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CasanovaZelos 04/25/21 11:40:58 AM #1: |
Are you fine with the schedule?
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Previous results can be seen here: https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks The rules: 1. Listen to the album in full 2. Rank every track on the album 3. For the results, there will be a curve at the top of each list; two additional points between #1 and #2, and one additional point for the next two ranks. This way, the songs that really stick out to someone get an edge that is not immediately negated by someone else putting it lower. In the case of Demon Days, someone's 15th track will get 1 point, 14th 2 points, 4th 12 points, 3rd 14 points, 2nd 16 points, and 1st 19 points 4. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results 5. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic 6. The deadline to vote is Sunday, May 2 at 8:00 AM EST - though if you are for whatever reason listening to the album around that time, just say so in the topic and I can delay a bit 7. You can sign up to be added to a user cycle for after we finish the queue; once we get through the last planned album, the next person on the list will choose 3 albums which the other users will vote on for the next topic. 7a. To ensure people are being given an actual choice, the three nominated albums must be by different artists. You can otherwise stick to a similar sound or era. 7b. The tiebreaker for these polls will be whichever is listed first in the poll options - make sure to deliver the results in order of your own preference (which will hopefully have the added benefit of influencing people toward your first choice if they can't decide). 7c. The order of the user cycle will be randomly determined, but users will first be sorted into tiers by how many of their nominations have been covered during the early nominations period. The Beatles' Abbey Road track list: 1. Come Together 2. Something 3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 4. Oh! Darling 5. Octopus's Garden 6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7. Here Comes the Sun 8. Because 9. You Never Give Me Your Money 10. Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 11. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End Schedule: 5/2: U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer) 5/9: Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer) 5/16: Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620) 5/23: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos) 5/30: Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb) 6/6: Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane) 6/13: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb) 6/20: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (Start the Machine) 6/27: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan) 7/4: Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton (TomNook) 7/11: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus) 7/18: The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141) 7/25: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos) 8/1: Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot) 8/8: The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan) 8/15: Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107) 8/22: Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado) 8/29: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb) 9/5: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner) 9/12: The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos) 9/19: Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan) 9/26: Spice Girls - Spice (SpikeSetsFire) 10/3: Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus) 10/10: Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555) 10/17: OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot) 10/24: Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer) 10/31: Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555) 11/7: The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire) 11/14: Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire) 11/21: Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple) User Cycle sign-ups: 11/28: MetalmindStats 12/5: TheArkOfTurus 12/12: Snake5555555555 12/19: Jesse_Custer 12/26: ZaziGuado 1/2: SpikeSetsFire 1/9: Johnbobb 1/16: VeryInsane 1/23: CasanovaZelos 1/30: Seanchan Users by number of nominations covered (not yet in user cycle): 2 Albums: Giggsalot 1 Album: ZeroSingal620 Start the Machine TomNook MoogleKupo141 jcgamer107 Steiner Seginustemple --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/25/21 11:44:08 AM #2: |
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours results
