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One of the best albums!
A este álbum no le quería poner 5 estrellas pero es inevitable. Cuando lo escuchas te das cuenta de la importancia e influencia que tuvo y tiene. De todas formas, aunque le doy 5 estrellas me parece que está un poco sobre valorado ya que hay canciones que no me parecieron memorables y tampoco me parecieron canciones a nivel de los Beatles. Mejor canción: A Day In The Life
9.25 no sabía que me iba a gustar tanto este álbum, por títulos de canciones no parece mejor que otros de los Beatles en mi opinión, pero es muy facil y entretenido de escuchar. Hay de todo un poco, temones de todo tipo y terminando con “A day in the life” que es un temón con mayúsculas. Puse .25 porque me gustó más que revolver, ambos discazos, pero este lo vi más unido no sé, hasta me vi la película.
Definately.one.of.the best albums.ever!
Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Pretty familiar How do I feel about this artist? I like the Beatles as much as anyone else. Not a super-fan but I genuinely enjoy them. Pre-Listen Thoughts: I've been waiting for some late-stage British Invasion, music got really interesting these years and the Beatles are a bit part of that. I am excited. Favorite track(s): With a Little Help From My Friends, A Day In the Life Post-Listen Thoughts: Of course this was good. Honestly, I don’t think it’s a five star album for me. I feel like there is a little bit of filler in there from my perspective. Still really great though, it’s a high 4 for sure. I enjoyed the show.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds and other hits
every beatles album (except abbey road) has like 10 absolute all time bangers and 1-2 songs that make you question what happened (it's almost always john's fault.) i like this album, but parts of it go off the deep end. oh well. still good. Would I listen again: yeah I have it on vinyl Deserves to be on this list: I'd keep the beatles to just Abbey Road and Revolver. 4.2
These are the Beatles in the middle of their prime. We got everything on this album. Some rock, some silly songs, some sad songs, some sweet love songs, some experimental songs, psychedelic stuff and Ringo. Just a brutally ambitious album as a whole. That of course also means there is not really a common musical theme it absolutely jumps here and there. Whats special about that is that the Beatles operated at the highest level in all of these styles. John, Paul and Ringo are at the peak of their games and George is getting there too its just great song after great song. Ending this genius mess of an album is the piece of art that is A Day In The Life. I don't know what else to say about it other than it's simply one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. I could say something to every song individualy on Sgt Pepper but let's just keep it compact and call it the masterpiece it is. One of my probably 20 most listened albums of all time for a reason. 4,9/5
All classics and a cohesive piece of art - best song Day in the life
Honestly, the biggest problem with the Beatles has always been inconsistency. For every gem there are two turds. For every Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds there is She’s Leaving Home and Fir The Benefit of Mr. Kite. Pick another gem. Okay, With A Little Help From my Friends. So, here are the companion turds: Within You, Without You and Good Morning, Good Morning. I figured out early that the Beatles were just a boy band and marketed as the best ever in a completely subjective experience. They sold a bunch of records because every new missive from them was designed for the daily grist pre-internet music magazines who glorified every I Am The Walrus as if it was the sermon from the mount. Well the emperor has no clothes and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band was the reveal. It’s a mixed bag of mostly shit with a couple of great songs. 2/5
Day981 - top tier album by arguably the most influential band and gotta be one of the most iconic album covers ever
hatte nicht mehr im kopf wieee freaky manche arr. sind
A creative classic but I know how much more I appreciate some other Beatles albums, so only 4*
Whimsy bimbsy. It seems like more of a vibe than something you think about. I vibe with about half the songs.
5 stars for influence, 4 stars for me personally listening now.
eh
Obviously very familiar with this. Love it from beginning to end. My second favorite Beatles' album after Revolver.
Beatles ne
Obviously a major banger and masterpiece.
It's a landmark album and definitely deserving of its reputation. When I was really getting into The Beatles I wasn't sure if it was my contrarian nature, but I didn't consider this one of my favorites. I preferred Rubber Soul, Abbey Road... and even the song-for-song quality of Magical Mystery Tour. I think I appreciate it more now than I used to. Sgt. Pepper doesn't feel like what's become a traditional concept album. There aren't really recurring themes and characters -- just the reprise of the introductory track. But there's a sort of whimsy that connects the songs here. Even when it's fairly easy to tell which songwriter was the main contributor, the songs still flow together creating a whole that's more than the sum of its parts. I've listened to the whole thing quite a bit, but She's Leaving Home really struck me as a lyrical work of genius this time around. It's easy to sympathize with each character in this song -- nobody's totally right or wrong -- and I'm left with such a melancholic feeling. I don't really connect with George's contribution here, or Good Morning Good Morning even though I'm fine with both of them within the flow of the album. It all just hangs together so well. I enjoyed revisiting this. I think it will be interesting to see if my favorite Beatles albums list experiences a shuffle by the end of this project. I expect Sgt. Pepper to land somewhere near the bottom of the top 5... still a 5/5 record.
Les deux premières chansons sont très chouettes. Un peu des sonorités indiennes . C’était déjà plus variés Premier album que j’écoute en entier aussi :)
J'ai jamais écouté quelque chose qui se rapproche de ça. Enorme.
My favorite Beatles album. Such a rich album, full of amazing lyrics, Middle Eastern instruments and full blown orchestra music, this album is hard to beat. I’ve spent countless hours in dark rooms listening on headphones, but it sounds pretty great in the middle of the day on regular speakers too.
4.5/5. It was 59 years and 98 days ago (not today). when Sgt. Pepper released this album for you to play. Considered an early example of a concept album. Which has always been a bit funny, the concept is just that the Beatles are another band, and they don’t really stick with that concept outside of the first few songs. But none of that matters when your album is this great. The opening title track is a perfect tone setter and then you get “with a little help from my friends” which is probably the best Beatles song sung by Ringo, it uses his friendly, more plain vocals very well. Sgt. Peppers is also where the Beatles leaned fully into the psychedelia (and psychedelic drugs) that they were starting to experiment with on revolver which really shows on tracks like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (which abbreviated to L.S.D.) or “Being for the Benefit of Mr. kite.” I also love the sitar heavy George track “Within you without you.” But all of that pales in comparison to the album closer “A Day in the Life” which is probably the single best song the band ever made. You get a great opening section from John before it goes into a chaotic orchestral swell which gives me chills every time before going into a great section with Paul, then back to John. it takes so many things that shouldn’t work together and forms it into a perfect song. So with how much I’ve gushed over this album, what stops it from being a 5/5 from me. Which is two main things. First being the two tracks “Lovely Rita” and “Good Morning Good Morning” which to me have always been noticeably weaker than the rest of the tracks here. And second is just that I simply prefer a number of other Beatles records over this one whether that be Revolver, Abbey Road, or maybe my hottest beatles take, Magical Mystery Tour (yes it’s just an EP with a second side of singles tacked on, but damn that tracklist is pretty much bulletproof in my mind.)
4.5
I will not be expanding on that. Also, fuck you, John Lennon.
Some great songs, but the stylistic choices that made this album special are a bit lost in the modern era.
can def tell they were high out of their minds
It's just a brilliant album, isn't it? Plenty of classic tunes, a great opening and great finish, and it still sounds terrific. I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, and I don't think it's perfect, but it's well above most on the list.
Not my favourite beatles album, but there are definitely some really great tunes here. When I'm Sixty Four is probably my favourite on the album.
This album was inevitable. I did, however, enjoy it. I feel like The Beatles really aged well later into their career taking inspiration from their world travels and putting it back into the music. Man I really like The Beatles.
I mean, what is there to say?
this is such a special album to me! it takes me right back to my early teenage days (just for the record: 2017, not 1967, lol), and makes me think that younger me truly was onto something, she definitely knew ball... anyways. sgt. pepper's, as a whole, has an incredible energy around it, almost as if it could take you through time and space. it is upbeat, it is relaxing, it makes you wanna sing along to the lyrics, it feels as if it's caressing your soul. not every album can say they achieve this beyond-reality feeling. i find side A to be pretty much perfect in that regard — even benefit of mr. kite, that i don't hate or think is bad but it's not one i listen to often, has this otherworldly sensation. side B is great as well, but i connect to it a little less. except, of course, for a day in the life, my favorite song in the album and one of my favorites in the whole beatles' discography. this song is magic in itself.
A day in the life is really interesting. Within you without you also. Doesn't seem like a band but a bunch of individual projects. Had higher hopes for what is supposed to be an all-time great.
Nothing much needs to be said about this one
SOn los bituls pero tampoco tampoco
I liked it.
A classic Beatles album with few misses. It’s easy to tell this is an influential album even to this day, as I experienced “Within or Without You,” a song that uses unique instruments that seem foreign. However, I believe it can be said that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is not the magnum opus of The Beatles. Overall, this is an album that I would recommend to anyone who appreciates classics like this.
Feels like I shouldn't be giving this anything below a 5 but a couple of these tracks are pretty bum
UHHHH. Tremendo disco. No hace falta ni que lo escuche. Ya me pone feliz de sólo ver la tapa del álbum, qué icónica. Es espectacular, prácticamente todos temones. Para muchos el mejor álbum de los de Liverpool, para mí no pero me encanta. Acá ya estaban full metidos en la psicodelia y se nota. Ni hace falta aclarar por qué van las 5 estrellas.
