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great concept!
I went in with big expectations on this album being one of the most popular albums for one of the most popular groups ever. Some of the songs were great (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, With a Little Help from my Friends) and a good number I respected for being very different, experimental and interesting. Overall though this album didn't leave a huge impression on me, it's standout for sure but I can't see myself listening to it much again.
First three songs are bangers. Rest of the album kind of wanders and doesn’t really do it for me.
A lot of albums have naysayers but I never understood how you could be critical of this or the very least not understand the appeal 5*
I feel like the Beatles benefits from cover bands, their music is quite boring but cover bands make it actually good
Five Stars... Side one would get 10 stars... side two... well... it gets saved by "A Day in The Life"... a lot of people consider this to be the Beatles best album... i don't... but it's great regardless... special shout out to George Martin.... one of the greatest albums ever, even with a few duds on side two...
Favorites: She's Leaving Home, With A Little Help From My Friends, A Day in the Life I mean, come on. It's wild, it's weird, but it's consistently wild and weird. Love it love it.
Might be my favourite Beatles album so far. I think the first song is fun. I like that it's an early example of a concept album but the concept is just "what if at the beginning and end we mentioned it was a band performing and in the middle we just do a bunch of songs." As with all Beatles albums it has some songs that I love and some that I really don't love. This one was more songs I love than songs I didn't. Gets a bit too weird at times and Within You Without You felt like it dragged, but I did really enjoy the album and I will listen again. As my friend said when I mentioned I was listening to it "it's got a lot of classic Beatles hits. It's a lot of 'oh this one.'" Fav song: She's Leaving Home - as a knitter I have to also mention When I'm Sixty Four for the knitting reference (and just being very sweet) Least fav: Within You Without You
This album made me realise that the song getting better by smash mouth from the cat in the hat movie was not in fact an original song but a cover. My world has been turned upside down. Apart from that the album had some decent enough songs but was a bit much at times. Not as excessive sitar as I was expecting though. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song- a day in the life Least fav - within you without you
The Beatles response to Pet Sounds and it's almost as good! Sometimes the tone shift was a bit jarring but I liked the music so much I can look past it. Favourite: She's Leaving Home (or When I'm Sixty Four) Least: Within You Without You
A classic! Five Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A classic, heard it a thousand times before
unsurprisingly this album is really good
Ah, another classic 60s album. Sgt. Peppers is the first Beatles record I listened to from start to finish, and it's a beautiful record of some of their best work. From the opening tracks with the well-played "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to the later "When I'm 64" and the thoughtful ending track "Day in the Life". It's great from start to finish.
It’s fine but not my style
Heard it before. This is such a goofy album, it's always fun to listen to it 4/5
It's pretty good. Definitely a few misses though. I've heard this album quite a bit through my life but rarely go back to it.
Zapomniałem że to jest świetne
Very fun and perfect album 👌
4.5; I docked a half a point because I have always found some of the lyrics to be drug induced random ridiculousness on a lot of the tracks, but everything else is for the most part deserving of the praise, impact, and acclaim this album had. An important classic that helped revolutionize and break the conventions of the time. Joe Cocker has the better With a Little Help From My Friends" though! Just had to throw that in there lol
Look another clue that Paul’s dead, he’s holding a clarinet.
Probably my favourite album from the Beatles, it has a great sense of fun about it and some excellent songs
Still don't think it's the best album of all time (Rolling Stone), but it is pretty great.
It suffers from overexposure but no matter how you cut it, this is a brilliant album, ahead of its time and yet timeless.
what a surprise, the world's most revered band is really fucking good actually! loved the variety here, the flow of the album, the songwriting, the textures...a really rich and detailed work of art.
There probably isn't anything I can say about Sgt Pepper which hasn't already been written but there are so many reasons it's regarded as a masterpiece. The iconic cover, concept and outfits pushed the boundaries of what a rock album can be, into a new holistic type of artistic statement. The music combines rock with psychadelica and baroque pop, and some of these tracks such as Mr Kite still sound so fresh and original even now. A Day In the Life is also a masterpiece, arguably their greatest song (if that's even possible to choose) It's not my favourite Beatles LP because When I'm 64 is a bit "granny music", and Harrison's contribution Within You Without You isn't quite his best. But it's still an easy 5*
I mean, it's the Beatles. I feel that my enjoyment of the album was lessened by the sheer exposure to their music over the years. It's so ubiquitous that hearing these songs invokes associations with car commercials, department stores, countless movies and tv shows, driving in a friends car, etc. It's just not possible to distill an pure listening experience. That being said, it's still a pleasant experience. I loved the intro track and she's leaving home, but otherwise felt like it was hard to latch on to individual moments. Just pleasant vocal layering, harmonizing, and distinct (if not simple) instrumentals.
My favorite Beatles album. ‘Nuff said.
Have already listened to every beatles album, and this one probably ranks second behind rubber soul. Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I didn't grow up listening to the beatles, they feel like a fundamental part of my childhood, thanks to my Granda being an og fan.
9/10 highly replayable. A distillation of legacy and late Beatles.
Classic Album first full album I heard of the Beatles and was hooked it flows very well and the songs are timeless.
I mean...
Muy escuchado pero es que es perfecto
Lucy better get down from there
I'm not always the biggest fan of the Beatles' music (I know, I know) but some of their best songs are on here. It's massively creative. The melodies, harmonies and chord progressions are all interesting, and the inevitable quirkiness doesn't *overly* overshadow the music (except at times; Mr Kite, sigh). I can hear the Pet Sounds influence, but it's far less dreary. They still, mainly, sound like a cohesive band here, although George was clearly having a little frolic of his own on Within You Without Me. I think by the White Album, the fractures were clear and I found it sad to listen to on Abbey Road. But here, the Lennon McCartney chemical reaction was still working really well. So creative, as I've said. Objectively, and shutting out the noise of who they are, a solid album. And quite a few tracks that I actually like.
Seeing as my kaleidoscope eyes and I were born the year after this came out, I’d better give this a 5 🤩
rly good beatles record!
Actually pretty good sans ring
was okay
✅ (ja tinha ouvido antes) meu álbum favorito dos beatles até eu assistir mad men e revolver abrir totalmente pra mim. tem algumas skips mas with or without you é uma forte candidata para melhor música de todos os tempos (getting better / with a little help from my friends / shes leaving home são ótimas tmb)
I own a mono copy of this on vinyl and it's an album that never gets old. Perfect front to back and an inspiration to so many bands. When you talk about creating a great album everyone places this on their list of albums to beat and no one has, Start to finish Sgt. Peppers is sheer perfection. Not just the production but the song writing is amazing. It's an inluential pschedelic album that ushered in a time when bands were experimenting with different sounds and even ideas. This simply gets better everytime I hear it.
Definitely in like the Top 7 Best Beatles albums
Favorite Track: With A Little Help From My Friends
I want you to read it because I take so long on it.i think the album is good because it has details that they did with so much work.i recomended because the music is good
The song was very good I liked the lyrics the video.
All time classic
I'm never a huge Beatles fan, but this album was actually quite fun. I enjoyed it a lot.
Paul McCartney please call me we have urgent matters to discuss. Ringo please stop leaving messages on my machine peace and love. Fav Track: Getting Better
Classic pop punk that holds up. Saw them perform it in full just last year and it was so much fun!
