In fairness, a lot of those mentioned were themselves contemporaries and hence, direct competitors. It’s no different than internal rivalries between different rappers and between different metal acts
@@vaughnreedjr6592 Because the Beatles were gaining attention and Elvis was worried that they would take away the attention of the fans. And, they did.
The Beatles are the best band in the world ever. So many great, timeless songs from such a unique, original, and talented group of musicians and songwriters. Nobody has ever done that before or since. When I hear people who make music as boring as REM or Harry Connick Jr, criticising The Beatles, all I can do is laugh.
Sometimes people dislike something that's good and popular just to be provocative. Sometimes they don't know what they're talking about. Sometimes it's a question of taste. Musicians that don't like The Beatles are suspect to me.
Or maybe just maybe the Beatles aren’t good…. Much like the rest of euro artists of the time the stuff that made them popular was stolen from blues and soul musicians not borrowed as the narrator may tell you….once there was nothing left to “borrow” where was the good stuff they actually wrote…… so they stole from other musicians…. this supposed revolution era Beatles came from the hippie movement that they originally were against… and lastly they were *NSYNC of the 60s they were a manufactured boy band that was tweaked in the studio by a producer which made them sound “good” they wore matching suits and instead of danced they played instruments… only one I give credit to is George because his Beatle songs were actually well written and do you want to know a secret is sadly underrated
@@knockoutguitarist087 - Broadly agreed with what you say. George is the only Beatle who wrote songs which speak to me: 'Something' and 'My Sweet Lord.' Full disclosure: the Paul McCartney song 'Freedom' is a guilty pleasure. It's formulaic, it's simplistic and repetitive - but, by Jingo, it's powerful and rousing. Great rhythm section and production. Well, the production kind of kicks itself up the erse by burying an elephant stomping Clapton solo in white noise.
“They just have to be the most incredible songwriters ever - just amazingly talented,” Reed continued. “I don’t think people realize how sad it is that The Beatles broke up.”
It's true that The Beatles would've been a very different Band without GEORGE MARTIN. The Producer of any Band's recordings is responsible for the final sound of the product. The Producer can decide which instruments play which parts and structure the verses and chorus. The Producer can decide who sings which harmonies. The Producer decides a lot more than the listener is aware. In 1962, at one of their first recording sessions with George Martin, he asked the Beatles " Is there anything you don't like?" Quick as a flash, George Harrison said "Well, for one thing, I don't like your tie!!" George Martin later said in an interview that "From that moment, I knew we'd get on very well"
@@A.Briggs628 Tom Parker made it happen. Rock's reputation was in the toilet with the scandals involving Chuck Berry and The Killer, that was the only way to keep Elvis' image "clean." He could have served only one year, but he stayed in the military for the whole tour
Almost every Beatles song has been studied , copied , talked about and listened to by people of all ages generation after generation . I asked my twelve year old grandson what he thought of these musicians but unfortunately he had to admit he that he hadn’t a clue who they were , not one of them , “What’s your favourite Beatles song “ I asked “ Which album ? “ he replied . 🤔
Most of them are just jealous that they never reached that point in their time with their own band. I overall loved the Beatles because, they werent just one style of music, some bluesy, so slow, some fast, these other bands, just jealous
The Beatles were talented.They started at a very young age and then become very successful.I was a teenager back then and I always listen to their songs on the radio.
The Beatles were routinely brilliant and directly or indirectly influenced EVERYONE in the music business. One reviewer wrote that not liking the Beatles is as perverse as not liking the sun. My favorite Beatles track would have to be "Lady Madonna", a perfect radio song. I would say none of the detracting artists were ever so profound in under 3 minutes.
There are so many beautiful songs that I would be hard pressed to even come up with a short list. I think that the mood you're in would indicate which of the songs would come to the surface.
@@jnagarya519 While I doubt that his sexuality has anything to do it. I don't doubt Lou Reed was a Jerk. He spent his whole Carreer talking about how he was inspired by Haden Caruth, a poet who was on the Staff here at SU, and act like the literature and the poets he studdied elite and he himself was elite for having studied under them and anyone who did was beneath him. What a Jerk. I don't think the Syracuse Police Department had anything good to say about him either.
@@josephcooter5763 Hayden Carruth is one of my favorite poets. And he wasn't exactly elite in his views. Though degreed he was well known to the farmers in upstate Vermont, and then New York, for pitching in and helping with farming chores.
@@jnagarya519 I am not doubting that, although nobody here in Syracuse talks about Carruth. I am just saying that Reed is placing him on a pedastal. Anyone who is not Carruth, in Reeds eyes is beneath him.
@@josephcooter5763 Reed was very much in-group, out-group. Carruth is a superior poet, at least in my view (I also have other favorite poets). And I doubt he knew Reed was viewing Carruth as "elite," as Carruth's self-opinion, I think, wouldn't be that he was elite. We're in agreement about Reed having a shitty attitude.
