Youtube and the Beatles

[ByeBye]

Originally posted by Speed55
Not to take away from what The Beatles contributed to the music industry, but i honestly don't see anything super extraordinary about there live performances, or recorded material. I think it was more of a phenomenon with the whole british invasion and all, coming to the states, giving little girls there first warm feelings down low.  
I definitely will say that they were excellent at what they did, but i've seen plenty of musicians that in my opinion are much more talented.

As an example, and i'm not saying their the best band in the world, and they are a totally different genre, but if you listen to Megadeth you'll see what i mean. Dave Mustaine plays some extremely technical rhythem with unusual picking patterns and sings at the same time. To me that takes alot more talent than what any of the beatles ever did. But i guess that's all chalked up to the evolution of rock & roll.

Sorry to hijack, but as a fellow musician i couldn't keep my mouth shut.

The Beatles were not fantastic musicians, but they were great songwriters and great singers. They were original and created a diverse catalog of songs that is worth it's weight in gold. They were good enough musicians to create some of the most interesting music of modern Rock.

Even more amazing than jus their talent and skill was that they did this all within about an 8 year period. How long has Megadeath been around?

There live performances are up there with anybody you care to list. And don't go by sound quality, because the Beatles did what they did with (originally) 30 watt amps, no fancy PA to speak of and no monitors.

Heck, they even recorded most of their early songs as a band all playing at once instead of mutiple tracks of vocals and other stuff.

I honestly don't think there is a band on the same level as the Beatles as a whole. The next step down ( of the big bands) would include (IMO) Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Zep and some others.


Megadeath has a good guitar player.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by ByeBye
The Beatles were not fantastic musicians, but they were great songwriters and great singers. They were original and created a diverse catalog of songs that is worth it's weight in gold. They were good enough musicians to create some of the most interesting music of modern Rock.

Good point.
And to make a point

The song "Something"
Was once discribed as "the greatest love song ever written"
by none less the Frank Sinatra
Pretty high compliment That harrison would receive that kind of compliment from someone like Sinatra

Now Im not a Sinatra fan

As far as that type of music is concerned I always thought Dean Martin, And Bing Crosby were much much better singers.

But even then its safe to say Sinatra knew a thing or two about love songs LOL

[DiabloTX]

I'll give all the props the Beatles having coming to them.  But there's one little thing I never did like; their guitar tone was just this side of a 100 year old bone-dry, dry, dry.  They had classic gear but damn, it didn't sound too good to these ears.  That being said, I still love playing "Day Tripper" on my Epiphone Sheraton II.

[mandingo]

Originally posted by ByeBye

I honestly don't think there is a band on the same level as the Beatles as a whole. The next step down ( of the big bands) would include (IMO) Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Zep and some others.

Radiohead.  Never have I encountered music that sounds so complex and developed, while at the same time melodically beautiful and emotional, other then classical music.  And the nice thing about Radiohead is that each successive album is guaranteed to be different from the last. They are always looking for that fresh perspective, which often times is seriously rare.  They are also a brilliant live band, often experimenting with new songs, and rearranging old hits in different ways.  They pride themselves on changing the setlist from every venue.  When I saw them in concert, they were changing instruments almost every song.  Their guitarist is one of the most respected musicians in England, and he was using everything from guitars, synthesizers, and the Ondes Martenot when I saw them live.  

I consider Radiohead in a category of their own, though, with bands like Pink Floyd, the Beatles (yeah I admit they were ahead of their time), My Bloody Valentine, REM, VU...

so yeah, go listen to OK Computer and The Bends... or just get Leviathan to send you endless Radiohead songs until you get hooked. ;)

[kamilyun]

Originally posted by mandingo
Radiohead.  Never have I encountered music that sounds so complex and developed, while at the same time melodically beautiful and emotional, other then classical music.  

I consider Radiohead in a category of their own, though, with bands like Pink Floyd, the Beatles (yeah I admit they were ahead of their time), My Bloody Valentine, REM, VU...

Agreed on Radiohead.  Absolutely amazing.  

Although, My Bloody Valentine?  Ugh.  I'm not sure they hold up to the standard set by the other bands mentioned.  Unique?  Yes.  Consistently delivering quality?  No.

[Angus]

One of our country's best mucisian once said that clapping the individuals that formed the Beatles into one and the same band was basically unfair!

[sluggish]

Gotta agree with mandingo on this one.  I've been a big fan since Pablo Honey.  It's definately not for everyone though.  When I try to convert my friends I usually get a blank stare.  OK Computer and The Bends are easily the two best albums of the nineties.  Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have inspired me to not write music.