The Beatles fans discuss the ‘slightly creepy’ feeling of The White Album
Fans of The Beatles are saying their White Album release has a “slightly creepy” feeling throughout.
The sinister suggestions were shared by longtime listeners, who took to r/beatles on Reddit and shared their thoughts on the off feeling found on the album. One user asked: “Does the White Album give anyone else a slightly creepy and offputting feeling?” Several said the album does give off a sinister feeling, with one user suggesting it provides the album some crucial context. They wrote: “Absolutely. There are so many moods on the album that they all amplify each other, and the creepy songs make the happy and whimsical ones feel unsettling in the context of the whole album.
“A song like Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da or Martha My Dear is not at all sinister in isolation, but put them on the same album as Helter Skelter and Revolution #9, and they start to feel a bit haunted. The overall effect is an album that seems like a funhouse fever dream where you can sort of grasp the overall shape but it never comes fully into focus. I think it’s the greatest album ever made.”
Another agreed, adding: “You got it exactly right with your comment about Martha My Dear. It’s sort of like the end of The Shining where it’s upbeat big band and swing music playing, but it’s incredibly creepy music in the context of the movie.” A third says the “disjointed” tracklist may be the reason for such a creepy sensation.
They wrote: “It’s the kind of album that looking at the tracklist kind of feels ‘disjointed’ with all the different kind of songs, but it all comes together, it’s truly more than the sum of its parts (even if many of its parts are incredible). I feel the same about something like Bruce Springsteen’s The River.”
Source: cultfollowing.co.uk/Ewan Gleadow
