Week 2: 50 Records That Changed the Face of Music.

[BradH]

Much of Sgt Pepper has absolutely nothing to do with rock. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you can make the adjustment.

Exactly. With Pepper, The Beatles didn't expand the definition of a pop group, they obliterated it.

[musicoverall]

Exactly. With Pepper, The Beatles didn't expand the definition of a pop group, they obliterated it.

And we the masses of record buyers wanted it obliterated... and didn't even realize it at the time. We LIKED songs about cars and girls! But eventually it all came back, only to be recycled and bent out of shape again and again.

I think one of the main things I enjoy the most about rock music is that it changes so drastically with the passing of time (or over the same time with sub-genres) and yet it retains its powerful essence.