Worst Beatle song?

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Ever heard a Bob Dylan song?

... and that absurd comment on the over-use of the riff in Because and She's so heavy, well that's cause it's used in all the songs... as Because starts the same way as Sun King (a George Harrison composition) and then in You never give me your money (a McCartney one) just to state some examples. That's why I feel Abbey Road is much more worked as a concept album than Sgt.Pepper.

And when you criticize a song, you can't just fill it up with your subjectivity. Since when lack of melodics is a "bad" thing to do, that we should try to compensate with something else? Actually Tomorrow never Knows is more of an electronic song, and that's why it's considered more of an Avant-Guard take on music, as it is not melodic and the lyrics were never meant to be deep, it is just an experiment. And since when is there rules to Psychedelia? Why should it be overly melodic with a sitar and an oriental scale just injected in the song from nowhere.

Plus Dizzy Miss Lizzy is a song by Larry Williams (1958), can't see how you can compare another person's work in The Beatles evolution in songwriting.

Sorry couldn't read the whole thing, it was just a bit too absurd to read. If you don't like this kind of music, just don't listen to them. You don't have to like The Beatles just cause they're popular.

Plus all the ranting on Lennon, while it's obvious that you haven't heard any of his solo works. I don't suggest you listen to them, as you won't like them a bit.
 
Yes. Modal music in general can be made to work by a well developed solo, because something is being said musically even if the the harmonic structure is not doing the stating. See the works of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Han****, Keith Jarrett, et al. The Beatles aren't really capable of composing a modal solo over changes like that though, so that option is pretty much off the table for them.

Look, if you're ok with your music literally not going anywhere or saying anything either harmonically or melodically, then you'll have no problem with the song. If those are things you look for in music then Tomorrow Never Knows will bother you.

Edit: Lol, it censors Herbie Hancock? That's kind of ridiculous.
 
I also happen to like the Beatles early output. With the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, The Beatles '65 and Something New are great albums.
 
Like I said before, it's all my opinion. Point out which specific parts you disagree with, and I'll tell you exactly why I think that. So if I said, "the lyrics are stupid" and you don't agree, tell me, so I can tell you WHAT about the lyrics I don't like. That doesn't mean you have to feel the same as me; music is subjective, so you probably won't. But I will gladly defend any point I post with reasoned argument if you tell me what I'm arguing.

And again, if the saaaaame six lyrics and the saaaaame guitar riff for seven minutes bothers me, that doesn't mean they bother anyone else. But that's the nature of criticism: we can only share our own critiques and criticisms; we never know how anyone else will react to any given thing.
 
Totally agree - it's just that Ringo offered something completely different. We have to leave the genius of Lennon out of this because, musically, I think he topped every one of the others by far.



I think a lot of Beatles fans recognize the greatness of Rubber Soul. I never knew it was underrated. I also like it better than Revolver - barely.
 
The lyrics aren't of any particular significance to me, you're not offending me by calling them stupid. I just thought (and still think) it's funny that you had no idea what the lyrics meant and still took to calling them stupid and meaningless. Remeraber, you needed my explanation of these shallow lyrics--what does this say about your creative/analytical skill?
 
It's overproduced and lyrically riddled with cliches. It almost sounRAB like the kind of song they would have written had they reunited in the 80s or something.
 
Haha - that's my favorite song on the album.

Your epistle is precisely why I could never really discuss the Beatles with "true" Beatles fans. I guess I simply don't get it because I certainly don't have the "correct" opinions about their songs. For all their iconic status - they were still just another good rock band who made some great songs and some bad ones. I knew there was a reason that I usually avoid discussions about the "worst" this and that. Pointless and frustrating.
 
Awesometastic: That was a nice little write-up there. I don't agree with a lot of what you said (Tomorrow Never Knows?) but at least you gave some reasoning for why you don't like it. Also, I'm glad to finally find someone else who doesn't like I Want You.

And I'll definitely check out Brainwashed.
 
Stupid meaningless attempts at faux-depth? That sentence is a stupid meaningless attempt at real critical writing. Your whole post was, actually. And I could only read the worRAB "interminable", "vapid" and various derivations of "melodic/unmelodic" so many times before I stopped taking you seriously completely and reached the same conclusion as NuraberNineDream...
 
When I went to see Elton John and Billy Joel in May, they did an amazing cover of Birthday. And it happened to be shortly after my birthday too, which was cool! I don't mind that song so much now.
 
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