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Another Beatles album- making four in total for me. This is my first early Beatles album, and you can tell. They definitely had the makings of greatness here, but there is an overall level of sameness and safeness to most of their songs. Still- the hits are definitely hits. Overall- good album. 3.5-4/5
This album isn’t bad. Seems like it was cranked out at break-neck speed during the height of the Beatles popularity, considering they made a movie. I learned that the phrase “A Hard Day’s Night” was a Ringo malaprop, which makes me love him all the more.
Feels more considered song writing, McCartney and Lennon maturing as writers
Classic but I like later beatles
These guys are going places, I could probably just give them all 5 stars and be fine with it but I'm sure there's a clunker or two on here, right?
Jeune Beatles est fun
Good album 4/5
Fun to listen to. Not really a great album for them, to me, but that’s not really an insult because it’s still great. Lots of ear worms. Went with “I Should Have Known Better” and “Things We Said Today” for the playlist.
It’s a classic Beatles album. It’s not their best album in my opinion, but it’s still a great album.
Not that hard.
Klassisk Beatles album, men mangler nytænkning fra senere albums. Stadigvæk en super fin lytteoplevelse
I means it the Beatles, I’ll admit early Beatles can get a little repetitive but repeating the best rock ever can’t be that bad
many ear worms on this great album
Muy bien
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Copy and paste of my review of probably all the Beatles albums that will be generated in this list: Of course it's good music, it's the Beatles. But will I listen to it again? Probably not.
Consistently decent, no misses at all, but somehow lacking a bit. Maybe it's a fact the vocals got slightly annoying halfway through the album.
Solid Beatles album. Can't go wrong really.
Fun, fast-paced pop from early on in the Beatles career.
Elected to watch the full film for this one. McCartney and Lennon are both a complete riot (as is the grandfather lmao). Did not expect it to be so zany. Watched: on Erasmus. Favorite tracks: I Should’ve Known Better, And I Love Her, I’ll Cry Instead
Not their best not their worst
Okay, I'm a huge Beatles fan. I played in a Beatles' tribute band off and on for 10 years. So, clearly, I have my opinions. But, I promised myself I would listen. And it's a nice chance to reflect and see if everything holds up. Got to love that first chord. The song itself, is weirdly simple, but holds up. Harrison showing off that Rickenbacker 12 string. Which, if I remember correctly from hours of reading books and watching/listening, will make several more appearances and define the 60s sound for other bands. Go here to listen to my old band attempt it in 2013: https://soundcloud.com/thegetbackbeatles I always really enjoyed 'I Should Have Known Better' when I watched the movie as a teenager. But having to play it live for drunken punters, I never really thought it went down that well. Still, it evoked good memories, so it gets a pass from me. 'If I Fell' is sweet and whilst it took a while to grow on me, apart from the 'Just Holding Hands' line; ten on ten. The rhythm guitar in 'Happy Just To Dance With You' is bitchin'. The song, not so much. 'And I Love Her' is the beginning of Paul's ballad run (if you don't count 'Till There was You' - But he didn't write that... so, eat it). I remember reading interviews about his amazement at coming up with the Middle 8 for this. It's two chords! Not a great tune, even if the Classical guitar is a welcome addition. Being the first album to be all Lennon/McCartney originals (without giving Ringo a song!), there's plenty of filler. And now we're onto it. 'Tell Me Why', has all the elements of a Beatles song, but just sounds clumsy. Apart from the falsetto part. That's cool. And I suppose the walking baseline is alright. They should have axed this and put on 'I Call Your Name'. How it made the movie is beyond me. Yeah, yeah. 'Can't Buy Me Love' is a solid single. Next. 'Anytime at All' falls in with 'Tell Me Why'. Cool 12 string work on the solo. 'I'll Cry Instead' is much the same. 'Things We Said Today' is a snorefest. How they were touring with this in the 60s is inexcusable. It's clear John was the better songwriter at this point. 'When I Get Home' is not a strong number either. But, the attitude when singing the song, is a welcome relief. And their are some good melodies inconsistently spread throughout the song. 'You Can't do That', now that's a banger! This song should have been a single. A great 12-string riff, killer vocals and a rare Lennon guitar solo! I've got a soft spot for I'll Be Back (originally 3/4, but changed to 4/4 - you probably didn't need to know that). Nice way to end the album. At this stage in their writing career, Paul and John didn't quite have the covers to fall back on. The album suffers slightly as a result. The Beatles fan in me should give this 5 stars. But, it's really more a four star affair. 4.5 at best.
This album is like that magical late-adolescence period of your life when you are still young enough to enjoy eating burger rings and playing computer games with your friends, but you are also old and mature enough to go out drinking and chasing girls. It is Friday afternoon., school has just finished, and you and a couple of your friends are walking home to your house. Your friends are coming over to play some Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 while eating Eagle Boys pizza. Later on, a guy at your school is having a party and he has invited your whole year group to come along. On the walk home, instead of just passing by the reserve with a playground in the corner, you decide to take your shoes of and run around for a while. The weekend has just started and you have nothing but free time. One of your mates has a tennis ball which you throw around for a while. Then you all get on the playground merry-go-round and see what kind of speed you can get it up to. You're having the time of your life, and then a couple of girls who you go to school with walk past. At first, you're a bit embarrassed cos you are playing on a childrens playground, but they just smile and say they hope to see you at the party later on. You are all too excited to think. You decide to head home, and play some THPS. During one of your friends turns, he nails a Christ Air off the top of the school and everyone loses their mind. Quietly you think to yourself "Rune Glifberg doesn't even do Christ Airs in real life", but everything is just so good, that you don't even bother to raise your point. After a good session of playstation, pizza and fizzy drink, your dad takes you to the party. You stop to get beers along the way, and even though Mum said he was only gonna get you a 12 box to share, he gets you a 24 box and tells you to keep quiet about it. You get to the party and the girls from earlier in the day make a beeline for you. You spend the whole night laughing and joking around. Nothing romantic eventuates, but you haven't made a fool of yourself or been rejected. You've got one of the girls numbers and you know you can put in some work tomorrow to try and hangout alone with her. But for now, you are just enjoying this evening.
By no means is this the best Beatles album, but it is nonetheless a great example of their songwriting and performance. It covers the range of early Beatles from the rockier tunes of ‘a Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Cant Buy me Love’ to the more reflective ‘And I love her’ and ‘If i fell’. Lennon & McCartney’s vocal blend perfectly together to deliver audio gold.
