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Re: Beatles under a microscope - Beatles For Sale
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2012, 07:58:41 PM »

you have to be a Yes fan Peter, and I used to be a massive one, I still like there early stuff but I have no respect for what they have done recently re Jon Anderson, also theyre new album sucks
Totally agree with you! Quite interesting that they chose this particular Beatles song to cover...
BFS is one of my favourite albums particularly because it has Rock n roll Music. Love John's voice and energy on that one

That's quite a good album. It's got no Ringo songs on it!  ;D
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« Reply #41 on: March 09, 2012, 12:45:10 AM »

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Besides ‘Let It Be‘, I’ve always considered this the Beatles worst album. I’m not saying its horrible, its just that it has more low points than the other albums. It feels like the hurry up job that it was after ‘A Hard Days Night’, but I havent spun it in a long time. Lets see if my opinion has softened somewhat.


1. No Reply - Not one of my favorites, but its good enough and it sets the stage pretty well for this album. I like the acoustic guitar sound. 0:15 theres counting in the background to 4 but its faint. Never heard that before. Like Johns voice here. The piano playing on the Ringos cymbal crashes during the chorus is cool. The handclaps at the 1:03 mark are bad and the piano could have easily sufficed by itself. Pauls backgrounds are just ok.

2. I’m A Loser - Probably one of my top 10 Beatle songs ever. I’ve always loved it. The harmonies are great. George’s guitar is shaky though. Love the walking bass lines. Actually the bass is cool everywhere. Johns voice is nice as usual. I dig Ringo riding the crash throughout the chorus with the tambourine. Harmonica is even decent sounding to me. 1:30 love Johns rhythm gitar sound being played under George’s solo. At 2:13 Ringo throws in a fill out of nowhere. Like he was bored or something. Great song.

3. Baby In Black - Never liked this one very much either. I hate George’s guitar tone here. Even John and Pauls voices together sound like crap on this song and that’s hard to do. The guitar solo is just awful. Like Ringos monotony killer with the constant tom or bass drum at the 1:36 mark. 1:42, the voice get lost and arent together. Throwaway tune for sure.

4. Rock & Roll Music - This song is neutral for me. An average tune. Johns voice is cool. The piano really drives the song. Ringos hi hats fill a lot of space. Guitar is there, but nothing special. It doesn’t stand out. 1:05 Pauls bass not brings them back in. Love that. At the 1:46 mark, the piano just stops. He quits playing for some reason. Did he get lost? I don’t know. It doesn’t come back in until the 1:50 mark. That’s an eternity in a short pop tune. George Martin needs slapped for allowing that to stay. 1:57 I love Ringo’s playing on the ride.

5. I’ll Follow The Sun - I like, but don’t love this song. I’d say I enjoy it when I hear it, but I don’t go looking for it. Anyways, I like the acoustic guitar again. Love how John starts the vocals only to be finished by Paul. Bongos are nice here. Guitar solo was adequate I suppose. Nothing more was needed.

6. Mr. Moonlight - One of the Beatles worst songs ever. Its truly bad and nothing anybody says to me will ever change my mind. Johns voice at the beginning is the only saving grace for the entire song. I hate,,,I mean hate the conga beat at the breaks. The funeral organ sucks. Even the harmonies suck on this song somehow. Bongos throughout are ok. The organ solo makes me feel like it’s the 7th inning stretch at a baseball game. Awful. They had to have better songs on the shelf then this crap.

7. Kansas City - After listening to this song, maybe they didn’t have better songs on the shelf. No seriously, this song is done much better than ‘Mr. Moonlight’, but I don’t like this one either. I don’t like any version of this song come to think of it. Regardless, the guitar tone sucks. Pauls voice is good. Piano is nice. Dig Ringos shuffle. What 12 year old played that guitar solo? Horrible. I hate the background vocals when they sing the ‘Hey Hey Hey Hey’s. Doesn’t even sound like the Beatles. The ‘Bye Bye Bye Bye’s’ I do like because Johns voice is more pronounced. Oh well. I don’t like the song. Don’t shoot me.

8. Eight Days A Week - This album is damn lucky to have this song. It may have saved it from obscurity. What a nice, early Beatle tune. Has that same magic feel as ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’. Love the guitar buildup at the beginning and the strums throughout. Handclaps are welcomed here. Bass is nice. Hi hat noise is great. Harmonies are top notch. 1:08 Ringo’s fill right after the lyrics and during the chorus is great. 1:29 John’s ‘Ohh Ha Hold Me’ is legendary. 2:18 Ringos’ fill before the hats come back in is awesome. 2:32 Ringos toms with the repeating guiatr ending is fantastic. Great song and its not even one of my favorites, but on this album, every little bit helps.

9. Words Of love - I don’t like this song either, but its done pretty well. The constant handclaps annoy the p*ss out of me. Georges guitar tone is awful. The harmonies are great though. Not a whole lot more to say about this throwaway cover.

