Pepper - Side B - Round 1

Pepper - Side B - Round 1

Poll ended at 23 Dec 2020, 10:57am

"Within You Without You"
12
60%
"When I'm Sixty-Four"
5
25%
"Lovely Rita"
1
5%
"Good Morning Good Morning"
1
5%
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
1
5%
"A Day in the Life"
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 20

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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:38pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:23pm
I guess I think tunes are overrated if what you want is atmosphere, which I'm often in the mood for. I'd put it on par with ambient stuff maybe.
I agree with you in principle, tho not in this specific instance. As I said earlier, the sounds are appealing but the overall song is fairly meh.
YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:38pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:23pm
I guess I think tunes are overrated if what you want is atmosphere, which I'm often in the mood for. I'd put it on par with ambient stuff maybe.
I agree with you in principle, tho not in this specific instance. As I said earlier, the sounds are appealing but the overall song is fairly meh.
YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It doesn't matter, it's the most important part of the album, setting up A Day In the Life. It would have sounded shit coming in after a cockerel.
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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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:00pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:38pm


I agree with you in principle, tho not in this specific instance. As I said earlier, the sounds are appealing but the overall song is fairly meh.
YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
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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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:08pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:00pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm


YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:19pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:08pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:00pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm


THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
The White Album side 3 kills it for me.
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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Just checked the sides of the White Album and MAYBE side 4 is weaker. MAYBE.
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Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:04pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:38pm


I agree with you in principle, tho not in this specific instance. As I said earlier, the sounds are appealing but the overall song is fairly meh.
YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It doesn't matter, it's the most important part of the album, setting up A Day In the Life. It would have sounded shit coming in after a cockerel.
So you're more likely to vote in favor of the quasi-song that sets up the best song on the album rather than the best song itself?
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Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:23pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:19pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:08pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:00pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm


But it's not a full song.
It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
The White Album side 3 kills it for me.
Kills it good or kills it bad? It's my favourite side of the set. They remember that they're a rock band.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:32pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:04pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm


YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It doesn't matter, it's the most important part of the album, setting up A Day In the Life. It would have sounded shit coming in after a cockerel.
So you're more likely to vote in favor of the quasi-song that sets up the best song on the album rather than the best song itself?
Even ignoring its skill in setting up ADItL, it is probably the second best song on the side. Lovely Rita is pretty good but that reprise re-energises the album. It is just an electric performance.
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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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:32pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:04pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:56pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:54pm
Kory wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 6:39pm


YOUR OPINION, SIR, IS MEH

Nah you're fine

Still, I would have thought that even the quarter-song that is the theme reprise would go first.
THAT REPRISE KICKS FUCKING ASS
But it's not a full song.
It doesn't matter, it's the most important part of the album, setting up A Day In the Life. It would have sounded shit coming in after a cockerel.
So you're more likely to vote in favor of the quasi-song that sets up the best song on the album rather than the best song itself?
Spoiler
Heston is insane. Always remember that.
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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Wolter wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:25pm
Just checked the sides of the White Album and MAYBE side 4 is weaker. MAYBE.
It is probably about on par with sides 1 to 3, don't forget A Fucking Day In the Life is on that side, but yeah, side 4 is worse for sure.
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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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:38pm
Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:23pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:19pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:08pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:00pm


It's a mixture of filler and a half-assed reminder that this is supposed to be a concept album. Honestly, even with ADitL, it's the thinnest Side 2 of any mid- and late-period Beatles record.
I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
The White Album side 3 kills it for me.
Kills it good or kills it bad? It's my favourite side of the set. They remember that they're a rock band.
Kills it as in it betters it by a country mile. It rocks the hardest.
Image

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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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 9:13pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:38pm
Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:23pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:19pm
Heston wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:08pm


I raise you any side of the White album, especially four.
I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
The White Album side 3 kills it for me.
Kills it good or kills it bad? It's my favourite side of the set. They remember that they're a rock band.
Kills it as in it betters it by a country mile. It rocks the hardest.
*phew* Any side with "Monkey" and "Helter Skelter" should be treasured. What a shame that only one of them will escape the voting (unless we make sure they tie).
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 9:16pm
Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 9:13pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:38pm
Marky Dread wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:23pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Dec 2020, 7:19pm


I look forward to your apparent misery once we get to 1968.
The White Album side 3 kills it for me.
Kills it good or kills it bad? It's my favourite side of the set. They remember that they're a rock band.
Kills it as in it betters it by a country mile. It rocks the hardest.
*phew* Any side with "Monkey" and "Helter Skelter" should be treasured. What a shame that only one of them will escape the voting (unless we make sure they tie).
As much as I love ADitL and it's brilliance that side is pretty weak. And yes 100% "Monkey" and "Helter Skelter" are my bag too.
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No fuchsias for you.

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Nos Sumus Una Familia

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Re: Pepper - Side B - Round 1

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I'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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