5/5 I could just leave it there, tbh, because Sgt. Pepper's is legendary but I'm going to expand. This album has been one of my top 5 favorite albums ever since the first time that I head it nearly 20 years ago. I can't explain how important the album has been to me and my musical journey and ratings can't fully illustrate how meaningful it is to me. Easily going to be one of the best albums on this list, in my opinion.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 4.4 With a Little Help from My Friends 4.8 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 4.6 Getting Better 4.7 Fixing a Hole 4.5 She's Leaving Home 4.5 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! 4.4 Within You Without You 4 When I'm Sixty-Four 4.3 Lovely Rita 4.6 Good Morning Good Morning 4.5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 4.5 A Day in the Life 5 Score: 4.523076923
Oh wow :) Into very familiar territory here. I probably heard 3 or 4 of the best known and most radio friendly songs before I was 5 years old. Then in '88 to celebrate its 21st birthday the NME organised a charity version of the album with cover versions, but I bought the original on CD. What can I say about one of the most discussed albums of all time? From the moment 'Sgt Pepper' segues into 'With A Little Help from My Friends' the magic begins. A magical tour of songs and sound, imagery and effects. It's so rich, so musical (I realise how daft that sounds), so engaging, and at times so touching (She's Leaving Home). It's pointless breaking down the songs, I've seen several documentaries that do that, there are probably books that do the same. Paul may dominate but they all play their part, including of course, George Martin. As an album, a 40 minute collection of songs flowing from one to the next, this is (for me at least) unsurpassed. Wonderful to play it again, as it always will be. P.S. I'm happy to say, without reservation, that I even love 'When I'm Sixty Four' :)
I promise I am not trying to stir up controversy here, but this has to be one of the more overrated albums from the 60s. I think that it is sonically interesting (groundbreaking even, at times), but the actual songs that end up on this album rarely come across as that lightning in a bottle that Beatles tracks so often seem to capture. Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite is a great example. The songwriting here doesn’t come across smart or meaningful, just convenient. Words and phrases are matched up simply for their tunefulness and not much else. The Beatles equivalent of a freestyle rap. Not to say this album is bad, even average, but I would always pick up Help, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road, Let It Be, and The White Album over Sgt. Peppers. That being said there are some high points, such: - Intro into With A Little Help From My Friends (Ringo’s best performance) - A Day In The Life (and it’s dramatic, bizarre ending)
One of those albums that I find impossible to do justice in a written review. One of the best albums of all time by the greatest band of all time, but everyone knows that. So instead I’ll focus on what this album means to me. Despite being born in 1999, I grew up with The Beatles. They were always played around the house from as early as I remember, and I’ve continued to listen to them for 26 years - now more than ever. This culminated in watching Paul McCartney perform with Ringo Starr at the O2 last year with my brother - probably the greatest experience of my life. The Beatles’ music to me is emotional, awe-inspiring, beautiful, comforting, nostalgic, funny, catchy, timeless, perfect. It’s nice to know that in my life (wahey), no matter what age I am (even when I’m sixty four), through good times and bad, I’ll always have The Beatles. I could continue pouring my heart into this review but it would go on forever. This album is everything to me. I’ll end with the difficult task of ranking it besides the other Beatles albums. I can’t separate Sgt Pepper’s, Abbey Road and Rubber Soul, but my favourite is always Revolver.
One of my all time favourites. The way each track blends into one big "Show" Special mentioned to the secret track on the Vinyl
8/10. Me ha gustado y eso que pensaba que lo había oído todo de los beatles
Grew up learning piano from a Beatles songbook, so have always had a soft spot for this group of unknowns. For many this is their magnus opus but - listening to it out of the context of 1967 it loses something of what made it so revolutionary at the time. Some fantastic songs - Day in the Life, She's Leaving Home - but also some stinkers eg When I'm 64.
What a ride
A true classic. A lot of nostalgia from my Beatles phase and memories of playing Beatles rock band with my friends. A few hits so I think this deserves a 3. It’s not my absolute favorite though and I don’t know about it being a perfect album so 4/5 may be too much.
Great album overall, but I think this is the first time I've listened to it and noticed how out of place some songs are considering the album concept
I almost tried to pull a real music critic move and not give this an automatic 5 stars. Then I had my headphones in, walking down the street, turned up the volume and when the chorus hit in “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” I literally got chills and couldn’t help but sing out loud. If a song and album can still do that to me, after hundreds of listens, then it’s worth all the stars.
Not something I would listen today. But it's definitely a trailblazer for the sound. Would listen in the background.
I have nothing to add that hasn't been said.
Classic.
Lucy I The Sky With Diamonds is great. The other big hits are ok, but the songs I didn't know were fairly boring. As a whole, seems very overrated.
Great album. Most songs are ones to listen to on their own but I'm also so used to them as an album.
Well known and well loved. Made me smile.
It honestly nit the best beatles album but it's a timeless classic and there's not a bad track on it.
Pretty nice!
Einer meiner All-Time Favoriten!
Genius I love this album so much
I mean what is there to give this other than 5 stars. Not my favourite Beatles album but obviously still great all round
Super Dope
An undeniable classic, but quite uneven.
Po prostu nie
no drugs to be seen here folks. none at all.
Absolute classic. Enough said.
Ok by dated
Probably the easiest 5*s I'll ever give.... Well until Revolver comes up
6.5/10 I was hyped to listen to this record as I’ve read high reviews before, but I had a hard time getting into it. There are highs but nothing stuck with me outside of those. I’m not really sure how to feel yet. This record felt all over the place to me.
The Big Bang of Albums!
Obviously had listened to this album before. I had read ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ at school which focused a lot on ‘A Day in the Life’. Beyond that, I was mostly familiar with the big singles eg Lucy in the Sky, Sgt Pepper & With a Little Help. In terms of new thoughts, I liked ‘Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite’, felt like something a bit different from what I’d heard before. I liked the inclusion of the sitar (and other traditional indian instruments that I am less familiar with) in ‘Within You Without You’. The composition of this song is so different but I really loved it. The highlight has still got to be ‘A Day in the Life’. Honestly feels like a Tour de Force where you move through the song in stages. The use of strings, brass, vocalisations and the upbeat piano and drums in the background taking you through the song. A masterclass in storytelling, songwriting and musicality. The strings do so much to make you feel the discord at the tenser moments of the song and the use of building momentum and creating space is pretty groundbreaking. Overall, the album has some real highs and a few mids. Although it is solid as an album with some real standout songs, it is not super cohesive as an album so I think 4 stars feels warranted on that basis alone.
Too much whimsy.