A lot of this is taking quotes out of context. Especially the section on the Who. When Townshend said that the Beatles sounded "lousy," he meant it as a compliment (seriously!) because he was explaining to an interviewer why musicians needed to watch out for overpolishing productions. By "lousy," he simply meant that the Beatles embraced a certain cacophonous quality which gave their music texture.
What about Frank Zappa? I mean, he accused the Beatles of only being in it for the money after the band cited him as an influence when making Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and this was what led Zappa to make his album We're Only In It For The Money, whose album cover even satirized Sgt. Pepper's.
@@MarkMikelVideos And yet "The Beatles" influenced him to the extent that he made an entire LP satirizing them. Satire as the sincerest form of flattery. John Lennon said, from the beginning, that he wanted to be rich and famous. And I've yet to learn of ANY musician, rock or otherwise, who wanted to be poor and unknown.
All but the Beatles will be forgotten. History will smile upon the Beatles; those who have a sense of melody will cherish them and their work in many many years to come.
Most of the criticism from these artists is that they seem to think the Beatles songs are too simple and not musically complex. However complexity does not equate with greatness. The Beatles genius is taking what seem to be simple melodies and arranging them into joyful, emotional, or unforgettable tunes. Its as if they were cooks and could take simple ingredients and blend them into an incredibly delicious meal while the clasically trained chef uses expensive ingredients and cooks an unpalatable dish
All of these Beatles haters should be on there knees deifying them for opening the door for every 60’s-70’s band that experienced the levels of recognition they never would have attained without the Beatles being the pathfinders.
I fed up with all this talk of 'the best' and 'the greatest' and 'the most loved/hated'. This is art. Not a horse or dog-track race. There are no winners and losers and seconds and also-rans. Art isn't a competition to see who comes out on top. It's not a fast sprint to the finish line against rivalled runners. Some people worship Bob Dylan; others think he sounds like a fog horn winding down. Taste is personal and there is no accounting for it. I like what I like and you do you. That's the way it works. Any artist can learn just as much from the stuff he or she dislikes as from the works that move and inspire them. If we all liked the same things the world would be a very boring place indeed.
Elvis presley loved the Beatles music as he usually covered their songs but he I think he wasn't a fan of john lennon clearly ( He covered 5 or 6 Beatles songs. All of them mccartney songs)
@@brandonayong5823 Because he wasn't intelligent enough to understand what "The Beatles," and Lennon, were doing. Elvis came from white country, which is always emotionally overwrought and sappy.
I wouldn't walk across the street to shake any of these guys hands in this video! Love them or hate them the Beatles started it all! As for people suggesting Elvis did, well it was dying out and he would have just been a footnote if it wasn't for the Beatles..
I hate music snobbery. All music has its value. All these other musicians who hate the Beatles are either jealous, musical snobs, arrogant ( Ginger Baker was notorious for that) or just plain lacking an understanding of where The Beatles fit into musical history. The Beatles are the pivotal band in popular music history, drawing in influences and spawning new ones. Criticising them is pointless, they existed and two of them are still alive and their recording are there to hear or not, so get over it. Critics are on a hiding to nothing. 🙄😁❤️😎🎸🎶
Ginger Baker was Incredibly Overrated. I can't believe how Clapton Celebrates Him. Townshend has ALWAYS been a Study in Contradictions. He claims to have hated Psychedelic Music but said Strawberry Fields Forever was a Great song. He Champions His own Band, yet downplayed, from time to time, Moon and Daltrey's Contributions. But I still love the Who.
@@carlweaver3243 As they used to say there's nowt as queer ( that means wierd in early twentieth century slang ) as folks.....in other words humans are weird....😁
"The Beatles' were never a "boy band" -- a term that didn't exist until the 1980s. Research the history of their behaviors in Hamburg. Look at the photographs of how they were dressed -- all in black leather -- when they returned from Hamburg to Liverpool. And the UPPER middle class so-called "bad boys" "The Rolling Stones" didn't exist yet. Your false bias against "The Beatles" prevents you LISTENING to them, so you know nothing factual about them or their music.
Yes, The Beatles were a boy band, successfully cloned by the manufactured television band, The Monkees. When either gets played these days, I cannot tell one from the other. The British Invasion era has dated very badly. The music is cheesy. 🤣🧀
1:05 YA DON’T SAY! I MEAN, IT’S NOT LIKE THEY WERE BRITISH AND WERE NOT AMERICAN! NO, THAT’D BE RIDICULOUS! Seriously, tho. If he says “they’re an anti-American force”, then I’m like “You’re so observant! They aren’t even American!”.
they can kiss my behind,the Beatles was the greatest ever.give me one group with 4 lead singers,4 individual song writers.OMW,any one would be jealous of that.on top of that,you had the genius of songwriting team, Lennon/McCarthy collaborating together.the whole bloody music industry,was jealous of this once in a lifetime achievement,called THE BEATLES !!
