POLL - The Beatles - Help! - Your Favorite Tracks

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  1. thnkgreen

    thnkgreen Sprezzatura! Thread Starter

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    From Wikipedia:

    "Help! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack from their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Produced by George Martin, it was the fifth UK album release by the band, and contains fourteen songs in its original British form. Seven of these, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and took up the first side of the vinyl album. The second side contained seven other releases including the most-covered song ever written, "Yesterday". The album was met with favorable critical reviews and topped both the Britain and the US charts.

    During the recording sessions for the album, the band used the studio's multitracking capabilities to layer their sound, which allowed George Harrison's use of a volume pedal and incorporation of intricate chordal devices to enhance his guitar sound. John Lennon and Paul McCartney made more extensive and prominent use of keyboards, which were previously played by Martin. Lennon also, for his part, made much greater use of acoustic guitar, forsaking his famous Rickenbacker. "Yesterday" features a string quartet, the band's first use of Baroque sensibilities, and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" features flutes.

    The American release was a true soundtrack album, mixing the first seven songs with instrumental material from the film. Of the other seven songs that were on the British release, two were released on the US version of the next Beatles album, Rubber Soul, two were back-to-back on the next US single and then appeared on Yesterday and Today, and three had already been on Beatles VI.

    Help! marked artistic recognition for the Beatles from mainstream critics, including comparisons to the European art music tradition. It was nominated in the category of Album of the Year at the 1966 Grammys Awards, marking the first time that a rock band had been recognised in this category. In 2000, it was voted 119th in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2012, it was ranked 331st on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In September 2013, after the British Phonographic Industry changed its sales award rules, Help! was certified platinum for recorded sales since 1994."

    Further reading about Help!
    https://www.beatlesbible.com/albums/help/
    The Beatles Collection » Help!, Parlophone, PMC 1255.
    Beatles Help! album - Best cd version?
    Beatles' "Help!" Album: Mono or Stereo?
    The Beatles "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" original 1965 stereo mixes?
    BBC - Music - Review of The Beatles - Help!
    The Beatles: Help!
    Help! by The Beatles | Classic Rock Review
    August 13th, 1965: The Beatles begin their transition from up-beat commercial pop
    Help! (1965) Retrospective Review

    Please select your favorite tracks from Help! above. :wave:
     
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  2. Big Pasi

    Big Pasi Forum Resident

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    Four votes:

    The Night Before
    Another Girl
    It's Only Love
    and, yes... You Like Me Too Much
     
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  3. cyril sneer

    cyril sneer Forum Resident

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    This alongside With The Beatles is their weakest album for me. I think Help, Ticket To Ride, I've Just Seen A Face, and Yesterday stand head and shoulders above the rest of the songs here.
     
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  4. newelectricmuse

    newelectricmuse charm, strangeness and quark

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    Help!
    The Night Before
    Ticket To Ride
    I've Just Seen A Face
     
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  5. Sluggy

    Sluggy Forum Resident

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    You are some kind of sorcerer. That's what I picked.
     
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  6. Hermes

    Hermes Past Master

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    Like this album better now than during my youth (born in the sixties)
    The "breeze"..
    Help, Ticket to Ride, Yesterday, just seen a face and... surprise.. The night Before.

    and sorry bout that, but I also like Act naturally.
     
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  7. humpf

    humpf Allowed to write something here.

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    Somehow I do not like the album. Don't get me wrong, Ticket to Ride would make my top ten B. songs. And there is a few others. But overall it sounds uninspired to me. The funny thing is that I like For Sale. Maybe for the sound and production.
     
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  8. babyblue

    babyblue Patches Pal!

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    One of their weaker albums, that still has some of their stronger songs.

    Help!
    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
    Ticket to Ride
    It's Only Love
    Yesterday
    I've Just Seen a Face
     
  9. Brian Kelly

    Brian Kelly 1964-73 rock's best decade

    I voted for 9 songs:
    Help!
    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
    Ticket to Ride
    It's Only Love
    Yesterday
    I've Just Seen a Face
    The Night Before
    I Need You
    You're Going To Lose That Girl
     
  10. Pawnmower

    Pawnmower Senior Member

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    "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" never gets the love for the incredibly well-written song it is.
     
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  11. spencer1

    spencer1 Great Western Forum Resident

    Love, love, LOVE this album!

    The movie isn’t nearly as good as “Hard Days Night” but still pretty darn wonderful.
     
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  12. Chemguy

    Chemguy Forum Resident

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    Naturally, the whole thing!
     
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  13. Catbirdman

    Catbirdman Forum Resident

    Currently Yesterday has 28 votes and It's Only Love has 27. Just one vote difference. How is this in any way shape or form reasonable or sensible? Can anyone explain why this forum is so biased against Yesterday? Just because everyone's grandmother likes to hum along to the tune doesn't mean it's bad.
     
  14. Mr Sam

    Mr Sam "...don't look so good no more"

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    France
    Hide and Lose and Ride
    and Yesterday
     
  15. TheHutt

    TheHutt Forum Resident

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    Germany
    Sorry, love all of 'em.
     
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  16. Two Sheds

    Two Sheds Sha La La La Lee

    I like most of it. My favorites are:

    Help!
    The Night Before
    You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
    You're Going to Lose That Girl
    Ticket to Ride
    It's Only Love
    I've Just Seen a Face
    Yesterday
    Dizzy Miss Lizzy
     
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  17. Kim Olesen

    Kim Olesen Gently weeping guitarist.

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    One of my fave Beatles albums. I love how it sits right between “mania Beatles” and “serious Beatles”.
     
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  18. mark winstanley

    mark winstanley Certified dinosaur, who likes physical product

    Help
    Ticket to ride
    I've just seen a face
    Yesterday
     
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  19. Hermes

    Hermes Past Master

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    Denmark
    Because this forum has many more Lennon fans than Macca fans.
     
  20. Catbirdman

    Catbirdman Forum Resident

    Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. I like them both a ton and don’t feel the need to pit them against each other.
     
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  21. thnkgreen

    thnkgreen Sprezzatura! Thread Starter

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  22. Mr. D

    Mr. D Forum Resident

    I went with the whole shebang but truth be told I could do without Dizzy Miss Lizzie.
     
  23. pokemaniacjunk

    pokemaniacjunk Forum Resident

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    south paris maine
    I'm voting for everything but Dizzy Miss Lizzy
     
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  24. Galaga King

    Galaga King "Drive where the cops ain't"

    It's Only Love is a better song. Yesterday is overplayed!
     
  25. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    1. A-01. Help!
    2. A-02. The Night Before
    3. A-03. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
    4. A-04. I Need You
    5. A-05. Another Girl
    6. A-06. You're Going To Lose That Girl
    7. A-07. Ticket To Ride
    8. B-02. It's Only Love
    9. B-03. You Like Me Too Much
    10. B-04. Tell Me What You See
    11. B-05. I've Just Seen A Face
    12. B-06. Yesterday
    13. B-07. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
     
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