The Beatles...

...are overrated.

Discuss.

Then they're as overrated as any other hyped up band like Led Zeppelin and The Who.

Originally Posted by RandomRockFan

...are overrated.

Discuss.

In my humble opinion I would have to disagree strongly , How can a band who sold that amount of No.1 albums and singles be over-rated. They progressed with the times and invented a lot production techniques still used today. Yesterday is the most covered song in the world and Paul McCartney is still producing great music. Revolver is the 2nd greatest Album in the World and the royalties they have earned of the last 40 odd years has only been beaten by Elvis (I think)

Originally Posted by RandomRockFan

...are overrated.

Discuss.

You may have awesome taste in music, but I must disagree. No music in the 20th and 21st Century has had such a profound effect (let alone been so awesome)


The Beatles are amazing: unlike many other bands throughout history, they went from bad to godly, while other bands go from good/great to bad.

They were bigger than Jesus. The overly defensive reaction of the Christo-fascist Right in America to that suggestion proved it. They knew perfectly well that the Beatles mattered more to people than Jesus, so they started burning good music and raving until flecks of spittle starting emerging from the corners of their mouths.

amen to that. you may like the beatles, but all the bullcrap about "the greatest band ever" is just stupid. first, they were ****** musicians, in technical terms. second, they didn't 'change the face of music' like many people said. sure, the had some innovations, but i can think of dozens of bands who had a far greater impact on music, like led zeppelin, pink floyd, black sabbath, metallica, and many others. they may have been a good band, but they were no where near as good as people make them, unless you think that popular = good.

Originally Posted by Your Lame Sister

amen to that. you may like the beatles, but all the bullcrap about "the greatest band ever" is just stupid. first, they were ****** musicians, in technical terms. second, they didn't 'change the face of music' like many people said. sure, the had some innovations, but i can think of dozens of bands who had a far greater impact on music, like led zeppelin, pink floyd, black sabbath, metallica, and many others. they may have been a good band, but they were no where near as good as people make them, unless you think that popular = good.

Actually experience and a billion albums sold seems to prove that they were at least... decent.

The fact of the matter is, it all comes down to opinion - sure some people like the Beatles (myself included, but they're by no means my favourite band), some people don't and the nay-sayers will always disagree with the yay-sayers. But even the nay-sayers have to admit that the Beatles, however much they dislike them, were something special and unique (for their time).

On the other hand, if John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were born 20 or whatever years ago, and were hitting their stride as musicians, they would just be another band, and wouldn't reach the international superstardom they got in their own era. Because the explosion of the music industry, and sheer number of not only artists, but genres (and in turn, tastes) makes it impossible for one band to dominate the scene like they did in the 60s.

I think that is why there are more nay-sayers in our generation - we can't concieve the idea of so many people sharing musical taste...

dorian grey,
that's exactly what I said. they were a decent band, but many people say that they were the best, therefore - the beatless are overrated.

kythras,
the beatles got so much commercial success because they made catchy music, not because of being 'unique'. they were just like briteny spears, only more succesfull and slightly less commercial.

In my humble opinion I would have to disagree strongly , How can a band who sold that amount of No.1 albums and singles be over-rated.

You sort of answered your own question.

They progressed with the times and invented a lot production techniques still used today. Yesterday is the most covered song in the world and Paul McCartney is still producing great music.

That last statement? Gold.

Revolver is the 2nd greatest Album in the World

1. in whos list
2. why isn't it the first
3. revolver is the most overrated Beatles album

and the royalties they have earned of the last 40 odd years has only been beaten by Elvis (I think)

Again, this doesn't say arse about their talent or ratability. McCartney is rich. That's pretty much all you said of value.

Yes, the Beatles were incredible, but I've never pictured them as being even the best of the 60s. Some of their supposed 'classics' were actually awful by the standards of the day. "Hey Jude" is the prototype for all the ****** sappy stuff bands like Jet and now Oasis are releasing, at least the last five minutes of it.

Seriously, I don't say how anyone can possibly think the Beatles aren't overrated. It's beyond imagine. Of course they were great, but they sure as hell weren't perfect.

The Rolling Stones will always be cooler AND better.

The Beatles have had a profound effect on the history of popular music. They pioneered the modern album and left an indelible mark on the development of such varied genres and punk, metal, and power pop.

They were bigger than Jesus. I am a devout Christian, but I must acknowledge that in today's day and age, pop culture is far more important to the masses than religion. The Evangelical propaganda and rockist stupidities layed out against them must stop.

I don't feel particularly strongly either way, they're about as hyped as any other band. I'm just interested to see what people think on this often-mentioned subject.

The Rolling Stones will always be cooler AND better.

Absolutely.

Cooler? Yeah. But better? That I'd have to disagree with. To the Beatles, the Stones have offered a comparatively smaller amount to music and popular culture.

Of course this is a very debatable subject, but I don't see how the Stones ever really matched up to the greats of the 60s, like the Beach Boys and Beatles. Now that's a true contest.