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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.
I've listened to this album hundreds of times, yet when I saw it come up I got a little thrill. I can play this album in my head and not miss a beat. My first musical memory is The Fabs. I've loved them for nearly 60 years because they were the greatest. They still are. This album is one of the main reasons we love albums.
Rating: 10/10
Transcends music to stand on its own as a work of art
There are some all-time Beatles classics on this album (With a Little Help from My Friends; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds; A Day in the Life), but this album is also much more than the sum of its individual songs. It has a distinctive feeling, interesting experimental elements and flows beautifully. It's reputation as an all-time classic is deserved. 4.5/5.
love, Love, LOVE this album
Well known to me! I’m traveling today so I don’t have time for a review but rest assured I listened to it!
Not even gonna lower myself to a song-by-song ranking. This is an all-time great, easy 5-star album. I will only say that the standout song on a standout album is A Day in the Life.
A classic. So good! I forgot how much I liked the Beatles. Not much more to say, really. Gotta be a 5!
It's good to have the occasional reminder of what a genuine 5 star album sounds like.
One of my favs
You can’t put into words how incredible this album is. The album cover is one of the most iconic album covers in music history, plus people have gone crazy trying to find all the hidden symbolism This is my favorite SPLHCB cover post, in which someone explains the complex geometry used: https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/jwwy3u/the_craziest_and_most_insane_beatles_conspiracy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x Technologically, this album was seemingly impossible for its time They were using production techniques that hadn’t even been invented yet oh and culturally, of course this album forever shaped music, inspiring some of my favorite bands like Pink Floyd and King Crimson again, words don’t do justice explaining just how amazing and impactful this album is on both a personal and cultural level, I can’t just give it a rating on a 5 star system, it’s far beyond that and I don’t even think this is my favorite Beatles album, personally, I’m a sucker for the white album and I would be infuriated if that wasn’t on here
So fucking good! Will never get old
Rating : A+ Picks: With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In the Sky, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite and of course A Day in the Life. That last piano note of A Day in the Life, opened up so many possibilities of what could be achieved through music. So many ideas. This to me is what Ulysses means to literature. Nuff said !
Probably the greatest album ever made by the greatest band of all time, can't give this anything but a perfect 5 stars.
Always glad to see the Beatles pop up. More theatrical, love the sitar. The wide, reverby ones are the most appealing on a first listen.
The greatest band of the history. Its best album. No more comments.
I really really really dig it. Obviously.
A lot of lyrical nonsense, but how can I not...
9/10 Best track - A Day in the Life
It's great. Not as great as some of their others.
A classic, remastered is better. Lucy in the Sky favorite song
Completely normal to have a groundbreaking album as, you know, your EIGHTH. Still pretty great, oo-er missus.
The ultimate pop and rock album. It doesn't get better than this. This is a candidate for my favorite album of all time, although Abbey Road has the edge. With its colorful album cover and mindblowing songs, this is probably the album that got my 11-year old self severely obsessed with The Beatles. Highly innovative, creative songwriting and lyrics that touch surreal topics, catchy and melodic all throughout (sounds like nothing else that exists), and beautiful complex arrangements to focus on with each listen (it really gives off that marching band / orchestra aesthetic of so much to look out for). Of course it's one of the most influential albums out there. A standard that pushes other artists to reach their creative peak. Tracks move seamlessly from one to the next. Despite varying so much in structure and mood, nothing feels out of a place, even if adjacent tracks are absolutely NOTHING like each other. The production is the best of the decade. So much thought went into perfecting each track and the overall album experience moving along the songs. Sure, there are bloopers like the infamous "come on" in "A Day in the Life" that could bother some people, but I see those as a fun thing to look out for. A small discussion about genres. This is their peak psychedelic phase where they went ham with making the music sound as out-there as possible. Their shift to psychedelia happened in Revolver, and they would continue in Magical Mystery Tour, but their creativity peaks here. There are themes within many songs and the album cover referencing vaudeville and music hall music that gives off such an early 20th century vibe. It's a unique take on pop music and psychedelia. Sgt Pepper: Immediately immerses you into this world the album will take you. Sets the theme and perspective that isn't just the boy band "The Beatles" but instead the vaudeville Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band starring Billy Shears. With a Little Help From My Friends: That smooth transition from the intro reinforces the mindset this album places you in. Fun and catchy, one of Ringo's best songs, probably cause it isn't country. The cadence apparently becomes influential on how many pop songs (to the modern day) would end songs. