Reviews (page 9 of 15)
First time I listened all way through. It was ok.
Half of this album is amazing and half is filler But the amazing half is so amazing
Never been my favourite of theirs. Only 2 or 3 genuinely brilliant songs - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, She’s Leaving Home and A Day In The Life. Quite a bit of filler but scrapes a 4 cos it’s The Beatles innit
I cant say this is a fave but it’s got some great songs. First three and benefit of mr kite are great aint they
Its great innit! But dont believe the hype its not the best album of all time....its not even the best album released that year, but its gateway to the beatles albums and its a great place to start. Shes leaving is home is one of my favourite beatles tracks and a day i the life is epic no doubt! Such a dame shame that back then singles wasn't put on albums imagine strawberry fields and penng lane was on here too.
Objecively Classic album. Right mix of brilliantly written songs and 'experimental' sounding songs Shes Leaving Home could be my fave Beatles song Getting Better and Lovely Rita other personal highlifhts. Having a Ringo song so early isnt rhe best but i'll overlook that... 4.5
Class
Great album with really cool ideas. My favourites were Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and Good Morning Good Morning, but each of the tracks caught my interest in some way.
#213/1001 🇬🇧 As with many Beatles records, i'm a bit torn. There are so many brilliant tracks on here but i feel it loses way towards the end of the first side. Imagine how much better it would be with Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane included. Best Tracks: A Day In The Life, Within You Without You, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, When I'm 64.
Ah yes, the second act of the Beatles. It’s a good day to listen to the Beatles. Thank god for drugs, cause if not they would’ve remained tight assed pop stars and we wouldn’t have gotten this, the white album, abbey road, let it be, etc. I think this is the first on the list (so far) that I actually have on vinyl, so it’s only appropriate to spin. The prize of my collection too — an original press given to me by my mother. I’d give the rest away, but I’ll keep this one. This is not a perfect album in the sense that every song is a total hit, but damnit if it isn’t a gem. Creates such a nice atmosphere on the play, and I appreciate that it’s meant to be listened to in full, with the opening sgt peppers track addressing the audience, then the second reprise wishing us well. And A Day in the Life as a closer? Chefs kiss. An opus in itself. What this is, in the majority, is experimentation. In their psychedelic exploration, they were just trying stuff, and when that happens, not everything hits. But you see in this album what really flourishes over the next few — a combination of deeply introspective songwriting and fun, playful character/world creation. And that’s why this is so highly regarded (deservingly so) as one of the greatest albums. Not because every song is a true classic, but because it was a journey into new territory that the entire music world was better because of. It was an exploration, a signal of a shift in the collective consciousness (summer of love, counter culture) that broadened the musical horizon and ushered in a new era of music. To anyone that doesn’t connect with every, many, or any songs on the album, thats not all you’re looking for — listening to this takes a heavy dose of perspective, to imagine what this was at the time it was created. The Beatles made beautiful music, and this is a lovely example of it. Like I said, it'll never leave my record collection.
decent
It's the Beatles. This album really drags in the middle compared to some of their others but A Day In The Life is one of my favorites and the front is stacked with classics.
Listening with fresh ears, it’s great but not perfect? Maybe it’s just way too overhyped in my head which always leads to a letdown. Definitely loses a star for the desert song. Big ups to the chord heard round the world tho, awesome. A few all timers on here.
Eccentric love
A very good but not a great album. Iconic cover. The album has a very loose concept. The first side is excellent. Every song is excellent. Gems such as Little Help from my friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Getting Better. However, the second side has some weak songs such as When I’m 64, Lovely Rita and Good Morning. I don’t like With and Without you but I guess George has to have his Indian thing. George Martin the producer said his greatest mistake was not insisting that Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane be included on the album. You put them on the second side, get rid of the songs I mentioned, and you have the greatest album ever Of course, Sgt. Pepper ends with one of the greatest songs ever, A day in the Life. Sgt. Pepper is a very good album but Rubber Soul and Revolver are better. Sgt. Pepper gets four stars.
good
Classic groundbreaking album obviously, and one I have loved since childhood. However we do need to acknowledge that Within You Without You is bad, and Fixing A Hole, Getting Better and Good Morning, popular and singalong though they may be, are little more than filler.
Started great, lull in the middle (sorry), saved by when I'm 64 towards the end 🤣
Speels, diep creatief
The Beatles, and especially this LP, are almost beyond criticism. Music was never the same afterwards, ground-breaking, all-time classics, inventive and awesome, etc etc etc. You've heard it all before. But life has moved on, and the ground-breaking impact of St Pepper has been slightly lost. Yes, it was pushing the boundaries in 1967, and most of the songs are undoubted Five Star Classics, but some of the album is actually quite skippable.
Since my entries aren't history reports this isn't an automatic 5. I do enjoy some of the songs, but on a second listen some are a bit repetitive and overstay their welcome
Easily my favorite Beatles album. Just some good experimentation, which led to even better things. But front to back, a great listen.
Obviously there are some classics on here but it’s not very memorable overall and the “concept album” idea feels random.
Probably one of the best sequenced albums I’ve ever listened to it feels like each song has its own world. A lot of these songs have a surprising intimate quality as well with a lot being about the daily lives of subjects or the view of their world. It’s quite a master work, but I feel some songs do draw on for too long or feel not as heavy hitting as some of the other tracks on here. Still an amazing record. Fav tracks: sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, with a little help from my friends, getting better, she’s leaving home, good morning good morning, and A day in the life
Grand extravagant opening that leads into Ringo's I have friends song? It's a banger but the entire marching band aesthetic the album is designed around is completely limited to one song and the album cover. Bordering on 3 honestly
9 keepers out of 13 (69%) 1 banger [A Day in the Life] (8%) 4 stars
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. For me it's close to a 5 but there were a couple songs on here that I didn't enjoy much.
I prefer revolver, Abbey road and rubber soul but this is good as well. A day in the life alone brings the album up by a point for me 4/5
Obviously a classic album that combines very creative new approaches to making albums with a solid set of classic rock songs.... and some clearly weaker tracks.
Iconic. Nuff said.
Classic for a reason but I just don't like the Beatles.
*I still prefer Revolver but this is a great album. *With a Little Help From My Friends is a great song but some of the songs on the B side get to be a bit of a slog with slower tempos
Rico disco, buenos temas y a day in the life es un temardo. Sape
Everything about this album; the concept, the arrangements, the artwork, it's cultural impact, makes it a classic... well, almost. There's a lot of bonafide great tracks, but I just don't connect enough with the bits of fluff on here to make it a 5 star masterpiece.
Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:✔️ 4.5
I listened to this album a few times prior to this growing up and more critically as part of a review club with some friends. I gave the album a 7.5 at the time noting that I thought it dragged on and that it wasn't particularly interesting. I mentioned that it wasn't an album I could see myself compelled to re-listen to. That last sentiment was true but I don't know if I agree with the other criticisms. Listening now I see why it was such a landmark album, it starts with a strong first 4 tracks that no doubt stood above the rest of the music landscape at the time. The positivity that this album is drenched in feels like a sick joke in the year 2026 but despite the dogshit dogass last 10 years, this album's joy manages to be infectious. Even songs that I might consider "filler" like "Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite!" manage to be sonically interesting enough to feed that little muscle in my ear that yearns for something novel. I think I'd adjust my rating to something closer to a light 8. I'm still, unfortunately, fogged by the fact that I didn't listen to this in the more limited soundscape of the time and many bands I grew up on were HUGELY inspired by this album. Final note - The ending track fucks, it's such a journey and while I'm usually a grump about tracks longer than 3 minutes, this one is well worth it.
