Comments on: ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 40

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By: David Berger

David Berger — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:46:53 +0000

Sgt. Pepper has the best production of all Beatles’ albums, though other albums have better songwriting.

By: Stephanie Travitsky

Stephanie Travitsky — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:28:07 +0000

“Sgt. Pepper” was the “human being” of the Beatles evolution. The style of the Beatles changed slightly with the release of “Rubber Soul”,then “Revolver”, and “The White Album”. Before albums it was “Yeah, Yeah,Yeah”,etc. The albums before “Soul” were great, but “Soul” through “Pepper” and arguably “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be” changed rock-pop music. The lyrics were fluid, the melodies were tight and well organized,and they showed raw emotion.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:46:34 +0000

It’s fun to argue “which is best” with Beatle albums – Sgt. Pepper’s most unique claim to fame is that it was the first Beatle album where everyone heard the same thing at the same time. Americans didn’t hear the British (original) versions of the prior albums for many years so discussions of “Revolver”, etc. always, necessarily, involve questions of “which one?” The “original” Revolver may indeed be “better” than Pepper, but, if you were American you most likely don’t have the original emotional reference point.

By: CM

CM — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:36:24 +0000

What a mere musical critique of any one Beatles album seems to miss is that their music changed everything and made pop/rock music MATTER in almost every culture around the world. No other band ever did that before or since. Was it their great songwriting, fantastic marketing from EMI, the original production of George Martin? Nobody can say why, but their music really did change the world.

By: Winona

Winona — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:01:52 +0000

Trying to pick your favorite Beatles album or song is like trying to pick your favorite child… and every time someone asks me the question, my answer changes. Sometimes my favorite album is With the Beatles… sometimes it’s Abbey Road. But it will never diminish the fact that Sgt. Pepper was indeed a landmark album that, while it wasn’t a mark of a sudden musical change, it was a loud herald that the times were indeed a-changin’.

By: RTA

RTA — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:48:39 +0000

Arguing about which Beatles album is best is too subjective to ever be answered definitively. However, no other Beatles album had the social and cultural impact that Sgt Peppers had and that cannot be disputed. “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver” didn’t change everything and alter the tilt of earth’s axis. This one did.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:58:43 +0000

As a Beatles fanatic Sgt. Pepper isn’t even in my top five of favorites (Revolver reigns supreme, and not just for Beatles albums) but I still can’t discount its importance or impact. It may not have been the first concept album but it certainly changed the idea of them. And while I also don’t think it’s the best Beatles album cover (I much prefer Robert Freeman’s glorious half shadow photo on Meet/With the Beatles) the cover, gatefold, and lyrics on the back are still fun to play with. Plus, so many signs that Paul is dead!

By: Joe C

Joe C — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:55:40 +0000

Normally, with a record/CD as hyped as Sgt. Pepper, you would quote Public Enemy’s ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’ but I first purchased the CD twenty years ago when I was still a teenager, and it really amazed me.Fave track from it: Macca’s ‘Getting Better.’ That ALMOST allows me to forgive him for ‘Silly Love Songs’ lol.

By: cg

cg — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:15:41 +0000

I just had the immense pleasure of seeing Love in Las Vegas and it brought me to tears of joy and also of sadness-to think that I was so lucky to experience the Beatles as a teen and to also realize that I never saw them perform in person. My sons are now in their late 30s and they love the Beatles as much as I do. Thank God Paul and Ringo are still performing-the Beatles will always be treasured now and forever.