Un monument
Very nice ambiant album with some cool drums and chorus. Might have missed some stuff as I'm deaf in one ear...
there are some beatles songs where i think they transcend their beatle-ness and i can actually process them outside of the veil of nostalgia and my gut reaction which is almost always “heeheehoohoo it’s the beatles 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁”. however sgt. pepper’s is a BEATLES album. there’s no other way to listen to it. that doesn’t make it bad but it does sort of limit it in my mind. i used to loathe ‘mr. kite’ but now i don’t really care. i LOVE the sgt. pepper reprise so much i wish it was ten hours long. fav tracks: lucy in the sky with diamonds; fixing a hole; within you without you; lovely rita; sgt. pepper (reprise); a day in the life
The songs that are good are gooooood. But I don’t love the run from Getting better all the way through when I’m sixty four (besides within you without you #george) so that is a sizeable chunk of the album that just doesn’t resonate with me. I do love hearing the experimentation here with reprises and storytelling throughout, and it does feel pretty cohesive. Fav tracks: Lucy in the sky with diamonds, within you without you, a day in the life
IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY. BANGER. nur dominantakkörd power. ich weiss immer nonig wer de billy shears isch. egalomat. with a little help from my friends au sooo eifach und nüt speziells als song aber er funktioniert PERFEKT. drumfills iconic. basspart sooo kreativ. paul am flexe. lieb die zweit stimm im refrain. lucy in the sky baut soo guet uf de refrain uf und döt hets so viel platz für de baaaass whaaat. getting better sooo en guete afang. und was macht de ringo ide strophe? und d melodie usch suuper. fixing a hole au son ewige song lauft mer iiiimmer noh. she's leaving home super schöni harfe s striicher arrangement isch au speziell tasty. paul wa für en wuuunderschöne song what the fuck. nöd okay. de byebye teil am schluss vom refrain isch suuper. wiener bitz note zücht uf "appointments she made" suuper. for the benfit of mr kite eig mega en filler track well john nöd guet gange und afoch es alts plakat vorglese. aber wies zu 3/4 wechsled und düdeldüdeldüdel johrmart düdeldü findi super. und oboe (?) time huere geil. within you without you hani immer ehner nervig gfunde früener. ich verstohs jetz vieeeel meh. finds immerno de schwächst ufem album und de george nöd ganz uf sim A game gsi. au wenn d melodie ebe scho seeehr geil isch. de schluss groovt afoch? when i'm 64 isch soo herzig. vocals links. aber true will you still need me. und d bridge schsffts ebe doch zum bitz unerwartet sii au i somne retro song. lovely rita vergissi amel de slappt EXTREEEM wie good morning uf 12/8 wechslet goht au extreeeem hard. d reprise slappt au uuuuhuere wie töned die drums so insane. day in the life easy contender für s beste lied ever? am lennon sini melodie fuuuuck soo guet. und de bass nurscho. wie d drums ine chömed und doch nonig inechömed. so luftig. de refrain gebated s oh boy wieder ufgnoh, d lyrics heissed eig nöd viel aber mer cha so drin schwimme. de turn you on isch au sooo geil. und am macca sin avantgarde teil huere blauäugig afoch mol gfunde machemer es funktioniert perfekt. Woke up. hallou s riff mitem bass s schnuufe. ups tempowechsel? groovewechsel? ah hallou blöser plötzlich gohts vo öppis mega chlinem ines rieeese arrangement und wieder chlii in lennon teil. aaaah de akkord am schluss mit synth öppe vier klavier YES. und er hebed so lang wells d fader afoch immer wiiter ufetue hend bim ufneh sooo coooool. ah true und d tapesplices am schluss hobla hemmer chli musique concrète konsumiert? meisterwerk. fast perfekts album.
suuuper opener! little help from my friends findi voll okay, hans gern und vor allem d happiness aber finds nöd insaaane guet lucy in the sky isch SUUUPER han das lied voll vergesse mr kite isch fuunnnyy sehr art rock within you without you-beatles isch halt echt nüt für mich leider achhh stiiimmt sixty four hahaha jaaa es isch cute I guess aber puuuh stimmt lovely rita isch megaaa kenn doch meh lieder alsi denkt han aber mmmh OHHH A DAY IN THE LIFE STIMMT DIE BLÖSER hahahaha soo geil seeeehrseeehr cool!! hey ja es tutmer so leid, es het immer wieder cooli sache und es paar lieder wo ich als gsamts ding sehr guet find aber au mit villem chan ich schlussendlich doch eifach wenig ahfange
It's pretty good but it's no Oasis.
About half the songs are brilliant. That’s all I’m willing to say.
Yeah, the Beatles are great.
It's hard to write just how great they were. And this is one of their best.
one of my favorite vinyls but the way they have it mixed for headphones is weird
The sprawl - fuck you, are you for sale, i’m going native - spoken word rather than lead vocals but novel enough to warrant a listen.
Should be 4.5! A great album, but Within You Without You is borderline unlistenable.
Painted the room in a colorful way
Overrated but still fun!
Listened to this so much as a kid
Singular album, seminal work of art. So ambitious and challenging, yet consumable. It pushes in all the right ways and almost dares you to suggest it doesn't pull it off. You can't.
This is not their best album, contrary to popular belief at the time, but it's still pretty good. Was definitely instrumental in the rise of the concept album so gets props for that. I like what another reviewer said, which is that there really is not a fresh take on this album since it has been discussed to death, so I'll leave it at that. 8.5/10 Fav tracks: Getting Better, Within/Without You, A Day in the life
Amazingly tasty
I've never listened to any album by the Beatles, so why not start here. I knew it was off to a good start when I sang along to the opening three tracks despite never having heard the album before, such is it's absorption into popular culture. The whole album went by in a flash and it so inventive. Even a song we used to sing in music lessons at school (When I'm Sixty Four) and of course A Day In The Life which tbh I thought was a John Lennon track but is also ingrained im my mind. I can't think of any other albums where you already know half the songs back to front before you even play it. An easy five stars.
Oh wow, this was kind of a jumpscare. I Knew Sgt. Pepper was in here, I just didn't think it would come up so soon, but it seems I now find myself reviewing one of the most awarded, acclaimed, and discussed albums *ever*. I find myself wondering if it is even possible to say something original about The Beatles in 2025, let alone *this* album, although my delusions of grandeur have carried me this far, and I see no reason to pull on the reins now. Although I have some hope in my heart that I can at least get close, somehow, I have never heard this album from front to back. I've heard some songs from it, and I've heard other Beatles albums, this one has (shockingly) just escaped me. Anyways, while I get why The Beatles are so often considered the greatest band ever, they've also historically done less for me than they seem to do for others. You may say I'm something of a Beatles skeptic, and as such, this album's reputation is sort of head turning to me, and I'm very interested in seeing how I feel about it. With all that said, it turns out that Sgt. Pepper *is* very good, however it is nowhere near the top of the list of my favorite albums ever. A lot of this album's reputation is based in its historical significance, but I think the reason this has stayed so potent for modern listeners is because, if you get The Beatles' sort of pop music, this is pretty close to 13 flawless pop songs in a row. That isn't to say I think its perfect, but it is to say that there really aren't many failed ideas or executions anywhere here, and I understand how someone could think it to be perfect. The overall sound of this album is pretty much iconic, the super bright, psychedelic atmosphere, the incredibly dense arrangement, and the kind of (generally) light, fun, and bubbly Beatles songs across this are pretty much the sound of a generation or two. Songs like Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and With A Little Help From My Friends are incredibly tight and catchy. Songs Like Fixing A Hole and Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite! are really interesting experiments with sound palette. And while this album's brightness and optimism is almost overwhelming at times, it can usually swing the pendulum back a little with some more tense passages and intricate songcraft. My favorite example of this is on When I'm Sixty Four, when we start with the pluckiest, bounciest little Paul McCartney ditty, and just before it almost loses me, it swings back with a super compelling sort of B section, and this makes the whole song just work incredibly well. That being said, there are songs here that just don't click for me. I'm not that into Getting Better, the melody just doesn't do it for me, and while I'm sure it would have been read differently at the time, I just don't buy the lyrics in 2025, knowing what we know about John Lennon. I also think Lovely Rita is just fine, and Good Morning Good Morning doesn't feel like it adds much here except for the fascinating intro. That being said, the worst song in my opinion, and the only one that I would argue may actually have anything wrong with it is Within You Without You. I love George Harrison as a songwriter, but I am just not that into his songs where he experiments with Indian music. The dense atmosphere is extremely cool, but for this song's length, I kind of think it may be a little under-developed. Although, I will say that Sgt. Pepper definitely sticks the landing. A Day In The Life is my absolute favorite song on here, its basically perfect, and ending the album with it is genius. At the end of what is so often considered The Beatles' psychedelic masterpiece, they bring the listener back to Earth with A Day In The Life, its earnest and almost sobering. After the experience of the rest of this album, The Beatles put you back into a realer world, acknowledging the sadnesses and beauties of day to day existence. Overall, I understand the reason this album is regarded the way that it is, and while it doesn't *quite* get me where it seems to get a lot of people, I do like it a lot!
