I love all eras of the Beatles' career, but my favorite Beatles album is white and that may be why my favorite discs of the series The Beatles Anthology is a disc of Anthology 3. Many songs on one disc Anthology 3 are from the White Album. This article takes a track by track to watch all 27 tracks on disc one. 1. "A Beginning" – This orchestral piece composed by Beatles producer George Martin was originally designed as an introduction to the singing Ringo (Ringo and written) "Do not Pass Me By" on the White Album. I'm not a big fan of this track, but it works quite well as an introduction to Anthology 3. 2. "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" – This is a very early version demo of one of my favorite songs on the White Album. It's fascinating for me to hear such a lightweight version of the basic beginning of this song. It's interesting to me as a way to watch the creative process of John Lennon. 3. "Helter Skelter" – A very different version of the familiar about The White Album. Very slowly, like a Dead March. Somehow I think it is even more intense than the final version. Although I do not think they made the right choice by going with the faster version. 4. Mean Mr. Mustard "- A very cool demo homemade by John Lennon. As a simple song, anyway this is pretty close to the final version. Note "sister Shelley. 5. Polythene Pam "- Another demo house. I like to hear these early versions of these simple songs. 6. "Glass Onion" – Includes some weird gibberish of John Lennon. 7. "Junk" – This song was never released as a Beatles song. It will be released as Paul McCartney put on his first solo album in 1970. I like this version of this song a lot. It has a simple beauty. 8. "Piggies" – Pork Chops! 9. "Honey Pie" – The Beatles make music on the music-hall style. 10. Do not Pass Me By "- Definitely not one of the best moments of the Beatles, but it's pretty nice. Even the Beatles songs not so great there is usually some cool pieces hidden in there. I like the drumming on it. 11. "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" – This was a strange noise from the version most people are familiar with the White Album. It is difficult to specify precisely what explains this strange noise. I still see the ring "missing" and "foot" backing vocals. 12. "Good night" – another time not so great. Sorry Ringo! Although I think this one is more the fault of John Lennon (he wrote.) This is one of the few Beatles songs that never really grew on me. 13. "Cry Baby Cry" – Excellent. Not as good as the version on the White Album, but still very good and there are some bass sounds neat on this one we did not hear the final version. 14. "Blackbird" – Great song of course. 15. "Sexy Sadie" – I like this version much. It may be on par with the version of the White Album. 16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – is one of the strengths of Anthology 3. Although I definitely prefer the heavier version of The White Album that I love about this is getting to hear such a different vision of this song. 17. "Hey Jude" – Cool version. I like that nanana "does not always work as the official version. 18. "Not guilty" – This song was not released on a Beatles album. In fact, it has not been released at all until George Harrison put him on the self titled album in 1979. I dig the guitar sounds great on the outro. 19. "Mother Nature's Son" – Nice. 20. "Glass Onion" – Cool version of a great song. 21. "Rocky Raccoon" – I always liked the other version of this song amusing. Lyrics bungled do everything much better. 22. "What's The New Mary Jane" – This song is absolutely ridiculous and that's why I love him. It was never officially released until Anthology 3. 23. "Step Inside Love / Los Paranoia" – "Step Inside Love" is a song McCartney wrote for another singer (Cilla Black). It's very groovy to hear Paul McCartney sing this song and I always had kicked out of the stupidity that is "Los Paranoias. 24. "I'm So Tired" – Another of my favorites on The White Album (I have many favorites.) 25. "I Will" – Yeah, here is another. 26. "Why Do not We Do It In The Road" – I love hearing McCartney go crazy with the vocals. This may be the best example of him going all over the place vocally. 27. "Julia" – A beautiful song and a great way to close one side of disc closes on a single disc of The White Album.
The Beatles Anthology 3 – Disc One
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