The Beatles: The White Album - The Beatles

The Beatles White Album was originally released in 1968. The name of the album is simply "The Beatles," but its plain white sleeve gave rise to the name "The White Album." During the phase from Rubber Soul through to Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles sound had gradually become increasingly experimental as the boundaries of the studio were pushed to breaking point. By 1968 things returned to relative normality with The White Album The full track listing is; Back in the USSR Dear Prudence Glass onion Ob la di ob la da Wild honey pie Continuing story of bungalow Bill While my guitar gently ...  Read the complete review

I know many will disagree with me, but in my opinion this is the definitive Beatles' album, encompassing everything that is so good about the band. It was releasesd at a time when the group dynamic was failing and they were beginnign to drift apart, more than evident when some of the tracks on songs were recorded in different places by the respective memebers of the band. Some call it filler and far too long, but in some respects i think that it is not long enough. And i am sure that if you are a fan of the early Beatles then you may not like this, but if you have some kind of vision for a masterpiece then look no further. 1. Back In The USSR - This song began ...  Read the complete review

The so called 'white Album' was the begining of the end for 'The Beatles' It was the start of a new era of confidence in their own individual abilities, comprising, which had been the essence of previous albums was not evident here, which is why end up with a double album. It's a complete contrast to it's predecessor, Seargent Pepper, with the songs taking on the authors own invidual trademarks, inmany respects most of the songs could have been solo efforts. In many ways this is why the album works, If you like Lennon, then are plenty of classic Lennon tracks here and if you like Mc Cartney, then the same applies. It ...  Read the complete review

To all intents and purposes, The Beatles' last real album as a band was Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and even then that album was more about George Martin and the studio working magic with a few hammy songs while the band members were spending their time growing facial hair and dressing up. Pepper had been the rock music event of 1967, but it had seen the band behind the music start to move apart. Thus when the revolutionary air of 1968 found the time coming round for another musical contribution by the world's biggest band, what actually happened was that three gifted individuals got together in the studio, accompanied by ...  Read the complete review

Beatles producer George Martin has always made his opinions clear about the White album. That they should have trimmed it down to 15 good songs and only one album. I'm glad they didn't listen to him! It fits in with the whole Beatles 'thing' of variety and originality. After doing their themed album (Sgt. Pepper) with a fancy cover, electronic gagetry and complicated lyrics, they make an album with a plain white cover, guitars and drums, and songs about chocolates, hunters, piggies, birthdays, doing it in the road, monkeys and the USSR. And to say the album does not have a theme is not quite the truth. The theme is one of 'back to ...  Read the complete review