Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

It’s a good album front to back. I don’t find myself enjoying every track as much as Abbey Road, but I don’t find Sgt Pepper’s annoying as I do with Magical Mystery Tour, which leads to a conclusion of 4 stars.

I think I get it now

Soo good I love the Beatles. Fav song is with a little help from my friends. <3

Pretty good diverse selection of songs, solid Beatles album but nothing special or standout

Blasphemous, I know, but the middle of this REALLY drags. I don't know why people in the 60's were so obsessed with the god damn circus. At the same time, A Day In The Life might be one of the 10 best songs ever created. 4/5

Love this album

I love the meta-humor of the Beatles making an entire album that is framed around the proposition of performing live for an audience directly after deciding that they would never again perform live for an audience.

Classic.

Like listening to a play. Very warm and happy

A landmark album for a reason, laid the groundwork for a ton of different acts across the eventual rock/indie/psychedelic landscape. Even now it still sounds like a modern album, and you can tell groups like Tame Impala take a lot of their influence from this sound

This album is fun times!

Absolute nonsense dogshif

Thought it was ok Didn't love but didn't hate

I expected more. I knew a lot of these songs but hadn’t listened in the context of the full album. I found it dull in place but hard to imagine hearing it in the context of its time.

Classic Beatles

8.25 Favorite - with a little help from my friends Least favorite - within you without you Sleeper - Lovely Rita

ok, dit is wel echt een heel bekend album. Mijn probleem met Beatles is een beetje de recording klinkt vreemd? De vocals zijn lastig te horen, dat kan te maken hebben met de recording, de (re)mastering maar ook met dat het een keuze is van de artiest I guess? Ik ben in elk geval blij dat het muzikaal een stukje gezelliger en vrolijker is. Voor de tijd lijkt het me vrij vernieuwend allemaal. Maar ik durf het bijna niet te zeggen; ik vind het toch een klein beetje saai allemaal. Good Morning Good Morning zorgt voor paniek in huize Tehu, want Gappie shrikt van alle dieren. A day in the life begon als mijn favoriete nummer, denk dat dat mijn favoriete nummer is. Gebeurt muzikaal echt heel veel wat ik nice vind, vooral die explosie van geluid rond 2 minuten en dan de complete stilte. FAVO: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, When I'm sixty four, Lovely Rita, a day in the life

Oh god, daar zijn ze dan. The Beatles, hofleverancier van elke zichzelf respecterende beste muziek allertijden lijst En dan ook nog een album wat universeel als een van de betere Beatles albums wordt beschouwd. Hoe dan ook, is het een eclectisch geheel, waarbij de vier muziekgoden ons meenemen op een trip Alsof je zelf een flowerpower hippie bent, lekker gaand in je volkswagenbusje. Al met al, valt me dit niets tegen, het is best vermakelijk. Oke die complete dierentuin die bij Good Morning uit de kast wordt gehaald is echt hilarisch. Favo's: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Within You Without You, Good Morning

Some of my favourite Beatles songs on this.

A fine album and admittedly the very first Beatles album I have ever listened to (in 2023- thanks for the punk rock dad!). Ill need to listen to the others front to back to get a sense of where this falls in there catalogue but it's so easy to see how prolific and influential they were. There were moments where I truly believed they were gunna really rock out, and the psychedelic bits were nice.

Eh.

Well, I know this. Side B is better, because Side A is silly. Too much McCartney. What they did with the studio is still pretty amazing.

Listening to this on headphones is painful with the extreme left-right mixing.

Nice opening, little help is a super chill song, I love the jingle in Lucy in the sky, I like fixing a hole's bassline, Mr kite is fun, but I don't think within you without you doesn't really fit in with the others, good morning is I think pulled off an impossible manoeuvre with sounding very good while it had insane time signatures. A day in the life is beautiful, I already got emotional in like the first 15 seconds. I wish the ending seconds weren't so horrible 9/10 a very good album with catchy tunes. Shout out for popularising the concept albums

Amazing bass playing, great Melodies and influential for a reason, tho some songs I wanted to skip.

Loved it! Listened with Fiona and sang and danced along.

I love Sgt Pepper's- it is evenly tied with Abbey Road for my absolute favorite Beatles album. The Beatles are tied with Ween as my all time favorite bands to ever exist on Earth. It's gonna be a Good Morning Good Morning.

xcellent

Whimsical and fun

Listened before. It's fun but not my style

A Day in the life is my favourite ever Beatles song. I could tell you stories about being in Blackburn and seeing artworks or random walls where people had put notes in about what particular hole this pertains to. One of the 4000. I could just put that song on repeat and be happy. And I do mean The Blackburn. It’s actually a proper shit hole. I call it the armpit of the north. The town doesn’t have very many claims to fame, but to be immortalised in a Beatles song is a feat. Whilst contemplating, I think this also might be my favourite Beatles album and, although some of the songs are not as strong, the whole experience is more than the sum of its parts. I’m not sure that it quite merits a 5 for me but it’s definitely a crafted artwork, one where people have put a lot of thought and care and work into it. It feels complete.

I know most of the songs like the back of my hand, but today is the first time I ever listened to the entire album. If we could give half stars, I would probably give it a 4.5, but here we are. The song within you or without you was what would’ve knocked .5 star off.

This is one of those rare albums that lives up to the hype and then exceeds it. And there couldn't more hype. The sleeper on this one for me is "She's Leaving Home." It's so sad and beautiful. Masterpiece. My one criticism? I'm not in love with "Within You Without You." But even that falls flat as just the audacity of including it merits praise. "Lovely Rita" is another standout for me. But then, I could name-check every tune. So I'll stop. This is brilliant for all the reasons everyone says it is.

This isn't my favorite Beatles album. It's not even in my top 3. Still, it's fucking Sgt. Pepper. Random thoughts: 1. Listening to the most recent mix. It's like I'm hearing the album again for the first time. Noticing all sorts of things I'd never heard before. 2. Speaking of the first time, I can still remember sitting in my parents' living room. I remember pouring over the vinyl album cover and listening to this and just having my mind blown. Even in the '80s, this still sounded cutting edge. 3. Side One still doesn't quite work for me, though Paul's bass playing is worth the price of admission. Goddamn, that guy is great. 4. "She's Leaving Home" is a song I love now but disliked for years. 5. Side Two is perfect. Maybe as good as side two of Abbey Road. 6. the melody line for Within You Without You is a marvel. I could write a whole article about it, but I won't. 7. The beginning of Lovely Rita is one of my favorite musical moments. 8. I was at a family reunion once and When I'm 64 came on the radio and every person in the family, from ages 8-80 started singing along, and for me that just cemented how fucking special these guys were. 9. Good Morning Good Morning is John Lennon's most underrated masterpiece. you could teach a college course just about the shifting time signatures alone. 10. A Day in the Life... I mean, come on. So much to say about it, but Ringo's drumming is especially stellar here.

