You should react to the Beatles animated movie 'Yellow Submarine'. You'll need to understand the Blue Meanie reference one day in the Buffyverse. It's an amazingly weird, psychedelic, etc, etc. There's more than enough of the film without the songs that's reactable :)
This album falls right in the middle of their discography. You'd have to listen to the early albums to really appreciate how much they grew in such a short period of time. This album comes 4 years and 7 albums into their recording career! Beatles' fans will have so many answers to what is their best album. I really liked this album as a kid then really didn't listen to this album as much as the two preceding and following albums. But I've gone back to liking it more now.
One of the disadvantages of the streaming age is you don't get the album artwork. If you know anyone with a vinyl collection, see if you can look at the Sgt Pepper cover and the little printed tchotchkes that originally came with it. Sitting in your room staring at the artwork while listening to the music was an integral part of the experience in those days.
Analyzing Beatles lyrics is quite fun, but keep in mind that the band members themselves didn't always take it as seriously as many might think. At one point, John Lennon even wrote a song that basically trolled people who studied their music. I remember a top rated comment saying that if John were to hear certain detailed interpretations, he'd probably say something like "Bloody hell, it's just a song, mate." Paul McCartney also said that a particular love song of his is actually a love letter to smoking weed. Of course, there are still many songs that they intended to be deep. One of the most popular being Lennon's "Imagine" from his solo career.
I knew it wasn't Paul or John singing "Little Help from My Friends", but I wasn't sure who did sing the lead so I had to look it up: apparently it was Ringo. 🙂🥁
Nick, paul mccartney came up with sgt pepper's when the beatles were returning home to the uk after their last tour date at candlestick park in 1966. Paul created sgt pepper's to basically be the bealtes alter egos.
"Get back" is the documentary by Peter Jackson, and it's arguably the best beatles film ever. it shows the guys from an angle that we've never really seen before, just being themselves, without sensationalizing, without overplayed drama. it is veeeery long though, i think that you'd have to be really invested in these people personally to appreciate it fully. for me it's perfect, the more beatles content the better, i just love seeing them interact with each other. i would recommend familiarizing yourself with the bands history, watching some interviews, just getting to know the guys and the headspace they were at, if you want to watch the documentary
They used french horns on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This was the first Beatles album I ever heard all the way through, and I ended up "inherenting" it from one of my older brothers when they moved on to other types of music - and I still own it today. Its cover is worn and the vinyl is definitely scratched and well loved, but it still plays.
With a Little Help From My Friends is such a special song. It's sung by Ringo and he's not the strongest vocalist. He was really nervous about doing that last long note in the song but the others encouraged him to do it. Art imitating life 🙂 Ringo usually sings one song on each of the albums. I'm a huge Beatles fan and have all their albums on vinyl. This is my third favourite, my top 2 are Revolver and Abbey Road. Sgt Pepper was where they were really experimenting musically. It's a little tricky to "get" it if you don't know much about them as their sound evolved a lot since their first album.
Pepper is a concept album. Paul had the idea to pretend to be another band so they could just let go and not be themselves. This album is consistently in the top 5 albums of all time, and usually number 1. It was the album that changed music forever. Rock music could easily be separated into two eras, pre-pepper and post-pepper.
This was the first album that I ever bought. It was used and in a yard sale, so my 10yr-old self could afford it. I think I wore the grooves off that thing, I played it so much!
As a lifelong Queen fan i can answer your question: Somebody to Love was an Aretha Franklin tribute. No one but Freddie would be able to say if he heard the sentence "I need somebody to love" here and that got him inspired but it's a rather common phrasing so personally I doubt it had a direct impact. They were however The Beatles fans and cited them as their musical influences. They did perform Imagine live the day after John Lennon was killed and iirc both Freddie and Roger said he was their favourite Beatle. Freddie wrote Life Is Real as a tribute to Lennon in late 1981 (sadly released on a very polarising Hot Space album). There's also a heartbreaking cover of Lennon's God performed live by Brian May solo mid 90s with some changed lyrics (including not believing in being Queen anymore). Sorry for a long comment 😅
Big Beatles fan here, but I heard "A Little Help From My Friends" before I ever knew who The Beatles were because of a segment on The Muppet Show set to that song, and it's memorable enough that it's stuck around in my head ever since. I'll link it if anyone is curious, but you will have to give it a minute to get to the actual song lol: th-cam.com/video/AaekeLfeVX4/w-d-xo.html
I’m not sure this is the best way to get to know The Beatles, the best thing about them is how their music evolved in such a short period of time, this is after their evolution had taken force AND it’s in a way different because they weren’t themselves here, they were Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as a way to not feel the pressure of making the next Beatles No. 1 hit.
