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[twink]

The Beatles suck. They never had a as many Twitter followers as Justin Bieber! That's proof right there!

Your logic is......... FLAWED!!!

[minimissionary]

I think it's incredibly ignorant to say the Beatles weren't anything special. They invented a songwriting style, the likes of which is used in nearly all genres of popular music today. From a musician's point of view, their songs area basically a textbook of how to integrate key changes convincingly. As songwriters, they had a virtually unparalleled grasp of an enormous variety of musical styles.

Pretty much every genre of music you're likely to enjoy wouldn't exist without them. Don't believe me? Read this http://suite101.com/...b-music-a283101


For the record, I'm not an enormous Beatles fan. I've never really wanted to listen to them that much. To deny their influence and competence is stupidity. That's fact, not opinion.

[firefox]

The Beatles suck. They never had a as many Twitter followers as Justin Bieber! That's proof right there!

Just in, say no more he can't sing he can't dance he is like a male,( i think ) cheryl cole

[Mini Cheddars]

The Beatles suck. They never had a as many Twitter followers as Justin Bieber! That's proof right there!

Just in, say no more he can't sing he can't dance he is like a male,( i think ) cheryl cole

lol. I was trying to mimick some deluded Twitter user.

[firefox]

The Beatles suck. They never had a as many Twitter followers as Justin Bieber! That's proof right there!

Just in, say no more he can't sing he can't dance he is like a male,( i think ) cheryl cole

lol. I was trying to mimick some deluded Twitter user.

You have lost me again who the hell is Kurt Cobain and what has Twitter got to do with a music fan base, it will be all the teeny boppers trying to get into his underpants or G string

[GTIAlex06]

50 years today since their first single apparently.

[Black.Ghost]

The Beach Boys are great! I only have a few songs at the moment, but they are great for driving!

As for Bieber, he's just the victim of money makers is all. As much as I think his music is ****, the Bieber brand sells and you can't hate him for that - its the people who made him who should be condemned to hell.

I can't believe someone genuinely compared Kurt Cobain and Justin Bieber in terms of a Twitter fan base

[mab01uk]

All the Beatles Mini's:
http://www.minispace.co.uk/beatles/

You can guess my opinion of what all the fuss is about!
Not going to enter this discussion.....other than to say I feel very sad for anyone who can't or doesn't get the Beatles, their music or understand what the fuss was all about, in the same way as I do for those that don't get the importance of the 'Mini'.
I am just so glad I got them both and in my lifetime and did not miss out on either of them because such unique events do not happen very often!

Look out for George Harrisons Mini!


The newly restored Beatles Magical Mystery Tour is to be shown on BBC2 tonight after a documentary about it.
It is also re-released on Blu Ray DVD for the first time next week with deleted scenes, etc. so we can chuck out our old fuzzy VHS tape copies!



"Ladies and gentlemen, what you are about to see is the product of our imaginations and believe me, at this point they are quite vivid" Paul
The Beatles' Classic 1967 Feature Film Restored For Worldwide DVD and Blu-Ray Release on October 8th 2012

BBC2 Tonight
21:45 Arena: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited [HD]
The making of the Beatles' self-directed TV movie Magical Mystery Tour, which originally aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1967 at the height of the band's popularity - but was greeted with disdain by the media and many viewers. The programme explores the creation of the surreal tale and investigates why it inspired such a furious critical reaction, and also asks whether opinions about the film have changed in subsequent years. With contributions by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter Fonda, Martin Scorsese, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes and Paul Merton - Documentary

22:45 Magical Mystery Tour [HD]
The passengers of a coach catch the attention of a gathering of wizards, who bring about a series of strange events that turn their ordinary day trip into a surreal odyssey. Musical comedy, directed by and starring the Beatles as themselves alongside the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Songs featured include I Am the Walrus, The Fool on the Hill and All My Loving - Film/Comedy/Pop/Musical

Edited by mab01uk, 06 October 2012 - 07:33 PM.

[Tumbleweed1983]

Personally, I love the Beatles, but I can totally understand why a lot of people just don't 'get it'.

My music taste is pretty wide ranging; from early 60s easily listening to 80s synthpop/electronic to current death metal, mathcore, metalcore etc.

There's a lot of stuff I don't like, but I can still have an appreciation for it. Eminem for example, not my cup of tea at all, but I can appreciate the song writing.

The so-called 'British Eminem' though... this joke is so true: Just played the Cluedo 'Who killed the music' edition. Turns out it was Professor Green, in the studio, with the microphone...

...if the Beatles were so good why were Wings such crap?

The Jam for me were amazing (if I could travel back in time and could see one - and only one - band in their prime, I would answer The Jam in a heartbeat) but look at The Style Council.... I'm not gonna say they were crap, because again I can appreciate something there, but to go from the Jam to that?! The 'Modfather' making music that may as well have been Terence Trent D'arby!

[mab01uk]

...if the Beatles were so good why were Wings such crap?

At the end of the day all music is and should be a matter of personal taste and opinion rather than just making sweeping statements. I saw Wings live on several occasions in the 1970's!
Most of the Wings back catalogue today would be pretty impressive even if it was your first and only band!......never mind (for McCartney) your second but it was never likely to eclipse the Beatles success without the unique combination of Lennon and McCartney working together as songwriters.


"Of the nine albums credited to Wings during the band's 10 year life, all went top 10 in either the United Kingdom or United States, with five consecutive U.S. No. 1s. (The only Wings album not to reach the U.S. Top 10 was Wings Greatest.)"
http://en.wikipedia....ki/Wings_(band)

Edited by mab01uk, 07 October 2012 - 09:19 AM.

[TfcIan]

I don't like the Beatles. A few of their more popular songs are good but the majority are, in my opinion, awful. I'm not denying their influence to the industry, it's just my opinion of their music. I don't understand 'the best band ever' statements that you always hear about them and it really frustrates me when McCartney gets drafted in for any big event. If he could sing before is irrelevant, he certainly can't now. The Olympics opening ceremony was going great until he showed up.

They'd only feature on my list of top 10 music artists ever out of respect for their influence, not because they're music is good for my ears.

[twink]

The Beach Boys are great! I only have a few songs at the moment, but they are great for driving!

As for Bieber, he's just the victim of money makers is all. As much as I think his music is ****, the Bieber brand sells and you can't hate him for that - its the people who made him who should be condemned to hell.

I can't believe someone genuinely compared Kurt Cobain and Justin Bieber in terms of a Twitter fan base

Agree about the brand- you'd think after how huge companies publicly exploit kids who then go on to have a complete breakdown or shambles of a life - Judy garland, Britney Spears are two that spring to mind (I've just gone way off my iPad, it recognised Britney...... ) But it's been going on for years and no one seems bothered enough to stop it

[GTIAlex06]

Another---Mumford and Sons...what's all the fuss about?