There's a decent amount of great tracks on here. Considering how stacked The Beatles' discography this is definitely an underrated cut from these fellas. I enjoy their early stuff but when you get to Rubber Soul in their discography that when shit starts getting real. Getting back my actual opinion this is great. You really start to understand why the John/Paul songwriting duo was a force to be reckoned with. Lots of charm, lots of charm, and teenage hormones. Great listen! Top 5: A Hard Day's Night, If I Fell (fav), And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can't Buy Me Love no bad songs 4.00-4.25/5
The Beatles swing and rock way harder here than on previous albums, smashing out a pretty raucous half hour of rock/pop/RnB/etc.etc.etc. Intuitive songwriting, tight hooks, varied moods and a great sound. Favourite tracks: Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, Tell Me Why
i like this era of the beatles, their early works are really nice and wholesome
Great turning point in their career
Not bad. They may have something.
Classic Beatles. Slick production for those times. Tight harmonies. Instantly recognisable.
"Can't buy me love" but can buy me nostalgia. I forgot how "surfer" they sound. - Niki
niet zo'n harde fan van vroege beatles, maar dit kan je onmogelijk slecht vinden
есть норм песни, но альбом не самый крутой, поэтому 4.
A Hard Day's Night - 5/5 I Should Have Known Better - 4/5 If I Fell - 5/5 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You - 3/5 And I Love Her - 5/5 Tell Me Why - 3/5 Can't Buy Me Love - 4/5 Any Time at All - 3/5 I'll Cry Instead - 3/5 Things We Said Today - 4/5 When I Get Home - 3/5 You Can't Do That - 3/5 I'll Be Back - 4/5 Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up) it's alright. i'd even say it's good. however, i feel it was the most underwhelming of their releases i've heard so far (coming from someone who has only heard their later work). this required a couple listens all the way through to just barely give this a 4-star rating
God, that first chord. Perfect singing. My least favorite era of Beatles lyrics, but some of the best singing and harmonizing
My first Beatles’ album for this project. I love the Beatles. This is uncomplicated and unpretentious. It’s just fun and showcases why the Beatles were so huge.
Tolle Beatles Songs, nicht die prominentesten
Probably the best of the "early" Beatles albums and definitely has a couple of classics on it but, overall, I don't love it as much as the later stuff.
A classic, the Beatles building up to their best
Good
Oh boy…
The Beatles…well, what can I really add that hasn’t already been said? They’re easily one of the most important bands of all time - and personally, I adore them. As for how this particular album stacks up to their others, I’m not sure yet. Maybe this will be the motivate me to listen through their discography in order, to really follow the full Beatles journey. What always strikes me is how much of their music I can sing along to without even trying. I rarely remember lyrics unprompted, yet with the Beatles, the words are there in my brain. I don’t listen to them all the time, but the songs are simply there—in the ether, everywhere, all the time, rent free but I don’t mind. Listening to this reminded me of the movie Yesterday, where a man wakes up after a major injury to find no one else remembers the Beatles. He starts playing their songs, and the world is instantly there for it. Honestly, it feels believable - like across any dimension, the Beatles would still be a hit. My own first real introduction to the Beatles came when I was 13, on what turned out to be my last outing with a church group. My mom sent me - probably hoping it would curb my rebellious streak - and I ended up traveling with the Pathfinders to La Paz, Mexico. On the very first bus ride out of Paradise, CA, someone handed me a Beatles tape for my Walkman. I listened to it on repeat all the way down the coast, onto the ferry to the peninsula, and again all the way home. It was Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - and I loved it.
early beatles were so cute
Good album very repetitive first half but second half starts to pick up. Favorite song is if I fell
A super fun album that reminds you why the Beatles were popular. Still I can’t give this much more than a 4 overall as the Beatles have always been very good to me, but never a band I truly love.
4.3/that was a fun one, i can see the hype
It's 60 years old and it still sounds pretty good. None of the songs are bad. Everything on this album is 3 or 4 stars, except maybe the lyrics. Favorite song: can't buy me love
Classic boy band Beatles
The best of the Beatles' early records, the first film soundtrack, and also their first with only original compositions. This was peak Beatlemania and obviously I wasn't alive for that, even my parents were small children when this album came out. The fact that it still sounds so good is a testament of how well it stood the test of time. I have never seen the movie, maybe one day. Charmingly 60's in the best way possible. Key tracks: A Hard Day's Night I Should Have Known Better If I Fell And I Love Her Can't Buy Me Love
72/100. While it’s consistent and enjoyable, the lack of distinctiveness between this album and its predecessors makes it blur into their catalog. Not necessarily a drawback, but it could benefit from more adventurous experimentation.
A massive step up from their previous albums in terms of songwriting, introducing new elements, instruments and structures. Several classics like the title track, Can't Buy Me Love, I Should Have Know Better, If I Fell. Yeah, this is the best of their pre-Help albums.
Sehr gutes Album der Beatles, da kann man nicht drüber streiten
Très nostalgique. Évidemment, le meilleur reste à venir dans leur cas !
Early Beatles perfection. Just great songwriting and catchy songs all round (though I must say, You Can’t Do That is a bit creepy)
It's easy to see why The Beatles were such a hit. The key to their success might secretly be that there's no wasted time on any of these tracks. Every single track is under three minutes, and two of them are under two minutes. So you get punchy, catchy tunes that don't overstay their welcome. And you'd be hard pressed to call a single one "filler". Top track for me is "Things We Said Today".
Soundtrack to the film and other songs. I had to stop the song after the first verse of the song Hard Day's Night as it hurt my head it was so good. The second side leads them back to boy band era of their youth but is equally good. They are able to take these Four Season's type of songs and lift them to a new interesting level.
While not their strongest, this is still a classic just for “Can’t buy me love.”
4 stars
This is a really likeable slice of the Beatles before they got pretentious and carried away with themselves. Back when they were all about frenzied pop moppetry and the lighter side of life. It’s a pretty consistent album, and likeable in many ways. It has an upbeat spirit and the songs are simple. There is real cohesion between Lennon and McCartney, which gives the songs a consistent sound that they won’t have from Rubber Soul onwards. It’s got an energy throughout, like you can feel the mania of a million screaming fans just beyond the music. Hard Day’s Night is probably the best pop album by the Beatles, and feels like the pre- British Blues boom sixties.
Classic Beatles album. Like the rest, so many classic hits in one space. Crazy how a full album used to only run about 30 minutes and yet you still got plenty of hits.
Enjoying the Beatles more and more each time they show up on this list.
What needs to be said? It's the Beatles.
Trying to not let my Beatles bias blind me
There was a bit of a lull in the middle of the album for me but it did finish strong and for that 4.1/5
💕💕
Finally.
BEST SONGS: - A Hard Day's Night - I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - And I Love Her
Great album
Super solid album of classic Beatles music - not super exciting but very iconic of early Beatles
This is great. Young enough to be filled with their raw beat-group energy, and their broadening range and burgeoning songwriting talents are here for everyone to hear, And I Love Her' and 'Things We Said Today' stand out. John's edge, attitude, songwriting and energy are to the fore too, and he sounds fantastic. Ringo drives it along. George shines on later albums when he was given the opportunity. His song here is not the best! All that, and the most famous opening chord in pop. And a beautiful song which will forever remind me of my Dad.
