I would almost stick my kneck out and say the most influential thing The Beatles ever did was A Hard Days Night The Movie. How many acts (especially american) site that as their reason for picking up a guitar. Be gentle with me, because I haven't thought this through at all.
I would almost stick my kneck out and say the most influential thing The Beatles ever did was A Hard Days Night The Movie. How many acts (especially american) site that as their reason for picking up a guitar. Be gentle with me, because I haven't thought this through at all.
And what's more: a certain guitar (12-strings for The Byrds)!!! Some videoclips or performances for TV could have had its inspiraction in it!
I think all this boils down to the word "greatest". It means different things to different people. This debate will never settle until that is dumped in favour of "most influential" or "best to listen to" (which will NEVER be resolved) or "biggest selling" or whatever. I'd go for "most culturally significant" album ever released. Never Mind The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols would be another (distant second) - not about the quality of the music they contain - but they so perfectly encapsulate a time and a mood with their music and art work and have become synonomous with their respective trends.
The Beatles website has been updated to include a Pepper special. Well, if you could call it that. Just take a look at the shop: a limited edition print. a canvas, and a bloody t-shirt! And of course, what they really should have had ready - no re-issue!!
To celebrate, I made Pepper cookies! (Pictures to follow, I promise). I also stood up at our all-school meeting today and made a friendly little reminder in the form of me singing half of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Good stuff.
At the moment, I'm also wearing Beatles shoes, my Rubber Soul shirt, a Sgt. Pepper hat, and a scarf from India, no less.
And don't get me started about A Day In The Life. It's two half-arsed songs welded together with a stupid ending.
Well, if this is the reviewer's opinion, I can see why he doesn't like the album. That song just knocked me for six the first time I heard it, and it still holds its power to this day. For me-- and I consider myself blessed for being able to appreciate it.
Yes, the Pepper sound is a little dated today. I think it's brilliant that we're celebrating this landmark achievement, because it's not "just" a matter of sound, but also of culture and a unity of vision that has rarely been achieved by peaceful means. The fact that the Beatles really did believe in love and tried to get that philosophy over is one of the reasons why I most respect them. Most people fall to pieces when they get a certain amount of fame and money, and none of them approach the Beatles' level. The Beatles did have their rock star moments, but in general, they tried to remain normal people who just happened to also be Beatles. The strength of their personalities comes across in the bold nature of their creativity. So I, for one, am happy to give them their due.
Happy 40th anniversary, Sgt. Pepper! You earned it and deserve it. Peace on.
All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007
For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
It's been so long since I listened to it, or much of the The Beatles at all really, that I'll probably listen to it over and over again.
It makes me sad to think how long I forgot my favorite music, the sixties stuff, because I've been buried in old-school punk lately.
but don't you find that then when you come back to listen to it, it is kind of exciting and refreshing? I have been known to force myself to abandon the sixties stuff briefly because I know how much I love coming back to it. And that gives me a chance to explore more of the great music that is out there and, well, expand my horizons I guess
But every so often you come across something truly inspiring...
but don't you find that then when you come back to listen to it, it is kind of exciting and refreshing? I have been known to force myself to abandon the sixties stuff briefly because I know how much I love coming back to it. And that gives me a chance to explore more of the great music that is out there and, well, expand my horizons I guess
So ture. I've been listening to The Byrds a lot lately. Oh, and Syd Barrett's solo stuff. It's my last day of school today and I think when I get home I'll listen to Abbey Road all teh way through.
This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of Capitalism. Albert Einstein, "Why Socialism?" 1949
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I also stood up at our all-school meeting today and made a friendly little reminder in the form of me singing half of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Good stuff.
