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Robert MacMillan

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  • Not a UK perspective

    [Read the article: Why is "Sgt. Pepper" so overhyped?]
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    Hello,

    I read with interest this colloquy. I am not British nor am I old enough to know, but I suspect based on lots of reading and conversations with people who fit the bill that the emotional appeal -- or at least the photographic resonance -- that exists in Sgt. Pepper has to do with its portrayal of Britain rather than an international world game changer.

    Sgt. Pepper may be delightful or dreadful to listeners, but I see its audience as being people from the UK at that time. It is a psychedelic painting by the Beatles of the middle classes of Britain at the time. That gives it an edge to people who recognize the skewed portraits of themselves, and leaves the rest of us with an album that, while good, lacks that extra spark.

    It's like watching a Monty Python episode where the references to British talk show hosts and one-time candidates for the House of Commons from small districts. Funny yes, but maybe a bit overdone for the rest of us.

    Sunday, June 3, 2007 07:20 AM

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