Participants sorted by deviation from final results: CasanovaZelos (6) Jesse_Custer (14) ZeroSignal620 (14) TheArkOfTurus (16) VeryInsane (16) ChainLTTP (18) Johnbobb (18) SpikeSetsFire (20) MetalmindStats (20) Seanchan (20) Xtlm (22) ChichiriMuro (24) ZaziGuado (24) LordoftheMorons (26) Raetsel_Lapin (30) Snake5555555555 (34) General Album Comments: Snake5555555555: One of those albums where literally every song is an instant classic. It's an album made for everyone, seamlessly blending the lines of rock & pop to where genre doesn't even matter anymore, and you're just left with songs made from the heart and with total passion, vigor, & genuine emotion that makes each song an impactful listen every time. ZaziGuado: This was the first Fleetwood Mac album I've ever listened to and I've never been able to identify a song as Fleetwood Mac outside of Dreams and Landslide and maybe one other I'm not remembering. However, I recognized three of the songs on it from daily life experiences. Before this I thought Fleetwood Mac was largely fronted by Stevie Nicks, so I was surprised how little her voice was the sole feature. The story of the album is an interesting one and it's impressive the band were able to see it the whole way through and provide backing vocals on their ex's breakup songs. Overall this was an impressive, tight album that was mostly enjoyable the whole way through with a couple of top tier songs. Very glad I listened to it. CasanovaZelos: Rumours is #82 on my all-time list and #3 for 1977 - one of the best years for music. The funny thing is, this soft rock classic is surrounded by punk and its various spin-offs along with some early electronic albums. When music was looking for a new way forward, Fleetwood Mac managed to succeed in a familiar style by making an album loaded front to back with hits. Despite the 'soft' sound of the music, this is as emotionally raw as records come - the fact we get a breakup from both sides adds an extra layer. This is a band in turmoil, three vocalists warring over concepts and each other. Beyond the lyrics and vocals, these songs are undeniably catchy. It took years for this album to really grow on me; soft rock is not my usual style, but it's rare for an album to be so consistent from beginning to end in any genre. And, well, time has unfortunately granted a better understanding of these mixed emotions. "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again" indeed. MetalmindStats: As a collection of songs, Rumours is top-notch; as a coherent album, the juxtaposition of the writing's thematic consistency and the sound's relative variability feels like the point. Whatever the case, I found the result stuffed to the brim with familiarly enjoyable yet often adventurous music, largely even extending to those songs I didn't know beforehand. Seanchan: An album like this is another example of why I love this topic series. This is another classic that I would have never bothered listening to otherwise. Outside of my bottom two songs (which are okay but clearly the weakest for me) there's just some really great, fun stuff here. I enjoyed doing a few extra listens to try to get my ordering right but still feel bad about having to rank some of these songs so low. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/25/21 11:49:21 AM #3: |
Rumours Track Ranking
11. Oh Daddy (Track #10) Score: 35 (Average Rank: 9.81/11) Biggest Fan(s): ChichiriMuro (#5) Biggest Detractor(s): ChainLTTP, Jesse_Custer, TheArkOfTurus, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire, ZeroSignal620, Johnbobb, Seanchan, VeryInsane (#11) ZaziGuado: This song just never fully clicks with me. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's the erratic nature of the instruments. It just feels like the song's true potential is never reached. Johnbobb: I don't think there will ever be a time I'll enjoy a grown ass adult saying "daddy" 10. Songbird (Track #6) Score: 64 (Average Rank: 8.31/11) Biggest Fan(s): LordoftheMorons (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555, ChichiriMuro, CasanovaZelos (#11) ZaziGuado: I generally like piano and slower heartfelt songs, but after such a strong first half of the album, this was kind of an unwelcome tempo change. It doesn't stand out much. I don't hate it, but it's got a pretty bad spot on the album considering my enjoyment of the songs it's sandwiched by. Johnbobb: there aren't many "meh" songs on this album but this is definitely one of them 9. Never Going Back Again (Track #3) Score: 68 (Average Rank: 7.75/11) Biggest Fan(s): Xtlm, SpikeSetsFire (#5) Biggest Detractor(s): MetalmindStats (#11) ZaziGuado: It's fun strumming of a guitar, but never does much interesting beyond that. That said, I do enjoy fun strumming of a guitar so that's not necessarily a large knock against it. Johnbobb: been down one tiiiiiiime. been down two tiiiiiiiiime. 