Steely Dan Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 It was twenty years ago today, that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They’ve been going in and out of style But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce to you The act you’ve known for all these years, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. We’re Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, We hope you will enjoy the show, We’re Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sit back and let the evening go. Sgt. Pepper’s lonely, Sgt. Pepper’s lonely, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It’s wonderful to be here, It’s certainly a thrill. You’re such a lovely audience, We’d like to take you home with us, We’d love to take you home. I don’t really want to stop the show, But I thought you might like to know, That the singer’sgoning to sing a song, And he wants you all to sing along. So may I introduce to you The one only Billy Shears And Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Pete Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 Nice call. I love the Beatles and that is a landmark album. I did the Magical Mystery Tour and it is interesting to meet all the Beatles fans from all over the world making the pilgramage
Steely Dan Posted June 7, 2008 Author Posted June 7, 2008 Nice call. I love the Beatles and that is a landmark album. I did the Magical Mystery Tour and it is interesting to meet all the Beatles fans from all over the world making the pilgramage That album did a number on Brian Wilson: In 1966 at age 24, Wilson began work on the album that was to be not only his masterwork but also a redefinition of American music at a time when British performers ruled the radio. As his mental state deteriorated, exacerbated by drug use, Wilson became convinced that his work-in-progress could not compete with the then-revelatory impact of Sgt. Pepper. Wilson abandoned his endeavor and withdrew into creative hibernation, ballooning to over 300 pounds and eventually losing touch with reality. Yeah, I'm a big Beatles fan too and thought this would just be another silly way to start a topic. Like the "It's official" thread of many months ago but this has a real subject. It's amazing how much growth the band made over the years. Look at a song like "Love Me Do" and compare it to "Oh Darling" or "Dear Prudence" and the difference's are astounding. After they first hit the charts they became the leaders of popular music for almost a decade. If Brian Epstein hadn't killed himself the Beatles probably would have stayed together a lot longer.
Buftex Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 That album did a number on Brian Wilson: In 1966 at age 24, Wilson began work on the album that was to be not only his masterwork but also a redefinition of American music at a time when British performers ruled the radio. As his mental state deteriorated, exacerbated by drug use, Wilson became convinced that his work-in-progress could not compete with the then-revelatory impact of Sgt. Pepper. Wilson abandoned his endeavor and withdrew into creative hibernation, ballooning to over 300 pounds and eventually losing touch with reality. Yeah, I'm a big Beatles fan too and thought this would just be another silly way to start a topic. Like the "It's official" thread of many months ago but this has a real subject. It's amazing how much growth the band made over the years. Look at a song like "Love Me Do" and compare it to "Oh Darling" or "Dear Prudence" and the difference's are astounding. After they first hit the charts they became the leaders of popular music for almost a decade. If Brian Epstein hadn't killed himself the Beatles probably would have stayed together a lot longer. I agree...the only other band that came close to changing as much in such a short time (with a logical progression) was The Clash! The part about Brian keeping the Beatles together longer: I think the thing that makes the Beatles so amazingly great, is that they were not around long enough to start sucking...to me, they never hit an off note, unless you consider "Revolution #9" a song. If they had stayed together longer, would Lennon-McCartney given us "Let 'Em In" and "Ebony & Ivory"? Would Lennon have been shot? Would McCartney have stayed a great songwriter as working Beatle, or would he have dragged the band down? I am not sure they could have survived, reputation in tact, the "rock-n-roll superstar" era of the 1970's, with their integrity in tact. Look what it did to the Rolling Stones... I love the Beatles!
Steely Dan Posted June 8, 2008 Author Posted June 8, 2008 I agree...the only other band that came close to changing as much in such a short time (with a logical progression) was The Clash! The part about Brian keeping the Beatles together longer: I think the thing that makes the Beatles so amazingly great, is that they were not around long enough to start sucking...to me, they never hit an off note, unless you consider "Revolution #9" a song. If they had stayed together longer, would Lennon-McCartney given us "Let 'Em In" and "Ebony & Ivory"? Would Lennon have been shot? Would McCartney have stayed a great songwriter as working Beatle, or would he have dragged the band down? I am not sure they could have survived, reputation in tact, the "rock-n-roll superstar" era of the 1970's, with their integrity in tact. Look what it did to the Rolling Stones... I love the Beatles! You have to remember a few things here. One is that Lennon and Harrison would be contributing factors to any PMC song and I think they all would have pursued solo careers for outlets of non-Beatle type songs. In his book "Blackbird" Denney Lane points out that PMC's strongest song writing comes when he has somebody strong to challenge him like Lennon. I like most of Wings stuff I think it's good. I think adding Lennon and Harrison to any of those songs would make them great. JMO.
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