Wow This is an extremely strong 4
The highs hit the heavens but there’s some filler here.
Hilarious that this came up right after Zappa’s We’re Only In It For The Money which had an album cover announcing the piss taking intention of the creator by way of piss taking this album cover. It is hard to hate on the Beatles when you listen to album aftwr album and end up singing along to half the tunes. So i tried listening to this and jusging as a whole album and in comatiaon to other Beatles albums in twanof whether is it five star, four star, etc. One if my favorite songs is on this, She’s leaving home. But overall i find the vaudeville stageshowy songs that seem to be every second or third song between the singalongs to be distracting and a bit annoying. They have form for this but Revovler, for example, doesnt play like this. Was also listening, as I do often to the bass/drums foundation of what is essentially a rock n roll band. I dont subscribe to Ringo being a bad drummer. He’s a limited drummer, but largely keeps it very simple which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But the bass and drums are too in synch on the beat, lack interplay. Either Ringo is a great bass player for a drummer or McCartney a great drummer for a bass player. Listening at that level, its a bit empty and all bells and whistles. That said, there is an undeniable brilliance in their hools and melodies. They knew how to write a hit. Overall, I get that they may have been breaking ground with the concept album and experimenting where others didnt on new ways of recording and new effects but for mine, for a five star album it should stand the test of time and i am not sure this quite reaches that height.
It's the Monkees! I mean the Beatles, and we're getting... Eastern?
Feel good au possible
mis hot cakes: no tendría el estatus que tiene si la portada no estuviera tan perra. la cara b es significativamente mejor que la a. está chafa que se le atribuya tanto la idea del disco concepto cuando el concepto literal es "somos otra banda xd"
Love the Beatles however this is not my favourite album. A few songs are too psychedelic for me. 4.0
Stg Pepper's lonely hearts club is a good song With a little help from my friends is also fun. Getting better is also really good. Potentially a 4 star album I did not enjoy within you without you Good album I understand the impact of the beattles now
Classic Beatles sound and some really catchy tunes. Not as notable as others both in popularity and enjoyment. I’d say not for everyone, but very in like the weird niche style that I enjoy.
Half these songs are crazy, half these songs are good. Loses a star for the animal noises
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was my very first favorite song. When I was in first grade, I started taking organ lessons, and I demanded this be the first thing I learn.
album gets you hyped up!
I knew quite a few of the songs on this album previously, having studied three of them in school. Fav song is ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.
Four stars. I think with a stronger middle section we would be up to 5 but I think it cools off during this section. I respect the idea of doing something different but I can't really do with Within You Without you... VERY GOOD, but just below 5.
I get why people (including Johs) were getting horny for this back in the day. Still, not my favourite band though I do enjoy it once in a while Highlights: well, the album is chock-full of bangers tbf, but to me it's gotta be She's Leaving Home and A Day in the Life If I have to be brutally honest, I am (and have always been) of the belief that Beatles have had their time in the sun and that their legacy is being kept alive artificially through anecdotes, personal (fading) memories, and of course their enormous impact on what once were - and what is no more. Today, it's good; back then, it was unbelievable, incredible and unlike anything seen before. I'm reviewing in the present day, I have almost no actual connection to the band, and therefore this is a decent: 3.8 Hey, that's still a 4 in my book. Just saw a review saying that this album is a great album in the same way Pac-Man was a great game. That kinda summarises it perfectly
Très cool! Les Beatles ça passe ou ça casse avec moi mais là j'ai trouvé la majorité des pistes plutôt chouettes
I have listened to this album multiple times, thinking, “why do other ppl say this is the Beatles best?” This question is still not entirely answered to me after this re-listen, which is okay. Yet, when Lucy in the Sky starts to play, I remember what it meant to listen to the Beatles for the first time. A good feeling. Getting Better sounds great too. Fuck, she’s leaving home’s strings are so elegant. Whole song is perfectly arranged and a true heartbreaker. Swapping to the B-side and immediately listening to within you without you must’ve been an unreal reaction. I don’t think I’ve exactly perceived this song, nor what George Harrison is trying to say, still it’s beautiful. I wanna love the next three songs that follow, but all I have a cheap compliments, they just aren’t it for me. A Day in the Life was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. It’s a bit of an epic. I love John’s haunting verses and aahs in the background. Royal Albert hall. I like how you can hear the count in the crescendo. Great album! There are better Beatles 😋
4/5 Favorite Song: Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite
This LP released when I was about 1.5 years old. I'm reflexively resistant to this album, not because I don't think it's good. I get the genius and innovation of it. And I don't think it sucks at all, obviously it's great. I grew up in the shadow of Boomer music so I kinda roll my eyes at Boomer classics, even though I enjoy a lot of them. 1st rendition I ever heard of Lucy In the Sky w/Diamonds was Elton John's, and that's the one I like. Also, I prefer Wings over the Beatles. Having said that, the tracks I like are Sgt. Pepper, w/A Little Help from My Friends, Getting Better, Fixing A Hole, Good Morning Good Morning, & A Day In the Life. My favorites are Good Morning & Fixing A Hole. I appreciate the innovation of the album.
The album I've been waiting on. A classic that I've just never heard, but knew was coming eventually. I have to say this album had a high bar for me to meet and boy did the Beatles leap over that bar with ease.
I liked
The girl with colitis goes by
A great classic and showcase of variety from such an iconic group. Not my favorite Beatles album but lots of great songs. Some weird, very experimental sections contrasting with nice melodic vocals and instrumentation.
Everything by the Beatles is great
Great instrumentation, exciting concept, stellar sound. I especially enjoyed some of the cool basslines. What is keeping it from being a true 5/5 in my eyes is the lack of outstanding singles. With a Little Help From My Friend and Lucy are classics, but they are nowhere near the Beatles' best work. Good listen nonetheless.
very fifty fifty on this one
Classic, not every song blew me away. Last track is the best.
Hmmm wonder what I had to say about this during my class, also first Beatles album of this at like 160 in. its fun, they earned the right to make silly songs about getting high, let me have it ya know. 4
I was struck by how much Within You Without You reminded me of Gorillaz’s Orange County motif. Not a connection I would have thought to make. Some of the sound effects are chaotic in a way I have come to associate with the later Beatles sounds. I can imagine parents of the time calling it a headache. It’s hard to rate a Beatles album, especially when it is such an iconic album. I haven’t ever listened to it all the way through but I found, as expected, that I knew a fair few.
This is definitely the most interesting Beatles album I've gotten so far. There were some interesting songs in there, like Lucy In The Sky which I already loved. The sound is interesting especially for 1967, and it sound so, so much better than their old stuff.
