite Beatles albums but this was a good teaser!
I was immediately glad to see this wasn't The Shitty Beatles, because they suck. This takes me back to my high school days, what a gas! Just kidding. I started listening to The Beatles in my late 20's, and I quickly realized how many hit songs they had. They pumped out the hits. They've been photographed more than Jesus Christ. This was good for the time it was in, before The Drugs ruined the youths and sent this once great nation torpedoing toward hell. And I Love Her is my favorite. I love the vocals.
I'm a huge Beatles fan; that can't be overstated. I prefer their work two years in and beyond (i.e., "Help!" and everything after). It's amazing to think "The Beatles" did their thing and was over before anyone turned 30, and what they accomplished in just 6 short years of recording music. Unfathomable for a teen cover band who got sick of opening bands playing the songs that they intended to play as the headliner, and so decided to write their own songs. The Beatles are often lauded as great songwriters, but Paul's bass playing and Ringo's backbeat are impeccable. Not only can they sing, but they can harmonize! Songs like "If I Fell" (a George Martin favorite) prove their fandom of The Everly Brothers. I don't think their harmonies get enough credit in general; imagine "Good Day Sunshine", "Nowhere Man", or "Don't Let Me Down" without harmony. Their ability to write two lead vocal lines simultaneously allows the listener to choose and alternate between what they hear as the main melody. The longest song here is 2:44. These songs not only contained verse, chorus, and a bridge, but also an intro and coda. They pack a lot into so little, and they cover everything from the country ("I'll Cry Instead"), doo-wop rock ("Tell Me Why"), blues ("You Can't Do That"), and rock and roll ("Can't Buy Me Love"), as well as going into the minor keys for "And I Love Her," "Things We Said Today," and "I'll Be Back." I have to laugh at the hard T in "Any Time A'Tall"--ahem--"Any Time At All." In those early years, they were releasing two albums a year along with singles that contained new B-sides. They kept their momentum up, and you can hear the drive and fervor on this album, along with their many influences. Though The Beatles derived great songs imitating the styles of their favorite artists, they had yet to find their own style and sound by A Hard's Day Night.
"Everybody's born knowing all the Beatles lyrics instinctively. They're passed into the fetus subconsciously along with all the amniotic stuff. In fact, they should be called 'The Fetals.'" --Sliding Doors My dad was a mega Beatles guy and so this music was woven throughout my childhood. The Beatles have somehow just always been there, as if part of the natural world. The eras I know and like the best are their earlier and mid periods. This album exemplifies their early sound when they first broke into the US, spreading Beatlemania in their wake. I feel like there's nothing that I could possibly say that hasn't already been said about this band. It's cliché to laud the Beatles, it's popular among many to say they are overrated, but I can't help but to praise this album; for the genre, it is full of absolute bangers! Lennon/McCartney were songwriting masters who were able to absorb the great American rock and roll and R&B of the 50's, incorporate other influences, and somehow distill it into 60's pop-rock perfection. These early songs are melodic as hell, like most--if not all--Beatles tunes, but this album also gives sort of a nod to Latin jazz (or something) instrumentation on many songs, subtly incorporating things like hand drums and claves. It gives this album a cool, sophisticated, yet highly danceable, straightforward, unpretentious rock vibe that I love. I know these songs well but enjoyed listening to them again today, together with my kids, singing along joyfully while dancing around the house. This is a timeless classic; those screaming girls were right.
All killer no filler. I am an early to mid career fan of the Beatles. The later stuff is not bad, but the early to mid career stuff really resonates with me. This album gets straight to the point, short songs with immense, catchy hooks. Some songs have multiple hooks within the song. It includes one of my top 20 favorites from the Beatles which is 'Any Time At All'. Though I am very familiar with all but maybe 2 or 3 of the songs on the album, I don't think I've ever really sat down and listened to the whole album itself. Giving it a critical listen it really hit me that John Lennon is HEAVILY influenced by Little Richard. I knew this previously but it really stuck out to me on this album. The influences I hear are Little Richard, and Ray Charles on a lot of the choruses and Roy Orbison on a lot of the versus. Guitar tone and leads are Chuck Berry all the way. I remember watching a documentary where Paul McCartney said they had to write songs that were very catchy so that they could remember them easily to record them back in the day, and this album really shows that. Much like Led Zeppelin it's English guys that really were fascinated with Americana and American blues and jazz. I'm amazed how much mass appeal this album has. All age groups can listen to it easily I think. They write about everyday concepts that a lot of people can relate to. I really enjoyed this one. Solid, fundamental, straight forward songs with great hooks.
I honestly don't get the hype. Was neutral at best to 75% of the album, but honestly I actively disliked most of it. A product of it's time perhaps? I couldn't imagine this gaining traction these days if a modern group released this. Actively turned off a few because I disliked the lyrics or the song enough that I just didn't want to listen to it any more.
Pretty good