I sorta understand what this guy's getting at from a cultural point of view, but I think that, due to human nature, this kind of racial segregation would have happened anyway without the Beatles. And then we'd be missing out on all the enormous innovations that they brought.
Really, you have to basically be deaf to argue that Shirley Ellis's "Name Game" is better than Dark Side of the Moon. Before 1965, popular music was an absolute joke. Ten years later, bands like Pink Floyd were able to make tens of millions of people's lives better through their concept albums, something that would've never been able to be done with Elvis.
its flippin stupid, i didn't read it but without the beatles, rock and popular music would be much shittier than it is already. NOt to be negative but i hope this thread doesnt last more than 2 pages. _________________ "I would expect something wrong with the poll if the chart favorite was not the poll winner" - naples 12-8-11
"I was hoping he was gone for good, guess it was just too much to ask" - polythene pam 05-10-12
"Nickelback > Radiohead" - bork 05-14-12
Link _________________ "I would expect something wrong with the poll if the chart favorite was not the poll winner" - naples 12-8-11
"I was hoping he was gone for good, guess it was just too much to ask" - polythene pam 05-10-12
"Nickelback > Radiohead" - bork 05-14-12
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I don't agree with it all, but I do think it is an interesting article.
I have always thought it interesting how they changed music forever, and what are the pros and cons of that to be objective? They went from a cover band, which we kind of laugh at today, to the most artistic, interesting band that ever was and probably ever will be.
I also think the part about listening to music as apposed to dancing to music. I think most of us on this site are listeners, and think that dance music is for the most part crap and unoriginal. I fall into that category for sure.
But I think James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone are great musicians, after Pink Floyd, those kind of musicians SUCKED!!! and maybe ruined the "dance" kind of music.
I remember when trance/electronica, etc. was first coming out and the group of people that liked Pink Floyd, Beatles, etc. said- what crap! But then when people like Radiohead started implementing electronic music, or Moby making electronic music have soul in Play (remember those bumber stickers that said, drum machines have no soul).
Interesting ideas, concepts-- but the Beatles definitely improved music, and didn't ruin it.
So what this article is saying is that The Beatles destroyed rock and roll by making it more artful and complex. Would that so many other bands could "destroy" rock in the same way that he's saying the Beatles did. _________________ I love all music. It makes you feel like living. Silence is death.
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