Kæmpe album som ændrer på albummet som format i sin helhed. Det er collage agtig med mange forskellige genre og hyldester til tidligere musikhistorie. Det har åbenbart også vundet priser fra sit albumcover som afspejler det. Det var noget med at man først spillede koncerter og indspillede plader efter af hvad jeg kan forstå? men det ændrede det her på. Det ændrede det hele med at albums ikke kun var samlinger af singler, men fortæller en gennemgående historie. Så jeg kan godt forstå det har stor historisk betydning som jeg værdsætter, men omvendt så værdsætter jeg det bare heller ikke helt nok
519/1089 - Jesus! That 15kHz tinnitus dog whistle after "A Day in the Life" absolutely destroyed my ears (not to mention the aleatoric horror strings). As cool and innovative as this album is, I'm not huge on a lot of the music on it. There are cool moments like the circus noises on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" and songs like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and stuff. Overall, Revolver is my favorite Beatles album.
Right, another Beatles. I normally just can't get into them, so let's try to find something here. Love the bass tone in With a Little Help from My Friends. And it is catchy which I like. Probably so far this is the most sonically cohesive Beatles album I've heard. There is definitely a style throughout - a folksy pop-rock filtered with a tinge of psychedelia. It's Getting Better is interesting - initially sounds like a positive message, but followed up with 'it couldnt be any worse'. Ooh, and a sitar/indian influence drops in there in It's Getting Better Comes out fully on Within You Without You Ha then onto When I'm Sixty-Four. Cheers Paul. It's like things built up to the full spiritual Indian nirvana, then we're back to mundanity with When I'm Sixty-Four Not much is standing out but it is overall more consistent and well-executed than other Beatles albums on this list. 2nd Sgt Pepper's song has a great rock sound. Love that intro, drums hit so cleanly and crisply, like a 90s track. A Day in the Life also sounds pretty modern - almost Oasis-like (yes I know Oasis copied the Beatles) Best track - Within You Without You, Good Morning, Sgt Peppers Reprise, A Day in the Life 4 - just squeaked a 4: cohesive but varied, interesting but with some accessible tunes and hooks. The first of five Beatles albums to get a 4 from me
Always a classic.
The concept doesn't last long. Probably for the best, loads of great songs on here. Imagine if they had left Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane on it! Oddly on this listen, the misses bug me more. Not my favourite Beatles, but up there! 4.5 rounded down Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes, 85/329 (25%) Will I get: Already have
Bangers galore!! One does forget their insane ability to write songs.
Paul McCartney takes 1 hit of acid and starts making circus music. We start with a few 10/10 hits (Sgt Pepper's, Help from My Friends, Lucy). Then, every other song surprised me with how much I disliked them. What is it about LSD that made them want to use so much tuba? And then, like magic, the album ends with Day in the Life, the best song they every wrote and one of the best songs of all time. 4 stars.
Hmmm ok beatle
I’m behind so I’m going to drunkenly review a bunch of albums #1. I like this album. It’s probably my favourite Beatles album. But have I ever listening to it with my friends? Has this ever been the soundtrack to good times? No. It’s edgy children’s music
I did enjoy the show with a little help from my friend, Lucy. Upbeat, lively and o liked how the songs had different melodies but somehow they all came together and made sense.
I do love Sgt. Pepper, but it’s not my favorite Beatles album by far and I’ve always felt it’s a little overrated in their catalog.
Fyrri helmingur helvíti sterkur, restin ágæt.
Great album but one too many McCartney Granny songs for my liking
Compared to the last Beatles album I listened to, this is much better. However, it still feels like something is missing, maybe in the mastering (as would make sense for a '67 album) or just the seamlessness in general. Overall, enjoyable listen, 4/5.
I mean it’s one of their best. But there are a few on here I don’t know about. I don’t know why Within you without you is placed where it is and why it’s even here. It doesn’t fit with the album at all. 🤷♂️. A day in the life is an excellent finisher tho.
Alright, aged a bit now
One of the better weirder ones upon reflection. Makes me think of my dad!
Classic!
Good
quite fun! i would listen to this again
not sure o got the hype
I've said before that I have never been a big fan of post Revolver Beatles. I attribute this to growing up listening to the red double album compilation which goes until 1966. Listening to Abbey Road didn't change my feelings on the Beatles post Revolver (even though I did enjoy that record) and Sgt. Pepper didn't change those feelings either. This is not to say I didn't enjoy this record, I did. It opens with three all timers and closes with one as well. The tracks in between don't detract from the rest of the album even when they get experimental. I just prefer earlier Beatles albums. If I was ranking the 4 Beatles albums I've heard so far this would be number 4 just below Abbey Road. But it was still a fun and enjoyable listen. 4/5
RATING: 8/10 HIGHLIGHT: She’s Leaving Home LOWLIGHT: For the Benefit of Mr Kite
The engineers are the true heroes of this album, listening in stereo is a treat. Paul has the weakest performance. Him being dead and replaced by a body double is a more interesting concept than whatever they were doing with a marching band.
I've never heard the album before, knew only a few songs. It was interesting to hear for sure, I liked most of it.
Obviously this is a very good album. It does happen to have many of the Beatles songs that I'm most tired of. The title track/reprise, "With A Little Help From My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "A Day in the Life", etc. Classic, but usually a skip for me. Then there's some stuff that's just fine. "She's Leaving Home", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", etc. "Getting Better" is an excellent song. "Fixing a Hole" is pretty solid too. I love "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Lovely Rita", and "Good Morning Good Morning" too. I guess I'm listening to the 2009 remaster and the production feels a little hollow to me. It's your classic Beatles production where you cannot listen to only one headphone and properly hear the song, of course. It just feels a little sparse/lacking to me at times. Overall a very good album, but definitely not one of my favorite Beatles albums.
Highlights: Day In The Life, Fixing A Hole, With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Getting Better and She’s Leaving Home. 4.5
Super fun listen, I've always wanted to go through a few Beatles albums considering how much I idolize them. I love the playful, almost jolly vibe that it has. I've always loved the album cover as well, for a world famous album it lives up to its name. Though it's acapella and leading lines are very "classically attractive" I find it a bit lacking in catchiness. Every time I finish a song it tends to leave my mind. I enjoy it, but I don't believe it to be perfect, or even as good as this critically acclaimed album is. I enjoy it, but not THAT much. I'd say it's a generous 4/5, if not a 3.5/5.
A really fun album with a variety of tracks.
AMAZING ALBUM. Some of the Beatles coolest / weirdest work. However some songs yk me are definitely lacking than others in the album. Although this album did change music forever, I would not say it’s the Beatles best work. Mad respect to this album. Would be a 4.8 if I could do .’s lol
I appreciate the Beatles and what they did for music more than I like their actual songs. But this is still good.
Listened on vinyl
Ah well, it’s a day in the life… So ostensibly I listened to this album in the womb. And then I remember debating the strengths and weaknesses of Sgt. Pepper’s vs. Abbey Road with a playmate when I was… five, six? Of course we were really just imitating our parents. But the thing is, how can you be objective about an album or band like that? Because when I AM objective, this album annoys me for the most part. And I don’t believe it’s particularly well composed. I don’t think any of the Beatles albums are. We just love them BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEATLES. But… well, they get a 4, I’m not musing about it anymore today… Boolean: yes, is it possible not to?