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds: One of their most famous songs. A very surreal song, much like their later "Mr Kite" except catchier. Can't see how nobody's sung along to this one at least once. The verses are incredible with Lennon's cloudy vocals, his imaginative descriptive lyrics, and the mind-numbing tambura. Getting Better: Just pure optimism. Just a cheery song about a shitty man trying to improve his life. The clapping reinforces that "Let's all sing and dance along" vibe. And then you have that creative tambura verse revealing him as a "former wife-beater," always sticks out to me on each listen and forms a dynamic contrast to the rest of the song, but continues as if he's so head-set on his life being happier, whether he's actually improving as a person. Fixing a Hole: An introspective song about McCartney's use of (supposedly) marijuana (or meditation?) to induce his creativity in songwriting. A little cheery, my favorite part is that fun bridge to sing along to. This always struck out to me when I was younger. "Why's he so obsessed with filling holes in his house? Is it symbolizing some anger?" I'll never understand why I never bothered to look up the song meanings, or maybe I just forgot since. She's Leaving Home: Such beautiful and dramatic strings. Baroque pop masterpiece with two perspectives that both seemingly fit the mood: the melancholy of the destroyed parents' perspective of finding their daughter gone, and the optimism of the daughter starting a fresh and exciting new life. Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite: Psychedelic masterpiece that took me until a few years ago to fully appreciate about a circus performance that gives huge Salvador Dali vibes. Lots of surreal imagery here in its lyrics and its insane atmospheric instrumentals that engulf you. Yes, I imagine a horse doing the waltz every time. Within You Without You: Possibly Harrison's best song, and of course the best raga rock song to ever exist. Mostly instrumental with cloudy vocals, that fade in and out. So much going on, it really is like an Indian orchestra. I can't believe that Harrison was the only Beatle working on this song, but it just goes to show his immense talent and where he'd take it in All Things Must Pass. When I'm Sixty Four: Crazy how Paul wrote this when he was 14. So imaginative and vibrant, yet simple and pure. Love the clarinets in this one that give off childhood optimistic vibes. Some critics say it sounds like ragtime, so that must be the "old classic sound" that I find familiar to early 20th-century nursery rhymes. Lovely Rita: A song I don't give enough credit for. More amazing storytelling, with strange instruments coming in and out. It sounds like a kazoo! Apparently, it's a god damn "comb and tissue paper." Love the back vocals on this one. Those last 30 seconds are truly orgasmic. Good Morning Good Morning: Be careful wearing headphones to this one. They really go ham with surrounding your head with a million different sounds. I don't even know how to break this song down, there's just so much. And not to mention it keeps switching time signatures. Sometimes I confuse this song with "Here Comes the Sun" and I'm like "wow people must have crazy tastes for this to be their most popular song" but actually it's this album's least popular. Sgt Pepper Reprise: Back full circle, completing the amazing ride. You just feel satisfied getting to this point, reminding you this isn't The Beatles, but rather Billy Shear's insane vaudeville / music hall band. No other album places you in this bubble better, although I do like Magical Mystery Tour's intro. A Day in the Life: Feels like an isolated bonus, a reward for making it through the album. Somber, beautiful, and introspective. That point where the orchestra gets frighteningly chaotic before McCartney's morning routine starts. Love that grand orchestral interlude between McCartney's and Lennon's lines. After Lennon's mysterious pondering about holes we get another chaotic finish. It's such a perfect song I couldn't disagree seeing it on lists of the best songs of all time. If you're looking for a fun and vibrant time to sing and dance to, something to dream about or get high to, to just sit and relax, this satisfies it all. A complete experience you'll keep coming back to. On a final note, I guess I can address the critics, whose points boil down to either "They're classic but the people they influences did it better" or "This music doesn't blow me away so they're overrated." All I need is to say is that I'm grateful they don't have more convincing arguments. It's inevitable for people to not like any given thing, but at least I don't see a reason why I should view this album any less than perfect and world bending.
When I think Beatles, I think of this album. This and the White Album are them at their peak.
Have to admit it. Perfect pop. So many great tunes. So many styles and influences all coming together. LISTEN TO THIS ONE AGAIN
What needs to be said... Just an amazing record from start to finish.
