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My second favourite album of all time
Lovely, weird, good. Please play this for me any time
Amazing.
Honestly, this album isnt even my favorite Beatles album but I can not fault it. Production on this thing is masterful. What a good concept album. While I dont listen to it often, when I do it is a treat. Favorite tracks: Lovely Rita, Day in the Life, She's Leaving Home, Within You, Without You and St. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (both).
Soo good I love the Beatles. Fav song is with a little help from my friends. <3
Love this album
Classic.
Classic Beatles
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
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
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.
I think these guys have a really bright future ahead
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.
Awesome, cutting edge for 1967.
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.
Absolute classic. Hit after hit, fantastically influential
Aina oo sanallista mielipidettä...
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
Already heard this one before. Masterpiece
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 //
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.
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"
Classic album, I've listen to this since I was a child
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.
Genius.
One of the best of all time.
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.
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.
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
Top mega super trooper : )
have listened to so many times...
One of the Beatle's best, and one of the greatest albums of all time. Amazing from start to finish.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Any questions?
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 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!
You already know you love this.
Was there ever any doubt? My Favourite Album of all time!
Beatles er konge
Maybe the most Kyle of Beatles albums?
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
One of the most baller of all time.
Great stuff.
En av de största klassiker i skivväg. Fantastisk platta.
The first Beatles album I’ve really enjoyed from start to finish. Fantastic.
Outstanding.
Awesome!
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
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
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'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.
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
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
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
алкоальбом: спросил бармена тебя удивить и ты пьешь сырный коктейль с острым соусом, джином и сладкой ватой. И это вкусно!
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.
Key songs: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy
All time great Beatles album!
Brilliant
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.
Brilliant
One of my favorites
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
One of the greatest albums of all time. Innovative and a joy to listen to.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Masterpiece
The album EVER
⭐ A Day In The Life
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.
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!!
Chill vibe
classic
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
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.
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.
It's a great album, loved it since I first heard it in high school. I can remember where I was the first time I heard this record and it really changing my understanding of the Beatles' music. It led me into their later albums and will always hold a special place for me. It's a 5/5. Standout Tracks: 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!, Within You Without You, Lovely Rita, Good Morning Good Morning, A Day In the Life
Putting aside the profound significance of this album as a cultural landmark of the 1960's that would have a pronounced influence on generations of individuals, musicians and otherwise, I also like to remind myself that the music on this album is just so amazing to listen to, some 60 years on. "With a Little Help...", "Lucky in the Sky...", "Getting Better", "Being for the Benefit", "Within You Without You", "A Day in the Life"....virtually every song on this album is not only a must-listen, but a straight up Beatles classic.
brilliant!
Keigoe aja
I was going to under-rate this to make sone sort of statement, but the break after “64” to the intro of “Lovely Rita” is one of my favorite sounds.
Love it.
Whelp
LP
What more can be said? Easily one of the top 5 rock albums of all time and a timeless masterpiece. There is not a wrong note or a bad song on the entire album.
One of the best albums ever.
I have been waiting for this one. Without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's is one of the most (if not THE most) innovative and influential albums of all time. Everything from the songwriting, sound, production, and even the artwork, was like nothing else I had seen at the time - even from the Beatles themselves. The Beatles had a voracious appetite to learn. You can tell that by listening to the boundless variety in the songs on this album. The musical metamorphosis of the Beatles from "Please Please Me" (1963) to Sgt. Pepper's (1967) was unparalleled. Finally, the band had the innate ability to absorb their daily experiences and beliefs and translate them into the most creative music and lyrics. Just amazing, or maybe just A Day in the Life.
260 streams for The Beatles but only one listen through Sgt Peppers - seems criminal doesn't it? Artist #64 Who am I to give this album anything less...
no need to say more
A 5 all day. Not my favourite Beatles album but an incredible achievement. A Day in the Life is one of the best songs ever recorded
It's an undeniable classic. There's nothing I can say about it that hasn't been said already. I do want to add that I feel that When I'm Sixty Four is a lot better than it often gets credit for. I find it fun, relaxing, and "cute".
My first CD!
I don't love love the Beatles but that's top tier stuff
It had been so long since I’d listened to the album in its entirety and maybe had taken for granted now amazing it is as a whole.
Classic, always a good choice.
Ive always liked this album probably not actually a 5 based on my rating scale but who cares
I will most likely rate all Beatles albums as 5's. I enjoy this one because of it's psychedelic experimentation.
3rd best Beatles album
Would be a weird album to not give 5 stars. Appreciate that it’s also a bit of a story/theme. Realistically, very few of my favorite Beatles songs are here, but it’s still very fun.
Perfection
There is literally nothing more to say about this album
Well, it’s SPLHCB. One of the greatest albums ever produced. I listened to it more carefully this time as a concept album, rather than the individual songs I’ve heard many times, and realized I’ve never really appreciated it that way before.