Couple of hits, gets way to experimental.
Me pareció super dinámico musicalmente, por lo que realmente me tuvo entretenida, deberia escucharlo alguna vez más como para apreciarlo en conjunto con las letras, pero musicalmente me gustó
10/10 album, every song is a hit
I mean, yeah, it’s the Beatles creating, out of seemingly nowhere, some brand new sounds and styles that have been riffed, improved upon, and have transformed the landscape of music for everyone following it. Is every song an absolute undeniable banger? Not really. But a majority are really incredible and absolutely groundbreaking. I really like the Beatles, and even I get sick of singing their praises all the time for what their cool drug use and experimentation have done for music as a whole, but they deserve all the praise they get. That being said, yes, it’s an excellent album.
If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would. This is my favorite Beatles album. It has my favorite Beatles song on it, A Day in the Life. I also love the songs She's Leaving Home and For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. This is a no skip album for sure.
A triumph of pop music, one of the most important albums ever made, with some of the Beatles’ greatest songs. We hear the Beatles experimenting with recording techniques, harmonic material, and non-Western instruments. An early concept, a progenitor of prog rock. I’ve always loved “With A Little Help From My Friends,” but the crowning jewel is “A Day In The Life.” There’s a reason this album often tops rankings: it’s fantastic.
Easy 5 stars. Yes, it's a bit disjointed when it comes to cohesiveness. One song doesn't really lead into the next for most of the album. But it really doesn't matter. Each track is catchy, memorable, and has a unique flavor while still sounding like The Beatles. Been too long since I last heard it all the way through. Really glad it came up.
I can't fucking stand more beatles albums, if I see one more of them after 500 albums in I'm rating them 1 and skipping
Great album! Classic. I remember this as a kid
I do think this is a tad overrated. Sure instrumentally it’s great, but I find a ton of the songs way too short and find they stop very abruptly. It’s still the Beatles, so it’s great, by not anywhere near something like an Abbey Road.
Not my favorite Beatles albume, but it's great none the less. I dislike the sitar stuff. I enjoy the sitar, but it fells misused in these songs.
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I think all Beatles fans must be in on some inside joke that I'm not aware of because there's no way anyone actually enjoys this
It’s just not their best isn’t it
I’m not mad they let these white boys cook for this long
não gosto de beatles
An incredible album. I was honestly surprised at how many of my favourite Beatles songs were on this album. I don’t think I had ever listened to it all the way through. And it’s so consistently great. Catching you off guard in the best way with unique choices and songs. Lucy in the sky with diamonds with always have a special place in my heart. Love every song on this album. The Beatles are too good
It's a 5/5, but it's almost completely drained of interest for me, having heard it every single day of my life, it feels like. I love it: I can't really listen to it any more: it has formed every year of my ears: Thou hast conquered, O pale Lilipudlians.
Gema
A 3 if it wasn’t for “A Day in the Life”. Progressive for its time, yes. But are the songs actually good? I say mediocre.
I think my fav Beatles songs are on here. However, as an album experience, I think it has a few duds. There’s a couple songs that don’t feel like they’d be part of the Sgt Pepper band’s discography… i expected there to be more uniformity across the tracklist, as the band pretends to be another band with a psychedelic edge. It’s still a great album, but I don’t think I can give it 5 stars.
8.5/10- Similar to Dylan, Kendrick, Radiohead and Bowie where an album that “isn’t my favorite of theirs” is most other bands best ever.
This album lives up to everything that has been said about it, I have nothing new to add. Strong 9/10
Banger
A stone cold classic.
Can see why its a classic. Some really different stuff but still accessible by modern standards
Did I save a single song from this album, no. Is it better than 90% of the music on this list, yes.
I used to just stare at this album cover as a kid. It was just so mystifying to try and understand all of the people and artifacts that adorn it. It’s a perfect representation of what’s to come. The mop-tops are no more. Instead, we see four Edwardian and psychedelic men that are boys no more. The music, tbe songwriting, and the mindsets have matured. Rubber Soul was a big step from Help!, Revolver from that, and Sgt Pepper and even grander and more outward one. It feels more sophisticated and outlandish. At the time, this was simply unsurpassed. As a concept album, I find it to being extremely convincing. The Beatles take on a completely different persona through this musical acts. It just doesn’t sound like them anymore. It’s heavier rock, chamber pop, Indian sequences, psychedelic trips, unhinged cereal commercials, and an avant-garde masterpiece to end it all. Front to back, it’s beautiful all the way through, but outside of just how it sounds, it’s historical accomplishment and quite possibly the most important and influential piece of musical work of all time.
All time classic - enough said.
In the 1001 albums series, there are 1089 albums total across all volumes and 7 of them are Beatles albums. So with this being my 2nd Beatles album in 3 days, the universe must be telling me something. This album goes without saying, is 1 of music's most important moments ever. It is as influential of a record to music as there may ever be, as it feels like The Beatles just took the book on how to make a good record, tore it to shreds, and decided they were going to experiment with an artsy, experimental, and storytelling as a whole. It showed that Studio rock albums can be on the same level of art as the classical music which preceded it. Oh and dare I say, potentially the most iconic Album cover of all time? Well, there may be another Beatles album that contests that take, but this one always stuck out for me as an over the top yet firmly identifiable piece that perfectly symbolizes this album. I could write 50 more lines about why this album is perfect, but all i'll say is, its been 60 years, and this album is still influencing and as aged even better than it has ever. 5/5
real good no skip album
Definitely my favorite Beatles album.
Definitely their best album.
Yeah they're pretty good
Minor league Shrek core. With a Little Help, Lovely Rita might qualify. Long time since I last listened to this album. I think I’d relegated it to a second class of the Beatles anthology and I think maybe that still holds true. It’s not as encompassing as Abbey Road, as sonically impressive as Revolver or written as tightly as rubber soul. But it’s still hugely fantastic and of course monumentally important. I think I’d give it 4.75 stars if I could, just based on the fact that when I’m 64 through to good morning is a little ‘lite’ for my tastes. They perfect that ending trilogy on Abbey Road. But I’ll pop it up to a 5 because a 4 would be scandalous.
Greatest album of all time? I wouldn't even put it in the top 3 Beatles albums. Has some incredible moments and then some filler tracks too. Nice to revisit it though.
Druggy Beatles are my favorite Beatles, but I still don't really like the Beatles.
solid beatles album maar niet hun beste en ook geen 5 ster
the boys did it again. 5/5
Can’t not give 5 stars, but do feel it sags a bit in the middle after the first 3 tracks in place of mostly just pleasant tunes, but maybe that’s just a familiarity thing since the first few are such classics. And then Day in the life drops in like a nuclear bomb at the end. That song has had enough said about it, all I’ll say is that I love the orchestra swells into chaos at the midpoint/end, particularly the way it transitions into Paul’s verse with the alarm clock. Hidden track feels like ominous foreshadowing of NUMBER 9 NUMBER 9
Perhaps I was a little harsh on this last time I rated it, I still think it’s a little overrated with a couple of duds and day in the life is definitely not the best song ever like RYM thinks Does have a lot of very good songs on here though 4
Great album! Very experimental, but not as good as some of the other Beatles albums.
Not good
Awesome. Classic. Genius.
A lot of interesting sounds, and a very fun/unique concept overall. Very neat vibe!
absolute classic
Still great.
A few short moments of sparkle wrapped in a lot of poor Ivor Cutler pastiche and bathed in a sea of pop nonsense. None of the studio tricks were invented by them, they just had the money to extend concepts already tested by others. There is nothing truly original in most popular culture but this is just a marketing composite appropriating all the things that would press the right 1960s teen buttons. In that sense, it's easy to see why it's held in high regard. There's clearly a market out there for the most essentialised pop product of the day. The deceit with the Beatles (as a group) is a claim that they were exploratory or representing any kind of edge. It's well-made and good of its type, but its type is not for me
Trying as best as I can to come at this with fresh ears, which is of course impossible. One thing that bothers me when I read about this record is the "innovation of the concept album" yada yada. It's just the absolute easiest concept ever to say (as a band) that the album is a performance by a fictitious band - and the concept really only adds up on the first two tracks. In my opinion it just doesn't qualify as a concept because you make ONE song (with a reprise) about the concept and pair it with a fun album cover.... ALSO, there are so many inconsistencies in this "story" ("performance") - why does a so called edwardian military band have a Sitar? Tabla?? A bunch of LSD??? Synths???? Concept my ass, but fuck it. The album opens fantastically in my opinion, the second track is very charming and Lucy in the Sky is exciting as well. Getting Better and Fixing a Hole feels a little underwhelming upon revisiting (comparably), but the Indian instrumentation is very well incorporated and still sounds great to me. She's Leaving Home is absolutely gorgeous imo. Mr. Kite has great verses and the circus shit is fun - the weird sounds and experimentation is very well incorporated. Within You Within You does take the Indian inspiration too far. Without really adding anything to Indian classical tradition, the track just kinda becomes a watered down version of this longstanding musical tradition, while reducing the philosophy and spirituality to stupid hippy shit (sorry) - I do think it's well meant, and it's by no means a bad track (the strings, sitar and tabla are well performed), and it should get credit for introducing these sounds to a wider (read: western) audience. When I'm 64 is very cute, love it. Lovely Rita is great as well. Good Morning is also a pretty great track. The Reprise is kinda superfluous to me, again, what's the actual concept here??? And why would this performance include a short reprise all of a sudden (insert that it does not make sense meme here) Buuuut, A Day in the Life might just be one of the greatest achievements in popular music history. I am absolutely floored every time I hear that track. 8.5/10
Greatest album of all time
One of the best psychedelic tinged Beatles albums. So many good tracks here. Favorite track: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
It really is extremely good. This list has made me honestly believe that the Beatles may be underrated.