I mean, *duh*! You've got Paul's granny music at its absolute peak, you've got John doing freaky circus music, you've got Ringo being his endearing self, and George is there too (sorry George, your album was Revolver!) What else could you possibly want?
My first Beatles album.. quite like it.. chill and old school vibes Fav song - She's Leaving Home 3/5
One of the best ever.
I have listened to these songs countless times, but not really the full album. Its all good. I especially like the melodic bass playing of Paul.
Love everything about this album. Strange to think this was recorded in 66/67, just 3 years after they were a rock and roll covers band.
Always loved this album, feels like we’re seeing the Beatles in concert everytime I hear it… around the middle of the album it gets quite dull, whilst not my favourite it still gets 4/5
Sounds good. Boppy. 4/5
Changed the world 🌎 ✨️
Sergeant Peppers is a remarkable record in so many ways. To a greater or lesser extent from track to track it handles psychedelia well and has the typical Beatles enjoyable mix of rock songs and ballads. Getting Better is one of the highlights, with John nicely undercutting Paul’s emotional “it's getting better all the time” with a dour and cheeky “it couldn’t get much worse!” I also absolutely adore the deeply emotional and gut wrenching A Day in the Life which starts so beautifully hopeless and tragic, before resolving into something remarkably chipper. Unfortunately I struggle with the popular consensus that this is “one of the very best albums of all time” though. It’s great, but unless you’re strictly framing this in terms of its impact on wider culture and music, I can’t conceptualise it as a masterpiece.
love it as always
An amazing album that changed music forever. No skips. One of the best albums of all time.
Alright, this one has all the jams - as a whole, really good record. You got me, Beatles! But only for this one!
Top 5 all time.
meta and fun
Awesome, no doubt! The middle of the album kinda lost me for a while.
In 1967, John Lennon was 27 years old, Paul McCartney was 24, George Harrison was 24, and Ringo Starr was 27. These songs are achingly beautiful. It’s funny to me this album has such a seemingly lurid reputation as a revolutionarily psychedelic piece of art. It was at the time! Looking back this album is quaint in its sonic pallet, but it was the first to do it. Pretty rad that Ringo gets to launch the record with a timeless classic in With A Little Help From My Friends. Getting Better is in my Top 10 Beatles songs. She’s Leaving Home always makes me want to cry. Within You Without You still blows my mind, I can’t even imagine what it felt like it to hear it in Liverpool in 1967. Good Morning Good Morning seems like the blueprint for They Might Be Giants’ sound. The Reprise is maybe one of the best songs on the album? The intro to the song goes really hard - proto hard rock/metal? A Day In The Life is one of the greatest songs ever made - it should be blared over global loud speaker systems as the world ends. We would all die with dignity.
Once a favorite that now sounds a bit stale after too many listens. Valuable for its influence on other artists. The Musique Concrète was fun and the Indian flourishes were quite enjoyable.
Perfection
I enjoyed the show 4 stars
Fun enough album.
pretty bold for the times though certainly influenced by the culture. understandably influential for so many genres and sounds still heard today, but still impressive it became such a core album both for the Beatles for as avant-garde as it is.
It's the Beetles, I don't think a review from me is all that necessary. It was OK. Some real weird choices on this record though so I'll have to dock it a point. "With a Little Help from My Friends" will be making it to the playlist. ~ 2 Stars
My hot take: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is a terrible song. That said, With A Little Help From Me Friends is a great tune. This record leans more towards not so great, for me, though. Revolver was better, I think. They do have a few great tunes, but in general, I just don't get the Beatles. Guess you had to be there.
++*: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Fixing a Hole, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) ++: With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, When I'm Sixty-Four, Lovely Rita, Good Morning Good Morning +: Getting Better, She's Leaving Home, Within You Without You, A Day in the Life 9,1/10
More eloquent, more musically literate people have written reams about why this is good. Im not here to disagree. A collection of classics
Borderline perfect album. Favourite Songs: YES Least Favourite Songs: NO
I don't think I get it
This is tough to review. I've never been a great lover of the Beatles, and I probably won't listen to this again any time soon, but at the same time the importance is undeniable, it was completely revolutionary for its time. I think this album is at its best when it is abstractly psychedelic, and at its worst when it leans into the vaudeville, circus band influences, which I think sometimes strike me as "theater kid". (Of course, admittedly, this is looking back at the album through the lens of all of its poor imitators.) 8/10
I don’t love the Beatles like some people love the Beatles but I can appreciate that this is a really strong and important album, even if it’s not one I’ll reach for often.
Not much you could say about this one that hasn't been said already, but I'll say some of it anyway. This is a beautiful album. The instrumentation, orchestration, and seamless transitions between styles are incredible. Beautiful vocal harmonies from the boys. I love the three track run from "Fixing a hole" to "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite". We go from a classic rock and roll track to the gentle ballad backed by those strings; then wind up in the fever dream that is Mr. Kite. A day in the life may be the best pop song ever written IMO It's hard to think of another album that incorporates so many diverse influences, instruments, and styles so well.
LEND ME YOUR EARS AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG/AND I'LL TRY NOT TO SING OUT OF KEY
Did you notice the initials of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is LSD? That song is about drugs, dude.
YUESSSSYESZYEZYDZZ
I mean come on, it's Sgt. Pepper's. It took me 492 albums to get a Beatles album that was Rubber Soul or later. High 5.
Not my favorite Beatles album but certainly one of the most influential of all time.
Duh.
10/10 Beatles beste album? Ein hitparade.
Not my favorite Beatles album but it still is full of classics.
i didn’t really like this compared to other beatles albums but this was amazing, a really cool concept album with great tracks and using those alter ego characters really well
obviously its a 5, but I can see why its a bit controversial. It is a really eclectic mix of emerging genres and I never realized just how Paul heavy this album is. Mostly because John's are sonically more diverse, but Paul trudging along picking up the slack with his dumb little pop ditties. It's an interesting album that creates a journey in the best way an album should.