It's a colourful and experimental album that I really enjoyed. I'm hoping that by the end of this list I'll be a Beatles superfan but I'm not there yet. It's a very nice selection of tracks and I respect the direction they have gone in for this one. Favourites: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Getting Better Lovely Rita A Day in The Life
This album really shows how much The Beatles love India, but I feel like it doesn’t really hit the same heights as their other stuff. Like there are obviously a lot of really amazing songs on here, but it just doesn’t hit the same. It’s definitely still worth revisiting though, these guys were at the peak of their game around here. Favorites: With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
It's the Beatles
Ei lemppari Beatles albumi mutta onhan tämä mahtavaa musaa
Holy shit i didn't realise how many bangers are from this album. Literally sat vibing to the whole album and before i knew it it was over. Instant add to library. Relistened immediately. 4/5
La primera vez que escucho el album completo. Lo disfruté bastante
A bit like Pet Sounds this has always seemed like more a feat of studio trickery than a musical achievement. On its terms it's good, but the trickery is no longer very impressive leaving behind a relatively mediocre set of songs for their catalogue, with a couple of exceptions most notably A Day in the Life, which is obviously an all time great song. For a Beatles album this is three stars, but for an album on this list I'd give it four
Awesome kevertjes, toch beetje te veel van hetzelfde op den duur
My first beatles album, I liked it very much. Lucy in the sky, she's leaving home, good morning good morning, and now that I look back at it, Within you Without you stuck with me especially. But, God damn, this album is ALMOST 60 YEARS OLD
hopefully “oops I beat my wife, haha well I’m doing better now =)” will continue aging worse and worse with time
It's a great album. But it's mostly boring to me. The only true banger is Day in the Life. That song gets the whole album to a 4 because it's one of the best of all time in my personal opinion.
The famous songs are famous for a reason. The songs I managed to never hear in my first three decades of life are also never played for a reason. More sitar, please!!
Pretty good!
Honestly I know that a lot of people say that The Beatles are the best band to ever exist, but I don't really agree. I enjoy some of their music but I don't know if I respect all of it or respect the people really that much. I do enjoy the sitar a lot which I have found they include a lot in their albums, so this album is fun. There is also some interesting storytelling that I can appreciate.
Great album, don’t listen to the beatles much but this is a great one to start with.
Middle of the album kinda drags but A Day in the Life is maybe the best Beatles song
Ooooooh. Tricky. Very tricky. No arguments from me at all that it has a place on the list - it absolutely ticks all of those boxes. For my individual rating though, it's all a bit too incoherant for me. Some absolute genius level tracks - title track, Lucy - and some totally baffling dross - 64 etc. Compared to another of the "drugs really help you create a Top 10 for enternity album " for example - Rumours - there is not a weak track on that thing. Lots of umming-and-ahhhhing I think it has to be a 4 star. Cultural impact - 5, some tracks - 5, the other tracks - 2/3 at best.
I tend to dislike the "silly" or, I guess psychedelic, Beatles songs and this album has a few of those. But as a whole it did not overwhelm me with them and they fit nicely into the concept. A Day in the Life is so sublime and probably my favorite on here. But I also loved Fixing a Hole and When I'm Sixty Four. Lucy in the Sky and With a Little Help are classics of course as well. Long live Sgt. Pepper!
Definitely one the best Beatles albums, cool production and most songs here are pretty memorable
Often overlooked from my Beatles collection but listening to this end to end surprised me in a positive way. Some of it is out there, but at its core it’s still a really talented set of musicians. Faves are: “with a little help from my friends”, “getting better”, “when I’m 64”
хорошенький, но мне не сильно зашел самый прикольный трек — a day in the life
It starts off good, but sometime near the middle it goes down. I just can't get into the Beatles. Not hard enough to rock (expect the start), not experimental enough to prog, not pleasant enough to pop. On the other hand, I can see why someone would like it. I'm the same way about sushi and you cannot change me. A great album, nevertheless.
Solid, experimental, and thoroughly enjoyable listen
Yeah, it’s definite classic but it’s kinda worn out. That’s not fair to them, but I don’t just ready to listen to some other stuff. It’s great. It’s great. It’s five stars, but I’m giving it four
This has one of my favourite Beatles tracks but there's also some lows because I think what's nostalgic for them isn't nostalgic for me.
Rigitg godt som helhed, kunne have undværet When I'm 64, selv med throw-back til Ullas engelsktimer.
tremendos fits. Lucy in the sky with diamonds Getting better She’s leaving home Being for the benefit of Mr K When I’m sixty four Lovely Rita
It's very good, but somehow overrated anyways, because this is NOT the best album ever made. Still quite good though.
It opens with the lively intro track, with lots of guitars and rousing instrumentation. Perfect way to begin such a bold record, then seamlessly transitions into "with a little help from my friends" which is one of my favorite Ringo songs. It's a lovely piano led tune with extremely singable lyrics, just makes you feel good once you listen. Right after this is the trippy "lucy in the sky", a psychedelic song about... well you would think LSD since the lyrics are very abstract and trippy, but Lennon denied the connection thoroughly. A fun song overall. "It gets better" follows this one, much in the vein of the former track this is a jaunty tune with a feel good message and catchy chorus. I personally couldn't help but scoff at the lyric about beating his wife, but trying to get better and learning to not to it anymore.. considering Lennon's domestic abuse habits.. A little down the tracklist you get "she's leaving home" which is honestly a pretty emotional track about a young girl running away. It's short, but the instrumentation and delivery are wonderful and worth noting. "Benefit of mr kite" is an odd tune about a circus act, and thematically the instrumental is very zany and circusy as well. It's mixed a bit oddly however and kinda makes the tune a bit mushy. Another good example of this is with the song "good morning" as well. "Within you without you" is another Sitar led song, much like the one from Revolver. This tune is more serene and drug induced than the previous track, though still just as interesting to listen to. You've got a couple more cute songs, "when I'm 64" ponders about life as an old person, "lovely rita" is a fun love song about a meter maid. The album closes with a reprise of the intro-track, which leads right into the wonderful "day in a life". A masterful tune that paints such vivid imagery and atmosphere with it's music. The Beatles have made it very clear that they were a force to be reckoned with on Revolver, and here with Sgt. Pepper, they bolster that reputation with a record that knows how to have fun and take risks. A few production duds here and there in the tracklist keep this record from beating revolver, just marginally so. I would still recommend this record to anyone looking for a wholeheartedly fun record to listen to.
For a Beatles album it's surprisingly listenable, and it's saying a lot, since I genuinely despise the Beatles.
