Which Beatles album is your favorite?

Sg. Pepper.


*wanders off singing Sg. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band to himself

 

My vote is for Revolver
The Beatles at their best
After that album The Beatles seemed to be four solo artists making records together.
On this album the were a BAND.

 

Abbey Road
The second side on the record is perfection

 

Abbey Road. Best. Album. Ever.

 

The Beatles (or The White Album) .

If only for the Eric Clapton solo in While My Guitar Gently Weeps. That and, Revolution {accoustic/electric} and 'Why don't we do it in the Road'.

Glass Onion is good too. Hey I picked the albumn for a reason, they're all good.

 

I voted for Sgt. Pepper's, but why does Revolver have only 5 votes? It deserves more.

 

i voted 'other' because i do not have a favourite Beatles album.. i love them all

 

Beatles For Sale is best. Most people just forget that one.

 

Sgt. Peppers followed closely by The White Album.

Most of the crap today is laughable in comparison.

 

I posted this in my "Fans of British Music Unite!" thread. I think it's relevant here.

Here are, in my opinion, the most innovative songs The Beatles ever produced. They were certainly the most influential band of the 20th-century and these songs prove why.

She Loves You
By: Lennon-McCartney
Normally, love songs are written in either first person ("I love you" or "She loves me") or in the third person ("He loves her" or "She loves him). "She Loves You," however, was one of the first rock songs to use the second person as the main speaker in the lyrics. Many other song writers have used the method since.

I Feel Fine
By: Lennon-McCartney
This is one of the first songs to purposely use feedback in the composition. This innvoationhas since been used by musicians like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and many others.

Yesterday
By: McCartney-Lennon
The song uses NO drums, bass, or lead guitar. It's only Paul, his acoustic guitar, and a backing string arrangement. The string arrangement for this song gave The Beatles confidence to use more string arrangements in their later songs (like "She's Leaving Home" or Eleanor Rigby").

Norwegian Wood
By: Lennon-McCartney
This one is the first rock song to introduce the Sitar, an Indian intrument, to Western sound. John Lennon asked George Harrison, who was currently being influenced by Ravi Shankar, to play the lead melody on the instrument. "Norwegian Wood" also allowed Harrison to incorporate Indian music styles into his song writting (see "Within You Without You" or "The Inner Light").

Tomorrow Never Knows
By: Lennon-McCartney
"Tomorrow Never Knows" is really the first time we notice The Beatles' psychadelic and more experimental sound. The production of the song used the studio heavily. In fact, some of the sounds they made were simply cut up taped noises that they strung together.

Yellow Submarine
By: McCartney-Lennon
After years of steadily developing a more refined, mature, and adult sound, Paul McCartney decided to go simple. "Yellow Submarine" is simply a children's song. This showed other performers that, yes, rock stars could write less serious songs, but can still have it turn out well.

Strawberry Fields Forever
By: Lennon-McCartney
This song is the demarcation line that divides the "old" Beatles sound and the "new" Beatles sound. Lennon was taking more risks in song-writing (here, the lyrics seem as if the writer is talking to himself) and all the members were experimenting more in the studio. The evolution from "Love Me Do" to "Strawberry Fields Forever" is profoundly stark.

A Day in the Life
By: Lennon-McCartney
The song that ends the classic Sgt. Pepper's album is also its best and most innovative. The song is divided into three parts: Lennon's vocals, McCartney's vocals, and the ending. Risky song-writing, but epic.

Happiness is a Warm Gun
By: Lennon-McCartney
Like "A Day in the Life," this song attempts to break new ground in song composition. Lennon had 3 different songs lying around and really had no way to finish them. So, he decided to combine the three into one song. The result is brilliant and highly innovative. It directly influenced Radiohead's "Paranoid Android," a six-minute epic song that is really 3 songs in 1.

Hey Jude
By: McCartney-Lennon
The Beatles were originally reluctant to release "Hey Jude" as a single; the song was almost 3 times as long as a normal single would be. The 7-minute song, written by McCartney about Lennon's son Julian, spends half the song with a normal Beatlesque piano composition. Then, it bursts into a sing along (the "na na na's"). It was one of the first popular singles that was over 4+ minutes and influenced many other bands to do long songs (see "Stairway to Heaven" for instance).

I could be leaving some off, but I think this is the core. Comments?

 

Radiohead, you forgot all Harrison's songs. They are very innovative introducing new instruments like sitars and otherwise creative songwriting. Classic example is "While my guitar gently weeps.

 

are very innovative introducing new instruments like sitars and otherwise creative songwriting

I included "Norwegian Wood," which wasn't written by Harrison, but was the first rock song to use a sitar--which Harrison played. "While My Guitar Gently Sleeps" is one of his best songs, but not as innovative as the ones listed above.

And I forgot to add something about the influence and innovation of "Yesterday": it is the most covered song ever. It's still relevant today.

 

ive not heard much of any...

 

go Revolver go

 

Great post, Radiohead.

I just listened to The White Album, which I finally bought yesterday. I liked it, but not as much as the other Beatles albums. I guess I'll need to listen to it a few more times. Right now, my favorite songs on it are "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Helter Skelter", "Blackbird", "Julia" and "Mother Nature's Son".

BTW, here's how I currently rank the Beatles albums I've bought (not including the Past Masters compilations):

1. Revolver
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3. Rubber Soul
4. Magical Mystery Tour
5. Abbey Road
6. Help!
7. A Hard Day's Night
8. The White Album

 

The White Album is the best because it goes on longest and has all great songs.

(Except Revolution #9. Got drugs? )

 

Thanks, SotS.

I love all the albums the Beatles relesed. Here are my favorite Beatle albums in order.

1. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. Revolver
3. The White Album
4. Rubber Soul
5. A Hard Day's Night
6. Help!
7. Magical Mysteru Tour
8. Abbey Road

 

The White Album rocks.
Abbey Road is a close second.

 

the last five.
the second half of abbey road - starting after she's so heavy - is still one of the greatest moments in recording history. the blending is so symphonic it defies the term rock'n'roll.

Fav beatles songs:
Here comes the sun
The sun king
Because
Julia
Long, long, long
All you need is love
Blue Jay Way
Magical Mystery Tour
Two of us
With a little help from my friends
Good Morning
A day in the life

 

After hearing every Beatle song countless times in the car during the trip to Portugal and back to Holland.

I got to say that She loves you is my fav. song.

Sorry no album, I've that cd which has every Beatle song on it...

 

Abbey Road. It's more than just an album that's just song. song. song. It really flows, and dark is contrasted with light, good (Something) with bad (Come Together).....it's brilliant.

1. Abbey Road
2. Sgt. Pepper
3. Help!
4. Rubber Soul
5. Revolver

 

The White Album!

DarthNut,
the nuttiest guy around.

 

"Sorry no album, I've that cd which has every Beatle song on it... "

Unless you burned it yourself (and even then, all the songs wouldn't fit), there's no such thing as a CD with all the Beatles' songs.

 

If you burned it as an MP3 CD they would all fit.

Rubber Soul is my favourite, white album comes a close second.

 

My favourite Beatles' album is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.