Are there any fans of The Beatles anymore? I just got Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club band and The Beatles White Album. ..really love Sgt Pepper.. and aside from the wierd songs "Wild Honey Bee" and "Revolution 9" I love the white album too.

I was just wondering if anyone still liked them anymore. ...becuase I mean I know everyone knows about them and says (emphasize "says") they like them when the see them (even if they've only heard one of their songs), but I didn't know if anyone really likes them.

I used to think that they really weren't that great of musicians but still liked their music and stuff but didn't know why they were so revolutionary. But after listening to Sgt. Pepper I realized why. And they are really good musicians. ...and they really were a huge part of Rock history...

Just thought I would post this..

Beatles were elite:
Penny Lane
Come Together
Eleanor Rigby
Yellow Submarine
Hey Jude
Yesterday
Let it be
Strawberry Fields Forever
To name a few favorites of many
If you like the beatles, also suggest America
Although, Led Zeppelin is still the most original band of all time, check the signature :-p

I am a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE fan of the Beatles - particularly Abby Road - Rubber Soul - White Album....hell, I love them all - But I like the older stuff best. I've even got the complete scores to all of their songs. I've got loads of vinyl - duplicates of some even. Now, I'll have to go through my stuff when I get home and listen to some vinyl! : ) I could really go on and on about them...but I wont. ; )

haha, yeah Abbey Road is a great one too! It's been a long lonely winter...Here Comes the Sun (something like that)... Yeah I also have a The Beatles On Apple single (on a 45.) with revolution, You Know My Name, Hey Jude, and Let it Be.

So many groups were inspired by them. I remember when they came out and parents hated their " long hair". That was nothing compared to long hair now, tatoos, body piercing and other hairstyles like the mohawk. I always liked George the best. Paul was the most handsome. The music was great. Paul is quite a humanitarian . IN the old days......

8 Days a Week, Yesterday, Hey Jude, With A Little Help from my Friends, A Day in the Life...are some of my favorites(even though I really should avoid that word whenever I can)

and to answer you're question there are tons of people who still love the Beatles. Any person who knows and loves music really can't avoid them and certainly shouldn't as they are very good...present music certainly wouldn't sound the same if they did not break ground as they did.

I agree with Bret Allot of their earlier stuff was much better. During the late sixties and early seventies they became more commercialized, and began to fight, which was ultimately the down fall of the band.
Beside I was a major stones fan.

Yeah, LOVE With a little Help From my Friends ..and agree about trying to avoid "favorites".

When a band has the best two song writers of all time.........The band is sure to be the best of all time

I agree with Clayton, I do like the earlier more un complicated stuff.(British blues scene influenced with great songwriting) But I'll go even farther; One of the most important songs of our time was the revolutionary Elanor Rigby. Orchestrating a rock song? Showed everybody it could be done. The Who, Zepp, Ffloyd....Oh, I've noticed your tag line Anthony, it's my current favorite Zepp

can I interject by doing the forum version of stepping on an anti personnel landmine?

Whilst I'd agree that the Beatles played a major part in the latter part of last centuries musical history - I do think their actual talent with the possible exception of john lennon is greatly over played. At a band level I'd have to say, and this is only in my opinion, that they were at least equalled and probably bettered by the Rolling Stones in the overall spectrum of things.

I find it particularly annoying how McCartney has of late virtually accredited himself with sole responsibility for the bands success right down to mixing down - or out completely -the other band members vocal tracks on that god awful remixed album he threw out last year. that and switching all the written credits to McCartney & Lennon. just doesnt have the same ring to it.

*** Lights blue touch paper and runs away ****

that wasn't a landmine, that was a shot through the bow, phil...four ten on the stones for the music side of it, there was so much music at the time, you had to be there...

:-)

I think I kind of agree in a sense (also what was said in the first post by me), in the sense that there are bands like Dream Theater out there that are the masters at their intruments (seriously) and aren't even barely heard of. Not saying that they are any better/worse that The Beatles.

What kind of music is Dream Theater? I would like to hear some of it.