It’s the muthafuckin’ boys innit!
It's the Beatles. I liked it more than Rubber Soul overall.
Not my favorite of the beatles albums but they dont have a bad one
I'm not going to treat it like some masterpiece, just because it's The Beatles, and I love them, but that's some quality 60s pop, still fresh after all these years
Nice pop. A few cheesy and just not so good songs (e.g. I'm happy just to dance with you) but some great songs too. I'll round it up to a 4 because it's better thsn much other stuff flrom the era, and of course very influential.
Shocking: Beatles pretty good
I still think my favorite album is Sgt. Peppers. But this is also very good.
Dit album is leuker dan ik mij kan herinneren. Vroeger altijd een beatles hater geweest, maar misschien ben ik nu wel geprimed door alle oude muziek om dit meer te waarderen. Het begint natuurlijk met het bekendste nummer van dit album, maar de anderen mogen er ook zeker zijn.
Tof album, betere Beatles werk wat mij betreft. Swingt goed met nice hooks
Classic! The Beatles stay golden
8/10 A jewellery box of exquisite pop tunes, but it’s the Beatles so obviously. Reeks of good taste if not at the full powers of their songwriting. The drums really stood out here. Hits a ceiling of 4/5 because this type of old, pure rock doesn’t 100% do it for me. Best: I’m Happy Just to Dance With You
You know this one from the opening chord of the title song. Best "old/mop top" Beatles song and everyone knows it, young and old. Longevity, check. Throw in massive hits like "I Should Have Known Better", "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her", "Things We Said Today", "Anytime At All", plus glue tracks like "If I Fell" and "I'll Be Back". Hits, check. Yep, based on the sheer number of hits that you still hear on the radio, the groundbreaking sound they created at the time, the audience they created and still have. Impact on music, check. Not my favorite Beatles album by a long shot but solid from top to bottom. 4 stars.
Blazingly fast album, the songs are charming and done within a moment.
Solid pop album from the Beatles. Not my favorite of theirs, but easy listen. It's hard to rate some artist's albums because you know their entire body of work. 4/5
You know it’s not my favorite, but it’s very fun and you can see why the girlies were foaming at the mouth for them back in the day. Cracking up at the album cover though, is that supposed to be 4 different dudes?? No fucking way. Too bad they didn’t have frosted tips back then, maybe one of them would’ve stood out
The only reason I can't give it a 5 is to leave room to differentiate their even better later albums. But this is great. Any Time at All is my favorite song from this one.
This is a fun listen from the Fab Four. This is the music that got me started as a music lover at a young age. My mom introduced me to this when I was 7 or 8, and my tastes expanded from there. I am more a fan of later albums by The Beatles, but all of their stuff is great.
3.5
4.5
Man this had a lot of famous songs on here I really love Can't buy me love. I can't remember the movie I first heard it in. but that's brings back that nostalgia. Lot of great tracks here.
8/10
Good song writing, dated sounding as expected. Dont love the vocal doubling.
Great album
what's to say. it's da beatles!
the generator really messed up by giving me this album after i've already listened to revolver, rubber soul, sgt. pepper's, and the white album... this just can't hold a candle to those. it's earlier, poppier, dumber beatles. still good, of course, but nothing like what they'll make within a few years' time. i also must admit i only knew about 2.5 of these songs going into it. maybe that's on me, but i literally haven't even heard the titles of most of these songs until now. and they're mostly decent, quick pop tracks, just nothing all that exciting. it's beatles filler, but it's still filler. favorites: a hard day's night, if i fell, and i love her, can't buy me love, any time at all
This band is pretty good, they should be famous or something. The title track is a great opener to an album, it may set the bar a little too high for the rest (even if it is all quite good).
4.5 stars. Opens with the title track with one of the more distinctive chords in rock and roll history and is a fun time from there out. Third album is more poppy than their previous work but is a treat, as signified by my young kids getting up to dance when it came on. Fast-paced treat with a quick runtime (30 min) but full of energy.
Love the record from the 6th song (Tell Me Why) forward.
One of music's historically great albums. I've listened to this album many times before and I know all of the songs. This is their 3rd album in the "Classic Beatles" sound. There are several great/good songs. Best Songs A Hard Day's Night I Should Have Known Better If I Fell And I Love Her Can't Buy Me Love You Can't Do That I'll Be Back
The best of the Beatles' albums on this list. Hard not to appreciate the chords and 12-string guitar work.
the beatle
Finally a Beatles album that enjoyed listening to. This one doesn't sound like it's from the 60'ies but rather more modern. It's also not psychedelic like so much from that decade. Standouts A Hard Day's Night Can't Buy Me Love Any Time At All 4/5
The Beatles? Solid
It's the Beatles, it's an auto 3 star minimum. This one has some good tunes. "Can't buy me love" is one of my favorites and will be going to the playlist. ~ 3.9 Stars
a favorite - sang along with every song --- is it a five or a four? 4/5 #musicsky #albumsky #musicchallenge
Beatles fun
Really got some classics on here but not my fav Beatles album
Rv/G
This is an example that proves that even a "mediocre" Beatles album is still a really good album in the grand scheme of things. Compared to their first two releases, this album shows significant growth with great harmonies, catchy tunes, and overall songwriting. It still sounds like their early material with a lot of love songs, but that's not a bad thing. Overall it's a nice snapshot in time, a nice album for what it is, to show progression from album to album, and a really solid album for 1964. Peak Beatles albums would come later, however.
4.2
C'est pas encore tout à fait la forme finale du bordel, mais même au milieu de ça, ça sort des trucs qui te reste dans la tête pendant 3 jours. C'est presque pénible.
é um dos que eu gosto menos, mas ainda é mto bom
eu gosto desse aqui, pó me crucificar + uma das capas mais iconicas, acho chique e péssima ao mesmo tempo acho lindo a musica cant buy me love. pois, de fato, dinheiro nao pode comprar amor. lindo isso. do inicim deles, esse eh o segundo mais legal, perdendo só pro beatles for sale.
⭐️If I Fell
Favoriten And I love her Things we Said today Ill be back
As a non Beatles fan, it's a really good album
Not really my style but not bad
Great album. 30 minutes. Signalled pop musics arrival as a genre.
Cool album. Probably the best of that early Beatles era… probably. Gun to my head, probably.
A classic
das sind doch die vier Pilzköpfe at its best
Fantastic album. Lennons voice is really the dominant sound in nearly every song. Certain tracks had things I never noticed before like in should have known better. I had never noticed how it’s mostly just drums and bass with some guitar sprinkled in, very interesting. Heartbreakingly quick album though, but who cares. It sounds like this was recorded in multiple different studios. Some tracks are much cleaner sounding than others.
Good one. Fav Track: A Hard Day's Night. Great opener, no doubt.
