MMT isn't a proper album anyway. I thought we were rightly going by British releases here?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
Pepper - Side B - Round 1
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That might be too tough a call for me. The EP was one of the first singles I ever owned.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
The padded out album comp has some damn fine tracks.
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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The album version of MMT has songs recorded before Pepper and songs recorded after it. There is no way it can be recognised as a normal studio album. It is a bit like the Clash debut US version.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:43pmThat might be too tough a call for me. The EP was one of the first singles I ever owned.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
The padded out album comp has some damn fine tracks.
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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I've always referred to it as a faux album, but I encountered it as a full-on record and, really, "Penny Lane" is the only one I don't care for, so I can't deny it. And it captures the group's most fertile period. It's all the best parts of Revolver and Pepper with little of the groan-worthy stuff.Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:37pmMMT isn't a proper album anyway. I thought we were rightly going by British releases here?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
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But still has songs recorded either side of Pepper, not really canon for me. Hard to pitch it against their other albums.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:51pmI've always referred to it as a faux album, but I encountered it as a full-on record and, really, "Penny Lane" is the only one I don't care for, so I can't deny it. And it captures the group's most fertile period. It's all the best parts of Revolver and Pepper with little of the groan-worthy stuff.Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:37pmMMT isn't a proper album anyway. I thought we were rightly going by British releases here?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
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I'm not a fan of "Your Mother Should Know" again it's Macca with his old time stuff.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:51pmI've always referred to it as a faux album, but I encountered it as a full-on record and, really, "Penny Lane" is the only one I don't care for, so I can't deny it. And it captures the group's most fertile period. It's all the best parts of Revolver and Pepper with little of the groan-worthy stuff.Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:37pmMMT isn't a proper album anyway. I thought we were rightly going by British releases here?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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I don't know those songs all fit together pretty well unlike The Clash US. But yes technically not an official studio album. A soundtrack of course just like the Yellow Submarine Songtrack. Anyway oompah oompah stick it up yer jumper!Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:46pmThe album version of MMT has songs recorded before Pepper and songs recorded after it. There is no way it can be recognised as a normal studio album. It is a bit like the Clash debut US version.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:43pmThat might be too tough a call for me. The EP was one of the first singles I ever owned.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
The padded out album comp has some damn fine tracks.
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Great songs. Great comp.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 10:01pmI don't know those songs all fit together pretty well unlike The Clash US. But yes technically not an official studio album. A soundtrack of course just like the Yellow Submarine Songtrack. Anyway oompah oompah stick it up yer jumper!Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:46pmThe album version of MMT has songs recorded before Pepper and songs recorded after it. There is no way it can be recognised as a normal studio album. It is a bit like the Clash debut US version.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:43pmThat might be too tough a call for me. The EP was one of the first singles I ever owned.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
The padded out album comp has some damn fine tracks.
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
All You Need Is Love
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Seems a weird hill to die on, rejecting the record that has arguably their greatest moment, SFF.Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:56pmBut still has songs recorded either side of Pepper, not really canon for me. Hard to pitch it against their other albums.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:51pmI've always referred to it as a faux album, but I encountered it as a full-on record and, really, "Penny Lane" is the only one I don't care for, so I can't deny it. And it captures the group's most fertile period. It's all the best parts of Revolver and Pepper with little of the groan-worthy stuff.Heston wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:37pmMMT isn't a proper album anyway. I thought we were rightly going by British releases here?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
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Also, the beatles camp considers it one of the canon main albums - it's been in all their reissues and such and it's referred to as a "core album". Seems fine to include for consideration.
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It’s definitely the best McCartney Beatles for me as well. It’s a mess, but mostly a charming one.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 9:25pmI'm changing my mind. I'm placing The White Album ahead of MMT as my favourite (especially after that recent remaster). I love even the weirdo McCartney songs like "Rocky (Olaf) Racoon" and "Honey Pie." It's my favourite McCartney Beatles record without a doubt. Really, the only thing I can't stand is the very last track, Lennon/Ringo's schmaltzy "Good Night."
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Yeah, I’m gonna go with the evergreen “Heston is wrong” defense.
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Edit: Never mind
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Within You Without You has a lovely sentiment and some nice lyrics.
I will again plug this, for those who haven't heard it (or haven't heard it recently) — play this loud through some decent speakers or headphones!
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It does maximize the virtues and lessen the weaker elements.
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