It’s the Beatles
from my friends: fun lucy in the sky: trippy? getting better: fun and uplifting fixing a hole: seems childish she’s leaving home: contemplative and bittersweet, while telling a story? benefit of mr kite: circus, mysterious and magical but no hidden meaning within you, without you: genuinely am i high rn? such a weird experience, i could feel the dreads growing and smell the weed for some reason? just doesn’t sound very beatle-ish when i’m 64: sounds like it would be for a commercial or an old barbershop, but the lyrics are kind of weird? lovely rita: defo a love song or smth, but told like a story good morning good morning: chaotic, fast paced, sound like it would’ve been in a musical A day in the life: starts off slow and a little melancholy like a good ending, but lowk gets very dark as if that’s normal for the world. without feeling like the events are overwhelming but so common whirlwind. sounds like alice in wonderland reimagined. i can’t tell if there’s supposed to be hidden meanings or if it’s just weird asf
Oh boy, another Beatles album. Ironic to follow the best album titled Let It Be. Yea, suck it Beatle fans. The Replacements are better. Much better. As you can tell, I dislike the Beatles. But I do like a good portion of this album. Probably because I remember watching the movie with the Bee Gees! I also remember being shocked to see Barry hit off a joint during the song A Day In The Life. Come on, I was only 10 at the time. A Day In The Life ranks near the top of all the songs I enjoy by these guys. Nice to hear from Ananda Shankar again in With You Without You. I ripped that guy back on album #64 and yet I have mentioned him in 7 of my reviews. Serious, I did a search. I owe him an apology as I think of him quite often. I retroactively give his self titled album a 5. As for this album, I'll go with a 3. That's about as high as I can go go anything Beatle. 3
2.5 If there’s any one album that was certainly a “when”, not an “if” for this list, it’s probably this one. I mean, I’m pretty sure Rolling Stone rated it the single best album ever once or twice (though, it was surprisingly snubbed from Apple’s recent Top 100 - I guess the kids are more into Abbey Road these days). And guess what? It’s whatever, much like the rest of The Beatles’ body of work. I’m not going to sit here and try to deny the impact of this album both on music and contemporary culture because that would just be stupid of me, but listening to it now in 2026, I’m just not particularly impressed. If I were alive at the time of its release, I’m sure I might feel a little differently, but I’m not going to form my opinion by taking other people’s word for it - that’s not really much of an opinion at that point. This said, I do think this album does some cool things. The title track is actually really fun, especially as an opener, and the way it segues into With A Little Help From My Friends actually had me starting to hear the magic so many speak of… and then it just devolves into a bunch of generic, unmemorable little ditties from there. My two least favorites in particular were Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and When I’m Sixty Four, for, ironically, opposite reasons: Lucy is a little too annoying and wacked-out, Sixty Four a little too plain and safe. In that way, I feel like each highlights the gripes I sometimes have with Lennon and McCartney’s individual songwriting styles - if you want a better song with a psychedelic drug hidden in the name, go check out Like Slow Disappearing by Turnover. On the other hand, I do think A Day in the Life is a solid track and one of the best showcases of the chemistry the two had as songwriting partners across their entire catalog. Beyond that, the only other song of note for me was Within You Without You from George (who has actually grown to become my favorite Beatles as a result of this list), but I do feel like it wore out its welcome rather quickly. So, yeah, the music boils down to mid for me. It’s cool that this is considered the first concept album and all, but… what exactly is the concept? “Imagine the guys on the cover who totally aren’t us are playing all of these songs”? It’s a loose concept to say the least. I could almost buy into it with how this starts, but any notion of it disappeared pretty quickly for me after that. Plus, it seems Paul was the only one entertaining the idea. John apparently didn’t care and was just throwing whatever stuff of his on it he could, and George and Ringo were pretty much checked out at this point. I’m actually more impressed with the fact that this is allegedly the first usage of direct transitions between songs, at least on a mainstream album (I think some jazz may have beat them there), and the first instance of rock star altar egos. According to some, we wouldn’t have Ziggy Stardust without the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and while I don’t know how true that is, I’ll give The Beatles a probably deserved shoutout anyway. Hell, I’ll say this - this inspired a lot of people that inspire me (the ending of Brand New’s Deja Entendu comes to mind), and it probably helped millions more fall in love with music. For that I am thankful, but at the end of the day, The Beatles just likely aren’t ever going to be a group that are a regular part of my musical rotation. I respect them (except wife-beating John Lennon) and do think they have some goodies, but I also can’t say they have an album’s worth of music that has wowed me. George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass is the closest they’ve come yet.
Definitely one of the better Beatles' records, although I don't know if it's my number one. A lot of very cool experiementation on this, and it undeniably sounds groundbreaking for the time. That said, like all Beatles records (IMO), it does have some very weak tracks on it as well like "Getting Better," and kind of lags in the second half before a very strong ending with "A Day in the Life."
One of the great classics and a perfect album, of course.
First time listening to this album straight through even though I've heard about half the songs individually before. Like most Beatles albums, I feel like their music is better listened to in a variety playlist. It makes it kind of hard to rate the album because overall, it's a big "this is average", but there are some great songs on here and it feels very "classic". Decent highs, low lows. Favorites: With a Little Help from my Friends, She's Leaving Home, Within You Without You, Lovely Rita, A Day in the Life Song that made me suffer: Good Morning Good Morning 3 stars: some fun songs, would listen to some songs again, but probably never as a whole album
Classic, kinda boring time to time, but still legend, catchy, British,
Creative as all hell.
All!
All
high 5 good this
Incredible album marred by its legacy. Has a couple of Lennon's weakest tracks and not enough swagger. Replace the worst tracks with Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever and you get an album that lives up to the hype. I'm sure in 1967 it was a consciousness expanding masterpiece but 59 years later it is just a really good record.
Every listen I have a new favorite song. What a strange and exciting listen.
這是我聆聽Beatles的第二張專輯，第一張是Please Please Me。 我好意外這是Beatles。 雖然我不是聽完立刻寫下心得與評價，但我還是非常驚訝這是Beatles，與他們在Please Please Me的表現完全完全不同，簡直是兩個樂團。
Just not my cup of tea
Not a favorite but some great song on this album.
Beginning was good but went downhill. 2/5
Wow this album is a real banger. It’s been a while since I listened to it the whole way through
So much to love about this classic, including that when Paul McCartney got a parking ticket, it inspired him to write a song about wanting to cop off with a traffic warden. I feel like “people with normal jobs can still be sexy and not just live lives of soul-crushing conformity” isn’t something you hear much in ‘enlightened’ 1960s pop. (Also, his guitar solo on Good Morning Good Morning is fire.)
What a ride! Emblematic album. It's nice to hear this album after so many. It really shines.
One of the greatest albums ever. It encompasses so many different styles with songs you’ll remember the rest of your life.
Ah! Good. Have on vinyl too.
This was very enjoyable and I know my dad likes it a lot
Muy adelantado a la época, es conceptual, cuenta una historia, tiene grandes influencias, es uno de los mejores discos de la banda. 5/5
meh
Familiar, enjoyable and very well imagined and put together.
For the first time in my life, I cried hearing Ringo sing With A Little Help from my Friends. What else is there to say? Anti Beatles contrarians don't know how to fuck.
