In Reply to: "The high point of their artistry" was 1965-6: Rubber Soul & Revolver. nt posted by markrohr on November 29, 2006 at 13:42:02:
I'm surprised you would make that bold a statement, considering 'I Am The Walrus,' 'A Day In The Life,' the White Album, and Abbey Road. For my money, 'I Will,' 'Julia,' and 'Something' rank much higher on the artistic scale as I see it, than 'What Goes On,' 'Yellow Submarine,' or 'The Word'...and remember how Lennon was always dismissive towards 'Run For Your Life,' which he derided as filler.To answer the original question, my least favorite from the later Beatles period is 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da.' 'You Know My Name' has charm & Brian Jones on saxophone; I don't get the hate for a harmless throwaway like 'Wild Honey Pie;' and I don't really consider Revolution 9 to be a song in that sense. But hearing about Desmond & Molly one more time is something I could very well live without.
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- Disagree - J 14:07:45 11/29/06 (10)
- No surprise . . . - markrohr 04:33:53 11/30/06 (9)
- Not meaning to rub anyone the wrong way, but I prefer the White Album.. - Zipcord 12:46:05 12/01/06 (1)
- Definitely an uneven collection (no theme album there!) but your analysis is good * - Sophisticated One 05:43:30 12/03/06 (0)
- Wait a minute here, Mark . . . - mkuller 12:43:40 11/30/06 (1)
- Well, okay. ;-) nt - markrohr 05:33:26 12/01/06 (0)
- Addendum - markrohr 05:16:23 11/30/06 (4)
- I agree. And G. Martin maximized their output. nt - Duilawyer 20:33:23 12/01/06 (0)
- Like a great football team... - dave c 13:19:55 11/30/06 (1)
- Good point about George Martin. nt - markrohr 05:32:52 12/01/06 (0)
- I agree. -nt - Raiderman 07:53:58 11/30/06 (0)