With The Beatles

The problem with this is its so hard not to compare it to all the other Beatles work with so many better songs further into their careers. I’m guessing at the time this was a popular album but now it feels like bit of a filler in-between albums and most of the songs don’t really grab the attention. Not rubbish but given they’ve done so many better songs this album just doesn’t really do much for me.

Clearly the early stages of a band that would progress significantly over the upcoming years. Not sure the tracks on this justified the Beatlemania that followed, or perhaps it was a classic case of style over substance just like other boy bands that followed. I wonder what would have happened if East 17 had pulled a strawberry fields out of the bag?

Three Beatles albums in fairly quick succession, and I’m coming to two conclusions. Firstly, I prefer their early stuff. The poppier more r&b based stuff just seems more what was truly unique and exciting about them. And it certainly gets me more excited over the later slower more psych type stuff, which while they were influential they weren’t unique in that style/genre (and certainly not the best). Secondly, Harrison wrote the best song on this one, Abbey Road and White Album. Guess I was suckered into the wide assumption he was the untalented one. More fool me. Anyway, I enjoyed listening to this, but there are too many covers (not all that great either) to give it a big score.

You had to be there.

How The Beatles were already this huge at this point in their career is beyond me. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with their first few albums, this music is so basic, even for the standards at the time.

It was fine.

First of all, big fan of this album cover. It looks like they kinda forgot about Ringo and had to quickly add him in after the fact. As far as the music goes, I know this was historically significant in the rise of the Beatles, but it's so bland. It sounds like they're playing at a prom in the 50s. It's very early-Beatles, and it's fine I guess. It's not necessarily one I would listen to straight through again.

Several fine tracks, however this is one of my least favorite album by the Beatles.

I think it’s ok to admit that early Beatles were just ‘ok’. I understand that they were starting to do things that other bands weren’t, but while there are some classics here (I Wanna Be Your Man, Hold Me Tight, All My Lovin’) we also have half an album of fairly ordinary rock’n’roll covers that don’t really add much to the story. Maybe it’s because we know how spectacular the story becomes in its later chapters, but I can only call it like it hear it.

It’s ok, too old but I recognized some songs

Not bad. 3/5

6/10 I don't see these boys doing anything spectacular with their future. 10-21-2024

It's The Beatles. What else can I say?

I'm feeling that you had to be there. The rhythms are fun and the whole tone is very... slick, it hangs greatly together, but I'm already forgetting the whole of it.

- Favs while listening: All my Loving, Till there was you - All My Loving has some great chord work from Lennon and Harrison and some heartfelt vocals from McCartney during the chorus -Till There Was You is an acoustic ballad with some nice guitar work as well as an amazing vocal performance from McCartney who really shines on there - that album isn't progressive but it's another step towards what the Beatles would become - while this album isn’t really my favorite of the Beatles, it still has some good ones on there but I wouldn’t listen to it as a whole again OVERALL: 3/5

This album was voted in a list of top 200 ever made... Who writes these lists? It's not bad, it's not great either, it's alright background music, like a pub cover band. A few of these songs are covers as well, all the 5 star reviews are overhyped. I do enjoy Ringo drums though, always against what you would naturally have thought. It's a middling album, straight down the middle score for me.

A Beatles fan since I was a child I used to listen to this album on an old Grundig reel to reel tape player. By no means my favourite Beatles album but some great songs my favourites being It Wont be Long and All my Loving. I think this album is best remembered for its covers rather than original Beatles songs

I enjoyed that all the songs were like 2 minutes

There's a number of lovely ditties on this, but WOW did drugs do a lot for this band's writing, music, and hair. Thank gawd!

Highlights: It Won't Be Long All My Loving Money (That's What I Want) A historically important Beatles album I guess, but not much worth revisiting.

Some enjoyable bit of pre too many drugs beatles

The Beatles being the beatles

Good.

Bit bland

Lots of covers. I like their later stuff better.

Fun to hear the young Beatles. Some covers and some early signs of their song writing quality. I thought Till There Was You was an original (it's actually by Meredith Wilson). Just a bit too 50s for me.

Mid tbh. Some songs I really like, such as "All My Loving" and "Till There Was You" I could listen to it while I'm cleaning or something. Nothing particularly inspiration or riveting though

I can never tell if I enjoy The Beatles. It’s familiar in spite of the fact that I’ve never intentionally listened to any of it. How do I know so many of the lyrics? I do like the cover artwork of the Australian release. The font is delightful. Neutral rating.

It's fine. I was expecting a masterpiece, but I was let down a little. It's definitely not bad, but just fine.

Baby's first pop album. How very innocent. I can most clearly hear what's to come in McCartney's bass.

Early gems for any classic Beatles fan! Mostly covers but the seeds are sown here.

It’s easy to take the Beatles’ breadth of output for granted, but With the Beatles takes us back to where the formula first gelled. There’s a lot of saccharine pop here, some of it (like All I’ve Got to Do) is nearly indistinguishable from future British Invasion bands, which could adult be mistaken for a Gerry and the Pacemakers track. And, of course, this only underscores Lennon and McCartneys influence over their generation. It is difficult to judge this album and not score it against the totally of the Beatles’ output. On its own, it demonstrates outstanding and ahead of its time pop songwriting skills, despite certain throwaway tracks (the cover of You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me is both forgettable and regrettable). But it’s otherwise a far cry from there the band’s talents and creativity would ultimately take it. As with the earliest records of so many legendary artists (the Stones, Bowie, Pink Floyd) it serves as a more insightful reference point than it does as a singular output. 3/5 stars

There is a noticeable lack of harmonica on this album. Some classic tunes here but overall it doesn’t do a whole lot for me. Favorite track: I Wanna Be Your Man

I did not hate this.