"post modern progressive rock" is their official pigeon hole i believe

I kind of think of them more along the lines of acoustical hard rock: instrumentation of hard rock with special attention payed to composition.

I do agree again with one item on the Beatles. Their contribution to rock. But they were not the first to add Orchestration to there music
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Let us not forget a little group from the United Kingdome called the Moody Blues, Which the Beatles got some of there ideas from, along with Pink Floyd who in there early days did a lot synthesizer work.

But the major point is that both of these groups’ contributions lead to the next step in rock.

That was the progressive rock era.

Which ultimately lead to groups like Yes, E.L.P, Camel, Rick Wakmen, Johnny and Edger Winter, Triumvir Rat, Electric Light Orchestra and Wishbone Ash.

Then later down the line the beginnings of modern new age music, starting with Paul Horn and electric Light symphony and on to artist like Tometa, Michael Arkenstone, Micheal Manring, Kitaro and Paul Hogan. . Who incorporated not only Orchestration’ but sound effect such city sounds and children playing.

Either way no one disputes there contributions to rock!
But we must realize that there influences came a lot from American rock and blues artist like Elvis, BB King, Chuck Berry, Cole Porter.

I did live through it bayoubooger and it was an amassing era!

Yeah I refer Dream Theater to Progressive Rock ..some say Progessive Metal ..but whatever.

Yeah I believe that The Beatles were the beginning of Prog-Rock ...the first prog-rock album: Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Paul Mcartney was AWESOME during the superbowl halftime this Sunday, I think he won the game:-)

Yes he can still sing and play!

The Beatles were excellent, but the band was more than just the sum total of all the parts, which is why they weren't too cool when they split. Whilst they were over-hyped to some degree, they were still good and they worked damn hard (like most bands) to get where they did.

I think the thing that was quite original at the time (and this gets forgotten nowadays) is that they were one of the very few bands writing and performing their own songs (and even then they did a fair few covers). At the time people usually performed songs written by professional lyricists, they just turned up at the studio and read the words off of the score.

Led Zeppelin are still the best though!

lol, i just left to the middle east. Though, befor i lived in russia and i saw before i came here paul Mc.. (i cant spell the last name) played in russia which i saw for the first time. since that i must say he is very skilled.

I LOVE the Beatles. That is all that I grew up to with my sister. A lot of their earlier music to me was a lot better. A great time listening to them.....

Hmmm....the Beatles as a group have done some good records, Rubber Soul and Revolver being examples. Re: Lennon/McCartney or McCartney Lennon...it was something they agreed on at the time.

To be honest I think John Lennon is seriously overrated especially with the fawning over him that is done these days.

I think of The Beatles when I listen to Hey Jude, or Eleanor Rigby etc., not 'was that a Lennon or McCartney song?'

*ducks*

I think I of the Beatles too... but I do really like John Lennon, he was definately my favorite in the group.

To the above ... "Imagine" is one of my favs, as well as "Woman."

I am not sure if the marketing power was there back in the day, because I sometimes find that the contemporary artists are more fabricated and spoonfed to the listening public. So, I tend to give those older bands more credit for having paid their dues annddd ... think, that maybe ... maybe they were better songwriters as well.

yeah, I very much agree. But more, I just don't like the way they sound and just the popy sound and uncreativeness that all these new bands posses. I'm more into Progressive Rock... which is just really creative, different ...steering away from the mainstream.

Hmm ... you got an 'axe' then? Which? Enquring minds want to know.

Yeah, what sells ... what sells. Breaking it down to the numbers. Given that the sum I have heard for just the production of a music video ($500K + ), and then, the other promotional expenses, recording, production ... hmm ... just had a scary thought ... imagine a focus group deciding whether an artist has enough merit to invest in, rather than letting the music speak for itself?

*shudders uncontrollably*

You may be aware of the more limited opportunities available to Canadian artists. The upshot is ... that you can still find musicians in small venues that will provide allll of the necessary aural candy you could ever want. Pushing the creative boundaries at times, and then at others ... just some damn good music.