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Friday, June 01, 2007

it was


20 40 YEARS AGO TODAY


sgt pepper taught his band to play.........


this is kinda cool but at the same time, i'm of the mind, FORGET THE MUMBO JUMBO AND JUST LISTEN TO THE MUSIC




Forty years since the Beatles released iconic album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a group of academics are meeting to discuss its cultural impact.
The album, released in the UK on 1 June 1967, is regarded by critics and fans as the most influential album ever.
Experts will gather at the University of Leeds to analyse the album later this month.
Event organiser Simon Warner said the album was a "ground-breaking moment for popular music".
He added: "It's the most important album by the most important group. ............

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of the best ever . . . that's for sure.

But the most influential? I can think of at least one by Bob Dylan, another by Johnny Cash, and a couple by Pink Floyd that measure up.

Unknown said...

never was a big pink floyd fan but i sure am a dylan fan and a cash fan. oh there have been multiple that measure up - i agree with you rick.

what upsets me most about the music biz (same with acting too i guess) is people like the brittneys of the world make cazillions of dollars when people like elizabeth cotten or little willie john (and the like) who built a mighty american musical foundation die in obscurity.