Its the aura that surrounds Peppers.
Its been wrapped up by critics as an easy way to summarise the Sixties, when infact such a decade is alot more complex than 'an album that goes nowhere'.
After hearing Lennon's critique on Peppers.. clawing at the abstract 'avante garde' underground feel of the Album..I totaly agree.
This does not take away from the individuality of each song, but the stringing together and collective state of the Album seems weaker to me.
The Album art is great, and the design features are amazing, but other albums of the time, match up to its 'psychedelic charm'
I always see it as Mccartney's ego trip, which isnt bad..(Im a huge Mccartney fan!) but, this tends to take away from the group activity.
Although historians always note the cracks appeared in 68*, I always feel it was as early as 67..and the start of the 'summer of Love'...that directions began to sway.