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Overrated and underrated Albums
27 June 2010
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The Fool on the Hill
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Name all albums you think are overrated and underrated

 

Overrated:Sgt.Peppers,MMT,Revolver and White Album

 

Underrated:Yellow submarine

 

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27 June 2010
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I think there's already a thread for this. It's either Underrated and Overrated albums or songs. Can't remember which.

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The Fool On The Hill said:

Name all albums you think are overrated and underrated

 

Overrated:Sgt.Peppers,MMT,Revolver and White Album

 

Underrated:Yellow submarine


It was songs

 

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27 June 2010
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Very well then. My picks are 

Overrated: Let it be

Underrated: Beatles For Sale .

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Um…

Overrated: Sgt. Pepper . It's great, mind you, but still….

Underrated: With the Beatles. I don't care how great people say it is, they're still underrating it! 

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3 July 2010
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Overrated: to rate.

Underrated: not to rate.

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NOTHING related to the Beatles is overrated, except for Pattie Boyd (ugh), but for the underrated one, I'd have to say Beatles For Sale or Rubber Soul .

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3 July 2010
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A Fiendish Thingy said:

NOTHING related to the Beatles is overrated, except for Pattie Boyd (ugh)


 

Pattie-hater, haha.a-hard-days-night-paul-11 

 

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Marcelo said:

Overrated: to rate.

Underrated: not to rate.


 

Just enjoy, eh?

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Sunii said:

A Fiendish Thingy said:

NOTHING related to the Beatles is overrated, except for Pattie Boyd (ugh)


 
Pattie-hater, haha.a-hard-days-night-paul-11 


 

He hates our baby, Sunii.

"The best band? The Beatles. The most overrated band? The Beatles."

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MrBig said:

Sunii said:

A Fiendish Thingy said:

NOTHING related to the Beatles is overrated, except for Pattie Boyd (ugh)


Pattie-hater, haha.a-hard-days-night-paul-11
 


 

He hates our baby, Sunii.


 

SHE hates your baby, dear, SHE. a-hard-days-night-ringo-15

a-hard-days-night-john-5

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A Fiendish Thingy said:

MrBig said:

Sunii said:

A Fiendish Thingy said:

NOTHING related to the Beatles is overrated, except for Pattie Boyd (ugh)


Pattie-hater, haha.a-hard-days-night-paul-11


 

He hates our baby, Sunii.


 

SHE hates your baby, dear, SHE. a-hard-days-night-ringo-15

a-hard-days-night-john-5


How could ANYONE hate a baby? a-hard-days-night-ringo-15

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I really hate babies.

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Overrated: Sgt. Pepper (It's still an amazing album but it is super overrated.)

Underrated: I would say most of their early albums. Like With the Beatles, and I think A Hard Days Night is pretty underrated.

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19 September 2010
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MotherNaturesDaughter said:

Overrated: Sgt. Pepper (It's still an amazing album but it is super overrated.)

Underrated: I would say most of their early albums. Like With the Beatles, and I think A Hard Days Night is pretty underrated.


I don't know if Pepper's overrated, as a whole album it might be one of their best, but in terms of individual songs it's just not as good as say Revolver . But if you listen to the whole thing it's still fantastic, it's just I've never had the urge to listen to Fixing A Hole by itself or most of the other songs by themselves.

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GniknuS said:

MotherNaturesDaughter said:

Overrated: Sgt. Pepper (It's still an amazing album but it is super overrated.)

Underrated: I would say most of their early albums. Like With the Beatles, and I think A Hard Days Night is pretty underrated.


I don't know if Pepper's overrated, as a whole album it might be one of their best, but in terms of individual songs it's just not as good as say Revolver . But if you listen to the whole thing it's still fantastic, it's just I've never had the urge to listen to Fixing A Hole by itself or most of the other songs by themselves.
 


That's what I was thinking too. I mean the only songs on there that I would ever want to listen to by themselves are probably A Day In The Life and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds . Otherwise individually I wouldn't listen to most of those songs regularly.

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13 October 2010
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Without Paul’s Parodies and exotic Styles The White Album would be the most critically acclaimed album
It has 13 amazing songs better than most of Pepper

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13 October 2010
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I think Pepper has been overrated for so long that it's actually become underrated again! And I often listen to individual songs from it. “Getting Better ” is such an unheralded little gem.

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I think the White Album is overrated. It's a great album (obviously) but in terms of songwriting, innovation or performance it's put in the shade by Revolver , Pepper and Abbey Road .

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To me, this topic is very subjective and I have thought about it for a long time. Therefore, when I think about the underrated question, I try to think about it from the perspective of a few of my friends. These friends like The Beatles but are not hardcore obsessive/compulsive (OK, a lunatic) Beatles fans like me. Whenever any Beatles discussion comes up, they talk mostly about Pepper, The White Album , Abbey Road and to some degree Magical Mystery Tour (mostly because of Walrus and Strawberry Fields). Basically, unless I start the conversation, no one brings up anything prior to Rubber Soul .

So, if non-hardcore obsessive/compulsive (yes, a lunatic) Beatles fans are the basis, I would have to say all 5 of the early albums are way underrated. Lately, I just can’t seem to get enough of With the Beatles and A Hard Day’s Night.

As for overrated,  I am not going to repeat my feelings on Pepper here. I've done it enough in other threads. The White Album is also in the overrated category for me. I never skip a song on any Beatles album but have been very tempted to skip over at least a handful on TWA. No, I will not say which ones because I don’t want to derail another thread. I just can’t help agreeing with George Martin that a fine album could have been really special had it been trimmed down to the best 14 tracks.  

 

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