Comments on: The Most Underrated Beatles Album

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By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:18:16 +0000

I’ve said it before and I will say it once again. Magical Mystery Tour is the most underated Beatles Album there is. Everyone simply dismisses it as a “more drugged out version of Sgt. Pepper”. While that may very well be true, it is proof that drugs are a truly wonderful thing. If doing drugs can give me songs like “I am the Walrus”, “All You Need is Love”, “Hello, Goodbye” and “Your Mother Should Know”, then hand me a tab of acid and have Luigi pass me one of those crazy green mushrooms that trick you into thinking you can live through anything.

There is no way that Beatles for Sale is an over-rated album. It is rated exactly where it needs to be. There are in fact some excellent songs on that album (I disagree with Randy Scouse’s assestment of Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey as Paul McCartney sounds nothing short of Godly). I’ll Follow the Sun is good enough but it can be best describe as “IS” because it is not good and it is not bad, it just is.

Gentlemen, I rest my case.

By: Captain Flintheart

Captain Flintheart — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:56:35 +0000

Interesting that you rank “I’ll follow the sun” as a classic. I think it’s one of the weaker songs on the album and easily one of the more overrated McCartney tunes.

“Eight Days A Week”, was never meant to be a single, as it wasn’t issued in the UK. But the U.S. and their die hard capitalistic ways, decided it had enough potential to make it on the charts (which it did). John Lennon agrees with your sentiments though of it being a throwaway. If it is indeed a throwaway, this captain is of the impression that’s a pretty impressive throwaway that most bands would have died to have for a single. Never the less, I think it’s a great song and worth another listen/evaluation.

By: Randy Scouse

Randy Scouse — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:50:45 +0000

Yeah man. I have loved the Beatles before I had hair between my legs and nothing you can say will convince me this is underrated. Mr. Moonlight is boring, Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey reveals the worst side of McCartney vocals (annoying and unoriginal [yes, I know these are covers]) and as far as the hit…8 days a week is the least deserving hit they have ever had. I loathe that song even till this day. Words of love? I’ll give you some words of love…let it stay with Buddy Holly you wankers. The first 5 songs are legendary and after that the album falls apart. Even the greatest band ever is sure to have a few misfires and this is one of them.

By: Josh Klinghoffer (the 8th Beatle)

Josh Klinghoffer (the 8th Beatle) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:57:58 +0000

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