What Are You Listening To?

[Mrrusty1]

I love this album . I got it when I was about 13 years old in 1977 because a school friend of mine recommended the album and after that I became a Beatles freak and I still am

THE BEATLES "sgt.peppers lonely hearts club band" cd, 1967

along with PF's"dark side of the moon" and "abbey road",probably the most recognizable album cover of all time!
this was the first cd i bought, i also bought "making movies"(dire straits) and Dylan's "infidels" on the same day...
bought it in 1987 when it was released on cd as part of the 20th anniversary of the album...i then had to go out and buy a cd player...LOL!
this one, IMO, sounds more dated than any other Beatle album(ietuck in a period)...
im aware that this was groundbreaking stuff when it came out and acknowledge them and Geroge Martin for their foresight and ability to put their thoughts into words and music that no-one had ever heard, but alas, it does lack something for me!
album did get to #1 just about everywhere, and upon re-issue on cd in 1987 it actually made it to #1 on the Aussie album charts all over again!
only one song i dont like on here, George's "within you,without you", lyrically i love what he wrote there, but i cannot stand the sound of sitars(they do absolutely nothing for me at all)...
the rest, well, they are split evenly between likes and loves..as a huge McCartney fan i am actually dissapointed with his songs on here(overall), much prefering john's allround performances), i mean stuff like "lucy in the sky" and "a day in the life"...thats about as good as The Beatles ever got...
all up though, an essential piece of rock and roll that every music lover should own...!
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I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: within you,without you
best track: a day in the life

tracks:

1. sgt.peppers lonely hearts club band **
2. with a little help from my friends **
3. lucy in the sky with diamonds ***
4. getting better **
5. fixing a hole ***
6. she's leaving home ***
7. being for the benefit of mr.kite **
8. within you,without you *
9. when im sixty-four ***
10.lovely rita **
11.good morning,good morning ***
12.sgt peppers (reprise) **
13.a day in the life ***

3s=6
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.3