A Hard Day's Night, in my opinion is their first truely great album. It's also their first without any covers [a further plus for me]. People always rave about the Beatles' work from Rubber Soul onwards. But from the opening, loud strum of that 12-string Rickenbacher of the title track to the poignent, closing 'I'll Be Back,' this record grabs the listener, makes him/her endure the energy and joy along with the four boys, and never lets go until the end when John Lennon warns/threatens/promises that he will return.
Equal to Rubber Soul, Revolver, White Album, and Abbey Road, but much better than Sgt. Pepper-which I think is their most overrated.
It's just a shame that this is not on any of those redundant media lists of the greatest RnR albums of all time.
Equal to Rubber Soul, Revolver, White Album, and Abbey Road, but much better than Sgt. Pepper-which I think is their most overrated.
It's just a shame that this is not on any of those redundant media lists of the greatest RnR albums of all time.