Having said that, it is one of their best works, also possibly the least known by the Ringo actually left the group at one point during the making of thisĭouble album, leaving McCartney to play the drums on a number of tracks including Its little moments of indulgence (Rev 9) and horrible saccharine (Good Night) I give it 4Įffectively 4 solo albums (ok, 3 solo albums and a solo single), this is the work of aĭisintegrating unit. Inflential in kick starting prog than Sgt Pepper and Revolver and so because of this and Most Beatles albums deserve 5 stars but my feeling is this album was possibly less
Perhaps because of that the Double White album can almost seemĭisjointed at times but the strong songwriting as ever with this iconic band saves theĭay. Of couse there is plenty of pop on here but always plenty of innovation with lovelyĪcoustic numbers mixing with hard rock, blues, jazz, country, psychedelia - you name This song was played on the radio programme thatĪnnounced his death and I've rarely felt so moved. Harrison himself has one of his finest moments with the outstanding Prudence where Harrisons guitar used to great effect to supplement one of Lennonsīest numbers. This energetic track then brilliantly merges into the wonderful Dear USSR this album grabs your attention with the famous backdrop of a sound of anĪircraft. The) the most skipped over tracks ever released. ThisĪlbum isn't flawless and Revolution 9 I believe still has the honour of being one of (if not Who were their influences many would have cited the Beatles as their answer. If you asked many of the great prog bands of the 1970's what drew them into music and Groovy, explosive, experimental and terribly addictive, period. Know and love is making me choose this as the ultimate Beatles experience. So much progressive goodies and the super popish and oh so catchy grooves that we all Take Helter Skelter, the first 'heavy metal' tune as we know it Rocky Raccoon and it'sĬool honky tonk atmosphere Happiness is a Warm Gun as terribly destructive andĭouble-edged and the ultimate technological prodigy of the era: Revolution Number 9. Too many classics on one album, this is too good to The core, this leads to absolute genius experimentation with the little help from theirįriends (Clapton, Jagger, Richards). Many pop moments (courtesy of McCarthney) are sweetening the whole pattern, but in Some 'filler' song (like Cry Baby Cry or Good Night and more, you'll see) and you'llĭiscover the ultimate double album of all time, and probably the most successful. The White AlbumĬould've made the most fantastic album of all-time.as a single album. Prog collection is complete without 3 or 4 Beatles records. More progressive elements than many albums by Queen, Rush or even Yes. And it's about freaking time, since this album has really the Beatles were miles ahead of every one.and in many ways still are.įinally! The Beatles on ProgArchives. Zappa was going for it, but still wasn´t there, jethro Tull was more of a blues,folkīand. Noone was doing something like this!!! Floyd was still a psicodelyc pop band, Frank This album really shows how advanced the Beatles were for their was 1968,
Long,Long and the memorable While my guitar gently weeps. Mccartney asĪlways delivers some great pop songs like back in the USSR, Mother nature son, theĮxcellent Blackbird and the proto heavy Helter Skelter. The mini suite happyness is a warm gun, the weird Every has got something to hideĮxcept me and my monkey, the great lyrics of Revolution 1, the touching and simpleĭear Prudence and the progressive blues of Yer Blues among others. The Beatles reached their peak with this one. I always say that this is the best album of all times, not my favorite, but damn good!!!