It’s the Sgt Pepper’s of Sgt Pepper’s, innit? All cheekiness aside, the album is a significant cultural touchstone, much like Nirvana’s Nevermind. It encapsulated a generational mindset. It was/is IMPORTANT. And Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is about LSD and you cannot deny it, Paul. Nope.
Nothing is left that hasn't been said about this album, and it's largely right. The hottest take I have is that Within You Without You is crap. Like a diet Tomorrow Never Knows. Other than that, pretty bloody perfect.
Uno dei miei album preferiti di sempre. Ho iniziato ad ascoltare i Beatles da adolescente, perché le canzoni erano orecchiabili e soprattutto semplici da capire per qualcuno che non conosceva ancora bene l'inglese. Questo album però di semplice ha ben poco, almeno a livello musicale sono presenti così tante sfumature che è impossibile parlare dell'album nella sua interezza senza andare a parlare nello specifico delle singole canzoni. In ogni caso, 5/5. Best tracks: She's Leaving Home Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Reprise A Day In The Life
The best Beatles album. One of the best albums of all time. This album created so many different styles of music and was vastly influential. My short blurb does not do the band justice on the impact this album has made on society. An amazing album from beginning to the spectacular end. One of the best album covers. Everything about this, even George’s eastern inspired tracks, make this album so interesting to listen to each time. 10/10
When I was twelve years old, I bought my first album — a cassette tape of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that I saw at the Smitty's grocery store in Mesa, Arizona. I think I liked the colorful album cover and the outlandish outfits. I took it home and pressed play, and began a musical journey that has led me in many different directions but always — ALWAYS — back to the Beatles and this glorious, wonderful album. Thank you, lads.
I'll be willing to wager that there isn't much to be said about this album that hasn't already been said. Almost 30 years ago, I "studied" this album for my music GCSE. It was nearly 30 years old then, and plenty had been written at that point. This album is exceptional. Musically wonderful, diverse and each track is curated wonderfully. Stand-out tracks are Within You, Without You and, of course, A Day In The Life. A Day In The Life might be one of the best tracks ever recorded... well, ever. I'll say something though - when I last listened to this album, I sure wasn't listening to it on the kit I have now. I've heard more of the instrumentation this time around, and it all fits together splendidly. Even the de-tuned piano at the start of A Day In The Life fits perfectly. I remember thinking, at the age of 15 or 16, how the language used in She's Leaving Home was extraordinary. I'm not usually one to apply literary criticism to song lyrics - but this is just a masterclass in it. No reason is given by the girl for why she left. No reason is given by the parents. Despite this, it is clear as day why she did. Every utterance of the parent's lament is about themselves - "How could she do this to us" - "What did we do that was wrong?" - at no point did they attempt to see that their daughter was an individual, with her own thoughts, feelings and wants. It's just great.
I was raised on this album. It's a part of history. Part of a very special moment in time, It was a gift to us all.
Great album!! A classic.
Moeilijk om het objectief te zien maar dit is wel echt een goed album. Hoe heb ik dit nooit in z'n geheel geluisterd? Heb hem meteen nog een keer opgezet.
Finally a Beatles album that I can get fully behind.
Greatest Beatles album. So many good songs in this album
This album is unique with the case that it's sonically cohesive with a theme, but it all sounds refreshing and not regurgitated.
cool show, mr. pepper
Just an awesome, colorful, all-over-the-place album. Each song has it's own personality and character to it, with great topics and lyrics to support. I wasn't able to get the concept connection for a few of the songs, but I wouldn't say this takes away anything from the songs or album as a whole. 9/10
So nice to have a good album after all the recent 90s hip hop treesha
This used to be my favorite Beatles album. I listened to it way too much as a teen. I’m a Paul fanboy so When I’m Sixty Four and Lovely Rita hit diff. Give me all the fluff! John called that style “old granny s***”. Also, She’s Leaving Home is my all time favorite Beatles song. Then you got LSD and the intro and outro. Damn, maybe this was my favorite album all along, I just got bored of saying it. Fixing a Hole is another just, wow, random Beatles song that’s pure greatness. Okay I’m looking at the track listing now to see what I forgot. Okay, Within You Without You is flaming hot garbage, it irks me to my core that it’s on this masterpiece of an album. Fuck you George. Oh how could I forget A Day in the Life, one of the greatest ever songs. Gee Zowy this album is amazing. I want to listen so bad but it’s 5 AM and I have to get up early. Ahhhhh, so excited that this is todays album! Re-listened and I was grinning ear to ear the whole time. This album is an antidepressant. Within You Without You deserves to be publicly beheaded tho. You can argue the merit of the sitar all day long, but this track sticks out like a sore thumb. And not in a good way. For those I haven’t mentioned yet, With a Little Help is great. Getting Better is more Paul Fluff, which I eat up. Being for the Benefit is a wacky song that gives this album the spine to be a concept album. Good Morning is fine. Final words: I love this album and it holds a very, very special place in my heart.
