Taking Sides: Magical Mystery Tour vs Loveless

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Which is the superior high-production psychedelic treatment of saccharine British pop?

― sundar subramanian, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Heh heh heh. But are you talking about the original MMT EP or the 'album'?

"Flying" is a worthy comparison point in its own way.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A slight digression....

1970 - 1962 = 8 years = entire Beatles career
2002 - 1991 = 11 years = time since "Loveless"

Alright, back to the thread...

― Brian MacDonald, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Quality over quantity. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't have Magical Mystery Tour, but does it start off with "thumpa-thumpa-thumpa DA-DA-DA DAAAAA DA, DA-DA-DA DAAA DA".

I think not.

― Ronan, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Piper at the Gates of Dawn"

― Adam, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I do love both albums, but this is surely an odd match up, no?

I'd reckon that while LOVELESS does indeed offer a wide array of features (loudness and guitar crunch for the rockheads, pretty ethereal melodies for the dreampopsters), ultimately MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR is a more widely varied affair -- everything from the psychedlic dreadnought that is "I Am the Walrus" through sing-songey pop ala "Your Mother Should Know" though freaky trip-outs like "Blue Jay Way" and relatively straight-ahead fare like the title track.

― Alex in NYC, Friday, 22 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I was talking about the album. It didn't seem like that odd a matchup to me. The feel I get from Loveless is a lot closer to that of MMT than it is to, say, Sister or Psychocandy for me. The concept seems somewhat similar. It seems like a worthy comparison to me. I might ultimately agree with Alex. Plus, I think MMT probably has more unique and better crafted songs under the production fuckery. "Strawberry Fields Forever" never stops amazing me.

― sundar subramanian, Sunday, 24 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

If a band had released BOTH MMT and Loveless, it would be the BEST BAND EVER. HANDS THE FOCK DOWN. And the comparison does make a lot of sense, production-wise.

Long live Loveless. Death to (emotionally-retarded) mentalists!

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Saturday, 15 November 2003 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"I don't have Magical Mystery Tour, but does it start off with "thumpa-thumpa-thumpa DA-DA-DA DAAAAA DA, DA-DA-DA DAAA DA".
I think not. "

Actually, it does...... more DA DA DA, DA DA DA, DAAAAAAA admittedly

― mark grout (mark grout), Saturday, 15 November 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

MMT = DA DA DA, DA DA DA, DAAAAAAA = ALL RIGHT
Loveless = thumpa-thumpa-thumpa DA-DA-DA DAAAAA DA, DA-DA-DA DAAA DA = mommy I'm dizzy
=> MMT wins

MMT = good - skipskip - good - skip - good etc. = ow me thumb
Loveless = lalala hmm this is dull let's go to bed = ahh cozy
=> Loveless wins

― Herbstmute (Wintermute), Sunday, 16 November 2003 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Herbstmute = GENIUS!
=> all at ILM win!

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Sunday, 16 November 2003 02:41 (twenty-two years ago)

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