8. I Don't Want to Know (Track #9) Score: 76 (Average Rank: 7.5/11) Biggest Fan(s): Snake5555555555 (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Jesse_Custer, Xtlm, MetalmindStats (#10) ZaziGuado: Those are some well placed claps. Catch me off guard every time but I love them. Very good song. Johnbobb: do I wanna know if this feeling flows both ways? hate to see you go, was sorta hoping that you'd stay 7. Second Hand News (Track #1) Score: 80 (Average Rank: 7.13/11) Biggest Fan(s): ZaziGuado, ZeroSignal620 (#3) Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin, LordoftheMorons (#11) ZaziGuado: I really enjoy the "byow byow byow" part. Super catchy and imitates the instrumentation behind it. This is a fun, bouncy opener. Johnbobb: Man what an upbeat opener; hell of a way to start 6. Gold Dust Woman (Track #11) Score: 105 (Average Rank: 5.88/11) Biggest Fan(s): ChainLTTP, Snake5555555555, ChichiriMuro (#2) Biggest Detractor(s): Xtlm (#11) ZaziGuado: It's okay. Kind of a disappointing close after all the great stuff that followed it. I wish they would've really committed to the end of the song in a way similar to The Chain. It felt like they were going to for a small bit, but then they just fade it out and I'm not the biggest fan of fade outs. Johnbobb: all this song makes me think of is how incredible it could've been to see a collaboration between The Doors and Fleetwood Mac had Morrison lived long enough. 5. Don't Stop (Track #4) Score: 114 (Average Rank: 5.19/11) Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan, VeryInsane (#2) Biggest Detractor(s): ChainLTTP, Raetsel_Lapin, ChichiriMuro (#8) ZaziGuado: I guess I didn't realize this was a Fleetwood Mac song. This is, like, THE song I imagine as being a child while driving with my parents with the classic rock station on. There's definitely a comfort with it that can only come after almost 45 years of radio play. All that said, it earned that mantle. Johnbobb: is there any song on this album not immediately quoteable (answer: yes, but not until track 6) 4. You Make Loving Fun (Track #8) Score: 121 (Average Rank: 5.19/11) Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, Xtlm, SpikeSetsFire (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): MetalmindStats, Seanchan (#9) ZaziGuado: This has that quintessential 70s groove sound. I greatly enjoy the solo guitar. I like this song more than I think I do, if that makes sense. I don't fully understand it, but it's what I feel. Johnbobb: definitely a solid song that would stand out more on a worse album 3. Go Your Own Way (Track #5) Score: 157 (Average Rank: 3.5/11) Biggest Fan(s): ZaziGuado, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin (#7) ZaziGuado: Whether it made final copy/paste or not, I've used good to describe like every one of these songs so far, but Go Your Own Way is truly great. That chorus is cathartic and the guitars throughout are pretty rockin'. Johnbobb: this song would've ranked higher if I had ever been able to pull off the vocal in Guitar Hero: World Tour 2. The Chain (Track #7) Score: 170 (Average Rank: 3/11) Biggest Fan(s): TheArkOfTurus, ChichiriMuro, VeryInsane (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555 (#8) ZaziGuado: This feels like one of those songs that was a big hit, but that I have no recollection of hearing prior to this week. That's fine, though, because this track bangs. Forgive me for this, but I have to say that the bass whenever it kicks in is THICC. The ending minute and a half is a joyride. Johnbobb: goddamn every time I think I know what to expect from this album they startle me with something incredible like this 1. Dreams (Track #2) Score: 178 (Average Rank: 2.75/11) Biggest Fan(s): ChainLTTP, Jesse_Custer, ZeroSignal620, Johnbobb, MetalmindStats (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): ZaziGuado (#7) ZaziGuado: This is my wife's favorite song. However, I don't fully understand that. Yeah, it's a good song but it doesn't feel like it has the elements of being an all-time favorite song, whatever the hell those may be. I dunno. I guess I can see how it trips a trigger. Like I said: it's good. It's got a warm, chill vibe that just sails along. Good easy listening. Johnbobb: potentially the chillest song ever written. Putting this right after the ecstatic Second Hand News was a bold and brilliant choice that cements this album immediately as something special --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/25/21 11:52:11 AM #4: |
Ugh I hate the way the medley is split up here.