This album was the first to have the lyrics to every song included on the cover. On the back. Also considered on fo the first "Theme " albums. Released June 1967.
At the beginning of Sergeant Pepper's it's the ambience sound of an audience before a symphony. And this rock and roll band with all this symphony artists are playing you their songs.
Hi, Thank you for reacting to The Beatles. ❤ Now that you are listening to this group I HIGHLY recommend you watch and react to "Across The Universe". Its a musical movie based around the Beatles music. Its BEAUTIFUL! ❤ PLEASE GIVE IT A CHANCE. Thank you! ❤
I love that movie. There was also a movie in the late 70s called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that featured the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith. Alice Cooper, Steve Martin, Earth Wind & Fire, and others. Similar to Across the Universe, it contains covers of Beatles songs put together to tell a story. Critics hated it, but I loved it and still do.
Across the Universe is such an underrated gem. I still don't understand why it got so much negativity. It's visually breathtaking and interpretation of some songs is incredible (I Want You/She's So Heavy sequence alone should have gotten awards).
That was Ringo singing A Little Help From From My Friends. George Martin, considered to be the fifth Beatle, was the production manager. He knew what he was doing.
Ringo on lead. Ringo "How do I feel at the end of the day" John answers with "Does it worry you to be alone" On the bridge John and Paul "Do you need anybody" Ringo "I want somebody to love". Really quite brilliant stuff going on here. Peace ❤
Ringo was usually given a song to sing on each album, often a cover song or a song John and Paul wrote but didn't want to sing. But this song is the opposite of a throwaway - it is one of the loveliest things they ever wrote for Ringo. Hearing the three others doing a background harmony in response to Ringo's lead always makes me smile.
You should check out the movie based on this album that came out in 1978. The movie itself is pretty weak but the soundtrack is covers of the songs from "SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" done by some of the biggest names in music at that time. The chorus during the end credits also pays homage to the original 1967 album cover.
When the Beatles started they were a cover band for old rock, you know 50's be bop a lula kinda rock, then got into their boy band phase then after much too much fame and 'getting high with the help of their friends' they became the amazing artists that tore themselves apart, people say it was Yoko but you come to realise they were heading that way already x
I hate the term "boy band" for the Beatles...they saved rock and roll from dying on the vine, they knew their audience had to be kids, preteens and teens in order to make it in the USA and the world...there was NO SUCH THING as heavy metal to compare them to at the time. their manager insisted they get out of the leather jackets, into suits to be presentable enough to make it in the business and he was right. Motown acts had t do the same thing. He also said no more swearing and smoking onstage, taught them how to bow..etc. Of Course they were "BOYS," but the label contains a convenient negative connotation they they were less than something and grew, when in fact they WERE something special and led the way, crashed down the door for everyone else...the long hair alone was considered outrageous by adult society at the time.
I'm actually surprised that one of the Beatles songs you know is Maxwell's Silver Hammer. I only know it because I had a tape of Beatles songs they chose for kids when I was tiny and that was one of them (probably due to the nursery-rhyme tone), and I saw it as one of the lesser-liked songs. It's actually a metaphor for when something turns into a disaster with no warning, like getting ready for a nice date and then your date starts smashing your head in with a hammer.
The Sgt. Pepper Album sold me on the Beatles although we already used to sing "When I'm sixty-four "and "With a little help..." in school (in music class and English class). Please listen to With A Little Help From My Friends sung by Joe Cocker at Woodstock! It's a mind-blowing performance! Edit: Especially if you liked The Sgt. Pepper's style better, you will enjoy Joe Cocker's version!
If I remember correctly, this album was basically a concept album for the band, where "SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was kind of a collective character for The Beatles. I believe the idea came from them having a lot of creative burnout, and decided to do something different than what they normally put out. And this album contains a "clue" that supports the "Paul is dead" conspiracy theory, that says Paul McCartney died in a motorcycle accident (the last part is true, he was in an accident), and the band decided to replace him with a guy named Billy Shears (who is named in the opening song), who got plastic surgery and vocal lessons to both look and sound like Paul. It's an interesting theory worth looking into, but don't put too much stock in it; the creator of the theory has even said that he BS-ed his way through it for a college newspaper.
