I telling you, if you don't have the White Album as #1, no wait....if you don't have Rubber Soul as, damn it, hang on, what i mean is it HAS TO BE Revolver...NOOOOO, what about Pepper...and i love A Hard Days Night....errr and then there's that Abbey one.....oh forget it!!
@AndyEdwardsDrummer
5 ай бұрын
Yep...this was a hard one to do, But I think I have done the best I could
@JB-ti7bl
5 ай бұрын
I just listened to Rubber Soul in the car driving to work the other day, I'm surprised how not overwhelmed by its brilliance I was. Sure, it has recognizable songs as all Beatle albums do, but it's now down on my list to "MID".
@daicullinane7746
5 ай бұрын
Obviously number one is Beatles for Sale with Mister Moonlight as the stand out.
@cavewaller
5 ай бұрын
At no 6 now Rubber Soul. I reckon (flavour if the year) will be Revolver 🤔
@2wayplebney
5 ай бұрын
@@daicullinane7746 Irony?
@junk_rig_sailor1698
5 ай бұрын
The sheer number of quality albums in such a short period of time... it is mind boggling when you think about it.
@Gavin-w4r
5 ай бұрын
I'll never get over it
@keithleeuwen877
5 ай бұрын
Unbelievable !
@John-k6f9k
5 ай бұрын
JS Bach and Mozart could manage it in about 5 days. Beethoven was a little slower, maybe about a week.
@dsomerville5293
5 ай бұрын
Agreed. I remember our local FM station did a Beatles ONLY weekend never repeating a song. We all listened to it and we're astonished how deep their catalog was. We were constantly saying "I forgot about this great song!"
@joshuafrank4643
3 ай бұрын
Ahead of their time, yet perfect for their time. I was born in 1991, and the Beatles have and will probably always be my favorite musicians of all time.
@dcfan2020
5 ай бұрын
Fitting all 13 albums into a top 11 is the kind of magic only possible in England. Love the Beatles and you too Andy!
@mrinalkundu1521
5 ай бұрын
What we do is that we need that extra push over the cliff, you know?
@AlexDizzys
5 ай бұрын
Andy's not good at maths I'm afraid
@slaydesaid8741
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was a bit confused when he started at #11. It made me think, "OK, so he hasn't included "Magical Mystery Tour", which can be justified as it wasn't an original UK album", but that still meant one album would be missing, so... Anyway, the ranking I don't disagree a lot with, although I would put "Beatles For Sale" as # 12 due to the number of covers, some of which aren't the best, either. Oh, and "Revolver" is probably my #2. Yeah, it's a tricky list. 😄
@dcfan2020
5 ай бұрын
@@slaydesaid8741 He pulled it off by going: "A Hard Day's Night" #6, "Help!" (no number), then "Rubber Soul" #6 (again?!)
@AlexDizzys
5 ай бұрын
@@dcfan2020 Let's just say those were three sixes and a homage to the Number of the Beast album.
@chrismorgan7494
5 ай бұрын
The Beatles are responsible for my love of music as a wee lad. The discovery of my mother's Sgt. Pepper 8-track was the catalyst of my lifelong musical journey. There's the Beatles, then there's everyone else.
@satorified1612
5 ай бұрын
I still maintain that A Hard Day’s Night is the first great rock album; it’s all original compositions and there’s not a weak track on the record.
@nickvickers3486
5 ай бұрын
Agreed, it really sets standard for what a rock album should be
@fredkruse9444
5 ай бұрын
Yes! The songwriting is already equal or better than much more experienced writers.
@craigphillips6308
5 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you. It is a perfect album, and definitely Top 3 for me.
@willdobson7351
5 ай бұрын
When I was younger I used to be able to sing the album from start to finish in track order. Absolutely loved it.
@peterolbrisch8970
5 ай бұрын
Except for when I get home ( which isn't bad ) it's really strong. And you're right, it is the first great rock and roll album.
@winteriscoming6384
5 ай бұрын
What is your name? Sir Bedevere of Camelot. What is your quest? I seek the Holy Grail. What is the Beatles greatest album? Revolver. No the white aaaaaaaaaaaaah...
@justiceforall101
5 ай бұрын
Rubber Soul was the first Beatles album I ever bought when I was 15 and I was totally hooked.
@AegonCallery-ty6vy
5 ай бұрын
Same with me. I saw the light at the moment of exactly those words in the first song, No reply.
