Kurt's on vacation, so you get to read about his favorite albums.
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
This is the album that introduced me to one of the greatest bands of all time. I decided I needed to own some Beatles, and this is the album my parents got me. There's kind of a standing debate between Beatles fans about which album is their best, and the top contenders usually include this one and Revolver (although my wife prefers The White Album), and while Revolver is a great listen, I have to go with the Sergeant.
It is wildly experimental, wonderfully written, bouncy, jaunty, and infinitely singable. It was also the first mainstream "concept album", so it gets some props for that, paving the way for epic works like Dark Side of the Moon or... well... other concept albums. Some of their most recognizable material shows up on this record, including With a Little Help From My Friends and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds as well as the incredible and hugely progressive A Day in the Life.
I can fawn and awe over it a lot, but I'll stop. I don't have any complaints, per se, but I do think the George Harrison contribution Within You/Without You is a little weak. Pause the acid rock, kids, we need to do a quick sitar break. Which is not to say that it's a bad song, it's just a little out of place.
Favorite lyric: "Then somebody spoke and I went into a dream." (from A Day in the Life).
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It is wildly experimental, wonderfully written, bouncy, jaunty, and infinitely singable. It was also the first mainstream "concept album", so it gets some props for that, paving the way for epic works like Dark Side of the Moon or... well... other concept albums. Some of their most recognizable material shows up on this record, including With a Little Help From My Friends and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds as well as the incredible and hugely progressive A Day in the Life.
I can fawn and awe over it a lot, but I'll stop. I don't have any complaints, per se, but I do think the George Harrison contribution Within You/Without You is a little weak. Pause the acid rock, kids, we need to do a quick sitar break. Which is not to say that it's a bad song, it's just a little out of place.
Favorite lyric: "Then somebody spoke and I went into a dream." (from A Day in the Life).
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1 comments:
I'm sad I have to clarify this. The White Album is a great album, but my personal favorite Beatles' album is Abbey Road. duh.
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