The Beatles arrived with my Jr High years. I liked most of their music through Rubber Soul and Revolver. I wasn’t interested in Sgt Peppers or any Beatles album coming after it. I’ve often thought if their first years had included the likes of Obla Di Obla Da they would have been relegated to a richly deserved obscurity.
I agree that much of the Stones work has aged much better.
Ob di la was silly I agree
The White Album was pretty much Plastic Ono one record and Beatles with a lot of help on the other
I had a raised serial number version.....my ex kept and framed
I remember first I wanna hold your hand and monkeyed it as a 6 year old
Then it got heavier with Soul and Revolver....but I liked the latter albums
Especially Abbey though in college White Album got played a lot
Help was a pivotal work too
Hell man the youth culture which was enormous turned on their every release
You remember that
I remember my cousins being told to throw their albums and 45s out after the Jesus comment
They sobbed hysterically.....and gave them to me
98 percent of my everyday music is 62-94 on napster and iTunes
I did a Marmaduke homage the other day.....John Dawson
My 14 year old was like hippie country dad!
Rubber Soul and Revolver are the Beatles' best, imo. I did like their '67 - '70 albums as well, just not as much. The White Album would've been much better if pared down to a single record. Way too much filler on it.
The Stones' Their Satanic Majesty's Request was a misguided attempt to make a Sgt. Pepperesque album. Even Keith said he was embarrassed by it. The Stones really hit their stride after that with their best run (from '68 - '72....Beggars, Bleed, Sticky, and Exile), which imo might've been the best of all runs from anyone.
If the Beatles took the 5 best songs from Pepper and combined them with the 5 best from Magical Mystery Tour (released later that year), it would've been a much better record.