SP: Sgt. Pepper album context Flashcards
After constant touring for over 4 years, the Beatles had become disillusioned with live performance. Why was this? Give 3 reasons.
1) Lennon’s controversial comment about the Beatles being “more popular than Jesus”, caused half-filled audiences.
2) They disliked the overpowering volume of their female, teenage audiences.
3) Their recent music was difficult to perform live because they had started to experiment with wider instrumentation.
Why was their recent music difficult to perform live?
They had started to experiment with wider instrumentation.
What formed the concept for the album?
McCartney had the idea for a song involving an Edwardian military style band.
The Beatles knew they weren’t going to perform this album, so what did they do to accommodate for this?
They decided that the album should be a kind of recorded concert.
The Beatles knew they weren’t going to perform this album. What did this mean for the recording of the album?
They spent ?? days recording it and they were free to experiment with wider instrumentation.
