Hate to say this, but I feel Sgt. Pepper was crap. Yeah, it sounds nice,I strongly object to this. This is not meant to be offensive (or boring), and if it is I apologize. I just would like some time to defend the beatles bacause apart from GG they are my favourite artists
but when you get down to it, the sounds used on the record were nice, but
not original,
I have spent most of my life listening to the beatles
and I must say that the beatles
were anything else but "not original". Just think of
the use of the animal sounds between
"reprise" and "a day in the life" or other gimmicks like
recording a guitar solo backwards. Gimmicks allright, but they were not
trained musicans, they didn'd knew what they were doing and therefore had
a lot more freedom to do what they wanted..
The beatles, like GG, used the studio as an instrument.
Even today you won't find that many
musicians who consider their studios as "instruments".
Good music doesn't nesseceraly has something to
with originality. I know this sounds corny, but I reckon
that it is about having talent, heart and soul. And about
having a good time. And a bit of magic, too
and the lyrics were quite inane and somewhat vapid.Well, maybe, but on the other hand a track like "when I'm 64" is not about the joys of being old.
Heck,if you look hard enough, you'll see that the beatles themselves weren'tNah. Maybe it wasn't their best but it's one of their best-sellers. And it's Macca's favourite beatles album
really all that up on saying it was there best, and in fact, Paul said in
1987 that it was one of their worst-selling records, compared to others
I think that because of their "greatness", no matter what they did wouldAgain, no offence intended, but I find this comment rather hilarious. The Stones did "not" do the same
have been heralded as "great." Look at the Rolling Stones, who did
basically the same thing, at around the same time, and who sounded similar
in style (if not in sound quality)...they were ripped apart in the press!
and had the press been kind to the Beach Boys, then you would be sayingPet Sounds is a very, very, very good record. It took me a long time to understand it. Unfortunelty Brian Wilson has't done anything of interest since then. Macca claims that this is one of his favourite albums and I agree with him
this about Pet Sounds, which, to be honest, blows Sgt. Pepper out of the
water...compare the two, and you'll see. They have the
brass/strings/orchestra, like the beatles, but the beatles could never
come close to their harmonies.
All we are saying is give Pet Sounds a Chance!Yep. And if anyone is interested: Capitol Records has released a brilliant box set called "Pet Sounds Sessions"
Joseph
The defense has closed. Now back to the regular programme........
Pat