Thoughts on Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band – October 19, 2023 I went to sleep last night knowing my morning walk would include this listen. I had trouble falling asleep, so I walked through the album in my memory and felt like I remembered all the details and treats. This brisk morning I stepped outside in time with those opening guitar notes and goddamn, this album continues to hit my heart, my mind, and every single neuron in my body. I never remember how profound and visceral the aural impact is from the very first note to that silence that follows the looooong last note in A Day in the Life. If you know me, you likely know this is my favorite album. I truly believe it should be every single person’s favorite album because it’s a gift that gives you new insight at every stage in your life. The songs change meaning as you age. With the blessing of growing old you are gifted new insight into the songs. I decided upon this listen that I’ll make sure to spin the album at least once a year so I can continue to receive this guiding light. The album is so dense with sound and it’s taken a lifetime of listening to pick up on all the things. As I age I hear Paul’s bass line so much more than when I was a teenager. Maybe it’s the remastered version or my headphones? Are those congas buried deep in the mix at the end of Getting Better? Within You Without You continues to be my favorite. This morning I stopped in my tracks as the tears just wouldn’t stop flowing---a moment of grief and profound loss for my mother while seeing a stunning sun rise higher in the morning sky against a backdrop of goats grazing on a farm: "When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find Peace of mind is waiting there And the time will come when you see we're all one And life flows on within you and without you" Someday I want to meet a good sitar player and get their thoughts on George’s sitar because I think it’s the most beautiful sitar I’ve ever heard. She’s Leaving Home didn’t hit as hard upon this listen. My daughter’s transition to becoming my son already brought that reality home but I know now I had no reason to be sad about inevitable changes and departures. And anyway, Sylvia leaving home will only mean many return visits. I understand this now. I chuckled during Lovely Rita because my favorite cover of all time might be Joan Osborne signing this in Vegas with Cheap Trick. I dusted off a 2011 review of this album because I thought it was worth sharing a decade plus later… Thoughts on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Apr 29, 2011 I was hanging out with Scott and Andre, watching the DVD, “Sgt Pepper Live” by Cheap Trick (go watch it pronto!). In 2010 the show had a 36-night run in Vegas and Scotty said he couldn’t imagine performing Sgt. Pepper that often. Andre and I questioned that, “what? Are you crazy?!” If that’s all I had to do, get up and perform the greatest album of all time, once a day….yowsa…I won the lottery. It got me thinking, would I get bored of Sgt. Pepper if I listened every day for 30 days? As a hardcore Beatle fan since I was 10 years old (that’s 33 years and counting btw!), might I lose love and OD on this masterpiece? I have a full-time job, 2 kids, and I cook. Could I fit Sgt. Pepper into my life every day without fail? Yes Some thoughts and highlights I captured along the way: Masterpiece. While listening with the kids one day, I told Adler and Sylvia that this is in fact the greatest album of all time. Adler’s 6-year-old-boy response, “Uh, yeah. I would say. ”Within You and Without You. My favorite. I never tire of the lyrics or the music. George recorded this by himself. The cut on the album was made from take 2. Stephen Stills has the lyrics carved on a stone monument in his yard. If anyone is looking for birthday ideas for me…. My second favorite song on the album? Surprise, When I’m Sixty Four. As a child I thought it was quirky and silly and for people oh so old. Today, I adore it. “Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?” My shout-out to my husband and an inscription for my urn. At the 2:22 mark of When I’m Sixty Four, I hear Paul smile. It’s infectious. One day I was cooking with Sylvia and Adler’s friend Ewan was over. Third song hits and all the kids started singing with the chorus, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds….” There is nothing better than cooking in the kitchen with a bunch of kids and singing Lucy in the Sky. That moment made my top 10 list of moments. This album, more than other meaningful and favorite albums, reminds me of very significant moments and people. I think the people will know who they are (except Greg who isn’t reading this. Margie can share with him).This time round, I finally hear Paul’s bass lines. She’s Leaving Home – This surprisingly became the one struggle for me around day 3. It’s like the balancing portion of a yoga class. Power through and you make it. I wondered why this song challenged me. My Sylvia will journey on her own one day. I just hope she leaves with a celebratory “see-ya-soon” and not an early morning slip away. The Beatles originally had a different line up pegged for Side 1 of the LP: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band With a Little Help From My Friend sBeing for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! Fixing a Hole Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Getting Better She’s Leaving Home I listened to this line up a number of times and really like to hear Lucy in the Sky > Getting Better. Brilliant. I saved a playlist in this order…try for yourself. There is a hidden track that only dogs can hear between the last note of A Day in the Life and the gibberish that loops ad infinitum.4 tracks people. FOUR TRACKS!!! Profuckingfound. Andre has been subject to repeated listening by proxy and he’s been a dream about it. Interesting observation of his was that “Being of the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” is quite psychedelic. As Adler says, “uh, yeah. I would say.” A Day in the Life. I still can’t believe that fucker murdered John Lennon. Upon some listening sessions, tears just started rolling. Oh boy…George Martin, of course, is equally as masterful as the four lads. The ending note is all George Martin. It’s the little things from which beauty and brilliance blossoms. The album came to be because Paul was flying home from America and over a meal with his road manager, Mal Evan, they were talking about salt and pepper. Paul overheard “Sgt. Pepper” and our world changed forever. Love IS all you need.

It's the Beatles. It's 5 stars.

Brilliant. A Day In The Life. Fucking brilliant.

10/16/23. Absolute classic and is loved for many reasons. Every song is near flawless, even after many listens later. A must listen for any music lover, and proves to later generations that the Beatles are NOT overrated.

important for the Timothy Leary LSD generation

I understand its significance, but it just doesn’t really hit me as a perfect album. It’s difficult to connect with at times because of the combination of jaunty music with fairly unserious lyrics. It sounds like the soundtrack to a television show that no one watches reruns of anymore. The Beatles always sound to me like they recorded inside a fucking tin can.

There's some cool songs (yes I like a day in the life) but the whole in between of the album is pure nothing. could be like 4 or 5 songs tbh.

Lucy in the sky is one I recognized and will make it into my regular playlist. Most of the others are neutral/pass.

I think these guys have a really bright future ahead

I'm fully aware of the cultural impact of this album - for which it deserves 5 stars very easily. But rating it in terms of my personal enjoyment... it's all over the place and I'm simply not at all a fan of the incoherent, dissonant psychedelia bits. While certainly not horrible, I consider this album among the weakest outputs of The Beatles. It may have its moments, but I'll take The White Album or Abbey Road over Sgt. Pepper's any day.

What could I possibly say that hasn’t already been said? :) For me personally, from a 2020s PoV: would’ve been 4 stars but Within You Without You and A Day in the Life bump it up to a straight five.

After the first listen I would have given this album a 3/5, it was quite underwhelming after a good start, tracks 4 till "A Day in The Life" did not make much of an impression on me. But "A Day in The Life" seemed to be what the entire album was building towards and that particular song caught me immediately. After the second listen I could tell this album was special, and the songs I was initially indifferent to became enjoyable. This album may eventually become a solid 5 but that would require a few more listens.

Awesome, cutting edge for 1967.

I don't feel like I have the right to say anything about this album, as it's all been said before. I'm not a fan. I feel like if there was a default music for people born after 1950 this would be it.

I’ve never listened to this full album. The Beatles confuse me but I love their music.

Just okay tbh

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

Not a beatles fan, a couple hits.

I don’t want to pretend I know about the impact of this album on pop culture. I know it is beyond my understanding. Also, I must confess I did not want to give a 5-star rate, but as I was listening to it, understanding it as a whole piece, not a collection of songs, I changed my mind. Maybe it’s not the best 5-star album ever, not even in the Beatles discography… but it definitely deserves it.

Fan-Classic!

Classic! I listened to this a lot on vinyl growing up. I had my parents old record player, amp/tuner combo, cd deck, and speakers set up in my room - a setup that was built before my arrival into this world. I can still smell the old rubber and vinyl.

Obscure album from some underground band. Never heard it before. But it is not bad. I'd say, try it, if you can get your hands on it.

I know it is good, just not for me. As usual with a Beatles album, one song is really good, the rest are just so-so. I just don't see the magic.

