I recognize the revolutionary techniques and ideas on the album, but I wouldn't put any of the songs in my top 250 favourite tracks. In fact, for me, some covers are better than the Beatles' recordings - like Joe Cocker's Help From My Friends.

I also don't get that it's often described as a concept album. All the tracks seem unrelated. How can you link Within You, Without You to any of the other songs.

Incidentally, the NY Times critic who panned the album (remembered by Macca earlier this year) evidently played it on provably faulty equipment - which may have slightly influenced his reaction. But even with decent audio, I wouldn't take it to a Desert Island.