I like this album. I don’t always like the Beatles but I enjoy this album. It’s a good album with some good songs. It’s a groundbreaking album which pushed Brian Wilson to try and make a better music. Is it always great songwriting no and they aren’t great players. It was a decent good album that pushed some production into the mix that was different. I know people love love the Beatles. I think Revolver is a better album. But hey what do I know I’m just a casual listener
I know everyone's expecting me to glaze this album, and I just wanna make it clear this is NOT glazing, this is adequate reviewing for an all-time great album... Without further ado... Sgt Pepper is one of the very first rock concept albums ever made, and was a turning point in the beatles history where they decided to stop touring and focus full time on staying in the studio making music (and doing drugs). The range of this album is insane, especially for 1967. It's hard to call this album a "rock" album because this is really where the Beatles start to differentiate from the more mainstream sound (just guitars, bass, drums and keys) and start using every instrument they can (strings, sitar, reeds, brass, you name it). Songs like being for the benefit of mr kite and within you without you show off the true reaches of the Beatles post-touring range, with some of their most unique sounds yet. You can go from Indian inspired sitar, to music that makes u feel like ur at an evil circus, and then the next song is a beautiful string melody about a daughter leaving home, yet somehow it all makes sense together and sounds uniquely "Beatles-y". "With a little help from my friends" and "when I'm Sixty four" are two of my favorite Beatles songs. When I'm Sixty four is just the sweetest little tune about growing old with your loved one, and is just such a Paul mccartney song through and through (what's wrong with silly love songs?). And with a little help from my friends is ringo's single track where he sings on this album, and it's just such a sweet little tune, with a simply perfect bass line and backing vocals that understood the assignment perfectly. Getting better is an amazing song, another one of my favorites on the album, and I'm always happily singing along until the random third verse where he drops the line "I used to be cruel to my woman I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved" 😭 which comes out of left field for a jolly song about how things are getting better but that alone is not enough to ruin the song. It's followed by fixing a hole which is a song that's grown on me with age, I think it's a banger now. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and the albums intro I actually think are slightly overrated. While not bad, both tracks are very iconic in Beatles discography but neither are my favorite, I actually think the reprise of the title track is better than the intro. Lovely Rita is another sweet Paul Mccartney track, and good morning good morning is a great jolt you out of bed rocker to listen to when u gotta wake up at 5 am. Last but not least, A Day in the Life... I could have written this entire review about this song alone, which is truly one of the greatest songs ever written (Riley would say it's undebatably number 1). There is something so human about listening to this song. One of the few Beatles songs that needs the "pink Floyd treatment" to get the full effect (sitting in a chair in the middle of the room with your eyes closed feeling the music around you). From the two part melodies going back and forth between John and Paul, the lyricism, the crescendos, the final chord, it's truly the Beatles at their best, and couldn't be a better capstone for this album. I hope someone took the time to read this review, I know you all don't like the Beatles as much as I do but this band means a lot to me 🥹
I really liked this one as a thematic collection of songs. I think the flow of it left some semblance of a story, but as a whole the songs were good-to-mid. Every time I listen to a Beatles album I’m left with this thought that nobody would care about this today. The horns were really fun, the bass was really fun, a dramatically better musical performance than the other Beatles album we listened to. Did Sgt Pepper kill himself in the last song? Favs: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Fixing a whole A day in the life
A low 4 for me, This album was very pleasant to listen to and I had a number of songs I enjoyed. It didn’t stand out to me in any major way but still overall enjoyable
Goofy goofy fun time! I liked this Beatles album much better than the last one. Was definitely more into the middle third of the album. I know Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds is supposed to be a banger but I just wasn’t feelin it. If I had a nickel for every time a white boy wanted to make an album around an alter ego… Favorites were She’s Leaving Home, Within You Without You, When I’m Sixty Four
I struggled a lot with what I was gonna rate this album. I walked into it expecting to give it a high 3/low 4 based on prior knowledge of the album. By the time I got through the three-song run of Sgt. Pepper's/Help From My Friends/Lucy, I had convinced myself this album was gonna be my first 5 star. By the time I reached the end of Day In The Life, I had come back down to earth, more vindicated in my initial expectation. I've arrived at the following conclusion: I enjoyed the show! This isn't the best album of all time, it's not even the best Beatles album (hell, it's not even top 3). It is, however, a fun album to listen to, a foundational (that's twice I've used that word in a Beatles album review now) work as a concept album, and as a benchmark for more experimental sounds moving forward. It is also an indicator of the zeitgeist of the late 60's, serving as the backdrop for the Summer of Love (six-sevennnnn hahahahahahahaahahahahaha) and broader cultural change -- at least in the US -- around the time. We're tipping pretty firmly into the Drugged Out Beatles era. This is some real hippie shit. Throughout the album, I am a huge fan of how McCartney and Lennon's voices play off of each other. Paul's honey-sweet tenor contrasts wonderfully with Lennon's nasal drawl (at its worst during Lucy). The instrumentation is eclectic to say the least, but well-balanced through it all. This also marks 2 albums in a row that feature the harpsichord prominently. I wonder if we can do a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon drawing a musical lineage from the Beatles to Eminem. Just a musing. 7/10 Song Notes: - As previously mentioned, the three-track run to start the album is unparalleled, and promises a spectacle. As such, it's almost a regression to follow up that promise with Getting Better and Fixing a Hole, two very safe "classic" Beatles sounds. - She's Leaving Home was written and sung in a really tender in a very defeated kind of way, and it really stuck with me. Something about songs addressing relationships between parents and kids always gets me. - I audibly laughed out loud when I first heard the intro of Within You Without You. As far as the George Harrison-ness of the song, WYWY has the subtlety of an 18-wheeler. - The whiplash of going from George's drugged out sitar to Paul's Sesame Street clarinet of Sixty Four cannot be understated - I was a big fan of the intro to Lovely Rita. Something about that guitar sound just tickles me. - Day in the Life is a trip of a song. The John/Paul splits are really fun to contrast, and this is some of Ringo's best work imo. The discordant orchestra building to each new part of the song adds a nice tension to the end of the album, but the secret track at the end feels like a 'fuck you' to what's otherwise a really fun album - Dishonorable mentions to Fixing a Hole, Mr. Kite, and Good Morning. All of them fell flat on their faces imo Favorites: - With A Little Help From My Friends - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds - She's Leaving Home - Lovely Rita - Sixty Four - A Day In The Life
This is more like the Beatles I know and love. I can make comparisons to Hard Day’s Night since we have listened to it already. Sgt. Pepper is flat out better. Superior song writing and more creative instrumentals. We get a what sounds like a full orchestra at some points, Violins, Cellos, wind instruments, french horns, sax, Trombones, tambourines, loops, organ and piano, and maracas. These help deliver banger after banger. I won’t go song by song because this review would be a book. I really enjoyed this album from start to finish. - Only issues I had were the fact that for Lucy In the Sky they spent over a third of the song repeating that very line, “Lucy in the sky,” even though I loved George’s performance on the guitar’s on this song. My other is with George’s song, Within You Without You, the song itself is one of my favorite tracks but it does feel out of place on the album. Favorite Tracks: - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club - With A Little Help From My Friends - She’s Leaving Home - Within You Without You - When I’m Sixty-Four - Lovely Rita - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club (Reprise) - A Day In The Life Rating: 9/10 (Rounding up to 5 Stars)
Classic. Truly. One of my top ten(?) albums of all time. I listened to some of this pretty loud and heard things I don’t notice before. I love when that happens. When I was 10 or so years old my parents let me start listening to their LPs. I gravitated pretty quickly to The Beatles, and especially this album due to its cover. I loved that LP so much that this album was the first or second CD I purchased with my own money. The other CD was Young MC’s Stone Cold Rhymin’.
Despite me thinking it’s a tad overrated, I think Revolver is more consistent, it’s still 5 goddam stars at least. The highs are higher than most bands could dream of. Or Dream Fox if you’re my predictive text.
The recent sentiment that Sgt Pepper is less than a 5 star album has baffled me. It’s obviously fantastic. My favorite Beatles album is Abbey Road (also one of my favorite albums), but this is 2nd.
6.8/10 I mean its def the beatles not much to say
i thought it was pretty good
90/100
Hey I know that chord, oh boy! (plus other songs).
I love drugs! I forgot how creepy the end of a day in the life is
Alright, my third go round with The Beatles this summer. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, what can be said about the album that hasn’t even said before. Many people say it’s the greatest album of all time, other people say it’s way overrated. What do I think? Honestly, I still think the album holds up really well. Would I say it’s the greatest album of all time or even the best Beatles album? Probably not, but I think that may be a matter of personal taste. Even saying that, this album just has an atmosphere that I haven’t seen from any other album. Going in, this is an album that I listened to a while ago and haven’t really went back to it since, so I did have a bit of nostalgia tied into it. After listening to it again, I feel like I can see it for why it is treasured as an incredible album, and also maybe why some people look back on it less fondly. Firstly, the production, which I believe to be the album’s greatest strength. The album feels massive in scale and the whole thing feels like a journey. The whole album benefits from this bombastic sound, but the album also feels grand even in the quieter moments. Songs like She’s Leaving Home, my first standout, doesn’t feel as loud as the rest of the album, but it still retains an emotional touch and the production helps it a lot, especially with the feeling between Lennon and McCartney’s vocals. On the other side of that, the big moments on the album do feel really big, such as the title track and A Day In The Life, two of my other standout tracks, with the latter being one of my favorite Beatles songs, both feeling huge in their own ways. Secondly, the performances. Everyone gets their own time to shine on the album, whether it be George with his Indian inspired Within You Without You, or Ringo taking lead vocals on With A Little Help From My Friends, my final standout track, the whole band really comes together on this album and it feels like they are working as a concise unit. Finally, like I said earlier, the atmosphere. This album just doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve listened to, and I feel like the variety of tracks has a lot to do with that. Whether it’s the jaunty When I’m Sixty Four or the psychedelic Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, the album has a way of making these songs that sound really different flow together in context. I can see why some critics retrospectively say that the album is bloated and that it simply rides on the praise that everyone seems to give it. Is it all the best songs that band ever made? No. Is it the best album ever made? I don’t think so, there’s a song about a hot meter maid for crying out loud, we’re not doing a ton of deep introspection here. Does it get over praised to the point of rebuke from people? Yes. Is it an experience I feel like everyone should check out at least once. Absolutely. I still believe that it is a thoroughly impressive and enjoyable album that should be listened at least once in your life. Do I like it? Yes. Even if it may not be the greatest album of all time like everyone says, in the end, that kind of comes down to taste, and even then, I believe this album is one of a kind. Now, me and the band have to get going to the next album.
I like the Beatles vibe. But it feels a bit repetitive to me.
