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THE BEATLES [AKA: THE WHITE ALBUM]

The Beatles

 

Proto-Prog

4.15 | 978 ratings

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alainPP
3 stars 1. Back In The U.S.S.R. pop rock in function, boogie yes, the solo that takes your breath away just to take a stand even in the USSR 2. Dear Prudence acoustic guitar and almost 4 minutes, the longest and most monolithic title 3. Glass Onion with stringed instruments and a melodic sound that will be taken up by the XTC; cinematic music from BOF about gangsters 4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and the first hit of the album, do you need a hit to exist? ob la di it doesn't matter, it's anchored in our heads; spaghetti western rock or festive pop whatever you want 5. Wild Honey Pie as Charisma interlude, you know Alice's 6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill where we go to Andalusia 5'' before a good-natured festive title up to the trombone, repetitive 7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps arrives... why is it so beautiful? why do you want to hug your girlfriend while listening to this vulgurus song from the 60s? It's spinning frantically in any case! 8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun not that of MARILLION, but a title which shows that it really took a Harrison to make a good zik group 9. Martha My Dear return to the saloon, head a pint of bourbon; a nursery rhyme in real stereo from the time, yes mono still existed; classic jaunty fairground orchestration and a festive progressive tune 10. Im So Tired well yes I must admit I'm really starting to... get tired, yes I can't find any blood, no stain... no prog blood for the moment; maybe the general concept? 11. Blackbird follows, minimalist acoustic guitar to let the vocals come forward; animal title I would say!! 12. Piggies hop harpsichord for the umpteenth nursery rhyme musical, bucolic, crazy wandering; huge but short cinematic title 13. Rocky Raccoon yes I confirm after the psychedelic Indian passage we are indeed blue flower on the American continent with warm titles from the countries... American Indians with the accordion and the tutti frutti 14. Don't Pass Me By continues with this saloon piano, the journey continues, the acid violin comes to invite itself into the party, we are closer to Canada 15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road wakes us up with this provocative and screamed title 16. I Will sweet nursery rhyme that takes up the clichés with a guitar from over there, come on let's have a bourbon again 17. Julia to finish this first album and a syrupy melody on julia that to? beautiful guitar arpeggio. An album that I was never able to get hold of, too uneven, too scattered; but thinking at the time the kind of avant-garde album that paved the way for a lot of future bands.

the LP2: 23.Helter Skelter floats with this title which many have cited as a proto hard rock; after proto prog it's really a lot; magnificent title in itself with this riff from beyond the grave known to me thanks to Pat BENATAR 25.Revolution 1 what a revolution in USSR ah no in the USA, OK why not! A premonitory title! 29. Revolution 9 cinematic while 4 years ago we were not yet using this word; a de facto avant-garde title with all the necessary sound effects, yes I did the same with my galena set; in short, after the psychedelic we arrive at progressive improvisation, still ahead of its time 30. Good Night as a final outing, a syrupy melancholic tune to wake up from this testament moment! I surf the LP2 because I find that there are more overrated, basic titles... but that doesn't mean that without this album, where would we be today?

alainPP | 3/5 |

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