There is no doubt in my mind that this album has been a larger part of my "musical" life than any other music in my collection. I have been listening to it regularly since the day my Sister bought it in Monterey, Tennessee in the summer of nineteen sixty-seven. We lived in the Monterey housing project, and I wore that album out! Anna liked it, and to this day loves several songs from it, but she was more into the mop top, fab four Beatles. I loved them too, but this was a completely different animal.
Rich, complex, textured, and a totally new approach..A concept. A feel, and a theme throughout. The songs belong together. Compliment each other.They flow into each other like the chapters of a book. So may I introduce to you.. the act you've known for all these years..Sgt Pepper's Loney Hearts Club band...
SGT PEPPER'S LONEY HEART CLUB BAND-Recorded in studio two at Abbyroad studios begining Febuary 1st 1967. Written, and sung by Paul. A lush, melodic, up-tempo rock-n-roll song, with teeth. George Harrison does some very tasty guitar riffs in this song. Proof positive that the Beatles could rock with the best of their comtemoraries, in my book. And french horns! Definitely the first french horns I ever "rocked" to. The first album I can remember with a full symphony orchastra. It blew my mind. Fifth Beatle, George Martin at the helm, The song lopes out of the gate,bouncing and growling,and never lets up, sweeping the listener up, and carring them away. I dare anyone, not catatonic, to sit perfectly still during this song. A masterfull blend of changes, and genres, the song builds to a cresendo, and fades into..
A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS-written by John, and Paul. Sung by Ringo. Begun in studio two, March 29,1967. Ringo does a great job both vocally, and on drums in this song.Some of his fills, and riffs on this song give me goose bumps, as a fellow drummer.He still does this song regularly when he tours. But for my money Paul steals the show with some of the best bass licks I've ever heard.
lucy in the sky with diamonds-Written,and sung by John. Recording began March 1st 1967, also in studio two, at Abby Road.
Now I'm not going to dispute what John said, about his son's Drawing, and his describing it..."What's that Julian?" asks John. "It's Lucy in the sky daddy." he answers. "With diamonds."
With tongue firmly in cheek,ok. That happened. But I still say the lyrics are about LSD. This song has very surreal imagery in it..Newspaper taxis appear on the shore..waiting to take you away..climb in the back with your head in the clouds, and your gone..bam bam bam bam-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!!!Considering the times, and the fact that they were all doing it. And John hob nobbing with Timothy Leary?L- lucy in the S-sky with D -diamonds? You make the call.
I love the air of mysterey this song has, and the psyco-delic dreammlike vocals. A masterpiece.
A gallery of masterpieces. And I will take up with "Getting Better" in the next installment of this post..Sgt Pepper pt2. Be there or be square....
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