Desert Island Discourse

Everybody loves the Beatles, right? Well not on this island—we're as contrarian as ever here, mostly considering the legendary rock band with a meh and a hand wave. So in our typical iconoclastic style, we are jumping right over any discussion of the Beatles as a band to talk about the far more weird and ranging solo albums that the members released in its wake. From the homespun pop of McCartney's solo debut to the schizophrenic art-pop of Lennon's last album, the genre-diversity at the core of the Beatles was completely indulged in, for better and for worse. But which of the lovable lads from Liverpool will steal our 60's hating hearts? Hint: it's not Ringo. Also: cheese factors, the uncanny valley of repetition, and all our thoughts on God.