Abbey Road......

[newyawker99]

I am listening to this CD now. What is your favorite song from this album? I would have to say the entire second side is my favorite part.

What happened to good music? I guess we will never see an era like the '60s again. So much great music and great artists. :-(

[mac56]

1. The entire second side, except for "Here Comes The Sun" -

has always seemed like one long song suite.

That said, "Come Together" is my favorite song on the album.

[Caution]

2. polythene pam

Abbey Road is as close to a perfect "album" as there is out there in my opinion.

but what the hell do I know? I'm 30 years old and a member of the 700 club fer bob's sake!

[roughsatori]

13. Polythene Pam is one of my favorite songs

and I never see it mentioned. It is good to see someone else lists it as their fave off that CD. I like Mean Mister Mustard a lot too (I think that is the title).

[tridim]

3. Everything after Polythene Pam

to the end of side two, then back to 'Come Together' is my favorite.

[a_random_joel]

4. This is hard

"Here Comes the Sun" is hauntingly beautiful.

"Something" is one of the best love songs around.

"Oh! Darling" is just one hell of a good rock tune.

"I Want You" is a monster trippy, bluesy, psychedelic rockfest.

"Because" - great lyrics, great use of synths, great vocal harmonies.

In the end I probably have to go with "Something".

[Richardo]

9. Oh! Darling: one of my favorite McCartney performances...

Heard he yelled for quite a while before the taping to rough up his voice.


"Believe me, darlin'" :thumbsup:

[donotpassgo]

5. Something...

first it reminds me of only the good stuff from my evil evil ex...second, it's the only full song I can play on the Bass.

[ronzo]

6. My favorite end to end...

It's the only Beatles CD we own. :)

[Aristus]

8. "Octopus's Garden" is far from the best song on the album,

but I consider it a sentimental favorite. :-)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

20. Better get Stg. Pepper's then....

equally great album, if not greater. "You have to admit it's getting better..." :)

If I had to die and had only one album to choose. it was always a toss up between Sgt's and Abbey.

[ronzo]

22. good point.

The were making some great music during that period.
:toast:

[manderley]

7. Abbey Road

I have to say the whole album is beyond anything current artists could ever even hope to achieve.
I Want You-it is everything I love all rolled into one song
Perfection....
:)

[newyawker99]

10. I agree manderley....

and welcome to DU!! :toast:

[manderley]

12. My love for the Beatles!!!!

Thanks for the welcome and thread re Beatles.
I've been a fan since I was a little kid... I'm 25. I remember the day I "discovered" them. One day I just happened to hear "Something" on the radio and I asked my older sister who was singing.
I've been devoted ever since. When I was in college I took a musicology class that was supposed to focus on popular music of the 20th century. Supposed to be a real sleeper. A visiting professor was teaching that semester and decided that the class would instead focues on the Beatles and their influences. Needless to say I almost died of happiness.

[newyawker99]

23. Now that's a class I wish I had attended.

You really were lucky! :-)

[roughsatori]

14. I forgot how incredible I Want You is, Welcome to DU

Thanks for reminding me of that great song. I Want You (She's so heavy) I want to hear that now.

[tekriter]

11. Beatles CD story....

but first, I'm surprised some young Democrat on this thread hasn't asked "whaddaya mean side 2? My CD only has a shiny side and a label side!!"

On June 1, 1987 I was dutifully in line at my local music store to buy the just-released CD of Sgt. Pepper. It was being released on the 20th anniversary of the album's initial release (forgive me, longtime Beatles fans. You already know this.) The woman in line in front of me had 3 copies, one for herself, the others gifts, she said.

Anyway, the cashier rings her up and sends her on her way. My turn. I asked the kid on the register "You been selling a lot of these today, I bet??"

Kid says yeah, he already had to unbox two cases, and he didn't understand what the deal was:

"IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A NEW BON JOVI CD OR ANYTHING."

It took all the power of the Force to keep me from exploding into a gaseous vapor.

:spank:

[newyawker99]

24. LOL!!! That's a great story tek!!

:-)

[a_random_joel]

15. NewYawker

I highly recommend a Best Beatles album thread. I'd start it myself, but I don't want to steal your thunder. Besides, I'm sure this has already been done(but can one really talk about the Beatles too much?).

Thanks for the thread. Abbey Road is a classic.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

16. She's so HEAVY!!!!

[JackSwift]

17. Yup

Everything after Here Comes the Sun to just before Her Majesty. But every note on the album is pure genius.

[4_Legs_Good]

18. I agree, the suite on the 2nd side

is some of the best music ever.

phenomenal.

david

Kucinich 2004

Recall NO
Gropy McNazi NO
Bustamante - yeah, whatever

[Brucey]

19. I love the Beatles, but there is other great music today.

Radiohead, for example.

[emulatorloo]

21. You Never Give Me Your Money

I'll never get over those sublime, crazy shifts through all those musical styles - ballad to hard rock; and I get chills every time I hear "Oh that magic feeling, nowhere to go" over those wonderous bright guitar arpeggios.

Look out for the new stripped down Let It Be, with all the Phil Spector stuff removed, out in November. . .called Let It Be. . .Naked

[newyawker99]

25. Hi emulatorloo!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:


And I will be on the lookout for the new CD! :-)

[emulatorloo]

31. Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome! Discovered DU a few months ago - this is a great community. DU is an excellent resource for information, and it is so nice to see debate from good people who really care about making things in the world better.

[HEyHEY]

26. Back in grade five music class

We listened to that album...I have to go with Octopusses garden on account it reminds me of lie withmy head on my desk trying to reach the cold areas with my arms

[Red_Storm]

27. The whole album except....

Octopus's Garden..... the only Beatle's song that I hate....

[newyawker99]

28. Awww.....but is was a Ringo song!!

I won't say it is my favorite but I do like it. :-)

[Red_Storm]

29. I dunno...............

I just really hate that song.......so corny.......

[newyawker99]

30. Yes, but most of the Ringo songs were corny.

:-)