It’s Sgt. Pepper’s. Nothing more to be said.
What a fluid album! Great stuff.
muito bom, mas já ouvi tanto que não distinguo o que tem de novo. ao menos eu tinha tomado umas microdoses - viva a psicodelia!
I’m not a Beatles fanatic. My view has always been tepid or meh. But I recognize musical genius and the Beatles have it. I recognize most of these tunes. Most are perfect and revolutionary. The Beatles started it. I enjoy this album and will rate it a 5/5. But I will move on.
Perhaps my favorite album ever. Every songs sends you into another world. Sgt. Pepper is perfect in every way, whether it's writing, singing, performance, production, arrangement, musical vision, or imagination. Exceptionally ambitious for its time and still sounds incredible.
I really like this album. The songs are great bops and I enjoyed almost every song. Definitely a fun album to listen to. Plus the Sgt Pepper intro and reprise are fun intros and decent songs themselves. Favorite song: With A Little Help From My Friends Worst song: Within You Without You
they fucked around and showed me sgt pepper
Not the same remarkable work I remember when I first listened to it years ago, a bit of the shock and historical significance is lost on us in 2022 with how far we have come, but still a top album with 3 legendary songs, cool sounds, a good run time, and probably one of the top 20 best songs of the 60s in Day in the Life.
It’s one of the greatest rock albums
It's a masterpiece. A day in the life. Everyone was firing on all cylinders. Accidentally hit skip on good morning. Zero stars
I knew all the tracks but had never listened to the album front to back. It’s insane that they have so many great songs on this album. Wow.
I literally gre up with this album, it was released a week before i was born. I think it is one of the most perfect albums ever - start to finish. 5/5 Favorite songs: She’s leaving home and A Day in the Life
Best band of all time? ✅ Best band’s best album? ✅ Best album of all time? ❌ It’s great. It’s innovative - revolutionary in fact. It’s fun, it’s heartbreaking. It’s top 10 for sure, but I think I maybe came into this whole thing expecting Sgt. Pepper to take number 1. And there are a few albums on here that our shine it for me.
The only problem with this record is that it doesn't include "Strawberry Fields Forver", recorded during the same sessions. Had the Beatles found a way to add it to the tracklisting of *Sgt. Pepper*, instead of releasing it as a single or putting it in the *Magical Mystery Tour* compilation, this legendary album would have become my number one entry in their discography. But hey, it's still *Sgt. Pepper*, right? Between the title track, "With A Little Help From Friends", "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", "Getting Better" "She's Leaving Home", "When I'm 64" and "Life In A Day"--the most formidable mystical/metaphysical closer ever penned this side of the English Channel--there are enough wonders for everyone here. As is the case with some other five-stars albums, I won't write a full-blown review about this particular record, because others have already written wonderful stuff about it and there's not much I can add that I feel could be relevant and interesting. It's just a gem. Go and listen to it a.s.a.p. if you haven't already. Number of albums left to review: 745 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 126 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 63 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 67
great album no skips!!
Stunning, some favorites from childhood are imbedded in my mind from this. Listening to this and abbey though I have to give it to abbey road.
One of the best
How shall I put it... "No other album comes even close to this when it comes to originality and innovation"? Not my favourite of the Beatles albums, but - wow, this is such a special album. I can always re-listen and feel as if I'm listening to it for the very first time. P.S. A Day in the Life has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever.
What's left to say that hasn't already been said countless times? Thanks, I truly did enjoy the show.
55 years after its release this sounds as incredible, fresh and progressive as ever. What is there to say about Sgt. Pepper’s that hasn’t already been said a million times? A landmark in music history.
How you can not love this album. The production is outstanding and way head of its time.
p100. 1967. 5 stars. Not a weak track on it, and it has aged astonishingly well for something that is over 50 years old. There are more ideas and quality tunes on this album that most bands manage in a 10 year career.
As a big Beatles fan, I actually look over Sgt. Pepper a lot because there's other albums of theirs I prefer. But upon listening to it, I realise enjoy this album quite a bit as well. I was gonna give it a 5 no matter what, but listening to it all together in one sitting made me respect it me. My favourite songs were She's Leaving Home, Within You Without You, and Lovely Rita.
One of the greatest albums ever by one of the greatest bands ever. From start to finish, it’s a 10 out of 10. It’s an album that everyone needs to listen to at least once in their lives. I don’t know what else to say, it’s amazing and definitely worth the listen!
