28-08-2010, 11:54
My thoughts FWIW:
Sgt Pepper, when viewed in context is a brilliantly innovative piece of work. However, in my view some of the songs are wonderful (With a Little Help From my Friends, Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds, She's Leaving Home, & A Day in The Life), with much of the rest of the album not really cutting it.
I don't think it's anywhere near their best, and certainly doesn't warrant its' reputation.
Many of its' peers - Pink Floyd's Piper at The Gates of Dawn, The Pretty Things' SF Sorrow, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, & The Zombies' Odessey & Oracle - are better albums in my humble opinion, and all of them sound pretty much of their time.
Having said all that, all of them are entirely worthy late '60s milestones.
Sgt Pepper, when viewed in context is a brilliantly innovative piece of work. However, in my view some of the songs are wonderful (With a Little Help From my Friends, Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds, She's Leaving Home, & A Day in The Life), with much of the rest of the album not really cutting it.
I don't think it's anywhere near their best, and certainly doesn't warrant its' reputation.
Many of its' peers - Pink Floyd's Piper at The Gates of Dawn, The Pretty Things' SF Sorrow, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, & The Zombies' Odessey & Oracle - are better albums in my humble opinion, and all of them sound pretty much of their time.
Having said all that, all of them are entirely worthy late '60s milestones.