Ja die is goed
I know why Brian Wilson felt so much envy he wanted to kill himself after hearing this album. It's paced well and even the simpler songs are catchy/fun to re-listen to. This is one of their albums I would put on and listen to all the way through. Mucho fun. Mucho love.
Really great recognizable songs along with deep cuts that are always rewarding to come back to.
It's a great album, from start to finish. It's better to listen to as a whole. It's a fantastic classic and not even their best.
First time I listened all way through. It was ok.
Outstanding. They always said that Sgt Pepper strays from its concept, but this listen revealed to me that the concept is how weird life is as a Beatle in 1967. It's a carnival of pantomime characters on the verges of showbiz surrounding four guys struggling to make sense of the chaos?
Half of this album is amazing and half is filler But the amazing half is so amazing
Never been my favourite of theirs. Only 2 or 3 genuinely brilliant songs - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, She’s Leaving Home and A Day In The Life. Quite a bit of filler but scrapes a 4 cos it’s The Beatles innit
I cant say this is a fave but it’s got some great songs. First three and benefit of mr kite are great aint they
Its great innit! But dont believe the hype its not the best album of all time....its not even the best album released that year, but its gateway to the beatles albums and its a great place to start. Shes leaving is home is one of my favourite beatles tracks and a day i the life is epic no doubt! Such a dame shame that back then singles wasn't put on albums imagine strawberry fields and penng lane was on here too.
Objecively Classic album. Right mix of brilliantly written songs and 'experimental' sounding songs Shes Leaving Home could be my fave Beatles song Getting Better and Lovely Rita other personal highlifhts. Having a Ringo song so early isnt rhe best but i'll overlook that... 4.5
Class
I've loved The Beatles my whole life. This album is such a wild ride filled with amazing songs (She's Leaving Home, When I'm 64, A Day in the Life are my favorites). Maybe not my favorite album of theirs, but it's still a 5 star classic.
Meni su Beatlesi jedna teška smijurija. Ne može me niko ubijediti ni da su dobri ni da su značajni za historiju muzike ni ništa kad zvuče ko najveća glupost u odnosu na svu genijalnu, sofisticiranu, naprednu muziku iz istog perioda. Mada je ovaj album dokaz da je 1967. bila velika prekretnica sveukupno jer ga sekundu manje mrzim od onih njihovih prije (koje mi je generator isto izbacio prije i zahvaljujem se).
Quarry men. Paul’s a big fat cunt
There really isn’t much left to say about 𝘚𝘨𝘵. 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥. Its reputation, influence, and ambition have been discussed endlessly, and for once the praise feels completely justified. For me, 𝗔 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 is the final argument. It may well be the greatest Beatles song ever committed to an album, and it closes an already extraordinary record in exactly the right way. Sometimes a classic is simply a classic.
A groundbreaking masterpiece. Can you imagine if it included Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane as initially planned?
Great album with really cool ideas. My favourites were Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and Good Morning Good Morning, but each of the tracks caught my interest in some way.
Даже несмотря на пару-тройку довольно средних песен в середине альбома, у меня рука не поднимается поставить ему что-то, кроме пяти звезд. Восхитительный альбом, который входит в мой топ-3 из дискографии Битлз. P.S. Вау, сразу два подряд альбома с пятью звездами. Жаль только, что пока это лишь хорошо известные мне альбомы
Fun collection of diverse songs.
#213/1001 🇬🇧 As with many Beatles records, i'm a bit torn. There are so many brilliant tracks on here but i feel it loses way towards the end of the first side. Imagine how much better it would be with Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane included. Best Tracks: A Day In The Life, Within You Without You, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, When I'm 64.
I don’t know. With the Beatles I have the impression you’re just supposed to like them and rate them 5 stars and if you don’t you have to have a really eloquent critique that demonstrates your music literacy to legitimize your rating.
Also man muss credit dafür geben, dass mit sgt. pepper der blueprint des konzeptalbums in die Welt gesetzt wurde. Cool ist auch, dass es eine Pastiche von Britischer Dance Hall Musik ist. Der Sound selbst ist aber nicht unbedingt mein Geschmack. Ich kann das Album dafür appreciaten was es ist (dazu zähle ich auch das großartige, kreative packaging design), ich muss es mir aber echt nicht regelmäßig anhören. Fun Fact: Ich habe das original-Release auf Vinyl. Allerdings die Version aus dem niederländischen Vertrieb lol
My entry record to the Beatles. Perhaps not the most obvious place to start. Its not my favourite Beatles record but its still obviously a 5 by a long way. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds my stand out.
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band I do remember being so thrilled when I bought the CD and came home to listen to it for the first time. I’d read and consumed so much about it, and with only 4 songs from it on the Blue album I was excited to hear the songs I had read about or only heard bits of through the Anthology doc. I’m not sure if I had the Anthology 2 album before Pepper, I think perhaps I had Pepper first. Anyhow I do clearly recall being slightly underwhelmed, particularly compared to the immediacy of Rubber Soul and Revolver. I think that was partly due to the myth looming large in my legend and due to the nature of the songs - neither the pop and rock perfection of just prior or the oddness and weird shapes of the White Album. Some degree or artifice is part of the whole point of it and it took me a while to get attuned to it. And now I of course absolutely love it. I don’t think it ultimately quite supercedes Revolver, but on some occasions, often in Spring and early Summer it is often my go to Beatles album. I’ve probably heard Lucy in the Sky too many times, although I still love the crack of Ringo’s drums before the chorus, and Paul's bass is customarily excellent, and while Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite is an excellent recording, and is atmospherically appropriate for the old time music hall vibe, and I do still like it, it's probably the only song on the album I’m not sure about. Which on a Beatles record means it's still streets ahead of most bands' best output. It's a bit of pointless conjecture and what if-ery but it would certainly be a candidate for replacement by Strawberry Fields or Penny Lane as part of the original plans. Highlights for me are Ringo’s drumming on With a Little Help From My Friends, the guitar sound on Getting Better, the music-hall-psychedelic swirl of Fixing a Hole, although Mike Leander’s string arrangement on She’s Leaving Home doesn’t have the deftness and taste of George Martin its a song I’ve come to love, the majesty of Within You Without You, Paul’s Scottish accent in the middle of When I’m 64, the absolute joyfulness of piano break in Lovely Rita, the bass and Paul’s solos in Good Morning Good Morning. And then the apogee of their songwriting partnership and studio production of A Day in the Life. It’s hardly an interesting or unique expression but it really is the most incredible song, John’s vocals, the aahs, Ringo's superb drumming and drum sound, the orchestral climbs, the horn motif, the bass, a monumental amalgamation of songwriting, inventiveness, collaboration, meaningfulness, production, arrangement, imagination and feeling, and is arguably the peak of 20th (and 21st century) popular culture. The toppermost of the poppermost. 5. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Playlist submission: A Day in the Life
One of the hardest albums to review such is its attachment to growing up and nostalgia. Every drum fill, sitar pluck, bass run, or guitar solo fires a synapse. Listening afresh though, it’s undeniably a great achievement - psychedelic and of the time, but not dated; perhaps the pinnacle of experimental but commercial rock. The range of styles is huge - twee Macca on ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’, hazily psychedelic ‘Lucy in the Sky’, delicate orchestral chamber pop of 'Shes Leaving Home', straight rock on ‘Getting Better’, George's complex (but draining) ‘Within You Without You’, and the masterpiece ‘A Day in the Life’ - yet it all sounds of the same band. (‘Within You Without You’ being followed by ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ is a bonkers bit of sequencing though, it must be said). Although some of the studiocraft is lost on modern audiences, everything is packed with inventive touches: the dissonant end of ‘Lovely Rita’ (which has some of the best-fitting lyrics to meter you can hear on record), calliopes, Moogs, crowd noise, brass flourishes and muttered voices everywhere. To think they'd recorded Revolver then this, via Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, is mind-boggling. Hearing this in 1967 must have been astounding, and I'm still full of wonder listening some 60 years later.
Ah yes, the second act of the Beatles. It’s a good day to listen to the Beatles. Thank god for drugs, cause if not they would’ve remained tight assed pop stars and we wouldn’t have gotten this, the white album, abbey road, let it be, etc. I think this is the first on the list (so far) that I actually have on vinyl, so it’s only appropriate to spin. The prize of my collection too — an original press given to me by my mother. I’d give the rest away, but I’ll keep this one. This is not a perfect album in the sense that every song is a total hit, but damnit if it isn’t a gem. Creates such a nice atmosphere on the play, and I appreciate that it’s meant to be listened to in full, with the opening sgt peppers track addressing the audience, then the second reprise wishing us well. And A Day in the Life as a closer? Chefs kiss. An opus in itself. What this is, in the majority, is experimentation. In their psychedelic exploration, they were just trying stuff, and when that happens, not everything hits. But you see in this album what really flourishes over the next few — a combination of deeply introspective songwriting and fun, playful character/world creation. And that’s why this is so highly regarded (deservingly so) as one of the greatest albums. Not because every song is a true classic, but because it was a journey into new territory that the entire music world was better because of. It was an exploration, a signal of a shift in the collective consciousness (summer of love, counter culture) that broadened the musical horizon and ushered in a new era of music. To anyone that doesn’t connect with every, many, or any songs on the album, thats not all you’re looking for — listening to this takes a heavy dose of perspective, to imagine what this was at the time it was created. The Beatles made beautiful music, and this is a lovely example of it. Like I said, it'll never leave my record collection.
decent
Amazing! Can't believe how long ago this was made.