The grapes are always sour. The fact remains that The Beatles started a trend from which all of the mentioned, except Elvis, evolved. Whether the mentioned liked Beatles or not, it does not really matter. The Beatles will still be remembered long time after most of the mentioned have been forgotten.
@@Logan-bd5np simple marketing ploy??? That's hilarious. Why don't you educate us on this simple ploy that's kept them the biggest band of all time for 60 years?
@@MarkMikelVideos give all the little ones lunchboxes with cute boys and accents. hook em for life. similar to marlbro man just with a younger audience...
Elvis didn't have a problem with the Beatles, just Lennon, and Lennon had a problem with Elvis later on. Then again, Lennon had a problem with pretty much everyone.
@@Logan-bd5np The "simple" "marketing ploy" of getting a recording contract -- for which "The Beatles' STRUGGLED -- and getting one's record/s played on the radio.
I never got excited about the Beatles. I was more or less neutral except that they dominated everything because of their popularity and other things were drowned out at times.
I’ll be honest with you the Beatles are not my biggest cup of tea! I actually like Zeppelin more. But with that being said I will never ever take away what The Beatles have done. And I still say that they’re one of if not the greatest Rock band and artists of all time! What they did was unprecedented and unparalleled in the music industry. I’d say the only other musician to come close would probably be Michael Jackson. And don’t get me wrong I absolutely love some of the Beatles songs in particular Let it be, Don’t let me down, Help, Come together, Hey Jude, and Day Tripper just to name a few. I guess you could say most of their greatest hits lol. But I still put them in with the top music acts of all time no matter what, even if they’re not my cup of tea or that I’m not their biggest fan. It doesn’t change the fact of what they are and what they were!
Pete Townshend does have a point. The stereo mix in some of Beatles records, especially their early stuff, are kinda bad because of technological limitation back then.
Ray Davies was complementary of most of the other tracks on revolver. This narrator just included the negative comments for some reason. I think he’s softened his view.
It's interesting that those artists such as Townsend and Rundgren had expressed their dislike for the band when it's evident the Beatles had influenced the style that The Who are guilty of and Rundgren did a cover of Lennon's song Rain
And thats real rich that Cream is dogging on the fact that paul is a bad musician because he dident study music at a school. But in reality I've never heard of Cream, and Paul even today is still writing hit songs. hmmm
Whiles these groups and artists likely offered some good stuff to the world----None of them, and let me repeat NONE OF THEM can hold a torch anywhere near the Beatles in their creativity and musicianship!! Just watch the 3 part new documentary on their Get Back sessions---generally without Geople Martin's help---their earlier producer. You will see firsthand their creativity and musicianship. All could play the drums to a fair degree, all couple play the piano---some well. I thinks some of these 'artist' in this narrative are simply jealous, want publicity by saying 'The Beatles stink', are uptight, or just don't get what the vast majority of people do---that The Beatles were GREAT!!!
That list, it would seem, would include many of the bands and people mentioned here who have changed their tune as they've matured. I watch reaction videos of kids who weren't an idea in their father's balls when the Beatles came along, and as hip hop kids they find themselves transfixed by what they're hearing for the first time. They're expanding their musical vistas and knowledge just as Millennials and Zs are. The things we disregard when we were younger may just turn out to be the things we hold in high regard when we get older.
I think there’s a lot of these guys are mad because they’re technically great musicians yet the Beatles still get more recognition. There are a whole lotta master musicians out there who never made it. A song doesn’t have to be complicated and difficult to be good
True and a lot of those great musicians can't write a song beyond 3 or 4 chords! Here there and everywhere had a pile of jazz chords, Yesterday has a pile too, as they used to say, Beatle chords!
The funny thing is that the majority of Beatles songs were the opposite of 3-4 chord songs. They were quite advanced in chord and melodic structures (but they were completely absorbable for the masses). That's not something you'd say about most of these opponents' songs. But the Beatles were not technically advanced musicians. Like the session and jazz musicians Quincey would hang around. Nevertheless, Jaco Pastorius said that he was very influenced by Paul McCartney as a bass player
@@juandoming6688 Funny he didn't make his own best-selling records then. His genius was as a producer, not as an artist or a songwriter. That's like saying Quincy Jones was the talent, not Michael Jackson.
I think he was jelious becaus he was no longer popular with the younger crowd . That ment no more unlimted access to little 14 to 16 yo girls. That generation moved on. His addiction to Pharmaceutical drugs was a result of Tom Parkers gambling addiction. He owed so much money that old E was his way of paying back all of his debiters. He would book 3 shows a night in Vegas . And E would get tired and when he did Tom would have the Doc go shoot him up with some speed and get him on that stage.
