The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's' Turns 50: Is It The Best Album Ever?

Billboard Magazine ^ | 05/26/2017 | William Goodman

[MarineBrat]

I have been a Beatles fan since the 60’s, but in recent years I have listened to their music less and less. It’s as though it isn’t aging as well as some other music of the era.

Perhaps in my older years I have gravitated towards jazz and folk, which seem more genuine to me than kiddie-pop.

This is the kind of stuff that makes me go ahhhhhh today.

https://youtu.be/n4VqSkLmc3Q?t=10m33s

[Mr. K]

Every Album is the best Beatles Album

[BuffaloJack]

When it originally came out, I bought a copy.
I hated it. It was too druggy. I still hate it.

[dfwgator]

I just didn’t care for the sitar crap on Sgt. Pepper.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

If not for Sgt. Pepper, would we have had King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Rush, etc.? Highly influential for the prog rock genre.

[dfwgator]

But what I want to know is, what the heck was that on the inner groove of the album?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaXnqw-Zv0Y

[dfwgator]

I will say that as the father of a daughter who is about to leave for college “She’s Leaving Home” seems a lot more poignant these days.

[Bobalu]

Yup, It’s Rumors, best album ever!

[IronJack]

No.

[dfwgator]

For me, it would have to be “A Trick of the Tail”. I love every single song on that album.

[loungitude]

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[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Hendrix Are You Experienced?

Of course I’m a guitarist, so,,,,,,,

[Fresh Wind]

I remember playing Sgt. Pepper one fine Saturday afternoon, full volume in my dorm room, and another guy was playing it down the hall (not in sync, of course). Dummies in the neighboring dorm were screaming about having to study!

A magic time!

But that wasn't my favorite album of that era. That would be The Jefferson Airplane's After Bathing at Baxter's.

[Publius]

It’s the first true concept album...

The first true concept album was "Days of Future Passed" by the Moody Blues, which predated "Sergeant Pepper" by four months. It didn't have the same impact, but it was the first.

[DuncanWaring]

Tommy or Quadrophenia.

[katana]

Rubber Soul ... I would agree, but it’s all up to taste. Just plain great writing and music vs. “Wow, look what we can do with all this new mixing tech and a symphony orchestra! (and a few drops of top grade acid)”.

[Company Man]

Now 49 years later, we’ve been married for 49 good years.

Heartiest congratulations! That's quite an achievement in today's world.

[SamAdams76]

Sgt. Pepper sounds very dated. I'm sure back in 1967, it blew some minds.

Another album from that same year was The Doors debut album. That still sounds stunning today. I heard "Crystal Ship" on Deep Tracks just the other day. That song has aged very well.

[odawg]

No.

[real saxophonist]

Miles Davis released Nereftiti that same year.