Best Beatles Album Ever

[shayd]

1. Sgt. Pepper's
2. White Album
3. Abbey Road
4. Let It Be

 

[larss]

Runs close, but SPLHCB for me.

 

[mrtrebus]

The last one? Simply because it was the last album from those loathesome scousers.

 

[Neutron66]

I picked the White Album simply because it's my favorite however I think Rubber Soul was the most important. It was the album in which they transformed from being the Fab Four and doing pop hits like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Love Me Do" to being more serious musicians with more introspective songs like "Nowhere Man" and "In My Life."

You can totally split the Beatles career in half, pre-Rubber Soul and post-Rubber Soul.

We have Bob Dylan to thank for that, btw. After Bob got them high for the first time, their music immediately started to change.

 

[Jagger69]

I picked the White Album simply because it's my favorite however I think Rubber Soul was the most important. It was the album in which they transformed from being the Fab Four and doing pop hits like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Love Me Do" to being more serious musicians with more introspective songs like "Nowhere Man" and "In My Life."

You can totally split the Beatles career in half, pre-Rubber Soul and post-Rubber Soul.

Great observation and spot on. You can easily see them progress through that transformation in the Rubber Soul/Revolver/Sgt. Peppers trilogy.

:clap:

 

[StanScratch]

Tough call for me.
My personal favorites:
Abby Road
White Album
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper
Rubber Soul
Help

Most influential:
Introducing The Beatles
Rubber Soul
Sgt. Pepper
Revolver
White Album

But, it's all a matter of personal perspective.

 

[GibbsGrad2002]

Abbey Road

 

[pool_hustler]

From a purely listening standpoint I'd rank "Rubber Soul" first and "A Hard Day's Night" second, but at the same time I agree with Jagger69 that "Sgt Peppers" was their most significant album.

 

[pool_hustler]

From a purely listening standpoint I'd rank "Rubber Soul" first

follow up thought: I wonder who made the idiotic decision to leave "Drive My Car" off the U.S. release of "Rubber Soul"

 

[ravenheart]

I am going with Rubber Soul for the reason being it showed a great change in the style of the music and paved the way for Sgt Peppers

 

[doubleday]

I'd say their best songwriting (Lennon/McCartney) was during the three year from 1965-1967. After that, most of their songwriting was John or Paul writing the song individually, and both were getting a writing credit on the song. "Across the Universe," "Don't Let Me Down," "Julia," and "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" were clearly Lennon compositions. While "Oh Darling," "Let It Be," "I Got A Feeling," and "The Long and Winding Road" were clearly McCartney compositions.

Their best session work was during The Beatles - White sessions... most of the songs that didn't make it there on the White album found their way onto the Abbey Road album...

Their best album is Abbey Road ... personally because I'm biased towards George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something".

I think Sgt Pepper is their best, most coherent album, but I agree with much of what you wrote. Here Comes the Sun and Something are amazing songs.

 

[ChuckFaze]

While I'm a Beatles Fan and like tons of their songs, I don't per se have a particular album that I can without a doubt, hands down declare their BEST album. I'm more into liking certain songs from their various albums.

I almost went with Let It Be. But, I Googled to see which songs were on which albums.
If I go by on which album I knew more songs and liked more songs ... that would have to be A Hard Day's Night.

 

[maildude]

What do you think is best? I love the Beatles and before I ever heard their music, I didn't give two shits about music. But when I first heard Sgt. Peppers, a new world was opened to me and had a greater appreciation for music. Upon hearing this, you might think I'm like 50 or 60-some years old but I'm only 26 (only?). Either way, what's your favorite?

Mine is The White Album

Ditto. Pepper gets the props, but the WA is my choice.