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I know I’m in the minority here, but I really like “Revolution 9 “.  One of the things I think that makes the “White Album ” great is its juxtaposition of many different styles–showing the Beatles’ versatility.  Who else would put this on a record in between “Cry Baby Cry ” and “Good Night “?  Who else would have an album with songs like “Blackbird ” AND “Helter Skelter “, like “Yer Blues ” and “Honey Pie “?  Revolution 9 is a sound-collage which is seemingly random noise, but if you listen to it a bunch of times, you start to hear a structure as with any other song, though it’s not a “song” in the traditional sense.  The White Album would not be the White Album without it, but it’s real strength is its juxtaposition to all the other styles, classic-rock, folk, country, ballad, ska, 1920s, 1960s MOR pop, etc.

That said, it’s by far not my favorite on the album.

IMO the best song on tWA is “Dear Prudence “, followed by “Blackbird ” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps “.  There are many good songs beyond that, but too difficult to rank.  The one song that deserves to be labeled a “piece of junk” is “Wild Honey Pie “, which should have been left off the album.  I’ve never really been able to wrap my head around “Long Long Long”, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad song…and I’ve always been confounded by “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide ‘Cept for Me and My Monkey”–I’ve always found the lyrics completely unintelligeable (however, when I heard Fats Domino’s cover of it, I reassessed the song–it’s one of the best Beatles’ covers out there).