Sgt.Pepper [40 years on]

[Pervert]

Good album, but Revolver was better.

[mike johnson]

I read somewhere recently that after he first heard 'Sgt. Pepper', Brian took to his bed for days.

[Pervert]

A cover version should try to be different, otherwise what is the point.

Recently bought the remastered version of Steve McQueen, which has a second disc of fresh recordings of eight of the songs done by Paddy McAloon. Some of them are almost unrecognisable at first---and not in a bad way.

Someone like Marmalade can get away with recording Beatles songs (let's be honest, Obladi-Oblada was pretty bad), but when someone messes with a classic (Phil Collins, Tomorrow Never Knows---why!!!!!!!!!) they should be slagged off.

[mike johnson]

No, the DC5 beat HH by some weeks, if not months. I am saying I remember the phenomenon! HH had a longer shelf life in the US, is all.

[mike johnson]

Huh, 'Obladi' might be my fave song on the White Album, which I have always considered a mish-mash & a 2nd-rate effort.To me (NB usage WZRip) it is one of the best all-time 'feel-good' tunes.
Tho I think 'Back In the USSR' is a trenchant hoot.

[mike johnson]

Oh, of course I forgot 'Revolution', one of the group's finest, & a song that took some courage to do, considering the prevailing cultural climate, esp. among musicians.

[Pervert]

There's stuff on the White album that shows them, and Lennon in particular, at the height of their writing talent. It's also that rarity, a Beatles album where the Ringo song is very good!