Why I Don't Think Sgt. Pepper Is The Best Beatles Album

ReadyMadeFour64 · 01-23-2015, 07:21 AM

Ok. I am going to step into some "controversial" thoughts here. I am kinda stepping on pins and needles.

I do not think Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is the best Beatles album. It IS a great album, and was the 1st Beatles album I ever heard. I just think it gets a little overrated for what it is.

The songs vary from some of my favorites to some that I forget.

BEST
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Lonely Rita
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band (Reprise)
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band
She's Leaving Home
Within You, Without You

^ These songs are just fantastic. I can always listen to those.

FORGETTABLE
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Getting Better
Fixing A Hole
Being The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
When I'm Sixty-Four
Good Morning

^ These songs I just don't think are memorable.

What about "With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, & A Day In The Life?"

Those songs are great, yet are overplayed.

The songs are great, I just hear them SO much that it kind of wares off in the end. Again, they are not bad. I just think they get way too much radio play.

What are my favorite albums by The Beatles?
(Get Ready... I might get someone mad)

Revolver And Rubber Soul

Revolver and Rubber Soul barely have any songs that radio plays. Probably the most I hear on the radio are Norwegian Wood, Yellow Submarine, Taxman, and Eleanor Rigby.

These albums are overlooked by a lot of people. A lot of songs may be forgettable to some but that is their own opinion. Just like this list.

Again, this is all opinion. Leave your opinions below.

Chula Vista · 01-23-2015, 09:04 AM

There's a ton of folks who pick Revolver over Peppers. Pepper's represented a watershed moment in the evolving history of rock music. Kind of like there was rock before SP and then there was rock after SP. That's why I think it's so revered. Is it the band's best collection of songs? Nope.

For me it would be Abbey Road.

Moss · 01-23-2015, 09:17 AM

Chula said if perfectly. Peppers was probably the most groundbreaking Beatles album but I think most fans would end up picking Revolver or maybe even the White Album.

Now calling these songs Fogettable, thems fightin words:

Getting Better
Fixing A Hole
Being The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
When I'm Sixty-Four
Good Morning

**Goofle** · 01-23-2015, 09:28 AM

Strawberry Fields is the fashionable choice. Peppers for me though.

Key · 01-23-2015, 09:57 AM

I'll always say Sgt Peppers is easily the best Beatles album. It's my favorite album as well.

Plankton · 01-23-2015, 10:09 AM

The White album for me.

I just like the quirkiness of it. I got a sense of the unexpected when I first listened to it and the controversies behind the scenes add to it's appeal. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but given the choices I'd put the White album on before anything else.

**Frownland** · 01-23-2015, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReadyMadeFour64

FORGETTABLE

Being The Benefit Of Mr. Kite

Booo!

Magical Mystery Tour is The Beatles' best attempt at psychedelic music and thus their best album. **** Penny Lane though. Your opinion isn't all that controversial unless you were posting it on a Beatles fan forum (I think there's one called music-discussion).

**Goofle** · 01-23-2015, 11:54 AM

MMT isn't consistent enough for me. A few stellar tracks. Peppers is more consistent and also have great tracks.

Pet_Sounds · 01-23-2015, 12:48 PM

http://www.musicbanter.com/rock-n-ro...les-album.html

You're not alone.

Neapolitan · 01-23-2015, 01:10 PM

I thought Being for the Benefit of Mr.Kite was one of best their songs. The way they did sampling in the song makes it decades ahead of its time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle

Strawberry Fields is the fashionable choice. Peppers for me though.

If I remember correctly George Martin said that Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane(?) were slotted for the Sgt. Pepper album. He said he gave into the rec exec wanted a single to be released. He is it was one of his biggest regrets that he didn't hold out and save them for the Sgt. Pepper album.

01-23-2015, 07:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
ReadyMadeFour64 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 159	Why I Don't Think Sgt. Pepper Is The Best Beatles Album Ok. I am going to step into some "controversial" thoughts here. I am kinda stepping on pins and needles. I do not think Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is the best Beatles album. It IS a great album, and was the 1st Beatles album I ever heard. I just think it gets a little overrated for what it is. The songs vary from some of my favorites to some that I forget. BEST ----- Lonely Rita Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band (Reprise) Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band She's Leaving Home Within You, Without You ^ These songs are just fantastic. I can always listen to those. FORGETTABLE -------------- Getting Better Fixing A Hole Being The Benefit Of Mr. Kite When I'm Sixty-Four Good Morning ^ These songs I just don't think are memorable. What about "With A Little Help From My Friends, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, & A Day In The Life?" Those songs are great, yet are overplayed. The songs are great, I just hear them SO much that it kind of wares off in the end. Again, they are not bad. I just think they get way too much radio play. What are my favorite albums by The Beatles? (Get Ready... I might get someone mad) Revolver And Rubber Soul Revolver and Rubber Soul barely have any songs that radio plays. Probably the most I hear on the radio are Norwegian Wood, Yellow Submarine, Taxman, and Eleanor Rigby. These albums are overlooked by a lot of people. A lot of songs may be forgettable to some but that is their own opinion. Just like this list. Again, this is all opinion. Leave your opinions below.

01-23-2015, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	There's a ton of folks who pick Revolver over Peppers. Pepper's represented a watershed moment in the evolving history of rock music. Kind of like there was rock before SP and then there was rock after SP. That's why I think it's so revered. Is it the band's best collection of songs? Nope. For me it would be Abbey Road. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	The White album for me. I just like the quirkiness of it. I got a sense of the unexpected when I first listened to it and the controversies behind the scenes add to it's appeal. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but given the choices I'd put the White album on before anything else. __________________ See location...

01-23-2015, 12:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
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01-23-2015, 09:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Chula said if perfectly. Peppers was probably the most groundbreaking Beatles album but I think most fans would end up picking Revolver or maybe even the White Album. Now calling these songs Fogettable, thems fightin words: Getting Better Fixing A Hole Being The Benefit Of Mr. Kite When I'm Sixty-Four Good Morning

01-23-2015, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I'll always say Sgt Peppers is easily the best Beatles album. It's my favorite album as well.