mountain bed Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 http://www.sacbee.com/122/story/193235.html Hard to believe, kids, but it's true! Whether it's your favorite or not, it's safe to say the musical world underwent a major shift on this day. I don't know if it's available, but there is a documentary that came out in '87 called "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today" that examines "Pepper" & the year 1967. It's possibly the best thing on the Sixties that I've ever seen. Highly recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Wow. Guess I know what I'm going to be listening on my way to school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 every song on it is fucking amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It certainly changed the way everything orbits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willywoody Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 mojo magazine has run a number of great articles on peppers and the album is really a technical feat. and then there's the incredible songwriting and on and on. still sounds ground breaking 40 years on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It's a terrific album, but I don't feel it's aged that well, especially compared to other Beatles classics. I'm a little too young to have experienced it in context -- I was born the next year -- but I've talked to lots of people, including my parents, about what a total mindfuck it was when it was released. I remember that documentary from '87 ... I'd definitely like to see that again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I'm going to dose everyone in the office in celebration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Quinn the Attorney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I'm with cryptique. It's a great album, but I think that a few of the others hold up better. I find that the folks that think Sgt Pepper is the band's crowning achievement, tend to be people that were blown away by the album when it was released back in 67. Still, though, such a wonderful album. And I could look at that album cover for hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixiecupdrinker Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 http://www.sacbee.com/122/story/193235.html Hard to believe, kids, but it's true! Whether it's your favorite or not, it's safe to say the musical world underwent a major shift on this day. I don't know if it's available, but there is a documentary that came out in '87 called "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today" that examines "Pepper" & the year 1967. It's possibly the best thing on the Sixties that I've ever seen. Highly recommended. It was 40 years ago tomorrow in America, but anyway... I have that documentary on DVD. It was never released on DVD, but I have a transfer. I could probably do B&Ps for folks who want it. PM me. Or, we could do a vine-thingy if there is enough interest. It is a documentary filmed by Granada Television for the BBC and you can find the info here: Clickety-Click I taped this on PBS in Detroit way back when I was in highschool. VHS tapes don't always stand the test of time and mine became unplayable. Some time ago on the DaD list, I put out a request for this and someone came up with it. You might still be able to find it for BT over there, but otherwise, maybe we can get something going here. It's pretty damned good. dcd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 but I've talked to lots of people, including my parents, about what a total mindfuck it was when it was released..Yes it was...I was 17 when it came out..one of the best years of my life. Still, though, such a wonderful album. And I could look at that album cover for hours.The cover was a large part of the allure, but the songs and the arrangements were also important. Most of us had never heard anything like that before and frankly there wasn't much like that before. But teasing out the messages in the songs and the pictures on teh cover kept us busy for hours. Sure Revolver and Rubber Soul have held up better, but SP was such a product of its time that it will always be remembered fondly. I can't wait for the 50th anniversay of all this stuff (summer of love, etc.), if we make it that far. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Is it safe to say that Sgt. Pepper's was the first time an album was taken seriously as a work of art and not merely regarded as a collection of songs on a piece of vinyl? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ction Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My least favorite Beatles album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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tongue-tied lightning Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 it's basically impossible to rank the Beatles albums. every record is great in it's own right. She's Leaving Home, now playing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My desert island Beatles record, although it wasn't always. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My desert island Beatles record, although it wasn't always.I think I'd take Abbey Road over Sgt. Pepper, although I don't know if I could survive without A Day in the Life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Phillips Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 http://www.gloriousnoise.com/articles/2007...hearts_club.php At the risk of sounding like that clich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 i like sgt peppers but it's not even close to my fave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I think I'd take Abbey Road over Sgt. Pepper, although I don't know if I could survive without A Day in the Life. White Album out-desert islands them both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Sir Stewart Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I would maybe pick The White Album first -after all, it's the longest Beatles album, so that certainly counts for something - but ...Sgt Pepper's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 I read somewhere once that the English Rock Royalty went to see Hendrix play in a club somewhere in London the day after Pepper was released & he opened up his set with the title track. And, of course, blew everyone's minds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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