I was probably musically socialised by the Beatles from birth. My parents listened to a lot of Beatles. And I still love them today. A Hard Days Night is not their best album. For me, the genius begins with Rubber Soul. I don't want to go into the individual songs now...they're well known anyway. But it's the 1st pure Lennon/McCartney album. No more cover versions. They absolutely established themselves with this album at the latest. They wrote pop history later
This is The Beatles for “small boy” me. I like revisiting this record from time to time. There are some fillers on here though. Can’t Buy Me Love is one of my favourite Beatles songs even though I prefer post “Rubber Soul” Beatles
Can’t give a 3.5 but that’s where it is for me. I understand that the Beatles are, were, and will continue to be influential, but this album just sounds like vapid 60s pop to me.
Probably my favorite of the pre-Rubber Soul Beatles catalog
Era el año 1964. Luego mejorarían mucho.
I'm very much an early Beatles fan and pretty strongly dislike their later stuff. So I figure this will be the start of one of my controversial artists. It's a good start. Love this album. Its easy to see why the Beatles got so famous based on their first few albums. All the songs on A Hard Day's Night are great. It's hard to find much fault with the album as a while. It's just good tunes to jam and sing along to. Standouts are "A Hard Day's Night," "Tell Me Why" "Can't Buy Be Love" and "Things We Said Today" I think this album is an 8 or 9 outta 10 for me. Some of the songs are more forgettable, but they all still sound good while you're listening and this is a great album for sure!
Paul is so goofy I mean just look at him George so mysterious so serious don't you love him. How rich would I be if everytime they said 'love' I got a dollar
I’m a big ol’ Beatles fan but sometimes the bubblegum songs just rub me the wrong way. Today was one of those days. Fantastic melodies, played perfectly. But if someone today wrote a lyric like “But I’ve been in love before, and I’ve found that love is more than just holding hands” we’d rightfully give them a collective wedgie. To me, the best Beatles periods are aping Little Richard and Chet Atkins (first couple records) or post-acid (Rubber Soul on). Unfortunately Hard Days just falls in the middle.
Not their best album or honestly even in their top five. Not sure why it’s on the list except the author has a hard on for anything British and the Beatles are nostalgic. This isn’t a bad album, just saying given all of the other inclusions on the list from this band, it’s unnecessary. Anyways, as always with the lads, this is nice, cheeky fun to spin when you’re in a movin’ groovin’ tune or whatever. Standouts are obviously the title track, “And I Love Her”, “Can’t Buy Me Love”, and, in my opinion, “Things We Said Today”. Great playing, writing, vocals, energy. All of it. Real stand out shit, Ringo. 4/5
Pretty good
Nice easy listen.
4.5
Gostei
Obviously great, not my fav album of theirs but some bangers
I have trouble with the Beatles because everything they do is so old hat now but a lot of it was brand new when they started doing it.
I love The Beatles. Not my favourite, but a solid listen with a couple of bangers.
GOD
Better than Coldplay
A Hard Day’s Night isn’t The Beatles at their absolute best — but it’s the sound of them getting there fast. Their third album, and the first to feature only original songs, marks a major step forward in their songwriting and confidence. The band was starting to evolve past their early pop roots, and you can hear the ambition beginning to take shape. The title track explodes out of the gate with one of the most iconic opening chords in rock history — a sonic announcement that this is a band leveling up. “If I Fell” is a standout ballad, tender and beautifully crafted, with that trademark Lennon/McCartney harmony melting perfectly in the chorus. “Tell Me Why” brings energy and urgency, while “And I Love Her” is a soft, heartfelt moment that shows McCartney’s melodic gifts were already in full bloom. It’s not their deepest or most adventurous work, but A Hard Day’s Night captures The Beatles on the rise — sharper, more cohesive, and ready to change the world.
Great but not as good as the others
Great Album. To me the overrated allegations is just bullshit. All their albums are at least good listenable which your super niche band have never done probably. Back to the album, it flows good and i like the beatles so i go with a (4.0/5.0)
I was never too enthusiastic about The Beatles, always just liked a few songs of them and that's it. However, I could not look my guitar teacher from my youth in the eyes, should I randomly encounter him in the supermarket tomorrow, if I didn't give this album less than 4 stars. So there you go! That being said, Tell Me Why and especially Can't Buy Me Love are some real bangers.
Maybe not the White Album, but still one of the greatest albums ever released. Not bad for a boy band from Liverpool.
4 maybe 5
The Beatles starting to find their feet.
Very good album. Does not overstay its welcome and hits hard with classics like A Hard Day's Night, And I Love Her, If I Fell, and Can't Buy Me Love. Would rate this 4.5 stars if I could.
Big fan of the tight harmonies and soulful elements. The Beatles are obviously iconic and have so many catchy songs.
Not my favorite of the pre-woke era Beatles albums.
It’s hard to bash the Beatles. Their songs are so tight, so well constructed that I can’t see anyone not enjoying them at least a little. Even as someone who’s not a huge Beatles fan, this is still a solid album. There’s no wasted frills, nothing that doesn’t add to the songs.
One of the best of their early period. It holds together well despite it being half soundtrack to the film and half their hits of that time. Never realized how many if the film's songs are Lennon's and he seemed to dominate the songwriting during that time.
Again not the best Beatles album imo but still v nostalgic to me as we had it in the car
Ah the teen pop days of the Beatles. Before the LSD and Hari Krishna meditation. The boring but catchy Beatles that are obsessed with young romance. A Hard Day's Night is a great album, but I do prefer the psychedelic Beatles more. This feels like the standard early 60's earworms they would play at the sock hop. It's fine. Sounds like a car show your dad takes you to when you're 7 and your parents are divorced and he thinks standing around staring at car engines in the heat is fun for you but really you're just listening to the music that is already old as shit anyway. Anybody else get that vibe from this album? No? Just me? Anyway, it's got some real bangers and a few that I can't say I've ever heard or ever care to hear again. After the 5th song about unrequited young love or how much that love makes you happy, the message runs stale. We get it. Thanks for the catchy tune.
Some well-crafted, bopping little tunes. But they lack the artistry, creativity, and magic of later Beatles. With our final Beatles album, I once again think I should have listened to them all chronologically to better understand the evolution of the band (and rock music in general along with them).
all great, doesn’t have the no skip star power of the later records.
A solid Classic overheard so much time with yet underestimated titles such as You can't do that. I remember the feeling of deja vu when I heard Kurt Cobain's (great accoustic) cover of and I love her. That's because although these song aged with maybe vocals "tto clean" and theme still mainly about teens' love.