With a Little Help From My Friends, Getting Better, When I'm Sixty Four stood out. Couple songs away from a 5. 4.5/5
Ehkä kovin albumin avaus ikinä; huikea NIMIraita ja luulot pois heti kärkeen. Hyvällä tavalla röyhkeä albumin avaus. Liuta myös muita erinomaisia raitoja kuten A day in the life, Getting better ja She’s leaving home. Ihan lopussa tunnelma vähän lässähtää erityisesti biiseissä Within you without you ja Lovely Rita. Kokonaisuutena kuitenkin erinomainen Beatles-albumi. Miksaus ja tuotanto erinomaista, nautinto kuunnella kuulokkeilla, paljon nyansseja ja dynamiikkaa. Oletan, että pieteetillä ja älyttömillä resursseilla tehty albumi. Rumpalina täytyy ihailla Ringon soittoa läpi koko albumin. Vahva 4/5
Ska innrømme at dette albumet var litt gøy! Jeg liker det, på tross av at jeg synes Beatles er oppskrytt
Haven't listened to this for a while. Fun album.
A day in the life, er min fav Beatles. Ellers er det noen dødpunkter som gjør at de ikke når helt opp.
Har aldri vært en av mine favoritter, og jeg faller ikke for gimmicken denne gangen heller. For mye av Pauls granny music, og ingen av de andre låtene sitter helt som de skal - bortsett fra A Day in the Life, så klart.
Let me get two things out of the way - it's not a perfect album and it's not my favorite Beatles album. That being said, it still blows me away and puzzles me how they were able to make something so maximalist at the time that they did. This album sounds so vast, with incredible arrangements all over this thing. Straight from the intro title track it drags you into an adventure. It's such an epic intro that sets up the concept perfectly. It's incredibly well orchestrated and super ambitious too. I love the way it transitions into With a Little Help from my Friends, which I think is my fav Beatles song. It's just so wholesome, has a beautiful chorus and I just love that they let Ringo sing it. Sgt Pepper's is in general their best written album - one when they actually put in the effort to write at least a bit conceptually and it shows. Songs like Fixing a Hole, She's Leaving Home and When I'm Sixty Four touch on some pretty universal topics and are very well written. She's Leaving Home especially, and I love the elegantly gorgeous layers of instrumentation on that song. The record also contains some of their most experimental songs like Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds or the epic closer A Day in the Life, which in many ways feels like their ultimate song. My issue comes from some of the deeper cuts, especially Good Morning Good Morning which is honestly a bit grating. I feel similarly about The Benefit of Mr Kite, which feels more like a song for a musical than a proper Beatles song. Within You Without You on the other hand kinda feels like a George Harrison deep cut from one of his later works with the influences from the hindu culture but sticks out like a sore thumb on this album. Those weaker moments prevent it from being a top Beatles album from me, but dont change the fact that it's massively influential, crazy ahead of its time and very very good.
A really good concept album! Classic for a reason
Lowkey revolutionary.
One of the more experimental albums by the Beatles. They have a few really great, memorable tracks but some of them are very much out there. I do appreciate what they're doing here but not every track resonates with me.
4/5 Album
Haven't listened to The Beatles in a hot minute, but overall this album still holds up as 60s psychedelic classic. Losing my mind though at the John Lennon wife-beating lyric on "Getting Better". 8/10.
8/10
Interesting album by a unknown band
Decent 4,5
Great stuff. 4.3/5.
C'est très très bon mais c'est pas un top album pour moi
There's Waldo.
The best album of all time, per the 20th-century canon. This is an outstanding album indeed, but it is not a perfect record. Listening to it nearly 60 years after its original release date may decrease its societal impact, but the first commandment for a great album is to stand the test of time. And, sadly, it does not surpass it entirely.
Obviously a well played familiar classic. Still holds up fantastically well
Props to the fifth Beatle George Martin for the production on this one. Very innovative for the time and still sounds fantastic today.
simplemente los beatles, catedra de musica
Amazing album but not their best. Some favorite songs and definitely some interesting tracks. Loved When I'm Sixty-Four.
No están tan mal los beatles
Hard for me to deny even with the cheesiness. It's quite a body of work.
I am not typically a Beatles fan, but this is my favorite album of theirs. It's just so goofy and fun. Handful of great songs on here that have always been a favorite. I like when they got weird with it. I like the more orchestral, random instrumental vibes.
4.6/5
Some memorable songs for sure but then they drop in silly ones and I just want to move on…
What I think is the 2nd best Beatles album behind Abbey Road.
Definitely a 5 star start to the album, back half struggles a bit
Lo conozco. Amo a los Beatles. Este disco es muy teatral. Lleno de clásicos pero también tiene su historia. Desde lo visual, cuenta un momento de ellos como banda. Tan jóvenes y tan avanzados. Ya muy lejos de lo que los inició. Mi favorita: Fixing a Hole.
Didn't really hit me like other Beatles albums did. Still a 4 star tho.
Pues tiene un ritmo lento y relajate, no es mucho de mi estilo pero si me gustó, la verdad es buena música
It's an interesting album, but in my opinion there is nothing really noteworthy. I do like it better than my previous Beatles album, Rubber soul.
Sgt. Pepper doesn’t really have a dud track - or atleast not one I noticed. Whilst I have favourite Beatles tracks that don’t appear here, I think this is possibly their most complete and well rounded album. Great stuff.
It seems weird that this used to top so many polls of the greatest album of all time when it's definitely not their best. Maybe you had to be there when it was first released to get the impact.
Honestly I find the Beatles difficult. I don't know if its just my aversion to things that are overly praised or popular, or if they are just a bit too of their time (although I like lots of 60s stuff). I have to give this album credit though. Its hard not to like it just a little bit.
Toll catchy
Bonàs vibras
What a band, what an album. Would be a 5/5 if not for within you without you.
Good album, love Rubber Soul more.
I like the white album better but this is still decent
En general me gustó bastante. Ya había escuchado este álbum hace tiempo, pero no le había prestado la atención que merecía. Como conclusión, no es de mis discos favoritos de los Beatles, pero tiene temas que realmente te ponen la piel de gallina, como cuando empieza “A Day in the Life”, o canciones con un ritmo y una letra súper pegadizos como “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. A lo largo de la escucha se nota un estilo muy marcado en casi todas las canciones, y eso me gustó mucho. Aunque, por momentos, también hace que varios temas suenen algo parecidos entre sí, lo que termina haciendo que algunos destaquen más, sobre todo los que arrancan con un ritmo diferente. En general, le doy un 8/10.
such a classic, i think its my dads favorite (?) Beatles album and that makes sense to me
Very good album, but the melodies are inconsistent. Revolver and Abbey Road are better in that regard. Sgt Pepper's reputation rests heavily on production innovation: Martin's orchestration, the tape loops, the varispeed vocals, the layered arrangements on tracks like "A Day in the Life" and "Lucy in the Sky." A lot of the album's canonical status comes from "this had never been done in a studio before" rather than "these are incredible songs on their own." If you strip the production, some tracks hold up fine as songs ("A Day in the Life," "With a Little Help from My Friends"), but others ("Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," "Within You Without You") are much weaker as bare melodies and lean almost entirely on the studio treatment to be interesting. Great album, and innovation counts for something, but I listen to music because I enjoy the music, and half this album is more interesting to think about than it is to actually hear. The Beatles have better albums.
