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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who thinks The Beatles are overrated hacks? [View all]geardaddy
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Millions of recording purchases indicate otherwise. Of course, lots of folks have poor taste.
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#7
blurred lines probably made someone alot of money but it's still a runny pile of fecal material
leftyohiolib
Oct 2013
#14
Do you think 50 years after release, millions will be buying repackaged albums from them?
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#16
im say that just because something is liked by millions of people doesnt make it good music
leftyohiolib
Oct 2013
#20
That I agree, but I bet the Beatles would have been a good acoustic act in a small room from start.
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#22
Did Elvis write tunes? Did he create a new brand of rock and roll?
aint_no_life_nowhere
Oct 2013
#46
By suggesting that it was actually Elvis who changed popular music
aint_no_life_nowhere
Oct 2013
#52
Aaron Copeland, Leopold Stowkowski, Leonard Bernstein and many others have championed the Beatles
aint_no_life_nowhere
Oct 2013
#98
My stepson wanted to know why The Beatles and Buddy Holly were such a big deal.
Aristus
Oct 2013
#39
Sort of like CITIZEN KANE. I watched it fairly recently and I was like, What's the big deal? nt
raccoon
Oct 2013
#69
I'm no big fan although I did like Sgt. Pepper and Abby Road. My main problem
A Simple Game
Oct 2013
#67
Dpm12. If you really want to hear what is (most likely) the truth about the Beatles...
BlueJazz
Oct 2013
#68
Listen to the live stuff on the BBC cds, that will give you an idea of good those guys were.
mulsh
Oct 2013
#70
"Yesterday" is one of the greatest pop tunes ever written in my opinion
aint_no_life_nowhere
Oct 2013
#83
I think part of it was a large generation of young people (boomers). With money to spend
raccoon
Oct 2013
#109
Definately overrated. They have a few amazing songs and a hundred absolute crap songs...
Demo_Chris
Oct 2013
#85
I think if they'd come along 30 yrs later they'd have been Matchbox Twenty
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2013
#86
I don't think I'd go as far as calling them hacks, but I think they were overrated.
JoeyT
Oct 2013
#88
Compared to who? Name me a more important, influential band (well there is the VU).
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#89
Nah, millions of Adolescents that want to annoy their elders do too.......
Burma Jones
Oct 2013
#107