Agree? Dis-agree? 5 Reasons Why the White Album is Beatles Best!

[Greg]

Wow, yeah that was the article.  I never thought it'd be on the net.  Nice!

Sexy Sadie is great to me because it uses great chord sequences, and the background vocals are cool (as usual).

[Derek]

This is how i would describe "The White Album". Picture this: say it's 1977, and John, Paul, George & Ringo were never in a band together, but somehow ended with the same scenareo. John Lennon has always been a solo artist with Yoko Ono with those albums, and there were always Wings, and George was always a guitarist and singer/songwriter, and Ringo was always a session drummer who just happens to be a TV/movie personality. All 4 of them found a time machine and set it for Jan. 1968, to start recording an album together as a supergroup calling themselves The Beatles. "The White Album" was the result of that trip/session.
That's what "The White Album" sounds like to me. Every song on here that Paul did sounds like a Wings song, and everything that John did sounds like his solo (especiely when Yoko sings a line on "Bungalow Bill") same with the other two, the only differance is the only thing coming close to a slide guitar is "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
This is probely why "The White Album" is my favorite.

[bungalobill]

Every song on here that Paul did sounds like a Wings song

Really? Could you elaborate on that comment? I don't hear that at all and need some prodding to head me in the right direction. 

[Derek]

I can name you some Wings rockers that are equilivent to "Helter Skelter" here's a list in no order:
Wildlife
Beware My Love
Girls' School
Let Me Roll It
Soily
Smile Away
Monkberry Moon Delight
Rockshow

And theres other genres, "Honey Pie" is equilivent to "You Gave Me The Answer" and the acoustic songs on the White Album are always equilivent to he Wings acoustic songs. And "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", is equilivent to "Obladi, Oblada".

[bungalobill]

Since those songs came after, then....hang on...the Wings songs sound like Beatle tunes????




Hehe...I'm just messing with you. 

[Borris]

3.George emerges : disagree, guitars gently weeping was a fantastic song, but he didn't belong in the same class of songwriting till abbey road

Actually I think George's writing on Abbey Road outshines John and Paul's, Something is the strongest song on the album and Here Comes the Sun is an absolute gem. I think Sgt Pepper is the real emergence of George Within You and Without You for me deepens that album and adds a whole other dimension that just wouldn't have been there without him. As for White album "Long Long Long" is as good as any song on that album and While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of my favourites.

Sgt Pepper is my favourite Beatles Album, White album just doesn't have the artistic focus, Pepper is a celebration of Joy and colour, it takes me for a trip through the clouds I'd rather do that than bang my head to White Album.