1. Something 2. You Never Give Me Your Money 3. Here Comes the Sun 4. Come Together 5. Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End/Her Majesty (you forgot this one) 8. Because 9. Oh! Darling 10. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 11. Octopus's Garden Sorry Ringo ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/25/21 12:36:18 PM #5: |
Abbey Road is my #44 album of all time and my favorite from 1969. Most of the Beatles albums from Rubber Soul on are undeniable classics, but Abbey Road is the only one that doesn't strike me as having a weak moment. It kicks off with two of their best singles, has a Ringo vocal track that I actually enjoy, and ends with a wonderful medley. This is The Beatles at their most refined. Even my lowest track, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, is a lot of fun. Their other albums may have higher highs, but the consistency here makes a true masterpiece.
Though I also don't get the 'medley' as a concept. It feels like people just collectively agreed everything from You Never Give Me Your Money on is a single medley even though there are distinct breaks between a few components. Certain parts of this medley certainly reference earlier parts, but an album featuring a motif does not mean the songs using that motif should be treated as part of the same movement. What exactly links Golden Slumbers to the previous tracks? Does having a cricket outro really mean You Never Give Me Your Money is conceptually linked to Sun King? The ones I left together definitely work - they explicitly build off of each other's energy without leaving a musical break. The only reason I can think of for people to link these all together is when "Carry That Weight" calls back to YNGMYM, but again, there have been two distinct breaks between those tracks. I know plenty of albums that do stuff like that. 1. Something (#1080 all-time) 2. Come Together (#1373) 3. Here Comes the Sun (#1897) 4. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (#2214) 5. You Never Give Me Your Money 6. Because 7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 8. Oh! Darling 9. Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 10. Octopus's Garden 11. Maxwell's Silver Hammer --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solioxrz362 04/25/21 12:38:52 PM #6: |
Something
Here Comes the Sun Oh! Darling You Never Give Me Your Money Because Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window I Want You (She's So Heavy) Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End Come Together Maxwell's Silver Hammer Octopus's Garden --- Got a brand new blues that I can't explain ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 04/25/21 1:33:05 PM #7: |
A stone cold classic through and through. It opens with the amazing rock staple Come Together, with funky grooves and nonsensical lyrics that tends to define the Beatles' influence more and more over the years. I absolutely love the bluesy doom/stoner cut I Want You (She's So Heavy), a slow-burner that becomes more and more rewarding with each listen, as you feel Lennon's pure raw emotion slicing through each lyric, simplistic but oh so powerful. Oh! Darling and Maxwell's Silver Hammer are two of the catchiest songs in the Beatles' catalog, playing gleefully with both hard rock and pop sensibilities for two unique songs, especially how Maxwell juxtaposes its violent horror-inspired lyrics with bouncy melodies as if under a certain psychosis. As for the medleys, they're inconsistent; I hardly remember Golden Slumbers but Carry That Weight is instantly memorable with larger outside pop culture influence and The End is simply a tour de force of guitar passages and underrated drumming. I actually thought You Never Give Me Your Money was part of the Sun King medley, but either way it's an even more inconsistent mess that I don't feel flows very well, but still has some groovy highlights and interesting lyricism. To give one negative critique on the album, I would say Because is a total dud and arguably one of the worst in the Beatles' repertoire, it just has done nothing interesting to catch my ear over the years. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://imgur.com/a/du8zgsT - https://imgur.com/a/VTNzDEW ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 04/25/21 1:52:46 PM #9: |
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VeryInsane 04/25/21 1:54:30 PM #10: |
Oh we split the medley in half
gonna have to think on this one --- Warning: I'm literally VeryInsane. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/25/21 10:12:12 PM #11: |
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StifledSilence 04/25/21 10:31:33 PM #12: |
1. You Never Give Me Your Money
2. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/In the End 3. Here Comes the Sun 4. Sun King/Mustard/Pam/Bathroom Window 5. Octopus's Garden 6. Oh Darling 7. Something 8. I Want You 9. Come Together 10. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 11. Because I love the roller coaster of emotions in You Never Give Me Your Money. It starts slow and somber, and builds to the energetic section of escaping. And that reprise in Carry That Weight? Perfection. Here Comes the Sun should be the official anthem of Spring. It just feels so warm and evocative of life. George really knocked that one out of the park. The first half of the medley is a mixed bag for me. Sun King has an outstanding guitar hook, but the chanting is a bit cringey for my tastes. Mustard and Pam are fun enough, but Bathroom Window kicks so much ass in that group. What made for a middling group of songs was boosted heavily by Paul's exciting vocal in Bathroom. Octopus is a fun little jam that always puts me in a good mood. Oh Darling harkens back to some of Paul's bluesy tracks from early Beatles, such as She's a Woman, which is a favorite of mine. Something is a pretty love song that even caught the attention of Frank Sinatra. She's So Heavy would have benefitted from a shorter length, but it's still a pretty slick track, particularly with John's signature rasp. Come Together might be one of the most overrated Beatles songs. I'm not all that keen on songs with jibberish lyrics, but at least it's got a catchy tune. Maxwell is kind of a dumb song, and apparently caused a lot of friction between Paul and George since Paul was being a hyper perfectionist while recording it. And Because is super weird. I'd hate to call it a dud but...I could do without it. But yeah, Abbey Road is a pretty killer album overall. Certainly one of their best. --- Bear Bro The Empire of Silence ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LiquidOshawott 04/25/21 10:44:17 PM #13: |
Something
Here Comes The Sun Come Together Golden Slumbers/Carry that weight/The End You Never Give Me Your Money Oh Darling I Want You Shes So Heavy Because Octopuss Garden Maxwells Silver Hammer Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came in Through the Bathroom Window You know for a while I always thought this was overrated, but on this listenthrough it was pretty compact and rather pleasant. Theres the pretty cheesy songs and the fat of the Medley separated from the rest of the lot, but every song from Because on is great. I think this is still probably my fourth or fifth favorite Beatles album, (Rubber Soul > Revolver > Sgt Peppers > Either this or Tour, would probably go with this now) Also in case you couldnt tell from my ranking Harrison is far and away my favorite Beatle --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 04/25/21 11:59:05 PM #14: |
man I haven't even listened through the album yet but y'all are sleeping on Maxwell's Silver Hammer
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Snake5555555555 04/26/21 12:02:38 AM #15: |
Johnbobb posted...
man I haven't even listened through the album yet but y'all are sleeping on Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thank you! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://imgur.com/a/du8zgsT - https://imgur.com/a/VTNzDEW ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 04/26/21 1:24:57 AM #16: |
Johnbobb posted...
man I haven't even listened through the album yet but y'all are sleeping on Maxwell's Silver Hammer Honestly, that song has really bugged me since I was a child. Its not a bad song musically, but I just have such an aversion to it for reasons that are tough to explain. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/26/21 7:54:32 AM #17: |
Maxwell's Silver Hammer is just...cartoonish? It's fine, but the rest of the album (besides Octopus's Garden) is just so mature that it doesn't really work for me.
And speaking of that, it never ceases to amaze me how much The Beatles progressed in like six fucking years. So many bands go longer between albums, but from With the Beatles to Abbey Road is basically a generation's worth of music evolution for them. It's totally nuts. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Evillordexdeath 04/26/21 9:21:43 AM #18: |
1. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End/Her Majesty
2. Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 3. You Never Give Me Your Money 4. Oh! Darling 5. Come Together 6. Something 7. Here Comes the Sun 8. Octopus's Garden 9. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 10. Because 11. I Want You (She's So Heavy) One of my less-liked Beatles albums, although I do still hold it in high regard. I used to sort of think of the back-half of the album as the reward for getting through She's So Heavy, but nowadays I usually just skip that one, mainly because it feels so overly long. I do genuinely really like all the songs from Maxwell's Silver Hammer upward. Here Comes the Sun is just a lot of fun and feels uplifting while Something, Come Together, and Oh Darling are all solid, unique tracks. I've always thought the medley was the most interesting part of the album, and I rank the ending highest in part because it brings home that feeling of satisfaction that comes with listening to a long, good song. --- I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 19/129 Currently Playing: Deus Ex: Human Revolution ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 04/26/21 2:35:32 PM #19: |
After listening I'm not entirely sure why the medley is grouped at all. They flow largely into each other but they're still pretty distinct song to song
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LiquidOshawott 04/26/21 4:57:42 PM #20: |
Johnbobb posted...
