Indulgent, sprawling, overflowing with ideas and excess, the White Album became not only a monument to unbridled creativity but a rock archetype.
None of it sounds like it was meant to share album space together, but somehow The Beatles creates its own style and sound through its mess.
These tensions between the band members must have kept them all on their toes in order to compete with each other, because this album showcases their strongest songwriting since Revolver.
Despite its solo vocals, the White Album was the last Beatles album to evoke the old team spirit.
Universally known as The White Album, this marks the beginning of the final phase of The Beatles career, as the group fractured into individual pieces. But it is still one of the greatest albums ever made.
The History of The Albums – n°402
The period of the White Album strangely coincides with that feeling that comes over us when we watch with admiration and suspense a TV series where we feel that we have to enjoy it thoroughly because the conclu-sion is coming soon. You know that paradoxical feeling of nostalgia, where you say to yourself that it was still great although there is still time. Because basically, the Beatles' adventure in their management was almost irreproachable until ... read more
I unironically love Revolution 9. The first time I heard it, I was reading the Wikipedia entry for Charles Manson and it scared the crap out of me.
The Beatles revisited part 11/16
The White Album shows The Beatles perfecting the art of the filler album. While an album which is probably about 80-90% filler may seem like a bad idea on the outside, and most artists end up failing disastrously by doing something like this, The Beatles succeeded at not only making by far the best filler album, but one of their best albums ever.
I wouldn't be surprised if me calling the White Album – by far one of The Beatles' most renowned works ... read more
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1 | Back In the U.S.S.R. 2:42 | 93 |
2 | Dear Prudence 3:55 | 94 |
3 | Glass Onion 2:17 | 90 |
4 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 3:08 | 86 |
5 | Wild Honey Pie 0:52 | 58 |
6 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill 3:14 | 83 |
7 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:45 | 97 |
8 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun 2:44 | 95 |
9 | Martha My Dear 2:28 | 91 |
10 | I'm So Tired 2:03 | 90 |
11 | Blackbird 2:18 | 95 |
12 | Piggies 2:04 | 82 |
13 | Rocky Raccoon 3:33 | 88 |
14 | Don't Pass Me By 3:50 | 80 |
15 | Why Don't We Do It In the Road? 1:41 | 75 |
16 | I Will 1:45 | 88 |
17 | Julia 2:54 | 90 |
1 | Birthday 2:42 | 84 |
2 | Yer Blues 4:00 | 89 |
3 | Mother Nature's Son 2:48 | 88 |
4 | Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey 2:24 | 85 |
5 | Sexy Sadie 3:15 | 88 |
6 | Helter Skelter 4:29 | 96 |
7 | Long, Long, Long 3:06 | 87 |
8 | Revolution 1 4:15 | 90 |
9 | Honey Pie 2:41 | 84 |
10 | Savoy Truffle 2:54 | 84 |
11 | Cry Baby Cry 3:02 | 87 |
12 | Revolution 9 8:22 | 73 |
13 | Good Night 3:11 | 88 |
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