10. Honey Don’t - I will take this one over ‘Act Naturally’ anyday, but that isn’t saying much. Love the bass on this one. Guitar tone is nice and works for this tune. Tambourine filled space nicely. George’s simplistic guitar solo works here too. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for a screw up, but he never did. Like how Ringo introduces George before the solo’s. Nice touch. 2:30 Ringos ‘Wooo’ is cool.

11. Every Little Thing - Another favorite of mine. Love Johns voice. The piano is killer. Like how Ringo comes in with the snare at the beginning. Speaking of Ringo, I love how he ends the chorus bars with the huge tom. Simon and Garfunkels song ‘The Boxer’ has the same effect with Hal Blaine on drums. Pauls voice during the chorus is great. George even has a nice little solo here. I believe this is another song that was intended as filler, but ended up being better than that.

12. I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party - This song isn’t great, but I enjoy it well enough because I don’t take it seriously. I want to hear this song (along with ‘All Together Now’ and ‘Obladi Oblada’) when I’m p*ss drunk. Not so much any other time though. The guitar tone stinks. John and Georges voices don’t sound good together here. The ‘ohh’ in the background from Paul and George sound awesome though. I like the tambourine in the chorus parts and I like Ringo playing on the toms in the same aspect. I like Georges solo too.

13. What Your Doing - This song sucks, but I like it for some unknown reason. I hate the tone of the drums here. Very muddy. I do like Pauls voice and John and Georges backgrounds. I really like how Paul goes higher with his voice on the chorus part (Waiting here for you OO). 1:05 John or George yells Oww or Ouch or something in the background. The piano accompanies George on one of his worst solo’s ever. Horrendous. 2:00 through the 2:04 mark sounds like John and George are grunting during the background vocals. I dig the 2:16 mark when the guitar comes in. Sounds like ’I Feel Fine’.

14. Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby - Alright filler tune. I like Georges voice. There is an echo though. Like the tambourine. 0:48 Love Georges guitar here, but I hate his tone throughout. I do like John rhythm guitar tone though. Love the ending.


Well there you have it. Like I said, I havent played this one for a long time and I was wondering if it would sound better to me. Nope. This album is a mess. Most of it is filler songs in my opinion. ’A Hard Days Night’ was a masterpiece and this thing was a piece of sh*t. While I say that, I stop and wonder how many bands would have loved to have an album this bad. Think about that.
i love the album u get yer head up your arse on this one...
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Re: Beatles under a microscope - Beatles For Sale
« Reply #42 on: March 09, 2012, 01:36:32 AM »

i love the album u get yer head up your arse on this one...

Do tell studly. I like the album too, but its still somewhat of a train wreck.

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« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2012, 01:51:55 AM »

I just read through this thread and realised somebody deleted my views on the album.......


Im joking I never actually said much about it, I love BFS, the only song I dont like is Mr Moonlight, I just think its a bad arrangement, my favourite songs on the album are No Reply, Every Little Thing and Im A Loser (one of Johns best IMO) but 8 Days a week is also a great song as is Ill Follow The Sun.............. hell its great even the cover, Leave My Kitten shouldve replaced a cover song IMO

I dont know why Beatle fans rate it so low, Ive never understood the lack of love for this or Let It Be.
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« Reply #44 on: March 09, 2012, 02:26:02 AM »

I dont know why Beatle fans rate it so low, Ive never understood the lack of love for this or Let It Be.

Have you heard the rest of their catalog?  ha2ha

No seriously, its not a bad album, its just not a strong Beatles album.

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« Reply #45 on: March 09, 2012, 03:06:57 AM »

Have you heard the rest of their catalog?  ha2ha

No seriously, its not a bad album, its just not a strong Beatles album.

That's an interesting idea actually. What if you played Let It Be for someone who had never heard any of their other albums before?
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« Reply #46 on: March 09, 2012, 03:32:16 PM »

I have always felt this album was not my favorite, and yet whenever I played it I wondered why I didn't play it more.

Then... a couple of days ago, I played it, and it is my second favorite album right now. (It is probably a phase. (Not like 'New Phase Beatles Album  :P)).
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« Reply #47 on: March 09, 2012, 11:15:49 PM »

Every Little Thing
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Eight Days A Week
I'll Follow The Sun
Baby's In Black
I Dont Want To Spoil The Party
Im A Loser

7 great original melodies there, how many on your average pop album these days ? (and thats weak !!) LOL
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« Reply #48 on: March 10, 2012, 12:03:34 AM »

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« Reply #51 on: April 03, 2012, 07:07:50 PM »

Every Little Thing
No Reply
Eight Days A Week
I'll Follow The Sun
Baby's In Black
I Dont Want To Spoil The Party
Im A Loser

7 great original melodies there, how many on your average pop album these days ? (and thats weak !!) LOL

Agreed, heartily! I especially love the harmonies of "Baby's In Black" and "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party," been playing this CD quite a bit lately.

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