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Sgt. Pepper Live by Cheap Trick by Sam

Some 40 years ago the Beatles released the landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and with it turned music up on its head.

Two years ago the band responsible for “I Want You to Want Me”, took it upon themselves to commemorate this monumental event in the course of human history with a live song by song performance of the album in its entirety.

Hey, don’t look at me. I’m just as confused as you are.

On the aptly titled Sgt. Pepper Live, Cheap Trick faithfully recreates “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, “Lovely Rita”, and immortal “A Day in the Life” (easily the greatest song ever written), minus their sheer awesomeness.

Which only begs the question, why would anyone pay money to buy an album that already exists and doesn’t even hold a candle to the original?

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2 Responses to “Sgt. Pepper Live by Cheap Trick”

  1. DaleC says:
    August 28, 2009 at 8:30 am

    Hmmmm…a cover album? WHY? The last refuge of a mediocre band trying to capitalize of the greatest band.

  2. Sam says:
    August 28, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Cover albums only work when said band makes an effort to reinterpret someone else’s material in a manner that’s drastically different than the original, otherwise they may as well be singing karaoke.

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