Hands down Revolver, the the mix of style surrounding hard rock and roll, plus there remains a palpable sense of the foursomes a BAND.
Objectively: Revolver (U.K. version) Subjectively: Rubber Soul (U.K. version) But I really do think there are 3 definitive albums, each representing an different era: the U.K. A Hard Day’s Night, representing the pop perfection of Beatlemania; Sgt. Pepper, representing them at their most experimental, most psychedelic, and most surreal; and Abbey Road, representing them at their most refined, as if it were their ‘capstone’.
The Beatles are one of those acts where you have to create your own playlists, because their album are stylistically all over the map. The Beatles' Second Album is the only time that they were able to sustain a consistent mood across a whole album, so I will have to vote for that one, even though it consists of teen pop tunes that no longer interest me.
I would never argue with anyone who said ' A Hard Day' S Night ' was the best Beatles album. It is fantastic. It's just over thirty minutes long and is a total blast from start to finish and you can' t really say that about any of their other albums.
NOT AN ALBUM....a Capitol Records contrivance for that holiday season...or at least that's MY perception!?!
And, I should stipulate, this comment pertains to BRITISH version....US only carries a mere whiff of aforementioned virtues.
There is nothing , and I mean nothing , about the U.S. ' Revolver ' album that is right. An embarrassment. I can somewhat understand the argument made by some that the U.S. ' Rubber Soul ' is preferred over the original ( and better) British version. But if anyone prefers the U.S. ' Revolver ' they are delusional fools.
1. REVOLVER 2. SGT PEPPER 3. ABBEY ROAD 4. RUBBER SOUL 5. THE BEATLES Never any question for me about #1. #2-#4 can go back and forth with me. The best of #5 is up there with #2-#4, but the weaker stuff is among the Beatles worst.
"Magical Mystery Tour" is the most psychedelic and surreal (Lennon's sentiments), almost every track qualifies. I would not call it a compilation because the soundtrack EP was not released otherwise in the US, and of the 3 singles (both A and B sides), one single was contemporaneous. The other 2 45s were the most recent (and non-album) single releases. Somebody rated the "Let It Be" album as better than MMT?
All This & World War Two, the Sgt Pepper movie soundtrack, and 1962-70 by King's Road. Not really, but wouldn't it be fun if they were? (Abbey Road, White Album and Rubber Soul, in alternating order)