I will admit for 1967 this had to have been a shock to the system of the pop music world. That being said, I don't think this is the best effort that the Beatles put forward in their tenure. I would name Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road, The White Album, and potentially even Let It Be as bett than this one. There are some great tunes in here hence the 6/10 rating, but overall not the best thing in the world
da waren schon einige geniale Dinger dabei, aber "geraucht" haben die trotzdem
não tem nem o que ser dito né um dos maiores já feitos
qdo ouvi a discografia deles toda, foi nessa aqui que eu aceitei que esses cara aí é doideira memo. me pegou demais. dito isso, é um 4 estrelas fortíssimo. aí vem a day in the life no finalzinho, subindo a nota pra 893745983274523 estrelas. cabuloso demais. na dúvida, vou escutar mais 3 vezes hoje pra ter certeza.
Classic
Duh
Classic
i am an unabashed beatles lover and i've listened to this album probably a million times over so, yeah. i love it. that being said, there are other albums of theirs that i think are ultimately more influential and more important and other albums that, quite frankly, i enjoy listening to more. that's not to say i don't love this album (i do) but i just don't think it's their best and i don't agree with the common boomer sentiment that this is the greatest album ever. i think a lot of it has to do with the context in which it was released, which very much predates my birth, so unfortunately greatness based on "you had to be there" is going to be infinitely increasingly rare. but all that being said, i do think this album has some great songwriting on here, songs that have held the test of time as "all timers" ('with a little help from my friends,' 'lucy in the sky with diamonds,' 'when i'm sixty four,' and 'a day in the life') and has some really interesting dabbling in sonic textures (i particularly love 'being for the benefit of mr kite' for this, but also the expansion of their classical-influenced side with 'she's leaving home' and george harrison's continued dabbling with indian classical music). ultimately, it's an all timer for a reason, and i do love it a lot.
ig this will be my bus to grad night album. it’s about time i listened to this shit ig. see ya tomorrow. hello me it’s you from tomorrow. i’ve always been a slight beatles hater and i stand by the fact that they’re overrated but this album is pretty solid. i mean i’d hope so it’s very acclaimed. i’m not a big pop rock guy but this album is nice i enjoyed it for the most part.
when i was in middle school i loved my biology teacher to bits and its my platonic attraction to her that make me feel like i might be a lesbian although i am bisexual. One of the reason is that i live in east asia and she is one of the few people around me to have beatles related knowledge that i interacted with during my most intense periods of beatlemania, although its only about lucy in the sky with diamonds and the song's relationship to lucy the hominin skeleton. and this brings us to Sgt.Peppers itself, a forever classic that, according to some critics and edgelords and hipsters, is "so fucking overrated" and has more cultural impact that pure musicality. Personally i don't hate the album, and by saying that i don't hate it, it of course means that i really love it, and it also don't mean that i agree that the hipster's words about how "the music itself is shitty but because they use advanced technology the musicality can be forgiven and this is a big influence over things to come so it should be considered as their best, and that's wrong since we are hipsters and we only like unpopular things, so the music itself is shit so the album is shit" is valid and neutral. cause i actually think these comments as so fucking biased although the real best beatles album for me is, and will always be, the white album. But without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's is indeed a cultural milestone that intervines with many various things at the time and to come, from the summer of love to how people would consider rock music as high art, to ppl calling ok computer "the sgt.pepper of radiohead", and to my brief fake love affair with my biology teacher due to the naming of the ape skeleton. But actually people saying that the musicality is not expressed on this album unlike revolver is also very weird... George giving the Indian raga realness on Within You Without You, the circus extravaganza of being for the benefit of mr. kite, the harmony and the cheesy and optimistic atmosphere on Getting Better that really makes people feel better, and don't forget the baroque pop perfection tearjerker named "She's Leaving Home", my literally me song every time dad and mom argued with each other. But anyway, A Day In The Life. you may just think about the fact that there just isn't anything that sounds like this before (apart from Strawberry Fields, released as a single and later included in MMT), although many songs to come has surpassed its greatness. and you will know about its greatness. So my final verdict? Due to its actually great songwriting, the clever usage of studio techniques, the strings of hits and the culture landmark status, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will always be a great album, a truth that hits as hard as the final piano chord of A Day In The Life. 5/5
Alongside 'Help!', this is the joint first record I bought using my actual real money, and would hazard to guess that I've listened to this album more than any other. Still, while I like to think I know this record inside-out, there's always something amazing and fresh I find on every listen. The outrageously intricate clarinet on 'When I'm Sixty-Four', weaving effortlessly around McCartney's lyrics, the lush harmonies on 'She's Leaving Home', the hypnotic percussion on 'Within You Without You', the beautifully melodic bass on 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite'. And the mammoth-sized cherry on the top of this behemoth cake, the best album closer in the history of music. All of this is wrapped up and packaged in one of the most iconic album covers of all time. The cover prepares you for a sonic experience like no other, and Sgt Pepper's absolutely delivers. Best Tracks: - A Day In The Life - When I'm Sixty-Four - She's Leaving Home - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Worst Tracks: N/A Rating: 10/10
Reaally good, but honestly lacking a couple of big highlights for me.
So the fact of the matter is, this is the beatles fourth best album topped by revolver, rubber soul and abbey road. It enjoys the best ever in the world.Moniker basically, due to its timing, the beatles had blown up to be the most popular people ever to exist on earth.And they released an album, and it was good.So it was the greatest thing ever.Look, it's wonderfulI listened to it often I love the beatles.But on principle, it's a four star record
Some really good songs. Within you without you comes to mind. Some good songs. Title track, say. Altogether, a really enjoyable album. Definitely belongs on this list.
Nostalgic for this one. Saw the movie so many times. Nothing sounds like this album. Good for you Beatles
Great arrangements. Great performances. Very interesting soundscape all throughout with thought provoking lyrics and ear grabbing new sound textures.
It was different than what I expected
Classic
I feel uncool for thinking this is the best Beatles album
Not much to say…it’s the Beatles
heard this before but i'll give it a proper rate Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 4/5 With A Little Help From My Friends - 5/5 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - 5/5 Getting Better - 4/5 Fixing A Hole - 4/5 She's Leaving Home - 3/5 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! - 3/5 Within You Without You - 4/5 When I'm Sixty Four - 4/5 Lovely Rita - 4/5 Good Morning Good Morning - 3/5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts... Reprise - no rating (too short) A Day In The Life - 5/5 Average score - 4/5
Honestly not the biggest fan, this is more of a 3.5, rounding up BECAUSE apparently tracks like Strawberry Fields were originally going to be on this record, but got pushed out early as singles by the prod company. Some unremarkable songs, but would listen to (and have listened to) much of this album before
Automatic 5 star for me. Listened to this so many times!
Another album I have memorized. Brilliant. Quirky. Stylistically diverse. One of the most important albums in the history of popular music. Even the silly songs are great. 5 stars.