The Beatles started out as pop music because that's what rock was then. Their music became progressive and psychedelic. So much more influential than any of the others.
But think about their early years like in Germany - they were doing R&B, soul, pop, early rock - people thought of them as pop, but that had some of every scene that was happening in the early 60s. Including "til there was you" which I always found embarassing.
@@georgejasper8794 - Their approach to the song was a lot different from the producers of Anita Bryant's original. Perhaps the use of acoustic guitars and light percussion was influenced by the American Folk Music of the 50s & 60s?
The Beatles were an overrated bunch of musically inept buffoons with an over developed sense of self worth and ability, that they just managed to appear on the music scene at the right time EARLY in Rock History and that is how they managed to become famous world wide, is pathetic.
Never were a really great live band though, and even gave up touring so they will always have that against them for being the greatest 'rock' band. I plump for Zeppelin myself. Incredible both in the studio and on stage.
If they ever are equaled I hope to God that I don't miss it. But I will probably be long gone before that happens. John , Paul, George, and Ringo were born while World War 2 was going on. The next miracle genius band members will probably be born while World War 3 is going on.
@@lynnefromthelake they are SO medicore!!! The only explanation is that their political popularity exceeded their musical ability, or they signed a deal with the devil, or both. Have listened to all kinds of music and like many bands from eras then and before, even ones similar to the Beatles, but the Beatles are EXTREMELY mediocre in comparison. Anyone that suggests differently is nothing but a blind fan not willing to put it to the test.
Did Pete Townshend like any musician that wasn't himself? From what I've heard/read over the years, I certainly get the impression that he didn't like anyone who was in a band that was bigger than The Who.
@@lysirishfleur3030 Because he feared Hendrix. When he first heard Hendrix he called Clapton, who he didn't know, and said that they were out of their jobs. And Townshend isn't much of a guitar player anyway.
Agree! He hated Led Zeppelin. Thought they were a Who ripoff because they had the same lineup. Sorry, Pete, you're not even close to being in Jimmy Page's league.
Love the Beatles ….changed my music and life for the better. Don’t care who didn’t like them. If it’s another musician, they much be jealous. BEATLES best band ever. And I’m an American.
Sour grapes. It wasn't just their music, it was their personalities that captivated us. IMO Ginger Baker, the Kinks, Quincy Jones, etc. had personalities like a snake. A big part of why the Beatles were/are so beloved was because they were charming and witty. Each one was soecial in his own way.
Can't people just not like their music. I mean Michael Stipe was not a competitor of the Beatles...he just didn't dig it. Also Harry Connick JR seemed to grow up loving old school crooner music. That type of guy probably doesn't like the Beatles or any Rock Bands. I really find it interesting that people get offended when people dislike something they like. Sometimes people just have different tastes.
Well sir you a far more brave person than I to state what believe on a comment section dominated by people who love the Beatles. I think I am one of the very few who, although there can be no doubt they had talent, It is far not as incredible as some people view it. Since I was teen when they hit the world, many people forget they, in my opinion hit the sweet spot. At the same time they appeared, there was the Vietnam war, anti social protests. The women's movement, the Black pride movement, the non-conformist movement and so their appearance of rebellion struck a chord with the pent-up desires of Americas youth. They challenge the norms of the day and swept up thousands of young folks. One cannot possibly think their first 7 songs were groundbreaking. They stayed on the charts because they were the rage that capture the mindset of thousands of young people and became embedded in the fans base mind set. Had they come about in the 50s or late 70s,80s,90s, I think their initial music would not have resonated as much with American youth. They built such a fan base that as the years went by people believe that most of the music as a group or solo they were creating was fantastic. Full disclosure , I am a Beach Boy Fan. I feel their music captured the quintessential themes of life. The guys sang about fast cars, Friday Nite romance, girl meets guy , guy loses girl, etc. The parties at the Beach. A few more themes , . Think about it ,I want hold your hand, She loves you, Can't but me love, 8 days a week. Michelle, what themes are they referring. Next you Hey Jude, 8 min. of repeating the same 2 lines over and over again,....Let it be was a protest song that struck a nerve with those who were affected by the War and of course the idea of peace in the world. The Beatles themselves said they were influenced by the music of the Fifties. After 1970 just what Music did they influence. It was the disco era about to explode. they hit the sweet spot and in person I can deliver and overwhelming rebuttal to Beatle ardent fans........Thanks for listening and ....Good luck You
Hi all, I was born in USSR and was a Fan of the Beatles for entire life, never heard about The Who and other haters, even though it was nearly impossible to find any foreign records. But everyone new and loved the Beatles. That’s right, the Jealousy unites all of those not well known musicians..
