Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (The) > Reviews

Advantages: Some of the most innovative tracks ever recorded
Disadvantages: Can be a little 'naff' in places

...the album at all... Track 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2.02) Starting us off is the albums title track. This song brings back fond memories of the Live 8 event a few years ago, as Paul McCartney bursts in song. This is really a good opener - gritty yet refreshing guitars and crowd like sound effects give this track a very 'real' effect. Marks out of 10: 8.5 - some of the lyrics in the second verse could be seen as a little corny. ... Read review

Advantages: This
Disadvantages: That

This album is really one of the better albums out there. It sort of stinks as a whole that everybody doesn't love it. Everybody should try and obtain this CD. I hope everybody who buys CDs, will please go out and spend their good money on this one. This review used to be better. But I cannot write reviews for free. Come and see my wonderful reviews at Epinions. the web address is www.Epinions.com Look for Scapp70 or go here http://www.epinions.com/user-scapp70/show~ViewProfile Have ... Read review

Advantages: The first album to contain lyrics to the song, ground breaking cover
Disadvantages: None

I have many Beatles albums in the house and "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" is one that holds many fond memories. When I was younger, my parents had an eight track cassette in the car, and this was one of the albums that was played a lot, during our family holidays and days out. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in 1967, and the cover of the album is instantly recognisable. The four members of The Beatles are dressed in ... Read review

Advantages: An album with many firsts
Disadvantages: The concept isn't lived up to throughout the album

...of the Beatles in their Sgt. Pepper's outfits, and some cut-outs that you can, erm, cut out and use to become the Sarge yourself if you want. So there you have it. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in a, rather large, nutshell. Thanks for sticking around to the end of this op. Oh, and if you don't have a copy of this album, don't you think it's about time you did? ... Read review

Advantages: Possibly the best album ever
Disadvantages: No one can match its quality

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (S.P.L.H.C.B.) is perhaps the Beatles most famous album. Magazines and books have debated whether it is the greatest album ever written. Whatever your own view is, you cannot deny it is a classic and you probably have a copy of it lurking somewhere. Personally I don’t think it is as good as the Beatles “Revolver” album (hint - read my other review!), because although Sgt. Peppers is a landmark in musical history ... Read review

Advantages: Some great songs
Disadvantages: Some twee pop

“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” It seemed a far off question in those days when cute old Paulie was asking the question, but these days the boyish good looks have been replaced by the saggy jowels and wrinkles of a very old man, still with that hangdog eye expression, but somehow looking much older than his true age. Comes to all of us in the end, I’m afraid, but we never really considered that those wild young ... Read review

Advantages: production, experimentation and creativity
Disadvantages: not a sitar fan

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the eighth album released by The Beatles. It was released on 1st June 1967 and it’s 40th anniversary will soon be marked by a covers album recorded by various current recording artists. The impact this album has had on music over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. Listening to it today it still sounds like it could have been released this year. The production techniques and quality are immense and ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful lyrics, great sounds.
Disadvantages: Some of the tracks don't sit that well together.

...them either. TRACK LISTING: 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2:02): The introduction. You can hear the band's loving audience laughing and cheering in the background. The sound is a cross between the regular Beatles' sound mixed with the sound of some sort of army marching band. 2. A little friend of my friends (2:42): The track flows straight on from the last one with just an introduction of "Billy Shears" (who will sing the ... Read review

Advantages: Superb album
Disadvantages: None to speak of

...differences emerged more obviously, but Sgt. pepper was the first album where they really let their creativity run wild and ended up producing their most individual, era defining work. Before Paul became an (albeit still superb to listen to) parody of himself, Lennon retreated into his own ego, and Harrison... well he never really wanted to be noticed, did he? Although, many people point to Revolver as the best Beatles album (and the best album ... Read review

Advantages: Sensational album that redifined pop music, some exceptional songs
Disadvantages: Need to have the 12" vinyl for the full effect, Within You Without You ;-)

The reviews here on Ciao are mercifully free of it, but there's an awful lot of pompous nonsense talked about this album. Pick up many music magazines, and you'll be confronted with something along the lines of "Paul's underlying vitriol toward John is indicated by the counterpointing middle eight, compounded by the recrudescence of atonal harmonics as the opus reaches its denouement" (I just made that up, but you get the idea). I think that, because ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, humourous good quality
Disadvantages: quite short

Its very hard to rate a Beatles albulm and say you don't like after listening to Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band I can definatlet see why! Growing up listning to the likes of Queen, Rolling Stones and The Beatles I automaticaly like the sound of the albulm but also when you listen to the lyrics and the melodies alot deeper in thought than you can really see the talent that John,paul,George and Ringo sweated out into this albulm. The best song ... Read review

Advantages: ADVANCED!
Disadvantages: lesser known studio technology in its time of release

The granddaddy of all concept albums coming out from the band that quite pioneered almost everything in the music industry, opening with its first lines on its title track: “It was twenty years ago today, Sgt Pepper’s told the band to play…” … and thus it was when this re-issue came in -- packaged on an O-card/slipcase, with a jewel case sized accompanying full colour 24 page booklet, consisting of the album’s lyrics, stats, and commentaries, ... Read review