man I haven't even listened through the album yet but y'all are sleeping on Maxwell's Silver Hammer Remember, just because its low ranked doesnt mean we think the song is bad. Just less good than other songs on the album --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/27/21 12:32:48 AM #21: |
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Giggsalot 04/27/21 3:30:48 AM #22: |
Hey all! I'll sign up for the user cycle. Great album today too!
Overall: What a brilliant, lush, diverse album. The best Beatles album by quite a distance, and their only full record which stands alongside the absolute best of that era. I think I'd still take Forever Changes over it, but that's perhaps a discussion for another topic. Come Together Stone cold classic and deserving rock canon staple obviously, but that makes it easy to overlook just how straight up weird this is. Great opener. Something Just stunning, one of the best love songs ever. That bridge is unbelievable, and the way that the rhythm section is low key going off here, even on a ballad, shows how tight and creative these guys were by this point. Maxwell's Silver Hammer One of the Beatles songs that I remember best from childhood, which surely says something for it. Besides that, this is some upper tier McCartney nonsense and the giggle in the second verse is great. Oh Darling! I'd overlooked this until recently, and it's definitely not a standout here overall. But bloody hell, that Lennon vocal is pretty great. Octopus' Garden Okay, this is where I alienate everyone. This is one of the most wholesome and beautiful kid's songs ever, and I love every second of it. The best of the Beatles' "silly songs" by a country mile. I Want You (She's So Heavy) Okay, maybe this is where I alienate everyone. I've inherited my Beatles-mad father's dislike of this song, and was baffled to learn later in life that people love it. Blues rock is just so boring, guys. Admittedly the feel of the solo here is fun and the second half gets impressively dark, but man, this did not need to be nearly eight minutes long. Give me over Helter Skelter over this any day. Here Comes the Sun The perfect antidote after the previous dirge. Absolutely perfect pop song, what can you even say here? If anyone doesn't like this I don't want to be their friend. Because This is some spooky shit. I can't say I'd ever choose to listen to it outside of the album, but it does what it wants to do pretty flawlessly. Cool callback to I Want You too. You Never Give Me Your Money This is my shit right here. The encapsulation of why McCartney is probably secretly the best Beatle, none of the others could pull this off. Hot take zone: this is way better than A Day in the Life. Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard / Polythene Pam / Bathroom Window Bathroom Window does the heavy lifting here in songwriting terms (what a brilliant, overlooked song that is), but the way these otherwise unremarkable snippets are arranged to gradually build in energy is actually brilliant. By Polythene Pam they're basically playing proto-punk and Ringo's throwing his sticks out the window. Golden Slumbers / Carry that Weight / The End / Her Majesty They never got better than this. Honestly, the slightly generic victory lap of The End sdoesn't hold up as well as the perfection of the preceding two sections, but they've really earned it by that point. Golden Slumbers is just heartbreaking, and the way the pub choir and the horns break in is absolutely magical. Another McCartney multi-part masterpiece. No band has ever gone out better than this in the fifty years since. (And screw the haters, Her Majesty is a part of that too! That dangling last note is hilarious.) Ranking: Golden Slumbers / Carry that Weight / The End / Her Majesty Here Comes the Sun Something You Never Give Me Your Money Octopus' Garden Sun King / Mean Mr Mustard / Polythene Pam / Bathroom Window Come Together Because Oh Darling! Maxwell's Silver Hammer I Want You (She's so Heavy) --- And if you don't know, now you know. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/27/21 8:35:44 AM #23: |
Oh that magic feeling.