I think the good songs are great and the corny songs are kinda difficult for me to care about. It’s a good exemplification of what I enjoy and find annoying about the Beatles. A day in the life? Amazing. Good morning good morning?? Ehh…

Absolute classic. Hit after hit, fantastically influential

Aina oo sanallista mielipidettä...

Alright

Enjoyed listening to every song on the album, that makes it a 5 for me.

The most McCartney of Beatles albums. Not a bad song, quite a few good ones and two or three of their best ones - With A Little Help From My Friends, Getting Better and, of course, A Day In The Life.

One of my all-time favorites!

It’s sgt peppers what more is there to say. Though the mixing gives me vertigo

One of the better Beatles albums

bah curto das antiga já

Standout tracks- All

Some duds in the middle, but otherwise iconic album.

OMG, Je l'attendais depuis un bout! Pas aussi wow que le White Album à mon avis. S'écoute bien en boucle comme l'album de Marvin Gaye.

The first Beatles album I´ve listened to, front to back, and definitely not gonna be the last one !

A few good songs that definite classics but wasn't overall vibing with it as much

Biased

Despite the hype, this album is a very mixed bag. A few great songs. A few terrible songs. And a few... more songs.

There’s nothing I can say about this album that hasn’t been said already. The cream!

This was my favorite Beatles album as a child, and listening to it again, it's still incredible.

SPLHCB // With A Little Help From My Friends // Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds // She’s Leaving Home // A Day In The Life //

First Beatles album I’ve listened to, I think I’d get more out of it if I had listened to it as a progression from their earlier stuff. Plus it gave me horrible flashbacks to when we had Beatles Rockband set up in Game sauchiehall street and people playing the same songs badly over and over again. It was good though

Not my favourite Beatles. Bit gimmicky with the circus stuff (half the album) and sitar (Within You Without You), but with a couple of all time great tracks in there (She's Leaving Home, A Day in the life).

This one is good

What can you say about the record that basically invented Pop music in the US that hasn't been said a million times before. . Basically everything in pop music since is derivative of this in some convoluted way or another Record starts with the fictional Sargent pepper man introducing itself. Transitions into the uplifting "Little Help from my Friends" . Then into the hazy yet whimsical "Lucy in the Sky". The rest of the record flows pretty seamlessly with a lot of simple moments. That is all blown away by the finale , " A Day in Life" which is an orchestral roller coaster of complex ideas being thrown at you with just enough time to process before it moves onto the next idea We all know every song here and most people probably know the words to Every song by heart. These songs are more time than Christmas carols. This is a slam dunk 5/5

Actually bought this record end of last year thinking that Strawberry Fields was on it only to find out after the fact that that was never pressed into an LP. Anyway, Sgt. Peppers has one of the most iconic covers ever made and captures the Beatles at some of their finest (IMO). Not a perfect album by any measure, but I give it a soft 5 / 5 for the way it all ties together. So many individual greats (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, A Day In the Life, With a Little Help From My Friends, Lovely Rita, Getting Better...)

Amazing album. Love listening to it. I was singing along to most of this album. Lot of nostalgia from listening to the beatles non stop as a kid. I will always love listening to these guys and this album is a hard 5.

This is such a pleasant album! I didn't listen to the Beatles growing up so I feel like I don't have as much familiarity/nostalgia associated with it. It is still a terrific album with tons of variety and crystal clear production. I like the variety of instruments and singers that are used throughout. The album feels simple and complex all at once. It is easy to throw on as background music, but there is also a lot of nuanced instruments and vocals that are layered throughout. Good stuff, Beatles!

One of those albums where I know so many of the songs but have never listened to it all the way through. This is the perfect Beatles with a mix of early rock/pop and completely trippy nonsense in a great way.

Pshhh 5. Obviously instrumental in changing the landscape of how records were made. The songs are all solid. This is known as the best Beatles album but imo there are some better ones, just barely. Still I think that hearing that it was always the best growing up made me put it on a higher pedestal. Also has my favorite Beatle track ever, "A Day in the Life"

Not just giving 5 cuz Beatles.

Really enjoyed it, good mix of experimental and more original Beatles style songs.

Classic album, I've listen to this since I was a child

I like beatles

It's a classic

So many classics! The album finisher is debatably my favourite (notice how i used a U in favorite line the EU blokes) Beatles song ever. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that this album is filled w so many bops: Album opener, help from friends, lucy, getting better, etc. I’m going 5 here bc this is a timeless album with absolute classics but also fire deep cuts.

I've never listened to this album all the way through before, but am familiar with a lot of the songs from my dad playing Beatles in the car when I was a child. I loved listening to it, and had a lightbulb moment when listening to Within You Without You - that the Flight of the Concords song is spoofing it on their track Prince of Parties. I'd never been able to pin down what song FOTC were attempting to spin before, but now I know :)

Sgt. Pepper raises the conundrum of do you evaluate the album purely on the listening experience or does one need to factor in the context of the album's release and the impact it has? One could argue that no album had a bigger impact on popular music than Sgt Pepper but for me it's songs aren't as strong as the other "iconic" Beatles albums. In retrospect it's kinda of silly that the first concept album is basically just about a band that is singing songs.

Surprisingly progressive sounding for its time. Some very enjoyable songs but nothing that stands out to me.

Genius.

Enjoyable, but I think I kinda missed the boat on this one. it just doesn’t grab me probably because I’ve heard so much of what has been written as a result of it. Best tracks: Opener, being for the benefit of mr kite!, when I’m 64

One of the best of all time.

Good songs are great but way too many duds on here, just didn't do it for me on this listen

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds & A Day in the Life.

Probably my favorite Beatles album so far (I’ve listened to Meet the Beatles, the White Album, and Abbey Road). It feels like the most cohesive album experience with a generally consistent sonic through line. With A Little Help From My Friends was my favorite track from this record.

Pretty good, I never really bothered listening to them before but I might have to now. Very fun album.

One of those albums that you'll always remember hearing for the first time. There's a standout song each time depending on your mood. Sometimes 'She's leaving home' hits hard or you're carried away by 'Within you without you'. Other times they leave you cold and the more lightweight tracks do the trick. Impeccable.