A transitional record. At the time, it was transitioning to something that didn't exist yet. Now it is overshadowing by what came after. Half the songs have been immortalised by their part in the great Beatles story. The other half are frozen in the record before the movie, before the explosion of Rubber Soul, never included in collections, never in a montage or an advert. Both sets of songs have similar assets and detriments. The modal writing that elevates the compositions above contemporary rock'n'roll, experiments in recording and arranging, the singular vocal blend of their harmonies. Still, the lyrics are sentimental and unsophisticated (for the most part) and some of the melodies are syrupy. Case in point, If I Fell, which would be easy listening, where it not for the strange harmonic shifts - the melody is never not smooth, but chords are a pleasant surprise. The best songs - the title track, If I Fell, And I Love Her, Can't Buy Me Love, Things We Said Today, You Can't Do That - are a more prominent part of the Beatles cultural presence and that might be because they were always better or they sound better on the record because they are so familiar. The transitional record had the effect of changing everything and nothing can go back to how things were before. Some of the songs here are from that before time and the Beatles transformation ended up tarnishing them. It made me think of this from the end of Machen's The Great God Pan: "And I forgot, as I have just said, that when the house of life is thus thrown open, there may enter in that for which we have no name, and human flesh may become the veil of a horror one dare not express. I played with energies which I did not understand, you have seen the ending of it... The blackened face, the hideous form upon the bed, changing and melting before your eyes from woman to man, from man to beast, and from beast to worse than beast, all the strange horror that you witness, surprises me but little." 3.5 George Martin clearly drew on his knowledge of classical music sequencing this album; people love Beethoven, make sure the odd numbers are all good. Maybe there isn’t much more structural principle at play than that and there is certainly an imbalance between the first and second sides of this album however - what a pile of songs. This would have done rightly as a greatest hits for many other bands of the time. Even the slighter numbers tend to have something to recommend them: the weird tom hit on Happy Just to Dance…., the bizarre piano octaves on Any Time at All, the playful bass part on I’ll Cry Instead. Alright that last one was number 9 and doesn’t quite live up to the Beethoven principle. But Things We Said Today comes straight after it. 3.5/5
I learned that Hommood doesn't know one song off this album. Definitely not their most popular, but so many catchy songs. I rated this in a vacuum of only Beatles albums...
Doesn't reach the levels of greatness as their later albums but very pleasing 1960s pop songs nonetheless.
The Beatles might be my favorite band of all time, but A Hard Day's Night is not their best album by any means. While it doesn't have the same cultural influence like the White Album, Abbey Road, or Sgt. Peppers, A Hard Day's Night still feels innovative and interesting compared to other pop music of the 1960s. Songs like Can't Buy Me Love and A Hard Day's Night are catchy, but still have something intangibly exciting about them. Almost every song on the album has glimpses of what the band was capable of. A Hard Day's Night isn't the best Beatles' album, but it's impossible to tell the story of the Beatles, and modern music, without it. Best Songs: A Hard Day's Night, Can't Buy Me Love, I'll Cry Instead, I'll Be Back Worst Songs: You Can't Do That
I keep forgetting how early the Beatles were in the business. There are some unmistakable individual pieces on the album that I think are part of the Beatles sound. I didn't always like it. Now I think it's great. Nevertheless, this album is not one of my favorites despite some unique gems. 4/5
4.0 2x not my favorite Beatles album but still a good one
It’s the Beatles, classic album - ‘Anytime At All’ was a new find
not their best album
Me guuusta! Suena a los primeros Beatles pero mejor :) Y me gusta mucho 'And I love her' :)
Pretty good, some classic hits and lesser known song
After getting Sgt. Pepper and Revolver, I got my first pre-experimental Beatles record on this album journey. A Hard Day's Night has historical significance as the first album in which all the songs were original compositions, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. That fact alone gives it some historical significance in placing it on this list. It also helps that this album is a good romp. This early on in their career, John and Paul incorporated some of their personalities into their penned songs, usually through their insecurities on "I Should Have Known Better" and "You Can't Do That" as well as their desire for a more realized relationship on "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You". Pair those words with solid guitar hooks and a tight rhythm section, and you've got a formula that works. I will say there is a small drag in the second half of the record between "I'll Cry Instead" and "When I Get Home" before the cowbell kicks in on "You Can't Do That". Not all of the songs could be bangers at this point. Also, it’s admittedly hard to judge this album compared to what comes later. As it stands, A Hard Day's Night is still a commendable effort and worthy of this list.
335/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Solid early Beatles love songs.
Fabulous
“a hard day’s night” was a part of our marching band’s beatles medley so i liked it lmaooo. “if i fell” was good too!! not much to say other than i enjoyed this! 4/5.
Maybe too many samey love songs (is there even an exception to that label?) to take in at once but it's still loaded with great songs. I'm Just Happy To Dance With You remains irresistably spirited. And holy shit I forgot what a BANGEEEER Any Time At All is.
Not the best Beatles is still more memorable than a lot of what’s out there.
Classic early Beatles
This is jaunty and fun. Better than the other Beatles album so far. Plus it gets a little gay.
I still prefer mid to late era Beatles, but this is still fun.
A great album. They more than demonstrate their mastery at writing catchy sub three minute songs. Several timeless hits but they have so much more to come.
One of many albums in dad’s collection I grew up with, this one is pretty timeless. And while it would be easy to go 5-star on every Beatles album that makes this list, some albums can’t quite rise to the level of Rubber Soul and beyond. This is probably one of those. As the first full album of all originals, the songwriting for sure needs to be recognized, and there are some numbers that definitely show signs of the musical growth and creativity the band would soon be known for. A real enjoyable listen. 4.25/5.
Card carrying Beatlemaniac here, but none of the big songs here are among my fave. Obviously the Fab Four hadn’t 100% found their groove yet, but this is still a great album. Doesn’t quite reach 5 for me, and don’t even think I’m grading them on their own curve.
60s were a lil before my time but feels like this captured a moment while being timeless. Not quite 5 level for me but can’t argue with the song writing and musicianship. Also didn’t realize this is where Arnold got his terminator catch phrase.
This exercise was inevitably going to turn into a stack ranking of Beatles albums... putting the influence and cultural impact aside, this album doesn't hit as hard for me as the ones from Rubber Soul on. A couple huge hits but they don't take this to 5 land. Maybe it is just a little too sugary pop sounding for me. I dunno. A couple nuggets throughout hint at things to come (see: And I Love Her) make it an interesting listen. 3.75/5
Third album, so still early days. The Pop songs of yesteryear, all extremely short: I don’t think a single one of them even hits the 3-minute mark! Yet these are perfectly crafted gems. A terrific album.
First Beatles album and I really liked it.
Very 60’s Simple early Beatles tracks Fantastic ballads Love heavy themes Very different from later beatles
WORKING LIKE A DOGGG
I thought it was great, although I was surprised because I didn’t realize how good it would be.
Ah finally a Beatles album. Their first one with all original tunes. A sign of greater things to come.
