Posted on 08/26/2015 1:52:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" may be regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time, but it's nowhere near the top of Keith Richards' list.
In an interview with Esquire, the Rolling Stones guitarist dismissed the 1967 classic as "a mishmash of rubbish."
"There's not a lot of roots in that music. I think they got carried away. Why not? If you're the Beatles in the '60s, you just get carried away -- you forget what it is you wanted to do," he told Esquire's Scott Raab. "You're starting to do 'Sgt. Pepper.'
"Some people think it's a genius album, but I think it's a mishmash of rubbish, kind of like '(Their) Satanic Majesties,' " he said, referring to the Stones' late 1967 album that attempted to out-"Sgt. Pepper" the Beatles, right down to its 3-D Michael Cooper cover.
At some point, the Beatles may have agreed -- perhaps not with the "rubbish" description, but that they'd gotten carried away.
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Yup!
He’s not entirely wrong. But it was artful rubbish.
Sir Keith is wrong ... by several light years ..
This may be considered sacrilegious around here, but IMO the Beatles were overrated. The Stones were much better. Still are.
Still butthurt over a band that eclipsed them, and broke up in 1970.
I agree with the man who looks like he’s 250 years old.
True
Both some great music. Both some junk.
Some. Mostly junk IMO. But to each their own.
Keith was a heavy user of heroin at the time. It may have affected his judgment.
I always liked Sgt. Pepper.
Oops I see he doesn’t like that one either. My bad.
Still I like “She’s a Rainbow” and “10,000 Light Years From Home”.
I thought it was rubbish, too.
In terms of pure rhythm and blues rock and roll, you’re right. And there’s something to be said for sheer longevity. The Stones started out with an edge and kept it sharp for decades.
Pssst Nick?
I heard that Donald Trump liked the Beatles.
could be mistaken, but i think it’s sir mick but not sir keith.
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