The White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver: The Beatles Best Three Albums
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The Beatles made twelve official UK LPs from 1963 through 1970 and most of them were absolutely brilliant which makes picking out just three of their albums as the top three is extremely hard.
12 albums? You’ve probably heard that The Beatles recorded 13 albums. That 13th “album” was Magical Mystery Tour which was originally released in 1967 just as an EP in the UK. An “album” version of it was cobbled together in the US by adding some earlier released singles to it.
Most Beatles purists don’t think of it as one of their official albums, although it has been added to The Beatles official UK discography since 1976 (when it was released in the UK because so many fans were importing the US LP.)
The White Album was actually self titled but it has become known as The White Album because of it’s almost entirely white cover. This double album includes many of The Beatles greatest moments. It also includes some of the songs that a lot of people think of as their worst. But I actually think those strange songs (such as “Wild Honey Pie” and of course “Revolution #9″) add to the magic of the album. This is an “anything goes” album and it’s all the better for it.
#2 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
A lot of people claim that Sgt. Pepper is overrated and I suppose that’s true from the point of view that some of The Beatles other albums sometimes get overlooked in comparison. For example a lot of less informed people think that Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles first attempt at “art music” but clearly Rubber Soul & Revolver beat it to the punch. But, I still think Sgt. Pepper is an amazing album that works as the band’s most “cohesive statement” and I think while it may be underrated by those who are slightly ignorant of The Beatles whole career, I think it’s actually become underrated by the “hipsters.”
#3 Revolver
Revolver lacks the cohesiveness of Sgt. Pepper & Abbey Road. It has less “hits” than Rubber Soul. But it does have 14 truly great songs. It’s arguably the most consistently good album The Beatles recorded.
Tags: 1960s, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles, The White Album
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