Posted on 04/05/2017 10:23:45 AM PDT by EveningStar
From the article, it sounds like these are not new songs, just different takes of the songs already released on Sgt. Pepper.
. . . and Live at Leeds is in top 5 best rock albums of all time. As a live recording, I can think of few better - maybe Johnny Winter Live And come closest
How Neanderthal of you...don’t you realize “She’s Leaving Home” was a searing indictment of postwar bourgeois materialism, soon to be succeeded by the Age of Aquarius and a soulful socialism for all? /s.
I was 18 in 1967. The `Sixties’ that followed could not possibly suck enough. Bought Sgt Pepper, later threw it away. My “f*** off” to that era was a year spent in Vietnam which I volunteered for.
When you consider that Brian Wilson wrote every note of every song and had the best studio crew doing the instrumentals " The Wrecking Crew" - yeah, much more impressive that the over McCartney on SgtPep. JMHO, maybe because I grew up in Southern California in the 60's :-)
For 50 bonus points:
Name the song on either Revolver or Rubber Soul which was a not very well disguised "take down" of another rock star of the time.
No fair googling or using wikipedia
“And Your Bird Can Sing”, I thought alluded to Marianne Faithful and Mick Jagger.
The unappreciated gem is “Sunrise”, which Pete wrote for his Mom.
My dad beat me ‘cause mine said “Mother”
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
‘Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Yup.Jagger's "bird" could,in fact,sing...she was,in fact,"green" (something like 18 IIRC) and she certainly could "swing" (the girl in the rug from the famous Stones drug bust).
What’s funny is that song was also used for the intro for The Beatles’ cartoon show.
Could be interesting - REMIX by Giles Martin and some outtakes
https://thebeatlesstore.com/collections/sgt-pepper-collection
I know pgkdan-it seems like yesterday that I got this “LP”.
The Beatles arrived with my Jr High years. I liked most of their music through Rubber Soul and Revolver. I wasn’t interested in Sgt Peppers or any Beatles album coming after it. I’ve often thought if their first years had included the likes of Obla Di Obla Da they would have been relegated to a richly deserved obscurity.
I agree that much of the Stones work has aged much better.
Looking back we took that music for granted. It’s only when we consider the musical dark age that started afterwards that we realize how good we had it.
Not that there wasn’t a lot of foolish and insipid music then as well. But there was also a huge amount of great music, and that is what is missing today.
There’s a Dylan interview with Rolling Stone that I was skimming yesterday. He’s not at all impressed with what’s being foisted off on the public these days. Can’t say I’m a big Dylan fan but I sure agree with his assessment.
It's the sign of the times among other things. Back then thousands of kids would "experiment" with music and play in garage bands. Now, kids sit in garages and play video games and text.
I do. And also, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". Some of the songs like "Mr. Kite" don't work as a single, but blend in well with the 60's vibe of the album. I'd love to turn on the radio and hear something of the quality of "Lovely Rita" today.
And who cares if the album fits in to today's world? Part of the fun of Sgt. Pepper is that it came out during the "Summer of Love" and helps one form an image of that time.
It’s not just you. They jumped the shark with Pepper and didn’t do much good after that except for Abbey Road.
Cheers,
Jim
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