Here’s another album I have been listening since birth. I remember looking for hours into the cover image, trying to figure it out, as it would not be rare that I would see it somewhere else, on tv, magazines, movies, parodies and stuff. So, I’ve been always aware of its influence. I remember hating the Cocker version of WALHFMF for some reason. Hearing with a bit of fear that LITSWD was about LSD lol. Also I remember all of the revisionists takes about how not so great this was, or about how this was very undermined by Paul’s songs (LOL^2), or how there were signs in the songs about his death (LOL^3!!). But well, I have always loved the record and still listen to it every now and then. It’s true, some of the songs have not grown old as good as others, but the work is amazingly coherent and cohesive, I mean, you don’t see muh albums as perfect as this one only 40 minutes long. I love how highly even it is, how experimental but digestible it turns out to be, I don’t like that much songs like fixing a hole, but the lyrics actually are meaningful af. Maybe the lower point could be, WYWY but it’s actually a great song. I’m learning today that Penny Lane and SBFF where from this album sessions and it does nothing but to increase the records legend (and lower even the one I had from Yellow submarine lol). But well even if you are not convinced by it when you hear it, you will have bite your tong if you say anything against the perfection of ADITL. Now we are in the best tracks ever league and yes, treating with one of the top contenders. I mean, it’s just a beautiful glorious sad song, I’ve heard many versions, and many masters and recordings, and it never fails to get me or ceases to amaze me as well. If someone happens to find themselves into this high grounds of creativeness and are available to give it form in such a glorious way, they deserve to live forever, and this album and its creators forever will.
Listened to on 10/6/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: when I’m sixty four, st peppers lonely hearts club band If there were ever a time to try psychedelic drugs it would be when listening to this album but in the best way possible - lots of different music styles blended together but so good
This album is fricken awesome
One of my favourite albums of all time. It's got hits, deep cuts, versatility and it perfectly captures the psychedelic phase of The Beatles career with their classic songwriting. Makes me happy from the first note. 5 stars isn't enough.
YES!!!!
Quite uneven but an absolute classic.
That “dum-dum-dum” drum fill before the chorus of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” is so simple but so effective. Ringo’s drumming isn’t flashy on this album (or any Beatles album really) but he always complements the songs nicely. “Getting Better” is a great pop song and it’s got that weird little dark part in the middle where the speaker sings about beating his woman. Such a strange section that complicates the tone of the song. Feels almost like a joke, especially the way the song cuts back to the upbeat chorus afterwards. I love that this weird, druggy album has achieved a such a high level of status and appreciation in our society. It’s talked about as this grand masterpiece but it’s got a lot of strange, trippy moments. I love that. Man, “Within You Without You” is a jam. “Lovely Rita” is a great song with these big, dramatic moments. And it’s about having a crush on a woman writing parking tickets 😂 “Good Morning Good Morning” into “Sgt. Pepper (Reprise)” is ridiculous. Some of the best rock the Beatles have ever recorded. “A Day in the Life” has to be a top 10 Beatles song. I don’t know many other songs like it. As a teenager I gravitated toward this one — it opened my mind as to what songs and art could be. It also reassured me that being bored with my daily routine was a normal emotion. The song is about feeling overwhelmed and disillusioned with the state of the world while simultaneously feeling stuck in a meaningless daily rhythm. It struck me as a high schooler and it resonates with me now too. This album was an absolute pleasure to revisit. And I have to shout out that album cover. One of the all time best ever. 💯
There are many mysteries in the universe; like what is the meaning of life? Why do we live on rocks floating around in space? Why and where did it all start? One of the most interesting to me are all of the mysteries surrounding the Beatles. Is Paul dead? Did all the Beatles die and get replaced? How did they pump out 12 studio albums of A++ material in only 7 years of activity? What's going on with this album cover? Shirley Temple is on it several times. Philosophers and psychologists appear on it. The Beatles even appear several times and not even in some hidden easter-egg sort of way. It does appear to be more than just a collage of people right? The music is fantastic. As per usual for a Beatles record it has some bonafide slappers, like "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help From My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds", and "A Day In The Life" (which happens to be one of my favorite Beatles songs). Even the not-smash slappers on this album have higher play counts than some other albums on this lists' top tracks. That's pretty telling. All in all, this isn't my favorite Beatles album but it's yet another masterpiece. 5/5.
The first album I ever heard. Still a stone cold masterpiece even if my music tastes have expanded beyond the fab four since then.
Not my favorite album but automatically gets 5 due to it's historical value.