Didn’t like it as much as the white album but still had a good chunk of enjoyable songs some songs just felt too slow and almost whiny

Undeniable craft, but lacking the oomf of other Beatles records.

6/10

Some memorable songs, were as others are just rock n roll covers, such as Roll over Beethoven and Money. You start hearing their trademark sound, but they have a while to go before they really develop their songwriting skills 3/5

Remastered album from 2009 not sounding the best on headphones! Early stereo is not great Don't Bother Me - country-ish of the almost sinister sort. Excitement more intoxicating than the songwriting. More bossa nova rhythms than expected... Overall: simply ok.

Die eerste vier nummers geven echt een voorschot op een waanzinnige discografie. Wat een intelligente popnummers, vol met aandoenlijke melodietjes, briljante samenzang, goed doordachte lyrics en vooruitstrevende en dissonante riffjes. Ze trekken duidelijk les uit R&B en Rock & Roll van overzees, maar geven hier al zo'n eigenzinnige draai aan, alsof het al een doorgewinterde band is met een unieke stijl. Je vergeet in deze fase dat het nog maar een stel kinderen zijn. De magic touch van John en Paul zijn al snel hoorbaar, maar zoals wel vaker met Beatles-albums komt één van de spaarzame George Harrison-liedjes bovendrijven, want die zijn eigenlijk altijd kwaliteit. 'Don't Bother Me' kende ik nog niet, maar is echt een eyecatcher. Later op het album grijpen ze wat meer terug naar hun idolen uit de US, met een aantal geinige covers. Hier hoor je wel weer wat beter hoe de band letterlijk nog in zijn kinderschoenen staat. Veel van deze covers zijn oké, maar verbergen ook wel een beetje hun eigen inventiviteit die bij die eerste vier tracks zo sterk naar voren kwam. 'Till There Was You' is een uitzondering, en is een cover van een 50s popsong met een Cubaanse bolera twist. Dit is echt vintage Paul McCartney, en is wat dat betreft meer dan zomaar een cover. Het is een blauwdruk waar Paul later zoveel mooie hits mee scoorde. De tweede helft is minder interessant, maar desalniettemin blijft dit toch een speciaal album voor het jaar 1963. R&B/Rock&Roll bandjes - of zoals in dit geval 'Merseybeat' offshoots - schoten rond dit jaar als paddenstoelen uit de grond, maar niemand deed het met zo'n uniek geluid en zoveel consistentie als The Beatles. 7,5/10 Highlights: All I've Got To Do Don't Bother Me Till There Was You

Automatisch ga je deze plaat vergelijken met al het moois dat the Beatles later zijn gaan maken. Achteraf bezien is dit dan ook een lastig tweede plaatje gebleken denk ik. Het debuut staat vol met de vernieuwende energie die we van ze kennen, maar de tweede plaat heeft dat minder. Veel covers en de rustige nummers zijn niet zo mooi als (met name) McCartney later laat horen. Gelukkig volgen die platen ongetwijfeld in deze lijst. 6,5/10 Highlights It Won't Be Long Please Mister Postman

Favourites: It Won’t Be Long All My Loving Please Mister Postman Money(That’s What I Want) gud beadles

Perfectly listenable, perfectly boring

I mean it’s not peak Beatles

Too cheerful for a Monday morning. I still love John Lennon's voice though.

I definitely prefer late Beatles over early Beatles...

Hier fehlt mir einfach noch das Originelle, das Neue der späteren Alben.

It's hard tp listen to a Beatles album and not compare it to other Beatles albums. This album is low on the Beatles list. Too many covers (that was a big thing bands did back then, I get it) but if giving it a rating I'm just going to say it's meh. 2.5 I guess. Although I'm not thrilled. I'll round up because it's still the Beatles

Praticamente um álbum formado de Side-B dos Beatles, legal, mas nada muito marcante.

An easy listen, we had the US versions Meet The Beatles and Beatle’s 2nd Album at 4Ex so knew all the songs. The cover also became a classic over time. A fun 35 minute experience that brought back memories of the 60s. Still good, but not great (3.4*s)

Hard to beat the classics. The Beatles are in the pantheon of great and influential artists for so many reasons. While I've been exposed to The Beatles for 30+ years I haven't run through many of their early albums. I was familiar with about half of these songs through various radio segments and their existence in the cultural zeitgeist. The tracks I didn't know had more of the same catchy simplicity that the early Beatles mastered and managed to successfully crank out to take the world by storm. With The Beatles is expectedly bubble-gum pop but its crazy that their catalog from the early 60's still sounds so good and enjoyable. I'd probably rank With The Beatles on the lower side of their discography but that isn't to be a knock, merely to recognize how strong their albums were through their insane 10 year run. I know there is going to be more Beatles and I'm excited for the forthcoming albums. 3.04 stars

Better. But not really for me.

Honestly solid album. 3.5 to a light 4 star.tracks for it time are pretty good.my fav tracks are till there was you,it won’t be long

Haven’t really heard the earlier Beatles before. Short and upbeat, quite funky, but I do prefer the later stuff. Maybe I’m just more familiar with it. I’ll give this another listen sometime to see if my opinion changes though. Highlights: It Won’t Be Long Please Mister Postman Roll Over Beethoven

***a good easy listening album

Lennon first and now the Beatles?! It’s a fine album - just a little juvenile (for me and clearly for the Beatles as their second album). I remember liking the songs from this album as a freshman/sophomore. The sweet lyrics and swingy/poppy beats were all I needed but just doesn’t scratch my musical itch anymore. Favorite Song: All My Loving Least Favorite Song: I Wanna Be Your Man Familiar with the album beforehand? Yes

