Great video Alex! Always a fun discography to discuss. I don't really have a ranking that I am happy with because I am always changing my mind but I would guess it could be fairly close to this one except my top 5 would be in a different order. It's all splitting hairs at the end of the day though, this is a classic band for a reason of course!
Very hard to do a songs list, even with 30 songs, but here's what I came up with: 30) Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night) 29) Get Back (Let It Be) 28) I Feel Fine (single) 27) All You Need Is Love (Magical Mystery Tour) 26) In My Life (Rubber Soul) 25) All My Loving (With the Beatles) 24) I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Abbey Road) 23) Taxman (Revolver) 22) Something (Abbey Road) 21) Day Tripper (single) 20) Drive My Car (Rubber Soul) 19) Octopus' Garden (Abbey Road) 18) I Saw Her Standing There (Please Please Me) 17) Twist and Shout (Please Please Me) 16) Yesterday (Help!) 15) Help! (Help!) 14) The End (Abbey Road) 13) Revolution (single) 12) We Can Work It Out (single) 11) Lovely Rita (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) 10) Hey Bulldog (Yellow Submarine) 09) Let It Be (Let It Be) 08) Come Together (Abbey Road) 07) Strawberry Fields Forever (Magical Mystery Tour) 06) While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles - White Album) 05) Ticket to Ride (Help!) 04) You Never Give Me Your Money (Abbey Road) 03) I Am the Walrus (Magical Mystery Tour) 02) Cry Baby Cry (The Beatles - White Album) 01) A Day in the Life (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Love your ranking. I never liked Let It Be until the Naked version... Huuuuge improvement! It's the roots rock stomper that it was always intended to be (they were really into The Band at that time). Ringo's drumming in this 2003 mix is so modern and punchy, and the de-Spectorized/stripped down versions of these songs are SO much better/tighter (it's a must-listen-to in headphones). Also, it includes a killer mix of "Down Let Me Down" which the original didn't... It's 100% my Let It Be. FYI, the "phenomenal piece of guitar playing" you mention on Harrison's "Taxman" is actually Paul on guitar during the solos.
Well done mate! Here's what I came up with: 01) Abbey Road (1969) 5/5 02) The Beatles (1968) 5/5 03) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 5/5 04) Magical Mystery Tour (1967) 5/5 05) Rubber Soul (1965) 5/5 06) Let It Be (1970) 5/5 07) Revolver (1966) 5/5 08) Help! (1965) 5/5 09) Please Please Me (1963) 4.5/5 10) Beatles for Sale (1964) 4.5/5 11) With the Beatles (1963) 4.5/5 12) Yellow Submarine (1969) 4.5/5 13) A Hard Day's Night (1964) 4/5
You should create a ranking of the Simon & Garfunkel / Paul Simon albums; you’ve got an excellent way of articulating what is valuable about the albums you speak of.
Great video Alex! Always a fun discography to discuss. I don't really have a ranking that I am happy with because I am always changing my mind but I would guess it could be fairly close to this one except my top 5 would be in a different order. It's all splitting hairs at the end of the day though, this is a classic band for a reason of course!
It’s so hard to rank The Beatles
I agree! So very difficult to rank.
Very hard to do a songs list, even with 30 songs, but here's what I came up with:
30) Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night)
29) Get Back (Let It Be)
28) I Feel Fine (single)
27) All You Need Is Love (Magical Mystery Tour)
26) In My Life (Rubber Soul)
25) All My Loving (With the Beatles)
24) I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Abbey Road)
23) Taxman (Revolver)
22) Something (Abbey Road)
21) Day Tripper (single)
20) Drive My Car (Rubber Soul)
19) Octopus' Garden (Abbey Road)
18) I Saw Her Standing There (Please Please Me)
17) Twist and Shout (Please Please Me)
16) Yesterday (Help!)
15) Help! (Help!)
14) The End (Abbey Road)
13) Revolution (single)
12) We Can Work It Out (single)
11) Lovely Rita (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
10) Hey Bulldog (Yellow Submarine)
09) Let It Be (Let It Be)
08) Come Together (Abbey Road)
07) Strawberry Fields Forever (Magical Mystery Tour)
06) While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles - White Album)
05) Ticket to Ride (Help!)
04) You Never Give Me Your Money (Abbey Road)
03) I Am the Walrus (Magical Mystery Tour)
02) Cry Baby Cry (The Beatles - White Album)
01) A Day in the Life (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Love your ranking. I never liked Let It Be until the Naked version... Huuuuge improvement! It's the roots rock stomper that it was always intended to be (they were really into The Band at that time). Ringo's drumming in this 2003 mix is so modern and punchy, and the de-Spectorized/stripped down versions of these songs are SO much better/tighter (it's a must-listen-to in headphones). Also, it includes a killer mix of "Down Let Me Down" which the original didn't... It's 100% my Let It Be.
FYI, the "phenomenal piece of guitar playing" you mention on Harrison's "Taxman" is actually Paul on guitar during the solos.
Well done mate!
Here's what I came up with:
01) Abbey Road (1969) 5/5
02) The Beatles (1968) 5/5
03) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 5/5
04) Magical Mystery Tour (1967) 5/5
05) Rubber Soul (1965) 5/5
06) Let It Be (1970) 5/5
07) Revolver (1966) 5/5
08) Help! (1965) 5/5
09) Please Please Me (1963) 4.5/5
10) Beatles for Sale (1964) 4.5/5
11) With the Beatles (1963) 4.5/5
12) Yellow Submarine (1969) 4.5/5
13) A Hard Day's Night (1964) 4/5
I pretty much agree with everything you had in your list, except from 8 downwards i tend to put them all on the same level
You should create a ranking of the Simon & Garfunkel / Paul Simon albums; you’ve got an excellent way of articulating what is valuable about the albums you speak of.
Ugh, I hate "I Need You." The guitar sounds anemic.