#24 The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
What is there to say about the Beatles? Probably nothing.
Magical Mystery Tour is a unique album in that it contains both a critically awful movie, but great soundtrack with a couple singles stuck at the end of it to make it long enough to be an album. Although you could say that an album such as Sgt. Peppers is more consistent in it’s effort to act like an album, Magical Mystery Tour, in my opinion has always had better songs.
The only other thing that should be mentioned about this album is that “Blue Jay Way” is the best song on the album. Maybe it’s the presentation as if the song was performed underwater. It could be that it was written by my favorite Beatle, George Harrision. Or maybe it’s the fact that it’s underappreciated due to the other hits on the record: Strawberry Fields and I am the Walrus come to mind first.
Otherwise, when discussing the biggest band rock and roll band ever, there is not much to discuss. If you have not listened to this album, I guess I would feel sorry for you.
(I do apologize for my outburst about the Beatles. They are such a great band that writing anything about them is about as enjoyable as sticking my tongue on a 9 volt battery.)