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Rating:  - A Masterpiece In White
At or near the very top of all Beatles' product, the White Album is without question the most diverse album the group ever assembled. Without "Sgt Pepper's" gloss -- or its pretentions to being a "concept album" -- the White Album is as good an illustration as one could wish for that the Beatles could produce just about any kind of music. John Lennon, especially, is very strong on this album... the tortured insomnia and incredible vocal dynamics of "I'm So Tired"; the haunting, wistful "Julia"; the playful "Dear Prudence" and the downright weird "Happiness Is a Warm Gun". His vocal prowess is further showcased on "Yer Blues", supposedly a send-up of the blues boom currently sweeping England, but nonetheless a powerful piece of music. Paul McCartney occasionally lapses into inconsequential silliness ("Martha My Dear", "Honey Pie"), but when he rocks ("Back In the USSR" and "Helter Skelter"), WATCH OUT! And "Blackbird" is one of Paul's most underrated songs. Perhaps the strongest track is George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", showing the guitarist had emerged as a third major composer within the group. "Piggies" reinforces that statement. The perfect ending to this odd, magnificent collection is Ringo's dreamy rendition of John's "Good Night", following as it does, the nightmare-on-wax that is "Revolution 9". Along with "Abbey Road" and "Revolver", the "White Album" must rank among the very best rock albums of all time.
Rating: - Simply the best
I will never forget the first time I heard the Beatles White Album. From the scattered crowd noise signaling the beginning of "Back in the USSR", to the touching Lennon piece "Goodnight, Goodnight, remarkably sung with childlike grace by Starr, it is an ecletic ride through the talents of the Beatles. But, don't let the self-titled name fool you, for this is hardly a collective effort. Unlike their past works, the Beatles used this album to share pieces of themselves. This is the Beatles in pure form, minus overdubs, minus endless polishing. Gone are the teenybopper sounds of their early albums, distant is the exporative and groundbreaking theme as seen from Rubber Soul to Sgt. Pepper. This is the Beatles not as one, but as four separate identities.While every song is memorable, there are a few gems scattered throughout that you will want to take a look at. Lennon's "Happiness is A Warm Gun" is essentially three songs, ending with a tribute to the classic "doo-wop" era, a masterful piece of both avant-garde and humor. McCartney introduces classic songs like, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Rocky Raccoon", and "Birthday". Harrison invites Clapton in on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and somewhere within the incessant chants of "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" can be heard the slightly tone-deaf whines of a certain Japanese woman. But, for my money, there is one song on this album that I urge you not to overlook. At just over a minute, it is one of the most poignant and sincere love songs I have ever heard in my life. I love it so much in fact that I felt compelled to share it with a very special lady in my life, and whenever I hear it, I am reminded of my deep love for her. So please, when you listen to the White Album, Disc 1, take a listen to Track 16, "I Will". Truly one of McCartney's greatest, albeit somewhat obscure, tracks. Buy this album! You won't regret it!
Rating: - THE BEST DOUBLE ALBUM EVER MADE
Yep it's the best double LP ever. Dpnt get me wrong I love other doubles like Pink Floyd's The Wall, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, Stones- Exile but this is the one. So many great songs man the only one I dont really care for is Why Dont We Do it On the Road. Yes I even like wild honey pie and revolution#9 they work really well on this album. So many range of songs Like country western-Rocky Racoon and Don't Pass Me By, Blues- Yer Blues (YB is proof that the Beatles can play good blues. 2o's jazz-honey pie, Heavy Metal-Helter Skelter(which kicks major a**, you got your novelty tunes-Piggies, bungolow bill reggae-ska Ob-la di-ob-la-da, and your straight up rock&roll- USSR, Birthday, Happiness is a warm gun,me and my monkey, pschydelia-Glass Onion, Avant-grad-#9 and of course the ballads I Will,etc. John's Dear Prudence and Julia are haunting. But George really shines with songs like while my guiter gently weeps, savoy truffle and of course piggies. And what a way to end an album with the calm "goodnight". So many great songs A CLASSIC
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