The Medley really is the best song ever made if taken as a whole. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/27/21 11:04:17 AM #24: |
Giggsalot posted...
Hey all! I'll sign up for the user cycle. Great album today too! Forever Changes is almost certainly going to be in my first batch of nominations...whenever it gets to my turn. Absolutely an all-time great, and I expect it to be one to surprise those who are unfamiliar - though that also implies a hurdle of getting people to vote for it. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/27/21 6:55:47 PM #25: |
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Seanchan 04/27/21 9:39:25 PM #26: |
1. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
2. Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 3. You Never Give Me Your Money 4. Oh! Darling 5. Octopus's Garden 6. Something 7. Because 8. Come Together 9. Here Comes the Sun 10. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 11. I Want You (She's So Heavy) Story time... So, back in high school, I didn't like The Beatles. I had a co-worker who would play 1 (their #1 hits compliation) and I couldn't stand it. Fast forward to college, and in the waning days of file sharing, I found someone with all The Beatles albums. On a whim, I decided to download it because, what the hell, it was a lot of music!** And so I started listening; might have even started with Abbey Road for all I remember. I'm sure you can guess where this is going, considering this album was my nomination... I very quickly realized how wrong I was. And the more I dug in and listened, the better it got. Every album, without fail, had at least a few songs that I liked. And then I did some research and found out that literally their entire discography came out in a less than 10 year span! THE. FUCK?!? They went from Please Please Me to Let It Be in a decade?!? I probably spent a good month listening to nothing else as I tried to make up for lost time. Even today, it's somewhat incomprehensible to think that they went from simple "boy band" to "rock legends" just in the 60s. All the hits, the drugs, the mania, the experimentation and evolution of their sound, all in just a few short years. There are bands where you're lucky to get 3 albums in that time span. The Beatles had enough hits that just their #1s literally overflow a compilation album. Truly incredible. I nominated Abbey Road because it's got to be my favorite Beatles album. And, at this point, one of my favorite albums period. Trying to rank these songs felt terrible because I feel bad that something (but not Something...) has got to be at the bottom of the list. For me though, it's always the medley that's been the most memorable. There's just something about it's eclectic weirdness and beauty that stands out in my mind. I really, really wanted to put Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window as #1 but objectively the final piece, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End, is the best part. Maybe a few years ago, I finally found out that despite being released before Let It Be, that Abbey Road was actually the last thing The Beatles recorded as a group. For me, it brings an extra bit of emotional weight to Abbey Road; the medley is the end of that story, it's the best thing they ever did, and finishes it off so poetically. (Discounting Her Majesty...) The final lyric is "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make". An awe inspiringly fitting coda for The Beatles that will echo across the music landscape forever. **I did eventually end up buying that big Beatles box set compilation (https://www.amazon.com/ Beatles-Original-Studio-Recordings-Stereo/dp/B002BSHWUU/) for my mom as a gift a few years after my file sharing "escapades". I felt better about what I had initially done because there's no way I would have gifted that otherwise. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/28/21 10:48:52 AM #27: |
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CasanovaZelos 04/28/21 9:30:56 PM #28: |
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Raetsel_Lapin 04/28/21 9:43:24 PM #29: |
1: Oh! Darling
2: Here Comes The Sun 3: Something 4: Come Together 5: Octopus's Garden 6: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End 7: Because 8: Maxwell's Silver Hammer 9: Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 10: You Never Give Me Your Money 11: I Want You (She's So Heavy) --- I follow you down until the sound Of my voice will haunt you ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/28/21 11:08:58 PM #30: |
Man these are all over the place
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Johnbobb 04/28/21 11:43:56 PM #31: |
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Johnbobb 04/28/21 11:44:15 PM #32: |
ChainLTTP posted...
Man these are all over the placelol --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/29/21 9:38:55 AM #33: |
Alright... I've gone through this album about 4-5 times now.
