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The Poet 06-01-2017 09:44 AM

It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
Sgt. Pepper blew the world away.

You can love the Beatles, you can hate the Beatles, or you can be completely indifferent. Yet by any objective measure it cannot be denied that this is a viable candidate for the most influential album ever released. Maybe you should check it out some day. :D

Ever the taciturn sage, Bob Dylan told Paul McCartney upon his first preview of the music, "Oh I get it, you don't want to be cute anymore." :r

icehog3 06-01-2017 09:50 AM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
I like the Beatles. I iike this album. I wish it was 20 years ago today, I'd be 30 years younger. :D

Porch Dweller 06-01-2017 10:21 AM

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I still prefer Abbey Road, but Sgt Pepper's is undeniably great.

Dave128 06-01-2017 10:32 AM

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I'm in the "meh" category but, for those that get a chubby for the Beatles, there's a new SeriousXM channel dedicated just to them - channel 18.

jonumberone 06-01-2017 10:45 AM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
Never heard of it.

Greentud 06-01-2017 12:37 PM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
There are 7 or 8 or so Beatles albums I like better.

The Poet 06-01-2017 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jonumberone (Post 2125580)
Never heard of it.

Maybe you soon shall, as it is projected to top the charts again in the following weeks. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greentud (Post 2125587)
There are 7 or 8 or so Beatles albums I like better.

I prefer Abbey Road and The White Album myself, but that wasn't the point. ;)

Greentud 06-01-2017 01:11 PM

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It was very influential. Didn't care for Abbey Road or the White album much. I greatly preferred the lps leading up to Sgt. Pepper except Magical Mystery Tour which came after but I really liked better.
;s

The Poet 06-01-2017 03:20 PM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
Revolver and Rubber Soul are great albums, and MMT gave us "I Am The Walrus", which by itself is worth the price of admission. But the first two were arguably "only" the first steps towards Sgt. Pepper, while MMT would have been a strange outlier without it . . . much like Satanic Majesties Request was for the Stones.

And no need to be sorry. I lived through Beatlemania, but never caught the disease, so there's no offense taken. People like or dislike what they will. Yet one should give the boys their due, and thus I do.

Subvet642 06-01-2017 03:24 PM

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I like Revolver better; Taxman, Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows are among their best ever.

Weelok 06-01-2017 03:47 PM

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Great album and the cover art was amazing. Classic.

The Poet 06-01-2017 04:05 PM

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For what it's worth (insert Buffalo Springfield link here), Rolling Stone names Revolver as the #3 greatest album of all time. Rubber Soul appears at #5, and The White Album comes in at #10.

Three guesses which is #1, and the first two do not count. :r

Greentud 06-01-2017 04:31 PM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
Trout Mask Replica?

Greentud 06-01-2017 04:34 PM

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Just looked it up. It was way down to #60.

The Poet 06-01-2017 04:42 PM

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Captain Beefheart does hold a higher rank than Sgt. Pepper. :r

Greentud 06-01-2017 04:43 PM

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I have 4 or 5 copies of Sgt. Pepper on vinyl. I play it at least once a year.

Greentud 06-01-2017 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 2125603)
Captain Beefheart does hold a higher rank than Sgt. Pepper. :r

It does on my turntable. :banger

The Poet 06-01-2017 08:11 PM

Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
 
I'm more a Clear Spot guy myself, what with Low Yo Yo and Long Neck Bottles. :D

Subvet642 06-02-2017 03:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 2125603)
Captain Beefheart does hold a higher rank than Sgt. Pepper. :r

Not to mention Commander Cody. :D

The Poet 06-02-2017 03:31 PM

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You're gonna drive me to drinkin'. Those Airmen are truly lost in the ozone.


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