Groundbreaking album

How do I even start this one? I was tempted to say "it's Sgt. Pepper" and nothing else, but that's already been done, and I'm more of a long winded kind of person anyway. This was the first album I thought of when I heard that this list existed. My reaction to hearing that there was a 1,001 albums list was "Sgt. Pepper's got to be on there." I'd been wondering when I would get it. Actually, I'd been wondering when I'd get a Beatles album at all. The Beatles were the reason I got interested enough in the classics to want to use this list to discover all of them. The fact that this was the first Beatles album this site generated for me was quite fitting, really, cos this is the album that introduced me to The Beatles. People will go and say that this album doesn't stand up today. That the only reason people love it so much is because they were "there." Well, I'm Gen Z. I 100% was not "there," and this isn't some obligatory "5 stars for impact." I don't give those—it has to really move me personally to be 5 stars. And let me tell you: this is the easiest 5 stars I've given so far. As huge as this album's impact on the world was, its impact on my life was just as big. And no, I didn't grow up with the Beatles either. I only discovered them a few years ago (through this album of course!). I could go on for ages about what I love. The connections I have with each of the songs, all my favourite little musical and lyrical moments, all the memories I have associated with this album and these songs... but what would be the point? There's so much that has already been said about this album. It's been analysed to death, when really it's all about joy, and love, and laughter, and that which words diminish. The point is that I am simply one of many whose lives have been transformed by Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band. I did listen again today. Actually I hadn't in a while, but as always was amazed by how much this album manages to move me every single time. I even cried at a few of the songs! Albums as powerful as Sgt. Pepper really show us how every individual is a microcosm. We change the world by changing its people—one person at a time. Sgt. Pepper changed so many lives. In doing so, it changed the world, and still continues to do so. And people calling it "dated" and "overrated' can have no effect on when music really touches you. To me, Sgt. Pepper is timeless. It never gets old, and I will never stop listening to it. Favourite tracks (somehow, I managed to keep this to only to 5—but I still feel I'm doing a disservice to all the other tracks): - A Day In The Life: I'm obsessed with epic last tracks, and this is the standard that all other epic last tracks should be held to. -Getting Better: SO underrated. I don't get why everyone doesn't go crazy for this song. It's insanely and deliciously catchy, and also has a beautiful, inspirational message about self improvement. -Within You Without You: My dad's favourite... and once again, my little inspirational-message-loving heart is in love. -When I'm Sixty Four: For some reason, this was one of the songs I cried to today. I'm not entirely sure why, but I do know that I can't stand the hate this particular song gets. I love it! -She's Leaving Home: Absolutely gorgeous and so emotional—has definitely made me cry at some point in my life. I love a good emotional song (I also love strings!!!), and it's also relatively underrated. For a supposedly overrated album, Sgt. Pepper sure has a lot of underrated songs. I feel like I have to mention, though... why is the band name just "Beatles" on this site? "The" is officially part of it, despite how often the word "Beatles" (and "Beatle") is thrown around informally on its own.

Old, positive music, good for the morning

There are a few great songs in this one, but overall not their best album.

Excellent

*blocks your path* what do I did what any sane person would do, I listened to Beatles. I really want to want to like it, it's human nature to want to fit in. The thing is, I don't think it's human nature to like Beatles anymore, yet there they are - thousands of positive reviews for an album that's average in pretty much every way. It might be that everyone is right and I'm wrong but it's never happened before. The more reasonable explanation would be that it's not about the music, there is something more to it. When I was a little boy, I once sang Yellow Submarine at a karaoke party. I grew up in a country that is known for not speaking English, why would there be Beatles among blatnyak and nursery rhymes? Start asking questions. Everyone acts like it's something great while not feeling anything towards it, because they are afraid of being ostracized. You are supposed to like it. Everyone likes it. You're with everyone, right? It's all forced. The biggest hoax since ariposting. I'm on my fourth listen in a row. Why do all the commentators' nicknames on youtube end with four digits? I swear I'm gonna get silenced

this is genuinely hundreds of times better than their other albums so far, but its still a disappointing mess, all over the place This is what I imagine mentally disabled people living in personal assistance homes listen to. I guess you just had to be there to get it, a sort of if you know you know. This sucks, blows, stinks and every other synonym that fits. I applaud them for not making me rate every single album of theirs a 1

All through the 90s the received wisdom was that this was the greatest Beatles album. It outshone all the rest apparently. So imagine my confused face when I finally graduated from the red and blue albums to actually stick this on. I think I'd already heard Revolver, Rubber Soul, Hard Days Night and Help before this, it did not escape my notice that my mum and dad both had stopped buying Beatles records with Revolver. So maybe they got turned off by the drugs stuff, I should ask. Anyway I found a CD of this in my brother's stuff one day and stuck it on. And I was.... slightly disappointed? It's obviously excellent, but we are saying this is the Greatest... Beatles album, that is high praise. Nowadays things are a bit more measured, most people probably say Revolver, hipsters and me might say Rubber Soul are more consistently outstanding. Here we do have outstanding stuff of course, some of their greatest ever songs, A Day in the Life obviously, LSD. And a good start with the title track. Wet Wet Wet ruined little help from my friends for me. I think She's Leaving Home and Within Without You stand out for me of the other tracks. But besides that there's just far too much music hall ditties, 64, Getting Better, or daft stuff like Mr Kite and Lovely Rita. After LSD there's not really a Classic Beatles track that knocks you off your feet until a Day in the Life really does (one of the greatest songs ever made, by anyone - such an incredible thing, 5 great tunes in one and somehow still fully formed in and of itself). Perhaps if they'd fought and kept Strawberry Fields on it in favour of one of the ditties, it may be in the conversation. I just never choose to go back to this one. This possibly has the best cover art, but then Revolver has a shout there too. Gets points for being the starting gun for concept albums and the cultural touchstone but I have to give myself somewhere to go and I like a lot of albums a lot more than this one.

Rock. Pop. Psicodelia

The "Sgt. Pepper's" of 60's rock albums.

It’s what it is. A classic album that influenced many. What stands out for me is the humanity of the album. She’s leaving home is a prime example.

Pänger

Cannot deny this is a classic album. This and Pet Sounds kind of legitimatized the concept of pop music as art. Kicked off the Summer of Love. Day in the Life is a banger. Every song is great. I still do not understand how this is considered a concept album. If it started out as a concept, they did not maintain it. Nevertheless, still great.

Imagine review: 5 stars, John had a crazy good start to his solo career with Plastic Ono Band followed by this. Has hits, has sentimentality, he knew how to write an honest song that could tug at the heart strings. Sgt. Pepper: maybe not a true concept album, but helped lay the foundation for the album as an art form. No longer did records have to be 14 three-minute songs. With a Little Help from My Friends is second only to Hey Jude in the Beatles’ singalong catalog. And Day in the Life…? Nuff said. Stands the test of time.

Perfection

Discazo, mas que nada por todo lo que represento en el futuro

Makkelijke 5 sterren

A lot of classic hits but a few songs came up short.

Top mega super trooper : )

have listened to so many times...

Hot take but I think this is far from the Beatles best work

One of the Beatle's best, and one of the greatest albums of all time. Amazing from start to finish.

Absolute banger of an opening song! But man I’m getting tired of the Beatles and assoc. acts. Also the western idolization of indian mysticism in Within you without you makes me roll my eyes. As an Indian who knows that alot of that mysticism originates from uncleji’s who just like to pontificate to feel important about shit they know nothing about, alot of the western gaze on this annoys me. So this song annoyed me, which (because this is the 4th beatle associated album I’ve listened to in the past 10 days) made the album annoy me. 5/5 for musicality 2/5 overall

All-time classic and a ground breaking album on the day of the release and yet I thought I would enjoy it more this time. I remember listening to it when I was in high-school and thinking it's one of the best things ever. And now I'm not sure if this was my actual opinion or rather something I was supposed to be thinking? I'm forever grateful to this website for 1) exposing me to an incredible variety of music and 2) forcing me to try and formulate my personal thoughts on each album every day. This process made me much more aware of my own preferences and now I'm able to express them and explain when I'm enjoying something and when I'm not. Here, in regards to this particular giant of an album (in terms of its stature), I can at the same time appreciate its influence and say that I'm not really enjoying the content that much. And when you remove all the reputation that comes with it, you're left with an album that goes in so many different directions it does not reach any of them fully. Thus, it leaves you with a feeling that there's just too much filler, which seems like a crazy statement for an album of 39 minutes. Still, in the end comes A Day in the Life, which really does manage to explain where the album's reputation came from, even in 2023. Final verdict: 5 for the reputation and significance in music history, 3 for my personal enjoyment = 4/5.

Day in A Life is a banger. Everything else is so so.