@colinpumpernickel2605
5 ай бұрын
Revolver No 1 but only with a gun to my head. I love all the albums for different reasons. The catholic nature of their music was incredible.
@scottmcgregor4829
5 ай бұрын
Only in the Beatles universe is an amazing song like "Rain" just a B Side.
@pedromarques7457
5 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right. Strawberry Fields Forever is another example.
@stevebeaney9684
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic video. And you've finally settled the Bernard Purdie mystery. Keep it up.
@lupcokotevski2907
5 ай бұрын
Love the new look, Andy. For a spilt second I thought it was an ad - very professional looking.
@yinoveryang4246
5 ай бұрын
… And right there, that's the polite way to say it 😂. I agree.
@osgar333
5 ай бұрын
Superb Andy. I don't think anyone could have done that entertaining and informative ranking better and in such an entertaining and passionate way. And this is from someone who has been a Beatles fan since I was 10 (now 69) and one ( as a bass player) who has been heavily influenced by Paul McCartney.
@Wil-cp8zp
5 ай бұрын
Ditto on all counts! Except I was only 9 when I first heard the Beatles - won't be 69 for a few more months yet.
@btard4978
5 ай бұрын
Almost every Beatles album has a questionable inclusion: Run For Your Life, Yellow Submarine, When I'm 64, Honey Pie, Maxwell's Siver Hammer; but there's one exception, Hard Days Night. No covers, nothing you feel the need to skip over, just the Lennon & McCartney song mill operating at peak efficiency. Their one perfect album.
@dalehoustman4737
5 ай бұрын
That is a very subjective opine. I’ve never found any of those songs to be “questionable” and a couple of them rank high in my subjective view.
@JarrettMehldau
5 ай бұрын
"When I'm 64" and "Honey Pie" are absolute highlights in my book, I love it when Paul does his Fred Astaire voice. Also, I always thought it was the biggest flex to follow "Within You Withou You" with "When I'm 64". Like, yeah, we'll make a beautiful CIM crossover and then we'll do a music hall/vaudeville/Irving Berlin-type song and let's include a trio of clarinets in the arrangement, while we're at it. I mean that's some serious variety. Which other band could have pulled that off as effortlessly as them?
@toxicsausage302
5 ай бұрын
I love Maxwell and When I'm 64, Yellow Sub is a perfect children's song which they still use in schools today 50 years later, that is surely an achievement
@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
5 ай бұрын
@@dalehoustman4737 A subjective opinion? At last you found one?
@craigphillips6308
5 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you!
@tommonk7651
5 ай бұрын
As an American from the southern states, the Beatles have long been my favorite band. There was a summer in my youth where I listened to nothing in my car but an 8 track of Beatles' music. Their influence is almost beyond description....
@steevenfrost
5 ай бұрын
Love the aggressive songs on the first album There's a Place and Twist and Shout. Paul McCartneys bass is also key to the Beatles sound. He was fantastic. Malapropism comes from a character in an novel 1775 Sheridan in which Mrs Malaprop would mistake words and use something similar to the correct on...to comic effect. if you have the Lp of Sgt Pepper.. When the player arm finishes the last song on the run out groove there is the line "never could be any other way" that just repeats ad infinitum if you have a manual non automatic return arm player.
@philowens7680
5 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your insightful analysis enormously, Thanks.
@gaborkerenyi4970
4 сағат бұрын
On Let It Be album my favourite is I've Got A Feeling. Live from the rooftop, Paul's hard rock voice, John's soft singing, cool 2-chord arpeggio, heavy riffs. Perfect!
@SpookyLuvCookie
5 ай бұрын
Yes, you do need to do a whole video on Tomorrow Never Knows.
@LanceRED58
5 ай бұрын
Andy I've really enjoyed this , I've been a Beatles fan since 1963!
@Kermit_T_Frog
5 ай бұрын
Ballsy of you to put "Magical Mystery Tour" up there. I always thought it was better than "Sergeant Peppers." You know, of course, that it wasn't really recorded as an album, but was cobbled together from singles.
@mikedonoghues4018
5 ай бұрын
Completely agree. So much better than Sgt Pepper’s.
@kengemmer
5 ай бұрын
You evoked the greatness of the Beatles albums without playing a note from them. Kudos!
