Pollin' The Beatles

[hypehat]

Dude, have a google for Sgt Pepper Multitracks. Prepare to die of sheer coolness.

[SMiLE-addict]

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Wow, you're right. I'll have to explore them later.

[I. Spaceman]

Sgt. Pepper Deluxe, Purple Chick.

[SMiLE-addict]

OK, all I'm getting is what I got the last time I tried this: A lot of sites with broken links, other sites with in-depth descriptions of what's on the disks but no link to anything to download, links to megaupload which has been shut down due to some FCC copyright thing, and other sites which make me first download a program, which then makes me download another program, and when you think you've downloaded what you want, it's not what you want.

How about something with just some mp3 downloads?

[I. Spaceman]

The links on this page work:

http://rockantology.blogspot.com/2011/11/beatles-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club.html

[SMiLE-addict]

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Thanks, seems to be working (minus the annoying pop-up ads). Long download time when free, but looks like it'll be worth it.

[SMiLE-addict]

Well, an hour of downloading ... and it didn't have what I wanted the most. I was looking for the parts for She's Leaving Home.

They're on Youtube but I'd like to burn it to a CD.

BTW, on the vocals for that song, John's voice sounds pretty hoarse. Even Paul strains a bit on some of the high notes. And on one of the ending "bye's" they really screw up. Pretty funny.

EDIT: Oops what I wanted was on the 2nd download. Crap, I shoulda downloaded that first. Now I'm getting a message saying I've got to wait 45 minutes to download any more stuff from there. *grrr scowl*

[I. Spaceman]

Listen to all of the stuff, man, it is great.

[SMiLE-addict]

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Yeah it's cool stuff, though some of it I've heard on Anthology.

I like Penny Lane with the oboes (or are they English horns??) instead of the French horn. Sounds more mellow, whereas the French horn kinda jumps out at you.

[I. Spaceman]

The greatness of the Purple Chick stuff is really hearing all that stuff in one place. The type of dream sets we will never get officially.

[SMiLE-addict]

I've got few minutes left to go to download the 2nd one.

I don't have any blank CD's left but I'll grab some on my way back from work tomorrow. Next I'll burn them to listen in my car. Then, Nerdsville, here we come!

I thought I was getting nerdy when I bought the Pet Sounds box set back in November. This must be Nerdsville Stage 2 what I'm doing now.

[SMiLE-addict]

Alright I got the rest.

She's Leaving Home is endlessly fascinating! But the flaws of the background vocal track especially are obvious when you listen to them isolated. John doesn't sound good at all. They must have double-tracked his voice in the final cut to gloss over his hoarseness. You can also hear him breathe, drink a glass of water, move around, and stuff. Either they edit that out, or you just can't notice it when all the other stuff is added in.

[Amazing Larry]

I LOVE the Sgt. Pepper multis on the Purple Chick set. I just wish the person who transferred them did so at a higher bit rate. They sound like ass.

[MBE]

Here is the order I like the British (plus one US) LP's
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Help
Beatles For Sale
With The Beatles
Hard Days Night
Please Please Me
Magical Mystery Tour
Pepper
Let It Be
White Album
Abbey Road
Yellow Sub
I like them all really except for side two of Yellow Sub. I may get a few comments on Abbey Road. I like it a lot just not as much as what went before.

[I. Spaceman]

I thought I was getting nerdy when I bought the Pet Sounds box set back in November. This must be Nerdsville Stage 2 what I'm doing now.

I bought that Pet Sounds set in November, as well. OF 1997!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Usually would say White Album but gave Revolver the vote, just because I'm in the mood to. Prefer it in mono, though. 

[Dudd]

It's corny but I love the Abbey Road medley to pieces.

[SMiLE-addict]

I don't know for sure, but I wonder if this is the longest internet discussion ever on the Beatles vs the Beach Boys:
http://www.musicbanter.com/pop/49280-beatles-vs-beach-boys.html

Started 05-08-2010, still going on. 60 pages so far. :-o

[Heteronym]

Just voted on Rubber Soul, which now is tied with Abbey Road and Sgt Peppers...

Am I the only one who had his Beatles' obsession ruined by The Beach Boys? I used to be completely fanatic about them and they remain the only band whose discography I've listened from beggining to end (I didn't get close to Summer In Paradise yet, so...).

I don't know, they just don't do it for me anymore. I guess it's because they don't have that sweetness that pretty much all of the BB's records do. Plus, I'm not a big fan of John Lennon's voice and I do find some of his music quite annoying. While I've always liked Paul, he never striked me as some kind of genius with sparkles of brilliance thrown over his music. He is the true "hard-working guy" - complete musician all around. Great songrwriter, versatile voice, etc...

Their early stuff comes nowhere close to Brian's surf, dance and car songs. A Hard Day's Night is actually their only record which I could never listen to in its entirety.

I really like Help (the album) and Let It Be, though. Revolver and Magical Mystery Tour are also remarkable. Rubber Soul wins for me because it was an incredible change in their style and it was their melodical peak.

[SMiLE-addict]

Am I the only one who had his Beatles' obsession ruined by The Beach Boys?

No, you're not. A year ago, if you asked me which band was better, the Beatles or the Beach Boys, I would have said, "Duh! The Beatles." Now I'm not so sure. However, it has not diminished my love of the Beatles, it's just that now I realize they had much better competition than I realized before. ;-)

[Heteronym]

I'm actually developing some kind of anger towards The Beatles, for all the atention they get (especially in Brazil where absolutely no one knows who The Beach Boys are)  . I'm almost jealous.

A lot of people my age (that I know, at least) listen solely to what is considered cool, therefore they aren't "hip to The Beach Boys" and wouldn't dream of listening to them. In here it's like there are only Beatles, Pink Floyd and maybe Stones/The Who. It gets kind of boring to listen to this worship after a while. I wish people knew what they are missing out on.

[SMiLE-addict]

When I was a teenager (late 70's, early 80's) absolutely nobody I knew listened to the BB's. No one. Completely off the radar screen. Everyone knew of their famous surf and fun songs, but I don't know of anyone who was even aware of Pet Sounds. I sure wasn't. I think you either need to be a kid or an adult to appreciate them. Teenagers are too worried about coolness, at least they were when I was a teenager. And for better or worse, the BB's have too much of a corny image to be cool. Kids (say, younger than about 14) are too young to care about that, and (most) adults learn not to care about it.

FWIW, around the time I was a teenager a lot of kids my age were sick of the Beatles. Lots of us might have liked them, but they received so much worship and attention from anyone and everyone 10 years older than us (which seemed like an entirely different generation) that they didn't want to hear anything more about them. Though I wasn't in that camp, I'd say they were only maybe my 4th or 5th-favorite band. I didn't really start to appreciate them until I was in my 20's.

[hypehat]

Why can't I change my vote to Abbey Road? The medley, dude. The MEDLEY.

Yes, we are going through another round of Beatles obsession here. I could probably set my watch by it.

[zachrwolfe]

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[scooby1970]

"Rubber Soul" has always been my favourite Beatles album, there's just something about it that blows my mind compared to the earlier and later albums. My second and third favourites would be the "Magical Mystery Tour" CD  and "A Hard Days Night".

Mark