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revolver94
professional dilettante
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Location: Washington, D.C. 
- #1
- Posted: 11/05/2012 21:34
- Post subject: Help v. AHDN
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I realize a lot of you are probably not crazy about discussing Beatles albums, but this one has been bothering me for a little bit. I was talking with one of my friends about Beatles albums and we ended up getting into their earlier works. They insisted that, without a doubt, A Hard Days Night was the best of the early Beatles albums, and maybe on par with some of their later work. I completely disagreed, arguing that Help! was by far the best of the early Beatles albums. I enjoy most of the songs on Help!, but I find much of AHDN (notably the second half) unlistenable.
What are your thoughts?
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junodog4
Future Grumpy Old Man
Gender: Male
Location: Calgary 
- #2
- Posted: 11/05/2012 21:44
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I'd say they're on par with each other, but a slight edge goes to AHDN... I've always been dissappointed that with Help! The Beatles went back to covers again.
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ShaneSpear
Thread Killah
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- #3
- Posted: 11/05/2012 21:44
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A Hard Day's Night, but not by much (75 vs. 70). I just like If I Fell and Can't Buy Me Love more than anything on Help.
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- #4
- Posted: 11/05/2012 21:56
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They both blow.
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- #5
- Posted: 11/05/2012 22:00
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AHDN because it has a shorter running time, meaning less Beatles, which is always a good thing.
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- #6
- Posted: 11/05/2012 22:04
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Pre Rubber Soul rankings:
1. With The Beatles
2. Help!
3. Please Please Me
4. Beatles For Sale
5. A Hard Days Night
So yeah, Help! it is for me.
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Mother Nature's Son
Gender: Male
Age: 32
- #7
- Posted: 11/05/2012 22:06
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| thejoj96 wrote: | | AHDN because it has a shorter running time, meaning less Beatles, which is always a good thing. |
I really enjoyed this comment.. but I still hate it! 🤬
Used to prefer "Help!", but have changed to "A Hard Day's Night", because it's more innocent, less filler-like (I used to think the opposite) and has the best closer of the two: "I'll Be Back".
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Mr. Shankly
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Location: Auburn, Washington
- #8
- Posted: 11/06/2012 07:26
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A Hard Day's Night is more consistently strong from start to finish, but the quality of the really good songs on Help might be better, if that makes any sense. The problem with the comparison is that Help also has some really painfully mediocre songs, whereas I don't think any of AHDN's songs fall into that category (Maybe, When I Get Home 🤔 )
I still say as far as straight forward pop/rock albums go, AHDN is one of the best ever, and is actually underrated when it comes to The Beatles catalog.
| Quote: | | and has the best closer of the two: "I'll Be Back". |
Yeah. I'll Be Back is one of their lesser known gems and one of the best early Beatles songs.
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Facetious
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Location: Somewhere you've never been 
- #9
- Posted: 11/06/2012 11:10
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Used to think this:
| thejoj96 wrote: | | AHDN because it has a shorter running time, meaning less Beatles, which is always a good thing. |
then changed to:
| swedenman wrote: | | They both blow. |
But seriously, I think the fact that Help has both Yesterday and Ticket to Ride helps to make it very slightly better than A Hard Day's Night.
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- #10
- Posted: 11/06/2012 11:15
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i wouldn't listen to their boy band albums
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