SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

The Beatles

Proto-Prog

4.36 | 1224 ratings

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ttaylor102003

As far as regular albums go, this is a masterpiece, but counting it as prog, not much of it is prog. So in the context of this website, 4 stars.

The title track(s) are upbeat rock songs, catchy and very enjoyable.

With a little Help is well known and catchy, sung by Ringo.

Lucy in the Sky is one of the best and most proggish songs on here, very psychedelic and catchy, fantastic song over all.

Getting better is more of a typical but catchy and good rock song, more like old beatles.

Fixing a Hole is kind of weird song, you need to hear it. Not fantastic, but good.

She's Leaving Home is a very sad, orchestral song. Nice mellow song.

Mr. Kite is a haunting and awesome song, very good melodies and instrumentation.

Within You Without You is mideastern mellow kind of song, very good. One of the best on here. Great sitar and vocals from Harrison.

When I'm 64 is the worst song on here. Typical boring pop song, kind of catchy, but just not that good. The definite low point of the album.

Lovely Rita is a good song, nice melodies. Pretty much a typical rock song, but very good nonetheless.

Good Morning is also a typical kind of beatles rock song. Good, nice melodies, but doesn't stand out a whole lot.

After the reprise of the title track, comes a Day in the Life. The most prog song on here, and also the best. The opening melody is very sad and melancholic. Terrific. After some scary sounding strings, comes a more upbeat section sung by McCartney, followed by what may be the best part of any Beatles song: some mellowish chanting from Lennon, kind of soaring sounding, embellished by some deep Brass. Then comes another couple of verses with the opening melody, some more scary strings, and its over. Fantastic song, Fantastic album, even if it isn't that progressive.

So over all, this is a very good album, a masterpiece, but one of rock in general, not prog. Some of the songs in aprticular don't stand out, but the whole album flows together perfectly, making it fantastic. A good, influential album that prog fans should check out.

| 4/5 | 2006-4-5

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