With The Beatles

The Beatles - With The Beatles
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
1963 Ratings: #12 / 29
User Score
1963 Rank: #70
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic

With the Beatles is a sequel of the highest order -- one that betters the original by developing its own tone and adding depth.

90
Rolling Stone

On With the Beatles, the mop-tops stepped out with a bunch of great Motown tributes.

88
Pitchfork
Released just before eventual U.S. gamechanger "I Want to Hold Your Hand", this quickie sequel doesn't match its predecessor but doesn't cheat fans either.
85
Beats Per Minute

The Beatles’ second record, With the Beatles, released on the same day Kennedy was assassinated and featuring the first Harrison composition (the anti-social, mid-tempo, half skiffle, half surf, “Don’t Bother Me”) is not only as good as its predecessor, but in some ways tops it.

80
The Telegraph

With The Beatles sees the band playing with a kind of rough-house energy.

80
Record Collector

With The Beatles represents considerable progress.

Doublez
88

The History of the Albums – n°229

October 1963, one might think that the time of revolution had come. Thousands of people, mostly young people. Delirious crowds gathered in the same place, piling up until they could no longer move. Hysterical women who expected only one thing: to be able to see their idols for real. On the other hand, the police were distraught, cornered. Each officer struggled, even risking their lives, to contain the delirious crowd. You could see their distress ... read more

Geem
65

Definitely worse than the debut but not by much. Most tracks sound basically the same, but that same is pretty enjoyable, so it's gonna get a good score from me 🤑 <---- OBLITERATE THAT LIKE BUTTON IF YOU GET THIS REFERENCE (it's a reference to the last track if you're a CHEATER)

LonelyHipHopFan
20

OUTDATED

THE BEATLES DISCOGRAPHY DEEP DIVE #2

More of the same, pretty much. Slightly worse than Please Please Me, but these two albums are indistinguishable from each other. At least this time, it's not Ringo's song that's the worse one. Not that it's any good, but Little Child is a horrid track, so shoutout to Ringo for not sucking that much.

70

Not a second cream

LucianoSG
49

- The Beatles Discography #2 -

BRUH what a fall off. This thing is worse produced than their debut and the songs are more uninspired, and WHY THE VOCALS ARE JUST HEARD FROM ONE SIDE OF THE HEADPHONES??? THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING😭😭😭

So yeah I don't like this album at all, there just were like a few moments of good instrumental but that's it, I have nothing more to say.

Favorite tracks: Till There Was You (best instrumental right here)
Least favorite track: Little Child

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Added on: September 2, 2012