Rank The White Album

[Davey the Fat Boy]

Something along these lines:

"Dear Prudence"
"Martha My Dear"
"Sexy Sadie"
"Mother Nature's Son"
"Blackbird"
"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"
"Long, Long, Long"
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
"Julia"
"Yer Blues"
"I Will"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"I'm So Tired"
"Glass Onion"
“Helter Skelter”
“Cry Baby Cry"
"Back in the U.S.S.R"
"Don't Pass Me By”
“Piggies”
"Revolution 9"
"Savoy Truffle"
"Revolution 1"
"Good Night"
”Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
"Honey Pie"
”Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"
”The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
"Rocky Raccoon"
"Wild Honey Pie"
"Birthday"
Nick Cave’s best song

[naughty boy]

We should do another sync-listen....

[Goat Boy]

Am I the only one who loves Ob-La-Di?

[Davey the Fat Boy]

Am I the only one who loves Ob-La-Di?

I do!

[naughty boy]

I like it but don’t love it. But I see most of us think there are far worse songs on the album.

[Belle Lettre]

Am I the only one who loves Ob-La-Di?

No

[naughty boy]

Have you heard the Happy Mondays’ version, Dougie?

[Goat Boy]

Have you heard the Happy Mondays’ version, Dougie?

No. I didn't know such a thing existed

[naughty boy]

Have you heard the Happy Mondays’ version, Dougie?

No. I didn't know such a thing existed

I can't make any great claims for it. And it's a bit of a stretch to call it a cover, actually. But I love the sound they made in the early days.

[Goat Boy]

John Cale produced the debut huh?

I've never heard that. I didn't realise it was pulled from the debut and replaced with 24 hour party people

[naughty boy]

John Cale produced the debut huh?

He did. I don't think he did much. He'd just kicked the booze and spent most of the sessions sitting in the booth eating bananas, if I remember correctly.

[Quaco]

dizzyingly, ridiculously great
Martha My Dear
Revolution 9
Long Long Long
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Helter Skelter
Sexy Sadie
Blackbird
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

very good
Revolution 1
Cry Baby Cry
Glass Onion
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Mother Nature's Son
I Will
I'm So Tired
Dear Prudence

good
Piggies
Savoy Truffle
Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
Honey Pie
Back in the U.S.S.R
Birthday
Good Night
Julia
Yer Blues
Wild Honey Pie

tolerable
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Rocky Raccoon
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Don't Pass Me By

intolerable
N/A

[Sneelock]

something like THIS for me.


dizzyingly, ridiculously great
Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Dear Prudence
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Glass Onion
Revolution 1
Cry Baby Cry
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Martha My Dear
Revolution 9
Long Long Long

very good
Helter Skelter
Back in the U.S.S.R
Birthday
Good Night
Julia
Blackbird
Mother Nature's Son
I Will
Savoy Truffle

good
Sexy Sadie
I'm So Tired
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Honey Pie
Yer Blues
Wild Honey Pie

tolerable
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Don't Pass Me By

intolerable
I can tolerate a lot!

[northernsky]

"Back in the U.S.S.R" *****
"Dear Prudence" ***1/2
"Glass Onion" ****
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" **1/2
"Wild Honey Pie" ***
"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" ***
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" ****
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" ****1/2
"Martha My Dear" ****
"I'm So Tired" ****
"Blackbird" ****
"Piggies" **
"Rocky Raccoon" *
"Don't Pass Me By" 1/2
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" ***
"I Will" ***1/2
"Julia" ***
"Birthday" ***1/2
"Yer Blues" ***1/2
"Mother Nature's Son" ***1/2
"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" ***1/2
"Sexy Sadie" ****1/2
"Helter Skelter" **1/2
"Long, Long, Long" ****
"Revolution 1" ***1/2
"Honey Pie" ****
"Savoy Truffle" ***
"Cry Baby Cry" ****
"Revolution 9" **1/2
"Good Night" ***1/2

[Tactful Cactus]

good
Back in the U.S.S.R

No reason to doubt. You probably know the DNA of this album more than anyone here, but Wow. Only Good.

[Quaco]

good
Back in the U.S.S.R

No reason to doubt. You probably know the DNA of this album more than anyone here, but Wow. Only Good.

Yeah it's probably a little better than I gave it credit for. It's wonderful.

[naughty boy]

Yeah, I should probably have Julia a wee bit higher. It bores me rigid tho' - and the 'her hair of floating sky is shimmering/glimmering/iiiiin the suuuun' bit makes me want to hit something.

[Davey the Fat Boy]

Birthday

(as least favourite song on album)

Something had to be on the bottom.

[trans-chigley express]

There's nothing that I really dislike but this is as close to an order of preference that I can come up with

1. "Dear Prudence"
2. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
3. "Blackbird"
4. "Mother Nature's Son"
5. "Back in the U.S.S.R"
6. "Martha My Dear"
7. "Sexy Sadie"
8. "Revolution 1"
9. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
10. "Glass Onion"
11. "Cry Baby Cry"
12. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"
13. "Helter Skelter"
14. "Long, Long, Long"
15. "I'm So Tired"
16. "Yer Blues"
17. "Julia"
18. "Wild Honey Pie"
19. "I Will"
20. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"
21. "Birthday"
22. "Savoy Truffle"
23. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
24. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
25. "Good Night"
26. "Piggies"
27. "Rocky Raccoon"
28. "Revolution 9"
29. "Don't Pass Me By"
30. "Honey Pie"

[mantochanga]

Honey Pie has an amazing guitar solo from John Lennon, check it out, it's extraordinary.