"Revolver" is also a Paul-dominated album though.
Their most John-dominated album is "Rubber Soul", so a bit weird the John-fans don't hold that one more in regard.
Craziness! The most John-dominated album is without question "A Hard Day's Night" - dude sings like 3/4 of the songs on it. And there's no way that either Paul or John dominates "Revolver" - both of them are absolutely on their A game on that album.
I think I'm gonna vote for "A Little Help."
― Davey D, Saturday, 6 October 2007 22:45 (sixteen years ago) link
"A Day In The Life"
― da croupier, Saturday, 6 October 2007 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I also hated, hated, hated "Within You Without You" as a kid and now it has just about earned my vote. Yeah, I'm gonna vote for it. Sweet.
― Davey D, Saturday, 6 October 2007 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Craziness! The most John-dominated album is without question "A Hard Day's Night"
OK. Not going to disagree. Only it's slightly less "canonical" than the rest (not deserved though, easily my second favourite album by them)
― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 7 October 2007 13:04 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm not gonna vote for a song, but for a moment: paul's count-in urging on ringo's hi-hat in the reprise.
― Lawrence the Looter, Sunday, 7 October 2007 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Wasn't HDN the first "all beatles originals" album? (in fact, "All Lennon/McCartney" ?)
― Mark G, Sunday, 7 October 2007 23:23 (sixteen years ago) link
"Getting Better"
― Tim Ellison, Monday, 8 October 2007 01:04 (sixteen years ago) link
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Yeah, HDN was the first "all originals" album and the only instance of all Lennon/McCartney (no Harrison) in their career.
― Davey D, Monday, 8 October 2007 17:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Had to give this one a listen (with headphones, of course) in preparation for voting. Found that many songs sounded like suites unto themselves, with all those intros and outros and middle sections sounding like individual songs. Where did that congas-and-tambouras bridge to "Getting Better" come from?
Not my favourite Beatles, but close. "Good Morning Good Morning" is my choice. Really, I think all of Side Two is perfect.
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 8 October 2007 20:12 (sixteen years ago) link
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Curiously, there was one Harrison composition intended for inclusion on "A Hard Day's Night", but "You Know What To Do" just wasn't considered quite good enough, which is kind of obvious when you listen to it on "Anthology".
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 8 October 2007 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
reprise, for the drum line (and the macca count mentioned upthread)
― whatever, Monday, 8 October 2007 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, "You Know What To Do" is poop.
― Davey D, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I wish you could vote for Reprise and Day in the Life, I hear them as one song.
― Bill Magill, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
"She's Leaving Home" gets my vote for prefiguring The Colourfield's deliciously gauzy cover of The Roches' "Hammond Song." In the future all pop songs should be written from the point-of-view of someone's sentimental, overprotective parents and smothered with sappy string arrangements to drive the point home.
― hawth, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Results please!
― t**t, Thursday, 11 October 2007 21:51 (sixteen years ago) link
(Oouh, fekkin "time zones" - teh sukk!)
― t**t, Thursday, 11 October 2007 21:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Thursday, 11 October 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
wtf!
(I haven't looked yet)
― Mark G, Friday, 12 October 2007 08:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Can't believe the love for Getting Better. It's the worst song on the album (apart from With A Little Help From My Friends, maybe.)
― nate woolls, Friday, 12 October 2007 08:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1
way to go ilm!
('cept for, uh, one of you.)
― stephen, Friday, 12 October 2007 09:35 (sixteen years ago) link
ILMers scared of teh rock
― Tom D., Friday, 12 October 2007 09:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Surprisingly strong showing for "She's Leaving Home" here. Great song of course.
And "Sgt. Pepper" is a pop album, not a rock album. The rock songs (title track, "Good Morning Good Morning) are IMO the weakest on the album.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 12 October 2007 10:08 (sixteen years ago) link
You don't think the title track is rocky, Geir?
― Tom D., Friday, 12 October 2007 10:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, you do!
― Tom D., Friday, 12 October 2007 10:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Obviously rocky. Particularly the reprise. Paul does this Little Richard-influenced "shout singing", which he only does on his ill-advised attempts to "rock out".
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 12 October 2007 10:34 (sixteen years ago) link
The reprise rocks. The non-reprise is a bit of a lumbering fool.
― Alba, Friday, 12 October 2007 11:09 (sixteen years ago) link
https://news.justcollecting.com/unseen-beatles-sgt-pepper-album-artwork-to-sell-at-sothebys/?fbclid=IwAR1kXwz-Ydfnk_nMRJC14IZfC2IzHQ-xRlt4RZNAEMRtfauifLYISFDZiWQ
― timellison, Saturday, 1 December 2018 07:18 (five years ago) link
these results make no sense
she's leaving home is weak and title track is great and intro >>>>>> reprise
and who doesn't like ringo?
― niels, Saturday, 1 December 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link