@sophocles1198
Ай бұрын
Sign of a great magpie
@BrigidaRuffo-x7j
2 ай бұрын
This is one of the best videos you’ve made so far. I enjoyed it thoroughly 🎸🎼
@heartoftherose
5 ай бұрын
I'm gonna guess that the view count on this is low. Everybody thinks they already know the answer. But they haven't done the work. As John Sebastian says, "Did you ever have to make up your mind?"
@petermccarty644
5 ай бұрын
My favorite video you made! When you get to Tomorrow Never Knows and at that moment declare it best song ever I’m right there with you. Brings tears, I knew it was that good as a kid and as an old man now. Thanks for the channel
@davidwylde8426
5 ай бұрын
Rubber Soul …. ‘In My Life’… does it get any better for ‘songs’. Underrated however,( and rarely mentioned), is ‘You won’t See Me’. James Jamerson style playing from Paul, and that Rhodes thing preempts ‘Captain And Tenille songs’ and all those Rhodes driven tracks from the seventies…. ‘I’m not In Love’ even … all that 70’s vibe stuff … 65 The Beatles
@theo9952
5 ай бұрын
Those four new songs or rather three for me** on the Yellow Submarine OST are so good, that i would rate it much higher. George Martin's music on the B side is great too, I love it. **I don't like much All Together Now, it is kind of silly.
@billtellefsen6785
5 ай бұрын
If my memory serves me correctly, back in February of 1963, when I was a senior in high school in South Bend, Indiana, one Saturday night when I got home a bit after 9 PM from working as a stock/bag boy in a grocery store, a DJ named Dick Biondi was on radio station WLS in Chicago. He played "Please Please Me" for the first time on any major radio station in the USA and I was hooked on the Beatles without knowing the first thing about them. Later on, after I'd graduated we moved back to Miami, FL and shortly thereafter (I finally turned 18 in November) I left my parents' home for Nashville, TN and soon I heard the album called Meet The Beatles was being released. I had a friend in the Music Dept. of the downtown store known for getting the albums first when released. I worked third shift and the day the shipment came in he called me at work so I could get to the store early and buy the first copy (which I did). I still have it along with all the rest of The Beatles albums. My favorite music still includes some classic 50s but mostly it's the 60s thru mid-80s. Long ago, I gave up trying to rank any facet of the genius that was the Fab Four. It's not worth the effort to try. However, I did really enjoy watching this video!
@davidwylde8426
5 ай бұрын
The musician that intuitively responds to music, could easily have moments of Pepper as being the best, but the wider person within me has ‘She’s Leaving Home’ as possibly the best. Incredible synergy between music and the written word.
@dbarker7794
5 ай бұрын
How old was McCartney when he wrote that song? For a guy who wrote so many silly songs, he could really write serious tearjerkers. Same with Eleanor Rigby. 😢
@davidwylde8426
5 ай бұрын
@@dbarker7794 oh I totally agree and from memory I’m sure he was only mid twenties. Incredibly mature writing rarely bettered by other lyricists who get way more acclaim.
@sjbang5764
5 ай бұрын
Nice ranking job, I mean I like and respect your opinions. Me, I can't say what my favorite Beatles album is, let alone rank them. I agree, Tomorrow Never Knows may be the greatest, prog, rock, song ever made. It's John, man I loved him. He always has been, since I'm 11 years old, and always will be my hero.
@skulbowd4312
5 ай бұрын
Excellent review and so entertaining. Thankyou Andy, I really really enjoyed this hour of your energetic rambling..
@guzzopinc1646
5 ай бұрын
When Let It Be is your 7th best album you are doing pretty good.
@vortexpilot5096
5 ай бұрын
I have an inordinate love for that album. Caught me at the right time in my teens. Would have been even better with "Don't Let Me Down" included.
@AlexDizzys
5 ай бұрын
1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 2. Revolver 3. Abbey Road 4. Rubber Soul 5. The Beatles 6. Magical Mystery Tour 7. Let It Be 8. Help 9. A Hard Day's Night 10. Yellow Submarine 11. Please Please Me 12. With the Beatles 13. Beatles for Sale
@keithwright1621
5 ай бұрын
Dude, how did you not discuss Helter Skelter?? Talk about unanticipated consequences! And it's pretty much considered foundational to heavy metal. A monster track!
