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Are the Beatles the greatest band of all-time?

I don't get Beatle-mania. It boggles my mind. Yes, they were revolutionary at the time. There music represented a generation of music lovers. I get that. I understand the importance of their music. What I don't understand is why they are still revered as the greatest band of all-time. There are far more musically-gifted singer/songrwriters and far more musically-gifted bands. There are bands that have revolutionized a sound, bands that reprensent a movement. There are rabid fans that support their bands with the same level of fervor. Bands like U2 have spanned almost 3 full decades with relevent music and sustainability. Why can Beatles fans not remove this band from their musical throne?

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The Beatles aren't even my favourite band but I still consider them the greatest band of all time. They're like.... the kings of pop-rock. They're Michael Jackson AND Elvis (which I'm not sure is a compliment since they're both dead from drug-related porblems). Anyways- they were the Musical revolution. They influence every band- no matter how old they are. The Beatles wrote songs that everyone loved and the thing is- they stuck. I'm sorry iLookFamiliar. I can't even tell you two songs by U2. EVERYONE knows the Beatles. Ask a small child in an undeveloped country who The Beatles are and he'll go, "WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!" No joke.

I believe they were the greatest band on the frontier of rock-n- roll's infancy - that is the British invasion's infancy. On the American side, we have Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Bill Haley and the Comets, Roy Orbison, etc.

Well...normally, once a title's been set, it's set forever. I doubt we're going to be calling one other than Elvis Presley "The King of Rock and Roll", even though it's debatable if he deserves it or refer to any band other than The Clash as "the most important". It could be that their influence has spread farther than any other band's, though that is subjective and hard to measure. Almost every band that I've seen are directly or indirectly influenced by the Beatles. It could be the great mythos that surrounds them (and which continues to grow as long as members survive). I do agree with you, though: I don't quite understand how Beatle-mania continues to live. Well, I do, they have good music and great albums, but my personal preference is Bowie (who I think is be-all, end-all music-wise) and later, more guitar- and key-heavy bands.

ask any musician now and i guarantee that the majority of them will say they were influence by the beatles

U2 isn't even in the same ball park as the beatles... i hate when people say that and no, i don't believe there are more gifted musicians study up on the beatles

So, if not the Beatles, what Bands are better (this is so subjective and based solely on musical taste and preference, it's almost impossible to questions someone else's opinion)?

Music evolves just like humans evolve (yes, I believe the Theory of Evolution is more than just theory). There is a logical evolution in music. You know the evolution. So, by default, music today has evolved from music from generations ago--that's a given. But to cite one band in particular, in this case, the Beatles is like saying all women are passive and men are aggressive. Even though some of today's bands may give credit to the Beatles, there are hundreds of other musicians that they should also credit who changed how we listen to music.

No they are not the greatest band of all time, they were the jonas brothers of the sixties, and then they made a rockband dedicated to them, but no one wants to play simple, old riffs like that. it's so boring.

I agree, its a matter of taste. But in my experience, Ive never met a great musician that didnt think the beatles were one of, if not, the greatest band of all time

Yes, absolutely. Next question?

Its very simple, you helped answer your question in your description. The beatles are often compared to the rolling stones, or in this case, U2 works i guess. The Beatles created more amazing songs in the 10 years they were together than The rolling stones made in 40 years, for U2- 30 years. Every single one of their songs could have been a hit. I dont know who you believe is a more gifted singer/songwriter or musician, but if you asked those people who inspired them to become muscians in the first place, I can tell you who would be right at the top of the list

Oh wow this is crazy. Me and my friends were just talking about this today! I agree with you. I don't understand the hype. I like some of their songs, but I'm not blown away by most of them as other people are. What we came down to is that its a matter of taste. At the time the Beatles performed, they were revolutionary and people held onto that and passed it on. The younger generation takes what they know from their parents. The parents will play this stuff and tell them its the best band out there and the kids adopt this... It makes me angry when I tell people I don't really like the Beatles and they feel the need to challenge me. "Why? What specifically don't you like?" It's all a matter of personal music taste. And they're not my kind of band.

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I believe they were the greatest band on the frontier of rock-n- roll's infancy - that is the British invasion's infancy. On the American side, we have Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Bill Haley and the Comets, Roy Orbison, etc.

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ask any musician now and i guarantee that the majority of them will say they were influence by the beatles

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U2 isn't even in the same ball park as the beatles... i hate when people say that and no, i don't believe there are more gifted musicians study up on the beatles

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So, if not the Beatles, what Bands are better (this is so subjective and based solely on musical taste and preference, it's almost impossible to questions someone else's opinion)?

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No they are not the greatest band of all time, they were the jonas brothers of the sixties, and then they made a rockband dedicated to them, but no one wants to play simple, old riffs like that. it's so boring.

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I agree, its a matter of taste. But in my experience, Ive never met a great musician that didnt think the beatles were one of, if not, the greatest band of all time

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Yes, absolutely. Next question?

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Are the Beatles the greatest band of all-time?

I believe they were the greatest band on the frontier of rock-n- roll's infancy - that is the British invasion's infancy. On the American side, we have Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Bill Haley and the Comets, Roy Orbison, etc.

ask any musician now and i guarantee that the majority of them will say they were influence by the beatles

U2 isn't even in the same ball park as the beatles... i hate when people say that and no, i don't believe there are more gifted musicians study up on the beatles

So, if not the Beatles, what Bands are better (this is so subjective and based solely on musical taste and preference, it's almost impossible to questions someone else's opinion)?

No they are not the greatest band of all time, they were the jonas brothers of the sixties, and then they made a rockband dedicated to them, but no one wants to play simple, old riffs like that. it's so boring.

I agree, its a matter of taste. But in my experience, Ive never met a great musician that didnt think the beatles were one of, if not, the greatest band of all time

Yes, absolutely. Next question?

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