This is like the weird middle child of the Beatles, which is weird considering it's their second album. They did a lot more interesting stuff on A Hard Day's Night and Please Please Me, but this one sort of blends in along with Beatles For Sale. It's still the Beatles so it's not bad, they can just do so much better. Favorites are All My Loving, Till There Was You, Please Mister Postman, and You Really Got a Hold On Me

Not bad

Not my favorite era of The Beatles, but Don't Bother Me has some hint of what they could become. It Won't Be Long - Not bad All I've Got To Do - Ok All My Loving - Ok. Chorus is good. Don't Bother Me - Nice groove Little Child - Not for me Till There Was You - Not a bad cover Please Mister Postman - More covers Roll Over Beethoven - Better cover Hold Me Tight - Not bad You Really Got A Hold On Me - And another cover. Only ok. I Wanna Be Your Man - Ok, kinda catchy. Devil In Her Heart - Ok, but another cover Not A Second Time - Ok I guess Money (That's What I Want) - Another cover but I like this song Why are the songs so short? Also the cover: We don't have room for Ringo so I guess just put him down in the corner.

Not as good as their first album but pretty good. B

This album by itself is kind of basic. There are a few covers of some classic songs, and the original songs by the Beatles don't exactly push the envelope. Standard early sixties renditions, and nothing like what they would be known for later in the sixties. But you can also see early hints of genius, like with how serenely McCartney sang "Till There Was You" or Harrison's lyrics in "Don't Bother Me." I was also thinking about how much the Beatles changed the face of music for decades to come. The Rolling Stones and Beatles originally focused primarily on covers, following the paths set by others, but branched out and crafted music themselves as they explored creativity. Like I said, this album is basic, but it's a clear stepping stone for their careers and it impacted the trajectory of the music business, too.

The Beatles are one of few bands that I feel like have earned so many spots on this project, as many of their albums just raise the bar time after time and are musically significant. All that said, in terms of this project, I would argue that this album is maybe the most unnecessary Beatles inclusion. Is it okay musically? Yes, sure. But is it musically significant enough to be included on this project? Meh. Sure, they were a sensation from the very beginning (this album makes me wonder how if I'm being completely honest), but their album significance did not start or continue here, in my opinion. And I honestly was not aware that they had an album (let alone multiple albums) where half of the album was covers. All in all, you can see hints of who The Beatles would become peaking out in certain songs, but overall, the album is not quite at that level yet. An okay album, but I definitely feel like it wouldn't be on here if it weren't The Beatles.

Sounds ok and competent (especially the Please Mister Postman cover) but I always get bored when listening to this album. It is just like as with that very early Rolling Stones album from last month or so: why is this on the list other than historical reasons? The album is by no means any special.

In 2024, this pile of covers isn’t very impressive. I get that on a basic level as white dudes at the time, they’re making these tunes their own in a way. We do hear the genius that is to come in the first four tunes. But in the big scheme of things not an exceptional album IMHO.

It’s quality for being what it is. Still really heavily blues influenced and nothing particularly innovative happening yet here, but it’s kind of nice to listen to a beatles album that doesn’t have 6 or 7 songs the radio has milked dry.

Very nostalgic but not my era of beatles

3.5☆/5 07.28.2024

Early Beatles album. Slightly lame at times.

It’s not the best Beatles offering by far. It’s fine, there’s lots of staple rock n roll tracks, but this is a band still doing the basics to get themselves known. It’s competent but not impressive.

65/100

I've never been the biggest fan of early Beatles. And I think this may be the weakest album in their discography. Certainly not bad by any means, but doesn't really have any standout tracks or memorable moments like the rest of their albums do. Would only really come back to if I was doing a Beatles binge or something similar. Top tracks: All My Loving, Don't Bother Me, Roll Over Beethoven

Beatles if they were mid

some gems

Not my favorite Beatles album, but there are some classics here

Decent , I feel they are still finding their sound with this album. Will come back someday.

Hengettömiä covervetoja, 2.5

Pretty alright

First listen Saved 6/14 Top track: Don't Bother Me

First Beatles actually. Didn’t hate it.

high highs, lower lows, 3/5

I like other albums of theirs better

Decent.

3/5 - still not my thing. I get it, I do. But nope.

ok

At times I felt it would work perfectly for a sunny summer morning, sipping tea and feeling all of your problems melt away... ...and then at other times I wanted to jab something down my throat. How they ever got THAT famous is beyond me. They couldn't even write half their own songs on here. I will say, though: they knew when to put an album out of its misery.

Day 13 - June 14, 2024 Meeesta Postman. Roll Over Beethoven was good, but ELO's is better. Sorry not sorry. 3/5

i like this era of the beatles best but i don’t like the beatles. if i were being honest i would probably rate this 4 but i can’t bear to do it. please mister postman was my favorite cause it made me think of that one vine. what can i say. it’s good, it’s fine. i don’t want to listen to six more beatles albums.

decent album filled with originals and covers.

Iterate through the classics

The Beatles again…. Why are there so many on here?? I liked a lot of these songs though

These albums sound so weird in stereo

Notable tracks: Till There Was You, You Really Got A Hold On Me

It bothers me that this website just calls the band “Beatles” without “The”

Not the record you think of particularly As a classic Beatles album, Hard Day's Night is the obvious classic of the early period. But it's kinda necessary to include this representative of The Beatles as they find their footing. Some of the covers are exceptional. There's a few average tracks here though for sure. Hard to rate. Obviously not a 5, probably a low 4. Nah, forget that. Following this listen, being brutally honest it's all pretty average bar All my Lovin, Postman and Money are the covers that really pass muster, the others are just ok. Besides that it's a fun listen, but if it wasn't The Beatles this for sure wouldn't be here. Warrants a middling ranking.

