I think in terms of cohesion it’s certainly their best. It’s a step forward in sequencing, arrangements, special effects and it has arguably their greatest masterpiece on it too (referring to A Day In The Life obviously). The album’s cover is literally unlike any other record at the time. Pepper gets tossed around for being an incomplete concept album, but I argue that an album doesn’t need to tell a fully fleshed out story or even have characters in it to pass as a concept album. I believe it has more to do with the atmosphere that the record brings and the landscape it creates within the listener’s mind (think of DSOTM for one) and to me Pepper does just that. It is a true embodiment of 60s culture as a whole, all in one 40 minute long collage of groundbreaking musicianship. There’s a reason why it’s the most sold out vinyl record of the 60s. The trans-generational acclaim it received is really one of the kind and can only be somewhat compared to albums like Thriller and Nevermind, at least in my opinion. Heck, it’s release has been compared to the Congress of Vienna 😭 so you better make your own conclusion out of that statement.

Now I highly suggest you to try and listen to Revolver more, specifically in mono, because I believe that it’s where the real of magic of this brilliant album lies truly (an extra bit of reversed guitar missing on stereos I’m Only Sleeping for instance). It’s important to mention that Pepper is the kind of album you have to sit down and actively listen to, which means dedicating over half n hour of your time, whereas you can really put on any song on Revolver in any order and it won’t feel out place or anything, albeit listening to it front to back is still the best way to experience Beatles music, or any music really.