I hated the White Album when it first came out. I hated it in the 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's, and the 2010's, all way up to 2020, where I finally made peace with it. When it came out I was disappointed in the Beatles and I thought that they had left me.
The only songs I will listen to are:
Back In The U.S.S.R
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
While My Guitar Gently Sleeps
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
I Will
Julia
Birthday
Savoy Truffle
I think all of the other songs on the album are crap!
Your opinion may vary.
Of course, opinions will vary. That's what life is all about. Though I will agree that you have picked the cream of the crop.
However, I think you may be living up to your 'Grumpy Old Man' subtitle and missing out on some pretty good stuff, IMHO. Such as . . . .
Piggies - took me a while to warm up to. But, when I read of George's friendship with the
Monty Python chaps it made a lot more sense to me. Very caustic words, and sound effects, amidst lavish baroque orchestration is not my favorite, but holds some appeal.
Rocky Raccoon - I loved immediately, not the least because it was in tune with my guitar and
easy to play. I tried out for "The Sound of Music" in high school with it and got a speaking part! Maybe I should have started with a tenor verse instead of the spoken opening?
I Will - is a
Landmark Ballad, suitable for duet, that my wife & I have sung together since
meeting in '70, and beautifully recorded by many pros! Paul hummed the bass line!
Mother Nature's Son - very cool 'hippie' song, man, that almost reprises Fool On The Hill, but
with more overtly calming, meditative imagery. (before being jarred into . . . .
Everybody's...Monkey & Helter Skelter - are two of the heaviest rockers, Ever!! Each has been
said to have defined Heavy Metal Rock, but no covers have ever done them justice.
Sexy Sadie & Long, Long, Long - both mystically mesmerizing message pieces suitably from
the Maharishi's retreat in Rishikesh and chock full of the requisite images and mantras.
Revolution 1 - the laid back, surfy singalong, bah-bah-Beach Boys version of the hit single!
Fab! One of a few songs that I think works, message-wise, in both different styles.
Honey Pie - another dance hall "oldie", a la When...64, that Paul does well. They grow on me.
Savoy Truffle - George poking fun at his friend Clapton's toothache! More fun than Piggies!
Cry, Baby, Cry - is a promising mashup of some of John's & Paul's miscellaneous bits that float
together nicely, for a while, before simply winding down. Still, I find it intriguing.
Good Night - a lovely benevolent benediction to this real hodge-podge of musical styles.
Kind of a soothing Let It Be, if you will, suitable even for kiddies bedtime. (And I did often sing it to mine.) It's also a harbinger of Ringo solo albums yet to come where he often sings to orchestras and big bands, in addition to his rockers.
But to rank them in order? Fuhgeddaboudit! I can cruise along just fine in the order they came in. But, when listening, I
always find something else to do during Revolution 9, preferably in another room, and sometimes during Wild Honey Pie.
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