I just turned 50. I never listened to the Beatles. I never listened to the Rolling Stones, either. My music tastes were, and still are Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes & Genesis. Basically very progressive. I first bought a Rubber Soul CD in the late nineties because
Norwegian Wood is, to my ears, simply gorgeous. It's only been the last three years or so that I've listened to the Beatles, seriously. This means it's all very new to me.
It's important for me to note this to Akers because in the past, other than hearing songs on the radio, I didn't know the Beatles at all. This leads me to today, as the Beatles are now on my top five favorite bands of all time list. In just three short years the Beatles' music has effected me so much, that I listen to them regularly, every week. I'm in a good place because it's all fresh and new. For me, there's nothing "dated" about St. Pepper. I tend to favor Harrrison songs so
Within You Without You is my favorite Pepper song. I like McCartney's input on A Day in the Life. I never really liked
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds. It's not my favorite Beatles record, that'd be MMT, followed by Revolver, Rubber Soul and Abbey Road. Sgt. Pepper is there as well, but I feel there's some filler there. That's it.
I do very much enjoy the fact that I am in a unique place as someone who is essentially discovering the Beatles for the first time, nearly 50 years after their first release. So, my conclusion is that absolutely none of the Beatles records are dated, least of all, Sgt. Pepper.
S.J.