"a person should not believe in any "ism". to quote john lennon, 'i dont believe in beatles, i just believe in me'. after all, he was the walrus. i could be the walrus, and id still have to bum rides off people."
very vulnerable and lyrically interesting in a way i enjoy. if i had to get a john lyric tattooed, "god is a concept by which we measure our pain" would be top of the list. id have to give more than my two or three initial listens to see if ... read more
nothing crazy but i enjoyed it! you can definitely tell its paul lol. lots of gentle musings on love and sadness, its got those lovely melodies i expect when i put on a paul mccartney album. not too many songs that id consider beatles quality, but i understand its a transitional period for him.
fav song: that would be something
fav moment: maybe im crazy but the melody of every night def reminds me of you never give me your money, i wonder if it was intentional
shakespeare being listed as a writer over ringo is absolutely frying me
anyway this is an overlooked one but very fun. i have heard the movie is atrocious and i want to watch it very bad. the back half full of singles definitely does the heavy lifting here, but no bad songs necessarily. penny lane one of my fav songs ever forever and ever <3
fav song: penny lane
fav moment: chorus of penny lane
i cant believe i lost the ticketmaster war twice if i dont hear this live i will die a brutal death (pun intended)
this is the definition of "what the hell, sure"
i went into this completely blind and that is NOT what i expected from ringos first solo album LMAO but idk im kinda here for it!! not something id go to first when i want vocal jazz or something beatle-y, but it was a fun novelty and an enjoyable listen. i kinda came into this expecting 12 octopus gardens (octopuses gardens? octopi gardeni?) and i was laughably mistaken. is this what he was aching to create the whole time but the ... read more