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I think its interesting to line up the time lines and look at the Beatles and BBs music this way. A lot of Beatles fans will say, "give me Strawberry Fields over I Get Around any day", well umm yeah! And BB fans say, "give me Pet Sounds over Hard Days Night any day!" Well, yeah!
Anyway, here is a list of the albums released around the same time. Maybe we could do the same with the singles.
Early 63:Surfing USA vs Please Please Me
late 63: Little Douce Coupe vs With the Beatles
Early 64: Shut Down II vs Meet the Beatles
mid 64: All Summer Long vs Hard Days Night
late 64: Christmas LP vs Beatles for Sale
mid 65: Today and SDSN vs Help!
late 65: Party vs Rubber Soul
mid 66: Pet Sounds vs Revolver
mid 67: SMiLE sessions vs Sgt Pepper
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey vs Magical Mystery Tour
68: Friends vs White Album
69: 20/20 vs Abbey Road
70: Sunflower vs Let it Be
When I have more time, I will listen more to see which I like better. (I know this is unfair being on a BB board, but I love both bands).
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Early 63 Surfing USA
Late 63 LDC and WtB pretty much tie for me.
Early 64 Shut Down II
Mid 64 HDN
Late 64 Christmas LP
Mid 65 Today and SDSN (kind of an unfair match up)
Late 65 Rubber Soul (also an unfair match up)
Mid 66 Tie for both Revolver and Pet Sounds
Mid 67 SMiLE.. easily
Late 67 Magical Mystery Tour
68 White Album
69 Abbey Road
70 Let It Be
Not too surprising. Beach Boys kicked ass until the machine broke.
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Early 63:Surfing USA
late 63: Little Douce Coupe
Early 64: Shut Down II
mid 64: All Summer Long
late 64: Christmas LP
mid 65: Today and SDSN
late 65: Party
mid 66: Pet Sounds
mid 67: Smile sessions
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey
68: Friends
69: 20/20
70: Sunflower
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In some ways, the Beatles and Beach Boys are much more fun to compare on the strength of individual songs than entire albums. Both groups have an equal number of five-star songs, but I find the Beatles' albums more consistent and enjoyable to listen to in sequence, especially before 1967.
Not long ago I made three playlists for each group, divided into major changes in sound until 1970, with my guess at each group's best songs. That was a fun comparison: not to figure out which group is "better", but because it really highlights their similarities and differences.
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The BB's xmas LP was a blip in '64...but the Concert LP released around the same time was MASSIVE. So if you're going to compare, I think that one is more appropriate vs Beatles '65 (Beatles for Sale)
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It's also worth noting that many of Beatles biggest hits were never on any of the UK albums.
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Quote from: runnersdialzero on December 07, 2011, 07:48:25 AM
Early 63:Surfing USA
late 63: Little Douce Coupe
Early 64: Shut Down II
mid 64: All Summer Long
late 64: Christmas LP
mid 65: Today and SDSN
late 65: Party
mid 66: Pet Sounds
mid 67: SMiLE sessions
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey
68: Friends
69: 20/20
70: Sunflower
I was about to post the exact same thing.
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I'm merely going to substitute "plus" for "versus" on this list...and come out a much bigger winner for it!
When you've got two powerhouse greats like Fabs/BBs, it's silly to put one over the other.
"What's my favorite Beatles song? That's like saying which is better, red beans or cabbage...don't you know, they all taste great?" - Ray Charles
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Quote from: onkster on December 07, 2011, 08:47:26 AM
"I am blind.
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Blind to the truth! The truth being the Beach Boys are better than the Beatles!" - Ray Charles
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Quote from: onkster on December 07, 2011, 08:47:26 AM
"What's my favorite Beatles song? That's like saying which is better, red beans or cabbage...don't you know, they all taste great?" - Ray Charles
While that is a great quote, and very relevant to the discussion at hand, it bugs me. You're going to ask Ray Charles, one of the people who helped invent rock and roll, what his favorite Beatles song is? Hell, the racial connotations alone make me squirm. But it's similar to how every single interview or documentary about the BBs involves at least one Beatles-related question, if not a slew of them. While the competition/exchange with the Beatles is a part of the BBs story, it's not an overarching theme, is it?
Anyways, I think every pop musician should be asked to pick a favorite Ray Charles song each and every time they're interviewed.
