1001 Albums Summary

I think this might be my favorite Beatles, maybe just in front of Revolver. I Want You (She's So Heavy) is pretty much a Black Sabbath song, probably a good example of one of the first early metal songs. I love the medley on the second half. I think it's funny because it's pretty much Paul being like "look at how great a songwriter I am" - most of the medley is this super tightly written piece, you can tell that Paul is going to continue to have an amazing career post-Beatles, and BAM the two Lennon songs in the medley are probably the coolest songs in it. I think this is kind of the vibe for their entire writing partnership.

Felt like they were exploring all the sounds of the popular bands of the era. Definitely has some catchy and good songs. I thought "Melody For an Unknown Girl" was a pretty cool concept / song idea.

Sounded to me like a more whimsical / lighthearted Steely Dan. Really dug it. On Spotify the loudness of the tracks vary so much you have to really adjust your volume. Re-mastering or mastering mistake?

I do think it is objectively awesome but not entirely my cup of tea. I do like the lo-fi garage sound. Most of the songs are pretty similar blues revival ideas. Fell In Love With A Girl, the biggest hit, seems like an outlier on the album in terms of style. I think it would have been really cool to see them live during this time period.

I like it, it is clearly very good, I just can never picture myself in the mood for this kind of thing. Which is funny because I'd be really into just hearing the backing band for a whole record.

I generally dig it, appreciate it, but not entirely in love - probably need more time with it!

A major sound of the 2010s

Not really my thing