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Mayor Goldie Wilson

Mayor Goldie Wilson

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Started properly listening to the Beatles again recently for the first time in ages and have just completed a chronological listen of all their studio albums.

The run from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road is frankly ridiculous. Not just the quality but all of them in a 3-4 year period is something that will never again be matched as long as music is made. Its crazy how they were only around for about 7 years as a band.
 
Mayor Goldie Wilson said:
Started properly listening to the Beatles again recently for the first time in ages and have just completed a chronological listen of all their studio albums.

The run from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road is frankly ridiculous. Not just the quality but all of them in a 3-4 year period is something that will never again be matched as long as music is made. Its crazy how they were only around for about 7 years as a band.
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Someone here mentioned they'd never watched an episode of Only Fools and Horses, which I found strange. I don't think I've ever listened to a Beatles album all the way through. Even stranger, I suppose.
 
Some albums have 'impact', and some are timeless classics.

Sgt Peppers had a massive impact at the time, but now I would pick Rubber Soul or Revolver.

How many albums are there that have no weak tracks at all?
 
Norman_Conquest said:
Someone here mentioned they'd never watched an episode of Only Fools and Horses, which I found strange. I don't think I've ever listened to a Beatles album all the way through. Even stranger, I suppose.
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Abbey Road is a masterpiece. Side 2, starting with Here Comes The Sun, and culminating in a 16 minute medley of shorter songs is as good as it gets really.
 
Anton_Berg said:
Some albums have 'impact', and some are timeless classics.

Sgt Peppers had a massive impact at the time, but now I would pick Rubber Soul or Revolver.

How many albums are there that have no weak tracks at all?
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In my opinion definitely Abbey Road, Revolver and probably Magical Mystery Tour, which gets surprisingly short shrift when discussing their best albums. Sgt Peppers is lauded still to this day, but it certainly has its weaker songs. I don't think its in their top 3 albums. The White Album is a strange one too - as a 15 song single disc album it could have been a stunning work, but it is far too inconsistent for my liking. The best songs on it though are up there with anything else they did.
 
Mayor Goldie Wilson said:
Abbey Road is a masterpiece. Side 2, starting with Here Comes The Sun, and culminating in a 16 minute medley of shorter songs is as good as it gets really.
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Some of their greatest tracks for sure, but as I heard described recently on a podcast, also contains 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' which isn't even one of the best songs out there about silver hammers.

That said, I like all the rubbish tracks. There are some on every album.
 
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They really were a one off. Just in terms of the number of songs which went on to be standards but weren't even released as singles at the time it's a remarkable list...

Yesterday
Eight Days A Week
Michelle
Drive My Car
With A Little Help From My Friends
A Day In The Life
I Saw Her Standing There
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In My Life
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Back In the The USSR
I Am The Walrus
Here Comes The Sun
Girl
Taxman
Two Of Us...

and that's just off the top of my head.
 
HarryVegas said:
They really were a one off. Just in terms of the number of songs which went on to be standards but weren't even released as singles at the time it's a remarkable list...

Yesterday
Eight Days A Week
Michelle
Drive My Car
With A Little Help From My Friends
A Day In The Life
I Saw Her Standing There
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In My Life
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Back In the The USSR
I Am The Walrus
Here Comes The Sun
Girl
Taxman
Two Of Us...

and that's just off the top of my head.
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I think something else we will never see again is 3 genuinely world class songwriters in the same band, with their own distinct style, contributing to the same album. Their later albums work so well as they were able to blend all 3 styles seamlessly.
 
The greatest of all time in my opinion. Very few bands have matched the scope of their songwriting and vision, and all within a short timeframe (7 years!)

Their age always astounds me (even when I was younger myself). When they split(!) Lennon was the oldest at 29, McCartney was 27.

I've always understood the point about the White Album being shorter but personally I think it's perfect as it is. The sheer breadth of styles on show and practically every song which influenced a stream of wildly differing bands/movements throughout the years following.
 
This thread seems as good a place as any to ask this question:

I read a comment somewhere the other week that The Beatles recorded a song that some would say was an almost heavy metal song/the first heavy metal song.

The statement itself could be wildly inaccurate as I have absolutely no idea but I fancied giving the song a listen. Does anyone know what song the statement could be about?
 
I have had Beatles LPs since the seventies, but it astounded me when I was working and most young uns (under 30) hadn't even heard of the Beatles, let alone the Stones.
 
anonn said:
This thread seems as good a place as any to ask this question:

I read a comment somewhere the other week that The Beatles recorded a song that some would say was an almost heavy metal song/the first heavy metal song.

The statement itself could be wildly inaccurate as I have absolutely no idea but I fancied giving the song a listen. Does anyone know what song the statement could be about?
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Helter Skelter
 
anonn said:
This thread seems as good a place as any to ask this question:

I read a comment somewhere the other week that The Beatles recorded a song that some would say was an almost heavy metal song/the first heavy metal song.

The statement itself could be wildly inaccurate as I have absolutely no idea but I fancied giving the song a listen. Does anyone know what song the statement could be about?
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Not a clue, but off the top of my head I'd guess at Helter Skelter?
 
anonn said:
This thread seems as good a place as any to ask this question:

I read a comment somewhere the other week that The Beatles recorded a song that some would say was an almost heavy metal song/the first heavy metal song.

The statement itself could be wildly inaccurate as I have absolutely no idea but I fancied giving the song a listen. Does anyone know what song the statement could be about?
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Generally condidered to be either She's So Heavy or Helter Skelter.
 
And none of those albums even contain their greatest ever song 'you know my name' which was only a b side.

Btw am I the only one who would rather include the naked version of let it be rather than the spector original ina chronological playing?
 
Mayor Goldie Wilson said:
I think something else we will never see again is 3 genuinely world class songwriters in the same band, with their own distinct style, contributing to the same album. Their later albums work so well as they were able to blend all 3 styles seamlessly.
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Agree, 3 great songwriters plus McCartney is something we’ll never see again. 👍
 
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