Early Beatles are delightful, but half of the delight is knowing how different they’ll sound in just a few years. That said, George Harrison’s intro on Roll Over Beethoven is kinda terrible. And I was surprised there were so many covers. I wonder if musical copyrights didn’t come about until later? Of the original songs, All My Loving is a standout. Great song. Not a fave album by any means, but still noteworthy. 3.6

This was fine, but definitely not my favorite Beatles album.

Basic Boy Band Beatles. Not their best. But a few large early hits. 3.75

It’s not a bad album. But it’s far from their greatest. This album sounds rushed. And when I was looking up the history of this record, it seems like the writing and recording was squeezed between a massive amount of live appearances and broadcast obligations.. The production choice to put the vocals in the right channel and the instruments in the left channel too much of the sloppiness that the band exhibited in the sessions. The fact that there are cover songs here as well as what we might call transitional Beatles pieces means that the record is somewhat disjointed, but I can see how it might be a reflection of their live appearances at the time. So, we’re definitely with the Beatles here, but we’re not completely consumed by them yet.

noooot a fan which is weird because i usually love the beatles. i think their later works are masterpieces but noooowww it’s like mmm you’re still babies ykwim.

Wasn't their best showing

cool, don't see myself listening to it again

just lost my Beatles album virginity

Ok

great first try, boys! oh, this was their second album? well, nevertheless,

till there was you is my fave <3

Took them a while to get good...

Pretty good. Obviously doesn't get near their best, but Til There Was You is a sweet little song.

Quite good. Easy to see how they became so famous. The relentlessly romantic themes are a real grind, but the skillful performance through a broad range of sounds makes listening worthwhile.

Some early classics on this one. I was surprised how many covers were on here. A preview of the greatness to come.

"With The Beatles" is the second studio album by The Beatles, originally released in 1963 on Parlophone Records. The album was released as a debut under a different name in the US ("Meet The Beatles") along with a different tracklist. The Beatles had already become a household name in the UK and were well on their way to becoming one in the US around this time. Because of this, the label required them to record and release more than 1 LP a year to cash in on the success, and it shows on this record. It's almost evenly split half-and-half with covers and originals. The originals are ok, but the covers are mostly lackluster. They're covering motown and early rock & roll, and these covers just don't hit the same. The compositions are ok, they're just lacking that extra energy.

Beatles. oder wie andere schrieben: „beim ganzen hören dann doch etwas limitiert.“ - yep, passt! 😎

An enjoyable listen but really musically its not pulling up any trees nowadays.

some bangers' and nostalgic bits but i cant see myself ranking this above a 3.

Favourite cover: Money (That’s What I Want) Favourite Original: All My Loving

Pretty good album but when compared to other beatles projects, you can feel the immaturity and lack of depth on this one

Not a huge fan of early Beatles

i would probably rank higher if i was born before the 50’s.

14 songs in 33 mins is kind of cap. But i enjoyed some of the songs. I kind of agree with ben that early Beatles are not as meta as later on but I didn’t hate it. Was not expecting the Mr Postman cover lol

Not my fav Beatles but I still enjoyed a lot !! Luv the vocals! Can imagine loving this back in day Standouts: I wanna be your man, you really got a hold on me, please mister postman

3.5/5 - I thought I disliked the Beatles.... consider my ignorant self proven wrong Standout tracks (I fell in love with both instantly): - It won't be long 5/5 - All I've got to do 5/5

There was something so clean cut and young about this album. I don't know if I enjoyed the motown covers. They just didn't have the same energy and passion as the originals. I didn't really feel like they were pleading with the mailman for their letter, but maybe they were in the British culture. I liked the original songs on the album.

I lean towards later era Beatles, but this was a happy, old-timey vibe and the covers were a fun addition.

Subjectively one of the weakest Beatles albums, inferior to it's predecessor, "Please Please Me." Not even the Beatles are foolproof. I'll give credit when credit's due. "With The Beatles" has got a few good numbers, namely "All My Loving" and "Till There Was You." The second half was a boresome listen. There was not one redeeming track. The people who rate this five stars are gaslighting themselves.

For me, the Beatles are a band that never seems to have problems with musical quality, but rather with quality of content. Most of the songs are good to listen to, but absolutely irrelevant, and I don't buy that the band feels any different, which gives the feeling of inauthenticity. I expected that the early Beatles offered more ups and downs. Absolute rivets and quirky hidden gems, that you feel are somehow unrefined, but authentic. This album proves the opposite. Completely ironed and aimed for commercial success, with the most generic and bland lyrics revolving about "love". Not exciting. Radio music. But I'd like to think that I only feel that way because the Beatles shaped the mainstream so much with their unique style and that it was revolutionary new hot shit at the time.

Though they wear their influences conspicuously with classic RnB and rock and roll covers and a brash surf sound, you can start to see the emergence of their more complex pop song writing to come. But this is them still in full teenybopper mode, jangly and sweet upbeat love songs with a funny playful side. They mastered the genre though, these songs are nearly all pretty perfectly crafted little gems and the recordings are brimming with energy.

There are some decent songs on this album, but there are also some rather poor ones too. I would probably like this album more if The Beatles hadn’t grown as much as songwriters after this.

I guess this is what made the Beatles popular, but it isn't what made the Beatles pioneers and icons.

I don’t think this should be on the list. I’m not saying it’s bad, but it’s not a consequential Beatles album compared to their others on the list. Removal of this one would lead to room for deserving entries from other unrepresented artists.

Not much to say tbh, not my cup of tea but pleasant enough Favorite song: Til there was you (cover) 5/10

The most Beatles Beatles album (yes Beatles is used as an adjective) but my least favorite of the three). Not terrible but a bit too on the nose

The vocals are good. It was... Fine. It's got a 50s diner vibe which I enjoy. The songs did blend together a bit. Top songs: Please Mister postman

Still good but not as exciting as other Beatles albums!