Beatles perfection, from top to bottom
Love
Excelente! Da pra sentir que estão muito mais "soltos" com novas abordagens. Uma experiência incrível do início ao fim.
Yep
I want to find this one on vinyl in mono. So analogue. Paul is dead.
1-star.
The Beatles second best album and still a classic. Like all the other albums the first like 3 songs are legendary then the rest is just solid
This album sounds like my house smells. I can't even tell if it's good or bad, it's been with me so long that it's just what music sounds like. It sounds like the car ride to elementary school with my mom. It sounds like grandma's front porch. It sounds like every band that came after them and stole a little piece and didn't even realize they were doing it because this is just how music sounds.
"Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends" Sgt Peppers will always be the best of the Beatles in my opinion. Amazing.
Textbook definition of a 5/5
What else can you say besides it’s the freakin Beatles
Get high with a little help from my friends
Classic album that arguably changed the music world forever. It is an album that you can revisit again and again. . It is brilliant but not their greatest for me. Musically i think many songs lack the sophistication of other albums: Rubber Soul, White Album, abbey Rd, Revolver. Still head and shoulders above the majority of this list and features one of my all time favourites: A Day in The Life
One of my fave Beatles albums. Its punching for their best, for me, but just falls slightly short. Still undeniably great though.
Una joya! Que disco!
One Beatles album worthy of all the hype. Sgt Peper caught them at the right time, they had rightly moved on from being a boy band but not hit the full tilt in fighting and thinking they were untouchable geniuses. She's leaving home is one of my favourite Beatles tracks and it is in good company with all the tracks on the album being high points for the band.
Easy five stars. Not even my favourite later Beatles album but sonically, it’s better than the best pretty much anyone can offer. Fave tracks : “A Day in The Life” “With a Little Help From My Friends” “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” “When I’m Sixty Four”
One of the first albums I bought at the age of 13 - but in the mid 70s when The Beatles were terminally unfashionable.I already had Revolver which I bought for 50p from my mates older brother. I still love this album and was really happy to relisten. Not a duff track on it ( I would argue that Within you without you followed by '64 is still the finest sequencing decision of any beatles album. ) A Day in the Life is still utterly astonishing. And all recorded on a 4 track recording machine.An astounding album in every sense
Legendary
Great album... Alltime alltime!
It is the Beatles, and in a period of proper exploration that has one of my fave sleeper Beatles songs with Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite.
One of the greatest albums of all time and my favourite Beatles album. Revolutionary for its time and still holds up today. Can't say enough good things about it because it's basically perfect (in my humble opinion). I like all the tracks even those people think are not that great like Good Morning Good Morning or For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite. My least favourite song here is Lovely Rita which I still like just not as much as the rest.
I think Day in the Life is one of the greatest album-ending songs of all time. The entire album is really great from start to finish, and is such an interesting evolution of the sound of the Beatles.
A really good listen to a lot of familiar songs, but never as a whole album. It's evident that The Beatles were well and truly over their teen heart throb status and were more than willing to branch out on something really new and different from their sound and concept for the album to their looks and really keeping with the times of the 'hippy' and drug liberated era. Best: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; With a Little Help from My Friends; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Worst: When I'm Sixty-Four
4.5
This is one of my favourite Beatles albums, I love it so much. My favourite songs are Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds and She's Leaving Home.
Zeitloser (?) Klassiker. Immer 5.
Easy.
It's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. How could I not give it five stars?
In the early 80s I made an effort to add the Beatles to my music collection, but was on a limited budget. So I bought the "red" and "blue" compilations (which in retrospect I am happy about because of the number of favorite Beatles singles it had that never were on an album). I knew I also wanted one of their original albums, and this was the one I chose after the limited sort of research one could do before the Internet. (I also have to admit that I was a big fan of the 1978 movie starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees. But we won't talk about that right now.) Having recently listened to the White Album and Revolver, I find that this one really feels most like its own thing; a concept from beginning to end. It certainly contains similar sounds to both but I enjoy the uninterrupted flow from track to track. Maybe having listened to it a million times already it doesn't seem jarring to go from the Indian sounds of "Within You Without You" to the clarinets of "When I'm Sixty-Four," so I will grant that. A. I believe there's a reason this album is so famous, and B. It was my first and only Beatles album that I consistently knew as an album for almost 40 years, so I'm not totally objective here. Love love love from beginning to end. Love it just as much today if not more than I did all those years ago.