I think I'm settled... 1. Something 2. Here Comes The Sun 3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 4. Octopus's Garden 5. I Want You (She's So Heavy) 6. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End 7. Because 8. Come Together 9. Oh! Darling 10. You Never Give Me Your Money 11. Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Window It's really interesting seeing such variations and tastes so far. I think that alone speaks volumes on what an incredible album this is. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/29/21 9:48:08 AM #34: |
Oh... Also, I didn't know, until you guys pointed it out, that this was their last studio album.
So while I re-listened, it became a little bit clearer on each of their directions they wanted and did take. Rumours and Abbey Road... the last two weeks have been fantastic! I'm looking forward to next week's album and so on! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/29/21 5:08:50 PM #35: |
It looks like most people are good with the schedule.
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SpikeSetsFire 04/30/21 8:37:32 AM #36: |
I'll try and generate a bit of conversation to keep this topic bumped for the weekend...
What's everyone's favourite members post-Beatles songs?' George Harrison - My Sweet Lord Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run John Lennon - Mind Games Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 04/30/21 12:48:42 PM #37: |
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You
Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey John Lennon - Working Class Hero Ringo Starr - Spooky Weirdness --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://imgur.com/a/du8zgsT - https://imgur.com/a/VTNzDEW ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 04/30/21 1:27:27 PM #38: |
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run John Lennon - Imagine Ringo Starr - Not familiar with his solo stuff ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/30/21 1:55:17 PM #39: |
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (I don't really care otherwise)
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die John Lennon - Imagine or Mother Not really familiar with Ringo Starr solo --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/30/21 3:21:19 PM #40: |
Though I disagree with the Abbey Road medley as a single piece, I really wish there was a version of that on Spotify. I want it in my playlists but not as individual pieces that don't work as well alone...
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Johnbobb 04/30/21 5:48:19 PM #41: |
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (not a big fan of his solo stuff tbh)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run John Lennon - Working Class Hero CasanovaZelos posted... Not really familiar with Ringo Starr solo --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/30/21 5:57:00 PM #42: |
Ringo Starr has literally one great song as a solo artist that Harrison probably wrote for him. And he is in the rock and roll hall of fame for it, lol.
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Jesse_Custer 04/30/21 6:03:23 PM #43: |
For awhile I thought I Melt With You was a Ringo song because the singer sounded so much like him. After I discovered it was Modern English, Im not sure I know even a single solo Ringo song.
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LiquidOshawott 04/30/21 6:11:57 PM #44: |
Lennon- Mother
Harrison - All Things Must Pass McCartney - Maybe Im Amazed Starr - Honestly Photograph is a banger Basic but they all are good --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 05/01/21 1:02:33 AM #45: |
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MetalmindStats 05/01/21 3:10:29 AM #46: |
I had intended to listen through Rumours thrice before ranking it, a mark I did achieve this time:
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ChainLTTP 05/01/21 9:56:58 AM #47: |
Jesse_Custer posted...
For awhile I thought I Melt With You was a Ringo song because the singer sounded so much like him. After I discovered it was Modern English, Im not sure I know even a single solo Ringo song.It Don't Come Easy is the most famous one, I think. And it's arguably better than anyone else's solo hits! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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illuminatusbubu 05/01/21 4:30:15 PM #48: |
Oh! Darling
Come Together Here Comes the Sun Something Maxwell's Silver Hammer Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window You Never Give Me Your Money Because Octopus's Garden I Want You (She's So Heavy) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 05/02/21 12:53:13 AM #49: |
This will be my final bump
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CasanovaZelos 05/02/21 9:53:00 AM #50: |
I'm calculating the results now
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SpikeSetsFire 05/02/21 10:01:53 AM #51: |
LiquidOshawott posted...
Starr - Honestly Photograph is a banger Just listened to it for the first time now and love it! Also just wanna shout out to George Harrison - What is Life before we finish this topic. Can't wait to see the results! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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