Sam Franks

It was 50 years ago today Sgt Pepper taught the band to play (well not quite) and this album still has such a significant impact on the music of today. In 1967 the Beatles made the decision to no longer play live due to it being too dangerous and losing interest in performing as John Lennon put it 'Beatles concerts are nothing to do with music anymore'. This left them more room to experiment with their songs knowing that they wouldn't have to replicate the sounds to play them live. They were previously limited to what songs they could play as they only had a two guitar, bass and drum stage set up but with this limitation now no longer there they were free to do whatever they wanted and so Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was born… This album contains so many iconic songs and opens with the title track which is an introduction to the military style band that the Beatles turned themselves into for this LP. Personally, I feel this is the perfect introduction to wha...

Hello welcome to my blog! My name is Sam and I have a huge interest in music that's constantly growing. My music taste is constantly evolving and I enjoy a range of different bands from the 1960s all the way through to the 2010s, some of my favourites include: Oasis, The Beatles, Blondie, The 1975, Blossoms and Haim to name a few. Here you'll find all sorts of music related posts from recommendations to reviews. I am no expert in anything to do with music, i'm simply just interested and all opinions I express are my own. All photos used on this blog are also my own unless stated otherwise. Sam x