Track one - 7/10 Track two - 8/10 Track three - 7.5/10 Track four - 5/10 Track Five - 9/10 Track Six - 10/10 Track Seven - 7.5/10 Track Eight - 4/10 Track Nine - 6/10 Track Ten - 7/10 Track Eleven - 5/10 Track Twelve - 7/10 Track Thirteen - 9/10 overall - 8/10 **wanted to give a detailed explanation, but its 1;30am lol**
At this time I’m not feeling Sgt Peppers as much as I used to. I think it’s too theatrical/goofy for me at times. As a whole it’s obviously an impressive accomplishment but I’m not reaching for this over Abbey Road or Revolver right now. A Day in the Life is still an all time fave.
I’m still not a huge Beatles fan, but this is one of their albums that I prefer slightly more. It sits somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me, but giving it 3 feels too low when an album was this influential.
I didn’t have time to listen to this yesterday but I had listened to it a couple months ago and i guess this feels like a good score for it
Obviously amazing.
The essence of the time, every bit as weird as it is rad
es como un esponteneo worship en la india, en medio de la calle.
Yeah really good, a bit whimsical in places but better than the White Album, not as good as Abbey Road.
amazing
Tough one, I'm not a massive Beatles person. I don't hate it, and really like some of their stuff. This is not my favorite of their albums, despite it's undeniable groundbreaking sound and form. It starts and finishes so strong, but I just can't get into the meat of the album. Everything between "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and the title track reprise is just a little goofy. Some Beatle's music is timeless, but a lot of this isn't It's an album that one should listen to before dying, probably multiple times, but not my favorite. I've probably heard it enough by now. I can just listen to the good songs from now on. 4 stars, too much filler for me, as wild an argument as that is.
Reminds me of "Under Covers - Frank Popp Ensemble" featuring a song by whitey.
Otro clásico de la música a la bolsa, Sgt. Pepper's siempre es nombrado como uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia, sino es nombrado como el mejor, y se nota la influencia e importancia que tuvo para su época, pero a pesar de eso no me logró sorprender tanto como esperaba, y supongo que es porque ya sabía que se vende mucho humo con este álbum, y no es por desmerecerlo, la gran mayoría de los temas son muy buenos y otros son increíbles (A day in the life), pero al dejar el concepto inicial de lado y quedarse corto en lo innovador teniendo a obras mucho más experimentales incluso en el mismo año (la velvet) creo que la calificación de muy bueno le queda pintado.
Really debated between a 3 or 4 here, but will go with a 4 due to it's historical significance and impact to music. It's a good album with a bunch of good songs, a nice variety and a cohesive concept. But its not my favourite Beatles project and there's some meh tracks along the way.
A bit short but a wonderful album
The Beatles just had the sauce. Extremely well written songs, and very progressive and experimental for its time. I love this album, though it does sound dated. There’s been nearly 60 years of evolution in the rock and roll genre, so it’s not the album’s fault.
Very good, but It didn't have Eleanor Rigby, we all live in a yellow submarine, or some other classics. definitely loved the album and they're the beatles for a reason. But I can't give it a 5.
It's one of the most beloved Beatles albums. And I think its reputation is deserved. Does it hold up as strongly in 2026, after so many decades of music influenced by it? Maybe not. I didn't grow up with the Beatles. And despite buying the iTunes complete collection when it came out, the Beatles never really made it into my regular rotation. But damn, compared to the rest of the 60s albums I’ve listened to, this must have been a revelation! And it’s still extremely listenable today! I can’t ignore that. 8/10 Most Excellent (As an aside, it’s funny to watch the consistency in the arguments about the Beatles on the Internet. The same fight between the folks who claim “The Beatles are sacred! All their songs must be 10/10!” and those who say they’re overrated, happens here and over on Radio Paradise. Some things never change!)
This is my 3rd favourite Beatles album, there’s much of it I love, some though I really don’t, but. Great album never the less.
Abbey road better
bardziej zywe, za radosne, po polowie srednie piosenki, niektore byly ok
Fun listen, felt like it flew by! I've heard a lot of weird music in this giant albums collection, and this one sometimes falls under the category of "silly" weird if that makes sense. I'd be curious to go through this another few times and pick apart what's going on from track to track; it's difficult to pin that down in a first listen. This was a pleasant experience!
Really cool to listen to the full album, there were so many songs I hadn’t heard before. Some kinda weird ones but even those sounded pretty good
4 1/2 Stars: All these years I thought this was a kooky mish-mash of sounds and noises, and to my surprise actually sitting down to listen to Sgt. Pepper's it's a pretty standard record with great hits and lyrics and fun and the shifting music types isn't as jarring as I was expecting. Another hit record for one of the greats!
One of my favorite Beatles albums but not quite a 5 for me. Couple songs get a little too weird and are misses. Fave songs: LSD, she’s leaving home, a day in the life
Classic.
Biitlid jõudsid natuke seeni võtta ja india kultuuri kogeda. Tulemuseks plaat, kus on küll häid lugusid peal ja 3-5 väga tugevat pala, aga vahepeal on album pigem taustamuusika. 1967. a kohta ikka vägev muusika. 3.8/5
nothing is left unsaid about this album. though i could say i used to love and praise this album way more when i wasn't listening to much music in general.
It's impossible to separate this album from its historical importance; however, historical importance is not something I generally think about when judging whether or not an album is enjoyable to listen to. So, I take this exactly as I would any other album, at face value. The next thing I have to say is that although I love the Beatles and many of their songs, I'm not sure any of their albums would be in my top 100. Although I've never broken it down to "John" songs and "Paul" songs (and George songs and Ringo songs), I suspect it's because I don't like the unabashedly poppy songwriting of Paul McCartney (although he is a great player). I don't take any joy in pitting the members against each other; after all, it takes all four to make the final product and they all ostensibly agreed as to what the band's output would sound like. But it must be said. Now, with all of that out of the way, the album. I don't normally go song by song, but— in my opinion, the following songs are good but nothing special: Getting Better, Fixing a Hole, She's Leaving Home, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, and Lovely Rita. The rest of the songs are all great (good job, lads) and Within You Without You is easily my favorite track on the album. Cheers and good night.
8.0/10 Some classic Beatles tunes on this one
Some seminal albums just don’t pass the test of time and stay relevant - this is not one of those albums. Still fresh and enjoyable.
Might be the most British sounding album I have ever listened to. Enjoying it a lot tho, its fun and weird and Im here for it. If I were to smoke weed and/or do shrooms I would do it while listening to this album. 8.5/10
I'm not usually massive fan of Beatles albums, but this was OK. Lots of stuff I knew, not too long, not too odd, and not too much filler. I guess that it's my favourite Beatles album from this project so far.
Better x
It has some great moments (a day in the life is magnificent). However, there are some songs which are just a bit basic (a little help, when I’m 64), which no amount of clever production and harmony can cover. It feels like a bit of a regression after Revolver.