3.5 I was just thinking a few days ago that I was almost 100 days into this project and had yet to have a Beatles album and somehow, lo and behold, the next day I got one! One of the least essential Beatles albums, tbf, but a Beatles album nonetheless. Listen - I love the Beatles, probably most of their other albums are going to get 5 stars, and even this isn’t bad per se. It can’t be, with the lovely lads from Liverpool singing and playing. It’s just, other than the iconic cover, what does this really have going for it? A couple classic songs up front, then most of the rest of the album is (good) covers! It’s not the most exciting or necessary work from them. But it’s the Beatles, and there’s some classic tunes on it, so it’s still getting above 3 stars from me.

It's the Beatles. Never got into them, never really found them as ground-breaking as everyone else seems to. It's fine, but won't be going back to this.

Honestly as much as I love The Beatles this album just doesn't really do it for me

3,3

featuring none of the songs you associate with the beatles

could i write poetry to this? n

Pretty good album. Even though it´s old album, i found it catchy and simply fun. Vocals were great, instrumantation too, but you can really hear it´s a 60´s record. Probably wouldn´t skip it if a song from this album came in while driving or something, but not for an active listen. Although I can see why The Beatles were so popular even early on in their career. Pretty good record, but not for me.

This was a nice listen. But I can’t give an album with this many covers a very high score. Especially when the black artists they’re ripping off do it better.

Biggest complaint about the album is the mixing, when the vocals are in just one ear for a good portion of the time it gets hard to listen to, would easily be 4 stars otherwise.

Classic. Set the stage for... for... forever.

Better than expected.

relisten. im not the biggest fan of the early Beatles, i much prefer their albums from the late 60s but this one is very pleasant .

Well made and great harmonies and catchiness.

A wild mix of classic hits, covers of soul and blues standards, and forgettable sugary pop songs. A respectable debut album from the goats with parts that unfortunately did not stand the test of time.

Every Beatles album is at least baseline good and easy enough to get through front to back, but this is on the weaker end of their catalogue.

Nostalgically quaint

I think I would’ve been a big fan back in the day

They don’t make bad songs, but they’ve made much better.

Meh

not into this flavor of beatle

Not a bad album from the Beatles. I wouldn't call it their best, but it's far from their worst. 3.5/5

Beatles album I haven't listened to yet. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Not my taste

ein paar Klassiker - aber eigentlich nicht meine Musik

Maybe not so bad

Aside from the mix being kinda terrible, It's the Beatles, so its good. They hadn't hit their creative peaks yet but as pop songs go, these are fine songs.

Studio versions don't do justice to what a great live band they were at this point: listen to live versions of Money; All My Loving; etc., and you'll see the difference. The least good Beatles album.

Cute

The was fine except I think they had the singers standing outside the room and they put the guitar Right On The Mic

Instrumentation was great, individual song lyrics were okay. But when you have to listen to basically the same song lyrics wise even the short runtime becomes taxing to get through.

It's... Beatles. Other people love this, I know this, but I don't understand the hold they have. A nitpick: this album seemed to be from the dawn of the stereo era and they're really EMPHASIZING it with wild unnecessary panning on all tracks. Almost stopped to find a mono version.

oh hey it's the Across the Universe soundtrack but by all dudes playing with stereo sound look, it's fine, some songs are fun, but it's almost tiresome to listen to The Beatles for this. I know most of their music and they're on every music list ever

Mid

Weird to hear so many covers by the Beatles who were absolute masters at writing their own music. Best song is "All My Loving." It's a little unpolished but undeniably fun. While I enjoyed this, since almost half of the songs were covers, I am only awarding 3 stars.

Fun happy album. Didn’t really resonate with me

I kind of like Don’t Bother Me and Roll Over Beethoven

I'm just happy the Beatles got better

I prefer the Beatles on psychedelics🙃 2,5!

Loved this when I first got into them in my teens (not thaaat long ago, honest). Me then would say 5/5 however the grown up cynic in me hears this differently. Perfectly serviceable but had forgotten how many covers there are on the album. Good clean fun for the hit parade but (and I feel bad for saying this) sweet but slightly bland. 3.5.

3.4 stars rounded down. "All my loving" and "Money (That's What I Want)" are the standout tracks.

It’s was good, not my style

Ehhh

Can't understand the Hype around Beatles. But might have been great at the time of release

Not my fave Beatle album

Interesting to hear as it's definitely a product of the times

The era of The Beatles I don't care for but still a quality record none the less.

This is not a Beatles album that I've heard before. It was quite interesting, I feel like I could hear the seeds being sewn for albums to come. Funnily enough, I have heard their first album "Please Please Me" before and there are a few tracks on that I really like. All in all, I don't think it's as good as their first and I don't think it's as good as later records. It's okay

Any Beatles is practically oxygen at this point, but while I enjoyed to now retrospective power-pop sound, alot of it was remarkably forgettable. "All My Loving" is a stone classic, and I like "I Wanna Be Your Man" a lot, the rest just sort of just became "Beatles sound". Certainly, not indicative of the riches to come.

The early Beatles albums are not half as good as the later mature ones like the brilliant White Album or Sgt Peppers. If other bands would have made this album, by now we would maybe have forgotten about this one. Not best version of e.g. Mr Postman or Roll over Beethoven. Do like Money though. 3 stars enough

Really short songs. Hard to find a memorable one

I haven't spent much time with the early Beatles. I think Rubber Soul is about as early as I have listened. First impressions are that, these definitely sound like the Beatles that I know, but the cuts are definitely rougher and the songs are more direct pop-rock in structure -- less experimental. Don't Bother Me is one that I like more than the rest so far. Has an almost surf-rock vibe about it with a lived-in atmosphere to the production. I've heard other versions of Please Mister Postman. This one has the early RnR sway about it with beautiful harmonies. Roll Over Beethoven is another cover that does fine service to a classic. Straight through, this is a fine enough album, but ultimately pretty forgettable. There aren't really any "stand out" singles that commanded my attention, and a lot of the songs washed together. Even so, the production is quality and you can see this as a less evolved version of a band that would go on to change music. For me this is a 3.5 leaning 3.