I was actually listening to this the day before I wrote this review and thought to myself does this album truly deserve a 5/5 if you were to go through the album track by track? The simple answer is no. The long answer is it’s probably more of a 4/5, arguably (excluding the white album) this is the Beatles album with the most filler and sgt peppers, to me anyway, is rather front loaded and only amazing song on side 2 is a day in the life. Actually let’s test this out and go track by track sgt peppers review/analysis: Side 1 Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band: The album opens with it’s title track a song that is really a track that sets the scene for the album. They wanted to escape being the Beatles (and that makes sense in the 60’s). It’s not one of my top Beatles songs but I like it for what it is. With a little help from my friends: This track is an all time greatest song I can’t deny it, (even though the album didn’t have singles) this is the equivalent of the song 2 hit single it’s absolutely amazing i’am actually a big fan of Ringo’s singing (well when he gets the chance) so this is a true treat. Lucy in the sky with diamonds: I know John Lennon said this was about some drawing but I just don’t believe him to be completely honest; the song is trippy as fuck and LSD it just can’t be denied. The song is absolutely amazing though absolutely no flaws. Getting better: Getting better is a banger, if it were a modern album with 4 singles this would be guaranteed to be one it’s so singley! I especially love the chord that runs through the intro and chorus and the Indian style bridge is class, probably my favourite track on side one. Fixing a hole: I like fixing a hole, is it one of my favourite Paul McCartney songs, no, do I always forget about it being on side one, yes, do I enjoy it and sometimes sing along to it, yes! It’s great just not the absolute best. She’s leaving home: I love the chorus of she’s leaving home the vocals are amazing, the verse are good though I especially like how it’s telling a story throughout. The track feels so powerful and has real gravitas to it, I’ve actually herd people say it’s filler, but how it’s perfect! Being for the benefit of mr kite: This song is fucking bonkers, it has John Lennon written all over it! Admittedly, while not my favourite, it’s probably the Sgt peppers track I’ve listened to the most, I love it too much! Side 2 Within you without you: Like how mr kite has Lennon written all over it within you without you has George Harrison written all over it, it’s this amazing classical Indian style track and it’s truly incredible, but I prefer love you too on revolver by a tiny bit as this song does drag just a little and putting a really slow track like this as side 2 track one is a really odd track-listing choice in my opinion. When i’am 64: This is the song that’s closest to early Beatles it’s sweet I really enjoy it the melodies are amazing. I don’t know why but I always think of a Scottish Granny when Paul says “grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave”. The song isn’t as good as anything on side one though. Lovely Rita: Now we’re at the point of Sgt peppers that makes me skeptical of the “best album of all time” title, this song has a nice melody but other than that I find it filler. Good morning good morning: Lovely Rita isn’t the best thing ever but at least it’s not actively shit, I don’t like this song it’s so dumb and the repeated “good morning good morning’s” are so annoying. But I guess every album (even the classic’s)has that one runt of the litter (e.g. oh daddy on fleetwood mac’s rumours, Lounge act on Nirvanas nevermind and star on David Bowie’s Ziggy stardust). Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band (reprise): The fast version of the first song similar to the first song it’s great for the album but not one I would listen to in my own time. A day in the life: The best album closer of all time, my favourite tracks off Sgt peppers , my favourite Beatles song, possibly the only Beatles song on my top 10 songs of all time it’s just amazing!!! The album does have filler I can’t deny that I would be very suprised if even the most devout Beatles loyalist doesn’t deep down in their heart believe there’s filler even if they don’t admit it. But my original statement of it not being a 5/5 is somewhat ludicrous nowadays it stands as one of the most well received albums of all time it’s an album that hit number 1 everywhere and it’s also one of 2 Beatles albums (the other being abbey road) that I would call genuinely culturally significant to everyone. It’s absolutely amazing 5/5 (even with the flaws)!
Don't want to waste too much time writing about this one, honestly it's such a standard "classic" album that it's boring. It's the free square on a Bingo board. It's vanilla in the best and worst ways, 5 stars out of obligation. Favorites: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds When I'm Sixty-Four A Day in the Life
4.5
every song on this album is great. How many albums can say that?
Koji su ovo😄
What else is it possible to say about this album that hasn't already been said? Fantastic on all levels.
Bon voilà quoi
la loi de l'attraction est réelle je pense
Greatest album ever made? Quite possibly. There's definitely a sense that in popular music there was Pre-Pepper and Post-Pepper. My dad was a musician at the time and he said when it came out everyone in his local scene said, "Well, we might as well all go home now!" 😆 It's absolutely brilliant from start to finish, and that opening track still absolutely smacks you round the head. "She's Leaving Home" used to scare and sadden me as a child but I couldn't stop listening to it. Still can't. Masterpiece.
I love Revolver, but Sgt. Pepper's is flawless. The album is so rich with content. I love the lore behind it, the album art, the music ... absolutely everything. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is probably my favorite album of all time.
Apparently I never put in my review of "Rubber Soul" 50 albums ago. I'll have to revisit that one, but one thing I remembered standing out was its fallibility. Ok, maybe fallibility is too strong a word. But I came away from "Rubber Soul" realizing that some Beatles' songs are just quite good. As in, they aren't all the transcendent epitome of rock n roll. "Sgt. Pepper" is transcendent though, from start to finish. The Beatles (like Led Zeppelin), may have many imitators and have influenced untold numbers, but I'm not sure anyone since or yet to come will ever quite reach their level. They break all charts, scales, and molds.
