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Nice one mate

A lot of people really rate the White Album, I think it's one of weaker of their later albums
I like The White album because it is so ecletic but so full of really excellent tunes. It's also quite deranged in its scope which appeals to me too. McCartney is producing ballads like I Will and Blackbird whilst at the same time producing mentalist brillance like Helter Skelter and Why don't we do it in the road. Not only that but also 30's style piano pop in the shape of Martha My Dear and Honey Pie. They are brilliant pop songs. Lennon is also in really good form with Sexy Sadie, I'm so tired and Yer Blues. But on the whole I think McCartney is a bit better than Lennon on this album. And you can't really argue with Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps. It's such a good song and I quite like Piggies too, in a strange kind of way. Admittedly there are a few tracks you can skip over, but I think there are about 18 songs that you can call quality.

It's the best double album of any artist for me closely followed by The Clash's London Calling. It puts a beat down on The Stones Exile on Main Street, which I think is a bit turgid in places and unmemorable in others.
Nice post Buddy!

Agreed on a lot of those songs and in general I like the album, I just wish they had've conednsed it down and removed some of the weaker tunes.
Interesting what you say about McCartney being better on this album, he arguably had more influence on Rubber Soul, Revolver & St Pepper too, (definitely did on Sgt Pepper) which were obviously their most successful period!


I have never bought 'London's Calling' it's probably the only album that is recognized as an ATG that I don't own - just never got into the Clash - may give it a chance though as so many people rave about it!
The Lennon/McCartney relationship is always interesting to look at. People often bring it down to the level of saying one is better than the other with it being far cooler to say Lennon was better. I was of that way of thinking when I was growing up and having heard their solo work, but now I have backtracked on that a fair bit. McCartney seemed to get more active when the Beatles had become established. A Hard Day's Night was Lennon's album, but McCartney did come into his own afterwards and especially on the albums you mentioned above. I have just finished reading "Many Years from Now" by Barry Miles (no relation) and it tries to go the whole other way by saying Lennon was a lazy druggie whilst McCartney was the experimental hard worker of the group. I think that is too extreme as well. They were both incredibly talented songwriters, but there is no doubt that the pendulum swung on key albums in the catalogue.

London Calling is a very good album. It's not really punk, just another eclectic collection of pop songs with a lot of guitars. The Clash got a bit rubbish towards the end, but the first 3 albums are sound. I find London Calling to be their best.