It isn’t the Beatles best album

I think this is a masterpiece, but on the scale of Beatles albums I think this one has some real misses on it. There are some truly top notch psychedelic pop songs on this record, and there are some songs that are just a little too weird at times. "With a Little Help From My Friends", "Getting Better", and "When I'm Sixty Four" are some of my favorite Beatles songs ever. 5/5 Will listen again repeatedly.

There's no denying the influence and impact this album had on music and popular culture. And yes, A Day In A Life is a truly great song. But...I do think this album is somewhat overrated and it get so highly regarded because it's the "first" or the beginning of the rock album era. I do think there are others that followed are much better. Granted, I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, (I don't hate them but I don't love them either) so that might tilt my bias a bit. Still, it's fine but there is a lot of filler on here.

Impossible not to give this record 5 stars. It is a flawed album and perhaps overrated. It's impossible to overstate it's significance within the context of when it came out, and it still contains some of the coolest stuff The Beatles ever put to tape, but it's also just not the best collection of songs. These are all judged by The Beatles standards, it's not their best album, but still one of the best and most important albums every put out.

The Beatles go full psychedelic. Probably my most listened to and favorite Beatles albums.

good

This is my least favorite Beatles. I get why people love this, and why it’s considered great and important, BUT British music hall mixed with psychedelia is my personal hell. There are a couple hits I’m very familiar with but most of this album I’m unlikely to ever listen to again. Stuff like Mr Kite and When I’m 64 are straight up torturous listens.

“[we] nicked a few ideas” Credit where credit is due blah blah blah this probably the Beatles’ worst record and easily their most overrated. They listened to Pet Sounds and tried to make something better and they failed. It seems to me that a lot of what is considered “avant-garde” and “experimental” about this is in most cases, completely derivative. In a way, the LHCB alter ego is a perfect cover - hollow, phony, a band playing music that sounds like someone else’s ideas. When you strip away the first couple layers you’re left with a few classics and a lot of cornball junk.

I want to act like I’m too cool for The Beatles…but when I listened to this on my drive home last night, it hit the spot. I love how out there the arrangements are, the vocals are in a class of their own, and the flow from track-to-track is just supreme. I could do without the lull in the middle where we have to push through Mr. Kite and Within You Without You (I’m not crazy about either track) but the rest of it is incredible. Great stuff.

Overlooking for the benefit of mr kite in this review

I can’t review this any better than it’s been done 1000 times before. Top 5 all time album. Come onsies

Can’t go wrong with Sgt. Pepper now can you?

Not even “When I’m 64” can detract from this album.

And of Course Henry the Horse dances the waltz! Will he dance with Lovely Rita? Or is she counting how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall? Each line stuck in my head for years. One of 11 albums of all times for me. Of which 2 of the Beatles. White Album even better.

Хороший, но не лучший альбом Битлз

This is THE Beatles album for me. Even the weakest song on the album "Good morning, Good morning" adds something to the themes. Not only does it present itself as a whimsical, campy masterpiece, but it also lends the most evidence to the theory that Paul McCartney died and was replaced in the late 60's. Skill without good execution means nothing, and I used to rip on them as a group for their musical abilities compared to some others, but there is something to be said about the skillful and selective way that they mix the music. Beginning to end this album feels like a journey. A view into a world that I recognize yet not fully understand. It is the best the Beatles will ever be. Stand out track: Day in the life

What a revolutionary album from rock opera to unique cover designs to awesome songs. Many of these songs I can sing along to in the car and that is probably how I most connect with music haha Favorite Track: A Day In the Life Least Favorite Track: She's Leaving Home

64 is my fav

The Beatles! Classic songwriting, silly melodies & tones, and influence from all sorts of world music. Not my favorite Beatles record, but it’s darn good. Decent 4 on this one for me.

I agree that objectively, everyone should listen to it at least once. I think it's great. I went through a phase in my early twenties where all I played was this, but times change. Still nice to hear once in a while.

Mustache era!!! This is an easy 5 and I have nothing to say that hasn't been said about it ad nauseam so instead I will just add some random personal thoughts. First I gotta confess I never noticed that those wax models are of the Beatles themselves standing next to (also the Beatles) in the center. Hilarious. I thought it was just another similar group? Also I think Shirley Temple is on here 3 times, and her sweater name drops the Rolling Stones?! They truly went wild here hahaha As a kid I wanted to be cooler than I am and I said George was my favorite but in my heart its always been Paul. Pretending A Day in the Life doesn't exist, my favorite song on the record is Getting Better. She's Leaving Home has risen the highest for me since my last listen through. Insane that my cat has been alive longer than the Beatles were together.

I’ll give this a 4 so Marty doesn’t get mad at me, but this didn’t do much for me. First 3 tracks are great. Rest of the album isn’t bad at all but I don’t see the big deal. I’ll give it credit for being interesting.

This falls under the not enough stars category.

Brilliantly imaginative with one or two weak(er) spots but still a 5 given the overall quality. Day in the Life is one of my top 5 Beatles songs for sure.

Is it the greatest album of all time? Probably note but it is just as good as everyone says. There is a wonderful variety of sounds here and the Beatles excel at all of them. Just like revolver I can’t imagine hearing this when it first came out and wish there were cameras in the studio for the making of this one. Paul McCartney is an absolute genius, Ringo’s drumming is perfect and John and George’s contributions aren’t bad either. Probably should get a 5 for “A Day In The Life Alone” but there’s just so much more great stuff here too.

4/5. Man I really wanted this to be a 5 but I can't give it with my history which is I played this every day in high school. I know this album front to back and the run from 64 to morning was always kind of mid. It's super important and should be listened to but it can never be anyone's favorite, that would only mean they haven't listened to anything else.

Alors ça c’est du lourd! Largement considéré comme le meilleur album des Beatles et l’album le plus influent de l’histoire, je peux comprendre que son contenu aille moins bien vieilli que leurs autres albums. Mais ça reste les Beatles, c’est du bon manger

Almost 5

Any questions?

A great album, there's much about it. Must listen for everyone.

Fun to have a re-listen. Probably wouldn't go on my list of top three Beatles albums.

A technicolor masterpiece.

One of my favorites. #2 fav bad of all times and this album is in my top 10. Nothing more needs to be said!

Another Beatles album, another 5 stars.

I get why it’s on the list and objectively it has to be, but subjectively… has there ever been a band as overhyped as the beatles?

- tiene el mejor closer, A Day in the Life

Meh, The Beatles don't really do it for me

I certainly enjoyed the show! I love the transition from Sgt Pepper into With a Little Help and A Day in the Life perfectly end caps this album that is full of variety and amazing songwriting. Several tracks I was extremely familiar with, as Yellow Submarine used to be my top "home sick from school" movie, but even the ones I was less familiar with were amazing!

I enjoyed this more than other Beatles music, to be honest. I usually find some of their more popular songs boring by today's standards. While I am still not a huge Beatles fan this did help me appreciate them more.

I appreciate that this album was a turning point for the Beatles and the genre, but I generally don’t love it. Musically I find it weaker than other albums of theirs even with their experimentation with unique instruments. The opening is fun but some middle songs are snoozers. A lot of this is personal preference but it’s just not my favorite.

A classic!

You already know you love this.

Was there ever any doubt? My Favourite Album of all time!

Beatles er konge

Mom had this vinyl! Let's give it a go. I'm pretty sure I've listened to it before but not sure if I listened to from beginning to end. There's a big mural downtown that mimics the cover art of this album. I like the sitar and drum on Within You Without You. I really like A Day In The Life! pretty.

Maybe the most Kyle of Beatles albums?