You know what artists we don’t really give a damn about anymore in this world? Harry Connick Jr / The Who / Lou Reed / REM You know what artist we still very much give a damn about in SO many ways? THE FREAKING BEATLES.
Easy there, David. The Who are still very much loved to this very day. That was early 60s Pete Townshend talking about early 60s Beatles. His outlook changed greatly later on.
@@MarkMikelVideos Townshend was competing for attention by being a contrarian. He knew that criticizing "The Beatles" would get media attention and that's what he was after. In reality, if not for "The Beatles" those who FOLLOWED them wouldn't have got, at very least, to the US.
@@rustybear5125 You illustrate the fact: those who fell for "Led Zeppelin" were seeking something to equal "The Beatles" who were loved by their older siblings and or parents. "Led Zeppelin" was hyped up "Yardbirds" and appeared after "The Beatles" broke up. That's why you erroneously include "Led Zeppelin" with "The Betels" and "The Rolling Stones". Here's a clue for you all: "The Beatles" still outsell even "The Rolling Stones," and "The Rolling Stones" became a band AFTER "The Beatles" were already performing on radio shows, and BEFORE "Led Zeppelin" existed. When Jimmy Page was looking to resurrect the moribund "Yardbirds" he was going to call the band "The NOEW Yardbirds"; but Keith Moon told him that name would go over like a lead balloon, so he thought up "Led Zeppelin" (look up the "Hindenburg" balloon disaster). And at least "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones" credited the original composers of the songs they covered, which "Led Zeppelin" was OPPOSED to doing because they might have to share the money with their "heroes".
Far outnumbered by those who love the Beatles and were heavily inspired by them. This list includes Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Jeff Lynn, Billy Corgan, Brian Wilson, Freddie Mercury. Sounds like half of the people who ”didn’t like” the Beatles are just trying to be contrarian.
B Wo Yeah like all the people who say Babe Ruth wasn't the greatest baseball player. Just to be contrary they pick some other player and make up BS about how he was better. Why do people do that?
If only you could put some of these artists on the same level as the Beatles; most of them don’t even hold a candle. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but in terms of overall songwriting talent, studio innovations, their like-able personalities, almost nobody holds a candle to them. Also, how many of these artists named here are still just as relevant in pop culture and revered as the Beatles? Certainly not Harry Cowlick Jr😂😂😂
Without The Beatles there wouldn't of been anything worth listening to without them and George Martin there would of never been a Jimi Hendrix Cream Zeppelin or anything even close to creativity they opened up all the doors and paved the way for everything in creative music ! They turned it into an art form ! Period !!!!!!
Absolute nonsense dude the beatles like most English musicians were imitating American musicians. John Lennon considered Chuck Barry the greatest rocker.
@@peterchecksfield9958 - Yes, Elvis, Bill Haley and others of that era. As for the Beatles: pretty much a Carl Perkins tribute act at point of formation. Nothing wrong with that, they were clearly tuned in to some great music - but I'll never go along with their partisan audience heralding them as architects of the big bang.
What is your favorite song by The Beatles?
From Paul: For No One. From John: In My Life. From George: something. From Ringo: Octopus' Garden
We Can Work it Out
There's a lot to like.
all of them
I saw her standing there. (I can probably write a whole short story why that simplistic song eventually changed the world.)
As a musician, I don’t trust any other musician who doesn’t like the Beatles.
In fairness, a lot of those mentioned were themselves contemporaries and hence, direct competitors. It’s no different than internal rivalries between different rappers and between different metal acts
Amen
That's unfortunate
I'm thinking maybe I don't trust anybody who doesn't like the Beatles. There is something significantly lacking in such people.
@@dickon728 All it is a difference of opinion.
I have 1 word that all these musicians have in common : Jealousy.
My thoughts exactly.
I agree!
A lot of people said Elvis was jealous of The Beatles! I believe it’s true!
@@A.Briggs628 why?
@@vaughnreedjr6592
Because the Beatles were gaining attention and Elvis was worried that they would take away the attention of the fans.
And, they did.
Big time Jealousy.
What gets lost on these musicians is the fact that the Beatles literally caused music to move in a new trajectory. That in and of itself is amazing.
The Beatles are the best band in the world ever.
So many great, timeless songs from such a unique, original, and talented group of musicians and songwriters.
Nobody has ever done that before or since.
When I hear people who make music as boring as REM or Harry Connick Jr, criticising The Beatles, all I can do is laugh.
Have you been drinking 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah naah the beatles are bloody boring, the most overrated band of all time.
Sometimes people dislike something that's good and popular just to be provocative. Sometimes they don't know what they're talking about. Sometimes it's a question of taste. Musicians that don't like The Beatles are suspect to me.
The Beatles are the very best! I’m a musician myself! The Beatles are better than me on my very best day! I’m inspired by them!
Envy is embarrassing. Some people can’t stand the success of others.
