Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Rolling Stone ranks this Beatles album at the top of their list
Here's what they say about it.

While I personally think that Abbey Road was better, who could argue with this selection. I like to think of Sgt. Pepper as the 1972 Miami Dolphins:
And how you ask?

Well, just like the Griese-led Dolphins, it is not the individual but rather the team that produces a winner. These songs heard together are great, don't get me wrong, but there is a reason that none of them alone crack the Top-25 of Rolling Stones Top Songs.

Anyway, it's 2008 so everybody knows all the innovations that the Beatles showcased on this album. The Beatles had stopped touring at the point of Peppers' release, so that fact they we open with the introduction of a fake band, playing in front of fake audience makes the album even more special.

Another reason that made this album special was the cross-contamination of Lennon-McCartney:
John's songs on the album kept a peppy upbeat tone ("...Benifit of Mr. Kite").
While Paul's numbers had surprising undertones ("Fixing a Hole", a song about addiction).
Their duality was even more evident on McCartney's "...Getting Better" (Lennon famously added "It Can't Get No Worse")
And the flimsy middle section of John's Masterpiece "A Day in the Life"


So does that make George Martin the Don Shula of this album?

Stats:

Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Artist: The Beatles
Year: 1967
My Favorite Song: A Day in the Life

So take some time today to listen and respond......
What do you think about Pepper's?
Favorite Song?


Tomorrow.....heading towards the Beach.....