1:08 - So what you need to know about the Beatles is that their music goes through a number of different phases over their career. This album was right in the middle, near the beginning of their Experimental phase, so there's a lot of experimentation with sound design and psychedelic imagery. I could go into all the milestones and interpretations of the album, but you'd be better off just reading the Wikipedia page. It should also be noted that this is an early example of a 'concept album,' an album where the songs form a loose narrative or overarching theme, so listening to the whole thing at once is recommended. 2:27 - Like I said, this is a 'concept album.' The idea here is that the eponymous band was an old military band that brought joy to those who heard them play and the album is a concert by the latest generation of the band. They eventually made a movie based on the album's concept starring the BeeGees and featuring many of the greatest musical acts of the 70s as a Beatles tribute. Now that you're getting into the Beatles, there's a lot of movies you could try out. I'm going to recommend the movie based on this album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and also a more recent movie called Across the Universe, which creates a narrative from the entire Beatles catalog.
Hey! React to Beatles any time! And by all means, finish out the album. Or any of their albums to be honest. Every album (and single) was a step. Listening to their discography in order is fascinating and and an education. But even if you just do this album, Revolver, Abbey Road, and The White Album, you'll be dazzled by the wide scope. Every album sounds different, they don't have any one sound or style. Entire subgenres of rock can be traced back to one single Beatle song. The band ELO for instance can be traced right back to one song, "I Am The Walrus". (oh man, do a reaction to THAT song! ) Ok, see you on your new site, already subscribed! Psyched! You certainly picked the right band to kick off your channel with!
It was Paul's idea to have a theme album, pretending to be a different band other than the Beatles. So, Paul came up with the band name, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." That was only for the album, but it was a made-up name. It wasn't live, but they had the sound effects to make it sound like a live audience.
If I remember accurately Sgt.Peppers was suppose to be a Concept album in response to The Moody Blues Days of Future Past (they had used an Orchestra and was about the Moods of a Day) and the Beach Boys Pet Sounds Album.
Hey Nick, I love your movies and tv show reactions, like Buffy because I love the show, and I love the Beatles too, so it would certainly be a pleasure for me to watch your reaction to the documentary, hope you get around it eventually, I think you would enjoy because it’s so interesting, but if I were you I would do some research on the band before jumping into it.
As a fun exercise, pull up an image of the album cover and see how many of the personalities you can identify. I'm old, and I can still only get a few such as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields, and an old version of the Beatles themselves.
This whole album is really good. This and The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations are ones that my dad played a ton while growing up.
Its best to start at the beginning and listen to the albums in chronological order. That way you see how far they grew in the space of only 8 years... also dont forget the singles that werent included on the albums. "GetBack" is very good. But only after youve become more familiarized with the Beatles story as a whole, imo. Theres a relatively short little You tube summary vid of their story floating around, which for absolute begininners, is really good.
Nick, you might consider this suggestion: it not only has ~90 minutes of classic animation, it “realizes” all the songs on the album as if a coherent story is being told. It’s not high art but… imagine going back 50 years, consuming something recreational and kicking-back to enjoy a magical mystery tour… (never mind the paradoxes)
Nick, there is a movie called “Across the Universe”. It’s a musical with all Beatles music. It’s fantastic! I don’t know if it’d work as a reaction because of all the music but you should check it out.
Cool insights! Def have to be aware that this is a whole concept as an album. They’re writing from the perspective from the fictional Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and most of the songs are scenes or ideas related to the fictional concept of this band it’s world.
@@se6369 if he has I think it was at the writing of the tunes because by the recording some extensive discussion had happened as to how far the personas would extend for like promotional films and whatnot. I could def see Paul seeing the through line of a bunch of written songs, bringing the conceptual angle to it in process.
I would thoroughly recommend that if you're interested in what it took to record this album, try tracking down composer Howard Goodall's Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution, a definitive BBC2 documentary on its enduring appeal. It may be on YT somewhere. He delves into the great lengths they went to, without today's digital technology, to get the sound of a 'live' album.
You mentioned watching Peter Jackson's "Get Back" documentary, which certainly wouldn't be a bad idea. Except that will give you a look only at a short segment of their career, near the end. A much better choice is to to watch the Beatles Anthology documentary, a multi-disk set which fully covers the band's origins, their musical evolution, and their impact. Highly recommended!
