Beatles

[stardust2003]

Originally Posted by Chibi Ubu

~ Synergy ~

I not only agree that Epstein was a great agent & salesmen,

I seem to remember that he signed away all the rights for
Beatle marketing in the usa for a song and thus lost the Beatles
millions of dollars on all those Beatles tee shirts... mugs.... toys...
and a zillion products bearing the Beatles name
... a huge gaff that he was very embarrassed about

Was George so great ?

Within you without you was nt up to standard for sgt pepper
just as Johns.... Good morning was nt either

[stardust2003]

Holy cow, you must be 60 odd by now !

[stardust2003]

mAYBE Americas golden age was the 50s ?

its all been downhill since the Beatles arrived !

..... with their long hair !

[victor meldrew]

Originally Posted by stardust2003

mAYBE Americas golden age was the 50s ?

its all been downhill since the Beatles arrived !

..... with their long hair !

A lot to be said for that, my hair continue's to grow, while my friends who never liked the Beatles are either bald or have a serious receeding hairline.

[stardust2003]

Originally Posted by Byegone Daze

Pretty close! You can say that I am an "arrogant" 63 year old retiree waiting for Medicare to kick in, and you'd be right!!!!!

Food for thought... eh?

Dont you mean Obamacare ?

[buggeration]

Played their 1 album the other day. it made me realise just how good they were. Lennon/ McCartney as solo artists never regained what they had when they were Beatles. As a unit, either writing together or separately, they were something else. But when the band split, their individual talents evaporated. They needed each other as a soundboard creatively. It was then Harrison came to the fore, while Ringo, cashing in on his fame as an ex-Beatle, recorded some pretty mediocre stuff. And lets face it, there were better drummers out there. I never really got into the band until Rubber Soul and Revolver. I hated Sgt Pepper-still do. As a sixty-five year old, listening to the mindless, moronic crap out there today; manufactured bands, relying on image and little else and with a sell by date of a few months, I know the Beatles will never reach that sell by date. they will be with us forever

[Mister Fide]

The Beatles were the best band ever but.................everybody dreams.

[Schwenck]

Originally Posted by Brecht

Sorry if I offend any hardcore Beatles fans but they were not really talented. I think what made them so popular worldwide was the role they were playing in many aspects for young people. They were the voice of a generation. But besides that, they were just an average heart-breaking group. The band members made better music after the split-up.

I'm sorry, but I cannot agree with that at all.
Even in 1963 their music was sophisticated enough to attract a rave review from The Times classical music reviewer, William Mann. (Who later wrote a book about heir work).

1963's 'All My Loving' won the UK Songwriter's Guild Novello award for the best song of 1963. Impressive, as only fellow songwriters got a vote. Even more impressive is that it was an album track and not a single.

From early days, their songs were more complex than their rivals, but still accessible and extremely popular. The Beatles never stood still.

Subsequently, their songs got more and more sophisticated - just consider 'Yesterday', 'Strawberry Fields', 'Penny Lane', 'Tomorrow Never Knows' and 'I am the Walrus', incredibly complex songs that were still very popular..

Look on YouTube for Howard Goodall's evaluation of the Beatles. He looks at their songs from a classical musicians point of view, and explains their techniques very well. He thinks they saved Western Chromatic Music. He is quite convincing.

And, sadly, after the split, none of them reached such heights again.

[tybalt50]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Brecht
Sorry if I offend any hardcore Beatles fans but they were not really talented. I think what made them so popular worldwide was the role they were playing in many aspects for young people. They were the voice of a generation. But besides that, they were just an average heart-breaking group. The band members made better music after the split-up.


Anyone who thinks the Beatles weren't that talented should try to hit the notes McCartney hit on songs like "Helter Skelter." It's a once in a lifetime voice. Harrison was considered by guitarists like Les Paul, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page to be one of the best of all times. Lennon's songwriting skills and voice are really second to none. And Ringo.. OK, Ringo. But seriously. Every artist that's recorded an album since 1967 wonders how the hell they did Sgt. Pepper, and how you can equal it. The only artist who ever did was them, with "Revolver," "Rubber Soul," and the White Album. Someone mentioned in another thread that music has been going downhill since the 60's, and I don't know if I agree, but can you think of anyone since who had the kind of impact on ALL music, from pop to rock to jazz and even country that the Beatles and the Rolling Stones did. Geez, over 60 years later, and NO song rocks quite like "Satisfaction," and no one can equal those incredible Beatles albums from Rubber Soul to Abby Road.

[Brecht]

I made that post almost 7 years ago and I'm not particularly proud of it.