@robvandendolder3157
5 ай бұрын
I was wondering when you would do this particular ranking and you didn’t disappoint. Really enjoyed and appreciated this video and I get where you’re coming from. My personal favourites are in a slightly different order but I do hear you. Thank you Andy👍😎
@neilpatterson1615
5 ай бұрын
Extremely perceptive. I didnt think there was more to be said that was new about these albums but you said it. Well done!
@tomhenninger4153
5 ай бұрын
Ranking Genius? So, does that mean the most important album for moving music forward? Or is this ranking genius your favorite? Or a combo? I ask because Revolver seems like the most forward pushing, brilliant genius album. But I prefer listening to: White Album - Abbey Road - Rubber Soul
@DawnSuttonfabfour
2 күн бұрын
Top ranking display Andy. When I can't sleep I endlessly re-order my top five albums, too hard put 'em all back (talking about The Beatles here). Then I do least fave trax, top 5, top 10 and most importantly, what is being played at my funeral. As it stands, I'm being carried in to King Curtis Live at the Filmore "Whiter Shade of Pale" midway "In my Life" blah blah, ending with "Across the Universe" as that's where I'm going. Probably going. Then I have a sleepless night and...
@andrewfraser4376
5 ай бұрын
They're my fav band. What l love about mysic is that aftr all the amazing musicians that came before them they arrive and create a new genre of brilliant music. I think their time in Hamburg is often lost as developing their ability to be so efficient in the studio. Even after they stopped touring and treated the studio like a fifth musician. A brilliant example of musicians not at the top of their craft as individuals that when combined leaped so far ahead of everyone around them. From my many years of reading about music they are by far the most cited band as the biggest influence by those that followed. U never get tired of listening to them. Their ability to do every genre of pop rock blues is unparalleled.
@StephenUniacke
5 ай бұрын
Well done. Very enjoyable. Although I mist say, Magical Mystery Tour was not a UK album until much later. It was originally a double EP. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields were released before Peppers as a single and originally intended for the Peppers album. They are not truly part of Magical Mystery Tour. Also the Magical Mystery Tour album, even the UK version released in the 1970's, was put together by Capitol from copies of copies of tapes (unlike the German version, which sounds amazing). Ranking is often personal taste and for me (having been around when each album was first released) a lot depends on the impact on me and others around me at the time. For that reason, I would rank Revolver higher than Peppers (and Rain had been released from the Revolver sessions. Peppers while ground breaking was a logical extension of what came immediately before).
@BarbarraBay
5 ай бұрын
they blew it not including Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields on Peppers. Very bad decision.
@jnagarya519
4 ай бұрын
You have t remember that when "The Beatles" first walked into the studio, they were unknowns, and were given the lowest royalty rate that was the standard. No one knew what they would become. Their first LP, "Please Please Me," went to #1 in the UK -- and stayed there for THIRTY WEEKS, which was unprecedented. It would be replaced at #1 by their second LP, "With The Beatles," and "Please Please Me," was demoted to and remained at #2 into the next year.
@dalehoustman4737
5 ай бұрын
Great rundown, Andy. You convey a very palpable sense of the full centrality of the group’s art: the music, the album art, the films, the first rock Grammy nomination, the jazz connections, etc. Good stuff.
@bbbart77
5 ай бұрын
Loved your breakdown of the greatest band ever.
@delmofritz3964
5 ай бұрын
My favourite response to anyone who says The Beatles are overrated is to say that The Beatles are actually underrated. Great list. Glad to see Mystery Tour getting it's due. It's my #1 with The White Album at #2. Other than having With the Beatles a little higher I can't argue with your rankings Andy.
@Leo_ofRedKeep
5 ай бұрын
A worshipping nature always finds reasons to fall on its knees.
@bobdylan3013
5 ай бұрын
Personally, the White album and MMT were most important growing up. As an adult I've grown to love Rubber Soul and SPLHCB just as much. However the obvious answer to, What is my favorite? The next one i hear! Much Love Andy and to All. ✌
@AABB-bm9kk
5 ай бұрын
They essentially started out as the best band in rock and roll And then never stopped getting better until they dissolved So Abbey Road I think is the best But not like they have any albums below super great ✌️ I wouldn’t include Yellow Submarine myself, but that’s fine :)
@RuiBarEdits
5 ай бұрын
Here's a challenge: a video about The Kinks. A band as good as this should not be left aside.
