WashPo article on Sgt. Pepper's review

bjlefebvre

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Thought this was fun. The WashPo went back and interviewed the NY Times reviewer who gave Sgt. Pepper's its one bad review upon release.
In his defense, I kind of agree with his original assessment that Pepper's feels too slapdash at times. I like certain Beatles albums and singles, but I'm one of those who think Revolver was a bigger deal than Sgt. Pepper's and a better album overall (tho Pepper's has some individual songs I think are better than any one on Revolver). Two things muff the article, however. One is that the writer lists "Tomorrow Never Knows" as being on Pepper's, a huge mistake. The other is that they send the reviewer a f'in CROSLEY to listen to the record again. I know the newsroom budget probably wasn't huge enough to send him a serious player, but at that rate, why not just send him a CD?
 
Never liked it...sounded dated/old fashion on release to me...Paul took the rest of them Beatle boys all back to his past with SPLHCB...
Retro dressed as modern...pure indulgence...
 
Much more of a Revolver guy myself. SP is a great concept album but my feeling is that it's over rated.
 
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