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To: Angels27
Despite it’s influence, I personally think this album is overrated. Other than A Day In The Life and Good Morning, Good Morning, I dont care for the songs on it. But thats just me.

Not just you. It may have been eye popping in it's day but there is never a day when I think "boy would I enjoy hearing 'Lovely Rita Meter Maid', 'When I'm 64', 'She's Leaving Home', or 'Mister Kite' right now!". Does anyone?

I can listen to Rubber Soul or Revolver or Abby Road from beginning to end over and over. Sgt Pepper, not so much.

19 posted on 04/05/2017 10:43:46 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie
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To: pepsi_junkie

It’s more about how the album influenced others at the time. But I tend to agree that it hasn’t aged nearly as well as most of the Beatles’ catalog.


24 posted on 04/05/2017 10:45:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: pepsi_junkie
Not just you. It may have been eye popping in it's day but there is never a day when I think "boy would I enjoy hearing 'Lovely Rita Meter Maid', 'When I'm 64', 'She's Leaving Home', or 'Mister Kite' right now!". Does anyone?

I do. And also, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". Some of the songs like "Mr. Kite" don't work as a single, but blend in well with the 60's vibe of the album. I'd love to turn on the radio and hear something of the quality of "Lovely Rita" today.

And who cares if the album fits in to today's world? Part of the fun of Sgt. Pepper is that it came out during the "Summer of Love" and helps one form an image of that time.

59 posted on 04/05/2017 2:30:20 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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