With the Beatles by The Beatles

pros: Strong numbers and progression from first album

cons: A little low key other than the cover songs

With The Beatles (1963) - The Official Second Beatles Album

With The Beatles (1963) With the release of their second album in 1963, The Beatles were certainly m... See Full Review

pros: Progress, great first half, energy, Harrison's solos

cons: Still a ways to go, some covers are weak, some originals are weak

Just another step in the right direction...

Among all their praise, both due and undue, one of the most fascinating aspects of The Beatles lies... See Full Review

pros: The songwriting is great. The performances are superb!

cons: There are still a few rusty spots. They'll surely perfect those!

The Beatles Stagger the World With More Utter Awesomeness

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pros: The Beatles second UK album provided Beatlemania globally with enough strong tracks

cons: I always prefer original Beatles songs to the covers, but these covers aren't awful.

With The Beatles - The era of Beatlemania

Holy Shmoly, it's now been over twenty years since With the Beatles has seen its release on CD. I fe... See Full Review

pros: Improved songwriting, good choice of covers

cons: Some not-too-spectacular songs, pales in comparison to later works

it's a rockin little record I want to play... y'know, when nothing post-1965 is around

Once upon a time, in the early 1960s, most albums were just thrown together on the basis of one hit... See Full Review

pros: A great album, where alot of what was to come started

cons: Not as solid as a "Sgt Peppers" or "Revolver" but what is?

With the Beatles you cant loose.....

This album is one of those historical albums you can look back on and realize they are changing musi... See Full Review

pros: Soulful Lennon singing, frenzied back-up singing, raunchy guitars

cons: none here

Sgt. Pepper's Part 1?

It has always been my opinion that "With The Beatles" and "Sgt. Peeper's" were the two most pivotal... See Full Review

pros: Great from start to finish; more light-hearted, fun stuff

cons: More of those cover songs

Another incredibly solid album

For their second disc, the Beatles did something very unusual for 1963 -- the band released an album... See Full Review

pros: Great songs, a more mature attitude toward their writing

cons: Seems as if they were going for 'Please Please Me 2'

Second effort shows the Beatles growing up

While this album does not hold up to the high-energy, fun-loving appeal of it's predecessor, 'With t... See Full Review

pros: Great music, you cant go wrong with the Beatles.

cons: none

How do they do it?

The first beatles album I heard was abbey road and I fell in love with them. I was not around when t... See Full Review