A fine enough album but not even close to a top Beatles album for me. There were no low points at all, just a pleasant 33 minute listen

Всем группам на свете хотелось бы такой худший альбом, но на фоне их последующих альбомов явно чувствуется вот эта простота и в музыке, и в тексте, да даже в этой вот обложке. Обнаруживайте Вещества поскорее, мальчики! Лучшая песня - All My Loving.

I think this was a great example of how the Beatles are great composers. The guitars and drums are simple but very catchy and pleasant. The guys aren't incredible vocalists, and their lyrics leave a lot to be desired for me. I was a bit disappointed when the "Mr. Postman" cover appeared. Do I need a Beatles cover of this song? Not really, but how else would you know it's the 60s? I was more disappointed when I saw that about half the album was covers. And then I checked - "Til There Was You," a song I really enjoyed, was not a Beatles original! So this album is probably a really good representation of what the 50s/60s music landscape was like. Still leaves me underwhelmed by the Beatles.

It’s the Beatles, but hadn’t heard this album before (their second). Quite a few covers, and for me rather meh.

Pretty solid album. Easy listening with some fun jams

“With the Beatles” is… still the Beatles, albeit not the striking early sound of Twist and Shout, nor anything that escapes traditional ABA form. But man, this one’s got tons of filler! Some of these records in the middle are so forgettable that, even as a (former) Beatles obsessive, I barely remember them! Maybe it’s the covers they picked. We’re supposed to rate this as an album? This is not really much of an album. It’s more just a bunch of covers for the hit parade. Pretty unfair to rate this as an album, when the group in question were a mere two years away from being on the vanguard of what the entire *concept* of an album is in the first place. But It’s fun! I like hearing them have fun. It sounds, truly, leagues better sonically than most early 60’s records. 330 albums into 1001, and I can now confirm this. Great work all around boys. We are better off that this is a mere historical footnote in what the Beatles would become. This album is somewhat charming, but— notably— only if you know the punchline, which is that we’re hearing (soon to be) of the greatest songwriting duos of all time do cover songs. Including the dozens of time I played this in high school, I think I’ve heard “With the Beatles” enough times for one life! 3/5.

It's the Beatles, truly iconic. But also, it's not the best of what the Beatles had to offer.

They evolved quite a bit as a band - this was the early years with many songs not penned by Lennon and McCartney.

So here's the thing: The Beatles are this amazing, groundbreaking band that changed how we think about bands but this right here is just An Album. A lot of good and fun songs but to me this is just the Beatles starting to become a very popular band and not necessarily become the dominant cultural force that they are today.

Early days sound of the Beatles was simple and uncomplicated. Easy listening

bello ma non il mio preferito dei beatles

good album, but only in mono, in stereo the vocals are 100% on the right ear and the instrumentals on the left, solely for that reason i won't be adding the songs i liked on my playlist, because i don't wan't to keep switching between mono and stereo everytime a song comes up

Short, poppy Beatles album

Simple Text - classical old rrmusic

Some great songs and some ok ones.

Not their best, relatively few bangers, but good to bop your head to

Liked it; I'd listen to a few of the songs again.

Most of the songs really enforce that they just want to be held. Tightly.

Oof. Yeah...not a big Beatles fan. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. This is fine. I just get annoyed because they all sing in unison. I really don't understand the point of having four people in a band if you're all going to sing the same note. I get that they all play instruments, but idk. I will say, the songwriting is really good. 3/5 It's fine. I got bored pretty quickly.

Not great. A little annoying and maybe a little pervy.

It's alright.. get it? ALL RIGHT? :DDD

Good Album, not their best but still good. The length is perfect too, give it a listen if you're into psychedelic rock.

Not my favourite Beatles album, decent

Good pop album.

first time seriously listening to the Beatles. i’m going into this expecting them to be overrated. maybe it’s not their best album but it was very middle of the road. I woulda rated it a 2 but gave it an extra point for being a short album

Obviously the Beatles were huge, this being one of there early albums, it doesn't have much depth, lots of love songs, and covers of other popular rock songs at the time. When compared to there layer work, this album doesn't hold a candle. For the phenomenon it was at the time it came out I can see it being included as long as every other album of there's is included. Overall, standard early 60s rock and roll fare.

Oh yes wait a minute mr postman. One of the first Beatles albums, it was cool to hear some Beatles songs that weren’t amazing

Only having listened to a few Beatles songs, this was interesting. Gives me "day at the beach" vibes with it's easy going melody but hard-hitting vocals and percussion. Almost 4/5, but again it's not exactly my taste. 3/5 (would be 3.5 if I could).

Yeah, it's okay. 👍

Ningún hit destacable, el stereo extremo distrae mucho (un lado musica otro voces).

This album has some classics, but I’m not a huge Beatles fan, and this is not my favorite Beatles work.

Short and sweet. Handful of songs are obvi classics. Paul and John can write cool songs

Early Beatles. Basic guitar, drums.

Un disco con algunos temas pegadizos y otros fácilmente olvidables pero en su contexto de tiempo y época me parece un buen LP en general. Aunque personalmente no es un disco el cual escucharía en bucle.

I still don't care for The Beatles.

Solid Beatles album but not my favorite. I liked all the covers and all my loving but this does not wow me as much as later beatles albums. Still pretty solid nonetheless

I’m growing to appreciate the Beatles. Easy listen. Giving a 3 although it falls somewhere between 3-4 for me.