World changing music
6/5
Very happy
Day 1: I physically cannot say anything about this album that hasn’t already been said, but I don’t care. It’s a piece of art, it ushered in the concept album and art rock as a genre, it defined the Summer of Love, and it’s deeply personal to me, being something I literally grew up with. I think this is the first album I ever remember hearing, before I even really understood what an album was. My parents introduced to me when I was 5 or 6, I think. I remember singing a clean version of “With a Little Help From My Friends” for elementary school concerts. And it’s also the album that reintroduced me to the Beatles when I saw a video about the process of recording “A Day in the Life;” I watched that video, snuck downstairs, and took my dad’s copy of the album (along with some other Beatles albums.) I took those albums up to my room with my suitcase record player (which I have since upgraded!) and I listened through almost the whole thing, loved every second of it, then I listened to Abbey Road, then the American version of Revolver, and I haven’t looked back since. Best album ever recorded and I will die on this hill.
I’ve said it before and will do so again: I grew up in a house that did not play or follow the Beatles. This means I’m familiar with their more ubiquitous, popular tunes and know nothing of the middle songs. I enjoyed this album as much as the others I’ve heard by then so far. It’s ok but not something I would regularly seek out or put on. And on my scale, that’s a 3. I feel bad with a long streak of primarily 3s lately…I’d prefer to be more polarized. Not today. 3/5
Love the experimental stereo mixing. great album
A couple summers ago I was in London and the National Portrait Gallery had a temporary Beatles exhibit. I contemplated going into this exhibit (and paying the fee to do so). Then at the entrance I remembered that I don’t listen to or much like the Beatles, and I wondered why I considered going in the first place. Oh right, because it’s the BEATLES. Even knowing “nothing” about the Beatles is knowing more than you care to. This makes it even crazier that I’ve never listened to more than one or two of their songs. Anyway, I went to see Princess Diana instead. Favorite songs: With a Little Help From My Friends, & Within You Without You (sitar yes please).
Gorgeous, simple, so ambitious. Created a new age. Harmonics are angelic, string instrumentation also heavenly. Lyrics are clever. It's a classique album.
Well duh! Favorite album as a teen!
It’s amazing
Epic
🪁💎🥁🎉🐓
It's the Beatles. This album really drags in the middle compared to some of their others but A Day In The Life is one of my favorites and the front is stacked with classics.
Meh. 3.2
an interesting and entertaining album! really time flies with this one, and it just gets better as it develops. a perfect balance between being rock and avant garde without feeling pretencious.
Listening with fresh ears, it’s great but not perfect? Maybe it’s just way too overhyped in my head which always leads to a letdown. Definitely loses a star for the desert song. Big ups to the chord heard round the world tho, awesome. A few all timers on here.
Eccentric love
there is something inherently countercultural about me that makes this long, long overdue beatles hype that rangers around till this day dreadful, and not connecting to the absolute best critically acclaimed and most loved just means to me, in this case, that i am nowhere interested in these men with their same old guitar riffs or having a dad (luckly not mine) music taste. unfortunately, i hate to be a hater, so there is some near interesting tracks (within you without you). and to be fair i've heard much better from them, so hopefully my killjoy speech doesn't repeat word to word for all the other 398275 entries they get in this project
Genuinely, honestly, truly don't get the hype. This is some dr. seuss ass music and I mean that in a derogatory way. Lots of weird elements that do not fit well. I've always heard about George Harrison going to India to learn more about the sitar and thought that was cool. But in practice, it honestly just sounds out of place. I understand they were world building but honestly, the themes not doing it for me. Sorry, try again. Highlight: A Day In The Life
A very good but not a great album. Iconic cover. The album has a very loose concept. The first side is excellent. Every song is excellent. Gems such as Little Help from my friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Getting Better. However, the second side has some weak songs such as When I’m 64, Lovely Rita and Good Morning. I don’t like With and Without you but I guess George has to have his Indian thing. George Martin the producer said his greatest mistake was not insisting that Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane be included on the album. You put them on the second side, get rid of the songs I mentioned, and you have the greatest album ever Of course, Sgt. Pepper ends with one of the greatest songs ever, A day in the Life. Sgt. Pepper is a very good album but Rubber Soul and Revolver are better. Sgt. Pepper gets four stars.
It’s funny. The first Beatles album we had opened with one of the most recognizable chords in music and now our second album ended with one. What can you say about this album that hasn’t been said already. Every aspect has been analyzed and discussed ad nauseam - its innovation, its concept, its musical and cultural impact and influence. In the end, can’t we all just agree that it’s genius.
How high? Seriously. How high do you have to be to write Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band? I imagine the initial discussion went something like this… [Paul] “Gents, (Cause he’s Brit-ish) I’ve got an idea for an album. We all gonna pretend we’re in a band…” [John] “…But Paul…we ARE in a band.” [Paul] “Yes, but we’d be like a really famous band that everyone knows…” [John] “Everyone DOES know us! We’ve lit-erally (cause he’s Brit-ish) toured the world!” [Paul] “…and we’ll write songs that will change how people think of music!” [John] “Still us, mate!” [Paul] “Ok. I see your point…Then let’s just get really fookin high and see what happens!” [John, Ringo, George] “Right on! Now you’re talkin, mate!! Cheers!!” I kid, because the content of this album is so bent that you have to be in yellow world (hat tip to the guy on the couch, Dougie Fresh) to have any inkling what the actual fuck they are singing abou in most songs. In all seriousness, this is genius work that deserves all the kudos it gets. Amazing music that changed the standard in the 60’s of music going forward. Glad we are starting to get to the artists I expected to be on this list.
There is no point writing about this album. It’s universally applauded as one of the greatest of all time. But, no, I’ve got to read Larry from Toledo’s in-depth, song-by-song breakdown trying to convince me that it’s actually a two-star record and everybody has been wrong for the last 50 years. If this album is not immediately a four or a five for you, just stop reviewing albums - something is horribly wrong with your understanding of how this is supposed to work. Shut the door to your basement or your bunker, or your kill room or wherever, go back to your Throbbing Gristle albums, and leave the rest of us alone.
Quite the show indeed, Beatles at their peak. Start with the cover, Beatles wearing outlandish costumes in front of an eclectic crowd of characters. Doesn't appear to be much rhyme or reason to any of it, but the image works and gives you plenty to digest. When the needle hits the record you are promptly welcomed to the show and know you're in for a special ride. Much like the cover image, the track list is a collection of wildly different styles that also appear to have no rhyme or reason to their inclusion. But the Beatles, and of course George Martin, have this well under control. The songs take us on a wild and fantastic trip, no drugs required (well plenty needed to create, none needed to enjoy). A reminder, if one was needed, of the brilliance of the Beatles.
Come on, if this wasn’t The Beatles, it would have a 2.6 star rating. Actually it wouldn’t even be on this list.
Classic
good
Classic groundbreaking album obviously, and one I have loved since childhood. However we do need to acknowledge that Within You Without You is bad, and Fixing A Hole, Getting Better and Good Morning, popular and singalong though they may be, are little more than filler.
Started great, lull in the middle (sorry), saved by when I'm 64 towards the end 🤣
It's Sgt. Pepper.
Speels, diep creatief
I love this album. I have listened to it dozens of times and it never gets boring. What more could I possibly say?
Favorite songs: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Getting Better, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, Lovely Rita, Good Morning Good Morning, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), A Day in the Life
THis had some good songs in it. Feels all over the place as an album. Generally good fun and I enjoyed the ones with sitar
The first three tracks are absolute bangers and some of my favorite Beatles' songs, but everything after is less interesting to me. Maybe if I did drugs this album would hit more. Rating: 3
3/5
The Beatles, and especially this LP, are almost beyond criticism. Music was never the same afterwards, ground-breaking, all-time classics, inventive and awesome, etc etc etc. You've heard it all before. But life has moved on, and the ground-breaking impact of St Pepper has been slightly lost. Yes, it was pushing the boundaries in 1967, and most of the songs are undoubted Five Star Classics, but some of the album is actually quite skippable.
Mid
Since my entries aren't history reports this isn't an automatic 5. I do enjoy some of the songs, but on a second listen some are a bit repetitive and overstay their welcome
Easiest 5 so far. Flawless
It was an easy listen and reminded me of why I have never been a Beatles fan. For the most part this album is pedestrian and provides nothing special. Definitely not something I would listen to regularly or even again.
Uppity jolly midness
5 star Everything is great
Easily my favorite Beatles album. Just some good experimentation, which led to even better things. But front to back, a great listen.
The only album the Beatles didn’t use Houmous and Chutney in production. No wonder it was such a flop. 4.0 3/13 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Obviously there are some classics on here but it’s not very memorable overall and the “concept album” idea feels random.
Probably one of the best sequenced albums I’ve ever listened to it feels like each song has its own world. A lot of these songs have a surprising intimate quality as well with a lot being about the daily lives of subjects or the view of their world. It’s quite a master work, but I feel some songs do draw on for too long or feel not as heavy hitting as some of the other tracks on here. Still an amazing record. Fav tracks: sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, with a little help from my friends, getting better, she’s leaving home, good morning good morning, and A day in the life
I was actually prepared to give this a 4, thinking that it was overhyped and that the songs actually don’t hold up. But as an experience, this record fucks. It goes really hard, the production is genius, it’s a seamless experience. I was completely satisfied AND THEN “A Day in the Life” came on. Dang.
