The Beatles are so over-rated

Man I can't even begin, I can film my lifestory and have the Beatles music as soundtrack

(briefly)I saw hard day's night in 1966 and was blown away, started learning guitar in1968,(18 years old) and first song book was a Beatles book. Basically I began listening to rock with the the Beatles, and my life changed because of all that.

I was in three bands 1971-1975 when the Beatles were forgotten, so we did other stuff. However it was all influenced by their music.
I remained a great fan when no one wanted to play or hear them.

I never once stopped learning and playing their songs at home, even if no one around that time wanted to play them. Now I have the transcripts (70$ song book) along with other smaller versions. I have recorded from big tape recorders(before even cassettes were invented) till the last digital four and eight track machines their songs and done the different voices.

I saw the antology on tv and recorded it. I think only if you see the wholle thing, you really know how much they influenced everything.
It was a great tribute.

 

I think POOF DIDDLy is much more overated than the beatles.

 

I agree with you alot.

I mean near the end of there career, even if the made an album or

a song that was terrible the audience would have loved it anyway

 

completely overated. They bore me senseless.

 

Another artist overrated is Mozart. I mean who does that stuff anymore? This is the millenium!!

 

you're not a hippy if u don't like them...in the 60's and 70's ...to love them was like to have a ticket for a club...and you can call it the Woodstock club

 

1. There music was NOT rock N' Roll.

2. The only reason they were popular because a bunch of teenage girls thought they were cure.

Sorry their just another "Boy" Band

 

1. listen to 'long tall sally', 'dizzy miss lizzy', 'slow down' and 'rock and roll music'. This is real rock 'n roll.
2. this is the most stupid thing i've ever heard. I don't even want to discuss it. Listen to 'Helter Skelter', 'I Am The Walrus', 'Tomorrow Never Knows', 'A Day In The Life'. Does this sound like the Back Street Boys?

 

I'm originally Stonemaniac (a fan of The Rolling Stones) but I don't agree.. their songs were absolutely oneof the best of the sixties.. maybe they can be a bit over-rated but God bless them, caise when I ask somebody else.. "what singers or band do you imagine when I say 60's?" almost everybody told me "The Beatles"... so.. the beatles are one of the biggest symbols of the 60's for today's generation (I don't mean for us, from Forums..)

 

teenage girls thought they were the cure????????? lol funny.

yeah, their music wasnt rock n roll, it was all different styles. Yes, they had some pop songs (which you probably had heard on the oldies station), but they had alot of rock, and blues. They also had some reggae, heavy metal, electronica, jazz, showtunes....

 

so does it make me a hippy if I like the beatles? I hope not.

 

What do you listen to? Please tell me... Don't think the music you listen to has no relevence to the Beatles.

 

Let's see, Godsmack ( i know who influenced Sully Erna and it an't the Beatles) Loreena McKennitt.....No Beatles there. LOL
I don't listen to much Rock music. Most is just the same ole noise. I do however listen to some bluse and jazz(the goodstuff before the 60's!

Please tell me... Don't think the music you listen to has no relevence to the Beatles

LOL please what a loaded question. Sorry the Beatles SUCK! Many artist will tell you that.

 

AHHH those are COVERS From REAL Rock N Roll Musicans. Beatles just ripped them off with bad remakes!

Sure if the Backstreet boys took enough drugs you would get that rubbish too.

 

Godsmack!!! lol are you kidding me?? have you ever heard of Alice in Chains?? godsmack is one of the biggest copiers of other people's music that is out there. geez.

 

Godsmack is one of the most trash bands ever. I swear anyone could show those fuckers up.

 

[size=+1]Local jazz lovers look
at Beatles’ influence
BY SUE M. MORGAN
Staff Writer
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Music fans might not associate artists such as Count Basie, Buddy Rich and Ray Charles with the Beatles, but some area jazz lovers do.

Local jazz and Beatles aficionado Anita Clavering will testify that the Fab Four’s music and lyrics have proven irresistible to those jazzmen, despite the Beatles’ association with revolutionizing rock ’n’ roll.

Through the magic of remixing, many of the classics crafted by John Lennon and Paul McCartney have translated into jazz, and the results are worth a listen, Clavering noted.

Clavering, of Old Bridge, shared many of those covers with members of the Central Jersey Jazz Association (CJJA) during its Feb. 4 meeting at the North Brunswick Municipal Complex.

With her collection of compact discs, CJJA member Clavering traced the Beatles from their much-heralded appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show 40 years ago Monday, through their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band psychedelic years and their break-up in 1970.

"As the Fab Four’s popularity grew over the years and influenced music forever, other recording artists began to perform cover versions of the Beatles’ tunes in all genres," Clavering said as she began her presentation. "Jazz is definitely no exception, as we’ll discuss, as well as listen to tonight."

Red Bank native Basie covered early hits "All My Loving," "Yesterday" and "She Loves You" on his album "Basie’s Beatle Bag."

Fellow New Jerseyan John Pizzerelli recorded "Can’t Buy Me Love" as well as "Things We Said Today," on his album "John Pizzerelli Meets the Beatles."

"Pizzerelli’s version of ‘Things We Said Today’ has a sound similar to Van Morrison’s ‘Moondance,’ which personally interested me so very much," Clavering said before playing the track.

Two very different versions of "Eleanor Rigby," an instrumental by Pizzerelli and a vocal selection by Charles, told the sad story of the lonely woman in two ways.

"While Ray Charles’ version has a symphonic opening that turns into a bluesy and soulful jazz sound, Pizzerelli’s version has a more soft and bouncy jazz beat," Clavering pointed out.

Other renditions included "Day Tripper" as covered by Ramsey Lewis, "Norwegian Wood" as interpreted by Rich, and a nearly 6-minute version of "A Day in the Life" by the late Wes Montgomery.

In addition, Clavering presented a Latin-flavored "Fool on the Hill" by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, a brass-dominated "Hey Jude" by Maynard Ferguson, and the thoughtful "Something" and the whimsical Ringo Starr composition "Octopus’ Garden" both performed by George Benson.

Clavering closed her presentation with "The Long and Winding Road" sung by Michele Pilar.

While acknowledging that she could not possibly cover the entire Beatles catalog during the two-hour session, Clavering thanked the CJJA for their time.

"I hope all of you learned a lot," she said.

CJJA member Marty Adler pointed out the viability of the Beatles’ music even when performed by jazz musicians.

"I think the songs hold up, and they hold up in a jazz context," said Adler, of South River.

The 60-member CJJA is composed of jazz lovers ranging in age from 19 to senior citizens, according to Irene Clavering, the organization’s president and founder, who is Anita Clavering’s aunt.

 

thanks for posting that really long and boring article, seriously, that really was

 

Well, fact is I didn't know Ray Charles was a big fan of the Beatles.

Oh wait, this is not about fanship... but about knowing a good song when you hear it.

 

They were good musicians, good writers and composers, but they also got very lucky. Other artists at the time were doing work that was just as good, but people just seemed to pick up on the Beatles. The Stones weren't that good either. Blame the record buying public, not the band.