I'm with you on Octopus's Garden and Silver Hammer but... did you just refer to the medley as "filler?" lmaoFrankRay wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:01 pmWhen I used to play Beatles albums a lot, it struck me that Abbey Road was their weakest; it only really has Come Together, Something and Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight that seem really great to me. Compared to, say, Hard Day's Night that it pretty much classic from start to finish, or even Beatles For Sale that starts with a brilliant triptych of No Reply, I'm a Loser and Baby's In Black.
And I'd be happy to never hear Octopus's Garden, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Polythene Pam, She Came in Through The Bathroom Window, Mean Mr Mustard, Because, She's So Heavy and Sun King again. For me that's a lot of filler for an album that regularly gets lionised.
It sounds great though. Wonderful production.
Also, you totally just glossed over Oh! Darling, You Never Give Me Your Money, I Want You (She's So Heavy)? Sheer classic brilliance. Some of their best stuff as a band, bar none.