White Album, when's your last listen?

It is my understand that the Beatles were not very interested in the stereo mixes of their material, leaving most of the engineering to Sir George Martin. His "typical" vocals on one channel and instruments on the other is pretty much his signature. It does not make for a great soundstage. I would not call the mixes outstanding.

But as it appears to be widely agreed, the music itself is timeless. I sometimes wonder what we'd be listening to had the Beatles never existed.

On a slightly different topic, I have the "Love" recording from the Cirque Du Soleil performance in 5.1 DVD-A and it is quite interesting to listen to. I like some of the different segues, the loops and effects panning.

There never was and probably never will be another band that had as much influence not only in music but society and culture as the Fab Four.

Jan

So much music, so little time. "The White Album" rewards repeated listenings and foreshadows most of pop/rock of the last number of years. Timeless, indeed - what pop/rock/hip-hop is out today that we'll be discussing in 40 years?? (Nobody even listens to 3 year old Kanye West albums.)

Don't know the white album, is it a new release?

When you have 3 of the best songsmiths in rock history, it is hard not to be at the top of the heap. No other group I can think of has 3 great writers.

They were the best of the best. Always will be.

With specific reference to the White Album, I think I'll echo Ringo's sentiments. It is their best work.

Although Abbey Road gets my vote as the best album side of all time, The White album is my favorite Beatles album. Probably because the music is so diverse and there is so much of it. Yes there are a lesser quality Beatles' songs on The White album but the abundance of truly magical numbers make up for them.
It's also my sentimental favorite as I purchased my copy shortly after its release. The photos and poster with lyrics were a major plus at that time.