Originally Posted by
Cypress
In my opinion, Abbey Road is a tad over-rated. Being the Beatles swan song, I guess I can understand the sentimental value ascribed to it.
But to me, the songs on balance are not as good as previous efforts.
I think White Album, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper are all consistently superior to Abbey Road.
I also think by 1969 the Beatles were being musically eclipsed and outperformed by other prominent 60s Bands - The Stones Beggars Banquette and Let It Bleed are better than anything Beatles released in 68-69, and Fogarty and Creedance Clearwater Revival had firmly established themselves as the premier song writers of authentically original tunes of the late 60s, and the Doors were also peaking. The Who's 1969 Tommy rock opera is also better by a country mile than Abbey Road.
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