It sounded....old. I like all the quick songs, the Beatles sound and all. Probably wouldn't listen to it again. Looking forward to whatever is next :)

There are better Beatles albums.

Aus früher Kindheit.

Beatles finde ich gut. Drei Sterne.

Absolutely love The Beatles. Their early stuff is not my favorite, but still some good tracks. Only a 30+ minute listen.

It was fine

I know it's The Beatles and all, but this really isn't that mind-blowing. A couple catchy tracks on here for sure though.

A little slow. It was ok

I’m a big Beatles Guy and I lean heavily towards Paul. But on these early records, you really hear John’s value. He’s so good at this kind of borderline-gritty early rock thing. Not my favourite of their records, the later the better for me, but it’s a Beatles record. Of course it’s good.

I'd consider myself a Beatles fan and yet I've never listened to this album. It was curious. It sounded like the Beatles, but just blander. I do prefer late Beatles albums, but this was interesting. A few tracks stood out, but mostly I wasn't interested.

3.5

It's a very good album with some great songs. That said, there are many other Beatles albums I would choose to listen to before this one.

Obviously a classic, but never really listened to them on purpose. Quite a fun vibe right away, enjoy but won’t add to my library. 3/5.

An early album with a fair number of covers. The songs are alright but kinda forgettable

not bad, but on the lower end of the beatles discography. til there was you is great

Any Beatles songs are super nostalgic for me, I grew up hearing them daily. The Beatle's got their popularity for a reason, they're amazing at creating great music. That being said, this is not the best of their work. Not bad, but not the Beatles you want to hear. The best songs out of this album are decent Beatles songs and the worst are not of their achievable quality. Not a bad listen at all, creative and interesting, just makes me want to go listen to other better Beatles albums. Personal Favorites: Till there was you, You really got a hold on me

El disco es bastante sólido más no sobresale solo unas cuantas canciones son memorables y el disco se siente muy anclado a la época rock pop de los 50 si te gusta te lo recomiendo, si no te gusta no lo toques ni con un palo. Afortunadamente los discos siguientes son muy superiores y muy buenos así que si te gusta los Beatles escuchar este disco no es una pérdida de tiempo si solo quieres saber más de análisis música y como los Beatles revolucionaron la música te recomiendo otros de sus discos como revolver sgt pepers

Solid klassíker, en minna þekktu lögin eldast ekkert sérlega vel.

Eitt harðasta Cover sögunnar

Jules liked it more than me.

It's the Beatles you grew up listening to on the oldies station

Il y a combien de beatles dans cette liste ? Enfin j'ai toujorus du mal a comprendre pouruqoi il n'y a pas els bons 3/5

У Битлз на дебютнике была композиция Twist and Shout - кажется, это словосочетание прекрасно отражает всю суть Битлз на этом этапе. Секрет такого мощного успеха для меня всё ещё загадка... возможно, мы недооцениваем продюсерскую/менеджерскую работу. Ну а так да, рок-н-рольчик такой бодренький, на замену Элвису.

Started off surprisingly strong and while I'm unfamiliar with all of the music of that time period, it sounds exactly like most of what I would expect from the early 60s. I also know the only music that surivived the test of time is the best from that era. I'm unaware of the cultural impact of this album in particular and I don't know if it pushed forward music in any way but for its time I'd say this is a very solid album that starts dragging a bit in the middle. More than half of the album made became welcome additions to my shuffle playlist. I'm already mostly familiar with the Beatles so I don't think I'll be doing further listening to them at this time.

Niet de grootste beatlesfanaat maar wel leuk 3/5. Rip sjon lemon

Here we can hear unusual external influences from other genres of the time, like e.g. surf.

Not the biggest Beatles fan but nonetheless a solid album

Groovy, upswing, feels flat sometimes

Déjà première fois pour moi que j'écoute les Beatles pour de vrai, j'avais déjà écouté leurs sons les plus connu (Come Together banger) et l'image que j'avais d'eux était d'un groupe surcôté mais en vrai j'ai un peu changé d'avis Ce que j'aime bien c'est l'aspect pas prise de tête des sons, je trouve pas que c'est du rock à 100% mais en vrai c'est cool c'est chill les voix sont cools, les sons ont de bonnes idées mais le problème c'est : Des sons trop court de 2min meme moins des fois dcp on a pas le temps d'apprécier le son qu'on est déjà à la musique d'après c'est terrible ça aurait été mieux de faire moins de son mais d'au moins 3m30 En résumé, belle découverte des Beatles pour moi à travers leur second album, je pense que y aura leur album le plus connu (je crois) Abbey Road dans cette liste des 1001 album à écouter donc ça me permettra d'avoir un meilleur avis d'eux

Lots of familiar songs, they’re catchy for sure, but do I actually enjoy listening to them? Not very much. Okay, maybe I like singing along to “All my Loving”… I kinda liked the Postman song as well. That was about it though.

Not bad, but wasn’t great either

Was wondering when my first Beatles album would come up! There's so much early Beatles goodness in this one, which I adore, but also some tracks I'm not a fan of (All I've Got To Do, Don't Bother Me, You Really Got a Hold on Me). Iconic tracks: All My Loving, Please Mister Postman, Till There Was You, Hold Me Tight Till There Was You feels like the start of Paul doing his own thing -- I think they start coming into their own in this album, but you really start hearing their own sound in A Hard Day's Night. This album still has a whole bunch of covers and general samey-ness across most tracks. This one is 3* for me, not one of my top Beatles albums. It gets a star over 2 because it's the Beatles, but in isolation I'm not sure this album stood the test of time.

ah yes, the worst beatles album.

They were yet to fully develop their songwriting, but there's a glimmer of the greatness to come, for example "All My Loving". Hell this was 1963, and this was only their second album. I also really liked "All I've Got to Do" and "I Wanna Be Your Man", plus their covers of "Till There Was You", "You Really Got a Hold on Me", and "Money (That's What I Want)".

