Dylan's picture is on the victorious album's cover, but the winner is Sgt. Pepper.
He doesn’t look very happy, in fact he looks pretty pissed orf!
I doubt he'd give a damn about polls.
Speaking of his voice, remember how it changed for Lay Lady Lay? Wasn't that supposed to be because he gave up smoking? Always liked his voice actually. Well most of the time anyway.
Just watched the documentary "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" on Netflix. Very odd in that it was about Sergeant Pepper and what was going on with The Beatles in and around 1967 but they had no Beatles music nor did they show the album cover in full. Nothing controversial so I assume just copyright issues.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel Nevermind - Nirvana Revolver - The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
We could have Pepper v Revover, which would eliminate the possibility of an all Beatles final, but leave us with a semi final of BOTW v Nevermind. Alternatively, we could separate the Beatles albums.
I might be giving this too much thought, but we have had a lot of opinions expressed throughout.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel Nevermind - Nirvana Revolver - The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
We could have Pepper v Revover, which would eliminate the possibility of an all Beatles final, but leave us with a semi final of BOTW v Nevermind. Alternatively, we could separate the Beatles albums.
I might be giving this too much thought, but we have had a lot of opinions expressed throughout.
A farago. No Led Zeppelin. No Pentangle or Fairport Convention. No Van Morrison. No Clash or Jam. To misquote Lennon: Sgt Pepper wasn't even the best album by the Beatles or the best album of 1967.
A farago. No Led Zeppelin. No Pentangle or Fairport Convention. No Van Morrison. No Clash or Jam. To misquote Lennon: Sgt Pepper wasn't even the best album by the Beatles or the best album of 1967.
Quite right, 1967 belongs to Bobbie Gentry and 1968 to Richard Harris
A farago. No Led Zeppelin. No Pentangle or Fairport Convention. No Van Morrison. No Clash or Jam. To misquote Lennon: Sgt Pepper wasn't even the best album by the Beatles or the best album of 1967.
Well the rest of the world begged to differ. Certainly none of the artists you mention ever made a album that had the cultural impact of Pepper. I mean, Pentangle ffs. I don't mean to decry but that is just your personal choice. Much as the album Something Else By The Kinks probably means more to me than any other
This is possibly the most accurate, fair, open and transparent portrayal of rock album opinion ever. I distinctly remember Danny Baker saying that sackfuls of votes were put out with the bins to ensure the new fangled Smiths won a similar competition at the magazine he worked for. The staff were apparently fed up with the old guard winning everything.
You may also recall that Blue Peter staff rejected the kid’s vote to call a new kitten Cookie and decided to call him Socks instead. This outrage was eventually rumbled and a second kitten introduced - and called Cookie - although I still think the first kitten should have been renamed.
Don’t even mention Boaty McBoatface …
Providing Addick in SW16 continues to root out the odd chancer on here and adequate measures are taken to guard against Russian infiltration I for one will accept the winner of this competition as ‘best album ever’ whoever that may be.
A farago. No Led Zeppelin. No Pentangle or Fairport Convention. No Van Morrison. No Clash or Jam. To misquote Lennon: Sgt Pepper wasn't even the best album by the Beatles or the best album of 1967.
Sorry for the delay. In the next day or so I will post the first semi final. As suggested I will base it on votes received in the initial round and in the knockout rounds.
A farago. No Led Zeppelin. No Pentangle or Fairport Convention. No Van Morrison. No Clash or Jam. To misquote Lennon: Sgt Pepper wasn't even the best album by the Beatles or the best album of 1967.
I mean, Pentangle ffs. I don't mean to decry
Hmm.
Fair point. I think they were a fantastically talented band. But I don't believe they did anything that can be compared with Pepper.
This is the most difficult decision yet. Sgt Peppers first ever album I owned! Have both and on vinyl...But Dylan album a classic and the lyrics and consistency...
My vote goes to Blood on the Tracks!
Not sure it matters much now - but I’ve just listened to both and I’m changing my vote to Sgt Peppers. As good as BOTT is and the great lyrics - Sgt Peppers is so innovative and a special observation of the times...
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Speaking of his voice, remember how it changed for Lay Lady Lay? Wasn't that supposed to be because he gave up smoking?
Always liked his voice actually. Well most of the time anyway.
When I say an acquired taste I really mean there are those that think Dylan a God, and those that have no taste.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Nevermind - Nirvana
Revolver - The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
We could have Pepper v Revover, which would eliminate the possibility of an all Beatles final, but leave us with a semi final of BOTW v Nevermind. Alternatively, we could separate the Beatles albums.
I might be giving this too much thought, but we have had a lot of opinions expressed throughout.
Any thoughts or preferences?
Certainly none of the artists you mention ever made a album that had the cultural impact of Pepper.
I mean, Pentangle ffs. I don't mean to decry but that is just your personal choice.
Much as the album Something Else By The Kinks probably means more to me than any other
You may also recall that Blue Peter staff rejected the kid’s vote to call a new kitten Cookie and decided to call him Socks instead. This outrage was eventually rumbled and a second kitten introduced - and called Cookie - although I still think the first kitten should have been renamed.
Don’t even mention Boaty McBoatface …
Providing Addick in SW16 continues to root out the odd chancer on here and adequate measures are taken to guard against Russian infiltration I for one will accept the winner of this competition as ‘best album ever’ whoever that may be.
I think they were a fantastically talented band.
But I don't believe they did anything that can be compared with Pepper.