the beatles came up with the idea for sgt. pepper.
the beatles came up with the idea for sgt. pepper.
who came up with the idea for sgt. pepper?
the beatles
sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band (song)









































"sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band" is a song written by paul mccartney (credited to lennon–mccartney), and first recorded and released in 1967, on the album of the same name by the beatles. the song appears twice on the album: as the opening track (segueing into "with a little help from my friends"), and as "sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)", the penultimate track (segueing into "a day in the life"). as the title song, the lyrics introduce the fictional band that performs on the album.
sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band (song)
moore says that "the beginnings of progressive rock are normally traced to ["sgt. pepper"]", a development he attributes to the album's self-conscious lyrics, its studio experimentation, and its efforts to expand the barriers of conventional three-minute tracks. macfarlane writes that, despite concerns regarding its thematic unity, "sgt. pepper" "is widely regarded as the first true concept album in popular music". according to riley, "strictly speaking, the mothers of invention's "freak out!" has claims as the first 'concept album', but "sgt. pepper" was the record that made that idea convincing to most ears." author martina elicker similarly writes that, despite earlier examples, it was "sgt. pepper" that familiarised critics and listeners with the notion of a "concept and unified structure underlying a pop album", thus originating the term "concept album". carys wyn jones locates "pet sounds" and "sgt. pepper" to the beginning of art rock; julien considers the latter a "masterpiece of british psychedelia".
sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band