10 Rock Music Albums That Divided Critics
7. The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)
Considered by many to be the greatest album the Beatles ever made, Abbey Road stands as a monument to their legacy. It signalled the end of an era. With Abbey Road the Beatles said goodbye to the world, in a mic drop moment. You've got two of Harrison's greatest compositions, Something and Here Comes The Sun; Lennon's slickest rip-off job ever, Come Together. McCartney's much celebrated ode to a fan, She Came In Through the Bathroom Window; and Ringo's magnum opus, Octopus's Garden.
Still, critics weren't convinced. Rolling Stone Magazine found fault with the production techniques, deeming the material too artificial and lacking in soul. The New York Times thought the album uninspired and "nothing special" as a whole. The overriding consensus was that, despite several stand out moments, the record failed to live up to the prowess of the pool of talent the group boasted.
Soon, however, the critics found they had woefully underplayed the splendour of the album. Fans lapped it up, barely a year after the record hit shelves it was already the group's best selling US record.