White Album:pinnacle of Beatles & Music in general

chopper wrote: Finnforest wrote: My version of the White album - a single album. Dear Prudence Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps  Martha My Dear  Im So Tired Blackbird Piggies Rocky Raccoon I Will Julia Mother Nature's Son Sexy Sadie Helter Skelter Honey Pie Cry Baby Cry Good Night Not sure how it works out time wise......At first I was going to juggle the track order, but I think I like the two sides like they came out.  And now if you'll excuse me I'll be ducking the incoming tomatoes, eggs, and empties..... Nice choice, but no "Back in the USSR"? and I would have "Long Long Long" rather than "Honey Pie". In fact, pretty much anything else rather than "Honey Pie".

Yeah, I'd gladly skip Honey Pie as well .
I love the White Album. I love its free and fun eclecticism and wealth of material, regardless of the status of the band at the time. Most of what I considered duds initially have grown on me...Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Honey Pie are still rather painful experiences though.

I'd include it in my top 3 alongside Abbey Road and Revolver.

The Doctor wrote: Revolver is my favorite and the pinnacle of their career as far as I'm concerned, with Magical Mystery Tour in second (yes, I prefer it to Pepper's), Rubber Soul, Pepper's, Abbey Road follow.

earlyprog wrote: The lack of development in Lennon's and Macca's music after The White Album coincides with the replacement of the Lennon/McCartney collaboration with the Lennon/Ono partnership. I guess Paul and John needed each other to progress individually and together.   Just an idea and for the record.

One of my favourite stories about Lennon & McCartney is from the late 70s.  Paul was visiting John, and they were watching "Saturday Night Live" on TV.  On the show, an offer of $200 dollars was made for The Beatles to reunite and perform on the show.  Knowing the TV studio was local, Paul and John considered actually going down there and doing it, but decided they were too tired.  One of those little 'what if' moments in music history - if only they hadn't been too tired!

Edited by Stool Man - April 03 2013 at 07:33

Comments on this album by the Fab Four:

Dean wrote: earlyprog wrote: Lennon and McCartney worked closely together on songs in the early years, rarely in the latter years. In fact they worked together more closely than often portrayed in public. This is documented in Lennon's first wife Cynthia's book "John". Whatever - it was long time before November 1968 so your claim that "[t]he lack of development in Lennon's and Macca's music after The White Album coincides with the replacement of the Lennon/McCartney collaboration with the Lennon/Ono partnership" is not wholely accurate.

They'd pretty much stopped writing together in 1964 - A Hard Days Night is clearly Lennon's rocky songs and McCartney's more melodic ones. On occasions they contributed bits to one another's songs (such as We Can Work It Out) but generally they wrote separately.

Stool Man wrote: meanwhile, back in 1968.... 3rd?  Behind Nirvana?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albums_considered_the_greatest_ever

meanwhile, Back in the USSR...

Stool Man wrote: One of my favourite stories about Lennon & McCartney is from the late 70s.  Paul was visiting John, and they were watching "Saturday Night Live" on TV.  On the show, an offer of $200 dollars was made for The Beatles to reunite and perform on the show.  Knowing the TV studio was local, Paul and John considered actually going down there and doing it, but decided they were too tired.  One of those little 'what if' moments in music history - if only they hadn't been too tired!   Back to The White Album - what does everyone think of Richard Hamilton's artwork?

^Naked is better....in more ways that one!  

dr wu23 wrote: Stool Man wrote: One of my favourite stories about Lennon & McCartney is from the late 70s.  Paul was visiting John, and they were watching "Saturday Night Live" on TV.  On the show, an offer of $200 dollars was made for The Beatles to reunite and perform on the show.  Knowing the TV studio was local, Paul and John considered actually going down there and doing it, but decided they were too tired.  One of those little 'what if' moments in music history - if only they hadn't been too tired!   Back to The White Album - what does everyone think of Richard Hamilton's artwork?   What art work....?

I like the poster and the photos. The cover must have taken him ages.