Elvis is a case of that. 🙄
Or maybe just maybe the Beatles aren’t good…. Much like the rest of euro artists of the time the stuff that made them popular was stolen from blues and soul musicians not borrowed as the narrator may tell you….once there was nothing left to “borrow” where was the good stuff they actually wrote…… so they stole from other musicians…. this supposed revolution era Beatles came from the hippie movement that they originally were against… and lastly they were *NSYNC of the 60s they were a manufactured boy band that was tweaked in the studio by a producer which made them sound “good” they wore matching suits and instead of danced they played instruments… only one I give credit to is George because his Beatle songs were actually well written and do you want to know a secret is sadly underrated
A lot these guys were butthurt because they were professional musicians yet people still liked the Beatles more
@@knockoutguitarist087 Absolute drivel! The Beatles were the NSYNC of the 60's? You're out of your mind if you really believe that.
@@knockoutguitarist087 - Broadly agreed with what you say. George is the only Beatle who wrote songs which speak to me: 'Something' and 'My Sweet Lord.'
Full disclosure: the Paul McCartney song 'Freedom' is a guilty pleasure. It's formulaic, it's simplistic and repetitive - but, by Jingo, it's powerful and rousing. Great rhythm section and production. Well, the production kind of kicks itself up the erse by burying an elephant stomping Clapton solo in white noise.
The Beatles forever!
“They just have to be the most incredible songwriters ever - just amazingly talented,” Reed continued. “I don’t think people realize how sad it is that The Beatles broke up.”
It's true that The Beatles would've been a very different Band without GEORGE MARTIN.
The Producer of any Band's recordings is responsible for the final sound of the product.
The Producer can decide which instruments play which parts and structure the verses and chorus.
The Producer can decide who sings which harmonies.
The Producer decides a lot more than the listener is aware.
In 1962, at one of their first recording sessions with George Martin, he asked the Beatles " Is there anything you don't like?"
Quick as a flash, George Harrison said "Well, for one thing, I don't like your tie!!"
George Martin later said in an interview that "From that moment, I knew we'd get on very well"
Yet Elvis, Roger Daltrey and Harry Connick Jr covered Beatles music. And Rundgreen tours with Ringo
The Beatles knocked Elvis off his tottering throne. I was in the generation that became teenagers in the early sixties.
@@charlynegezze8536 His throne was gone the moment he joined the military. It's like he was artistically castrated
@@ebarteldes
Unfortunately, I believe he was drafted.
@@A.Briggs628 Tom Parker made it happen. Rock's reputation was in the toilet with the scandals involving Chuck Berry and The Killer, that was the only way to keep Elvis' image "clean." He could have served only one year, but he stayed in the military for the whole tour
@@ebarteldes
Thanks.. I always thought the movie had me believing he was drafted, for some reason. Thank you for clarifying.
Almost every Beatles song has been studied , copied , talked about and listened to by people of all ages generation after generation . I asked my twelve year old grandson what he thought of these musicians but unfortunately he had to admit he that he hadn’t a clue who they were , not one of them , “What’s your favourite Beatles song “ I asked “ Which album ? “ he replied . 🤔
Most of them are just jealous that they never reached that point in their time with their own band. I overall loved the Beatles because, they werent just one style of music, some bluesy, so slow, some fast, these other bands, just jealous
And they were genuine, outspoken fans of so many other musicians-both contemporary and earlier ones. They were openminded in so many ways.
The Beatles were talented.They started at a very young age and then become very successful.I was a teenager back then and I always listen to their songs on the radio.
The Beatles were routinely brilliant and directly or indirectly influenced EVERYONE in the music business. One reviewer wrote that not liking the Beatles is as perverse as not liking the sun. My favorite Beatles track would have to be "Lady Madonna", a perfect radio song. I would say none of the detracting artists were ever so profound in under 3 minutes.
There are so many beautiful songs that I would be hard pressed to even come up with a short list. I think that the mood you're in would indicate which of the songs would come to the surface.
Having elvis helping people get off drugs is like when Ted Bundy work the suicide hot line
Ted Bundy actually did for a while. I guess you know that and that is why you posted this apt analogy. Not many other people may know that though...
@@IwasInThe60s he also worked on president Nixon re-election campaign he was all over the road
@@billywylie3288 Yes. I believe he was even a summer camp counselor for kids at one stage..🤦♂
@@IwasInThe60sman he was all over the road
There were some songs I don't like , but respect them as a talented band albeit before my time.
@@11235but They were better because they wrote better songs. Period. You need to have heard the other songs at the time.
@@jnagarya519 exactly and the Beatles are still better than most new stuff.
You are not going to like every song a group does. But let's face it there is a lot of classic songs there by the Beatles you will like.
Reed was nothing more than a spoiled graduate from Syracuse.
And violently sociopathic -- "rough trade" gay and glorifier of heroin.
