Great record, by the way. Established once and for all that rock n roll was a lasting art form. Not to mention it wedded pop to the avant garde (and classical, Indian and a lot of other influences) in a way that sold eleventy thrillion copies and guaranteed the future relevance of all those musical forms, which had been threatening to vanish up their own backsides for some time.
Yeah, you can argue that the Velvet Underground was more inventive or that the Beatles Revolver was a better record or any of the other things people like to say when they slag Sgt. Pepper. But a cultural awakening comes when it comes and it wasn't the Velvet Underground or Revolver or anything else that smacked people in the face.
Beyond that, I've got nothing to say and it's okay. Good morning, good morning.
Our local critic at the Boston Globe decided to start his 50th anniversary piece with a line about how it's not the greatest album of all-time and probably not the greatest Beatles album of all-time. I wanted to just slap him. For me, on any given day, it's a toss-up between Dark Side of the Moon, Joshua Tree and Sgt Peppers for the greatest album of all-time and usually its Sgt Peppers.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, Erik Beck (of the Boston Becks). All great picks!
ReplyDeleteI guess "Sgt Pepper Sux" makes for great clickbait, but it reveals the author's limited sense of what "great" really means.
Thank you very much for sharing such a beautiful article.
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