Red Mosquito

I did a Beatles journey here before and I would agree that Please Please Me is my favorite of the early stuff, provided that Help! Is categorized as the transition.

As far as a favorite overall, I tend to lean toward Abbey Road, but often think about Revolver, Rubber Soul, and The White Album really close by.

As far as the album that has piqued my interest more and more over time, that would be Let It Be.

Help might be my #2 pick, after Please Please Me.

Abbey Road is the record I deviate most from common perceptions on. It just sounds to me like a retread of old ideas…the most conservative Beatles record. The one that most plays it safe.

I understand that it benefits from the equipment upgrades at Abbey Road. It can pay out on some of the sonic aspirations those older ideas had, in ways that Peppers or Revolver could not. But I prefer the straining ambition and mad scientist daring of those records to the comfortable successes and behaved mannerisms of Abbey Road.

I do appreciate that at least they were doing some creative interbreeding again. Paul’s additions to come together are what make the song, for example. But pound for pound, the failure to achieve what they were after on Let it Be makes for a much more interesting record, to my ears. At that point in their career, failure is a more interesting coat for the Beatles to wear than good behavior is.

I have similar feelings about Abbey Road. It's never been my favorite, largely for the reasons you mentioned.

The White Album stands alone, to me, still. But after that it's Help, Rubber Soul (which maybe doesn't count in this context?) and Beatles For Sale.

In recent years, Revolver has overtaken the White Album as my favourite.

Buby wrote:

i got bugs wrote:Most places I'm reading don't hate the 2023 mixes, but you guys seem to

Are there any worth checking out?? Not necessarily better just interesting?

The 2023 mixes are not bad. They were not needed either.
It's just cool to hate them.

Wrong. They are terrible mixes and it's "cool" to accept and love them without question or reservation.

Hehehe... "tossed off".

Anders wrote:Nice fact that. And soon it will be 60 years since Beatlemania in the USA.

"On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport—and “Beatlemania” arrives."

Happy Beatlemania in the USA Day, Anders

Farmer John wrote:

Anders wrote:Nice fact that. And soon it will be 60 years since Beatlemania in the USA.

"On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport—and “Beatlemania” arrives."

Happy Beatlemania in the USA Day, Anders

Thank you,, and the same to you. Incredible part of history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatl ... livan_Show

"The Beatles made several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, including three in February 1964 that were among their first appearances in front of an American audience. Their first appearance, on February 9, was seen by over 73 million viewers and came to be regarded as a cultural watershed that launched American Beatlemania—as well as the wider British Invasion of American pop music."

Rising from the ashes of Pete Best.

Alright so random question

I get to spotify playlists at the bar I work at.. every beatles song that comes up lacks vocals.. well you can hear them but barely.. I guess it's the way the audio is set up but I can't fuck w any of that..

Do I need to add them stereo or mono or wtf

This question might be beyond this board's capabilities, bugs.

i got bugs wrote:Alright so random question

I get to spotify playlists at the bar I work at.. every beatles song that comes up lacks vocals.. well you can hear them but barely.. I guess it's the way the audio is set up but I can't fuck w any of that..

Do I need to add them stereo or mono or wtf

The short answer is you likely need to be adding the mono mixes only.

The early Beatles stereo mixes often have the vocals in one channel (i.e. coming out of one speaker) with the music isolated in the other. When you're only hearing one side of the stereo mix (because you only have one speaker physically near you, or the audio has been wired in a strange way), you will hear either music or vocals only.

The mono mixes have none of those issues because everything comes out of only one channel, so it sounds the same out of both speakers.

Went to the Brooklyn Museum to check out the McCartney photo exhibit. Pretty rad.