[bellsprout]

i never listened to beatles that much - i thought they were just a group that made rock big, but i listened to "while my guitar gently weeps" and i was very impressed with the songwriting. the riffs and bass line was simply art!

which other similar beatles songs should i check out?

 

[robert1325]

Just listen to the new "Love" CD, It's a very nice introduction to their music.

 

[leftnose]

My personal favorite Beatles album is Abbey Road but it is different from most of their other albums and might not be a good starting point. Get a copy of '1' and hear all their hits.

 

[carlosgp]

"Love" is a wonderful introduction to The Beatles. My personal favourite is "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

 

[epaludo]

I suggest LOVE also. Can't go wrong with it ...

 

[augustwest]

The sound quality on "Love" is outstanding and will give the non-purist a nice overview of their work.

- augustwest

 

[meme]

I usually find that the "Blue Album" Best of - 1967 to 1970 has everything i want to listen to. But they are terribly over-rated you know

 

[Dimitris]

Love and 1 are very nice albums.

 

[GlendaleViper]

I'll second the "Love" and "1" recommendations as a starting point as well. The Beatles are in need of a modern remastering job, big time. The original albums have very hard stereo seperation (vocals on one channel, full band on the other, etc.) so can be awful with headphones.

If you (almost inevitably) get sucked into the Beatles albums, I suggest starting with Revolver.

 

[meme]

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Originally Posted by bellsprout /img/forum/go_quote.gif i never listened to beatles that much - i thought they were just a group that made rock big, but i listened to "while my guitar gently weeps" and i was very impressed with the songwriting. the riffs and bass line was simply art! which other similar beatles songs should i check out?

Yeah, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is one of my favourites, i don't know how many songs George wrote, but i suppose the most similar would be "Something" . I've really only liked them as a "Singles" band, i was never all that blown away with their full length albums.

Eleanor Rigby is another favorite.

 

[goldenratiophi]

Love is great for a quickie intro. If I were you, I'd wait for the remastered versions of the rest to come out, because the current CDs are pretty painful to listen to IMO. Then I'd then go for Sgt Pepper and Revolver.

 

[wovenhand]

Out of all the albums, Revolver is a pretty good starting point.

 

[rhymesgalore]

Just as different opinion: I wouldn't use "Love" as an introduction into the Beatles music, since some songs are just heavily altered (although the variety of songs is really quite nice)

I would listen to the originals first, and THEN listen to Love. This way you can appreciate the additions to the music, and not wonder "hey, where did that background track go?" but that's just MHO.....

PS: Since some one mentioned Sgt. Pepper from Love: This track is horrible to me! This damn beat they mixed into it, i can't stand it at all..... and i LOVE the original version!

 

[carlosgp]

If I was the person you mention, this was not my intention

. I wanted to say that my favourite album is Sgt. Peppers, not that I prefer Sgt. Peppers from Love. I much prefer the original!

 

[Kilane]

If you're seriously just starting, nearly all the Love/1 anthologies are a great starting point, but I still think the best place if you're looking for an album is Abbey Road.