I don’t have a lot of flowery, over the top words to write about this album. It’s just awesome and the music speaks for itself. The Beatles pushed the envelope with intricate layered production that was “out there”. I love A Day In The Life. I love the multiple songs with complete style changes in the middle. I love the crisp, clean guitar opening to Getting Better. Lots to love here.
I've listened to it a billion times, it's amazing, possibly the greatest ever.
Perfect. More albums like this
Really good. Personally, I like it better than Abby Road.
My favorite Beatles album
I want to take longer than I day to appreciate this one. You get by with a little help from your friends.
I mean, come on. It's the Beatles! Even if you don't like everything they did, you have to respect it. I'm not sure I've ever listened to a whole Beatles album - I've always focused on the Ones album (their number one hits) or the essentials playlist. I like how the mostly 2-3 minute songs segue into one another, almost like one giant tune. So, let's get some of this out of the way - Sgt. Peppers, With a Little Help from my Friends (Wonder Years, anyone? But wasn't that Joe Cocker??), Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, When I'm 64, A Day in the Life - classics. Now that we can lay those aside - we're left with some late 60's psychedelic, pseudo-Indian (Within You, Without You - WTF?), and otherwise pretty forgettable tunes. It was a good reminder that Paul McCartney is responsible for BOTH Hey Jude AND Wonderful Christmas Time (shudder). Still, the classics and the fact that you have to take the good with the bad pushes this review over the top for me (4.5, but rounded up)
I listened to this so much as a teenager.
Still cooks
What hasn't been said about Sgt. Pepper? Suffice it to say that this is a brilliant album and a major milepost in music as we know it. There were great albums before SP and great albums after it, but it was a true inflection point for the Beatles, as well as what our expectations should be of the album as an art form. I love how this album showcases the Beatles' individual personalities and varying musical tastes. Paul's English dance hall ditties... John's psychedelic exploration... George's embrace of Indian culture and mysticism... Ringo's likeable, just glad to be here vibe. The band glides easily across a broad range of styles and moods. But the music never feels forced and it never loses that deep pop sensibility that is central to the band's work. The two songs where Lennon and McCartney share writing credits ("She's Leaving Home" and "A Day in the Life") are two of the best songs the band ever recorded. My favorite little non-"Day in the Life" moment is that last 30 seconds of "Lovely Rita," which sound like they were created in a time machine. The songs are elegantly arranged and endlessly charming as well, toeing a line between artful and entertaining in a way few artists can touch. Musically, the band is at their creative best, the songwriting is nuanced and clever, and George Martin remains the steady, guiding force who helps pull it all together. Taken individually, some songs are stronger than others, but collectively, it's a powerful, memorable work, a real gem. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): A Day in the Life, She's Leaving Home, Lovely Rita, Getting Better, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Within You Without You, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Friends, When I'm Sixty-Four, Fixing a Hole, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, Good Morning Good Morning, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is the eighth studio album by The Beatles and, needless to say, is considered one of the best albums of all time. There is a lot of critique and history on this album. Maybe, its biggest accolade is that it is credited and recognized as taking the album to an art form by some critics. Some critics also disagree with that. It is also credited as advancing the roles of sound composition, extended form, pyschedelic imagery, record sleeves and the producer, ushering in the Summer of Love, influencing youth culture (fashion, drugs, mysticism and sense of optimism and empowerment) and being the first "art rock" album and start of the album era. Wow! It is cited as having music styles in British pyschedelia, vaudeville, circus, music hall, avant garde, Western and Indian classical music. It is also categorized as a concept album with the Beatles as the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band playing to an audience. Listening to it in a lot more detail, one of the things that stood out is the variety of styles especially from song to song. Yet, the song order is important especially when it ties in the loose band concept at the start and end. So many highlights...the important contributions of all members, Ringo's drumming, Harrison's song, the collaborative singing/writing of Lennon/McCartney and the amazing production. The album begins with the self-titled "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with its background audience noise and iconic guitar riff. McCartney, the master of ceremonies, introduces the band...the band-audience interaction. The songs segues right into "With a Little Help from my Friends." It's hard to imagine anyone but Ringo singing this. Ringo asks questions and then gets his answers at the end. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" begins with that unmistakable sound blending the Indian tambura and organ. This is the Beatles at maybe their most pyschedelic. According to Lennon it was inspired by Lewis Carroll's book "Through the Looking Glass." Maybe some other things too? The second side starts with "Within You Without You." This song was all George Harrison, producer George Martin and Indian-based musicians combining Indian music and Western strings. Maybe the soul of the album and about Western materialism. I've always liked "Lovely Rita" with its great vocal chorus. The Sgt. Pepper's Band returns, more rocking this time, and goes straight into the album closer "A Day in the Life." Four verses, a bridge, a dream sequence, a middle part. Everday life made dreamy. Quite a finish to a great album. I can't really debate the significance of this album without doing a whole lot more research, maybe a lifetime's. All I know is that this album still sounded as wonderful as it did when I first heard it.
