Beatles 'Sgt Peppers' album turns 40 yrs old

[David]

My Dad has that one on LP, never heard it though.

I wonder if people will look back on bands like Nine Inch Nails as being as important as the Beatles? While I think the former has had at least as much musical influence (over a whole generation of music), it seems unlikely that any band will ever knock The Beatles off their pedestal. I think their secret was to make pretty generic pop songs for a few years, become immensely popular, and then reveal their true artistic ability in the mid to late 60s when they had a captive audience.

The Sex Pistols were another incredibly influential band. Even though Depeche Mode, Joy Division (later New Order), U2 and The Cure may sound nothing like that band, all of them, I believe, cited the Sex Pistols and similar groups as their dominant influences. And those bands listed have in turn had considerable influence since the peak of their popularity in the 80s.

[HAL]

Not that I know of.

[member34258]

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