I am familiar with this album and have listened to it many times during my life. I loved it then, I love it now, and I will continue to love it in the future.
I used to listen to this album as a kid because it was in my sister’s record collection. It is the Beatles album I am most familiar with. Obviously a great album. “A Day In The Life” is perhaps my favorite Beatles song. Was great to revisit the album as I haven’t listened to it all the way through in decades. When I was a kid I recall not enjoying “Within You Without You” very much. But then it took some effort to skip forward to the next song. Not sure if it is just imprinted on me, but I wanted to skip it again (but didn’t). It does seem like a strange outlier on the album.
The real deal. What else can I say? Sure, maybe it’s overplayed. Sure, maybe you’re not a fan of the costumes. But listen to like anything else of its time and compare. There’s no comparison really.
Top 3 favorite Beatles albums
Absolutely class
Simplemente magnifico, album magistral, tremenda joya. Es jodidamente bueno. Siempre que estoy de malas me gusta escuchar este álbum, me pone de buen humor
INCREDIBLE! My favorite Beatles record, and my second favorite album of all time. The cohesion and sequencing make it greater than the sum of its parts, but the songs make it so that the parts are still awesome. It’s just great all around.
Major turning point for the band. Love this album.
Mono Stereo
One of the most notable Beatles album.
ALMOST their best. 5/5
Piaty krazek bandy na liscie, wiec o samym zespole juz sie chyba wypisalem co wiedzialem, a sam album to jak dla mnie opus magnum ich dyskografii, wedlug niektorych jeden z pierwszych konceptowych krazkow jakie zna muzyka rozrywkowa, a pochodzi on z roku 67, ciekawa sprawa jest to ze podobno krytycy sami wymyslili sobie ten koncept, bo sam lenon i ringu mowili, ze jedynie dwa pierwsze songi mialy jakies polaczenie, a reszta to gem na gemie, ale bez motywu przewodniego, ale to wlasnie zamykajacy traczek a day in the life tworzy caly koncept, jesli wczesniejsze dwanasciekawalkow byly opowiescia snuta w swiecie pepperowym przez lonlejowo sercowo klubikowa bande, to trzynasty trak burzy eskejpistyczno psychodeliczny obraz swiata pepperowego na rzecz szarej rzeczywistosci, nie ma tutaj orientalnych brzmien i mistycznych brzmien, ktore przewijaja sie przez caly album, natomiast jest to skontrastowane z dzwiekami rzeczywistosci, potezna orkiestra, czy chocby budzik do roboty, wiec nawet jesli beatlesie nie mieli zamiaru stworzyc tak madrego konceptu, to jednak im sie udalo, gdyby nie zamykajacy kawalek to calosc mozna by okreslic jako niepowaznie szczesliwa, co moze by pasowalo do tak popularnej muzyki, ale z pewnoscia nie niosloby ze soba takiego przeslania, jak dla mnie sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band, to blisko 40 minut mocno skondensowanego kopiuma, ucieczki od rzeczywistosci zarowno w muzyke czy prosto w kable, chociaz glownym wspolautorem byl raczej kwasior McCartnejowy, a Lennon mial byc tym swiadomym przewodnikiem podczas procesu pisania traczkow, jesli chodzi o instrumetale, to jest tak jak na poprzednich materialach beatlesow z tego okresu, jak na revolverze pojawiaja sie zarowno minimalistyczne kompozycje jak na lucy in the sky with diamonds przeplatane z bogato osamplowanymi, elektrykowymi trakami jak good morning good morning, czy prawdziwie Harrisonowym brzmieniem within you without you, gdzie zaprezentowal kunszt swoich sitarowych sztuczek, jest to takze drugi najdluzszy utwor plyty, przegrywajacy tylko z epilogiem a day in the life, jest to takze album na ktorym jak dla mnie Lennon najbardziej wokalnie sie wpasowal, zarowno kawalki solowe jak i z Paulem maja wreszcie jakosciowo wykonany efekt, ktorym spamowal na swoich nagraniach, Lennon jest chyba postacia u ktorej najbardziej slychac ewolucje wokalu na przestrzeni dyskografii beatlesowej, album niby konceptowy, a jednak pojedyncze traki rowniez mocno sluchalne, z poprzednich odsluchow mialem juz with a little help from my friends i pania lucy, wiec dodam jeszcze dwa kolejne getting better zwlaszcza za gitarkowe nutki jakie mozna uslyszec juz na samym wstepie, a kolejnym bedzie wlasnie zamykajacy a day in the life, ktory dopiero teraz jakos brzmi dla mnie inaczej i nadaje drugiego dna pepperowemu albumikowi, jesli jestem juz na piatym nagraniu, to obstawiam, ze musi sie pojawic co najmniej jeszcze jeden, a optymistycznie zakladajac, bo przeciez brytyjska super banda, ze nawet dwa lub trzy moga sie zmiescic, wtedy chyba zostana panowie krolami listy pod wzgledem ilosci przemyconych albumikow
Just a good, solid album where even the songs I didn't know are bangers. 8 recognized songs
I remember the first time listening to this album. I just purchased it in a stack of old records from a flea market in Tuscaloosa, AL. The fella I meet was a DJ in NY back in the 70s, and gave me the vast majority of Pink Floyd, Beatles, Led Zep, and Rolling Stones vinyls I have today. Going home to clean the albums, I selected this as the first to play as I had never heard it before even at the age of 26. I remember being floored by how modern it sounded and some of the bass lines in the background. Was a huge musical awakening for me.
