They're alike in that they're both decent but incredibly overhyped. That's all I'm getting at.GammaZord said:
Poll: The Beatles
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When I was growing up, all my parents would play was the Beetles, and I hated them. But as a musician with 5 year of music theory under me, I am so surprised how they did some of those things. They are probably one of the greatest bands that were ever formed (next to Opeth and A Perfect Circle). The music that they wrote was far beyond that time. My favorite Beetle I would have to say would be John, or George.
Yea, that's your opinion and there's no reason to try to convince you otherwise, I can just say that I respectfully disagree. If you haven't already though, I would listen to The Beatles whole catalogue ignoring the pop "sensations" (see: "I wanna hold your hand") that somehow gets stapled to their name.Michael_McCloud said:
Great band I still listen to their music everyday and use them in most of my video projects for school. Never could get tired of their songs.
they were good, they only become great because they happened to be at the right place at the right time. they have what i like to call the hulk hogan syndrome, they weren't all that talented or had overly complex songs HOWEVER they did have a lot of charisma and fit well fairly well
Elvis opened the door for rock and the Beatles burst open the flood gates
Elvis opened the door for rock and the Beatles burst open the flood gates
In other words, focus on their more meaningful and/or trippy work? Oh, I love them for that. Though I must admit that A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine seems to fit more with the premise of the song than Lennon's original.GammaZord said:
Wait what? Do explain where this is coming from. Anyway the beatles are great. Not the greatest music group in history but they are damn good. I woulndt really call them pop rock. They had alot of folk and funk and even a little hard rock. Some people have been talking about their real popular stuff like helter skelter and I am the walrus. Gotta dig deeper than that like this stuff.Michael_McCloud said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHChc2I7FKk&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riOnVUJAo3k&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrdKHeAel0&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywg-PdeGVL0&feature=channel_page
By the way John was not the coolest beatle. It was george all the way. What an amazing guitarist.
I've loved the Beatles since I was a kid, and this fact makes me hurt a bit. Somewhere between Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper they matured, picked up kind of a "world music" influence, and I think really became much better musicians.Hey Joe said:
I've always gravitated more toward their later music, but the reasons have changed. Early on (me = kid) it was because I just liked the sound of thier later music, and thought their straight rock 'n roll sounded kind of giddy. I think now I appreciate how innovative their later work really was for their time (Within You and Without You comes to mind.)
Looking for an easy way to get a Hot Topic?YouGetWhatsGiven said:
"Controversial" ones that have been done to death seem to do the trick...
I have a certain favor toward those songs, the important thing to remember about the Beatles is that they showed a flexibility in songwriting and capacity to evolve with a close eye to trend that almost no other band ever equaled. Some of their experimentation was failure, but they covered the bases from folk to early hard/garage rock to acid rock to mod to pop ballad. Thus, the reason for popularity was not just that they were in the right place at the right time, but that they were the right people. They had literally something for everyone. I'm not someone who cries out for their popular singles, but I like "And your bird can sing", "Flying", "Baby you're a rich man", "You've got to hide your love away" and many others. I'm not someone who just says "best band evar" unqualified, but I believe it's foolhardy to dismiss their influence.gmer412 said:
More on that note, and to highlight: Roger McGuinn of the Byrds and Pete Townshend of The Who both started out playing Rickenbacker electrics simply because the Beatles were using them. The Kinks broke into Indian style melodies in See my Friends before the Beatles did, but nobody followed their lead until the Beatles had made a shift in that direction (Eight Miles High doesn't technically qualify here). The Hollies and many other bands, including a great deal of the burgeoning mod scene took inspiration from the Beatles; many American bands were signed by record labels on the basis of "trying to sound like the Beatles", and the 'electrification' of folk was done after Dylan and others watched the tide from overseas and plugged in. Comparing the Beatles to Dragonforce is a bit disingenuous.
Marvelous, the debate of the ages surfaces once more.Uncompetative said:
Overall, public opinion was kinder to the Beatles for cultivating a marginally cleaner image and not spending quite as much time reinventing blues. In the early years of the British Invasion you pretty much styled yourself after the Stones or the Beatles. (With outliers like The Creation not getting much attention at all in the US)