I see some other people here are informing you of the Sgt. Pepper movie starring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton and others. It does indeed exist and you should definitely watch it. Why? Because it's good? Because it's bad? Ya know what, I'll just let you decide that for yourself. 😏
Since you do movies you should know The Beatles actually did a handful of movies, mostly named after their songs and albums. And featuring a lot of their music. "A Hard Days Night" (1964) is probably one of the more popular films as well as their first, but they also did "Help!" (1965), "Magical Mystery Tour" (1967), my personal favorite the animated psychadellic film "Yellow Submarine" (1968) and their last one was "Let it Be" (1969) was a documentary. Technically Yellow Submarine barely features the actual Beatles, only with a live action cameo at the end before the credits role. And their animated depictions are all done by voice actors. But it's worth it for the pure creativity on display. I'd share the trailer but if you want to go in completely blind I'll only say this. Look for the British release of the film, the one that's slightly longer. The origional American release sadly cut out a whole song and the segments around it, leaving a bit of a plothole in the story. (The removed song is 'Hey Bulldog' in case that helps you locate it.) On a final note, the concept of Sargent Peppers Lonly Heartsclub Band was, if I recall right, dreamed up when the band lamented about recognized everywhere they went in public and the four of them shared the ammusing fantasy of having alter egos in the form of another, lesser known band that could go mostly unnoticed.
Check out the Carpenters Rainy Days and Mondays .I saw Karen sing and drum in 1972 .For movies ---check out The Last Waltz -one of the greatest concert films ever .
Would recommend listening to the double single for Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane. They were recorded during the Sgt Pepper sessions, but it was decided they be released early to hold fans over since the album would take another 3 - 6 months to be ready.
i do know freddy mercury was a pretty big john lennon fan he called him the greatest ever in one of his interviews and then went into how he can still be great in a different way than john lennon and he wishes he couldve met him (paraphrasing)
Mm I recommend you better listen to the song and then analyze the lyrics, since that way the video goes more smoothly and there are not so many cuts, apart from one does not get in tune with the song pausing all the time
Most people stop the song midway and discuss their thoughts, then play the rest of the song. If you are able to do that, that would be much better. We would be able to listen along with you.
Oh really? Could you tell me which channels so I can learn from their editing style? Because I uploaded about ten versions and they all got completely blocked until I cut the video down to this
as a beatles fan who grew up with their music,i find it annoying that you keep cutting in too frequently keep the comments at the end of each track,otherwise the song is ruined ok?
Is there a reason why you had to chop the songs up so much? It made this really difficult to enjoy. If it's due to copyright reasons that wouldn't allow you to play the entire songs, then you prob shouldn't pick these songs to react to. Anyway, be well!
@@se6369 I can find them all on my Sgt Pepper CD too, but that's not the point of a reaction video. For those unfamiliar with the song, it's not a good way to introduce them. For those who are familiar with the song, it's distracting and takes away from enjoying his reaction. This is just constructive criticism; I don't dislike the kid, I think he's likable, makes good videos, and I like what he has to say. But the thing I brought up is def something that can be improved upon.
Way too choppy.. The constant pausing was incredibly irritating. Do SOME research BEFORE. The history and intention of the album is extremely well known.
Watch my reaction to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" HERE: th-cam.com/video/zTwxm3MFDNE/w-d-xo.html
Great music taste! ❤❤
You should react to the Beatles animated movie 'Yellow Submarine'. You'll need to understand the Blue Meanie reference one day in the Buffyverse. It's an amazingly weird, psychedelic, etc, etc. There's more than enough of the film without the songs that's reactable :)
You should react to the Beatles animated movie, The Yellow Submarine! 😍
With A Little Help From My Friends sung by Ringo
This album falls right in the middle of their discography. You'd have to listen to the early albums to really appreciate how much they grew in such a short period of time. This album comes 4 years and 7 albums into their recording career! Beatles' fans will have so many answers to what is their best album. I really liked this album as a kid then really didn't listen to this album as much as the two preceding and following albums. But I've gone back to liking it more now.
With bands like The Beatles, I think your favorite album will change every few years, or sometimes even every few days . . .
One of the disadvantages of the streaming age is you don't get the album artwork. If you know anyone with a vinyl collection, see if you can look at the Sgt Pepper cover and the little printed tchotchkes that originally came with it. Sitting in your room staring at the artwork while listening to the music was an integral part of the experience in those days.
Yeah, and see if you pick out crowley!
That’s not only Ringo’s drums, that’s Ringo singing!
Analyzing Beatles lyrics is quite fun, but keep in mind that the band members themselves didn't always take it as seriously as many might think. At one point, John Lennon even wrote a song that basically trolled people who studied their music. I remember a top rated comment saying that if John were to hear certain detailed interpretations, he'd probably say something like "Bloody hell, it's just a song, mate." Paul McCartney also said that a particular love song of his is actually a love letter to smoking weed. Of course, there are still many songs that they intended to be deep. One of the most popular being Lennon's "Imagine" from his solo career.
