Advantages: It shook the world and brought it together Disadvantages:
There was a definite change in style for The Beatles around the time of the release of Sgt Pepper. After visiting India and George Harrison introducing the rest of the band to LSD, they turned on, tuned in but didnt quite drop out. Sgt Pepper was the first album to have full colour gatefold sleeve and was the first to include the lyrics of the songs on the sleeve.
The album seemed to sum up the way the world was feeling at the time. On it's release ... ...was playe don British radio on it's release all the way through without interuption. Producer George Martin, who intorduced the latest recording techniques to the band, was known as the sixth Beatle. All Beatles albums have their share of famous track and Sgt Pepper is no exception. It opens with the albums theme tune which welcomes you to the show. It then takes you into the perfomance with a feel good track and one of the few tracks that Ringo ...
marcw68 30.06.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (The)
Advantages: Unusual, and interesting, still sounds fresh years after it's release. Disadvantages: Some songs aren't that strong, experiementation outwayed quality at times.
This is one of them classic albums that your Mum and Dad will always say they love, and that in itself is a reason not to buy it. However, it's always best to ignore the hype and listen for yourself so i did, and Sgt Peppers is a great album, although i feel not really worthy of the ridiculous amount of hype its had since it's release. The album is very experimental and goes the psychedelic sounds in Lucy in the Sky with diamonds (nothing to do with ...
dave_guitar_thompson 20.10.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (The)
Before Sgt. Pepper's, no one seriously thought of rock music as actual art. That all ... more
changed in 1967, though, when John, Paul, George and Ringo (with "A Little Help" from their friend, producer George Martin) created an undeniable work of art which rem...
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One of the most famous albums in the world and definitely the most famous album sleeve, ... more
'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' ushered in the psychedelic era and the 'Summer of Love' and remains the pinnacle of British psychedelia. From the whimsy of ...