The Beatles

[SeattleUte]

My kids are learning some of their songs in choir at their magnificent school. The songs seem to be holding up very well. I reallly think Lennon was the brains of the operation. Look at the crappy output from McCartny alone.

[MarkGrace]

:finger3:

I'm a huge Paul guy.

[il Padrino Ute]

My kids are learning some of their songs in choir at their magnificent school. The songs seem to be holding up very well. I reallly think Lennon was the brains of the operation. Look at the crappy output from McCartny alone.

An uncle of mine would agree with you. He still says today that Chapman shot the wrong Beatle.

[San Juan Sun]

Beatles = overrated.

Not denying their talent and contribution, but the Jimmer status they are blindly afforded gets to be a bit much. I know I'll be in the minority on this one.

[Babs]

Beatles = overrated.

Not denying their talent and contribution, but the Jimmer status they are blindly afforded gets to be a bit much. I know I'll be in the minority on this one.

I'm pretty sure you've got the Funks in your corner. Me, I love Paul. (Sorry, Seattle.)

[SeattleUte]

I was thinking today that I came in on really the sunset of the Beatles as I was growing up. I've never owned an album, never been a devotee. But I don't think there's a band out there (except the doobie brothers who I loved in HS and can't abide now) whose songs I so immediately recognize as Beatles songs and can name. I bet most or all of you are the same. Their range seems to have been fantastic, from Hard Days Night and Hold YOur Hand to Black Bird, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road and Hey Jude (sp?) to Maxwell Silver Hammer.

Some of it is that like Twain or Melville they were the first to do much of what they did and do it well. But their songs are also very musical, and as I said evince tremendous range, and hold up well. So many groups just don't sound as well anymore. Sound awful.

[EuropeanFootballMale]

My kids are learning some of their songs in choir at their magnificent school. The songs seem to be holding up very well. I reallly think Lennon was the brains of the operation. Look at the crappy output from McCartny alone.

John had a few decent songs post Beatles, but not much. What they did together is amazing and nothing has come close since.

[MarkGrace]

Beatles = overrated.

Not denying their talent and contribution, but the Jimmer status they are blindly afforded gets to be a bit much. I know I'll be in the minority on this one.

This is exactly the discussion we need to have again.

Can anyone tell me if I should be paying gross or net and how I should feel about plastic surgery?

[MarkGrace]

I was thinking today that I came in on really the sunset of the Beatles as I was growing up. I've never owned an album, never been a devotee. But I don't think there's a band out there (except the doobie brothers who I loved in HS and can't abide now) whose songs I so immediately recognize as Beatles songs and can name. Their range seems to have been fantastic, from Hard Days Night and Hold YOur Hand to Black Bird, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road and Hey Jude (sp?) to Maxwell Silver Hammer.

Some of it is that like Twain or Melville they were the first to do much of what they did and do it well. But their songs are also very musical, and as I said evince tremendous range, and hold up well. So many groups just don't sound as well anymore.

Now you're preaching to the choir! :rockon1:

[EuropeanFootballMale]

Beatles = overrated.

Not denying their talent and contribution, but the Jimmer status they are blindly afforded gets to be a bit much. I know I'll be in the minority on this one.

There are 20 different Beatles songs that, if they came on the radio right now, you'd sing along with. Admit it.

[SeattleUte]

I'm pretty sure you've got the Funks in your corner. Me, I love Paul. (Sorry, Seattle.)

I think maybe John made Paul better, like Jimmer does with those unremarkable team mates of his.

[San Juan Sun]

This is exactly the discussion we need to have again.

Can anyone tell me if I should be paying gross or net and how I should feel about plastic surgery?

Sorry, I'll do a search on all topics for all threads I might reply to. Don't want to touch anything that migh hav been discussed before.

[San Juan Sun]

There are 20 different Beatles songs that, if they came on the radio right now, you'd sing along with. Admit it.

Not at all actually. Changing radio stations is very easy to do.

Seriously, I don mind if you like/love the Beatles. I just think they're overrated. I can think of 10 groups right now from the late 60s/early 70s that I'd much rather listen to.

[MarkGrace]

Sorry, I'll do a search on all topics for all threads I might reply to. Don't want to touch anything that migh hav been discussed before.

Here, I'll shorten it for you:

- The majority will recognize the never dying genius of The Beatles
- Someone will keep calling them overrated to get a rise and because they're clueless
- The Tick will make some silly comment about Elvis and the Danbury Mint
- Funk will make some assertion beyond the scope of anything that has been stated
- Mrs. Funk will lay an epic smackdown on Mr. Funk for yet again dragging this topic back to the glue factory
- MarkGrace will argue they're the only properly rated band in history and flip everyone off

There, I saved you the search.

[ERCougar]

Not at all actually. Changing radio stations is very easy to do.

Seriously, I don mind if you like/love the Beatles. I just think they're overrated. I can think of 10 groups right now from the late 60s/early 70s that I'd much rather listen to.

I'm with Grace on this, both in love for the Beatles and topic fatigue, but I am a little curious to hear your ten (!) bands from the late 60's and 70's you'd rather listen to.