I knew it wasn't Paul or John singing "Little Help from My Friends", but I wasn't sure who did sing the lead so I had to look it up: apparently it was Ringo. 🙂🥁
Yes it was
They are amazing so thanks.
Ah, the Beatles. Music I learned from my mother who was on the Essen (city in Germany) concert in 1966. Fuck I'm old. 😄
That album takes me back to listening to it with friends. And they helped me get by.
Nick, paul mccartney came up with sgt pepper's when the beatles were returning home to the uk after their last tour date at candlestick park in 1966. Paul created sgt pepper's to basically be the bealtes alter egos.
"Get back" is the documentary by Peter Jackson, and it's arguably the best beatles film ever. it shows the guys from an angle that we've never really seen before, just being themselves, without sensationalizing, without overplayed drama. it is veeeery long though, i think that you'd have to be really invested in these people personally to appreciate it fully. for me it's perfect, the more beatles content the better, i just love seeing them interact with each other. i would recommend familiarizing yourself with the bands history, watching some interviews, just getting to know the guys and the headspace they were at, if you want to watch the documentary
The first song was an intro to the "concert. "
They used french horns on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This was the first Beatles album I ever heard all the way through, and I ended up "inherenting" it from one of my older brothers when they moved on to other types of music - and I still own it today. Its cover is worn and the vinyl is definitely scratched and well loved, but it still plays.
Please do more Beatles if there's ones you haven't heard!
With a Little Help From My Friends is such a special song. It's sung by Ringo and he's not the strongest vocalist. He was really nervous about doing that last long note in the song but the others encouraged him to do it. Art imitating life 🙂 Ringo usually sings one song on each of the albums.
I'm a huge Beatles fan and have all their albums on vinyl. This is my third favourite, my top 2 are Revolver and Abbey Road.
Sgt Pepper was where they were really experimenting musically. It's a little tricky to "get" it if you don't know much about them as their sound evolved a lot since their first album.
Pepper is a concept album. Paul had the idea to pretend to be another band so they could just let go and not be themselves. This album is consistently in the top 5 albums of all time, and usually number 1. It was the album that changed music forever. Rock music could easily be separated into two eras, pre-pepper and post-pepper.
I also enjoyed the movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1978. Good music, great bands.
This was the first album that I ever bought. It was used and in a yard sale, so my 10yr-old self could afford it. I think I wore the grooves off that thing, I played it so much!
You already were one of my favorite reactors on TH-cam, but now you're reacting to my all-time favorite band!! I cannot be happier!!!
As a lifelong Queen fan i can answer your question: Somebody to Love was an Aretha Franklin tribute. No one but Freddie would be able to say if he heard the sentence "I need somebody to love" here and that got him inspired but it's a rather common phrasing so personally I doubt it had a direct impact. They were however The Beatles fans and cited them as their musical influences. They did perform Imagine live the day after John Lennon was killed and iirc both Freddie and Roger said he was their favourite Beatle. Freddie wrote Life Is Real as a tribute to Lennon in late 1981 (sadly released on a very polarising Hot Space album). There's also a heartbreaking cover of Lennon's God performed live by Brian May solo mid 90s with some changed lyrics (including not believing in being Queen anymore).
Sorry for a long comment 😅
Big Beatles fan here, but I heard "A Little Help From My Friends" before I ever knew who The Beatles were because of a segment on The Muppet Show set to that song, and it's memorable enough that it's stuck around in my head ever since. I'll link it if anyone is curious, but you will have to give it a minute to get to the actual song lol: th-cam.com/video/AaekeLfeVX4/w-d-xo.html
Lol, this is the first time I read a comment where a Beatles' fan posts a link straight to The Mappet Show instead to the awesome cover by Joe Cocker!
@@BabbleBebble What can I say, I know what I'm about, lol
I’m not sure this is the best way to get to know The Beatles, the best thing about them is how their music evolved in such a short period of time, this is after their evolution had taken force AND it’s in a way different because they weren’t themselves here, they were Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as a way to not feel the pressure of making the next Beatles No. 1 hit.
This album was the first to have the lyrics to every song included on the cover. On the back. Also considered on fo the first "Theme " albums. Released June 1967.
At the beginning of Sergeant Pepper's it's the ambience sound of an audience before a symphony. And this rock and roll band with all this symphony artists are playing you their songs.
Hi, Thank you for reacting to The Beatles. ❤ Now that you are listening to this group I HIGHLY recommend you watch and react to "Across The Universe". Its a musical movie based around the Beatles music. Its BEAUTIFUL! ❤ PLEASE GIVE IT A CHANCE. Thank you! ❤
I love that movie. There was also a movie in the late 70s called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that featured the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith. Alice Cooper, Steve Martin, Earth Wind & Fire, and others. Similar to Across the Universe, it contains covers of Beatles songs put together to tell a story. Critics hated it, but I loved it and still do.
