The Beatles

by gr » Tue Nov 17, 2009 03:42:45

Seems like kind of the same concept, songwise, as Hey Jude, which I just prefer is all.

by **Barry Jive** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 07:40:54

jerseyhoya wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:I like Harrison's guitar solo on it, but other than that it's pretty bombastic.

Is bombastic bad?

not necessarily, but when it comes to the Beatles the only "epic" stuff I like a lot is the Abbey Road medley. I think "All You Need Is Love" is okay an "Hey Jude" is great but drags. I think two-minute songs like "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday" say more about love and humanity than their big songs ever could. So bombastic isn't bad, but with the Beatles it's not their strongest suit. They weren't Queen.

by **kopphanatic** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 09:53:01

Some of my favorites:

I Saw Her Standing There
All My Loving
Back in the USSR
All You Need is Love
Dear Prudence
Strawberry Fields Forever
Help!
Hello Goodbye
Across the Universe
Lady Madonna

by **drsmooth** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:43:57

I'm with TV

easier to name 10 least favorites

but no downer I, so I'll name just one favorite

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by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:52:11

Woody wrote:I realize it's not cool to like things that are popular and that the Beatles wrote very little if any bad music so it's hard to fault people for pullin out the most obscure track in attempt to be more hip than the next guy like you can when they do it with other bands, but seriously, no one thinks Let it Be is one of their favorite Beatles songs?

I did list Get Back. (Love that Billy Preston solo!)

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 13:38:13

One thing about the Beatles that I think is unusual was their irreverence towards themselves. By this I mean how many bands are, at the height of their powers, going to release an almost novelty tune like Yellow Submarine, or let Ringo put Octopus's Garden on Abbey Road?

by **Barry Jive** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 15:24:19

I guess it was just the way the times and technology were, but there are millions of recording gaffes in their songs. It's pretty amazing how sloppy the takes and edits sound sometimes.

by **Trent Steele** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:05:06

Of all the amazing things about the Beatles, the things that most amaze me are (1) the fact that they only made albums for 7 years before breaking up; and (2) Paul was 28 and George was 27 when they broke up.

by **Rev_Beezer** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:21:17

Funny, today I just bought the 2 DVD set of the Beatles' appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Just amazing to see an audience react like that towards any act, and really, landmark television.

What really gets me is how different live TV production values are. Sullivan gave his crew directions while he was on TV. Live. Also, it's interesting how the Beatles themselves reacted to the screaming girls and everything. They range from finding humor to almost having this "what's wrong with you?" look.

My favorite Beatle is George Harrison, and my favorite song is Here Comes the Sun.

My Top 10:

1. Here Comes the Sun
2. Got to Get You Into My Life
3. Tomorrow Never Knows
4. All You Need is Love
5. Something
6. I Want You/She's So Heavy
7. Taxman
8. Elanor Rigby
9. Revolution (the non-random noise one)
10. I Saw Her Standing There

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:22:35

listening to George's All Things Must Pass album as you bump this. Probably my favorite solo Beatles album. He really hit his stride toward the end of their career. Had the two best songs on Abbey Road, which was the last one they recorded. I can't imagine how floored I'd have been hearing the White Album when it came out and hearing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the first time. Kind of blew his own bandmates away with that one.

by **SK790** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:22:52

If I had to do my top 10 list over again, I'd probably change like half of them right now. Then again, it's so hard to narrow it down to 10 songs.

by **Rev_Beezer** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:23:54

Also, Stevie Wonder's version of "We Can Work It Out" is better than the Beatles' own, IMO.

But yes, All Things Must Pass is probably one of my top five favorite albums.

by **kopphanatic** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:33:05

Very hard to pick 10 songs

Here's 10 I really like in no particular order

Back in the USSR
Here Comes the Sun
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Across the Universe
Strawberry Fields Forever
I Saw Her Standing There
All My Loving
Good Morning, Good Morning
All You Need is Love
With a Little Help from My Friends

I received the stereo remasters for my birthday last year. It's worth the money.

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:33:25

I prefer Joe C0cker's "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" to the Beatles'. That might be my only preferred cover.

Siouxsie and the Banshees do a good "Helter Skelter" though.

by **SK790** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:35:03

I hate the BeeGees, but they did a pretty good cover of Nowhere Man in that Sgt Peppers movie that flopped in the 70s. That movie is hilariously bad, btw. Used to be a favorite of mine to watch while WERTZ'd.

by **kopphanatic** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:35:27

Realized I already wrote my top ten. Like SK said, that kind of thing changes all the time. There's too many great songs.

by **SK790** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:39:36

SK790 wrote:Love the Beatles, especially their later stuff.

A Day In The Life
Good Morning, Good Morning
Blackbird
Nowhere Man
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A little Help From My Friends
She Said She Said
I'm Only Sleeping
When I'm 64
She Came In Though The Bathroom Window
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Ah, what the hell...list 6 months later:

A Day In The Life
In My Life
Across The Universe
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Nowhere Man
Dear Prudence
Dig A Pony
Hey Bulldog
Helter Skelter
Norwegian Wood

by **FTN** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 21:48:51

my revised list would have to include lovely rita

by **kopphanatic** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 22:05:17

The Ringo songs are a guilty pleasure. I actually like Octopus' Garden a lot.

by **SK790** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 22:15:20

He only wrote 2 songs. :lol:

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