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Their best year
« on: December 20, 2005, 09:58:58 AM »

What do you reckon to be their best year? Maybe even somewhere between 1957 and 1962? I like '65 myself. A great album -Rubber Soul- and just good friends.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2005, 10:26:05 AM »

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Re: Their best year
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2005, 12:45:03 PM »

For me it's definitely '68 hands down, even though they are breaking up at the seams.
Because of the incredible volume and quality of songs released that year as singles and album AND of songs to later appear either on the last Beatles albums (Yellow Submarine included) and even on their first solo ones!
If you are a fan of that era, just think about it: they all seem to stem from that year, trip to India, new loves in their lives, etc.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2005, 11:48:51 PM »

1965.
Very creative year, ... not forgeting: Touring, Radio, Film,...
Great songs ... and George was there too.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2005, 12:41:24 PM »

1967, hands down. My 2 favorite Beatles albums were both released in that year.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2005, 08:58:22 PM »

'65 because it had Help! and Rubber Soul.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2005, 09:27:45 PM »

1964. The year they conquered America and the rest of the world.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2005, 11:40:31 PM »

1966, Revolver is written (at least much of it) and recorded.  The Beatles do their last tour.  John writes Strawberry Fields while making How I Won the War movie.  Paul presumably writes Penny Lane soon after.  

John says Beatles are more popular than Jesus (and for that year and the next, was probably right).  

Paperback Writer/Rain and Nowhere Man/What Goes On are released as singles.  

Beatles are at the top of their synergy in the studio.  John can toss off "And Your Bird Can Sing" and George can make it into a masterpiece.  Experimentation abounds--from backward recording to innovative use of drum loops and close-miking of horns.  

Yesterday and Today is released with Butcher Cover, which causes even more publicity--the album of songs nipped off the British albums includes a number of classics.  

Beatles begin recording Sgt. Pepper in November.  

It was really an amazing year--plus Pet Sounds, Sunshine Superman, Younger than Yesterday and Blonde on Blonde were released--even if they weren't by the Beatles, they were all still pretty damned amazing.  

I go for 1966 as the greatest year for pop music because I think 1967 is a little bit hyped (although the Summer of Love produced the Doors first album, Surrealistic Pillow, Disraeli Gears and Love's Forever Changes as well as Sgt. Pepper).  

I think the wave crested in '66 and broke in '67.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2006, 01:13:04 AM »

^ agreed 1966, their biggest changing year
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2006, 08:25:35 PM »

1967 was the height of their songwriting ability. That psychedelic sound will always sound 'intoxicating'. The production also sounds to me as if it's kind of between the earlier style and the later style. If anyone knows what I mean by that.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2006, 10:04:19 PM »

It's between 65 & 66 - Personally.
For many of the above reasons.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2006, 04:42:41 PM »

Considering how many love TWA, I'm surprised by how low 1968 came in the ratings!
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2006, 05:27:03 PM »

Quote from: GreenApple
Considering how many love TWA, I'm surprised by how low 1968 came in the ratings!

The way I see it by '68 The Beatles had lost their primacy. Until then they had been untouchable. TWA is a great album, but it's from an era when lots of great bands were releasing great albums.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2006, 05:37:21 PM »

Quote from: kevin_b

The way I see it by '68 The Beatles had lost their primacy. Until then they had been untouchable. TWA is a great album, but it's from an era when lots of great bands were releasing great albums.


http://dmbeatles.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-albums/m-1130104843/s-30/
reply 30 ... and onwards
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2006, 07:58:04 PM »

I love The Beatle stuff from 65 also!  Rubber Soul is one of my favorite albums.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2006, 01:16:51 AM »

1964. The year they left everybody before and after them behind.

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Re: Their best year
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2006, 09:31:09 PM »

'66 for me. The year of Revolver. I really think they hit their peak here. All the elements were just kicking in. The LSD, the Indian influence on George and the experimenting of sounds.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2006, 12:00:18 AM »

 It would have to have been 1967! All those new style songs and their looks were so different!
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2007, 08:31:54 PM »

I think technically 1964 had to be their year because they went from struggling musicians to the greatest band on the planet. But in my opinion 1967 was my favorite year for them.
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Re: Their best year
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2007, 08:36:42 PM »

1967 was the year of their creative peak, but there were a little of weak points, specially Brian's death and the fact that Strawberry Fields / Penny Lane reached "only" #2 when it was their "comeback" single. But we had SGT. PEPPER!  8)
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