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MoeFOH's Album of the Week 🎶

Same as the movie thread, each week we're going to spotlight an album... be it a classic, new release, hidden gem, or outright turd... and open it for discussion: i.e. post up your favourite tracks, clips, lyrics, experiences if you saw live, etc... or dive deeper and give us a critique on why you think it's great, overrated, or a complete train wreck... And finally score it for us... :looking: 

All contributors go into a monthly prize draw for a 3-cigar sampler! :cigar:

PM me with suggestions if there's an album you want to nominate for next week's discussion. :thumbsup:

 

Week #27: The Beatles (White Album)

Moe says: Simply hard to go past as my favourite Beatles album. Just such a rich, raw tapestry. Eclectic. Still feels edgy today; must have been mind-blowing back in the day... 

Wiki says: The Beatles, also known colloquially as the White Album, is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. Featuring a plain white sleeve, the cover contains no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed. This was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's previous LP Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles is recognised for its fragmentary style and diverse range of genres, including folk, British blues, ska, music hall, pre-heavy metal and the avant-garde. It has since been viewed by some critics as a postmodern work, as well as among the greatest albums of all time.

The album features 30 songs, 19 of which were written during March and April 1968 at a Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh, India. There, the only western instrument available to the band was the acoustic guitar; several of these songs remained acoustic on The Beatles and were recorded solo, or only by part of the group. The production aesthetic ensured that the album's sound was scaled-down and less reliant on studio innovation than most of their releases since Revolver (1966). The Beatles also broke with the band's tradition at the time of incorporating several musical styles in one song by keeping each piece of music consistently faithful to a select genre.

At the end of May 1968, the Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London to commence recording sessions that lasted until mid-October. During these sessions, arguments broke out among the foursome over creative differences and John Lennon's new partner, Yoko Ono, whose constant presence subverted the Beatles' policy of excluding wives and girlfriends from the studio. After a series of various problems, including producer George Martin taking an unannounced holiday and engineer Geoff Emerick suddenly quitting during a session, Ringo Starr left the band for two weeks in August. The same tensions continued throughout the following year and led to the band's break-up.

The Beatles received favourable reviews from most music critics; detractors found its satirical songs unimportant and apolitical amid the turbulent political and social climate of 1968. It topped record charts in Britain and the United States. No singles were issued in either territory, but "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968. The album has been certified 24× platinum by the RIAA. A remixed and expanded edition of the album was released in 2018 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Over to you...

How do you rate it? 🤔

Thoughts, experiences, memories... post em' up! :yes:

Score it out of 10!  :perfect10:

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11 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

I have never been able to fully get into this album, Revolver and Abbey Road are my favorites. That said it has killer moments and it gets a 9 rating because its the freaking Beatles.

I agree. I think it's a little uneven and I'll give it a 9/10, as well.

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11 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

I have never been able to fully get into this album, Revolver and Abbey Road are my favorites. That said it has killer moments and it gets a 9 rating because its the freaking Beatles.

Exactly. 

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I never understood this album as a kid, but it has really grown on me over the years. I also like the Phish complete cover of it (Live Phish Volume 13) although I have been scolded by older listeners for "that racket". I would go with a solid 9.2/10

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My favorite album from what is probably my favorite band. This album still sounds modern to me. The imagination these guys had, on top of the songwriting and musicianship, it all peaked right here. I love that it's all over the place, experimental, raw, weird, goofy, psychedelic... rocking.

Correct answer is 10/10 every day of the week! Less than that... you're all entitled to your bad taste! 😜

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5 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

10/10. Wasn't every Beatles record 10/10???

Nah, this one was a solid 4/10. :P

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15 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Nah, this one was a solid 4/10. :P

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On 9/19/2022 at 8:47 PM, Ford2112 said:

I have never been able to fully get into this album, Revolver and Abbey Road are my favorites. That said it has killer moments and it gets a 9 rating because its the freaking Beatles.

I’m with the group here; some great moments but not their best album. I have to say that after watching Get Back, I can’t stop reaching for Let It Be (Super Deluxe) and loving these stripped down versions from an album I used to ignore. 

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Pioneers of psychedelia, while not the most far out of all albums, I quite enjoy the very heck out of this album. One of those albums I wish I had invested in REALLY high quality audio. Another album filled with GREAT bangers, some of the guitar/bass rhythms just trance inducing. 👍 

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