Grand extravagant opening that leads into Ringo's I have friends song? It's a banger but the entire marching band aesthetic the album is designed around is completely limited to one song and the album cover. Bordering on 3 honestly
9 keepers out of 13 (69%) 1 banger [A Day in the Life] (8%) 4 stars
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. For me it's close to a 5 but there were a couple songs on here that I didn't enjoy much.
I prefer revolver, Abbey road and rubber soul but this is good as well. A day in the life alone brings the album up by a point for me 4/5
Obviously a classic album that combines very creative new approaches to making albums with a solid set of classic rock songs.... and some clearly weaker tracks.
Halfway through I thought this will be an album which won't really open up to you before subsequent listenings, but I was definetely wrong, I enjoyed this
Iconic. Nuff said.
As much as I say I don’t like the Beatles I do really like this album
Stone Cold Classic.
I could play this album the entire way through in my head - I love every single second, and some of the best creativity around.
Okay. Everything about this albums is great. Album cover, concept, sound and title. Instrumentally dense, lyrically fluid project with great highs and unnoticable lows. idk what it is, but vocals and instrumental gives me vibe that I am watching the band craft the album and bounce off ideas each other in front of me in a room with full of musical instruments and acid i guess. classic favorite song: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Classic for a reason but I just don't like the Beatles.
*I still prefer Revolver but this is a great album. *With a Little Help From My Friends is a great song but some of the songs on the B side get to be a bit of a slog with slower tempos
Rico disco, buenos temas y a day in the life es un temardo. Sape
Everything about this album; the concept, the arrangements, the artwork, it's cultural impact, makes it a classic... well, almost. There's a lot of bonafide great tracks, but I just don't connect enough with the bits of fluff on here to make it a 5 star masterpiece.
Divertido, flashero, no tan largo. Un 4 ideal. Nota: 4.0
I really like the format of a bunch of quick little songs, they aren't all amazing but they never overstay and the good ones are really good. A Day in the Life is still an all timer
Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:✔️ 4.5
I listened to this album a few times prior to this growing up and more critically as part of a review club with some friends. I gave the album a 7.5 at the time noting that I thought it dragged on and that it wasn't particularly interesting. I mentioned that it wasn't an album I could see myself compelled to re-listen to. That last sentiment was true but I don't know if I agree with the other criticisms. Listening now I see why it was such a landmark album, it starts with a strong first 4 tracks that no doubt stood above the rest of the music landscape at the time. The positivity that this album is drenched in feels like a sick joke in the year 2026 but despite the dogshit dogass last 10 years, this album's joy manages to be infectious. Even songs that I might consider "filler" like "Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite!" manage to be sonically interesting enough to feed that little muscle in my ear that yearns for something novel. I think I'd adjust my rating to something closer to a light 8. I'm still, unfortunately, fogged by the fact that I didn't listen to this in the more limited soundscape of the time and many bands I grew up on were HUGELY inspired by this album. Final note - The ending track fucks, it's such a journey and while I'm usually a grump about tracks longer than 3 minutes, this one is well worth it.
Obviously amazing album. Changed pop music forever. Stayed in my head all weekend after one listen
Wow This is an extremely strong 4
Meh
Knew many of the tracks on here in advance, but really liked a few of the deeper cuts (She's Leaving Home, Good Morning Good Morning). This album would get five stars from one of the greatest songs ever recorded (Day in the Life) regardless, but impressed with the depth.
The highs hit the heavens but there’s some filler here.
Hilarious that this came up right after Zappa’s We’re Only In It For The Money which had an album cover announcing the piss taking intention of the creator by way of piss taking this album cover. It is hard to hate on the Beatles when you listen to album aftwr album and end up singing along to half the tunes. So i tried listening to this and jusging as a whole album and in comatiaon to other Beatles albums in twanof whether is it five star, four star, etc. One if my favorite songs is on this, She’s leaving home. But overall i find the vaudeville stageshowy songs that seem to be every second or third song between the singalongs to be distracting and a bit annoying. They have form for this but Revovler, for example, doesnt play like this. Was also listening, as I do often to the bass/drums foundation of what is essentially a rock n roll band. I dont subscribe to Ringo being a bad drummer. He’s a limited drummer, but largely keeps it very simple which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But the bass and drums are too in synch on the beat, lack interplay. Either Ringo is a great bass player for a drummer or McCartney a great drummer for a bass player. Listening at that level, its a bit empty and all bells and whistles. That said, there is an undeniable brilliance in their hools and melodies. They knew how to write a hit. Overall, I get that they may have been breaking ground with the concept album and experimenting where others didnt on new ways of recording and new effects but for mine, for a five star album it should stand the test of time and i am not sure this quite reaches that height.
Is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the most obvious five of all time? Was Jack the Ripper a sixty foot sea serpent from Scotland? Did I take this job for a quick buck? We may never know the answer to these questions. 5
One of the best albums of all time .Ushered in an era of concept albums .
It's the Monkees! I mean the Beatles, and we're getting... Eastern?
Been a minute since I listened to this front to back but must say how enjoyable and inventive it is. Also Paul is dead (iykyk)
The Beatles really are GOAT. The start and end of this Sgt Peppers is I think stronger than Abbey Road , but I did lose my way in the middle a bit. But then again… Day in the life. Yeah fuck it I’m giving it a 5 it’s all just too good to dismiss 8.5 / 10 Best track/s: Day in the life, When I’m 64 (sorry idc it’s just an unbelievably sick song), LSD, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts etc etc
Another classic!
I struggle internally ranking my favorite Beatles albums, but they’re all 5/5
Feel good au possible
El pilar definitivo del rock de vanguardia que ha envejecido bien gracias a la audacia de su arquitectura de estudio. En el plano de diseño formal, la producción de George Martin es una proeza de ingeniería; el ensamble de cintas invertidas, efectos circenses e instrumentación hindú configura un buen entretejido de la locura experimental, logrando que el caos conceptual conviva con una notable nitidez melódica. Detrás del concepto de la banda ficticia, las interpretaciones despliegan una fuerza y calidez que transmiten autenticidad pura, despojando al grupo de las fórmulas comerciales del pop de la época. Aunque la icónica "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" ofrece un oasis de ensueño inconfundible, piezas de calado místico como "Within You Without You" y el colosal cierre con "A Day in the Life" aterrizan el viaje psicodélico en un potente llamado a la conciencia social y existencial, dando forma a un documento conmovedor, crudo y real sobre la enajenación moderna.
mis hot cakes: no tendría el estatus que tiene si la portada no estuviera tan perra. la cara b es significativamente mejor que la a. está chafa que se le atribuya tanto la idea del disco concepto cuando el concepto literal es "somos otra banda xd"
perfection in its purest form
the weird beatles album. not particularly a fan.
Love the Beatles however this is not my favourite album. A few songs are too psychedelic for me. 4.0
really good album, one of the best albuns from Beatles. 10/10
BEFORE: I know this very well. It's not my absolute favourite Beatles album (that will always be Abbey Road) but still excellent and I love the unifying concept. Should be a pretty clear-cut 5 stars. AFTER: Yep. 5 stars. It's perfect. A few favourite tracks: Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds still sounds absolutely luminous. Fixing A Hole has a fantastic ominous tone that creeps into the song. So does Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. Within You Without You is wonderfully psychedelic. A Day In The Life remains one of the most incredible songs ever written. VERDICT: 5 stars. One of the greatest albums ever written.
Not my cup of tea, did not make it past Fixing a Hole
Un álbum maravilloso, de los primeros que escuché de los Beatles, hace mucho tiempo. Era adolescente y me marcó mucho su estilo tan único (único para mí en aquel momento) y original. No encontraba en la música coetánea un proyecto similar, así que me refugié en estás canciones. Un verdadero "capolavoro".
Stg Pepper's lonely hearts club is a good song With a little help from my friends is also fun. Getting better is also really good. Potentially a 4 star album I did not enjoy within you without you Good album I understand the impact of the beattles now
I hadn't listened to this for a while, and coming back to it fresh really brought home what a masterpiece it is. This time round, it struck me how much every single sound on it has been carefully considered and produced. And every song is great in some way, but I wouldn't usually choose to listen to them outside the context of the album. It's one coherent work of art.
The greatest
I mean, what am I going to add to the discourse here. If this was a list of 10 albums you had to listen to before you die this album would probably make the cut.
This is an unbelievably significant album musically, socially, and culturally. But is it also a GOOD album? Well, yes. Is "When I'm Sixty-Four" (deliberately) hokey and old-fashioned? Yes. Is it also a fantastic set of lyrics brilliantly set to a delightful melody in a very clever arrangement? Also yes. And "A Day in the Life" is practically a five-star album in and of itself, years ahead of its time. There are weak spots, to be sure; "Within You Without You" introduced Indian music to countless new listeners, but it's a bit monotonous to listen to, and several of the other tunes are fine-but-not-great. I'm tempted to bring it down to four stars because of those weak spots, but in the end, it simply created and inspired too much to get anything less than a 5-star review from me.
