Originally Posted By EdisYoda ...Sgt. Pepper taught his band to play... Ah, sweet sounds from one of the best albums from the best rock band of all time. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18871476/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18 871476/</a> "40 years ago, Sgt. Pepper taught a band to play After all these years the Beatles seminal album is the Babe Ruth of rock"
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo There was a great show on here in the UK yesterday. They had contemporary groups rerecording the album with the same production team from 40 years ago. Fantastic. This is without a doubt one of my favorite albums ever.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo oh man, I feel really old!! I'll have to put this one on today and sing along. Thanks!
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs They should re-release the DVD of the film in its honour. George Burns singing "I'm Fixing a Hole"! Alice Cooper singing "Because"! Peter Frampton singing "With a Little Help From My Friends"! Steve Martin singing "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"! Aerosmith singing "Come Together"! Earth, Wind, and Fire singing "Got to Get You Into My Life"! A splendid time is guaranteed for all, indeed! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S gt._Pepper</a>%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_%28film%29 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S gt._Pepper</a>%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_%28soundtrack%29
Originally Posted By kennect BTW, Any Beatle's fan should be sure to pick up Cirque Du Soleil's CD of their Vegas "Love" show....The songs used sound like listening to them for the very first time....A really good CD....
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ditto, still have my original Album as well as all the insert materials -- put the CD in the car yesterday and man, it still sounds great !!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Sgt. Pepper may not be the Beatles' very best, but it sure caught the zeitgeist. And yes, the Love album (Cirque du Soleil) is fantastic. The mashups are great, and some of them have so many elements you have to listen many times before you catch all of them.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 good time for a question - on people's favorite Beatles Album... for me it is Revolver: I thought this was the beginning of the change from pop to more serious music....
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I like them all but even though I acknowledge Sgt. Peppers as a revolutionary album, my favorite and what I consider the best would have to be Abbey Road. Put that on a good system and turn the bass way up and you are transported away.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Just imagine if all the Beatles (including George Martin) were still recording. Where would music be today?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hmmm, good question VBDAD, but a very difficult one to answer. Revolver did transcend, but I think "being there" helps it (I wasn't sadly around then). I love the difference and production value of Sgt Pepper's and Abbey Road. But to me the greatest is the White Album. The melodies and angst in that record are legendary.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I have to agree that the White Album had many memorable tracks. Some beautiful melodies and interesting lyrics. Unfortunately, it also had an entire album side (double album) that wasn't worth the gun powder to blow it to H E double hockey sticks. I don't know what they were thinking or if that was Yoko's influence but what ever it was it was awful. Number 9, Number 9, Number 9 simply awful.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ok, good point Goofyernmost, I kind of forgot about some of the more esoteric stuff. But to me, if it's the beatles after 1965, it's all good (can't say their early stuff did much for me).
Originally Posted By lizard 1. Sgt. Pepper 2. Rubber Soul 3. White 4. George Harrisons "All Things Must Pass" (cheating I know, but ya gotta say something about "What is Life" and "My Sweet Lord" ) btw ever notice on the album cover George kinda looks like the Travelocity Gnome