Helpful to have listened to this relatively soon after Revolver. There are some excellent moments on this too (‘she’s leaving home’ and ‘within you, without you’ stood out for me this listen) but also some slightlier twee numbers that killed the mood a little for me. Still, must have been hugely ambitious at the time and crams a lot in over its 40 minute span.
pretty catchy, but not my favorite Beatles album
Funny how time changes perception. I used to agree that this was one of the most creative and groundbreaking albums of all time, and that made it a masterpiece. Now I'm not so sure about the masterpiece part, although it remains incredibly original and genre-breaking. Listening to the Beatles' whole catalog straight through, it's obvious that they became better and better songwriters. At the same time, their albums become less and less coherent products of a band, and more collections of songs by individuals working independently. Sgt Pepper is the album where the coherent band starts to come apart. Lots of good and original songs, but as an album it's kind of broad and random. Good on the Beatles for doing whatever they wanted, but they don't effectively tie it together, the whole Sgt Pepper conceit notwithstanding.
Entretenido y tiene ritmos diferente, fui con pocas expectativas y me sorprendió.
It may not be my absolute Beatles favorite but its close
Underbart underligt.
fakta: alla beatleshaters älskar det här albumet
Yeah yeah we get it they’re good I guess
Weirdly good
I can see how this is a classic. LUCY IN THE SKYYY WITH DIAMONDSSS!
Can’t believe how many people think this is the best Beatles album. Too much novelty shit like When I’m 64 and Good Morning Good Morning. Does however say a lot for The Beatles that this is only their 5th best album and it still scores a 4/5
vintage vibes, makes anybody move, good mood, harmonies oml
Surprisingly captivated! Listened at work so a little choppy. The critiques from lower reviews I've read seem valid, but it was incredible to listen and understand how directly this album influenced music for decades come. Very fun, doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. Favorite Song: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
6/10: Buen descubrimiento para entrar en el mundo de Los Beatles y seguir investigando
Phenomenal. i rlly like these songs, especially day in the life.
Super album des Beatles, pas mon préféré cependant. Tout au long de l'album, nous passons d'ambiance à ambiance différentes. Les sonorités indiennes des morceaux fonctionnent très bien avec le style "Beatles". Album très sympathique. Note : 4 À réécouter : Oui
Love the eclecticism; interesting lyrics spanning a variety of topics
solid and fun listen for the first time digging into the beatles. i really liked a day in the life, she's leaving home, and lucy in the sky with diamonds (fave).
This was the first full album that I’ve listened to by the Beatles, and it did not disappoint. It’s smooth, relaxing yet enrapturing melodies created a series of really nice songs. This isn’t really my favorite genre, which is probably why I still didn’t like it as much as most, but even I really liked this album.
It's rare that an album makes me change my score on a different album, but I think I might go back and give Rubber Soul a 5 star rating after this. I was sort of saving the 5 star for this album, but frankly this is a perfectly solid, mid to high 4. Some great tracks, some mediocre tracks, a decent concept, but not much that blew me away. Favorite Track: A Day in the Life
8/10
undeniable
it's always a fun listen.
Love the sound design exploration on Beatles albums, even to this day things still surprise me Favorite song: A Day In The Life
7/10
Ne vsm zakaj beatle res niso ful zame ampak ta mi ne bil dost vsec
Not much to say about this that hasn't already been said. "She Is Leaving" is the only blemish on it for me. Cloying and maudlin and really out of place on this album.
I mean, its the Beatles, what more is there to say?
It was a little all over the place, but it was nice. I liked the story behind the album.
Great album overall. It has some classics that everyone knows: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and With A Little Help From My Friends. Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds and A Day In The Life are two of my favorite Beatles songs. Within You Without You is the only dud on the album in my opinion.
This is, objectively, such a weird fucking album. I say this with love, as a fan of the Beatles. I’m a huge fan of bands making whatever the hell they want, and I think this is probably one of the first instances of a band taking true creative and artistic freedom and running with it. As an album it does feel rather disjointed, and I freely admit it’s not my favourite Beatles record, but there are a number of really fantastic songs in this one. I don’t remember the last time I actually sat down and listened to this record start to finish, and I’m glad I did it again, but I don’t think I will be doing it again anytime soon. It’s just hard to beat albums like Rubber Soul and Help! when I want a Beatles fix. 4*
This is the first time I’ve listened to this album in full in a long time and I have to admit, for the way my opinion on the Beatles has largely soured in the past ~10-15 years, there is more to like in this album than I expected to find. To start with the negative: for its reputation as a groundbreaking album that crystallized the height of psychedelia in the anglosphere and is sometimes described as proto-progressive, there are a lot of songs that have an ultimately really boring 60s pop-rock structure. “With A Little Help From My Friends”, “Getting Better”, and “When I’m Sixty-Four” are the most obvious offenders. The chorus of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” falls in this category as well. Also John Lennon’s line about how he “used to be” “cruel” to his woman… 😒🤨 That being said there are several songs that are interesting, enjoyable, and when considered in the context of 1967, pretty novel I guess. “She’s Leaving Home”, “Within You Without You”, and “A Day In the Life” are the highlights of the album. The remainder of the tracks are alright. The production is clearly influenced by albums like ‘Freak Out!’ and ‘Pet Sounds’, which were both released just the year before. So while I don’t think this album was necessarily breaking new ground for the entire music world, it was definitely doing some new things for the Beatles, and I suppose it’s pretty bold to make such a radical departure from your image when you’re that popular and pursue something more experimental simply because that’s what you want to do artistically. This is definitely a top 5 Beatles album, but not a top 3.
I know, I know, the greatest album of all time. But I don't have the historical context of how groundbreaking it was. Still great obviously
So many memorable cuts and also so much silliness. Iconic.
Such a strong start with the first 4 songs being absolute classics. It then falls off a cliff from tracks 5 - 12 with "Day in the life" saving the album. 3.6 rounded up to a 4.
soargent peppers loanlee hart club band
good shit
album cover insane so gotta give them that I am collecting these beatle or beatle adjacent albums like infinity stones. I feel like this website feels my neutrality to them and wants to prove me wrong. Its not gonna work.
以前聞いたときにはそんなに好みじゃなかったけど、今回聞き直したら結構良いなと思った。 最初聞いたときはコンセプトアルバムという前情報をもとに聴いたからピンとこなかったけど、単純に良い曲が並んでる普通のアルバムとして聴いたら体に馴染んだ。
Good but doesn't live up to it's into
Just resonates with me, maybe the beatles just work better on acid
The OG album to listen to while high. Can definitely hear the influences it had on later psych music in some parts of it still. Billy Shear was Pauls replacement right?
What can you say about this record that hasn't already been said? It's got color and personality, it's overflowing with melody and inventive harmonies, and it stands head and shoulders above the crowd of psychedelic wannabes from the late 60's. The bizarro mix that pushes the vocals into one channel or the other can be forgiven (given the technical constraints at time) but one glaring thing cannot: the stinker called "Within You Without You" that sits smack dab in the middle of this album. It doesn't hold a candle to the other tracks on the record, it doesn't fit in with tone of the album and George Harrison was certainly capable of so much better.