@@jnagarya519 While I doubt that his sexuality has anything to do it. I don't doubt Lou Reed was a Jerk. He spent his whole Carreer talking about how he was inspired by Haden Caruth, a poet who was on the Staff here at SU, and act like the literature and the poets he studdied elite and he himself was elite for having studied under them and anyone who did was beneath him. What a Jerk. I don't think the Syracuse Police Department had anything good to say about him either.
@@josephcooter5763 Hayden Carruth is one of my favorite poets. And he wasn't exactly elite in his views. Though degreed he was well known to the farmers in upstate Vermont, and then New York, for pitching in and helping with farming chores.
@@jnagarya519 I am not doubting that, although nobody here in Syracuse talks about Carruth. I am just saying that Reed is placing him on a pedastal. Anyone who is not Carruth, in Reeds eyes is beneath him.
@@josephcooter5763 Reed was very much in-group, out-group. Carruth is a superior poet, at least in my view (I also have other favorite poets). And I doubt he knew Reed was viewing Carruth as "elite," as Carruth's self-opinion, I think, wouldn't be that he was elite.
We're in agreement about Reed having a shitty attitude.
A lot of this is taking quotes out of context. Especially the section on the Who. When Townshend said that the Beatles sounded "lousy," he meant it as a compliment (seriously!) because he was explaining to an interviewer why musicians needed to watch out for overpolishing productions. By "lousy," he simply meant that the Beatles embraced a certain cacophonous quality which gave their music texture.
What about Frank Zappa? I mean, he accused the Beatles of only being in it for the money after the band cited him as an influence when making Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and this was what led Zappa to make his album We're Only In It For The Money, whose album cover even satirized Sgt. Pepper's.
Like 80% of classic rock bands are in it for the money
Zappa only liked 3 Beatles songs:
Strawberry Fields Forever
Paperback Writer
I Am The Walrus
Zappa was a dick, always hated that guy.
@@MarkMikelVideos And yet "The Beatles" influenced him to the extent that he made an entire LP satirizing them. Satire as the sincerest form of flattery.
John Lennon said, from the beginning, that he wanted to be rich and famous. And I've yet to learn of ANY musician, rock or otherwise, who wanted to be poor and unknown.
No one gets into the music industry for respect or the "lolz"
All but the Beatles will be forgotten. History will smile upon the Beatles; those who have a sense of melody will cherish them and their work in many many years to come.
I can't blame anyone for not liking Lennon's solo work, or Paul's. They needed each other to keep each other in line.
Elvis Presley wrote a letter to benefit his career had nothing to do with his distaste of The Beatles he was a bigger junkie than they were
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Most of the criticism from these artists is that they seem to think the Beatles songs are too simple and not musically complex. However complexity does not equate with greatness. The Beatles genius is taking what seem to be simple melodies and arranging them into joyful, emotional, or unforgettable tunes. Its as if they were cooks and could take simple ingredients and blend them into an incredibly delicious meal while the clasically trained chef uses expensive ingredients and cooks an unpalatable dish
All of these Beatles haters should be on there knees deifying them for opening the door for every 60’s-70’s band that experienced the levels of recognition they never would have attained without the Beatles being the pathfinders.
All these people put together couldn't put together as many hits as the beatles did.
I fed up with all this talk of 'the best' and 'the greatest' and 'the most loved/hated'. This is art. Not a horse or dog-track race. There are no winners and losers and seconds and also-rans. Art isn't a competition to see who comes out on top. It's not a fast sprint to the finish line against rivalled runners. Some people worship Bob Dylan; others think he sounds like a fog horn winding down. Taste is personal and there is no accounting for it. I like what I like and you do you. That's the way it works. Any artist can learn just as much from the stuff he or she dislikes as from the works that move and inspire them. If we all liked the same things the world would be a very boring place indeed.
Elvis presley loved the Beatles music as he usually covered their songs but he I think he wasn't a fan of john lennon clearly ( He covered 5 or 6 Beatles songs. All of them mccartney songs)
Something is a George song
@@Anne6621 True. Still he never did a john song
Elvis covered the McCartney sappy, because Elvis was always sappy.
@@brandonayong5823 Because he wasn't intelligent enough to understand what "The Beatles," and Lennon, were doing.
Elvis came from white country, which is always emotionally overwrought and sappy.
@@jnagarya519 you are so so wrong
Beatles aren't my favourite, but I but they were excellent. No denying their strengths.
Jealousy is an ugly thing.
Pete Townsend and The Who liked the Beatles they even at one point had a Beatle set because Entwhuistle loved them so much and they look so happy.
An interesting hypothesis but totally illogical!
Everyone that. Hates em is no where near as famous or successful.😂😂elvis might thats it
I’d put it down to jealousy. Not one Beatle was a virtuoso but their music writing was second to none.