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Early 63: Please Please Me
late 63: Little Douce Coupe /With the Beatles(tied,WTB for songs LDC for production)
Early 64: Shut Down II
mid 64: All Summer Long / Hard Days Night (Tied,ASL for production,HDN for the songs)
late 64: Beatles for Sale
mid 65: Today/ SDSN (becasue of the wall of sound production and songs) Only VERY slighlty though
late 65: Rubber Soul (without a doubt both UK and US)
mid 66: Pet Sounds (of course)
mid 67: SMiLE (Sgt Pepper IMO is not as good as MMT or Smile,even though the Mono Version of SP is really cool)
late 67: Smiley Smile /Wild Honey / Magical Mystery Tour ( tied,all three are great IMO)
68: White Album
69: Abbey Road
70: Sunflower (just because LIB has always been "bottom of the barrel" IMO)
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Here's mine for what it's worth:
Early 63: Please Please Me
late 63: With the Beatles
Early 64: Meet the Beatles
mid 64: Hard Days Night
late 64: Beatles for Sale
mid 65: Today and SDSN
late 65: Rubber Soul
mid 66: Pet Sounds & Revolver
mid 67: SMiLE sessions & Sgt Pepper
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey
68: Friends & White Album
69: Abbey Road
70: Let it Be
There's some in there that I just cannot choose over!! It's like picking a favourite child!
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[Anyways, I think every pop musician should be asked to pick a favorite Ray Charles song each and every time they're interviewed.
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.....at least every pop musician who realizes his music is rooted in gospel.........
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Early 63: Surfin' USA
late 63: Little Deuce Coupe
Early 64: Shut Down vol. II
mid 64: All Summer Long
late 64: Beach Boys Concert
mid 65: Today and SDSN
late 65: Rubber Soul
mid 66: Revolver
mid 67: The Smile Sessions
late 67: WILD HONEY!!
68: White Album
69: Abbey Road
70: Sunflower
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Early 63:Surfing USA vs Please Please Me -
PPM
late 63: Little Douce Coupe vs With the Beatles -
WTB
Early 64: Shut Down II vs Meet the Beatles - TIE
mid 64: All Summer Long vs Hard Days Night -
ASL
late 64: Christmas LP vs Beatles for Sale - TIE
mid 65: Today and SDSN vs Help! -
Help
late 65: Party vs Rubber Soul -
RS
mid 66: Pet Sounds vs Revolver - TIE
mid 67: SMiLE sessions vs Sgt Pepper -
Sgt Pepper
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey vs Magical Mystery Tour -
MMT
68: Friends vs White Album - TIE
69: 20/20 vs Abbey Road -
AR
70: Sunflower vs Let it Be -
Sunflower
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Early 63: Surfing USA vs Please Please Me = tie (both good; PPM was
easily
the better debut)
late 63: Little Deuce Coupe vs With the Beatles = LDC (I don't know what's on WTB)
Early 64: Shut Down II vs Meet the Beatles = SDII (obviously, but see above)
mid 64: All Summer Long vs Hard Days Night = ASL
late 64: Christmas vs Beatles for Sale = BFS (don't know what's on it but it has to be better than Christmas music)
mid 65: Today and SDSN vs Help! - T/SDSN
late 65: Party vs Rubber Soul = RS
mid 66: Pet Sounds vs Revolver = pass
mid 67: SMiLE sessions vs Sgt Pepper = TSS (although good call on mono Pepper)
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey vs Magical Mystery Tour = SS/WH (for many reasons, not least "CWTL")
68: Friends vs White Album = WA (always had problems with Friends)
69: 20/20 vs Abbey Road = AR
70: Sunflower vs Let it Be = S (with apologies and kudos to Uncle Phil)
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Early 63: Please Please Me
Late 63: With The Beatles
Early 64:Shut Down Vol II, but only because Meet The Beatles is redundant
Mid 64: Hard Days Night
Late 64: Christmas LP, but just barely
Mid 65: Today and SDSN
Late 65: Rubber Soul
Mid 66: F*ck! This is a hard one. Both are in my top 10 favorite albums of all time. OK. I'll go with Pet Sounds
Mid 67: SMiLE
Late 67: This is also a hard one. Magical Mystery Tour and WH are pretty close for me, and both are above Smiley Smile. Magical Mystery Tour
68: White Album
69: Abbey Road
70: Sunflower
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Slightly OT but I feel it's worth a mention - after being forced to rush out two early lps, song for song The Kinks 60's records are as strong as any other group from this era (and all originals too). Add to that the many non album A- sides, B- sides and EP's of exceptional quality that they stuck out during this period and you have one criminally underrated band.
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Quote from: The Return of the Son of Mike's Beard on December 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Slightly OT but I feel it's worth a mention - after being forced to rush out two early lps, song for song The Kinks 60's records are as strong as any other group from this era (and all originals too). Add to that the many non album A- sides, B- sides and EP's of exceptional quality that they stuck out during this period and you have one criminally underrated band.
well allmusic awarded 5 stars to the following; face to face, something else, village green. Maybe I should check out their discography.
