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SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

The Beatles

 

Proto-Prog

4.36 | 1218 ratings

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Seyo
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3 stars What else can be said about one of the most praised albums of all time? It surely has its place in the rock (and not only rock) history and is definitely a must listen if you wish to understand what was happening in those old times back in 1960s and how come that a fairly simple, beat music like rock'n'roll started to "progress".

Alas, my personal feeling tells me that much of its merit was over-estimated and that the press needed to point at one moment, at one album in history to tell "this is it - it all started here!" No, for me it started a bit earlier, with Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde", BEACH BOYS' "Pet Sounds", THE BYRDS' "Fifth Dimension", THE KINKS' "Face to Face", or even with their own THE BEATLES' "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver"! Apart from definite masterpieces like "Day In The Life", "Fixing a Hole", "She is Leaving Home" and "LSD", other songs are nothing more than a catchy hodge-podge of then quite new technological experimentation in the studio. Most of them are more interesting because of the "special effects" employed in their structure, than because they are really good songs.

Nevertheless, this album have grown to almost mythical proportions and in order to de- mythologize it, one should give it a careful listen. This is especially important for younger proggers who may find some interesting details to dig out. I have already done my investigation and the result is fairly dissapointing.

Seyo | 3/5 |

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