NumberNineDream

That was a good read, above.

You really have a point in this. I actually always wondered, how can we call Sgt Pepper's the best album in History, when in my opinion, it's not even the best Beatles album. Tho in many cases, I agreed with it being the best album without considering it my favorite Beatles album (which seems a bit contradicting).

You also have a point in Sgt Pepper's not being the most innovative album, not even remotely innovative as it was all done before in previous Beatles albums. When I think of the most important album of The Beatles, it's between Rubber Soul and Revolver, cause that's when the metamorphosis was happening. And talking about the influence Sgt Pepper's has brought, we can notice that after this album, even The Beatles were doing the opposite by returning to their roots.

But I guess when we want an album to represent the best of the best, the no.1 of a list is never actually the best of that list.
I'll explain: Tho Sgt. Pepper's is not the best album in History, I can't see another album having as much baggage. It's more of a symbol than any other thing. It is the climax of that era, the explosion of what the 60s and The Beatles were doing from the beginning. Of course, after this album, everyone was returning to the roots, because after this album everything was done. It may not be true, but that is what this album represents.
... and to put it in a really cliché manner "it was the end of the beginning, and the beginning of the end".

** Tho I sincerely think, that the most psychedelic and the best of them all was The Magical Mystery Tour, but I guess the movie cursed this album and destroyed the name.

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