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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1967 - April: Beatles āSgt. Pepperās Lonely Hearts Club Bandā
Description: A reasonable case can be made that the eighth studio album by the Beatles is the most important album in all of Rock and Roll. Ā Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band creates a dividing line between 60's rock and what Rock and Roll would become in the 70's. Ā Incorporating elements of eastern mysticism, psychedelic music and art, counter-culture sensibilities, and complex orchestration, Sgt. Peppers was a groundbreaking demonstration of what an album could be.
Sgt. Peppers is one of the first concept albums - taking a theme and incorporating it into the entirety of the record. Ā The Bea...