If one wanted to write a pop song, just listen to this album on repeat about 100 times. Traditional and clever structures, progressions and melodies all that serve the song perfectly.
definitely a weaker beatles album but if you listen right after new boots and panties it's fucking gold
7/10 I am a Beatles appreciator, I will not slander them for being a little bit horny and sad https://youtu.be/YfBVNpiTKJ8?si=992jlN84VNHr6a98
Pretty great album
Probably the first great Beatles album; the first two are fine, but just collections of pop songs. This one is too, but these songs were written in a compressed time period and they sound like they belong together. It's also nice that this and Beatles for Sale both have tolerable stero mixes. I'm not going to write a review here- if someone likes the early Beatles, which I do, then there's not a bum track on this record- it's 30 minutes of sonic joy. I'm only withholding a fifth star b/c there are better Beatles albums to come....
This is a very good album. I'm a casual Beatles fan, meaning I won't seek them out, but I'm not likely to turn them off. I cannot take too much, like the satellite radio Beatles station. But this album contains enough diversity of songs to hold my interest. Unlike the Beatles hits album (One?) that I can't get through comfortably.
Tre- 4 H- 4 Blake- 5 average- 4.333
Beatles Beatles Beatles
Quelle énergie juvénile! Hit après hit après hit.
The album that showed the Beatles are here to stay, thanks to excellent song-writing (no covers) and peak energy out of the Fab Four.
Even though I know it to be true, it always strikes me how much their music changes in such a short period of time. How is this only 3 years before Sgt Peppers? The classics are great but the rest feel like failed attempts to make hit singles. Reminds me of a Michael Jackson album. Waffling between a 3 and a 4 but I don’t think I can rate an album with can’t buy me love and hard days night a 3
4.0 Simple themes, and great melodies.
Heel rauw voor de jaren 60, maar wel een aantal echt goede nummers
I've never listened to this over-60-year-old album and yet of 13 tracks, only 4 had I never heard before. That shows the legacy of the Beatles (maybe overated?) and this isn't even one of their most 'popular' albums. I'm trying not to fawn all over this just because it's them, but of the tracks I didn't know, Any Time At All is a 5, I'll Cry Instead is very 'Beatles' and only When I Get Home and Tell Me Why fail to hit the mark with me. The rest of the tracks I knew before are all bangers however many time I have heard them throughout my life. Considering this is such an early album (3rd?) that's quite good going.
A very good album in my opinion! Probably their best work before Rubber Soul. I really enjoyed the A-side more than the B-side, but overall a good album. :) Of course, I have heard this one before but it was a nice to listen to it again after three months.
Great album.
8/10. The Beatles were a great band! :)
I'm a bit torn on this album. It's certainly iconic--the first Beatles album that is all original and the first where we start getting a sense of Lennon and McCartney as songwriters individually. The classics are great and some of the other songs swing, but this is clearly before they have supreme confidence. I think I would go 3.5, but bumping for relevance.
High energy, good guide, easy listening
Timeless. Little repetitive, but short and sweet and timeless.
Absolute classic. Bumped up to a 4 on subsequent relistens.
This was my first Beatles album I've listened to back to back and I'm quiet impressed. I found myself humming or singing along to quite a few tracks. What a great experience.
Im really more of a fan of the post Rubber Soul Beatles. That being said I am still a huge fan, and I can really appreciate this one as well.
Int nära på det mest intressanta Beatles har att bjuda på. Men trotts det är det här ett jätte bra album. Bandets talang syns redan. Perfekta pop låtar en efter en
3.75
Oh yeah baby now we're talkin
You know I like a lot of the weird shit, but they were also REALLY good at making straight forward bops before that.
84% Best: A Hard Day’s Night; And I Love Her; Can’t Buy Me Love; You Can’t Do That Must-Hear? Sure. Every album pre-A Hard Day’s Night, aside from the hit singles, feel lackluster. A Hard Day’s Night is the first solid Beatles album experience.
++: A Hard Day's Night, I'm Happy Just to Dance with You, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can't Buy Me Love, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home, You Can't Do That, I'll Be Back +: I Should Have Known Better, Any Time at All, I'll Cry Instead +-: If I Fell 8,2/10
This is the first Beatles album I remember owning. In my opinion, this album/movie is first true "POP" album.
I don’t know why I was surprised to see a pre-Rubber Soul album on this list. I think I was hoping for the big stuff, you know. Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper or anything like that. Don’t get me wrong, pre-Rubber Soul Beatles is still great. I just like later Beatles better. Coldest take in the universe, I know. Anyway, I think it’s between this and Help! that I believe are the best albums from the Beatlemania era. There are the classics, like the title track, Can’t Buy Me Love, and And I Love Her. Then there are the lesser know songs, which are mostly pretty good. I mean, I didn’t really care for the country-ish I’ll Cry Instead and some of the songs structurally feel similar. But even in their early stages, the Beatles had an energy that made them stand out. With songs that fly under three minutes, it’s comes hit after hit. It helps that this is the first album with all original songs, which feels like a rarity for 60’s albums. At the very least, it’s a stepping stone that would eventually led to the legendary later efforts of the band. But as it is, it wouldn’t be fair to sleep on the earlier albums like this. Favorite track: A Hard Day’s Night Other hits: Can’t Buy Me Love, If I Fell, And I Love Her, I Should Have Known Better, I’ll Be Back, When I Get Home
I much prefer their later work , but they were really cooking with this one.
solid early beats 8/10
Overall: 8/10 It took way too long to get to my first Beatles album. I don't care if it's cliché to say this but The Beatles are my favourite band of all time and this was their first really great album. It's not hard to imagine how they became the biggest band in history when listening to this, John and Paul are so charismatic and dominate (especially John). I'm probably gonna watch the movie tonight as well, I love the clean old man and the sad Ringo scenes so much. Fav Song: And I Love Her Least Fav Song: I'm Happy Just to Dance With You (Sorry, George)
One of the better Beatles albums this one, with the lads still in their moptop era. The title track makes for a cracking start, which then leads to a succession of balllads which are all highly listenable. Can't Buy Me Love gets back to the pop-rock side, before we get back to the ballads, Things We Said Today standing out there. Those loveable cheeky scallies are hitting their songwriting stride here and it can only presage good things... (massive foreshadowing; look to camera)
Anything by the Beatles that I rate under a 5 is a case of their being graded on a curve. Even if you don't factor in the fact that they were working with 4-track recording capabilities for the majority of their records, the creativity these guys exhibited from a production/arrangement/recording angle is mind-boggling. Then there are the harmonies and chords. Everything they did was exceptional, and the more you dig the deeper the genius. BUT... it doesn't change the fact that these early songs just don't tickle my musical fancy the same way the latter half of their catalog does. As groundbreaking as this (and every) album is, they're singing about girls, and that's pretty much it. That's all fine for the times, I just want a little more grit.
