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SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

The Beatles

 

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Conor Fynes
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5 stars 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - The Beatles (9/10)

The Beatles are known as both great innovators and songwriters. In their most critically acclaimed release, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' the Beatles show that they are certainly capable of defending the credibility of being considered one of the best and the most popular band of all time.

More so than any other Beatles album, this is intended to be a single piece of cohesive music. This album is famous for it's perfect flow and album structure.

From the introduction of the vaudevillian theme onwards (which ties in with the 'Yellow Submarine' movie) the album is a powerhouse of songwriting craft. While the Beatles are not (and should never be) renowned for their incredible musicianship, nothing sounds out of place, concerning the technical aspects of the music.

While each of the songs have their respective strengths and weaknesses (even an essential album is not without it's minor blemishes) the work is best to be observed as a whole. However, for the hell of it, the best song is definately 'A Day In The Life.' The lyrics revolve around the most mundane of things, and somehow manage to transmute it into some damn epic material.

For a 1967 album, this was far, far ahead of it's time. One of the true essential albums in all of rock music, this is an album every human being should own, regardless.

Conor Fynes | 5/5 |

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