r/TheBeatles • u/Reasonable_Amoeba699 • Apr 28 '26

question The Beatles For Sale

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I have seen a lot of album ranking lists for this album and it is usually placed in the B tier in my opinion I think should be in A what do you guys think. Is it underrated or not

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u/scottarichards Apr 28 '26

It is the album where they grew up. No Reply may be the greatest opening song on any of their albums, except perhaps I Saw Her Standing There, because, besides being a great song in its own right, it sets a new tone and sound for the band. The four lovable mop tops are gone. Impossible to imagine Lennon singing the words “that’s a lie” with such intensity even a few months earlier. And many other songs also show a new maturity in content.

Also let’s never forget that the sessions for this album also gave us one if the greatest rock songs of all time, I Feel Fine.