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Quote from: cablegeddon on December 07, 2011, 10:41:26 AM
Quote from: The Return of the Son of Mike's Beard on December 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Slightly OT but I feel it's worth a mention - after being forced to rush out two early lps, song for song The Kinks 60's records are as strong as any other group from this era (and all originals too). Add to that the many non album A- sides, B- sides and EP's of exceptional quality that they stuck out during this period and you have one criminally underrated band.
well allmusic awarded 5 stars to the following; face to face, something else, village green. Maybe I should check out their discography.
You absolutely should, if you haven't already - the Kinks were incredible and those are three of their best!
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wow, we could get really specific and go by songs recorded on the same day
For example let's start with two songs recorded on Oct. 13, 1965 Drive My Car vs. Little Girl I Once Knew.
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Quote from: OneEar/OneEye on December 07, 2011, 10:50:34 AM
Quote from: cablegeddon on December 07, 2011, 10:41:26 AM
Quote from: The Return of the Son of Mike's Beard on December 07, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
Slightly OT but I feel it's worth a mention - after being forced to rush out two early lps, song for song The Kinks 60's records are as strong as any other group from this era (and all originals too). Add to that the many non album A- sides, B- sides and EP's of exceptional quality that they stuck out during this period and you have one criminally underrated band.
well allmusic awarded 5 stars to the following; face to face, something else, village green. Maybe I should check out their discography.
You absolutely should, if you haven't already - the Kinks were incredible and those are three of their best!
Yeah I would agree. Just a shame that the production values of the Kinks stuff was always lacking compared to the Beach Boys and Beatles. Think it may have had something to do with Pye
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I would take out each band's weaker albums such as Beatles For Sale because clearly they were being rushed out with lots of filler. I would limit myself to the 10 best albums by either band and would go for something like:
1) Pet Sounds
2) Revolver
3) Smile
4) Abbey Rd
5) Sgt Pepper
6) Today
7) Sunflower
AHDN
9) Rubber Soul
10) White Album
Beach Boys get 4 of the top 10 but I cannot honestly put another BB album above the three Beatles albums in 8-10.
Both bands could make great albums when they had no distractions.
It should be noted in fairness that The Beatles had George Martin whilst The Beach Boys had the Wrecking Crew, Tony Asher and Van Dyke Parks so we are not just comparing two groups of musicians, or Brian v L&M
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I tend to think about comparing the catalogs too, but you have them lined up a little wrong. I would omit the Christmas Album AND In Concert since The Beatles had nothing similar to compare to them. Instead I would have Beatles For Sale vs. Today! and Help! vs. Summer Days.
But then you have the US or UK Beatles albums issue. I'm going to go with the UK versions for now.
But The Beatles will always prevail guys because not only were most of their albums stronger, but you are forgetting the KILLER singles they deliberatly left off all those albums!
Early 63:Surfing USA vs Please Please Me - Please Please Me
late 63: Little Douce Coupe vs With the Beatles - With The Beatles (She Loves You AND I Want To Hold Your Hand were left off this album)
Early 64: Shut Down II vs Meet the Beatles - Hands down Meet The Beatles. Shut Down has way too much filler.
mid 64: All Summer Long vs Hard Days Night - Hard Days Night (but it's close)
late 64: Today! vs Beatles for Sale - Today! Beatles were running low on original material and still left off I Feel Fine and She's A Woman.
mid 65: Summer Days vs Help! - Help!
late 65: Party vs Rubber Soul - Rubber Soul and they still left off Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out
mid 66: Pet Sounds vs Revolver - Tie but remember they left off Paperback Writer and Rain
mid 67: SMiLE sessions vs Sgt Pepper - Tie but again - Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields could have been on it and Sgt Pepper would have been even bigger.
late 67: Smiley Smile and Wild Honey vs Magical Mystery Tour - SS/WH Magical Mystery Tour is a 6 song EP. If you count Hello Goodbye, All You Need Is Love and Baby You're A Rich Man, it's sounding better, but I'll give SS/WH the nod
68: Friends vs White Album - White Album That's not including Hey Jude/Revoltion single or the Lady Madonna/Across The Universe/Inner Light/Hey Bulldog session of early '68.
69: 20/20 vs Abbey Road - Abbey Road
70: Sunflower vs Let it Be - Tie
You have to take the Beatles singles into this discussion to be fair.
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I would take out each band's weaker albums such as Beatles For Sale because clearly they were being rushed out with lots of filler.
Increasingly, I think this album gets a bum rap. Sure, there are a few duds on it and they resorted to some covers, but this was the point where John's songwriting really started to mature with his Dylanesque phase: No Reply, I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, Eight Days A Week, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party. If Paul had been able to keep pace, BFS would have been regarded as a big step forward, IMO.
Both bands really had to churn the product out in these early years, so it's not surprising that these albums are uneven.
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