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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I actually think something like Bike (Which I know you hate  ) is much closer to the stuff on Sgt Pepper than anything Zappa did thats on there. But then I don't really like the album and haven't heard it in years so I may be wrong. |
I don't think they were playing Bike before Piper, which was recorded and released after Sgt Peppers. I might be wrong though.
Freak Out was influencial on Sgt Peppers more for its flow and themes than its sound, while Pet Sounds influenced the albums production style and use of unconventional sounds and instrumentation, though Pet Sounds in turn was influenced by Rubber Soul. Either way The Beatles cited both as influences on that album, sure they raved about Floyd, but they never cited Floyd as being a big influence Sgt Peppers, at least that I know of.