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Post by jeremyd99 on Dec 29, 2016 8:59:09 GMT 10
Often an overlooked and under appreciated album (thought often called a loose collection of songs, which might be even truer), 'Magical Mystery Tour' actually has some of the high points of The Beatles's career featured on its track list. Below is my ranking of the songs on the album:
1. 'All You Need Is Love' 2. 'Blue Jay Way' 3. 'Strawberry Fields Forever' 4. 'Penny Lane' 5. 'Baby, You're A Rich Man' 6. 'I Am The Walrus' 7. 'Hello, Goodbye' 8. 'Magical Mystery Tour' 9. 'Your Mother Should Know' 10. 'The Fool On The Hill' 11. 'Flying'
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 21:19:38 GMT 10
1. Strawberry Fields Forever: There's so many levels to this song. It's stunningly beautiful, it's bittersweet, it's energetic, it's experimental. It just has a lot of inventiveness to it. Yet it's still feels focused and precise. I love everything about it. 2. Penny Lane: Pop perfection. It ties in with the themes of Strawberry Fields and is therefore an extension of some of the same feeling. It's simple, upbeat McCartney at it's absolute best, with some genuinely likeable, endearing and interesting music to boot. My top two should have been left on Sgt. Pepper and if they were it could have been the best album they ever made. Oh well these songs are great additions to MMT. 3. The Fool on the Hill: A song about an outcast that no one realises sees the world in a beautiful way. One of the deepest, most heartbreaking songs the Beatles ever put out yet musically contrasts with that as a great pop track. I absolutely adore it. 4. I Am the Walrus: An amazing piece of psychedelic insanity. There's nothing I can say about it that hasn't already been said. Just great silliness. 5. All You Need is Love: I don't like it as much as everyone else seems to but it shows very cleverly and intentionally how far The Beatles have come over the course of their career. 6. Baby You're A Rich Man: I tend to forget how much I like this song. It's a catchy, likeable chorus with not a lot to it, and I just seem to remember it as such. However it's verses are really unique and cool. It's not their most memorable track but it's a very good one. 7. Hello, Goodbye: Another great pop song. It's just a classic. 8. Your Mother Should Know: Not the strongest track but still a good one, and one that really endears to me. It's a song that just makes me smile, as most great Beatles songs do. I can't describe why I like it quite a bit, I just kind of do. When the mood strikes I absolutely fall in love with it. 9. Magical Mystery Tour: Possibly the most energetic song on the album. A great scene setter. 10. Blue Jay Way: I feel similarly about this song as I do It's Only A Northern Song. In the sense that it's good, it really is. Yet it's only a good song if you already like his indian schtick and want to hear a good hook. It doesn't have much new to say and if Harrison continued in this direction instead of changing to something new it would have become extremely tired. So yeah I like it and all, and whenever I listen to the album, or it comes on shuffle, I won't skip it. It's just not their finest moment and comes off as a bit of a retread, which this album often criticised for. 11. Flying. A case of The Beatles becoming too arcane and forgetting about writing any actually good, interesting music. It has it's moments but it's ultimately pretentious and boring.
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Post by meddle on Dec 31, 2016 16:23:49 GMT 10
1 the fool on the hill 2 strawberry fields forever 3 penny lane 4 I am the walrus 5 all you need is love 6 magical mystery tour 7 blue Jay way 8 hello goodbur8 9 baby you're a rich man 10 your mother should know 11 flying
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