What's the huge appeal of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?

Mondo Bungle · 06-09-2017, 03:20 PM

catchy/good music is appealing :0

**Frownland** · 06-09-2017, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

There's no reason to point that out. Especially not in a snarky comment. I respect you but you're not in a place where you can lecture me on early electronic music.

Everything is open to comment. Even "critical" ones.

Let me know what you want me to say and I'll put it in my posts. Here's a guess: "The Beatles did not invent musique concrete, so everything else they did does not count." Am I close? Is that what you want to argue against instead of my original point? As a mod, I'm here for you.

Mondo Bungle · 06-09-2017, 03:31 PM

I believe they were the first ones to have sitar in their music

OccultHawk · 06-09-2017, 03:35 PM

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You are a dullard if you are trying to discount Sgt. Peppers in any way shape or form.

This

**Frownland** · 06-09-2017, 03:36 PM

Better than being dumb enough to think that not inventing a genre/musical approach is discounting the band in any way. Or actually thinking that an album can be untouchable just because it's important to you. At the end of the day we're all just a flock of morons I guess.

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I believe they were the first ones to have sitar in their music

They were the first to culturally appropriate the sitar, which is why I don't like them because racists suck.

People really think like this.

The Batlord · 06-09-2017, 04:11 PM

Frown v. Chula has been kind of quiet recently. Glad to see them together again.

OccultHawk · 06-09-2017, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Frown v. Chula has been kind of quiet recently. Glad to see them together again.

Frown's gettin' too big for his britches.

Spectralmusic · 06-09-2017, 04:21 PM

Lol, the Beatles is subject to criticism as much as anyone else.

I always find it amusing that Zappa's Freak Out was a large influence on Sgt Pepper, yet Sgt Pepper still gets all the credit.

Yes, A Day in the Life is a great track but it's not like a certain rock musician* hadn't already used an orchestra before (and was about to release a full-on orchestra/band/Musique concrete collage album). That orchestra part isn't original either but it makes for the Beatles 2nd best song (firstly being the Stockhausen knock off Revolution 9)

**Frownland** · 06-09-2017, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectralmusic

Lol, the Beatles is subject to criticism as much as anyone else.

I always find it amusing that Zappa's Freak Out was a large influence on Sgt Pepper, yet Sgt Pepper still gets all the credit.

Yes, A Day in the Life is a great track but it's not like a certain rock musician* hadn't already used an orchestra before (and was about to release a full-on orchestra/band/Musique concrete collage album). That orchestra part isn't original either but it makes for the Beatles 2nd best song (firstly being the Stockhausen knock off Revolution 9)

Revolution 9 sucks and they get the credit for bringing psychedelica to the mainstream for doing just that. Zappa got on the radio but had nowhere near Beatles status. That's why you can point to this album as the last section of the fuse that kicked off the psychedelic explosion.

RB17 · 06-09-2017, 04:38 PM

But what if they aren't the first ones to do anythig? I mean them being first or second or third to do such or such or whatever doesn't change their music, why even bother pointing that out? Just listen to the **** and like it or don't.

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RB17 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Napoli, Italy Posts: 30	But what if they aren't the first ones to do anythig? I mean them being first or second or third to do such or such or whatever doesn't change their music, why even bother pointing that out? Just listen to the **** and like it or don't.