Best Ever Albums

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Mr. Shankly — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:31:03 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 03/29/2011 13:31

Jhereko wrote:

GARY wrote:

[-(

GARY it ain't no album. The Beatles album catalogue does not go 'Sgt. Peppers' - 'Magical Mystery Tour' 'The Beatles' It's either a double ep (1st release) or a compilation soundtrack (2nd) and you can tell. I agree it contains some amazing songs (penny lane is probably my #2 beatles song and I don't think I would call any of the others songs bad) but it's missing cohesion and thats not surprising considering these songs were recorded as exclusive singles. SO I would say yes it's an average at best album but a great set of songs. oh and if i were to answer the question in your last question I would probably be here a while.

That's a good point about the lack of cohesion. Still, it's a great collection of some of their singles from '67. Fool on the Hill is a pretty classic song too, and kind of an underrated Beatles gem.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

GARY — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:26:56 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 03/18/2011 20:26

Jhereko wrote:

GARY wrote:

Jhereko wrote:

GARY wrote:

I have it at #14 on my chart. It blows my mind that people are trashing this masterpiece of an album. There are 5 classics on Magical Mystery Tour and the other 6 songs are very good ones. This is just Beatle hate and jealousy IMO. Great music is timeless, consider Bach, beethoven, and Brahms. Other than everybody's seemingly favorite, can do no wrong, band Radiohead of course. Please let me know all of the bands making albums today that have 5 timeless classic songs on them and no bad ones. [-(

Magical Mystery Tour is ranked #85 on this site.

All Music gave it 5/5 stars.

Blender gave it 5/5 stars.

Pitchfork media gave it 10/10 stars.

Good day sir.

pitchfork gave it 10/10?

I admit defeat then.

no wait a minute. I have my own opinion and that is what I stated above (albeit a little douchebaggishly)

Good to day to you sir.

No that's cool state your opinion of course, and however you want. You may be right who knows?

But look at my avatar. You know I must defend the 4 supreme beings of music. 😇

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:32:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2011 15:32

GARY wrote:

Jhereko wrote:

GARY wrote:

Magical Mystery Tour is ranked #85 on this site.

All Music gave it 5/5 stars.

Blender gave it 5/5 stars.

Pitchfork media gave it 10/10 stars.

Good day sir.

pitchfork gave it 10/10?

I admit defeat then.

no wait a minute. I have my own opinion and that is what I stated above (albeit a little douchebaggishly)

Good to day to you sir.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

GARY — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:08:40 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 03/18/2011 14:08

Jhereko wrote:

GARY wrote:

Magical Mystery Tour is ranked #85 on this site.

All Music gave it 5/5 stars.

Blender gave it 5/5 stars.

Pitchfork media gave it 10/10 stars.

Good day sir.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:41:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2011 13:41

GARY wrote:

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

GARY — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:23:49 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 03/18/2011 12:23

I have it at #14 on my chart. It blows my mind that people are trashing this masterpiece of an album. There are 5 classics on Magical Mystery Tour and the other 6 songs are very good ones. This is just Beatle hate and jealousy IMO. Great music is timeless, consider Bach, beethoven, and Brahms. Other than everybody's seemingly favorite, can do no wrong, band Radiohead of course. Please let me know all of the bands making albums today that have 5 timeless classic songs on them and no bad ones. 🤐

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

maxperenchio — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:24:46 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 08/10/2009 22:24

its a famously fragmented album- essentially a very hazy EP on side one coupled with a totally stunning, albeit unnaturally assembled, side two. I think the music itself, if released by a different band, would have been lifted to classic status- but with all the knowledge of Beatles, it kind of fits into their "fried, directionless, drugged out" period instead. Your Mother Should Know is a McCartney gem!

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Ironic Karma — Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:52:20 GMT

Author: Ironic Karma

Posted: 08/01/2009 19:52

It's a good collection of the intrumental experimental Beatles, but other than that it's mostly fillers. "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am the Walrus" are the two best tracks, IMO.

