The Beatles did way more for music than The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys as i see it. But none of that matters at all anymore, The Beatles are much funner than those bands and make nice pop-y music that my friends and I can smile at and be happy.
If you've never listened to Abbey Road or Let It Be, I recommend you do. Those albums have a lot of emotion and less of what you might call 'nonsense' lyrics like some of those in Mystery Tour or Sgt. Pepper's. However, Blue Jay Way will always be one of my favorite Beatles songs, and that's from Magical Mystery Tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHY4B_suYGA Please don't be long...
Those bands are as comparable as popular bands today... the only thing that really binds them is the era. Regardless, to me, The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys were equally significant. Mitch Clem is awesome. Luck of the draw... if so, isn't that the case today? I think so. Also, saying a band is the greatest band ever annoys me, now that is ignorant. Very well put. All in all, I'm down for some good discussion, but you guys don't put up as good arguements as you might think... neither do I, probably.
Not really, no. I'm thinking of all the bands that never made it out of their parent's garage, or the bands that never made it past the playing in bars phase of their careers, not just the ones that got any sort of notoriety.
Because they were all the bands who never did get picked or really have a chance. It is to show that, with so many bands out there, very few get a chance. The Beatles got a chance, part of the luck of the draw, and did well with it. But most bands never get the chance, lose the draw. Not agreeing really, but I think it is obvious where the argument is coming from.
But, you don't even know any. How could you know if they were as good musically as The Beatles at all? The Beatles did a little more than just get signed, write some shitty songs and become the highest selling band ever.
You have a point, but seriously, you're not thinking of how many people actually play music. There are THOUSANDS of amateur bands just in my city alone, and to be honest, quite a few of them are better than any professional band I've ever heard. Besides, at that point, the Rolling Stones were also making music, as well as the aforementioned Rory Storm and the Hurricanes... there were HUNDREDS of bands, in the UK, the US, all over the world, that would have been "that band", had the Beatles not made certain decisions. I'm not going to start arguing over this. I've provided my opinion, and the reasons behind said opinion. You can either agree, or disagree. It doesn't bother me one way or the other.
"The Quarrymen went through a progression of names - "Johnny and the Moondogs", "The Silver Beetles", "Long John and the Silver Beetles" before settling on "The Beatles" in August 1960." That's to quote WikiAnswers. Not saying they're right, but that's where I got my info from. *shrug*
They did have their name as Long John and the Silver Beetles, for a brief period, but the one they were most noted for was just Long John and the Beetles. Not that it really matters anyway.
I like Johnny and the Moondogs. Think if that was still their name. 'So, did ya get the new Johnny and the Moondogs remasters?' 'Did I get the - what in the hell did you just say?!' 'Johnny and the Moondogs! You know, they wrote Luci In The Sky With Diamonds? Abbey Road by Johnny and the Moondogs? You've never heard Come Together by Johnny and the Moondogs????!!!!' 'No, and I'm never going to. What kind of s****y band name is Johnny and the Moondogs? Sounds like garbage to me.' 'Ah, you're missing out, my friend.'