may be old news for some, even so the story is told very well here.
The story of the Beatles "Hey Jude"
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Music critic is obviously not your forte'.
I don't think they ever missed you as a fan or one of their record-buying public honestly!!
I guess we will have to agree to disagree. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with their work post 1965.
The group is probably guilty of that in the early years, early 60's. Even then, while the music was pop bubble-gum, the technology behind it was ground breaking (not to mention the marketing and media manipulation). Rubber Soul is considered to be one of the most ground breaking albums ever released. Songs like "In My Life", "Norwegian Wood", Michelle and Nowhere Man are timeless. If you understand the background that went into their art (especially compared to what was going on at the time) you'd be amazed.
By the time you get into Sgt. Pepper, White Album, Yellow Submarine, Abby Road and Let it Be they were a full on pop/political juggernaut like we've never seen. They were fantastic writers, performers, artists, arrangers, editors, directors and producers for performances that spanned pop, classical, jazz, blues, ballads...they did it all. Nobody compares.
Like I said, they didn't miss you.
I'm sure ABBA worked out nicely for you while trying to unwind.
It's all cool sir.
Are you one of those guys, angry that Captain Beefheart never got their due?
And yet, here you are taking time to post about them on a thread you could have obviously simply avoided.
damn, Obli, that is old news. Was it something that you just stumbled upon, or are you just sharing the story?
Your're correct.
The Beatoffs were foisted on us by a clever marketing campaign.
"I wanna hold your hand".
The Story of "Hey Jude"
Miss Cellania • Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 5:00 AM • 5
Just saw it today....I knew the story but never saw/read quotes from Cynthia Powell. I knew it was about Julian, but didn't know PM drove to see her and came up with the song on the way over to console her on her relationship breaking up.
I don't even think I'd go that far their "cavern" sound was pretty rank and raw.
I wouldn't ever call them a political band though. Yea they gave back their MBE's and John certainly was as a solo artist
but I can't think of one song of theirs that has a political message in it. Well maybe Taxman.
I agree the Beatles suck. Only Ringo had any real talent for anything. He at least could play the drums well.
The Beatles only had maybe two or three good songs, the rest sucked.
Joey Ramone was at the Shea Stadium concert in 1964 and from the upper deck was throwing pebbles down on the band. That right there is an instant Classic.
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He never would have reached them from the upper deck. Certainly not with a pebble.
Maybe you are mentally weak enough to let a band become the soundtrack to your life because of clever marketing, but most of us are stronger than that. Marketing is far more sophisticated today, and yet who still listens the Spice Girls, who were marketed like crazy? Marketing only goes so far...
Although you can hit it big for a few years if your music becomes trendy, as time passes and trends change all you're left with is the music. Then you can tell who was good and who was just trendy. The reason the Beatles are still such a big thing today is that their music has aged very well. Not only does it sound good but a lot of it, especially from the later years, doesn't sound dated at all, which is amazing and I think is a tribute to their producer, George Martin.
You have, however, fallen for your own shit.
There's a post on another thread today where a very skilled guitar man is playing a medley of Beatles' songs from 50 years ago in front of an audience in China, and the audience knows every song and breaks into loud applause at the recognition of the next tune in the Beatles catalog as soon as it is begun. They must have fell for it big time.
I'll bet Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are all upset because you never liked their music.
How much less could you care? The phrase is "I couldn't care less," dummy.
By the way, how many other nom-de-plumes have you used over the years?
Another reason why the poster of this nonsense deserves at least virtual ignore.
Back around 1970 or so, The Memorial Theater had a double bill. Yellow Submarine and Battle of Britain. Bad choice. Anyway, we timed it so we missed Yellow Submarine. We got there as the end credits were rolling. 3 idiot hip-pie floozies were sitting in front of us babbling crap like Oh look, there's Paul and George. One of the numbskulls exclaims Gee, I wish I had some acid, to which I replied "You could dump it on your face".
Preference for music is a personal choice but there is little doubt that the Beatles were the best band ever in the minds of most people. Look at ratings by Billboard, Rolling Stone, etc.
"The band that is recognized as having sold the most albums of all time is The Beatles. The total number of certifiable sales of their albums is an amazing 246.1 million. Some publications have suggested that The Beatles have sold up to 1 billion copies of their albums worldwide. Album sales are difficult to verify due to the change in systems over the years."
The Beatles have won 7 Grammy Awards and 15 Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The Beatles had 6 Diamond, 24 Multi-Platinum, 39 Platinum and 45 Gold Albums in the United States.
So is this your opinion or pnnylions or any of your other sign in names? Just wondered.
What is truly amazing is the staying power of the Beatles. They arrived in the U.S. in 1964 and broke up in 1969/70. That's a relatively short period of time. Yet 45 years after their breakup they're still popular and still selling records. As I walk around campus it's not unusual to see kids wearing Beatles t-shirts or to hear their music playing. I can't imagine any artist today that will have that kind of staying power. It's really astounding when you think about it.
