.... all the better music, and no one would even notice them ? :confused:

Yes, limp bizkit is clearly far superior music, everyone knows that.

Yes, limp bizkit is clearly far superior music, everyone knows that.




well, I don't know about that, but I am talking about all the bands since the Beatles. :eek3:


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The biggest hurdle is the general retardation of the music consuming demographic today. For example, Paul McCartney and his band was on A&E recently doing Beatles songs in some city in Russia or some place like that. The camera work was bad in terms of the idiotic zooming in and out of the crowd, but it was watchable and the musicianship was great. The drummer seemed better than Ringo. ;) However, the lower IQ, "Whigger" type demographic in the USA, New Zealand other places would not comprehend 2 seconds of real, and pretty straight forward music like that. Harmonies and melodies are too complicated for today's youth. :shrug:

The biggest hurdle is the general retardation of the music consuming demographic today. For example, Paul McCartney and his band was on A&E recently doing Beatles songs in some city in Russia or some place like that. The camera work was bad in terms of the idiotic zooming in and out of the crowd, but it was watchable and the musicianship was great. The drummer seemed better than Ringo. ;) However, the lower IQ, "Whigger" type demographic in the USA, New Zealand other places would not comprehend 2 seconds of real, and pretty straight forward music like that. Harmonies and melodies are too complicated for today's youth. :shrug:


That's true. No one even plays lead guitar anymore, and no one seems to miss it.

I saw the tail end of that A&E show. It was good. I've seen McArtney live twice, and both times were great. I've seen hundreds of bands, and he was definitely in the top three.

Lots of great musicians wouldn't make it today, for the simple fact that they wouldn't look good in the videos. Ultimately, that's what it comes down to, even in country music (which I can't stand anyway).

.... all the better music, and no one would even notice them ? :confused:

*bumpity*

Hard to believe no one mentioned that half of todays popular music wouldn't even exist without The Beatles influence.

Snouter Lives! :nice:

Better music of today? I highly disagree I think music has gone to sh*t recently. I hate current music its pure crap with a few exceptions. Ill keep my oldies anyday over this garbage they call music now.

Talent will out. Bear in mind the Brit music revolution of the 1960's began in the provinces, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and so on where the "pop" music played on radio and released on singles was very anodyne - more to the point the big pop names rarely moved outside London and the nightclub and recording scene there.
As a result home made music was big, little clubs sprang up where for low cost teens could listen to local bands, most of which either based their acts on American R&B or top 20 tunes.
The Beatles (Paul and John certainly) were incredibly creative, they were producing their own music early on (interestingly George Martin had so little faith in their talents he made them record non-Beatle material for almost half the tracks on their debut album).

Whatever the circumstances, were they to magically reappear as 20 year olds today, I'm sure they would again have a massive career.

.... all the better music, and no one would even notice them ? :confused:- They'd be just another brit pop band. A big one, but not as huge as back then.

*bumpity*

Hard to believe no one mentioned that half of todays popular music wouldn't even exist without The Beatles influence.

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Stole my reply. :p

*bumpity*

Hard to believe no one mentioned that half of todays popular music wouldn't even exist without The Beatles influence.


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They'd be just another brit pop band. A big one, but not as huge as back then.

Yes, people would say, "Hey, these guys are a rip off of Oasis, Jet and the Hives."

Where's Beatlebabe to weigh in on this???

*bumpity*

Hard to believe no one mentioned that half of todays popular music wouldn't even exist without The Beatles influence.

:werd:

.... all the better music, and no one would even notice them ? :confused:
This is a trick question! Obviously, there is no "better music" than that of The Beatles. :leghump: :shakefist

It's the truth !

The Beatles are still ther number one band of all time. They made more money in 1995 than they did when they were at the height of their recording career.

The exceeded the sales and success of every single one of their idols, such as Elvis, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, The Beach Boys, Chuch Berry, and many others.

I have yet to see a band with that type of staying power, as well as appeal to every generation who followed them. The fact that their music covers so many categories created a wide variety of fans, and no one has yet been able to duplicate what they did.

They were the only band to have 5 of the top ten songs in one week, the first to print the lyrics on the album cover, first to use many different and unique recording techniques, such as chopping up a lenght of type, throwing it in the air and taping it back together at random and using it in a song. They did that for the steam organ segment in the Mr. Kite song.

They were the first to use Rickenbacher guitars to play rock and roll.

They also recorded strawberry fields in two different keys (G & E), sped one up, slowed one down and blended them perfectly before adding the horn section and orchestration. That's why Lennons' voice is dragging in the final cut.

The piano solo in "In MY Life" was played in a low octave at a slow tempo in a lower key, then speeded up to the key of G to make it fit. It's impossible to duplicate that sound with an acoustic piano, and many people believed it was some type of a harpsichord or clavichord for a long time.

They even used some unusual timing in some songs, as well as playing guitar tracks backward.

They were the first to create an entire alter ego album (Sgt. Pepper).

The bottom line is, they showed everyone else how it was done in their time, and lots of really great rock and roll soon followed, as well as some really bad rip offs. That's why they were great then, and are great now.

If there were a fifth Beatle, it was George Martin, because his innovative recording ability, as well as his understanding and talent with classical music took what was sometimes very raw music and gave it a sound that was completely unique.

The numbbers prove it all. As far as record sales, ticket sales, and the number of international sales 45 years later, after an eight year career have yet to be matched by a single act.

Would they make it today?? Maybe, but the business is far different now than it was then, but fortunately, they did make it in their day, so we can enjoy the songs forever. Every record compnay who turned them down for a contract would regret it later. They turned out to be the biggest cash genrating act in history, and the effect they had on their fans was unbelievable.

Western music, at least pre-recorded music, is much bigger and more fragmented today than it was back then (just think of all the genres that have come in to existence in that short amount of time). Seeing that we're living in post Oasis/Blur times, I don't think your average marketing person would try to sell the Beatles much outside of the tiny subculture that's left behind after those. They'd become another one of those hundreds of bands that are really great, but you won't find them if you don't look for them.

There's still lots of great music out there, probably more than before - but they don't often make the charts, because the charts seem to be decided by spoiled children.

Steal money from children -=> problem solved

Another amazing thing is George Martin was considered the "long hair" out of touch with modern music by the record company. He had been reduced to the "comedy" specialist, recording much of Peter Sellers and similar novelty songs - so hardly first choice for a totally new type of band.

Funny how synchronicity works.