Folks, its Sgt. Pepper. Nothing else needs to be said.
Already very familiar. Lots to love and an all time classic.
A wonderful classic!
I cannot imagine being there when this album first came out. That would mean being in a world BEFORE this album existed. I have only witnessed such a world-changing piece of art like this once or twice. Nirvana's explosion was one such moment, but it still does not totally depict how much the world changed from this album. But let's talk about the songs by themselves, shall we? Almost every single one of these songs I've heard on the radio, except for a few. There's one or two albums where every song is playable on the radio, this one is not one such album. Probably my least favorite song on this is "She's Leaving Home," and even that is not a bad song. It's just a little... sappy. "Lovely Rita" is... ok. On an album with great songs, being ok is a slight. The sides of John songs and Paul songs can easily be detected. As opposed to some of the earlier albums where it wasn't so easy to say "oh that's a Lennon song." That's not a bad thing, but it's something you start to notice. From here, you can tell how the band started to shoot off in separate directions, particularly in The White Album. But here on this one moment, they were really firing on all cylinders. And even just "ok" songs are enough.
Yes, it may be one of the finest albums of all time but it's not perfect. And not my favorite album ever. A Day in the Life is a brilliant song and one of the best album closers ever, but I always found it weird it comes after the Sgt. Pepper reprise, which also would've made sense to end the album from a pure concept perspective. Maybe they could've made Day in the Life feel more like an encore? And I will forever be thankful that the Beatles inspired albums and not just singles because of this album, though I wish that didn't have to mean so much studio tinkering. Ah well. I'm nit picking. The first three tracks are fantastic - Lucy in the Sky is psychadelia, not that Happy Mondays stuff that was the previous selection on the 1,001 list. Imagine if Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane had been included on this album rather than left off to be singles. I also quite enjoy Getting Better and how it blends into Fixing a Hole (both conceptually and musically). Within You Without You is such an exceptional display of musicianship. Such a great start to side two. When I'm 64 to Lovely Rita to Good Morning Good Morning (even to the reprise) is such a fun section I can overlook how it is such a departure from the two beautiful tracks that open and close side two. So yeah, I've got other albums that are at the top of my list but this one is still an absolute classic.
It's considered one of the greatest albums of all time for a reason. It was groundbreaking in a ton of different ways. Every song is amazing - when I was a kid I used to skip over Within You Without You because it bored me. I learned to appreciate it much later...I think it was after I heard Dead Can Dance's Indus and learned about its roots in WYWY. There's so much I could say about every song, from the great opening riff right to the final thundering piano chord at the end of A Day in the Life. I've been listening to this album my entire life yet still notice something new every time. Sheer brilliance and an obvious 5. Favorite Tracks - the first three together are perfect (Sgt. Pepper, Little Help, Lucy), She's Leaving Home (which I hear differently as a parent than I did when I was younger), Mr. Kite (along with Lucy, a perfect psychedelic song), When I'm 64 (what can I say, I'm sentimental), A Day in the Life (an absolute masterpiece - the verses, the middle bridge, the "fell into a dream" sequence, the orchestra - that 24 bar build-up, that final E major chord! The song gives me chills every. single. time). Simply amazing.
Classic
Lots of incredible songs (Day In the Life has to be one of the best songs ever written) but there are a couple of mediocre ones. Even those have parts that are incredible. I would probably give it 4.5 stars if I was just going by my own opinion but I will gladly pump it up half a star for how influential it is.
Man, I don’t even have to listen to this to review it. I’ve had it memorized for over 30 years.
It's fucking Sgt. Pepper's. What the hell am I supposed to say. I've known these songs all my life and will continue to listen them for another 50+ years.
Don't need to listen to this one - it's been a part of my life all of my life. Some odd choices in there, but mostly just a wonderful nostalgic journey through some of the best melodies, riffs and harmonies we'll ever hear
This was my favorite album before I even knew who the Beatles were (mainly for the music hall stuff!). Didn't last, but still an amazing record
Easy 5
One of the greatest.
Never heard of this! Kind of random but pretty good!
It's all been said before. A stone cold classic. Even George's Indian song has grown on me. Difficult to analyse when you know it so well all your life!