This record always reminds me of my father. I remember being a kid in the 80s and my father coming home with a portable karaoke machine and us singing the title track together. This release from the Beatles represents a lot of experimentation, psychedelia, and plain silliness. It's happy, it's captivating and intriguing. An absolute classic in the music scene.
Really good! Fun vibes some classics here
Pretty good, but not my favorite
Trash.
Good. Groundbreaking. Far from their best.
Great concept, ending with a day in the life has to be an automatic 5 star
This might be the most played album of mine that’s come up on this, although it’s probably been at least 5years since I last played it end to end. So 5 * for nostalgia.
Jeg har som 35 årig, i 2025 lige opdaget Beatles... Jeg forstår godt hvorfor det blev så vild en ting i sin egen tid.
Det første album jeg købte - stadig et af de bedste jeg har.
Yes have heard this, 5 Star.
some good songs
Would be better if half the album wasn't only in one side of my headphones.
Not sure if it is just the 2009 remaster but man this is mixed weird, maybe that's the point idk. Better than I remembered
🥱😴
Several great ones and a few which are odd.
It’s hard to do a fresh objective listen to this and separate it from the legacy of it. But maybe for that reason along it deserved five stars so that you can listen to it and decide if you think all the hubbub is worth it. It is a remarkable album still and even more amazing considering when it came out and how inventive it was. The songwriting is great but the production is amazing. George Martin is as much of a her in this as any of the Beatles.
Is there some celestial rule that demands you enjoy albums from your birth year? Generally, the Beatles are just... *fine* to me. I get the impact, I respect the talent—but I’m not putting them on my playlists. That said, Sgt. Pepper is so nice. Actually, capital-N Nice. High-five to 1967 for this one.
Listen to the production. Listen to the bass parts. So much good stuff - in many instances, it formed the vocabulary for pop and rock music. Yes it isn't as good as Revolver - it's still awfully good.
5 stars? No stars? I don't know. Ask me to rate "Dayenu." My parents played this in the living room. My siblings and I listened to it a thousand times before we were teenagers. This has been burned so deeply in my brain that it falls into another category entirely.
Sooo many great songs...and A Day in the Life is my all-time favorite Beatles song.
Bloated and overwrought, with too many Paul songs (and Paul at his music-hall cheesiest). It seems that many of the 5 ratings are rooted in nostalgia or basic respect, and I can understand that--this is the only Beatles album I listened to in full before age 20, as I inherited it from an uncle who died young--but I have never voluntarily listened to a single one of these songs since. I'm being generous giving it a 4.
Too much Paul. It needs balance. A day in the life is maybe the best song they ever did though. I'm giving it four stars but it's a very high four stars
I really like “within you without you” but the song from another album “tomorrow never knows” is my fave because it’s a bit more heavy. The album is great, it’s a classic, love to listen to it, but I mis the bite from let’s say the White Album. Mr Kite is awesome!!
I always feel like the most impressive aspect of the Beatles is their collaboration. I know they had their own share of drama, but the output just feels like the result of pure exploration and fun. Strange though, when I just skip through the tracks there's not really a HIGH point. Pretty much an all-or-nothing album for me. PS I seriously hate the ending 😂 insufferable
Not my favourite, not my least favourite. Some great tunes, some ok tunes.
Don't think it's my favourite anymore, but it's for sure the Beatles album that really got me into them back in the day. Some songs I'm sick of, but still full of bangers.
A bit disappointing.
Sorry, The Beatles still just don't do it for me. I don't think this album is objectively bad and I can appreciate some of the musicianship here, but intrinsically it's just another dud for me. 2.3
This is not a perfect album, it’s not The Beatles best album, but it is a 5 star album. I try to hold the 5s for perfection, and this album is not perfect (honestly, I don’t think any Beatles album is, but it is in part of their greatness, they’re willing to experiment). But the influence this album has on so much music that came after it for decades to come is probably a top 10 in western music history. If this album came out in 1974 its a 3.5. There are 13 tracks, at least 3 are skips and 2 more are mediocre. But the remaining 8 are so good *chef’s kiss* that if another artist made these tracks over a ten year career, they’d be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Ok, hyperbole aside, SPLHCB is an amazing work of art. Paul’s ability to make a melody that will stick in your head for hours on end without be annoying or campy, even almost 60 years later along with lyrics might not be the most unique or mind bending but have beautiful poetry. John’s ability to paint a picture in such a way that you can smell the flowers. As their egos grew and they wanted to be better than the other, their song writing hit an amazing level. But they still were band mates and would do wherever it took to mage sure the songs were done to their utmost capabilities. 9.4/10⭐️ #26/1001
It's difficult to describe the joy I get listening to the Beatles, so that alone makes it hard to objectively review any of their albums. I grew up listening to these songs and this music is ingrained with my childhood memories. Ringo was an early crush of mine so I have a soft spot for all his songs, including With A Little Help From My Friends. (And my infatuation only grew when I learned we share a birthday. 💕) Some of my other favorites are Fixing A Hole, She's Leaving Home, Lovely Rita and the incredible A Day In The Life.
There are some timeless songs on this album, and the intro and outtro are great w/ a nice transition into a day in the life, but this album is also full of very meh psych rock and other tracks that are just o.k. (e.g. Lovely Rita) not the best and not the worst. 3/5
Yet again I truly do not understand the hype around this band. What a mixed bag of an album, some tunes I can get on board with but others which are just weird or just not fun to listen to.
Some of these songs are good and some of these songs are absolutely insane. 3/5
This is fun! I like this album - good to listen to while working or just hanging out at home. This album cover is also sending me - omg! Would listen to this again. I realize that I am definitely listening to these albums as 'Would I listen to this again unprompted?' and not a "Is this good music?" as it seems that many of the reviews of this album have.
One of the greatest creations ever…
Like having my wife’s nipples drag across my scrotum - that good.
Another absolute BANGER. This album has left me speechless since my teenage years. Obviously experimenting with marijuana and alcohol would enhance the attachment I have and now while most days i listen to this album sober, I have explored this album to no further extent. By the time Within You and Without You hits I'm already high that the psychedelic anthem is just par for the course. Always been particularly floored by McCartney contributions. Fixing a Hole, When I'm 64, and She's Leaving Home have been iconic pieces of musical literature that always enrich my life's perspective. Even after a decade of study I still find new things about this album during a listen. Even just today, I figured out another instrument I hear in the background of a George Harrison groove. Full 5 stars remains in my Beatles top 3 for life.
One of the best of all time. For sure.
Great
Iconic
You've got to give this groundbreaking album a lot of respect - even if it sounds a bit dated. They were really pushing the envelope on this album and paved the way for a lot of others. Not my favorite Beatles album but it got a lot of spins in my youth...
Like the Sgt Peppers framing. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. A Day in the Life was new to me & really good.
This was such a delight.
Classic Beatles sound...I just don't particularly like the Beatles? I can see why they were so cutting edge for their day, though.
Another one I'm already very familiar with (who isn't??), and understandably is considered an inner circle all time great album. While it's not my favorite Beatles album, its impact on rock music going forward, and the listening experience itself can't be understated. Learning more recently how The Beach Boy's Pet Sounds album greatly influenced this album (and The Beatles Revolver was a significant influence to Pet Sounds) was really cool to read, as I'm now a very big fan of The Beach Boys. The Beatles have always been in my musical DNA thanks to my mother, and they have played a pretty large part in influencing my musical interests and explorations over the years.