Across the Universe is such an underrated gem. I still don't understand why it got so much negativity. It's visually breathtaking and interpretation of some songs is incredible (I Want You/She's So Heavy sequence alone should have gotten awards).
@@dresden123456 Absolutely! Happiness is a Warm Gun was stunning as well. I mean, I could say that about the entire movie, though.
That was Ringo singing A Little Help From From My Friends. George Martin, considered to be the fifth Beatle, was the production manager. He knew what he was doing.
Ringo on lead. Ringo "How do I feel at the end of the day" John answers with "Does it worry you to be alone" On the bridge John and Paul "Do you need anybody" Ringo "I want somebody to love".
Really quite brilliant stuff going on here.
Peace ❤
Ringo was usually given a song to sing on each album, often a cover song or a song John and Paul wrote but didn't want to sing. But this song is the opposite of a throwaway - it is one of the loveliest things they ever wrote for Ringo. Hearing the three others doing a background harmony in response to Ringo's lead always makes me smile.
The first album with printed lyrics, btw.
You should check out the movie based on this album that came out in 1978. The movie itself is pretty weak but the soundtrack is covers of the songs from "SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" done by some of the biggest names in music at that time. The chorus during the end credits also pays homage to the original 1967 album cover.
This! This this!! 😄 I loved this movie growing up. Peter Frampton was amazing.
@@deepermind4884Too true but, just like the movie "Heavy Metal", a great soundtrack .
The second song was the main theme song of the TV show, The Wonder Years. Sung by someone else though.
Yes, yes yes thanks!
To get a full visual impact of the Sgt. Pepper outfits (and some Hula dancers), watch the video for Hello Goodbye.
I grew up on the Beatles. My fav album is Abbey Road.
When the Beatles started they were a cover band for old rock, you know 50's be bop a lula kinda rock, then got into their boy band phase then after much too much fame and 'getting high with the help of their friends' they became the amazing artists that tore themselves apart, people say it was Yoko but you come to realise they were heading that way already x
I hate the term "boy band" for the Beatles...they saved rock and roll from dying on the vine, they knew their audience had to be kids, preteens and teens in order to make it in the USA and the world...there was NO SUCH THING as heavy metal to compare them to at the time. their manager insisted they get out of the leather jackets, into suits to be presentable enough to make it in the business and he was right. Motown acts had t do the same thing. He also said no more swearing and smoking onstage, taught them how to bow..etc. Of Course they were "BOYS," but the label contains a convenient negative connotation they they were less than something and grew, when in fact they WERE something special and led the way, crashed down the door for everyone else...the long hair alone was considered outrageous by adult society at the time.
I'm actually surprised that one of the Beatles songs you know is Maxwell's Silver Hammer. I only know it because I had a tape of Beatles songs they chose for kids when I was tiny and that was one of them (probably due to the nursery-rhyme tone), and I saw it as one of the lesser-liked songs. It's actually a metaphor for when something turns into a disaster with no warning, like getting ready for a nice date and then your date starts smashing your head in with a hammer.
Thank you for reacting to my fav band!!!
3:38 yes, and it was also ringo singing the song!😊
You should definitely check out Get Back (the Peter jackson movie) after listening to their songs, it’s a really great series
The Sgt. Pepper Album sold me on the Beatles although we already used to sing "When I'm sixty-four "and "With a little help..." in school (in music class and English class). Please listen to With A Little Help From My Friends sung by Joe Cocker at Woodstock! It's a mind-blowing performance! Edit: Especially if you liked The Sgt. Pepper's style better, you will enjoy Joe Cocker's version!
My dad and stepmom had “When I’m 64” as part of their wedding reception. It’s very meaningful to some of us.
If I remember correctly, this album was basically a concept album for the band, where "SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was kind of a collective character for The Beatles. I believe the idea came from them having a lot of creative burnout, and decided to do something different than what they normally put out.
And this album contains a "clue" that supports the "Paul is dead" conspiracy theory, that says Paul McCartney died in a motorcycle accident (the last part is true, he was in an accident), and the band decided to replace him with a guy named Billy Shears (who is named in the opening song), who got plastic surgery and vocal lessons to both look and sound like Paul. It's an interesting theory worth looking into, but don't put too much stock in it; the creator of the theory has even said that he BS-ed his way through it for a college newspaper.
aw i didnt knew you were doing the beatles! this is the best, ty nick
1:08 - So what you need to know about the Beatles is that their music goes through a number of different phases over their career. This album was right in the middle, near the beginning of their Experimental phase, so there's a lot of experimentation with sound design and psychedelic imagery. I could go into all the milestones and interpretations of the album, but you'd be better off just reading the Wikipedia page. It should also be noted that this is an early example of a 'concept album,' an album where the songs form a loose narrative or overarching theme, so listening to the whole thing at once is recommended.
