The Beatles (The White Album)

Average customer rating: 4.5

My second-favorite Beatles' album
got here fast ( great beatles white album )
What a pleasure
Oldie But Goodie
Should be one Disc

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The Beatles (The White Album)
The Beatles
Manufacturer: Capitol
Product Group: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000002UAX
1990-10-25

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Better known as the "White Album," this was meant to be the record that brought them back to earth after three years of studio experimentation. Instead, it took them all over the place, continuing to burst the envelope of pop music. Lennon and McCartney were still at the height of their powers, with Lennon in particular growing into one of rock's towering figures. But even McCartney could still rock, and the amazement on "Helter Skelter" was that he had vocal cords at the end. From Beach Boys knock-offs to reggae and to the unknown ("Revolution #9"), this has it all. Some records have legend written all over them; this is one. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

My second-favorite Beatles' album.......2007-06-12

This has long been my favorite Beatles' album second only to 'Revolver.' Due to its massive length, there are numerous different musical genres represented, enough to please every type of fan. It also seems to be their album with the least amount of songs played on the average oldies or classic rock station. Since there were no singles drawn from this album, these aren't songs the casual or new fan is likely to be very familiar with due to their lack of radio representation. And while some people do feel that it would have been a lot tighter and more manageable had it been just a single album, the problem is that no two people can agree on just what should have been excluded and included. (Probably my top vote for what should have been left off is the inane rubbishy "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.")

The songs range from rough hard rock such as "Yer Blues," "Helter Skelter," and "Everybody's Got Something to Hide, Except Me and My Monkey," poppy songs such as "Martha My Dear" and "Don't Pass Me By" (the first song Ringo wrote entirely on his own), country-western-style songs like "Rocky Raccoon" (though I usually skip this one now), softer songs like "Long, Long, Long" (one of my favorites), "Julia," and "Blackbird," and songs that are just plain weird, like "Wild Honey Pie," "Glass Onion," and "Revolution 9." Being very into the avant-garde, I've always loved "Revolution 9" and have even listened to it on repeat a number of times. While it's obviously not to everyone's tastes, one has to admit that this is a fascinating musical collage. (The placement of "Good Night," the final track, right after this song has also got to be the biggest juxtaposition on any Beatles' album ever!) And since a lot of these songs were not recorded with all four bandmembers together in the studio, it often feels like a collection of their solo songs instead of a team effort by a real band. However, this also serves to demonstrate how they had grown as musicians since the early Sixties, with a unique musical style emerging for each of them. In particular we can hear how George had grown by leaps and bounds, proving he had come into his own as a great singer and songwriter. Additionally, the often stripped-down sound can feel kind of refreshing after the overproduced songs of the previous year, whose core essences had been smothered by layer after layer and overdub and overdub, which also gives a lot of them a more dated feel instead of sounding truly classic and timeless.

Above all, this is doubtless in the Top 5 of their greatest albums, and with enough musical styles to keep everyone happy, should be highly recommended to anyone interested in branching out and exploring songs that are less pop-oriented and radio-friendly than the songs on their more-widely-played albums. It's also very special to me since it was almost the last album I ever heard in this lifetime, having played it the night before I was almost killed in a very serious car accident.

got here fast ( great beatles white album ).......2007-06-09

got here fast ( great beatles white album )
was new and im very happy..
price was high
but what i got was new.....

What a pleasure.......2007-06-01

When I was a child and a teenager I got so much enjoyment listening to my poppy crackly copy of the White Album. When I and the rest of the world switched over to CD's for some reason I never got a copy of it. My kids are now preteens and finding music that we can both enjoy has sometimes been a trial. I started singing some Beatles tunes and decided that I had to expose them more to good music. Now it is with such pleasure that I hear my 10 year old son singing "Rocky Raccoon" and it is sheer bliss to hear my 13 year old daughter singing "Dear Prudence" (as that has always been my favorite song.) This is undoubtedly one of the best albums ever.

Oldie But Goodie.......2007-05-15

This is another great Beatles album. It's unfortunate that some people have tried to make these songs into something weird. But weird people do and say weird things. If you are a fan of The Beatles, this famous album should definitely be part of your collection.

Should be one Disc.......2007-05-08

Great album, but it should've been one album, they had too much [...] for a double.
The one album should be:
"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Dear Prudence"
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
"Wild Honey Pie"*
"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
"Piggies"
"Rocky Raccoon"*
"Don't Pass Me By"*
"I Will"*
"Birthday"
"Helter Skelter"
"Revolution 1"
"Honey Pie"*
"Good Night"*
What they should've done was have Ringo write or sing more songs, Don't Pass Me By is pure brilliance. Excellent. Also they should've kept George away, except for Piggies. This is where John starts sucking with [...] like "Yer Blues" where he pretends to rock, but just sounds like garbage. Like every album it's up to Paul to pull the weight.

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