So many ideas crammed into the whole thing, influenced such a wide variety of artists in the following years it's hard to listen back and feel quite how much of an impact it would go on to have
bra, men endo bedre baklengs ;););)
3rd best Beatles record
I forgot how good this was as an album. It’s so tight and clean I really could listen to it multiple times in a row. You wouldn’t think that looking at the track list but it’s just kinda something you have to experience. 10/10
In the everlasting list of dichotomies like "Tea or Cofffee?", "Pepsi or Coke? "Stones or Beatles?", there is "Sgt. Pepper or Abbey Road?". In this question, I'm firmly in the Abbey Road Camp, but not because I love Sgt. Pepper less, but Abbey Road more. Because, really, Sgt. Pepper is as superb and iconic a masterpiece as it gets. It starts with the cover photo, a psychedelic collage of famous people from all over world history, which is one of the most famous album covers ever. And that is even before listening to a single note of music. The music, then, was absolutely revolutionary on release, and still holds up extremely well to this day. The Beatles continued the (r)evolution of their sound that started on Revolver, but here they turn that aspect to 11. From a songwrighting perspective, every single song is superb. Standouts are certainly With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite! and - of course - A Day In The Life. Sonically, the Beatles have gone further on this album than on any of the predecessors: Uncommon Instrumentation for a rock record (Sitar, Clarinet, ...) meets novel production techniques - tapes played in reverse, the almost infinite reverb at the end of A Day in the Life, tape loops and much more, made complete with an impeccable, great sounding production. Of the many albums that have found their way on this list, not-so-many are truly great. This one is. 5/5
4.75/5, a very solid Beatles album. Psychedelic pop-rock.
Ehkä Beatlesin paras levy. Eipä muuta, 5/5.
Always a favorite since I listened to album as a whole in HS. Transitions are perfect. "Fixing a Hole" is one of my favorite under-listened Beatles tracks.
Truly one of the Beatle’s best
Ma tantx hemm kliem li nista nikteb biex niddeskrivi dan l-album li ma niktbix diġa, allura se nipprova bil-Malti. Album kbir, m'hemmx x'tgħid. S'hemmek nasal - min ma semgħux għadu, f'ħajtu missu jisimgħu imqar darba.
75 years ago, an aspiring bandleader assembled a band to provide joy and happiness to those who needed it. Twenty years after that, a world conquering pop group (in need to reinvent themselves and be something else for a change) took that bandleader's ambitions and turned it into Technicolor. The music world hasn't been the same since. As Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles gave the world a whole new vision as they fully transitioned out of the mop-top era into a being more mystical and surreal than anything they conjured up beforehand. This is where most hats are tipped as the moment where The Beatles became, if they weren't already, the nucleus of a generation whose dreams are dayglo and that nothing would ever stop them on the path for fulfillment of a better, more wonderful world. Of course, like most things in life, things didn't turn out that way but Sgt. Pepper's didn't forsee that time. Neither did anyone else but the then-future is not important. What is important is the impact that this album made on the Fab Four, fellow musicians, aspiring musicians and the world over. A splendid time has been guaranteed when it comes to the album and it has been for the past 55 years. Whether it is the greatest album of all time or not, there is no denying that Sgt. Pepper had set the benchmark for what is possible then, now and forever. An eternal classic.
Iconic. The first or second album I ever bought with my own money. It's just a part of my fabric. So innovative, so different to anything I'd heard before. It's been a while since I listened to it in its entirety. A classic
What do I say here? It's Sgt. Pepper
easy
Pretty much flawless, even Ringo's song
yir booi
klassiker, melodisk, simpelt, men samtidig med dybde, tilpas eksperimenterende
In the Pantheon.
Easy
Goed
Best album ever
Seul bon vinyle provenant de mon père. Cet album réussi à être innovateur, expérimental pour l'époque et mainstream à la fois. Un incontestable classique solide du début à la fin à part les tounes de Ringo qui sont toujours un peu plus faible et font toujours un peu comptine
Mon 2e préféré du groupe. Le premier que j'ai eu neuf en vinyle. La pochette est incontournable.
This was the album that got me into the Beatles. It was my favorite album of all time for a long while, until I'd listened to it too many times and I couldn't really "hear" it anymore when I put it on. It's something so different than what came before, and it had such a clear and incredible influence on what came after it. It's hard to find words to describe this album. Every song is good. Most of the songs are all time greats. It's hard to even compare it to other albums, because it's the standard that you compare other albums to. As time goes by, I've started to think that Abbey Road is the superior album, but I'd still recommend that someone looking to get into the Beatles listen to this album first. It's so relatable and so alien at the same time. 5/5
5 estrellas claro, pero no es mi favorito Beatle. Al ser un proyecto McCartney se nota lo poco interesado que Harrison estuvo.
Such an amazing album
Formsatriði að hlusta. Gerðist ekki betra árið 1967 og þótt víðar væri leitað.
It’s Sgt. Pepper’s. 5 Stars. ‘Nuff said.