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ghost_of_morphy 
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 Posted: January 11 2009 at 15:10 |
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I'm a big fan of The White Album. It was my introduction to what the Beatles played beyond what got radio airplay. After that, probably Abbey Road.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 20:37 |
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 06:28 |
 ghost_of_morphy wrote:
I'm a big fan of The White Album. It was my introduction to what the Beatles played beyond what got radio airplay. |
That's a good point actually. Of all the songs on The Beatles, there aren't that many that are generally known to the public in the way that Let It Be and Hey Jude are. Beyond "Back in the USSR" and "Ob-la-di ob-la-da (via the Marmalade version) not that many spring to mind as being radio favourites. That's probably one of the reasons I like it so much.
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Floydian42
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 17:27 |
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Did anyone else get into them via Across the Universe? (The Movie) I had only ever simply heard there pop songs before then, and never understood what it all was about. But I think that movie explained not only the extraordinary song writing, but also showed how is displayed the times. The movie had it's faults, but after seeing it I immediately purchased Abbey Road and The White Album.
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PinkPangolin
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Posted: January 13 2009 at 03:40 |
It's close between Revolver and the White Album, but the White Album wins for me - it's a lesson from the bizarre. Just listen to "Yer Blues" - WOW! What was that about?????????? Poor poor sad guy... 
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Einsetumadur
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Posted: January 13 2009 at 09:03 |
"Abbey Road" - because it has those nice guitar sounds, so wishful and great compositions and even a little bit of prog on side 'B'. 
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All in all each man in all men
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frankbostick
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:24 |
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Oh boy, it's very difficult, but the poorer is Let it be.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:28 |
1. Abbey Road 2. Revolver 3. Sgt. Pepper 4. The White Album 5. Magical Mystery Tour
Then a big drop off to Let It Be. Let It Be... Naked was better, but still not up to those album's standards.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Finnforest
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:56 |
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1. Let it Be
2. MMT
3. Revolver
4. SP
5. White
6. Abbey Road
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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JROCHA
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:48 |
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They are all amazing, but the White album gets my vote right now right now!
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Rocktopus
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:49 |
Avantgardehead wrote:
Magical Mystery Tour is dreadfully underrated. The biggest concentration of their best songs, I think.
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Agreed*. Its probably underrated because its not an actual album. It was originally released as a double EP without these five songs: Hello Goodbye, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, Baby You're a Rich Man & All You Need Is Love.
1. Magical Mystery Tour (11 track LP-version) 2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3. Abbey Road
4. Revolver
5. The White Album
6. Let It Be
*I think all Beatles albums have a couple of real flaws and both Your Mother Should Know and Baby You're a Rich Man are quite mediocre tracks + Hello Goodbye and All You Need is Love are classics, but far from being among my favorites.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 18:13 |
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The album as a whole is underrated, but I think "The Fool On The Hill" is incredibly underrated in particular.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Tsevir Leirbag
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Posted: December 28 2009 at 18:27 |
1. Revolver
2. The Beatles
3. Sgt. Pepper's
4. Abbey Road
5. Magical Mystery Tour
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Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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The Block
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:22 |
Even though The White Album was the first Beatles album I had I haven't listened to it in more than 6 months. Revolver and Abbey Road are amazing though. If it were favorite prog Beatles album I would definitly go with Abbey Road since it is much more proggier on the "B" side with a 17-minute epic. But, since it is favorite Beatles album I will say it is a tie between the two:
- Abbey Road, Revolver
- Sgt. Peps
- Rubber Soul
- The White Album
- Magical Mystery Tour
Notice how Let it Be didn't even make the list? It not totally bad, but it doesn't deserve to be in with these albums.
Edited by The Block - December 29 2009 at 08:24
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 Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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HolyMoly
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 09:50 |
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Abbey Road!
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Mladen_Serbia
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Posted: December 29 2009 at 10:38 |
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1. Sgt. Pepper
2. Let it be
3. Revolver
4. Abbey road
5. Magical mystery tour
6. The White album
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Rando
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 15:21 |
martinprog77 wrote:
so,which one do you prefer ?
to me probably the white album ,just because I'm listen to it right now [ what an album !!!!!! ]  |
I pick Sgt. Pepper.
It was the first rock album I listened to that had so many keyboard sounds, (probably a mellotron in there), sitars, strings, harps, and found sounds. Along with Magical Mystery Tour were the two albums that let me to Prog later on.
Althought I love The White album & Abbey Road, were too bluesy and earthy for me, I preferred to stay in the Sgt. Pepper & MMT fantasy.
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- Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats -
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Kashmir75
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Posted: December 31 2009 at 21:19 |
Three words. The. White. Album. I didn't even like the Beatles until my mum gave me this album. I had only heard their earlier radio hits before this.
The White Album is my fave Beatles record because it just shows what the Beatles could do outside of radio friendly fodder. It's very uncommercial in some ways. A huge influence on both prog, and even heavy metal. It covers so many bases, so many genres that it can be hard to accept its the same band on all tracks.
It's their ultimate artistic statement, IMO. Let It Be is not a good final album, really, but I wouldn't want to be without the title track and 'Across the Universe'.
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Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...
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PinkFloydManiac1973
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Posted: January 02 2010 at 20:25 |
1. Abbey Road
2. Revolver
3. White Album
4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. Magical Mystery Tour
6. Let It Be
If Rubber Soul was in the poll it would either be 2 or 3.
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"The lunatic is on the grass..."
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camilleanne
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Posted: January 02 2010 at 23:57 |
Its abbey road for me, 
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