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THE TWO SIDES OF SGT. PEPPER: AN HONEST APPRAISAL
June 1, 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For decades, the recording
has ranked highly on many All-Time Best Album lists. Celebrated as the
first quasi-concept album in rock, fans and critics have long lauded
the song-craft, the pioneering production sounds, and its colorful,
now iconic, cover art. Some say it both reflected and drove the burgeoning
youth culture through the “Summer of Love” in 1967. In more recent years,
some critics have tried to cut through the mythology of the album and
reconsider it in every way. Some have ranked other Beatle albums as
superior to Pepper and feel the record has been over-hyped. The “Pepper panel” assembled for the show includes musicians, writers, fans and critics. Some still love Pepper. Some “have issues.” It features Steve Turner, Ashley Kahn, Anthony DeCurtis, Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot, Scott MacNicholl, Ann Powers, Deborah Holland, Richard Goldman, Jim Fusilli, Douglas Grant, Leslie Healy, Stuart Madow, Paul Zollo, Jon Spurney, David Gans, Richie Unterberger, and Howard Massey. _____
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