Posted on 12/08/2005 10:30:24 PM PST by Brian_Baldwin
BTW the beatles would have gone out of business had they not been inspired by Pet Sounds to change their own sound.
Yoko Ono is a nutjob as well.
If she had only married Luigi Nono and written a piece for nine instruments based on the tunes of a famous French musical show, we'd have the: Yoko Ono Nono No No Nanette Nonette.
Whether you like them or not is a value judgment... You just look silly trying to say The Beatles are a passing fad, when, I'd be willing to bet money more people alive today know more of their songs by heart than the popular songs of the rest of the top ten put together.
Staying power, they've got. A permanent place in music history, they've got. Whether eleni121 likes them, has no bearing on that. Sorry!
Nope. I grew up in the late 60's and 70's, and never thought they were a big deal. Never bought any of their music. None of my friends were big Beatles fans, in fact I knew few people who were. There were plenty of parties to attend, and I don't remember much Beatles music being played. We must have been living in bubble.
I do not disagree that they have so far had "staying power". But I think once the boomer bubble has passed on their popularity will shrink...the Beatle "thing" is tied into the youthful memories of that demographic group.
Seriously I actually liked some of their songs as a teen..cute little melodies, derived from other more talented musicians and composers..nevertheless soothing and cute...kind of hippie lite stuff. Certainly not hard edged nor ground breaking. But at the same time I was listening to other more complex music and the Beatles just evaporated into OZ.
You apparently have access to a limited array of music from which to judge..
You apparently have pretty inaccurate perceptions on more than one count.
I don't know anything about Pat Boone's albums.
Do you like Pat Boone? I don't.
no doubt
the time space and familiarity divide between my music (1965-80) and my childrens' music (now) is much closer than between mine and my parents (40s-very early 50s..big band-boogie woogie-Elvis en utero)
i feel sorry for kids today regarding popular music...and i don't mean that condecendingly...it's like it's played out
my teen daughters love to mine my music...as long as it's not the Dead....they HATE the Dead
LOL...the Dead rule, tell your daughters that I said so. Maybe your youngs ones haven't heard the best songs from the Dead :-) Great dancing music. Was listening to the DEAD as I decorated my house for Christmas today...
I listen almsot daily myself although my 3 and 5 year old manchildren beg for anything Black Sabbath from the first thru Volume IV
motivational music...I think it stirs some deep Celtic DNA in them....like bagpipes used to do
AC-DC works too...and The Cult
Sing and dance with your young ones, years down the road...they will remember the happy times you shared
Yep, I love the Dead....been to many, many shows and miss seeing them after Jerry died in '95. Listen to them all the time. But, I love all music...am right now listening to Dire Straits..'Sultans of Swing'
I find most of Lennon's post-Beatles material bitter, nasty, and self-indulgent. (Harrison's triple album All Things Must Pass was the finest post-Beatles moment for any of them, imo). JL was an undisputed musical genius, but I ain't lightin' any candles for the guy or singing "Imagine there's no countries" while draped in a UN flag surrounded a bunch of nostalgic freaks badly in need of a shower.
Best Dead show I ever saw was in San Diego at the Golden Hall in '82. ....first night of three.
Jerry's incredibly underrated as a guitarist. ....outside of Deadhead circles, that is.
Good night.
A fitting tribute.
I heard ABOUT it. But I'm betting it sucks.
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