I never really enjoyed it that much, but it's a good thing to download free if you're bored.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Midas — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:45:52 GMT

Author: Midas

Posted: 07/29/2009 17:45

I like this better than "Sgt Pepper" but "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" were recorded in late 1966 during the Sgt Pepper sessions. "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I Am the Walrus" are two of their four great examples of mixing avant music influences with a strong pop structure.

"Penny Lane" has a great melody and a great chord progression with an innovative use of feedback from either a piano or harmonuim at the end of the song. To me the most underrated track is "Blue Jay Way" which continues with Harrison use of experimental tape techniques with microtonal Indian melodies.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

joannajewsom — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:19:25 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 07/25/2009 12:19

I really like this one. It's probably my favorite Beatles disc-- probably because it was my first one. "Blue Jay Way" is one of my favorites by them.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Alt-Rocker77 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:02:14 GMT

Author: Alt-Rocker77

Posted: 07/25/2009 00:02

If you think of it as a B-sides collection, then it is a DAMN good one, but it doesn't really hold up as an album, even though it contains some of their best material.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

NowhereMan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:08:09 GMT

Author: NowhereMan

Posted: 07/22/2009 11:08

It's a quality album 🙄

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

Charicature — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:43:31 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 07/15/2009 14:43

jomclane wrote:

No and I dont regard it as a proper album anyway. The fact that Strawberry fields is on it shouldnt take away from the fact that it is merely a compliation of odds and ends, typically released by Capital Records for the American market.

Now if they had built an album around SFF, PL and ADITL instead of Sht Pepper that would have been something.

I think you're confusing it somehow with Abbey Road, which really was a collection of odds and ends. Side 2 was nothing more than a continuous medley of fractional songs.

But to call The Fool On the Hill, Blue Jay Way, and Your Mother Should Know odds and ends? TFotH is one of their classics, and I've always liked Blue Jay Way myself.

Side 2 of MMT was obviously stronger, with the aforementioned songs, but side 1 shouldn't be overlooked or cast aside as "leftovers".

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

GlennJolson — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:12:33 GMT

Author: GlennJolson

Posted: 07/15/2009 12:12

telefunker wrote:

What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

-It misses track 10 'Baby You're a Rich Man' here at Best Ever Album.

-I am unsure if we display the original album cover here because mine looks different.

-Originally, 'Magical Mystery Tour' is not an album but a double EP.

-Listening to the tracks, I feel the missing guidance of Brian Epstein.

-maxxy, the songs were not published on another album before.

-The first six songs, side one of the album, are from the infamous, unprofessionally made TV film Magical Mystery Tour. The songs flopped as double EP containing only those songs. Therefore, for the album release 5 singles, A and B side releases of 1967, were added for the embellishment of the album making it rather a juke box, a hit collection on the B side.

Nevertheless, four of the B-side hits are great, "Penny Lane", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "All You Need Is Love" and "Hello Goodbye" as well as "The Fool on the Hill" and "Your Mother Should Know" from the original double EP.

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

maxxy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:08:10 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 07/15/2009 02:08

Enough with the Beatles threads already!
Magical Mystery tour is not really worth adding to your music collection, IMO (most of the tracks are already present on other, better albums)

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

RFNAPLES — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:41:03 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 07/14/2009 20:41

Not their best album; I rank it 10th. These are the best tracks:

1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Penny Lane
3. I Am the Walrus
4. All You Need Is Love
5. Hello Goodbye

Re: What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

jomclane — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:24:22 GMT

Author: jomclane

Posted: 07/14/2009 19:24

No and I dont regard it as a proper album anyway. The fact that Strawberry fields is on it shouldnt take away from the fact that it is merely a compliation of odds and ends, typically released by Capital Records for the American market.

Now if they had built an album around SFF, PL and ADITL instead of Sht Pepper that would have been something.

What is it with Magical Mystery Tour?

telefunker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:49:56 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 07/14/2009 17:49

Is it really that good? surely must sound a bit dated now after 30 years?

telefunker