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the beatles: are the all they are cracked up to be?

glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited July 2007 in Other Music
probably. you tell me and all your friends on this board. post below.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    they've sold more albums than you've got brain cells... and thats just in Albania
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    yes. beyond all the hype about them revolutionizing music, which may or may not be true. there were a lot of bands doing psychedelia and whatnot, they were just the biggest and no one saw it coming when they took that leap of faith. it also brought that kind of music into the mainstream public conscious.

    but above all, their songs are AMAZING. they could turn out a pop tune to rival all without breaking a sweat. they could mind fuck you with their tripped out sound. they could rock as hard as anyone. they could open themselves up.

    i love the beatles. yes, they deserve the hype. they turned to gold all they touched.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    soulsinging wrote:
    they turned to gold all they touched.


    even gold stuff? how cool would that be...

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    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    dunkman wrote:
    they've sold more albums than you've got brain cells...

    that's a fuck load. all hail the mighty 4
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    dunkman wrote:
    even gold stuff? how cool would that be...

    Midas on bass

    lol :D
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    yes...they changed everything
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  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    Yes, they're everything they're hyped up to be and more. They revolutionized music, and not only that, but society too. They're amazing - everything they touched, as said above, was golden.

    If you think they're boring or unoriginal, you're probably right. But that's only because every musical group since the Beatles has tried to be them.

    Long live the fuckin' Beatles. John & George, we'll always miss you.
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  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    No
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    glasshouse wrote:
    probably. you tell me and all your friends on this board. post below.

    Why tell you???
  • MJSB74MJSB74 Posts: 75
    drew0 wrote:

    But that's only because every musical group since the Beatles has tried to be them.

    What an utterly ludicrous statement.
  • Gremmie95Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    dirtyT wrote:
    No


    explain please.........
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    glasshouse wrote:
    probably. you tell me and all your friends on this board. post below.

    I don't deny their talent, but I really don't enjoy them all that much. I like Rubber Soul a lot, but I think it's mostly because it's nostalgic for me, because I listened to that one with my family a lot as a little kid.

    I can't stand the white album.

    And Sgt. Pepper...? Sgt. Pepper can suck it. :D
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    absolutely. they were revolutionary, and their influence is *still* felt decades later.
  • bryn_cmbsbryn_cmbs Posts: 407
    Beatles = Boy Band
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,939
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Beatles = Boy Band

    Did the Backstreet boys play Helter Skelter?
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  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Gremmie95 wrote:
    explain please.........
    Gremmie, we have had this discussion 10,000 times. You are just trying to start a rabid hatred disease on here aren't you? Bad Gremmie....BAD!!!
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  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Beatles = Boy Band
    beatles = boy band = Backstreet Boys....

    I would have to agree here!!! Go ahead shoot me to pieces, I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!!
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Honestly, I don't think I've ever really liked one Beatles song...some sound ok to me, but I've never really connected with anything they did together or individually. They seemed to connect with lots of other people, so I guess they are what they're cracked up to be...I just never saw what the big deal is with them.
  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    They're hit and miss. They have a lot of fucking gay songs like Lady Madonna, Lovely Rita, and When I'm 64. I can't listen to any of their albums all the way through because there are some horrid songs on each one that I can't stand listening to. I much prefer The Stones myself but to each is own.
  • crazymerriecrazymerrie Posts: 64
    augustwest wrote:
    Why tell you???

    God this stuff makes me crack up some times. I should stop reading the message pit at work.
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    It is simple fact that the Beatles are the best band of all time. The point is not up for debate.

    And for those who call the Beatles a boy band, your musical knowledge = shite.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Beatles = Boy Band
    It's evolution, baby..........they started off as a "boy band", but evolved into something new.

    Beatles=Boy Band---->the foundation for that all that came after them. :D
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    yes the beatles are really all they are cracked up to be
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  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    yes the beatles are really all they are cracked up to be
    Damn straight!
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Yes.

    Enough said.
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  • angryyoungmanangryyoungman Medford, NY Posts: 1,028
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    Did the Backstreet boys play Helter Skelter?
    lol. . .they are a very influential band, i like them but they are not my favorite. . .i agree with the person who said they prefer the stones

    did the beatles ever play "i want it that way"? if not, can you "tell me why"?
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    augustwest wrote:
    Why tell you???

    yawn
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Beatles = Boy Band

    that is the equivalent of pearl jam = emo. nice
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • deadnothingbetterdeadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    Beatles = Boy Band
    if beatles = boy band then dolly parton = brittney spears... or something i dunno... i couldn't think of anything good to say just that your comment sucks.
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    in general i'm kind of anti - greatest hits compilations and stuff like that, but when considering the beatles i actually prefer their greatest hits compilations to their studio efforts.

    i mean to this day i feel that (for example) Abbey road has a shit load of filler, i'd much rather listen to the album: the beatles 1962 - 1966.

    that might just be one of the finest albums ever compiled. 26 songs of pure genius. not one song on there falling short of stunning.
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
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