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| - My friend had free tickets to the show tonight and invited me to come with. With that free ticket caveat in mind, I am compelled to upgrade my star rating by one. What a difference those first five songs make (I missed them last time). From the moment they come out and start playing I Am The Walrus, the show is just a blast. (That song isn't part of the Sgt Pepper album, but it's the perfect choice to get the show rolling).
Like I said in my previous review, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is probably the best Beatles album from start to finish. And they play it from start to finish, in order. It's a concept album that the Beatles created once they decided to stop touring and become purely a studio band. The fictional band created by the Fab Four translates well to a live setting. Actually, I find it interesting that John Lennon (according to the slideshow) once said that Sgt Pepper could never be performed live. Cheap Trick and pretty much the entire audience (myself included) would have to disagree. They do an amazing job and really capture the essence of the album.
This time around, I enjoyed the Cheap Trick section of the show a lot more. However, there is still a fall-off for me. I've become a bit of a Beatles fan the last couple of years and once Sgt Pepper ends, the show loses a bit of steam. Luckily, they end with two more Beatles songs (In The End and All You Need Is Love) and this kind of brings the show back around. Strangely enough, the song that ended up in my head as I walked out? Surrender.
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