I know this is often considered their first masterpiece, but it's my least favorite of their first four albums. There are certainly six or seven all-time classics on here. And man, the greats are ridiculously great: The chords on If I Fell; the three different bridges on You Can't Do That; the infectious joy of the title track; John rhythm guitar on I'm Happy Just to Dance with You; etc. etc. But side two has some filler. It feels weird giving any Beatles album less than a 5, but if I'm being honest with myself, I just don't love this one.
Great album
overall pretty solid with some classics on there. I think some of the later albums are obviously way better.
This is a decent Beatles album
Funny to think the Beatles essentially started as a boy band.
Lovely.
This is the first GREAT Beatles album in my opinion. Like the rest of the planet, I prefer the later Beatles albums more than the early albums but I still think there is a place for their more poppy music. Its more simple than the later stuff but I find it charming in a way similar to other music from the early 60s. This album is loaded with classic tunes and on top of that its nice and short. A real easy listen! Also the film that accompanies this album is really fun! Favorite track: And I Love Her
Never actually sat down and listened to this before. Started my Beatles journey from Rubber Soul onwards. Amazing of course. Straight pop songs to the head. Highlights include "A Hard Day's Night" "I Should Have Known Better" "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" "Tell Me Why" "Can't Buy Me Love" "Any Time At All"
Quaint, quirky, quick. Quintessential.
So simple and romantic in a pretty irresistible way. If The Beatles have no fans then I am dead (hold on I’m just now hearing that they have a lot of fans….)
First off rip nick who died today :( i’ll miss him a lot. Second off the music is fast and fun and thats just a winning combo for me. Songs about love are so comforting! And all these tracks are about love!
Nice, I'd already listened to it before. Really enjoyed some songs.
Geluisterd in de trein terug naar Nederland. Echt een banger en 1 van de eerste platen van de beatles waar echt geëxperimenteerd wordt
All I can think of is the word "uplifting". Also, cowbells!
Super interesting to list to this after Abbey Road and see the growth that happened. Bunch of these songs slap tho.
Unbelievable song craft and just such tight songs. I don't know that I had ever heard I'll Be Back before, but that song is excellent.
I’m honestly sort of unfamiliar with the Beatles’ early albums, at least as an album experience. I’d consider myself a Beatles fan, though I was always moreso infatuated with the “latter era experimental studio Beatles” than I was “fun boy band at the top of the world Beatles”. That said, this one’s pretty good! It’s got a great selection of tracks, pretty much every one excellent and fun, and even if I haven’t heard them for years and certainly not as much as the others, you bet your ass I was singing along. At 34 minutes, it’s a breezy album and the songs never overstay their welcome. I give it a 4, it’s just a very good listen.
Love it.
Surprised myself with just how much I liked this album. I'm no avid fan of the Beatles, but by giving their albums a fresh and attentive listen, I might just begin to like them. Short-sweet-catchy and wraps up in 30 minutes. What's not to like?
I prefer the later stuff.
Possibly the best of the Beatles’ early work. Features all time great tracks like ‘Hard Days Night’ & ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ as well as some lesser known greats like ‘I Should Have Known Better’. 4.5⭐️ (because their later work is even better)
It's the beatles
En bättre Beatles-skiva ärnade två senaste. "Vanliga" låtar som är trallvänliga och intressanta. Det är nog inget jag kommer lyssna på igen, men tycker nog hantverket och musiken är på en hög nivå.
Varken hört eller ens hört talas om denna tidigare, vilket i och för sig kanske inte säger så mycket. Tycker att den var överraskande bra. Inte lika bra som Abbey Road, men jämnbra över hela linjen och utan tramslåtar. Svag fyra (efter endast en genomlyssning).
Here comes their songwriting. Most songs are great and well recorded. All songs are corny 4.3
100% agree with Sean and Bryan. Rather listen to a later album like Abbey Road but still some absolute classics.
3.5, rounding up because it’s The Beatles.
Sinds ik een tijdje terug het album Bram Peper's Eenzame Hartjes Vereniging Orkest heb moeten luisteren heb ik nog regelmatig voor de hobby het blauwe verzamelalbum (1967 - 1970) van The Beatles aangezet. Daarnaast ook één keer de rode (1962 - 1966) waar 3 tracks van dit album op staan. Ik zit dus momenteel wel in een kleine Beatles periode. Dit album is meer vroege Beatles en de vroege Beatles klinken wel een stuk simpeler. Dit album van een half uur is helemaal prima hoor, maar het zijn wat mij betreft niet de meest legendarische nummers die hier op staan. Bij dit album ga je het slotakkoord niet drie keer opnieuw luisteren terwijl je de speakers steeds harder zet, omdat je hebt gelezen dat je dan een stoel kunt horen piepen en een kopje kunt horen rinkelen. Op dit album leefde de originele Paul McCartney nog. Dit zijn de vroege pop-Beatles. Een half uurtje gezapige flierefluiter rock 'n roll uit de oude doos. Nog net geen ge-doowop en ge-shoowop op de achtergrond. En dat krijgt een keurige 3,7 uit 5.
A Hard Day’s Night feels like the first proper Beatles album right from that first crazy chord. This album is almost non-stop hits (could probably say that about most Beatles albums but maybe it hits especially hard after the first 2 albums) and is probably the first of their early ones I’d reach for. I’m remembering how often I played this record as a little kid. Getting rid of the cover tunes and moving quickly towards a pop-rock style was massive. I'll still vastly prefer their soon-to-arrive experimental weird-shit era which changed everything, but this was a big step forward and judging strictly in the time-frame/era there was of course nothing like it and them. 8/10 4 stars.
Solid early Beatles, definitely my favorite album from this era.
Never been into this one as much as I felt like I should be, one of my least favorites of theirs. Though that means it doesn’t feel quite as overplayed as the other Beatles albums do to me, which is a plus. I’m more into the harder rocking stuff on some of the other early albums, (e.g. Twist & Shout, I Saw Her Standing There, It won’t Be Long) and less of a fan of the pure bubblegum songwriting on display here. OTOH I can’t deny that it’s totally excellent bubblegum
Hard days night 8/10 I should have known better 7/10 If I fell 10/10 I'm happy just to dance with you 8/10 And I love her 10/10 Tell me why 10/10 Can't buy me love 9/10 Anytime at all 7/10 Things we said today 5/10 When I get home 8/10 You can't do that 10/10 I'll be back 9/10 Overall 9/10
It's the Beatles. Enough said.
In the pecking order of Beatles albums it’s probably in the bottom third but it’s still a Beatles album and therefore amazing. A bit Lennon heavy for my liking, Harrison has one song he didn’t even write, but no covers on here. Hard Days Night and Can’t Buy Me Love are top tier Beatles, special mention to If I Fell and And I Love Her. Not quite 5 stars but it’s a high 4. The film is a good way to listen to these songs, a lot of silliness 4.5/5
I always struggle rating early Beatles. It’s hard not to think it’s derivative until you realise it’s everything else that’s influence by it. Either way great album with some standouts
This a charming record with a lot of fun songs. Not as ambitious as their later albums.