@steliosposeidon6871
5 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@arzabael
5 ай бұрын
What are the best kinks songs or at least the two albums I should start with. My friend loves them and it would be nice to know stuff from another fan that I can recite and seem cool to him
@JarrettMehldau
5 ай бұрын
@@arzabaelI'd actually start with the compilation "The Ultimate Collection" to get an overview just how many great songs Ray Davies wrote. Maybe check out "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society" from 1968 next, which is usually cited as their critically most acclaimed album.
@SD9xcp311x
5 ай бұрын
@@JarrettMehldau Rather listen to the Kinks anyday! Beatles OVERLOAD here!
@arzabael
5 ай бұрын
@@JarrettMehldau thanks mate. During a conversation about the kinks albums yesterday I got the feeling that they were like the Beatles and stones in that their earlier stuff sounded like mists bands but then they started making music that sounded like their own sound, and the person said Lola versus powerman was his favorite even though most people like their sound before that era
@NelsonMontana1234
5 ай бұрын
I'm 70 and remember when the Beatles hit in the states, and MEET THE BEATLES was the first one that was available.
@KneeAches
5 ай бұрын
It was Meet the Beatles!
@nickvickers3486
5 ай бұрын
That must have been amazing, buying an album by a new band, putting it on and hearing the Beatles for the first time! Don't forget though, Andy's doing the British albums so it will be a bit different from the US albums...
@NelsonMontana1234
5 ай бұрын
@@nickvickers3486 Even as a little kid I could tell that it was a sound like nothing else I've heard. Oddly enough, when I heard "Saw Her Standing There" I thought THAT sounded somewhat familiar. It was Chuck Berry-ish. But, She LovesYou and I Want To Hold Your Hand were from another planet. As was the way they looked. That could never happen again.
@mikebradford9433
5 ай бұрын
This was like watching the Grand National of Beatles albums. Surely Rubber Soul has a great chance? No pulled up short. How about it’s stablemate Revolver? It’s fallen a few hurdles from the end! The White Album? Just carrying a bit too much dead weight. Sgt Peppers the odds on favourite, didn’t quite have the staying power and faded towards the line - did the pressure get to it? And in the end (excuse the pun) Abbey Road outran the others and proved to be a popular and well deserved winner.
@junkersish
5 ай бұрын
A Hard Days Night had ATTITUDE and possibly more impact when it was released than any of their other albums. Those rankings always dismiss their fiirst 5 albums. you at least gave it a wee bit of respect.
@DirkHardegen
3 ай бұрын
Totally agreed.its live the police s outlandos d amour. If youre honest.. THATS the best
@Wayner71
5 ай бұрын
Its great seeing MMT getting its due. All Beatles periods are covered very well. In fact, every Beatles album could be characterized as its own distinct period. Cheers.
@petercricket
4 ай бұрын
very good
@ingomeyer4153
5 ай бұрын
Yes I love theMystery tour the Spaghetti scene and all the psychedelia which followed Pepper Walrus, Blue Jay way,Rich man and Strawberry fields,...
@terrycline8689
5 ай бұрын
great stuff. I would have swapped Magical with Sgt Peppers, but really we are splitting hairs. Heck I could have also boosted the heck out of Hard Day's Night, which I think is the best of their early Beatlemania era stuff, and thus among the best ever. But really - let's just celebrate that we, well, many of us, got to live in the era of the Beatles in the first place. Thanks P, J, G and R.
@happy2oblige
5 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Really enjoyed that. Thank you.
@bangcolt
5 ай бұрын
Sadly, Andy, you’ve missed the mark on a number of your ranking videos; however, you nailed it here, notwithstanding your reluctance to cite Abbey Road as the greatest Beatles album, indeed, the greatest (rock) album of all time, and, yes, “The Medley,” aka “The Long One” is the greatest piece of recorded music in popular music. I was pleasantly surprised that you ranked Magical Mystery Tour at number two. Based on the lineup of songs, a strong case can be made (as long as “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” is included), but the album does sound like a compilation more than a coherent artistic statement. I also agree with you that if “Hey, Jude” had been included on The White Album that it could have ranked as high as #2, but Abbey Road is secure as the top Beatles LP and the top rock LP of all time. Finally, I appreciated your slip of the tongue in confusing - briefly - The Beach Boys and the Pet Shop Boys. I’ll take the Pet Shop Boys over The Beach Boys eight days a week. You see what I did there? 😅
@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
5 ай бұрын
I have two (?) words for you: Octopus's Garden.