2:27 - Like I said, this is a 'concept album.' The idea here is that the eponymous band was an old military band that brought joy to those who heard them play and the album is a concert by the latest generation of the band. They eventually made a movie based on the album's concept starring the BeeGees and featuring many of the greatest musical acts of the 70s as a Beatles tribute.
Now that you're getting into the Beatles, there's a lot of movies you could try out. I'm going to recommend the movie based on this album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and also a more recent movie called Across the Universe, which creates a narrative from the entire Beatles catalog.
Hey! React to Beatles any time! And by all means, finish out the album. Or any of their albums to be honest. Every album (and single) was a step. Listening to their discography in order is fascinating and and an education. But even if you just do this album, Revolver, Abbey Road, and The White Album, you'll be dazzled by the wide scope. Every album sounds different, they don't have any one sound or style. Entire subgenres of rock can be traced back to one single Beatle song. The band ELO for instance can be traced right back to one song, "I Am The Walrus". (oh man, do a reaction to THAT song! ) Ok, see you on your new site, already subscribed! Psyched! You certainly picked the right band to kick off your channel with!
It was Paul's idea to have a theme album, pretending to be a different band other than the Beatles. So, Paul came up with the band name, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." That was only for the album, but it was a made-up name. It wasn't live, but they had the sound effects to make it sound like a live audience.
If I remember accurately Sgt.Peppers was suppose to be a Concept album in response to The Moody Blues Days of Future Past (they had used an Orchestra and was about the Moods of a Day) and the Beach Boys Pet Sounds Album.
Days of Future Passed was 6 months *after* Sgt Pepper.
I stand corrected @@strathman7501
The Beatles….greatest band of all time. Still. I def recommend giving Joe Cocker’s cover of With A Little Help From My Friends a listen.
Same song but hits so different! Same with Beatles' Help vs John Farnham's cover of it.
Hey Nick, I love your movies and tv show reactions, like Buffy because I love the show, and I love the Beatles too, so it would certainly be a pleasure for me to watch your reaction to the documentary, hope you get around it eventually, I think you would enjoy because it’s so interesting, but if I were you I would do some research on the band before jumping into it.
As a fun exercise, pull up an image of the album cover and see how many of the personalities you can identify. I'm old, and I can still only get a few such as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields, and an old version of the Beatles themselves.
This whole album is really good. This and The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations are ones that my dad played a ton while growing up.
There's a movie with the same name which plays songs of The Beatles, but is sung by The Bee Gees. The soundtrack of the film is amazing!
Its best to start at the beginning and listen to the albums in chronological order. That way you see how far they grew in the space of only 8 years... also dont forget the singles that werent included on the albums. "GetBack" is very good. But only after youve become more familiarized with the Beatles story as a whole, imo. Theres a relatively short little You tube summary vid of their story floating around, which for absolute begininners, is really good.
You should react to the Beatles animated movie, The Yellow Submarine! 😍
Nick, you might consider this suggestion: it not only has ~90 minutes of classic animation, it “realizes” all the songs on the album as if a coherent story is being told. It’s not high art but… imagine going back 50 years, consuming something recreational and kicking-back to enjoy a magical mystery tour… (never mind the paradoxes)
Nick, there is a movie called “Across the Universe”. It’s a musical with all Beatles music. It’s fantastic! I don’t know if it’d work as a reaction because of all the music but you should check it out.
Cool insights! Def have to be aware that this is a whole concept as an album. They’re writing from the perspective from the fictional Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and most of the songs are scenes or ideas related to the fictional concept of this band it’s world.
I'm pretty sure John claimed he wasn't even aware of this concept
@@se6369 if he has I think it was at the writing of the tunes because by the recording some extensive discussion had happened as to how far the personas would extend for like promotional films and whatnot. I could def see Paul seeing the through line of a bunch of written songs, bringing the conceptual angle to it in process.
I would thoroughly recommend that if you're interested in what it took to record this album, try tracking down composer Howard Goodall's Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution, a definitive BBC2 documentary on its enduring appeal. It may be on YT somewhere. He delves into the great lengths they went to, without today's digital technology, to get the sound of a 'live' album.
