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NYSPORTSFAN 
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 19:35 |
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When I was growing up when it came to The Beatles albums it was Sgt. Pepper that was considered their best album. Now it seems people think its Revolver? What is the reason for this turnabout in opinion.
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Michael678
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 19:56 |
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idk, however i still think that Sgt. Pepper's is the best. its my favorite album from The Beatles and, well, just in general. i guess there's just something about it that made fans, musicians, and especially critics to pull toward this album. maybe the lyrics, the production, the songwriting, etc. thats all that I know for now...
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 20:50 |
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Nothing has really changed, wait a couple years and it'll be Abbey Road, then the White Album, and eventually Pepper's again.
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 20:56 |
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I think Revolver is probably the closest to what's being made now in music, especially with all the indie bands around.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 23:08 |
Maybe because Revolver is less flowery and hippy dippy & more immediate...for me it'll always be Peppers 
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Posted: November 03 2013 at 23:10 |
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Yeah, Revolver's rougher and less polished, which I think is more appealing to the last couple of generations
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 02:27 |
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Probably because Revolver IS better than Sgt. Pepper's......
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 03:29 |
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Because Revolver is timeless where Sgt. Pepper's, although imho almost equally excellent, sounds dated.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 03:31 |
 NYSPORTSFAN wrote:
When I was growing up when it came to The Beatles albums it was Sgt. Pepper that was considered their best album. Now it seems people think its Revolver? What is the reason for this turnabout in opinion. |
I didn't know there's a general consensus on what their best album is.  They are all classics. Isn't that enough?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 06:03 |
I remember a grand scale Dutch music critics poll back in 1987, and Revolver came already out as their best. But that's only one group of people at one moment in time, I don't think there's a consensus, only trends.
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 06:45 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Probably because Revolver IS better than Sgt. Pepper's...... |
Pepper isn't that good honestly..
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Blacksword
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 07:18 |
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I prefer Revolver.
Less hippy than Pepper. Pepper's very good, but I've heard it so much and I've lost interest a little in their more hippy stuff as I've got older.
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Stool Man
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 07:50 |
NYSPORTSFAN wrote:
When I was growing up when it came to The Beatles albums it was Sgt. Pepper that was considered their best album. Now it seems people think its Revolver? What is the reason for this turnabout in opinion. |
Depends on when you were growing up. I remember in the 1980s Revolver was considered the better of the two, except of course in 1987 ("It was twenty years ago today" etc)
Personally I don't understand it when americans go on about the Magical Mystery Tour album. The Beatles never made such an album. They made a Magical Mystery Tour film, and a Magical Mystery Tour double EP. The american label made the album so loved by americans, not The Beatles. Approval after the fact is not the same thing at all.
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dr wu23
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 08:23 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
NYSPORTSFAN wrote:
When I was growing up when it came to The Beatles albums it was Sgt. Pepper that was considered their best album. Now it seems people think its Revolver? What is the reason for this turnabout in opinion. |
I didn't know there's a general consensus on what their best album is. They are all classics. Isn't that enough? |
That's how I see it and I thought that Revolver has been thought to be their 'best' for a long time , not just recently.
It's been on top of the lists for over 20 years or more. I recall critics naming it as their favorite even back in the late 70's,..?
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Dean
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 08:45 |
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At a guess I'd say that Revolver and Rubber Soul would generally be picked by "experts" whereas Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road appeal more to casual listeners.
Edited by Dean - November 04 2013 at 09:02
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What?
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Michael678
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 14:24 |
Dean wrote:
At a guess I'd say that Revolver and Rubber Soul would generally be picked by "experts" whereas Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road appeal more to casual listeners.
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that would make sense
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 14:36 |
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Personally I think the white is their best, Peppers is way down the list
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 14:52 |
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News just in. THe White Album is now their best according to Experts (me) .
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 16:27 |
Stool Man wrote:
Personally I don't understand it when americans go on about the Magical Mystery Tour album. The Beatles never made such an album. They made a Magical Mystery Tour film, and a Magical Mystery Tour double EP. The american label made the album so loved by americans, not The Beatles. Approval after the fact is not the same thing at all. |
In America, we didn't know the difference! Capitol Records usually packaged the US albums different from the UK release. I never even heard "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Doctor Robert" & "I'm Only Sleeping" until I bought the CD version of Revolver 
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Posted: November 04 2013 at 17:08 |
akamaisondufromage wrote:
News just in. THe White Album is now their best according to Experts (me) . |
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Why has Revolver taken over Sgt. Peppers?