@albertoramirez6388
5 ай бұрын
Nice video, Andy. By the way, I really like Rocky Raccoon 😅
@aminahmed2220
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful weekend Andy ❤😊
@AndyEdwardsDrummer
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! You too!
@kzustang
5 ай бұрын
Great ranking! I still have MMT at #1 and AR on #2. There are so many little songs which were not mentioned but should be like Paperback Writer which wasn't on any album. Flyin' is a psycehdelic favorite of mine from the MMT. Helter Skelter from the White Album was written to out-loud the Who and the symbolic "The End" at the end of Abbey Road. SO many great moments.
@vovindequasahi
5 ай бұрын
White Album : Don't forget Helter Skelter which is possibly the first real heavy HEAVY metal song ever created!
@rocketpost1
5 ай бұрын
Brilliant Andy. Your breadth and depth of knowledge continues to amaze me. As a massive Beatles fan, I won't disagree with your ranking and appreciate the effort you have put in to research all these albums and present them in your always entertaining way. I always wondered about that Bernard Purdie comment and now I know. Mrs Malaprop was a character in Sheridan's play The Rivals who was noted for getting her words mixed up. My favourite Beatles' song is Strawberry Fields Forever although there are so many brilliant songs and like you I often cry listening to certain songs especially In My Life and Because. Keep up the good work Andy, I'm surprised that you only have 27.9K subscribers. It should be millions. Take care.
@johnthresher259
5 ай бұрын
While not wishing to sound like a smart arse (not ass I'm English) Mrs Malaprop was a character in a play from 1775 who kept getting her words mixed up. Consequently her name became the definition for using a wrong but similar word instead of the correct word. Or something like that.....Great vid. Keep 'em coming.
@rossanofrancella92
5 ай бұрын
Bravo Andy👏 Perhaps the best ranking so far ... except maybe Pepper deserved a #2 and Let it Be a little higher,, but I realize, ranking the Beatles' albums could never be done in all-in-agreement way. We're talking about once in century geniuses here
@urbangorilla33
Ай бұрын
My objections to MMT at 2 is that it is basically a compilation album, putting the singles from that era with the film music. Great songs no doubt.
@johndrx165
5 ай бұрын
Agree with Magical Mystery over Sgt. Pepper. I would rank White Album higher. Great list, Andy.
@AndyEdwardsDrummer
5 ай бұрын
Cool, thanks!
@jbognap
5 ай бұрын
Beatles songs are like comedy - both very personal. That said, Walrus and Day in the Life were game-changing records.
@Krixtalized
5 ай бұрын
Favourite Beatles song for me is day in the. Life
@personanongrata1308
5 ай бұрын
A Scottish session drummer called Andy White actually played drums on Love Me Do.
@scottandrewbrass1931
5 ай бұрын
Yes on the album version. Ringo played tambourine. Ringo played on the single version recorded a week earlier.
@stephenzevetchin
5 ай бұрын
Easy 1st album is last, Last album is 1st. A complete progression and innovation on clockwork proper time throughout!
@JB-ti7bl
5 ай бұрын
Interesting. And, I mostly agree. However, as much as I'm glad you gave some love to Magical Mystery Tour, it is NOT the 2nd best Beatles album :-) Drop that down to Rubber Soul territory and it's a sale.
@BarbarraBay
5 ай бұрын
the White Album is garbage compared to Electric Ladyland. the White Album marks the Beatles decline into triviality that would become fully formed on Abbey Road, with its very polished yet pointless songs (apart from George's ascendency). The White Album is not better than Hard Day's Night, Help & Rubber Soul; particularly in terms of time & place.
@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
5 ай бұрын
I don't own all the Beatles albums but I do own Abbey Road and I would definitely not consider it number one. There are some brilliant songs on there for sure but take the first side where you have in a row: Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh Darling and Octopus's Garden. (..) Bathroom Window same thing. Those are just very average songs. Sure, if you are Beatles fan you love them but on Sgt. Pepper there is no average song to be found. How can an album with Octopus's garden on it be number one Andy?! Personally btw I would always put Let it Be in the top 3. I just love that album, and the simpler songs on there sound deep and not like filler like they do on Abbey Road. And I Got A Feeling is just such a fantastic song, I get goosebumps just from the intro on that electric piano. Just my opinion!
