I think Sgt. Pepper's was a gigant step in the way records should be made. It also symbolized the metamorphosis of a band and showed a way how artists shoud re-invent themselves.
Maybe I'm biased but for me The Beatles invented almost everything other performers did after them.... Videos, hard rock, influences from other cultures, which is evident with the use of the sitar in some songs, etc. They set the stage for the others that came behind.... So that's why I try not to compare other bands with them....
I think that if Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane had been used for the album, as was originally intended, this album would have been even stronger among the Beatles best works. I know they didn't like to use singles onto albums, but those 2 songs wound up on the Magical Mystery Tour album anyway.
Hello Dark Phoenix. I think you and I are going to have some fun discussions.I struggle to think of any Beatle songs where I can't provide another artist who influenced or inspired them, or that wasn't part of a trend that other artists weren't engaged in at the same time.Hard Rock: The Who "I Can See For Miles" (1967) Macca said it inspired him to write Helter Skelter.Other Cultures: The Byrds "Eight Miles High/Why" (1965) used Indian rhythms before George.Pyschedelia: Mothers Of Invention "Freak Out." (1966) John said Pepper was their version of this album.