Tracks
- Back in the U.S.S.R.
- Dear Prudence
- Glass Onion
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Wild Honey Pie
- The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Happiness Is a Warm Gun
- Martha My Dear
- I'm So Tired
- Blackbird
- Piggies
- Rocky Raccoon
- Don't Pass Me By
- Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
- I Will
- Julia
- Birthday
- Yer Blues
- Mother Nature's Son
- Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
- Sexy Sadie
- Helter Skelter
- Long, Long, Long
- Revolution 1
- Honey Pie
- Savoy Truffle
- Cry Baby Cry
- Revolution 9
- Good Night
The Beatles is a stunning album. Aside from Revolution 9, this is the Beatles' most straightforward rock and roll album in a while. Compare this album to With the Beatles and you get to see how much they have developed musically in five years. In general, the songs are louder and heavier, but the songs retain that signature Beatles melody. The music sounds leaner and less-layered than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Revolver.
I don't think there's a bad song on this album. There are instant classics and there are songs that grow on you after repeated listenings. However, this album lacks a focus that other Beatles albums have had. It's more like a collection of great songs all made at the same time. The lack of focus is definitely a consequence of being a double album. Had they made just a single album, it would have been the most incredible album ever made.
I know I predicted that every Beatles album would be ten stars and musically this album is a ten-star album, but it gets nine stars for lacking focus. Actually, it deserves nine-and-a-half stars, but my ratings aren't that precise.
All the songs are worth listening to and they are all outstanding. The stratospherically exceptional songs are: Back in the U.S.S.R., Dear Prudence, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Birthday, Helter Skelter and Revolution 9.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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