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Tom O'Brien
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10/18/2020 4:27:05 AM
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Overheard a 20-something saying that the Beatles were overrated
He then went on to say that if an older person heard that, he would jump in to defend them. I didn't give him the pleasure, and bit my tongue.
I mean, It's like saying Shakespeare was overrated. I still listen to Beatles' music with fresh ears, and while I don't like everything they did, they were consummate innovators and their influence on music was enormous. That, of course, has all been said.
Are there young songwriters out there who also think the Beatles were overrated?
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Francesca Tamellini
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10/18/2020 11:49:59 AM
Not overrated, but not current. I like their humour and ability to challenge the norms, but like everything, as it gets older it becomes the norm and the freshness goes. I often wonder why people who support indie, when asked about their influences always go straight to the biggest mainstream bands of half a century ago.
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Shoe City Sound
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10/18/2020 2:55:18 PM
That is such a great comment, Francesca. In addition I'm probably the only one around here that never was a Beatle's fan even back in the day. At the time I was so into the Motown sound and the vocal harmonies of the Beach Boys (even though some of their surfing stuff I couldn't really relate to) as well as a bunch of other NY based Rock and Roll/Soul sounding artists. I didn't prefer the Beatles to all of that at all.
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Mike Lance
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10/18/2020 3:16:10 PM
Definitely not overrated to me, but I can understand younger people not finding it very appealing. I've likely expressed more disparaging remarks about much of today's music, and sometimes subjective statements are passed off as objective ones.
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Larree
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10/18/2020 7:27:52 PM
Love the Beatles. Hardly "overrated". But... The Grateful Dead were far more influential than The Beatles. Just look around. Tie-dyed hippie types and jam bands everywhere.
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Father Time
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10/18/2020 10:17:38 PM
I don't really give date of release any credence when it comes to rating music. It all happened on one plane. and anything you never heard before is new. I have no issue with doing comparsons in quality between the fab four and pretty much every other act that followed. they almost always reign superior.
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Larree
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10/19/2020 1:30:28 AM
So true, FT. When I hear an old band I never heard before it is fresh and new to me. Good music is timeless.
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10/19/2020 4:23:54 PM
It would have been interesting what the Beatles would have done without George Martin as producer. Sgt. Pepper & Magical Mystery Tour may not have happened and they may have broken up much earlier too. But Lennon & McCartney as singers/songwriters? No one approaches them and probably never will.
But if I could ever go back in time to see them live, it would be during the Pete Best era when they were a no-nonsense rock & roll band. John says they were at their best then and who is anyone to disagree?
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Paul groover
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10/19/2020 5:43:31 PM
I once went to the Jacaranda club the Beatles first ever pro gig. You went down this old stair case spiral and went in to this tiny little place. 50 max tiny place. I honestly felt this like awe feeling. It was amazing my parents were big Beatles fans they were super jealous. But they actually saw them. I never went to the Cavern club. Went to this incredible bar where everyone was dancing i mean everyone. I really like the Beatles but not as much as Echo and the Bunnymen there my favourites
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10/20/2020 1:33:18 AM
I met a couple several years back who grew up with John, Paul & Pete. Interesting to note that Paul was the brooding quiet one while John was just a regular guy. They were the same age, went to the same schools and they loved Pete too.
Another person I met who grew up during that era in London did claim that The Beatles were not the best band around at that time, not even close. But unlike the others they did have Brian Epstein in their corner. Without him they probably would never have become more than a regional act.
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Tom O'Brien
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10/20/2020 1:35:05 AM
I can certainly see that they are not current, and there is nostalgia involved for those of us who grew up with it. I have a similar relationship to Elvis. He was before my time and he seemed like he was stuck in a time capsule - the people he spoke to were not my people.
When I listen to the Beatles, I don't listen as a fan, I listen as a fellow songwriter. They were very intelligent writers and composers in a way that few modern acts are.
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Stoneman
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10/24/2020 9:57:45 PM
I figure its pretty much worldwide freaking unanimous that the Beatles were the best of the best of their time and possibly all time. Theirs, is a catalog that will live in our hearts for eternity.
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Bryon Tosoff
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10/24/2020 10:42:28 PM
The Beatles, they were amazing. so yeah.incredible performers, entertainers and top drawer musicians.agreed
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