It's not that it's bad, it's just that, for The Beatles, it's unimpressive. It's a rock n' roll record of its time: some originals, a lot of covers. The Beatles do them well enough, on a sliding scale of "ehhhh" to "yeah that's good", but the Lennon-McCartney tracks are the main standouts. Favorite tracks: "It Won't Be Long", "Hold Me Tight"

Kinda forgot how lame The Beatles sound was when they first got started. You can hear the talent but this is so sugary and forgettable. 2.5/5

It's fine, not my favorite but is foundational to all that comes later

not bad, kinda vibed with some of the songs.

A good pop album from the 60s. If the Beatles never went on to create some incredible albums not sure this would be highly remembered. I did not know they did cover songs which sounded very odd to me. “Money that’s what I want” was a Motown cover, thought that was a Beatles original. Cool to listen to early Beatles but prefer the more prolific stuff.

There were some fun songs on here and I can definitely see why this album was included on the list. The Beatles are one of the most popular and influential bands ever, even if their music isn’t as great as some other artists. I think the songs were pretty basic, but maybe that’s why the Beatles became as big as they were.

I respect the value this album and this group has, but the british-flower-power sort of music has never really interested me (as much as I try to like it) The one track I enjoyed was Till There Was You, probably because it was largely outside of their regular genre.

Oh boy, the most overrated band ever. Admittedly they aren't that bad, just super overhyped. They were very influentual to music though. A reluctant solid 3/5

I'm just now realising that the word "Beat" is in "The Beatles" and I feel like I've been living a lie

Aside from a few hits, it feels like the same song throughout. The covers underwhelmed.

I liked it, felt like the songs were all very similar

6.5/10, not that landmark when taking the other records into account. Just did not leave the impression much of their later material did. Still good music!

love the beatles but not my fave of theirs

ok

Not bad, but nowhere near their best. Can see where they were going with it, safe album. 3 stars

Prima tweede album. Sommige nummers beter dan op het vorige album, maar als geheel niet zo goed

Hints at the greatness to come. Love the short songs and ~30 min length, too. In and out!

It won't be long Till There Was You Please Mister Postman Hold Me Tight You Really Got A Hold On Me Money

Probably not the best Beatles record. It was fine!

As much as I appreciate how influential The Beatles were for music, they've never been for me. I've always found their music very formulaic (granted they created the formula) when compared to other bands of the '60's like The Kinks and The Rolling Stones and this was no exception. The songs I enjoyed most on this album were their covers of other songs and Don't Bother Me, written by George Harrison which says a lot about what I think about Lennon-McCartney!

Early Beatles… yeah.. a bit bland. Most of the songs here are a bit bland and tacky. The songs sound ok, it’s just that most of them all have the same theme of love / break ups. There’s good cuts on this, but they’re few and far between. It’s ok.

If The Beatles had not written more albums, this would be considered 3 stars, maybe 3.5. If you didn't know the difference, and someone presented this album to you as from an obscure band called the The Crickets, you would not give this 4 or 5 stars. People are basing their ratings on the name and other works by The Beatles, not on the album itself. If this were their first album, I might give it another star based on its historical importance. Or if it showed significant growth. Since neither is the case, it stays 3 stars.

It’s the Beatles

Classic, slightly boring

Didn't mind any of this, and I'm "not a fan of the Beatles". The Beatles Story at the Albert Dock is excellent - focussing mainly on the early years, which is the era I'm most interested in (however I don't mind a few tracks from a few of their different albums). I don't think anyone that has lived in Liverpool is a fan of the Beatles, am yet to meet someone that qualifies. Saying that, the museum is good - lots of interesting memorabilia on display and recreations of eras and places, such as the Imagine room. Listened to this whilst over-encumbered with flu. Helped my mental state - almost hallucinatory.

not my fav beatles album ngl

Still in their boyband phase, however their talent and chemistry already shows and makes this a good listen. (74%).

One of the better Beatles album but I've grown apart from this band over the years

POjkbands-Beatles är inte riktigt min grej

John Lennon’s voice is pure rock and roll in this album. This is The Beatles right in the middle of their jangly Merseybeat phase before expanding their sound in the later albums. The cover tracks are fine but are probably the low points.

Ok, kinda interesting but a bit too bubblegum.

6.5

Sounds like early Beatles. Not my favorite album of theirs.

Not my favorite Beatles album

The last of the old-time rock a billy Not at all revolutionary, but demonstrated excellence

Meh, not that into the Beatles

Good album. Enjoy these early pop tracks that cemented the path to beatlemania

3.4

The Beatles are obviously an icon, their music is catchy, I get it... classic stuff that was huge in its era and well-loved still today. For me personally, a lot of their music sounds the same and I find other genres more interesting. I don't dislike it, it's fine, I'm just not in love. [*shields face from the masses throwing rotten tomatoes at him for a slightly less than glowing review*]

Meh

Standaard, zoetsappige jaren '60 pop inclusief wat covertjes met verplichte oohs en aahs. Weinig indrukwekkend. Er zal geen haan naar kraaien als we dit album uit deze lijst strepen. Dan staan ze er alsnog 6x in. Het half uur is wel zo voorbij.

early beatles are interesting. because on one hand no one would be talking about them if it weren't for where they went after, but on the other hand it's still cool. so like 3 ig

Simpatic albumul, placut de ascultat, interesant de imaginat ce cultura muzicala era pe vremuri cand mai toate melodiile sunt despre dragoste.

Pleasant, really enjoyed the covers. It is certainly a lot less unique than their later work.

The Beatles before they were great. Nascent qualities on display, but a boy band at this point. Not artists yet. Performers.

Beetje opa en oma muziek