Why dont we do it in the road is a fuckin banger

Album Rating: 3.0

there's so much filler here as many have stated and some of the lyrics just sound goofy in a modern lens. like someones supposed to be seduced by sexy sadie when we got dudes openly asking if you wanna bang in newer songs. the whole dancing around the point stuff is so funny nowadays cuz you know nobody except sheltered religious kids are gonna be writing like that in 2023.

it's dated as hell, and I get they would've had the FCC on their ass but i'm not evaluating it from the context of 1968.

Sexy Sadie is a satire about an Indian spiritual leader Lennon was convinced was creeping on his guests
The first lyric in the Beatles LP discog is about Macca openly hitting on a 17 y/o
If you're gonna drag yourself through a history catchup for portfolio reasons do it properly plz

Album Rating: 5.0

I saw her standing there is a banger

Album Rating: 5.0

Have some depth for gawds sake.



Look into what that song is actually about and you might appreciate it.



Fucking yank brats.

Ngl I can't imagine writing something like Rocky Raccoon and thinking "yep this is good enough to put on the album instead of Hey Jude"

But um most of these songs are good and interesting in a way I could probably have guessed venin would be reluctant to engage. Little light on Uh Mow Shun All cathartis

rocky raccoon is perfect take it back

rocky raccoon is better than hey jude but yeah i dont really love this one

you guys and your lyrics

much as i rag on this album for being a load of janky shrapnel, Rocky Raccoon, silly fuckin song that it is, goofs out hard enough to earn a place. strong commitment to the novelty package, if not exactly the best of songs

it is the best of songs

Album Rating: 3.0

tbh double albums in general are hard to rate super highly because it's rare you come across one that's filler-free. London Calling's got its share, Mellon Collie has a bunch, The Fragile's second disc is littered with it, The Wall's got filler tracks that just barely progress the story, Exile on Main St. as well.

imo it's nearly impossible to have a 5-star double album because there's always going to be 1-2 skip tracks most of the time. anything that's a skip on an album automatically disqualifies it from 5 tier - the interlude on ready to die from biggie is forever going to elude that from hitting the full 5 as i never want to hear that shit again

it’s possible

Album Rating: 3.0

as for the catharsis comment - i kinda just find the arrangements of this band's work uninteresting most of the time. a lot of it still reads as just normal pop-rock without much flair or variety and that's fine for what it is but if some of these songs were released as originals by a modern band i'm convinced they'd be lambasted for being "basic, unoriginal pop boy-band numbers".

give half this album to one direction and would it have the same lasting effect? it feels like it's more about legacy and influence than the songs themselves, and that they were like one of the first to do this.

"if some of these songs were released as originals by a modern band i'm convinced they'd be lambasted for being "basic, unoriginal pop boy-band numbers""

this thought experiment is inane every time

"without much [...] variety"
are you fucking kidding me for this album

Album Rating: 3.5

"Was Birthday the first death metal track? Musical scholars think so"



I thought that went to Helter Skelter

Album Rating: 3.0

johnny, i feel like it didn't really pick up till "helter skelter". that's my greatest takeaway from this, it's proto-metal. another track here sounds like it directly influenced Jackyl's "The Lumberjack". apart from that i wasn't hearing anything radically different from sgt peppers, rubber soul, help, etc.

that birthday comment had me expecting something completely different than what I got lol sounded like a jam session

this album has maximum variety, thanks johnny