Yep, agreed. One of the better Beatles albums and although it has its lesser tracks it’s still a great experience from start to finish.

This is the only album I can think of that even approaches the perfect pop masterpiece of Pet Sounds. Nearly every song is perfect, and it is so fun listening to The Beatles really take advantage of their adopted personas. The jump from Revolver to this is staggering, and the experimentation throughout never feels anything short of ambitious. There’s not much I could say that hasn’t already been said, but I’m constantly amazed by how well some of these songs still hold up today. One of those albums where you’ll have some clear stand out favorites on your first listens, and then years will pass and the ones you used to barely pay attention to are now your new favorites.

Ciao, ascoltato già tante volte, bello bello ma io sono più bello

I like the first half of the album better than the second half. Better than what I was expecting, this was the first Beatles album I've heard.

One of the most baller of all time.

Some solid songs. Loses me towards the middle though.

It was pretty good. A little strange in spots but an overall solid album

I don't know if this is a controversial take but I think Sgt. Peppers is probably The Beatles most overrated album. I was just not a huge fan of some of the experimentation on this album and I don't think it made it as listenable as "Rubber Soul", "Revolver" or "Abbey Road". I will say though I do think that up to this point in their catalogue this album has some of the best writing of any of their albums and I think that helped a lot. It is still The Beatles so it is still really good but not the obvious 10/10 that many people see it as. I was not a huge fan of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" or "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" and I really dislike "Within You Without You". In all honesty this feels like the modern art of Beatles albums to me. It feels kind of artsy just to be artsy with an clear reason to do what they do but I may just miss the point. Still with all my disagreement with the praise this album gets it is still like a 9/10.

Kanske kontroversiellt, men detta hör inte till den absoluta toppen av Beatles-album. Finns åtminstone fyra som är bättre, som är förtjänt av en femma. Sgt. Pepper hamnar strax under. Känns ganska enkelt för mig att dela in låtarna i två kategorier, de jag gillar och de jag inte gillar: Gillar inte: 'Sgt. Pepper's...', 'With a Little Help from My Friends', 'Getting Better', 'Fixing a Hole', 'When I'm Sixty-Four', och 'Good Morning Good Morning'. Gillar: 'Lucy', 'She's Leaving Home', 'Mr. Kite', 'Within You Without You', 'A Day in the Life'. Min betygsättning av Beatles-album blir ju lite speciell, då jag väljer att jämföra dem sinsemellan. Och tydligen så når inte majoriteten av låtarna upp din den standard jag har på Beatles. Synd, för topparna är väldigt höga. TÄNK om EMI inte hade pressat bandet att släppa 'Penny Lane' och 'Strawberry Fields' som singlar, och de i stället hade tagit två av de sämre låtarnas plats. Har aldrig köpt hyllningarna albumet får på grund av att det är ett konceptalbum. Idén om att det är ett annat band än Beatles som spelar låtarna håller inte riktigt när det bara märks i första och näst sista låten. Däremellan är det gamla goda Beatles. Bästa låt: A Day in the Life.

‘I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved’ But hey! It's getting better you see, better all the time! Anyway, Beatles make poppy music, they beat you over the head with it, they pop you in the mouth with it, and you'll come back to it, cause you like the abuse, don't you? Don't you? You dirty little whore! Two pops to the nose out of five 🥊🥊

One of the best albums from The Beatles but won't rate it higher due to musical preference, though I'm sure others would. High 4 star

Great stuff.

I had gone into it having heard the first half ovrr the years up to "She's Leaving Home" which I really enjoy. But the second half with the inspiration from their various LSD experimentation, Hindi culture and the sitar exploration etc kind of loses me. I don't hate it but I also don't enjoy nearly as much. Still a great album though.

En av de största klassiker i skivväg. Fantastisk platta.

The first Beatles album I’ve really enjoyed from start to finish. Fantastic.

Outstanding.

Maravilloso

Awesome!

After being seriously disappointed by ‘Revolver’, I was relieved by the beginning of this album, which showed itself immediately to be significantly better. The first few songs of this album were really great, though I felt the rest was not as good. It redeemed itself with the final few tracks. Solid 3.5

love this album. So many what we now know to be psychedelic undertones. So many great songs. Great composition with so many different instruments. Genius of an album

A lot of timeless classics on here. Feel like the album as a whole is great but has a few pothole songs that I’d normally skip

4/5

Love it from start to finish. Even the Balinese song is good

One of my favorite albums of all time, an instant classic and a shift for the Beatles in their “drug days,” but is filled with classic songs and well worth a listen even if you’re not a fan of their early work, this album will win you over

I mean, it's Sgt. Pepper. I used the opportunity to listen yet again to the extraordinary Giles Martin Dolby Atmos remix. The way he lifted and cleaned the bass and the drums is amazing. It sounds clear, open and notes and sounds that I'd not heard in the many times I'd heard the album before appear out of nowhere. The harmonies the Beatles did were brilliant, on this version superlative. They left the singles off the albums, that's how good this album is. Get off with your ideas that they are not the most important band in the history of pop. Of course they are.

One of the best albums ever the Beatles are my faves

It's my list and I say this record isn't perfect. It's close. It inspired pretty much every record that ever came after it. But some of these songs don't land. Just ignore my scrub 4. Favorite tracks: "With a Little Help From My Friends", "When I'm 64", "A Day in the Life"

just sounds a little tinny to me compared to revolver and abbey road, still absolutely killing tho

Semplicemente un capolavoro

This my desert island album-- it's all I ever need to sustain me

I mean, there are some bangers in here. There's also a fair amount of "we got high and thought this was funny"

I've always preferred the Stones to the Beatles, but this is an absolute classic album. In fact, this album helped the Stones begin their four classic album run beginning in the late 1960's, as they tried (and failed) to do an album like "Sgt. Pepper's," then realized it is not their purview and pivoted back to their strengths. For me, this album mixes what I like most about the Beatles together with the experimentation that I didn't like as much...and is successful in doing so. This album was impactful on so many other artists and two of the most successful cover songs ever were from songs on this album.

The concept album that really isn’t, but in the end becomes something wild and wonderful. The Summer of Love in one package.

Ya know

Every Beatles album, when I’m listening to it, feels like it is unquestionably the best Beatles album. That being said, I think this is unquestionably the best Beatles album.

Eternally classic. The range of this album is defined by significant changes in the bands style and direction.

Iconic even now after 57 years. Difficult to objectively judge but influenced a lot of people. The last track is still one of my favourite songs ever written so you already know my score.

It's not the best Beatles album (that would be revolver or Let It Be) but it's the one that everyone knows. -1 for the interminable sitar track.

maybe it's just not for me. Favorite Tracks: Sgt. Peppers..., Reprise, When I'm Sixty-Four Best Song The Beatles Ever Made: A Day In The Life 4.5-5/5

Håller än!

Classic!

As some other reviewers have commented, this album is buried in my subconscious having listened to it since I was a little kid. I still love it

simply still stunning

One of the greatest albums ever, nothing more to say

Oh The Beatles. What to say. I just don’t get on with it all but then a song comes on and I’m like ‘Ooo.’ This album has some of those on it.

Love. There are a few deep cuts on this one that are not all time favs, but their music brings me such joy.

The Beatles were making innovations on their own innovations. They made such good songs and made it seem so easy that the album’s reach is incalculable. Some of the most timeless lyrics, original chords, perfect structure, and downright enjoyable. Love this album. 5/5

все еще не понимаю хайпа вокруг битлс сложно что-то выделить

алкоальбом: спросил бармена тебя удивить и ты пьешь сырный коктейль с острым соусом, джином и сладкой ватой. И это вкусно!

