--- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not to take anything away from Sgt. Pepper. It was for a > long time the most *successfull* album, if it was the > best ever is a matter of taste of course.
Just a few points on this. The Beatles' most successful album in terms of sales was far and away the White Album (Number 9 on the RIAA list of all-time best sellers). Next (at positions 17 and 24) are the two retrospective albums, then Abbey Road (#44). Sgt. Pepper shows up at number 52. One factor to always consider when evaluating claims of "best ever," with regard to music or anything else, is the enduring power of myth and its ability to perpetuate itself. I've been reading a lot of movie magazines lately for a project I'm working on, and came across a fascina- ting poll result w.r.t. "Best Film of all Time." The magazine found (no surprise) that the film voted #1 by their readers was Citizen Kane. But then they conducted a followup survey and found that a surprising number of the people who had voted for that film had either never seen it or hadn't seen it for over 20 years. In other words, if enough people *hear* that Citizen Kane was the best film ever made, that's the first thing that's going to pop into their minds when asked "What's the best film ever made." Whereas if they were honest about their own tastes, it might actually be "Die Hard." :-) I suspect that's a factor with the enduring popularity of Sgt. Pepper in the "Best Of" surveys. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