Great classic album. Beautifully walks the lines of pop and psychedelia
Not much needs to be said. Was a groundbreaking album for its day and still is a wonderful listen in 2021. Love being able to hear the individual styles of each Beatle start to take shape in these songs. A Day In The Life is likely the best Beatles song ever written.
11/8 You know what it issss... Standout Tracks: With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Fixing A Hole, She's Leaving Home, Within You Without You, A Day In The Life
Weird in the best sense of the word.
Dat is toch wel een feest van herkenning
Classic!
Well it’s safe to say I managed to cum to every single track. What’s not to like, the greatest album from the greatest band of all time. A little help from my friends. What a hero ringo was! A day in the life, Christ just saying it makes me want to jizz all over my guinea pig! Just looking at the album cover gets me hard. Overall it’s a Beatles bukkake party and I’m very impressed.
this is when the beatles got good. much better than i remembered, pretty sure i overplayed this when i was a wee nipper so i'd kind of fell out with it, but hearing it again now was pretty bloody good. i feel like i need to be critical of it, probably due to never choosing to listen to it any more, but i can't really pick any holes in it. its one of those weird ones where its in the 9/10 camp so i feel odd giving it a 5, but a 4 doesn't really do it justice.
Long before the days of dating apps and posting your tits on the internet, I once placed a lonely hearts advert in the local paper. It read: Big dick gangsta motherfucker seeks shy, retiring, well-educated wallflower to perform unspeakable, inhumane sexual acts with in public. GSOH preferable. I got over 4,000 replies. I fucked them all.
I read the news today, oh boy... Well, it's iconic to say the least. I can't say I've listened to it for about 15 years and was expecting it to actually be a bit shit in reality, but I still enjoyed it. See you again in another 15 years.
Top Scousers.
Amazing Album, it could have been created recently and still be huge. Unbelievably psychadelic
que buen álbum, por el amor de DIOS. obviamente tiene canciones mejores que otras, pero solamente por contener a day in the life y she's leaving home ya se merece las 5 estrellas.
Rock, psychedelica en pop, allemaal dooreen. Heel afwisselend album. Veel variatie met de lead-vocals. Oprecht één van de grootste klassiekers aller tijden
absolute classic...one of the best!
Certainly lives up to the hype. Extremely cohesive yet diverse and expansive album. A Day in the Life is one of the greatest songs ever written
5/5. One of the best albums ever. From its iconic album cover to the Amazing songs. One of the only perfect albums on this list. Standouts: A Day in a Life, She's Leaving Home, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, When I'm Sixty-Four, Lovely Rita, followed by other rest of the songs...
Although in recent times I’ve seen people start to disregard this album, I can say that I truly believe it is one of the greatest of all time. Sometimes the hype is right.
Awesome
Hard to find an album with a more monstrous reputation than this one. There are songs that I find more interesting and ones I find less interesting, but not a bad song on the album.
