My friend acquired Sgt. Pepper a few weeks ago and likes the CD. He never understood why I was so obsessed with them, mostly because he associates the Beatles with their older pieces (which I love, but he doesn't like as much. He really doesn't like I Saw Her Standing There). He's more into psychadelic sounds like Strawberry Fields (he says I Am The Walrus isn't really as psychadelic as stuff he's heard from Bob Dylan, but that's understandable). He also says he can kinda see why The Beatles are so great through the song Let It Be. So, since he doesn't like early pop rockers from The Beatles, which albums should I recommend?
I was thinking Revolver, for its sophisticated tunes (Eleanor Rigby, Taxman), and Abbey Road for deep lyrics and clean sounds and variety of genre (Something, Ending Suite, Because).
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OK, there 3 albums he will like - Revolver, Sgt Pepper (he already has that though, right?) and Magical Mystery Tour. After that you can introduce him to Rubber Soul then the White Album then..... Ah, I wish I was discovering for the first time!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quoted from The_End, posted September 10, 2004, 12:06am at here
OK, there 3 albums he will like - Revolver, Sgt Pepper (he already has that though, right?) and Magical Mystery Tour. After that you can introduce him to Rubber Soul then the White Album then..... Ah, I wish I was discovering for the first time!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totallywish i was rediscovering them too! it holds good memories
1 would seem like a good choice, if it weren't for the fact that the first dozen tracks he might like (I don't know if it's a dozen of early rockers on there, I'm just guessing. I'm prolly off). There are a lot of psychadelic and stranger songs that aren't on 1, though. I don't think anything on the White Album got on 1, and it holds a lot of strange, funny, and unique songs. Same with Rubber Soul.
RS I was thinking, too. Since he likes more unique stuff, something like Norwegian Wood he would like. I'm not sure about the rest of the album though. It seems like Revolver is a very popular choice, and I do think he'd enjoy those songs with the psychadelic sounds and the very amazing harmonies (And Your Bird Can Sing) and Taxman, the political statement.
Magical Mystery Tour is something I almost forgot about . True, it does seem like Revolver thru White Album would be best for him now.
Abbey Road and Magical Mystery Tour. If he especially likes the style and athmosphere of Sgt. Pepper's, I think those two are the Beatles albums that are most comparable to it.
Quoted from Frightwolf, posted September 10, 2004, 5:11am at here
1 would seem like a good choice, if it weren't for the fact that the first dozen tracks he might like (I don't know if it's a dozen of early rockers on there, I'm just guessing. I'm prolly off). There are a lot of psychadelic and stranger songs that aren't on 1, though. I don't think anything on the White Album got on 1, and it holds a lot of strange, funny, and unique songs.
If he's ready to jump in with both feet, then the suggestions made here are all pretty good ones. I'd recommend Revolver and Abbey Road. Not necessarily because they are better than others, just because they seem to fit in best with his likes. However, if you do that, you miss some good singles that didn't make it onto any albums. Also, he may not get enough breadth to decide if he likes certain albums over others.
As you can see from the track listing, you avoid all the early stuff he says he doesn't like but it gives you a good listing of songs from the later years (skipping Revolver, unfortunately.) It's a good place to start.
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go with Let It Be first..its good ol rock n roll, no effects or psychadelia or anything maybe 1 would work then Abbey road, then Pepper(he already has it though),then revolver,then MMtour, then The White Album, then Rubber Soul, then Help!, then Beatles for sale, then hard days night, then with the beatles, then please please me(aka oral sex)
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. True, it does seem like Revolver thru White Album would be best for him now.
