I've always liked The Beatles, but I've never actually owned any of their music. So I'm going to change that now.
But they have a shit ton of music. What are the best LPs to start with?
for their "early" sound, just get Hard Day's Night for now
for their later sound, i say start with Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, or Abbey Road
or possibly White Album, but i'm of the opinion that a double album is never a good starter one
oh, and by the way, the very first beatles album i ever owned was Beatles 1, which is a nice collection of their number-one hits, many of which are non-album singles (like Hey Jude, for example)
having some of those non-album hits is a good idea, however you decide to go about getting them
1st album i owned was abbey road
you can pretty much start anywhere with the beatles, except maybe the white album, but that album owns 2
Yea, like kaz, the first one I had was The Beatles 1, and that is basically what got me in to them.
My favorite albums though are Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers, and the White Album. Generic, but I really think those are their best albums.
Sgt. Peppers
Revolver
Sgt Pepper
Beatles for Sale
The White Album
Rubber Soul
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
My first beatles album was Help!
That was is still one of my favs.
Quote from: Swift on December 22, 2010, 07:15:31 PM
Revolver
Sgt Pepper
Beatles for Sale
The White Album
Rubber Soul
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
beatles for sale...but no abbey road?
get your priorities straight madood;
abbey road sounds worn out
like they are DONE
also let it be is not that good imo
Quote from: villinman666 on December 23, 2010, 02:24:46 PM
abbey road sounds worn out
like they are DONE
i have no idea if you're joking or what but personally i feel that abbey road is by far their strongest album, like they saved the best for last
and while i do enjoy let it be a lot, it's certainly not up to par with their other late albums
not bad but the album sounds like the beatles were done with being "the beatles" and wanted just get together recording some songs and be done
it is a VERY good album but it just has a tired feel to it idk
one of my fave beatles albums
maybe it's just me, but i think sgt peppers is extremely uninteresting and i don't like it one damn bit
but i think the white album is their best and revolution 9 is their best song so lol
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Quote from: Yin on December 23, 2010, 01:46:34 PM
beatles for sale...but no abbey road?
get your priorities straight madood;
i like the earlier beatles sound
rev 9 owns
you cannot possibly receive any meaningful interpenetration suitable to your taste from such a diluted response. listen to as much of their music as you personally can, and if you're an individual with some sense, ideas and connections will soon flow. otherwise, magical mystery tour is one of my favorites.
You should just look to obtain them all. They dont have a bad album.
Actually, buy/pirate/rent the anthologies. The videos, I mean.
You'll get a better appreciation for the band and music. Do it do it.
If you're interested in the Beatles then you might as well just go ahead and torrent their whole discography. They're the kind of band where if you like one album, you're eventually going to get all of them.
As for which album to start with, I'd say 1, because it gives you a good overview of their whole career. Plus a lot of the songs aren't on any of their albums, so when you do get around to listening to their legitimate albums none of the surprise will be spoiled.