It Was 20 Years Ago Today... - Page 2

blueerica · 06-01-2007, 09:54 AM

While I could say that most Beatles albums are my favorite, this is the one that I know almost all the words to.

Kevy Baby · 06-01-2007, 10:20 AM

The Beatles?

Isn't that the band that Paul McCartney was in before the Wings?
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Seriously though, Sgt. Pepper is one of those records that I need to listen to in its entirety. I cannot just pull a track or two out - it just doesn't work for me.

Being able to listen to it with a good pair of headphones (alas, my Sennheiser's finally died after 20+ years of abuse) while lying down comfortably with your eyes close - that is the perfect way to experience this album!

Tref · 06-02-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Being able to listen to it with a good pair of headphones ... while lying down comfortably with your eyes close - that is the perfect way to experience this album!

Right on.

lindyhop · 06-02-2007, 11:29 AM

I was trying to listen to the NPR piece about this last night but there was so much static because I was waiting to get past the pay station in the Mickey & Friends parking structure. But there is no static in my memories.

I remember my best friend and I going to Al Kalie's Music in Downey to buy this album the first day it came out. The poor clerk was just pulling it out of the box when we got there. We took it home and listened to it over and over and over again that summer, usually with one ear up against a speaker so we could hear George counting before starting to sing or the footsteps (we thought) in another song. The Beatles layered all that sound so we could take it apart, right? Really we were just obsessed and since it was the first Beatles album in what seemed like forever we had to absorb every molecule.

I haven't listened to the album as a whole in ages but the opening notes of Sgt. Pepper and the whole of A Day in The Life are still as transcendent as ever. (I had to pull out my iPod so I could listen to A Day in The Life again right now.) Abbey Road is probably my favorite album but Sgt. Pepper was transforming and still has power.

Forty years ago? Holy crap.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-01-2007, 10:23 AM

Yeah, incessantly in high school. I adore it and could listen to it most any time. Each song is a gem on its own as well. However, I think my favorite Beatles album is still Rubber Soul, but that's by a very small margin.

innerSpaceman · 06-01-2007, 10:56 AM

Revolver, Rubber Soul, Abbey Road and then Sgt. Peppers (imho), but I acknowledge the supreme greatness and genius of Sgt. Peppers.

Tref · 06-01-2007, 11:50 AM

One of my earliest memories is looking through my dad's records. It was probably was around 1968. The two albums that stood out were Janis Joplins Cheap Thrills (because of the cartoon cover) and, of course, Sgt. Pepper. A short time later my folks to me to see the movie Yellow Submarine and I fell in love with Beatles music. I can still remember my father coming home from a business trip and handing me the Corgi Yellow Submarine toy. He told me whilst on the plane he saw it flying outside the window, and he reached out and grabbed it. A silly story, perhaps, but it made the toy (and the Beatles) that much more special.

Prudence · 06-01-2007, 11:51 AM

While "A Day in the Life" is one of my favorite Beatles songs, I'm sure you can guess what my favorite album is. I know this makes me odd.

Mousey Girl · 06-01-2007, 12:19 PM

That was the first album to ever include the lyrics.

CoasterMatt · 06-01-2007, 08:52 PM

I didn't know about the original album until after seeing the wonderful piece of cinema that the Robert Stigwood Organisation dumped on us...

but the first Beatles album I owned was "Sgt. Peppers" and I still have at least a couple tracks on my mp3 player at all times.

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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	The Beatles? Isn't that the band that Paul McCartney was in before the Wings? ______________________ Seriously though, Sgt. Pepper is one of those records that I need to listen to in its entirety. I cannot just pull a track or two out - it just doesn't work for me. Being able to listen to it with a good pair of headphones (alas, my Sennheiser's finally died after 20+ years of abuse) while lying down comfortably with your eyes close - that is the perfect way to experience this album! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I was trying to listen to the NPR piece about this last night but there was so much static because I was waiting to get past the pay station in the Mickey & Friends parking structure. But there is no static in my memories. I remember my best friend and I going to Al Kalie's Music in Downey to buy this album the first day it came out. The poor clerk was just pulling it out of the box when we got there. We took it home and listened to it over and over and over again that summer, usually with one ear up against a speaker so we could hear George counting before starting to sing or the footsteps (we thought) in another song. The Beatles layered all that sound so we could take it apart, right? Really we were just obsessed and since it was the first Beatles album in what seemed like forever we had to absorb every molecule. I haven't listened to the album as a whole in ages but the opening notes of Sgt. Pepper and the whole of A Day in The Life are still as transcendent as ever. (I had to pull out my iPod so I could listen to A Day in The Life again right now.) Abbey Road is probably my favorite album but Sgt. Pepper was transforming and still has power. Forty years ago? Holy crap. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Yeah, incessantly in high school. I adore it and could listen to it most any time. Each song is a gem on its own as well. However, I think my favorite Beatles album is still Rubber Soul, but that's by a very small margin. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Revolver, Rubber Soul, Abbey Road and then Sgt. Peppers (imho), but I acknowledge the supreme greatness and genius of Sgt. Peppers.
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	One of my earliest memories is looking through my dad's records. It was probably was around 1968. The two albums that stood out were Janis Joplins Cheap Thrills (because of the cartoon cover) and, of course, Sgt. Pepper. A short time later my folks to me to see the movie Yellow Submarine and I fell in love with Beatles music. I can still remember my father coming home from a business trip and handing me the Corgi Yellow Submarine toy. He told me whilst on the plane he saw it flying outside the window, and he reached out and grabbed it. A silly story, perhaps, but it made the toy (and the Beatles) that much more special. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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