"Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‚" recorded in 1967‚ is to date the number one Rock and Roll album ever recorded. Sgt. Pepper’s is considered to be the first concept album. There are many things that brought about the creation of The Beatles most influential album. Before The Beatles began the recording process of Sgt. Pepper’s they had retired from touring. This gave the group ample time to experiment with different instruments‚ recording techniques and drugs. The album cover also sparked
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Considered by many to be the ground-breaking concept album‚ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band was released by the Beatles in June of 1967. The album’s concept originated with Paul McCartney‚ who was inspired by the Beach Boys’ 1966 release of Pet Sounds. Ironically‚ Brian Wilson had been motivated to write the songs on the Pet Sounds album after listening to the Beatles’‚ Rubber Soul album. Sgt Pepper was probably one of the earliest examples of a concept album. It’s this overall ‘multimedia’
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"Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is first and foremost the album that gave rise to ’hopes of progress in pop music" (The Times‚ 29 May 1967) Did the impact of the Beatles Sgt Pepper album help redefine popular music as a culturally significant art form? Summary of Assignment Choose an artist from the period 1900-1970 and to examine their relationship to the cultural and social framework of their era with reference to an important or influential album. Introduction In this essay I
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The Beatles were an English rock band in the 1960s‚ and they were formed in Liverpool. There was four members in the band‚ John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Also‚ Geoff Emerick took over The Beatles engineering duties. Like any band in the 60s‚ The Beatles recording career was frequently altered and sometimes pushed back because of their creative drive or even external factors. The most important factor is that these shifts and obstacles that The Beatles were running
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The Beatles: The Greatest Band of All Time? By: Erin Bozone Ask anyone. Read any music magazine. Go to any store. The Beatles are everywhere because of the legendary contributions they made to musical history and pop culture. They are frequently referred to as the greatest band of all time. But were they really? In this paper‚ I will compare and contrast two conflicting opinions on The Beatles: Howard Goodall’s documentary “20th
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the Beatles‚ released on 22 November 1968. A double album‚ it’s plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed‚which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band’s earlier Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although no singles were issued from The Beatles in Britain and the United States‚ the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968. The album’s songs range
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The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool‚ in 1960. With John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr‚ they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle‚ beat and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later experimented with several genres‚ ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock‚ often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s‚ their enormous popularity first emerged
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rock band who has been the most influential performer in the history of rock. Rock is the vocal music with a hard‚ driving beat‚ and heavily amplified sound. A new era of British influence began in 1964 with the American tour of the Beatles. The Beatles were popular during the Vietnam war in America‚ and used their lyrics to express their beliefs on politics and social. Their music united a generation together. The Beatles ruled the popular music in the United States. In 1960‚ the rock band‚ the
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I AM SAM Director: Jessie Nelson Writers: Kristine Johnson‚ Jessie Nelson Stars: Sean Penn‚ Michelle Pfeiffer‚ Dakota Fanning Sheenna Jey O. Corollo BSTM III-1D INTRODUCTION: As a human being‚ what is a definition of the word parent to you? Is it the amount of intellectual maturity displayed or the level of love given?1 Is it possible that a mentally challenged man can give the love and care that a child need as they grew up which should a parent give to their child? I Am Sam is a
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artistic community in Hamburg that adopted them. As media and press made their haircuts the center of attention‚ people began to grow their own hair in response‚ but was soon topped with longer hair as the dawn of the hippie era came to light. The band spearheaded a trend that eventually evolved to the mountain man appearance that many public figures began to adopt. At this point long hair signified the indifference to societal norms. Consequently‚ American society looked down upon it initially‚
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