Никогда не был битломаном. От слова совсем. Да, какие-то песни я знаю, что-то там про жёлтую подводную лодку, вчерашний день и ночь трудного дня. По крайней мере, так переводчики на пластинках Мелодии перевели. Группу Битлз я в голове представлял себе не так, а ровно так, как они выступали до этого альбома. Здесь же ливерпульская четвёрка пустилась в эксперименты с формой и мелодиями и получилось что-то... назовём мягко, необычное. Не то чтобы мне не понравилось, но и особого кайфа не испытал. Хотя пока готовил материал по этому альбому, я как-то проникся им... и концептуальным подходом (в 67ом-то году), и техническими новшествами, и использованием индийских инструментов... короче, добрый альбом, хороший. До крепкости чуть-чуть не хватило.

гораздо веселее, чем ожидалось. приятновое, но как-то выделить альбомчик вообще не могу

Another classic album. Probably the most recognisable album cover of all time. Probably not the best Beatles album but definitely one of them.

a classic

Excellent Album full of classic songs

The Louvre of pop music. Gem after gem, treasure upon treasure. Every cut offers substance and style, pleasure and meaning. So much is cinematic and sonically multi-dimensional, which yields all the power and makes a convincing case for the creative utility of LSD. By wearing the concept lightly, the band was able to create space for high art. The title cuts are perhaps underrated for pure and sheer hookiness. "With a Little Help" is the band at their best, Ringo a Trojan Horse sort of vocalist and the generally upbeat arc of the song given the ideal amount of rueful shading for depth and resonance. "She's Leaving Home" is a novella, "Lovely Rita" a winsome little short story, "Within You" a raga-tastic meditation on love and human connection. Paul's work and leadership yields several of his richest and most underrated cuts – "Getting Better" and "Fixing a Hole" and "When I'm Sixty-Four," which is Hallmark-card pithy and fully evocative of the music hall but also a lovely, optimistic take on aging. It's the album's pattern: what feels slight, on closer listen, yields substance. John brings some winning weirdness with "Lucy in the Sky" and "Mr. Kite" and "Good Morning," and provides the pathos to keep the whole thing from getting too deep into Yellow Submarine territory. One wishes only to prostrate oneself in praise of "A Day in the Life," for words won't do the job of proper honoring. It's the Godfather or Hamlet of pop songs – utterly epic, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Never has an orchestra been put to better use in popular music. The final chord is one of a handful of signature moments in 20th-century music. To say Sgt. Pepper deserves all the critical accolades and commercial success is an understatement roughly the size of the universe. Very likely the best pop or rock album of all time.

One of the greats

Key songs: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy

All time great Beatles album!

Brilliant

Ok)

Of course it's a landmark deserving of any and all accolades it's received in the past 50 plus years. For my money, this album has the best album closer on any album in any genre, a song that could be both Lennon and McCartney's finest hour. It has Ringo's best song (written by Lennon/McCartney, but still), and a title track that might have a better reprise version towards the end. Of course there's the album cover itself, which ranks among the greatest ever. It still blows my mind that both Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane were recorded during these sessions, and neither one is included on the album. The fact that this is possibly the 5th beat Beatles album tells you everything you need to know about the Fabs.

Not quite how I remember the mix the bass is so loud and the drums are so soft. Sgt peppers- great opener With a little help- great transition mccartneys bass sounds so great so big in the mix and his line is absolutely perfect for the song. I love Ringos feel- that fill out of the first chorus is so perfect. Lucy- chords and melody so great. Again McCartneys bass is so melodic. Getting better- such a great intro Fixing a hole- one of my favorites. (Weird sloppy bass edit at 37 seconds) Cool syncopation in Mix sounds different than I remember it. She’s leaving home- such a beautiful and sad song. George Martin’s arrangements are so damn good. Mr. Kite- getting weird and circusy. The instrumental waltz part is cool. The part at the end is trippy. Within you/ without you- cool vibe 64- great tune Good morning- bass sounds like a tuba. Peppers Reprise- drum sounds are cool Day in life- bass is kinda busy from the top never noticed. Such powerful use of the orchestra that last note is so epic. Those vocal loops at the end are wild too.

Objectively a perfect record. A day in the life is such a great song. One of the most important and influential records of all time but giving it a 4 cause I don’t really like some of the weird goofy stuff like Mr kite.

Oh your teachers weren’t cool enough for you, McCartney? Boo boo. I like when I’m 64.

What to say about this that hasn't been said already? I appreciate the experimentation here, but the tunes, other than Day In The Life And Within You, are pretty much nursery rhyme levels of sophistication. I do like lots of what the The Beatles recorded, but couldn't imagine sitting down to listen to this through as an album by choice, except as a document of the time. It's very silly.

I came close to refusing to listen. How many times do you need to hear Pepper to accept that it's half decent? But I gave in, hoping to hear something new. I can always come back to the White Album, Abbey Road, even Let It Be. But I'm not sure that Pepper has the long lasting quality. It's more of a project than a tight rock 'n' roll album. She's Leaving Home still gets me.

Brilliant

Looooove the Beatles <333 I do like some of their other albums more than this one tho I liked the theme of a show/circus running pretty consistently through the whole album

Favorite Song: Probably Fixing A Hole. It was okay? It just didn't stand out to me.

I have nothing to say but it's ok. I don't get it. the Beatles are overrated. within you, without you because it sounds like nusrat. i can't imagine someone loving that song but not nusrat. a day in the life is almost a 4.

boring, tinny, predictable. sounds like music from a children's tv show.

One of my favorites

Cool moments surrounded by pretty dull stuff. Basically how I feel about most of the Beatles.

This is a great Beatles album. It has been listened to, studied, copied, decorated and imitated for over 50 years. It deserves to be in this list for its impact on music and pulp culture. 4.7/5.

It was this (and it's sister album Magical Mystery Tour) that turned me onto psychedelic music in my mid teens. Overfamliarty has probably killed some of that initial joy, but it is still an amazing listen all these years later. The wit, variety, musical invention and production has rarely been equaled.

Tried to listen objectivly. Still a banger after all these years.

You know that thing where you revisit something with a slight sense of sadness because is's so good and you can never revisit that sense of awe that comes with the first listen? If there is anyone working through this list who has somehow never heard this before then I am jealous.

Amazing. I thought it was great then, I think it's great now. It's a got a real variety of music, there's story telling, straight up songs, nonsense and I love it.

Iconic, in every sense.

Probably the greatest album of all time.

Revolutionary

a classic with a lot of flavours

One of the greatest albums of all time. Innovative and a joy to listen to.

160 albums into this journey. I was seriously concerned that I hadn't heard a Beatles album yet. Sgt Pepper would not have been my choice, but yes, it is an album that should be heard at least once. A Day In the Life is one of the finest Beatles songs recorded, but it doesn't make up for the whole of the album being less engaging. Most of the songs are very good, but this is not the album of course to listen to on any given day.

I highly doubt I have anything to say about this album that hasn’t been said before. An absolute classic.

Classic

I don’t care what anyone says, this is one of the three 10/10’s the Beatles have. This album is such an embracing journey and so fulfilling. With so many different song choices and influences, it’s kinda hard to believe how well they goes together side by side. I feel like if you like Beatles but hate this album, your just trying to be different, cause even if you don’t like it as a whole, it’s hard to deny that even the songs by themselves on here is still great. You got the two title tracks, a little help from my friends, within you without you, Fixing a hole, she’s leaving, Lucy In the sky like come on. Especially do not forget the wonderful closing track that is A Day In The Life. This album is nutritious and it’s easy to see why when you take in its sound in full.