I did enjoy the show! It did drag just a bit in the middle
Beatles good
A little more than 20% into this list and I have had a good amount of albums from the Beatles and their former members. 1 Lennon album, the sole George Harrison record, both McCartney records (w & wo Wings), and now my second Beatles album, which I believe puts me exactly halfway through the combined catalogs on this list. This is definitely an excellent album, especially when you see how far they grew as artists vs. their first record included (With The Beatles). That said, though it is critically revered, it doesn't quite reach the levels of George Harrison's All Things Must Pass album for me. There's a lot of great tracks on here, no doubt. The Title track, With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and my personal favorite A Day in the Life all are tremendous songs, going a long way towards showing how much more sophisticated their sound became as a band. There are multiple layers to all of these songs, tempo and key changes, etc. Really demonstrates how good a set of songwriters they were as well. 30m+ people can't be wrong, of course. Still, there are points on this album which aren't close to the highs of some of the rest of it. Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Lovely Rita, and Fixing A Hole being chief among the songs which aren't that great. In the end, while great, this doesn’t sum up to an amazing 5-star album for me. Still, it’s very good and a worthy inclusion.
This was great, I had heard this a while back but I appreciated it a lot more this time around. I like the idea of a fictional band where they feel they can experiment more. I liked the topics they covered lyrically, and I thought the themes of loneliness and escapism were explored really creatively. The emotional core hit surprisingly hard on this album with songs like She’s Leaving Home and A Day In The Life. Especially A Day In The Life, which is such an interesting song, with the way it pits John and Paul’s worldviews against each other. Beyond all that the music is just really fun and creative and is a great quick listen. Loved this.
So much has been said about this. Obviously the praise is deserved and it's influence undoubteable. But you could also make an argument that 'A Day in the Life' is the only truly great song on here. If I'm putting a Beatles album on, it's almost never this one.
Impossible to listen with fresh ears
Dette er fortsatt ikke noe for meg. Ikke funnet en Beatles-låt jeg liker ordentlig godt ennå, utenom Helter Skelter kanskje. Men anerkjenner at flere av disse låtene funka fjell på 60-tallet. Det er det som trekker det opp!
Started off really strong but after song 5 it kind of trails off down hill quickly. I feel as though this was a result of drugs and a product for drugs. The first half has so many hits it's hard not to rate this fairly high. 3.7 outta 5
I had a good time, but realised I just enjoy quite some other Beatles albums better than this one
Great album, much more electric than I expected. I want to relisten to it, and go over more of their discography. 4,4/5.
I love The Beatles, I have several albums but not this one. As a matter of fact I had never listened to this one, just heard several songs from the album. Anything from The Beatles is great.
I didn’t want to like it because I think the Beatles are so absurdly overrated but I can’t deny that this is a genuinely good album. Good songs and fun music throughout.
A Classic, so good.
7/10
I mean it’s the beatles…
the start and end of this album is so fun, like a real show. the animals in good morning good morning!! + love the song titles and has an incredible album cover -favourite tracks: WHEN I’M SIXTY FOUR and SHE’S LEAVING HOME and A DAY IN THE LIFE
8/10 Favourite: Lucy in the Sky wth Diamonds Least Favourite: Good Morning Good Morning
Listened in the morning. Then I watched the full animated dvd film in the evening. They saved pepper land from the blue meanies and Glove 🧤 And they did it with music and love, and the word yes instead of no. Hurray!
I love Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds :)) Realized I've never actually listened to this all the way through. Fun and dreamy and psychedelic.
Really fantastic album!!! 4.5
Sehr angenehm zum anhören. Das letzte Lies hat für mich zu viele und abrupte switches
Obviously a legendary album, peak of the counterculture and lyrically potent in its own right. Lacking in a bit of meat - I do find that the middle of the album is largely filler and nothing comes close to A Day in the Life, debatably one of the most influential and critical songs of all time. Favourite Tracks: With a Little Help from my friends, Fixing a Hole, Mr. Kite, Day in the Life I can do without the others, and that includes Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, which is actually my least favourite on the album. Still, it flows really nicely and of course the highs are stratospheric.
As an album experience, wonderful. It's my understanding this is one of the first 'concept' albums and is reputable for changing how music records could be experienced. There were a lot of times I rewinded to hear parts of a song again, it's charismatic and emotional and wonderfully arranged with the wide variety of orchestration and genres it takes on. A Day in the Life is the perfect album closer.
Favourite(s): She’s leaving Home, Being for the benefit of mr kite!, A day in the life Least favourite(s): Within you without you
Ouvi esse álbum no dia 26 de dezembro de 2025, uma sexta-feira. Me transportou diretamente para a minha infância. Ai os meus 14 anos, quando eu ouvia The Beatles e falava que não era como as outras meninas!!!! Mas esse álbum é o meu favorito deles, todas as músicas são muito boas.
Very good. Low expectations. Ht really enjoyed it
The difference some drugs make
Fair enough Beatles, you were pretty good
Finally, the Beatles have been introduced to psychadelics
dobar, lagan, znala sam dosta pisama od prije zbog musapstanskih koncerata (tnx perincici <3); al nije neki bas moj zvuk i dalje, ne virujen da cu postat beatles girllll
they reached their full level of whismy with this album favorite tracks: lucy in the sky with diamonds with a little help from my friends when i’m sixty-four a day in the life
Ah yes, the famous record, often regarded by various outlets as one of the greatest- if not the greatest album of all time. This I never understood, it's got variety sure. Has one of the great album closers. One of the earliest concept albums too, but for me it's too uneven to be anywhere near a "perfect" album.
Love this album
4 stars only because it’s not in my personal top3 beatles albums - would be an obvious 5 from any other artist.
I will grow to love this one
Not my favorite Beatles album, but still great in parts.
Expected to like it more than I did. Obviously was groundbreaking at the time, but didn't find it as good as some of the other albums from that era.
Obviously. A classic
Classic album
Obsessed with their creativity - the classics are obviously wonderful but also Within You Without You???
different than other songs i’ve heard by the beatles. more fun and obviously this album was known for being recorded and written on hallucinogenics.
8/10
Way wierder than i remembered. Has classics though.
Another strong release from The Beatles. There’s a lot of creativity on display, with several truly classic tracks. My least favourite is probably Within You Without You — not a bad song by any means, but it does come across as a bit pretentious and drags on longer than it needs to.
I can't believe this is the first Beatles' album I listen to, it's quite shameful. I liked it very much, I loved the intro song. I do think I got bored at one point though.
Once it was this, now its still revolver I think, or pet sounds for the try-hards. This one really does work as a concept, though I can't see how the sitar one or numerous others actually fit, the listening experience certainly does. I probably would only listen to some of these songs in this context though...
When I was young, I didn't care for this album when it first came out as it was so different than what I was used to from the Beatles. As I'm older now, there are several songs which I can appreciate. Best song: "When I'm 64" and worst song: "Within You, Without You" as those sitars were making my back teeth ache.
I love Sgt Peppers, but I will admit it can be a bit overrated. Like so many good songs like Lucy in the Sky and a day in the life, but also just a bunch of skips like good morning and when I’m 64 A good album, a great album, but not their best
Everything was great with the exception of Getting Better! Didn’t love the lyrics, and think Lennon should’ve kept some of that to himself.