You mentioned watching Peter Jackson's "Get Back" documentary, which certainly wouldn't be a bad idea. Except that will give you a look only at a short segment of their career, near the end. A much better choice is to to watch the Beatles Anthology documentary, a multi-disk set which fully covers the band's origins, their musical evolution, and their impact. Highly recommended!
I see some other people here are informing you of the Sgt. Pepper movie starring the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton and others. It does indeed exist and you should definitely watch it. Why? Because it's good? Because it's bad? Ya know what, I'll just let you decide that for yourself. 😏
Oh man, if the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Beatles is Maxwells Silver Hammer…you have a LOT to learn…lol
You need to Google the 5th Beatle: George Martin.
Since you do movies you should know The Beatles actually did a handful of movies, mostly named after their songs and albums. And featuring a lot of their music. "A Hard Days Night" (1964) is probably one of the more popular films as well as their first, but they also did "Help!" (1965), "Magical Mystery Tour" (1967), my personal favorite the animated psychadellic film "Yellow Submarine" (1968) and their last one was "Let it Be" (1969) was a documentary.
Technically Yellow Submarine barely features the actual Beatles, only with a live action cameo at the end before the credits role. And their animated depictions are all done by voice actors. But it's worth it for the pure creativity on display. I'd share the trailer but if you want to go in completely blind I'll only say this. Look for the British release of the film, the one that's slightly longer. The origional American release sadly cut out a whole song and the segments around it, leaving a bit of a plothole in the story. (The removed song is 'Hey Bulldog' in case that helps you locate it.)
On a final note, the concept of Sargent Peppers Lonly Heartsclub Band was, if I recall right, dreamed up when the band lamented about recognized everywhere they went in public and the four of them shared the ammusing fantasy of having alter egos in the form of another, lesser known band that could go mostly unnoticed.
The reprise of this song is must. The percussion is way ahead of it's time.
If you’ve never heard of the Beatles you’ve lived under a rock 🤣
Check out the Carpenters Rainy Days and Mondays .I saw Karen sing and drum in 1972 .For movies ---check out The Last Waltz -one of the greatest concert films ever .
Would recommend listening to the double single for Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane. They were recorded during the Sgt Pepper sessions, but it was decided they be released early to hold fans over since the album would take another 3 - 6 months to be ready.
I grew up with this album, but I have no idea what Sergeant Pepper is.
i do know freddy mercury was a pretty big john lennon fan he called him the greatest ever in one of his interviews and then went into how he can still be great in a different way than john lennon and he wishes he couldve met him (paraphrasing)
Oh ifvthis is happening then I do hope you'll be reacting to their movie, Yellow Submarine x
You should check their movie yellow submarine if you haven't yet ..... so good
I hope sometime you react to their song Strawberry Fields 🍓
hi nick!
Abbey Road, the white album (self titled) and revolver are their best imo
Mm I recommend you better listen to the song and then analyze the lyrics, since that way the video goes more smoothly and there are not so many cuts, apart from one does not get in tune with the song pausing all the time
Most people stop the song midway and discuss their thoughts, then play the rest of the song. If you are able to do that, that would be much better. We would be able to listen along with you.
Oh really? Could you tell me which channels so I can learn from their editing style? Because I uploaded about ten versions and they all got completely blocked until I cut the video down to this
Watch the animated movie, it'll help
The Peter Jackson film is just the Beatles recording one album and attempting to play it live. It's not a very good overview.
as a beatles fan who grew up with their music,i find it annoying that you keep cutting in too frequently keep the comments at the end of each track,otherwise the song is ruined ok?
Go for the 2017 remixes and later if you listen to the Beatles. They were specifically mixed for headphones.
Is there a reason why you had to chop the songs up so much? It made this really difficult to enjoy. If it's due to copyright reasons that wouldn't allow you to play the entire songs, then you prob shouldn't pick these songs to react to. Anyway, be well!
You can find all the songs on the album for free on TH-cam if you want to listen to them uninterrupted
@@se6369 I can find them all on my Sgt Pepper CD too, but that's not the point of a reaction video. For those unfamiliar with the song, it's not a good way to introduce them. For those who are familiar with the song, it's distracting and takes away from enjoying his reaction. This is just constructive criticism; I don't dislike the kid, I think he's likable, makes good videos, and I like what he has to say. But the thing I brought up is def something that can be improved upon.
Way too choppy.. The constant pausing was incredibly irritating. Do SOME research BEFORE. The history and intention of the album is extremely well known.
Am I the only one who this skipped through the whole song(s)?
Gonna pass on you Chanel.