Even as a bit of a Beatles hater, I found it hard to deny the greatness of this album. It's a fantastic 40 minutes, and I enjoyed every song to a varying degree, except for the strange circus tune 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!', but I can always forgive a single track if the rest of the material is phenomenal. This was my first complete listen-through of this album and I'm sad I didn't do this earlier. A fun, eclectic, and important landmark album that lives up to the hype. The Beatles finally break through my barrier to entry and reach the summit: Sgt. Pepper will be my twenty-first 5/5.
Classic Beatles sound and some really catchy tunes. Not as notable as others both in popularity and enjoyment. I’d say not for everyone, but very in like the weird niche style that I enjoy.
Half these songs are crazy, half these songs are good. Loses a star for the animal noises
What can you say that hasn’t already been said?
Definitely one of the all-time greats. Being a Beatles fan since the 80s (my late childhood) I've known this for a long time, and love almost each song. It's even more amazing if you appreciate the limited technology they had available at the time.
9/10 I've finally made my peace with this album. The first three tracks and DitL are obviously stellar, but I used to dislike the middle tracks. They are too music hall, but they are also great beyond that. Apart from When I'm 64, which sucks as much as when I was made to sing it in primary school.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was my very first favorite song. When I was in first grade, I started taking organ lessons, and I demanded this be the first thing I learn.
album gets you hyped up!
I knew quite a few of the songs on this album previously, having studied three of them in school. Fav song is ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.
10/10
Always had a soft spot for this one
Ripped this so hard on my discman in 2004.
I want to know more about Sgt Pepper
i mean what else is there to say, its sergeant peppers. She's leaving home has always been the standout for me of the bsides, adore the twinkling melody in it
The Beatles turn rock and roll into art, to the joy of many, and the consternation of a few.
Never heard of these guys...I do like the retro look. But the music sucks, right? In any case, 5 "L(ucy) in the S(ky) with D(iamonds)" stars. (Really, this goes to infinity...and beyond.)
6.8/10 One of those albums that kind of lost my interest over time. It used to be my favorite album, but as I discovered more and more music, it just kinda started sounding less and less exciting to me. I'm DEFINITELY not one to call The Beatles overrated, but this album kinda gives that title off for me. It's not a bad album by any means; there's ambition, cool recording techniques, and interesting ideas, but it just doesn't work for me coming back to it. Something about some moments just don't feel finished to me, even though they put in like 600 hours (I think) into mixing it. I just find myself gravitating to most other Beatles albums as opposed to Sgt Pepper's. A Day in the Life gives it bonus points though. One of, if not their best songs. (Had to throw in my icy cold take with my slightly warm one)
and to think this masterpiece came a year after revolver and a year before the white album. Can I rate this higher than 5? fun fact: My mom still calls this album the peak of her "hippie" phase
Four stars. I think with a stronger middle section we would be up to 5 but I think it cools off during this section. I respect the idea of doing something different but I can't really do with Within You Without you... VERY GOOD, but just below 5.
I get why people (including Johs) were getting horny for this back in the day. Still, not my favourite band though I do enjoy it once in a while Highlights: well, the album is chock-full of bangers tbf, but to me it's gotta be She's Leaving Home and A Day in the Life If I have to be brutally honest, I am (and have always been) of the belief that Beatles have had their time in the sun and that their legacy is being kept alive artificially through anecdotes, personal (fading) memories, and of course their enormous impact on what once were - and what is no more. Today, it's good; back then, it was unbelievable, incredible and unlike anything seen before. I'm reviewing in the present day, I have almost no actual connection to the band, and therefore this is a decent: 3.8 Hey, that's still a 4 in my book. Just saw a review saying that this album is a great album in the same way Pac-Man was a great game. That kinda summarises it perfectly
Beatles
Album important dans leur carrière Je les aime
Très cool! Les Beatles ça passe ou ça casse avec moi mais là j'ai trouvé la majorité des pistes plutôt chouettes
7.6
I guess the greatest album of all time?
Bah c'est top hein
Ah oui, le groupe du club des cœurs brisés du Sergent Poivre. Playlist pick : A Day In The Life
Not my fave Beatles, but still a masterpiece.
Rock, pop, psychedelia, art rock.
Also, Side Quest. Not enough attention is paid to Paul McCartney as a bass player, but Jesus Christ he's Bach on the bass. On Sgt Pepper his playing is lights out and the recording technology is advanced enough that you can hear some of the subtleties. Like tone he gets on the bass. A Little Help From My Friends has this super crisp articulation he gets from using a pick and the tone is meatier in a way that suggests it was recorded by putting a microphone up to a amplifier instead of going direct into the mixer, and the amp is cranked up loud enough to give it a depth of character. But it's really his note choices in the context of the tune and solid sense of time that turn this album into a master class of bass guitar. Good Morning and Sgt Pepper's (slight return) immediately after it is some of the ballsiest rock n roll bass you will ever hear. If you're listening to it. But you really shouldn't be. Great bass isn't something listeners should be thinking about. It isn't John's singing that makes you want to cry when you are listening to A Day In The Life, as intensely crushing as those lyrics are, and as intensely beautifully as he sings them. If this were an a cappella track, you wouldn't be a blubbering fool every time you are alone when this comes on. It's only when what is coming out of John's mouth is set against what is coming out of Paul's bass that it breaks you down. Great bass does a lot of things in a song. It is a bridge to the underlying rhythm. And it provides a harmonic context to the melody. But it also provides a counter melody, too. That's why I call him the Bach of the Bass. Paul is nothing if not a master tunesmith, and the melodies he expresses on his bass always but in full flower in this record, very simple contrasts to the vocal melody, takes the tunes to another place that maybe no one else could. It's incredibly subtle, as great pop n rock bass playing should be, so it's expected that you might not ever notice. But it is also worth appreciating for the commitment to the music it represents, whether it's his tune or someone else's.
It's hard to believe that this appeared in the last 100 albums of this massive collection! I don't think I've ever really listened to this album from start to finish before, but I'm not really all that shocked to discover that I'm familiar with nearly all of the tunes (except "Fixing a hole", "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite!"). I do wish the Wikipedia entry wasn't quite as exhaustive and endless, but the album is such an icon I guess it makes sense, and I'm struck with how tight and perhaps even unified they sound across a wide range of styles (such a far cry from next year's White Album on onwards). What a classic and excellent album that sounds far ahead of its time, and that's from someone who's not a big Beatles afficionado.
What a treat to get this today. Truly an album GOAT, I think of this as the musical equivalent of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land," originally titled "He Do the Police in Different Voices." Perfection.
'She's leaving home' brings me to tears every time.
I have listened to this album multiple times, thinking, “why do other ppl say this is the Beatles best?” This question is still not entirely answered to me after this re-listen, which is okay. Yet, when Lucy in the Sky starts to play, I remember what it meant to listen to the Beatles for the first time. A good feeling. Getting Better sounds great too. Fuck, she’s leaving home’s strings are so elegant. Whole song is perfectly arranged and a true heartbreaker. Swapping to the B-side and immediately listening to within you without you must’ve been an unreal reaction. I don’t think I’ve exactly perceived this song, nor what George Harrison is trying to say, still it’s beautiful. I wanna love the next three songs that follow, but all I have a cheap compliments, they just aren’t it for me. A Day in the Life was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. It’s a bit of an epic. I love John’s haunting verses and aahs in the background. Royal Albert hall. I like how you can hear the count in the crescendo. Great album! There are better Beatles 😋
Disclaimer: listened on vinyl. Specifically, the 2LP deluxe version with a second disc of demos. A fitting first album. This one has a lot going for it, personally speaking. It's the second CD I ever bought with my own money (first one being Master of Puppets by Metallica). It's my second-favorite Beatles album after Abbey Road, although to be fair, those two are at a constant neck-and-neck with each other. And, perhaps above everything else, it's one of my favorite albums of all time. This album at this point in my life is the equivalent of Ol' Faithful, or perhaps similar to a warm blanket or a favorite hoodie: familiar and comfortable. But back when I first heard it in high school, it was mind-blowing; still very much is to this day. From the psychedelic landscapes of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to the old-timey feel of "When I'm Sixty-Four" down to the sitars on "Within You Without You", this album goes places. Places common today in music, but groundbreaking in 1967. My personal favorite song on here is "A Day in the Life", a fitting finale for the album, ending on a triumphant note with four pianos making a single, striking chord. In closing, this album is a timeless classic. If you haven't heard it yet, what are you doing? Go listen!
Es muy bueno e interesante pero no es mi favorito de los beatles, aunque sea demasiado bueno. Tiene temas que no son la gran cosa la verdad aunque sea muy valorado.
Best songs: pretty much everything, except Getting Better which is just alright
My second favorite Beatles album (after Abbey Road). This concept album is so much fun and gave us the theme to the Wonder Years, so it gets all the love and credit! Some of the tracks are strange and very out there, and it cements their transition from poppy boy band to experimental rock super stars. I absolutely love the variety show nature. The album moves from psychedelic songs like Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds to heart wrenching ballads like She’s Leaving Home. From bubble gum nonsense like Getting Better to deliciously satirical like Lovely Rita. Just all around this album is excellently crafted and brilliantly presented.
Masterpiece