This shit was so fire

What more can I say about this that hasn't been? Of course it rules - it's Sgt. Fucking Pepper's

I mean. It's Sgt Pepper. It changed everything. I was slightly obsessed with this as a kid and still don't forgive my dad for selling the original vinyl in the 80's because he'd bought it on CD.

Had super low expectations of a Beatles album, but was very happily surprised by this. Composition of the tracks, the layout of the album and everything to the smallest details were perfect.

Like a lot of people, this album works shifts periodically as my favorite album by The Beatles. Upon this millionth revisit, I decided to give the latest remixed version a try and it added some interesting dynamics that weren't present before. Overall, I think this is The Beatles' most coherent album front to back. The tracks all feel like they're from the same universe and each builds upon the last. Not much else to say that hasn't already been said about this MASTAPIECE.

Tämä on Beatlesia, ihan hyvää sitä. Vähän liian show mut ok

With a Little Help from My Friends on mahtava biisi (erityisesti Ringon, ei Cockerin, vetämänä), ja A Day in the Life olisi oikein hyvä ilman ylimääräistä pelleilyä (jep). Muutoin tästä LP:stä pitäminen on riippuvaista mielentilasta, mikä on aina huolestuttavaa. Ja esim. Lucy in the Sky with Diamondsia ei ole mikään mielentila koskaan pelastanut.

listened to again this album is quite possibly the Star Wars of popular music, in that it fundamentally changed everything that came after it

An all time classic album, plenty of great tracks, no bad ones. Hangs together well

I can't really add anything to the litany of praise for this album. I have been a lifelong Beatles fan, literally I heard it while in the womb. This album is actually not my favorite Beatles album, but it's hard to deny that it is incredible. My favorite song is the last one, just because of how innovative and different it sounds, even today. I recommend anyone to listen to this album who hasn't already.

4.5

Great Album

Its an all-timer.

Hermoso

I don’t know how you could give this album anything but a 5. From beginning to end every single song is known. It isn’t necessarily my favourite album, but this is one of the most influential albums of all time. Every single song was a hit and still is, which is eternally impressive.

An incomplete list of where this album low-key terrified me as a little kid: • Lennon's eerie vocals, especially on "Lucy In The Sky..." • sitar on "Within You Without You" • random background voices/speaking in many of the tracks • "She's Leaving Home" didn't necessarily scare me but definitely made 3yr old me sad. • in "Day In the Life" after "I fell into a dream..." John's "ahhhhh...." • the eternal fade out on the same song • the album cover In retrospect what "scared" me about the record (but were also the very same reasons for drawing me to it) were all the bizarre effects and studio trickery that made it far more compelling (and different) a listen than anything I knew at the time and certainly more than the good but safe and relatively straightforward early Beatles. Highlights: Paul's bass playing / overall mood which was my early intro to mysterious music. TL;DR: The ultimate studio album and is arguably the most famous album of all-time for a reason. come on now obviously -> 10/10 5 stars

Opened the doors to making music differently with multiple overlayed sound tracks. Stretching boundaries and using sounds and instruments that had not been used before. A day in the Life is pretty special.

Still a great album.

Masterpiece

The album EVER

this is not my favourite band

Amazing

Pues está bueno sisi

⭐ A Day In The Life

Album plus conceptuel que ce à quoi je m'attendais. Album plus rock et plus près de mes goûts que ce à quoi je m'attendais. Les chansons pourraient avoir encore plus d'ampleur. Présence de plusieurs instruments inattendus. L'album aurait pu davantage plonger dans le psychédélique.

i know this is like an "important" album musically, but honestly not one that i would really come back and listen to again

A contender for the best album of all time. The Beatles had quit touring, and on the heels of their experimental success with 'Revolver,' and in response to 'Pet Sounds,' they decided to up the ante. What they produced was a sprawling concept album with the conceit that it was from a fictitious band. The opus of this album, 'A Day in the Life,' is similarly a contender for best rock song ever. This album sees the Beatles fully embrace the full experimental potential of the studio in a way that is still astounding. Though these sounds can easily be created now, the leap in creativity and studio mastery has seldom if ever been topped.

Not a Beatles fan.

Wow, its the freaking Beatles, mate!! I'm not a big BeatHead, so I can't remember the last time I listened to this album all the way through. Its great! What else can you say? 1967 is insane year of music where are lot of artists started to really explore alternative/experimental production on their albums. Shit was psychedelic freakieee, maaaaan. You've got Sgt Peppers, Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request, The Zombies Oracle and Odyssey and and even Strawberry Alarm Clock's (you guessed it) Strawberry Alarm Clock. Can we blame this on LSD? Beach Boys' Pet Sounds coming out the year before? Or the game changing Mellotron station inside of Abbey Roads studio? Whatever it was, I want a fucking hit (song) of that shit!!! Undeniable album with a great flow. B-side Bop: Good Morning, Good Morning. I would LOVE to hear a fuzzed tf out cover (from Ty Segall or adjacent?) of this track!!

The sound effects on Lovely Rita are underrated. Every line is met with delightful sound effects and surprises at every turn. Classic.

Chill vibe

classic

6/10. Some fun songs on there, good writing but just feels dated for my taste. She’s leaving home is a fav.

Probably not the consensus choice, but this is my favourite Beatles Album. I love how experimental they went with the tracks on this record. The album is just plain great from start to finish and flows together so well. All capped off with what is probably my favourite track ‘A Day in the Life’. Love, love, love this album

One of their most complete from top to bottom and great follow up to revolver.

There’s an argument for this to be the best album of all time. Certainly not my favourite but it’s perfect pop rock. Every track is genius and together they make an unbelievable album.

Despite being one of the most recognisable album covers from The Beatles, it’s likely the one I’m least familiar with. Looking at the track listing, I had no idea that With A Little Help From My Friends was a Beatles song! I thought it was Joe Cocker originally. Songs I already knew: With A Little Help From My Friends Favourites: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite I really enjoyed this album. It was a little odd at times, but never overbearingly so. Any psychedelica here still comes from a grounding of catchy pop music, so remains easy to listen to and enjoy. I’d heard of the song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds before and knew it was one of the big ones, but found that I didn’t actually recognise it when it was on. Overall, this was a fun record with a bit more bombast that other Beatles albums I’ve heard. I definitely recommend this.

Hur betygsätter man det här? Så mycket klassiker det kan bli. Men ärligt är låtarna inte mycket mer än ok, förutom ett par undantag. A day in the life är den stora höjdpunkten.

Ja, wat moet je hier nog over zeggen. Eén van de meest iconische albums aller tijden, en ook een persoonlijke favoriet. Ik vraag me ergens wel af of ik hem ook 5 sterren zou geven als ik hem vandaag voor het eerst gehoord had. Sowieso 4. Het is gewoon een fantastisch album. Eigenlijk maar twee of drie iets mindere nummers erop, maar zelfs die zijn ook nog oke. En de rest is briljant. Het enige kleine kritiekpuntje dat ik kan hebben, is dat ze het concept meer hadden mogen doortrekken. Ergens tussendoor nog iets dat relateert aan de fictieve band, ofzo. Nu is het alleen de opening en sluit, daartussen heb je niet meer het gevoel dat je naar een concert van een andere band zit te luisteren. Maar dat is echt het enige, verder is het gewoon legendarisch.