@stefano.b65stef77
4 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm not a great fan of the early Beatles, it's quite difficult to rank the top 5, at the moment i would put the white album as a number 1, followed by Revolver and Abbey Road neck in neck, Rubber Soul within easy reach. Sgt. Pepper could be number 1/2 or 3/4, it depends on my mood, it is a great album though, Let it be is fighting it out with Magical Mistery Tour
@octavioquartio
5 ай бұрын
Your observation on which Beatles songs were prog- or Britpop- precursors were food for thought. Your videos are educational even for music nerds like me.
@googoogjoobgoogoogjoob
5 ай бұрын
1 Revolver: Beatles at their peak of songwriting; last album sounding like they were all working together; ground-breaking. 2 ‘White Album’: quirky, full of less popular gems. 3 Help: on the cusp of changing from the pop sound to more sophisticated songwriting. 4 Sgt Pepper’s: their very nearly album (incomplete without the 2 singles of same sessions, spoilt by a couple of McC’s piano plonkers, but still enough good songs); unique use of the recording studio. 5 Rubber Soul: just great tunes. 6 The ’67-’69 ones. 7 The ’63-’64 ones.
@tomhenninger4153
5 ай бұрын
Well - I guess MMT always seemed like a compilation album. So I guess I never thought of it in the running for best album. But if I forget all that... not knowing that Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields had been released before Sgt Pepper... I think I would agree. I've always Loved MMT and especially I am the Walrus, and of course the pre-mentioned.. Just amazing.
@Leo_ofRedKeep
5 ай бұрын
I don't think Glass Onion reflects tensions within the band, nor do any other tracks. The Beatles broke up because Lennon left and he did to get away from the whole Beatlemania thing. Glass Onion, like I Am The Walrus, is him mocking the futile over-analysis of lyrics and of everything else that whatever the band did was subjected to.
@tantotonto
5 ай бұрын
Andy - when are you going to stop surpassing yourself (for heaven's sake)? Had I been about to top myself, this video would have saved my life. ps - lovely second place choice
@Neilsmu
5 ай бұрын
Not quite in agreement with all the detail… but yes. Abbey Rd no1 Absolutely. And you know what, despite having different favourites on their albums they’re so good that they’re my favourite band ever too. Even though the reasons are different… They’re that good 😄
@Borella309
5 ай бұрын
Re: The Beatles going Country on "Beatles For Sale" because of Bob Dylan - WRONG!!! RIngo was always a huge C&W fan, George idolised Carl Perkins, and John and Paul also were huge rockabilly fans - the country/rockabilly songs they covered on this album are from their repertoire from their pre-fame days. I'm not meaning to sound mean by being critical, but it's important for people who don't know this, if they are taking your word for it - but Bob Dylan DIDN'T magically turn The Beatles onto Country music in 1964!
@nddst77
5 ай бұрын
Excellent list! Almost the same as mine. One bone of contention is you skipped right over “Something” which is George Harrison’s greatest song. Cheers!
@elasmojones
5 ай бұрын
I would say Magical Mystery Tour is best, but I never know if it counts since I think it was more of a Britain release/collection of singles. Otherwise Revolver.
@guzzopinc1646
5 ай бұрын
The George Martin tracks on Yellow Submarine are actually really great classical... I heard one recently and thought it was John Williams.
@deansusec8745
5 ай бұрын
Great list! It is difficult, but I also would choose Abbey Road. The thing about them, is you have to listen to the albums beginning to end to get the whole experience
@gaborkerenyi4970
4 сағат бұрын
There may be some country style songs on B For Sale and on Help because they wanted to break the more into the American market
@cliffhughes6010
5 ай бұрын
I don't agree with your list- of course I don't - but I'm so glad you gave Magical Mystery Tour its due. It's about time it was seen for the work of genius it is.
@Axel-g8e
5 ай бұрын
The first of a whole pile of additional posts.... In them days, the world was different in ways we cannot imagine First, you would play church halls and pubs, then when you started to make it you would do national tours on the variety circuit. A lot bands would fracture at this point due to the misreable existence of B&B living. The more talented members of a band could go onto be the backing musicians of name acts and finally shangri la, if you are good enough, you make a reliable, easy living being a session man for a record label or maybe the BBC. Some people went to Tin Pan Alley, Denmark St or the Brill building As you said, having a band that could do it all was a complete game changer, as it it made the bands a lot richer
@plantagenant
5 ай бұрын
The best album for me would be the best of Revolver and the best of Rubber Soul...and yes, I agree with your comments about Strawberry Fields.