I’ve listened to this album many times
Early Beatles are enjoyable, well done songs with just vocals and four instruments, and this is an album of fundamentally good songs. It works.
Pure pop, bright and sparkling and hopeful, retaining just a touch of grit and offerings tantalizing suggestions (e.g., "Things We Said Today") of the expansive brilliance just around the corner. Plus, an absolute all-time album opening – George's note is a chime, an auditory milestone, signals of freshness, new eras, etc. (Bookended perhaps by the coda closing of "Layla"). The movie is a pleasure, too, and not even really a guilty one.
Its good like a high 4 but I think it suffers a little from all the songs being roughly the same topic. This is the album that you'd play when people have already listened to the more popular beatles albums as like the final masterpiece to the 'early' Beatles
It's more like a 4.5 with And I Love Her & I'll Be Back. The rest of the album is solid but not spectacular.
The first, proper, all-Beatles Beatles album. Absolutely churning them out - the third album in the less than a year? Something lke that. It's not their best, but still manages to have 2 or 3 absolute monster hits. It still boggle my mind how they managed to do all of this and tour almost non-stop. The best to ever do it.
No será lo mejor de los Beatles, pero es lo mejor mejorsito pre Rubber Soul, muy divertido
Bunch of Beatles classics, but not as fluid of their other albums.
I liked it.
A bunch of Beatles songs that were new to me, I enjoyed this a bunch. I had a Byrds album yesterday, and the energy and quality of the Beatles really puts most of their contemporaries to shame. Far from their best, there are still some standouts. Namely, And I Love Her is incredible. It's easy to take pop for granted, but the deeper in this list I get, the more I appreciate some of the juggernauts.
Sigue siendo beatles album pero hay mejores
Lot of fun, pretty much what I expected but overall more consistently good than I thought it'd be
Love this album and love The Beatles but I gave The White Album 5 and while good this isn’t on that level so it’s a 4 but a high 4.
If this came out of the blue from a different band I had never heard of, it’s hard to tell what I’d give it. It’s really good. Would it be 5 stars in that context? It’s hard to be objective. But, this suffers from the impossible task of being compared to The Beatles’ later work, which blows this album away. So, this is a 4 because it’s not as good as Abbey Road. Even though it might be as good or better than some albums I’ve already given 5 stars to.
This was as far as the Beatles could go with their original vibe and sound. Beatlemania firing on all cylinders, Lennon and McCartney seemingly unable to put a foot wrong at this point in their songwriting, with Harrison and Starr bringing their A game too. You forget how many great songs the Beatles did until you listen to an album and remember all the ones that don't get played on the radio or spotify mixes. They could honestly write hooks and melodies in their sleep, and George's 12 string riffs inspired so many other bands, it's ridiculous. Ultimately I can't personally give it a 5 because it doesn't have a George Harrison song. That probably sounds weird, but it's a band of 4 people, not a band of 2 and 2. Also, it gets a bit samey in mood. But still, treat the rating like an honorary 5. I'm just being arbitrary (and just happy to dance with you). Tangent: The film's pretty great too, with the guy who played Albert Steptoe stealing the show as Paul's grandfather. Favourite Song: If I fell Least Favourite: I'll Cry Instead
Peak Beatlemania in sound, image, and ubiquity.
Nice record! Songs are a bit samey but there's still a couple of great hits in this. 3.5/4
early poppy Beatles sure is fun, not much of the more introspective from later in their careers, but damn if I didnt enjoy the heck out of this album.
Not their best but still very enjoyable pop music
I love every Beatles album forever and ever.
Clásico instantáneo, que te golpea desde la primera canción con un explosivo acorde. De mis preferidos de la época prepsicodélicos del grupo, con algunas falencias aquí y allá, pero sigue siendo el álbum que es. Canciones a destacar: And I Love Her A Hard Day's Night Can't Buy Me Love If I Fell Any Time at All I Should Have Known Better Tell Me Why
Typischer Beatles-Sound. Ein paar bekannte Songs, der Rest gut hörbar. 4/5
Very well-performed, with a few flashes of genius songwriting, but also a lot of mindless poppy boy-band lyrics with simple arrangements.
These guys eh
Have always liked this album. Not one of their best and was made for their film so I don't think people really rate it. I'm happy just to dance with you is one of my favourite songs.
# Playlist track - Can't Buy Me Love # Notes - It's cool that they've crammed 13 tracks in 30 minutes. No beating around the bush here. - Listening to something like this in the 2020s it's hard to imagine how different that sounded way back then. It has been so impactful that we're all kind of used to the sound, anyway. - Early Beatles were FUN. That's what this album is. - Definitely recommend!
„A Hard Days Night“ & „Can‘t Buy Me Love“ sind tolle Songs. Der hidden Star „Things We Said Tonight“ ist toll gelungen und das Album lädt zum Wiederhören ein. Leider ist der Rest der Songs eher Füllwerk ohne außergewöhnliche Elemente. Nach 339 Alben mein erster Beatles Tag. Es gibt noch Luft nach oben.
Its the beatles innit. All of it is gold. Do you compare this to their later work and mark it below, or compare it to the rest of recorded music in which case its top tier?
The Beatles! Need I say more? Not my personal favourite album but still some great tracks!
Première face (utilisée pour le film) très efficace, les excellents titres s'enchaînent (“Hard Day’s Night”, “Tell me why”, “Can’t buy me love”), certains moins connus (“I should have known better”, “If I fell”, “I’m happy just to dance with you”) mais qui sonnent immédiatement comme des classiques. La deuxième moitié est un peu en dessous mais ça reste mieux que la majorité de tout ce qui a pu être ou est encore écrit comme mélodie. Au final un très bon Beatles des débuts, qui ramène dans l’Angleterre des sixties. C’est plein d’énergie, quelque chose se passe avec la jeunesse d’Angleterre et cette musique en fait partie.
Commodified love songs, all under 3 minutes, and made to order for mass consumption by hysterical Beatlemaniacs. These guys created the formula for modern pop music.
My least favorite Beatles album so far. Still fantastic
A jolly listen all throughout, but I feel it started a bit too strong
Maybe the best of the early Beatles albums. Certainly notable for being the first with all originals. Sounds somewhat rudimentary now, even a little cutesy at times, but still loveable.
For someone who's not the biggest Beatles enjoyer, still very solid 3.5?
I like cheesy Beatles songs so it’s an easy 4
Easy to enjoy and listen to. Very pleasant.
I've always enjoyed A Hard Days Night, its properly my 3rd favorite Beatles album. It's just good toe tapper to listen to for half an hour.
My least favorite Beatles album so far. Still fantastic