Ik vind de Beatles geniaal. Gewoon heel toegankelijke vrolijke nummers met pakkende melodietjes. Daarnaast ook heel mooie gevoelige nummers. Dit specifieke album is geweldig want er staan alleen maar van dat soort hits op! Mijn favoriet? Mmm. Ik denk "Getting Better". Owja, er was toch 1 liedje op het album dat ik niet leuk vond. *****
great album
WOW!!! I actually think I'd never listened to this through before. What a masterpiece. The Beatles at their poppy, trippy best - incredible album from start to finish - love the weirdness of Day in The Life, Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite, and Within You Without You. Such a solid concept album too!
My second or maybe third favourite Beatles album
All-time great. The Beatles are masters of songwriting. Relatively simple music by today's standards, but they set the standard for pop music for 50 years and counting. Wish Spotify had the mono mix, but stereo is still cool. Easy 5/5 and it's not even an argument.
Even if you divorce it from the impact it's had on popular music, it's still a brilliant little record
Of course it's a classic. It's Sgt. Peppers damnit! Fav. Song: Fixing a hole
One of the greatest albums of all time. Masterful rock psychedelia. The Beatles in top form.
My favourite Beatles album, enough said!
Classic
Iconic😍
Who couldn't love this album? Amazing production, all-time classic tracks, and enough variety to keep you going through all of it, with the perfect ending track.
Another piece of music which is fixed in my memory to the place and time when I first heard it - in this case riding in my geography A level teacher's Alfasud on a field trip to Oxwich Bay (along with Beggars Banquet). A life-shaping experience.
dawg
Not much to say a near perfect album that would be difficult to tire of. 5 🌟
Not a lot to say that hasn’t already been said about this album. One of, if not the greatest album of all time. Here, the Beatles found a way to make a record without the constraints of having to be the Beatles. As this new band, they could make whatever new and different songs they wanted, so they did. And they made an absolute masterpiece.
I mean, it’s fucking Sgt. Peppers What else is there to say about it? It’s one of the greatest albums to ever exist and it deserves that honour (although I probably wouldn’t say it’s THE greatest)
deffo better than abbey road, i hoped they got ran over while crossing the street cause they didnt look both ways those idiots!!!
Sometimes we forget about the tunes on this album as its cultural standing can overshadow them. The tunes are great. It's The Beatles trying to stop being themselves. Truly mind blowing with possibly the greatest ending track to any album ever. Best Tracks: Getting Better, Lovely Rita, A Day In The Life
Nothing to say that hasn't already been said. Bloody brilliant!
One of my fav Beatles recordings. Iconic and revolutionary.
This was the first album I ever listened to that I thought was perfect. Start to finish.
If you don't own this, you don't like music.
Hay algo que no se haya dicho de este álbum? Lo dudo mucho Un sólido 10/10
Always a favorite a mine. Instant 5/5
love the instrumentation and singing the middle eastern or persian flutes and the horns on the intro track. It was all very well put together and attention grabbing! :)
Bona fide classic
Otroligt album Bästa låtar: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds When I'm Sixty Four Lovely Rita A Day In The Life
All around brilliant!
I've listened to this album for so much of my life and it's amazing.
Probably the Best Beatles Albumn, Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite and Within You Without You stand out.
The best álbum of one of the greatest bands in history.
Groundbreaking. This really doesn't need words.
Within You Without You is a highlight.
OG
Love
2nd June 2021 Listened on my phone in the living room as we have Melyl staying with us. Post FT interview whilst eating a very late lunch. What can you say that hasn't been said already?!
On its own, a really good album. I read up and dug into its history and it is the Citizen Cane of albums. So much happened based on this one. Takes it from 4 to 5 for me despite not being a Beatles fan.
good
One of the greatest albums to exist. Not my favorite Beatles album, but there are no weak songs. It even get's funky with the orchestration near the end, so high marks from me. Fav song: A Day in the Life
Epic trendsetter. A lot of good songs, and a few really good, but not their best (because they sacrificed Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane as a single).
I love this album. I think it's my second favorite Beatles album behind the White album.
Great album
Banger after banger. A Day in The Life is 1 of my Tippy Toppy Beatles songs
i love it!
5.0 + Just the fact that so many bands heard this album and immediately decided to try and make a similar one of their own “in response”, is telling.
Pues eso
Sonics:8 Music: 9 Feel: amazing and groundbreaking production, classic album with lots of fantastic songs
500
Marvellous!!!!
One of the Beatles high points, but not the only one. There are few bands anyone can say this about. This band a 2 or 3 high points. They continually defied the odds. This album blew every critic out of the water.
Clasicazo
Always