The Beatles . . .

#76
#76
jamesd1628 said:
I guess that means they're also more popular than Jesus.
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The Rutles were bigger than God!.

In 1966 the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their careers. Nasty in a widely quoted interview had apparently claimed that the Rutles were bigger than God, and was reported to have gone on to say that God had never had a hit record.

The story spread like wildfire in America. Many fans burnt their albums, many more burnt their fingers attempting to burn their albums. Album sales sky-rocketed. People were buying them just to burn them.

But in fact it was all a ghastly mistake. Nasty, talking to a slightly deaf journalist, had claimed only that the Rutles were bigger than Rod. Rod Stewart would not be big for another eight years, and certainly at this stage hadn't had a hit. At a press conference, Nasty apologized to God, Rod and the press, and the tour went ahead as planned. It would be the Rutles' last.
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All You Need Is Cash ----- an early Rutles hit.
 
#77
#77
volinbham said:
The Beatles I can tolerate but just like the Dude (my avatar), I hate the f'n Eagles man!
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The Eagles are too sugary and their music is way overproduced. They re-recorded every specific chord over and over to get that "clean, flawless" sound of Hotel California album. I prefer a more raw, less sentimental sound myself.
 
#78
#78
Getting shot added to Lennon's legacy......had he stayed alive no telling what crazy direction Yoko would have taken him.
 
#79
#79
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and it's all in what you like......me personally, I think the Beatles were fantastic.
 
#80
#80
The members of Oasis might not have even been conceived without the music of the Beatles.

Oh, and both U2 and Oasis cite the Beatles as major influences (no real surprises, there).
 
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#81
OWB said:
Actually they could just because they did something with music that nobody else did. Again, I'll just mention in my music history course, it was about the history and influence, not comparing the Beatles music directly to the Classical greats.
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They may have done some things that had never been done in pop music, but nothing that hadn't been done in the broader music world. Jazz was very advanced by the time the Beatles came along in the 60s, and that's not to mention everything that has been done from Classical music up through the contemporary composers. Comparing the Beatles to that background, I don't think they really did anything new from a musical perspective. However, that's not to discount what the Beatles did in terms of perhaps bringing some more advanced musical concepts into the pop music world. They definitely turned the pop music world on its ear, just not the overall music world. I just wish I liked the songs more.
 
#82
#82
For as much or as little as the Beatles have talentwise I think you have to at least recognize how catchy their songs were. You may not love them, and I don't either, but I mean for their time especially it doesn't surprise me at all how big they are.
 
#83
#83
duckman398686 said:
oasis isn't that bad. i actually enjoy listening to them every now and then. i think he's pointing out the fact that their lead singer was quoted as saying thet were "bigger than the beatles" at the height of their success.
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I sure am glad that someone else on here remembers that.
 
#84
#84
duckman398686 said:
oasis isn't that bad. i actually enjoy listening to them every now and then. i think he's pointing out the fact that their lead singer was quoted as saying thet were "bigger than the beatles" at the height of their success.
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Yeah, Oasis is such a household word, I wonder what he was smoking at the time? I can't think of one song they did, real memorable.
 
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