There's not much to be said about this album per se, so I'll share a personal anecdote. Early in my childhood, when I was probably five or so, my dad gave me this album. He also gave me Beach Boys "High Water" which was sort of a greatest hits record (two records, one studio, one live), Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" and Rolling Stones "Beggars Banquet" (white RSVP design). I particularly remember loving Mr. Kite. Still a great track. Between the vinyl and setting me up with my own stereo in my room, those were probably the best things my dad ever did for me. RIP I later bought Chuck Berry's greatest hits, and Elton John's greatest hits, and I embarked on a lifetime of love of music. Thanks Dad!
A classic. It's good. Great even. An impactful and impressive album even to this day. Shaping the future of rock and pop music in its own time and a timeless masterpiece in our time, the Beatles never fail to disappoint and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is no exception. "We hope you have enjoyed the show." 5 stars.
-Album sounds whole, not formulaic -Drugs -DRUGGGZZZ -Should have paid more attention in the middle -Sooo many animal sounds in good morning good morning (you could almost say: PeT SoUnDs) -day in the life??????? Sad also. -struggling to see how wanting to turn some one one was a relevant part of this song -historically prob very important but not as fun for me
All 3 of the most goated Beatles records in the first 100 albums!? This is crazy, now I’m gonna have nothing to look forward to for the next 900 albums. Amazing record though, nothing less than 5 stars. The first three songs are among some of The Beatles greatest and A Day In The Life like holy cow what an ending to an album. Amazing stuff throughout the middle too with the Indian influenced Within You Without You being a special standout. I mean it’s just a timeless classic. I would rank it amongst Beatles records I’ve listened to so far below Abby Road but above Revolver.
Love it
Classic
4.25
Starts off much more fun than i remembered. Gets a little serious in places but largely remains a top class piece of pop
Every Beatles is 5-stars, and this is no exception. Love the sound!
Something about this album feels nostalgic despite having never listened to it in full. I tend to lean on the side of not enjoying the Beatles but this album was enjoyable and set different moods through. 7.5/10.
Great classic album! If you really want to experience this album in the best way possible, I’d recommend listening to it with earbuds or headphones. They used a lot of state-of-the-art production techniques. I've even seen sources say this was one of the essential albums that helped lead to the emergence of progressive rock. Either way, this album was ahead of its time in many ways.
one of the greatest albums ever and by far the beatles best for me. the intro sets the mood perfectly, the album is full of hits, the immersion on songs like mr kite is unbelievable and a day in the life to end the album is definitely the best beatles song ever and quite possibly the best song ever period. 10/10.
I find this really hard to rate. I'm not the biggest Beatles fan but understand how novel they were (not their earlier work TBH which I find quiet poor) and they are of course hugely influential. For me, this is probably my favourite Beatles album, some great songs, some OK and in true Beatles fashion there has to be a bad song too - this would be "When I'm 64" here but it's still not as bad as some. I like that this is a concept album. I like the creativity and the psychedelic sound. I'd give it a 3 for what this is worth to me (I never feel the urge to play this album) with 1.5 bonus points for novelty and impact. So that rounds to a (low) 5. Of course, this has to be on the list (even if it was a list of 10 or 20 albums I'd say).
4.5
Not the first "concept album" ever, but the one that truly changed the way the "album" was perceived as an art form. Needless to say, it is iconic and great beyond words and even if not every song is a masterpiece, the whole thing is more than the sum of its parts, that's what made it the influential juggernaut that it is. I'm very glad The Beatles are, once again, becoming popular with the younger generations. It seemed like, for a while there, a sizeable amout of people from my generation (I'm a millennial) were keen on saying The Beatles were overrated, and (wrongly) dismissing their importance to popular music at large. No need to discuss the album itself any further, though, as there isn't something I could say that hasn't already been said dozens of times before. Key tracks: With a Little Help from My Friends Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Getting Better She's Leaving Home Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! Within You Without You Good Morning Good Morning A Day in the Life
I totally understand why this album is a classic. This is the Beatles at the peak of their creativity. However, I like some of their other albums better. Favorite song: she's leaving home.
One of my favourites…
A silly album
George Martin's masterpiece.
It’s about damn time, this is my personal favourite. The peak of the 60s and counterculture.
I used to listen to this album on CD in my walkman. I don't think there is a weak song on the album. I get by with a little help from my friends pops up in my head all the time. I love the instrumental exploration of the album.
20% filler. 80% great
did not finish listening but again, decent.
Has lost its luster in best of lists recently and that makes no sense. Perfection
Best album ever. Day in the life is the best song ever.
It's one of my favourites so it's a no brainer. How the songs are so varied yet still feel cohesive is why this album is perfect.
Great
I love this album! Didn't really know some of the songs, but very strong album overall. A Day in the Life is a banger. Sgt. Peppers into With a little help is so good. Also liked the goodbye from the band. 9.3/10
Fav: She’s Leaving Home Least Fav: Within You Without You Justice for She’s Leaving Home, one of the more underrated Beatles songs
3.5 - Good
after listening to this alk the way through i saw a group of four hipsters on the l train who reminded me of a modern day sgt pepper era beatles
I’m not really a fan of The Beatles. That being said this was an absolute delight and reminded me my teenage years when one of my friends was obsessed with this album pretty much for the entirety of 2008-10.
Every song is a legit masterpiece (except George’s).
One of the better Beatles albums but I still don't like the Beatles
one of their better albums, I had forgotten that so many good songs are on this one!
Only like first couple songs First part of album is good then goes to pre boring
Wish someone would do a full cover tribute of this album
One of my favorite bands, but at the same time Sgt. Pepper may not be in my top five Beatles albums. It’s a really good album with a theme. I’ve always enjoyed a great concept album and this is one of the originals. Opening four songs and A Day in the Life are classics. The remaining songs are either merely good or filler. Still a legendary album. 8.5/10
To give this anything less than 5 stars is puerile posturing.
Of course Henry the horse dances a waltz.
The most overwanked album in the history of musicwank
Klassieker, paar heel goeie nummers, maar niet per se allemaal mijn smaak
For good and for bad, it's the first of its kind, and someone had to go there. The Beatles went there, and did so w/ flair, wit, humanity, and McCartney-mastered basslines ('Fixing a Whole,' my god). Chic isn't necessarily pretentious, but it's a far cry from Chuck Berry and Little Richard. So something died w/ this one, tho birthed as well was a willingness to authenticate weirdness w/ a thought-out edge and memorable lyrics like: 'She's leaving home after living alone / For so many years.' An influence that is nearly impossible to calculate, heck, 'Lovely Rita' even portends Lil Wayne's 'Mrs. Officer.'
When the most popular band in the world decides that instead of cashing in on what has already made them popular, they will instead change the history of rock and roll by producing an inventive concept album that includes not only what would become classic radio hits, but also sitar and a some about a 19th-century circus act, you've got to respect that. This may not be the greatest album ever, but it might very well be the most important.
I've always struggled with the beatles. Some great songs that are right up there and then some absolute shite. Dan Boeckner once called it music for children.... and he's half right.