@arzabael
5 ай бұрын
Andrew your casual black tee slimming haircut and jaw line of Michael Angelo’s David have taken this video to an extreme level of hunk
@mrinalkundu1521
5 ай бұрын
Cool eyewear too. Watch out Rick - the Silver Fox Crown is in jeopardy!
@CVGuitar
5 ай бұрын
As a former graphic designer I have to say great new clean format Andy I love it!!
@apparaoapparao
5 ай бұрын
As a child, I was so passionate about music (dad had a legendary LP collection and huge all metal amplifier and monster speakers) My sixth grade music teacher told me that the Beatles stopped making good albums after Rubber Soul and that I was tone deaf. This crushed me so hard, I never picked up a music instrument or tried singing properly again for forty years Still passionate about listening to music and writing song lyrics.
@AndyEdwardsDrummer
5 ай бұрын
crap teacher....
@mrinalkundu1521
5 ай бұрын
It’s NEVER too late to learn an instrument. A wise one said that you’ll never regret it.
@apparaoapparao
5 ай бұрын
@@mrinalkundu1521 Thank you; and I know you are right…I just need to suck it up and put that behind me…I did write and record an album for my 50th birthday (it’s on Spotify)…and make a short movie (on KZitem) with all the songs on it Live at Pompeii style. Diamond Drop Live at Grand Isle if you have twelve minutes and 50 seconds.
@jonathanmarkham1998
5 ай бұрын
Good for you that you’re still passionate. Shame about the teacher though. I would’ve got into music earlier if it wasn’t taught so crap at school. We only ever were given ukeleles to learn train and Bob Marley songs.
@apparaoapparao
5 ай бұрын
@@jonathanmarkham1998 not every child will be Mozart or Prince …and I’ll accept 10-15% blame for being a rebellious cheeky child…thank you for the encouragement, laughs, and shared love of music/humanity in this community. Music unites us all…our shared weaknesses and strengths.
@SpaceCattttt
5 ай бұрын
I used to prefer the band's later albums when I was a teenager, but today, I can't get enough of their earlier stuff. Up until Help!, they felt like a real live band on their records, and that energy is sorely missing from their later studio creations. My favourite Beatles album is the same as yours (won't spoil it) but other than that, few are the days when I won't rather put on With the Beatles than Pepper or Revolver, etc.
@alclarke
Ай бұрын
You didn’t mention Doctor Robert! The groove set up at the start and Lennon’s melody with that incredible rhythm over that groove in the first verse. Second verse a lot more simplistic but that first verse should be used as a transcription exercise for students. Jazz, classical and pop.
@DeadSeaGenesis
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your wonderful ranking. Now please do a full video on "Tomorrow Never Knows". This is the song on Revolver (which is #1 on my ranking) that split the Universe wide open for me...
@daicullinane7746
5 ай бұрын
The best Ringo song is Don't Pass me By. It foreshadows his future with Thomas. Taxman or Start! by The Jam?
@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz
5 ай бұрын
Problem with the White Album is that there are a few fillers, but I love it for some reason.. its makes it different, there are ot many albums that have so much variation
@winstonsmith8240
5 ай бұрын
Let's be honest, there'll never be another band like them. Crazy amount of truly great songs.
@NorthernCitrusParrot
5 ай бұрын
Serious shit Andy.
@BarbarraBay
5 ай бұрын
Drive My Car = Crosstown Traffic
@ACDZ123
5 ай бұрын
Do you know what the lyrics of crosstown traffic is about?
@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
5 ай бұрын
That's ridiculous
@BarbarraBay
5 ай бұрын
@@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 very simlar riff
@jonashormann5700
5 ай бұрын
Hey enjoyed this Andy! I'd love to see a whole video dedicated to Tomorrow Never Knows
@josexavierjr.5633
5 ай бұрын
Great video, Andy! Thanks for bringing up and explaining the whole Bernard Purdie thing; I read about this in an interview he did in Modern Drummer magazine back in the 80’s(?), and I remember getting very upset about the whole thing at the time……
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