ALBUM GRADE: 9.5
The Beatles, also known as the White Album, is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. Its plain white sleeve contains no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed,[a] which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band’s previous LP Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles is recognised for its fragmentary style and diverse range of genres, including folk, British blues, ska, music hall and the avant-garde. It has since been viewed by some critics as a postmodern work, as well as among the greatest albums of all time.
SONG GRADES:
1. Back in the U.S.S.R. – 9
2. Dear Prudence – 10
3. Glass Onion – 10
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – 8
5. Wild Honey Pie – 7
6. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill – 9
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – 10
8. Happiness is a Warm Gun – 10
9. Martha My Dear – 8
10. I’m So Tired – 10
11. Blackbird – 10
12. Piggies – 9
13. Rocky Raccoon – 8
14. Don’t Pass Me By – 6
15. Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? – 6
16. I Will – 9
17. Julia – 10
18. Birthday – 9
19. Yer Blues – 10
20. Mother Nature’s Son – 8
21. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey – 9
22. Sexy Sadie – 10
23. Helter Skelter – 9
24. Long, Long, Long – 7
25. Revolution 1 – 9
26. Honey Pie – 7
27. Savoy Truffle – 8
28. Cry Baby Cry – 7
29. Revolution 9 – 9
30. Good Night – 6
Produced by George Martin.