bluefox4000 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 this should not be so close.......but i'm having fun, lol Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 BOGUS!!!! Hemispheres rules!!!! Quite right. :guitar:Cheaters!!!!! Cheatishperes!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 So impossible. This is like choosing between Revolver, Sgt Peppers, and Abbey Road. PeW, like Revolver, is perfection and just plain cool; and, the album which seems to get named "best" by hardcore devotees more than any other. MP, like Sgt Peppers, is the icon, the one album which most people most identify with the band. Abbey Road, like Hemi, is a rich and colorful aural landscape with two very distinct sides. Critics point to flaws in both, but if I could only take one disc from both bands to a desert island it would be those. So, do I choose perfection, iconic status, or personal attachment? Do I go with my heart and keep Hemi, as I would Abbey Road, or my head and vote Hemi out, as I would Abbey Road? No united sphere on this one. For now, going with the head as I think that both PeW and MP are stronger albums than Hemi, all things considered. Like voting against AFTK just doesn't feel right though. Subject to change as certainly my vote will decide all this :sarcastic: . I don't consider Revolver near the quality of those other 2 records. If I had to add a 3rd, it'd be the White Album...but that would mess up your comparison. Either way, I'd vote for White Album/Revolver, just as I'd vote for PeW. Not scientific but reflective of my experience among Beatles fans and music-intense hipsters: http://www.bestevera...hechart.php?c=2 Any album with Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said, For No One, Dr. Robert, Tomorrow Never Knows, etc. is a tough act to beat. But it's all personal taste; I know people who think Beatles For Sale is their best (I guess they're into country rock). Half of the album is filler, and the highs don't reach the highs of Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road (or the White Album). I know it's super popular, but I think it may have something to do with not wanting to be perceived as being a casual fan. "I'm hardcore...my favorite is Revolver." Must be a conspiracy then! :P From wikipedia: In 1997 Revolver was named the third greatest album of all time in a Music of the Millenium poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 1 in its list of the 50 Greatest British Albums Ever.[117] In 2001, the TV network VH1 named it the greatest album of all time, a position it also achieved in the Virgin All Time Top 1,000 Albums.[118] In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Revolver third on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[119] In 2006 the album was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.[120] In 2006, Guitar World readers chose it as the tenth best guitar album of all time.[121] In 2010, Revolver was named the best pop album of all time by the official newspaper of the Holy See, L'Osservatore Romano.[122] In 2013, Entertainment Weekly named Revolver the greatest album of all time.[123] There is definitely a conspiracy among critics regarding the Beatles. Each of their studio albums receives 5-star scores from almost everyone, but those earlier works (and Magical Mystery Tour) had a ton of filler and their best works were often not nearly as good as their later stuff.The last part of your post is a little confusing. Anyway, I don't think there's a conspiracy, I think critics tend to rate album in the context of their time. The Beatles helped define what a rock album is and you see the progression and growth of the album represented in the Beatles discography. And filler doens't neccessarily mean inferior material. The best from Revolver is no where near as good as their best songs from later albums. I love several of the songs, but no song from the album would make a top 10 Beatles songs list for me, and probably not a top 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hemispheres must die. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 "There is definitely a conspiracy among critics regarding the Beatles. Each of their studio albums receives 5-star scores from almost everyone, but those earlier works (and Magical Mystery Tour) had a ton of filler and their best works were often not nearly as good as their later stuff." I think the general consensus among critics is, shared by Martin and The Beatles themselves, that starting with Rubber Soul, there was no more filler, at least by design or admission. Again, not counting MMT and YS, which were expanded EPs (MMT wasn't originally released as an LP in the UK, it was released as such by Capital in the U.S. and eventually the UK version followed suit with the EMI CD release). Out of curiosity, what songs on Revolver do you consider filler, as opposed to songs you just don't care for particularly? I don't care for Love You To and Here, There and Everywhere but I wouldn't call them filler. HTaE is often cited as an album standout, and many I know love LYT. Every other track is a standout in its own right as far as I can see. I'm not sure what the distinction is between filler and songs that just aren't very good, but I don't see a way that Love You To, HTaE, She Said She Said, For No One, I want to Tell You, and Tomorrow Never Knows (sonically interesting, but a horrible, horrible song) would make it on any later albums unless they were filling out an EP like with MMT or just throwing everything out like on the White Album. :tsk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 To encourage all here to vote for Moving pictures this round I have an offer I am guessing nobody here could possibly pass up. If you vote for Moving Pictures (assuming you already haven't) I will impart to you all of my knowledge of music post 1985 to current day. It won't take very long either which is just an added bonus.... :codger: :laughing guy: You are on fire!! :PMust have been the week off did me some good... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Should i flop back to MP.......I don't freakin' care i'll keep flip flopping. Lol. MickYes and stay there... :madra: Just switched from PeW to MP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Should i flop back to MP.......I don't freakin' care i'll keep flip flopping. Lol. MickYes and stay there... :madra: Just switched from PeW to MP Good man :ebert: Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 :madra: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 A WORTHLESS POLL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I can validate the accuracy of this poll. It's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 You all can't just keep changing your vote, or vote again, and again, and again...this isn't Chicago! :tsk: :P (We're getting our money's worth out of these Chicago political jokes). ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING? CAN YA HERE ME NOW????!!!!!!! Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 If Permanent Waves is not the champion survivor of this poll I will leave this forum forever. Disclaimer: I’ll likely comfort myself with a pint of Häagen-Dazs and be back within 72 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING? CAN YA HERE ME NOW????!!!!!!! Mick WHAT????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 If Permanent Waves is not the champion survivor of this poll I will leave this forum forever. Disclaimer: I’ll likely comfort myself with a pint of Häagen-Dazs and be back within 72 hours. See ya, lol No seriously silly reason to leave Seriously seriously.....have a safe trip :P Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Listening to Natural Science right now. No further comment necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 :musicnote: living in their pools they soon forget about the sea..... :musicnote: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Waves is my second fav album. in no way is this a strike against a perfect record. but......Hemispheres!!!!!!!!!! Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Listening to Natural Science right now. No further comment necessary. Just want to add that I don't think I can ever again listen to Natural Science without thinking of Zumbi. For those of you here who remember and know what I am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Listening to Natural Science right now. No further comment necessary. The most endangered speciesThe honest man As evidenced by this bogus poll!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Listening to Natural Science right now. No further comment necessary. The most endangered speciesThe honest man As evidenced by this bogus poll!!!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 at this point, I'm very satisfied with whatever wins but I'm voting out waves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Listening to Natural Science right now. No further comment necessary. The most endangered speciesThe honest man As evidenced by this bogus poll!!!! :o :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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