The Beatles

Holerbot6000 · 06-20-2012, 03:02 PM

I've been listening to the Beatles almost all my life and to this day, Sgt. Pepper is one of my least favorite albums. I don't know if I'm just being ornery or what, but to me, they just don't sound like a band anymore. That is the album where it feels like they were starting to come apart, plus some of the songs are extremely meh.

The build up from Beatles for Sale to Revolver is the most interesting period for me. I'd even throw in the Yellow Submarine songs for good measure, as they are so closely associated with the Revolver period. That record was the ultimate Beatles-as-band statement for me. I'm speaking of the UK version of course. It just doesn't get any better.

I will say, thanks to the mono box, I did finally hear Sgt. Pepper in mono and I do think that is far superior to the stereo version. I'm a freak though...aren't we all?

Howard the Duck · 06-20-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Holerbot6000

I've been listening to the Beatles almost all my life and to this day, Sgt. Pepper is one of my least favorite albums. I don't know if I'm just being ornery or what, but to me, they just don't sound like a band anymore. That is the album where it feels like they were starting to come apart, plus some of the songs are extremely meh.

The build up from Beatles for Sale to Revolver is the most interesting period for me. I'd even throw in the Yellow Submarine songs for good measure, as they are so closely associated with the Revolver period. That record was the ultimate Beatles-as-band statement for me. I'm speaking of the UK version of course. It just doesn't get any better.

I will say, thanks to the mono box, I did finally hear Sgt. Pepper in mono and I do think that is far superior to the stereo version. I'm a freak though...aren't we all?

no, the mono mixes have additional things going on, that just didn't make it to stereo when they did the panning

Flyingpig437 · 06-21-2012, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

no, the mono mixes have additional things going on, that just didn't make it to stereo when they did the panning

There's some wig-out guitar soloing going on the title track which I'd never heard before till hearing the Mono version.

Holerbot6000 · 08-01-2012, 10:49 AM

Yeah some guy from Decca records famously turned them down and that's how they ended up going to EMI. Just think, if the Decca guy had said yes, they never would've gone to Abbey Road, never worked with George Martin, could potentially have been a completely different band. Everything happens for a reason....

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Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	I've been listening to the Beatles almost all my life and to this day, Sgt. Pepper is one of my least favorite albums. I don't know if I'm just being ornery or what, but to me, they just don't sound like a band anymore. That is the album where it feels like they were starting to come apart, plus some of the songs are extremely meh. The build up from Beatles for Sale to Revolver is the most interesting period for me. I'd even throw in the Yellow Submarine songs for good measure, as they are so closely associated with the Revolver period. That record was the ultimate Beatles-as-band statement for me. I'm speaking of the UK version of course. It just doesn't get any better. I will say, thanks to the mono box, I did finally hear Sgt. Pepper in mono and I do think that is far superior to the stereo version. I'm a freak though...aren't we all?

08-01-2012, 10:49 AM	#594 (permalink)
Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	Yeah some guy from Decca records famously turned them down and that's how they ended up going to EMI. Just think, if the Decca guy had said yes, they never would've gone to Abbey Road, never worked with George Martin, could potentially have been a completely different band. Everything happens for a reason....