Like with the previous album, this isn't quite my cup of tea (pun intended) however this was very musically interesting and fun to listen to. Another easy 4/5.
I’ve heard this before but it’s definitely a perfect album
This album will forever make me smile for so many reasons
3/5 iconic album with some good classic Beatles tunes
I can’t imagine ever saying, “Holy crap. Check out this Beatles album” It was fine, I guess
Wow, I know this album is going to get some mixed reviews. It's funny to me that people still refer to this album when another group makes a groundbreaking one, like OK Computer, or The Wall, Sandinista, or something that is so different than their other work that puts them on a different level. Simply put, I love The Beatles and this album changed who they were completely and changed how traditional pop bands could evolve into something better. Say what you will about The Beatles and their music, but this album infleunced far more than anyone is willing to admit. 5/5
At its best, it's an album from a band riding a creative high point. (A Day in the Life, Getting Better, When I'm 64) At its worst, over the top shitty hippy music with all the worst stereotypes of hippy music -- distortion, sitars, cheesy circus music. 3 stars because it's either the best Beatles album or the absolute worst. It can't be both. As for psychedelic music, others did it first AND did it better (Pet Sounds, 13th Floor Elevators, Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Saucerful of Secrets, pretty much anything by the Byrds)
What's left to say?
Some bangers but mono recording shits me
It only took 3 days for me to pull one of my pre-existing favourite albums! I was a late bloomer with The Beatles, finally getting on board in my early to mid twenties, much to the frustration of close friends who got it from the outset. I remember singing When I’m 64 at school in assembly for Christ’s sake (I went to a CofE primary)! My first experience of love with the band came either through equally holy, or perhaps sinfully depending on your view, means with a very good acid trip. Me and my housemate of the time took the plunge accidentally by watching the Yellow Submarine film on half a tab (he also was yet to be converted to Beatlemania). The film, to us, at that time, was mind blowing, and we followed it up by spinning Sgt. Peppers. The rest is history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is such a great album. Not my favorite from the Beatles but probably top 3. It's got the weirdness that marked some of their later records, it's got super memorable songs, sitar, Ringo sings a song. Even still, rating is kind of tough, it's at least a solid 4, not sure if it quite reaches 5 for me. This is another example of why this list needs ratings out of 10 instead of 5. Is it a 5 star album? Yeah probably but I don't think it quite makes it for me. 4.5/5 but rounding down.
AAAAAA++++++ Album.
yippee!!! woohoo!!!
happy mclennon Monday to all who celebrate
Duh.
I'm beginning to think I have a problem with eclectic albums. I think I actually prefer an album to follow a consistent style from start to finish. Why do I say that? Because as much as I respect the Beatle's talent and the huge impact they had on the development of rock and pop music, I found the mix of different styles on this album disconcerting. Of all the Beatles albums presented by this project so far, I like this one the least, even if its release was an epic milestone in music's evolution.
Ég hef alltaf haldið að ég væri meiri Stones en Bítlakarl en eftirnað hafa hlustað á þessa neglu eyddi ég dágóðum tíma í að lofsama og spila fleiri Bítlalög. Frábær plata. 4.5 sem ég toga upp í 5 sem afsökun fyrir fordómana
Fucking finally.
What can I even say about one of the greatest albums of all time? I've heard it probably thousands of times, and it never gets old. Will be relistening for the rest of my life
I loved this album! I always hated the Beatles when I was a kid, but apparently I need to give them a second chance.
Второй раз машина неопределенности выдала мне битлов. И в этот раз мне очень даже зашло, хотя раньше я этот альбом как-то упускал его из-за странной обложки. Здесь есть и крутая психоделия, и типичные битловские песенки под гитару, и рокенрол. В общем, этот я рекомендую гораздо больше, чем Abbey Road.
Good album, liked most of the songs decently.
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Never one of my favorite Beatles albums but it's hard to ignore how revolutionary it must have seemed when all the songs were new and not classics
Great album, but within you without you felt very out of place and interrupted the album. Might feel a lot more in place in the vinyl format as it's the first track on side B.
Classic and yeah… it’s good
Buncha weirdos in the 60s find about drugs… what do you expect? They dress up like flowers and make brilliant music of course. Top 3 fixing a hole, Mr Kite, day in the life
It's not even a top-five Beatles album. (He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles!) But how could I put this at anything other than a five? It's completely paradigm shifting for pop music, overflowing with creativity and tenacity and beauty. It is very easy to see how this made Brian Wilson go insane, like Salieri obsessing over Mozart. Lennon and McCartney were 26 and 24 when recording this, respectively. It doesn't even begin to make sense. 1. A Day In The Life 2. Good Morning Good Morning 3. Getting Better 4. Lovely Rita 5. She's Leaving Home 6. With A Little Help From My Friends 7. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 8. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite 9. Fixing A Hole 10. When I'm 64 11. Within You Without You 12. Sgt. Pepper's/Reprise
Iconic album cover. It seems odd to me how many title tracks lead off albums but maybe that's the norm. I always liked With a Little Help from My Friends, Ringo never got enough credit. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is the most listened to track off this album which seems crazy to me, definitely not the best song. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Getting Better is an amazing start to an album, insane run. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! however is not. The carnival theme isn't doing it for me. I get it, you went to India. When I'm Sixty Four has that daily story songwriting like in Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, they have a number of songs like that including She's Leaving Home on this album. A Day in the Life is the big finale. It's the best song on the album. End of album shenanigans? Come on Beatles, you're better than this gimmicky crap. I'm sure every band that does this now looks to this album for inspiration. The problem is that they are not the BEatles and haven't earned it.
Oh boy! It's hard to give this album an unbiased rating, either overly cynical or overly generous, so I'll give it my generic "pretty good" rating
I always forget how slow this album is. In my head Sgt. Pepper's opening track is a speed-fueled punk thrash run. I thought maybe it was Jimi's fault and checked the version included in the Jimi Hendrix Experience box set from 2000, and that's better but still not quite there. Even the Flaming Lips (with their fwends My Morning Jacket and J. Mascis (?!?!)) have a slow sludgy version. Sigh. Oh well at least I'll always have The Breeders' cover of 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' and the Feelies 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide'. Maybe I just prefer the 'White Album' - that's probably it. Still, 'A Day in the Life' is pure class (even if it's to Britpop what Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is to Creed et al)
Moments move, but more bore or cringe.
Such a fun and creative experience. Every song is entertaining, fresh, whimsical, and engaging. Some of my personal all-time favorite Beatles tracks, and plenty of hidden gems. I don't think there's a single boring or skippable track on this album. One of their best overall albums.
Best Beatles album
Good album, though not something I would actively listen to
An all timer. Even their goofier songs are still fun to listen to. Within You Without You is further proof that George is the best one.
It's goddamn Sgt. Peppers.
This is probably my favorite Beatles album because it has so many absolutely iconic and wonderfully fun songs.
9/10 As good if not better than the white album, only slightly worse then let it be and abbey road. 3-07-2025
Ah, so excited. But you know what? I don't think I've ever listened to this the whole way through.
305/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Nothing can be said that hasn't already been said. It's the Beatles. They invented the modern framework everyone else exists in. And I love it. I do prefer Abby road and especially the white album but this is still nothing but all time classics