Times were destined to change. Elvis was the gateway. Now it’s gone to auto tune and nothing is real
Harry Connick Jr, said the Beatles are for second graders, that’s funny coming from a guy who records nursery rhymes.
Sounds a lot like pure old fashioned jealousy.
The letter to Nixon was returned to Elvis....with the words....'Return to sender - address unknown' ! - :)
I wouldn't walk across the street to shake any of these guys hands in this video! Love them or hate them the Beatles started it all! As for people suggesting Elvis did, well it was dying out and he would have just been a footnote if it wasn't for the Beatles..
I hate music snobbery. All music has its value. All these other musicians who hate the Beatles are either jealous, musical snobs, arrogant ( Ginger Baker was notorious for that) or just plain lacking an understanding of where The Beatles fit into musical history. The Beatles are the pivotal band in popular music history, drawing in influences and spawning new ones. Criticising them is pointless, they existed and two of them are still alive and their recording are there to hear or not, so get over it. Critics are on a hiding to nothing. 🙄😁❤️😎🎸🎶
Baker was a prick, so was Townsend. Amazing what jealousy brings out in people.
Ginger Baker was Incredibly Overrated. I can't believe how Clapton Celebrates Him. Townshend has ALWAYS been a Study in Contradictions. He claims to have hated Psychedelic Music but said Strawberry Fields Forever was a Great song. He Champions His own Band, yet downplayed, from time to time, Moon and Daltrey's Contributions. But I still love the Who.
@@carlweaver3243 As they used to say there's nowt as queer ( that means wierd in early twentieth century slang ) as folks.....in other words humans are weird....😁
Elvis was concerned of the direction the country was taking with the hippie/drug culture and Beatles was the most popular band at the time
Now that you did a vid of musicians saying they didn't like the Beatles do a vid telling what the Beatles thought of them.
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Listen man. it's just safe to say other musicians/bands were envious of the tremendous success the Beatles incurred along the way... period.
Most of the haters just don't get it, or are jealous..
Personal preference is sacrosanct - which is something lost on the overwhelming majority of Beatles advocates commenting here.
It's ironic all this hate for The Beatles because the people quoted in this clip couldn't touch them. Not one. Not even close. Pure jealousy.
The Beatles are just a pop music boy band
"The Beatles' were never a "boy band" -- a term that didn't exist until the 1980s. Research the history of their behaviors in Hamburg. Look at the photographs of how they were dressed -- all in black leather -- when they returned from Hamburg to Liverpool. And the UPPER middle class so-called "bad boys" "The Rolling Stones" didn't exist yet.
Your false bias against "The Beatles" prevents you LISTENING to them, so you know nothing factual about them or their music.
@@jnagarya519 l have listened to plenty of the Beatles music and just because the term didn’t exist yet doesn’t mean they weren’t one
Yes, The Beatles were a boy band, successfully cloned by the manufactured television band, The Monkees. When either gets played these days, I cannot tell one from the other. The British Invasion era has dated very badly. The music is cheesy. 🤣🧀
1:05 YA DON’T SAY! I MEAN, IT’S NOT LIKE THEY WERE BRITISH AND WERE NOT AMERICAN! NO, THAT’D BE RIDICULOUS!
Seriously, tho. If he says “they’re an anti-American force”, then I’m like “You’re so observant! They aren’t even American!”.
The Who didn't like the Beatles. Oh thats priceless. The Who sucked. They couldn't hold a candle to the Beatles.
they can kiss my behind,the Beatles was the greatest ever.give me one group with 4 lead singers,4 individual song writers.OMW,any one would be jealous of that.on top of that,you had the genius of songwriting team, Lennon/McCarthy collaborating together.the whole bloody music industry,was jealous of this once in a lifetime achievement,called THE BEATLES !!
10cc in the 70's had the magic 4 singer/songwriter thing going on?
The grapes are always sour.
The fact remains that The Beatles started a trend from which all of the mentioned, except Elvis, evolved.
Whether the mentioned liked Beatles or not, it does not really matter. The Beatles will still be remembered long time after most of the mentioned have been forgotten.
no, as mass communication expands others will continue to be educated about the simple marketing ploy.
@@Logan-bd5np simple marketing ploy??? That's hilarious. Why don't you educate us on this simple ploy that's kept them the biggest band of all time for 60 years?
@@MarkMikelVideos give all the little ones lunchboxes with cute boys and accents. hook em for life. similar to marlbro man just with a younger audience...
Elvis didn't have a problem with the Beatles, just Lennon, and Lennon had a problem with Elvis later on. Then again, Lennon had a problem with pretty much everyone.
@@Logan-bd5np The "simple" "marketing ploy" of getting a recording contract -- for which "The Beatles' STRUGGLED -- and getting one's record/s played on the radio.
One word, JEALOUSY 😜
I never got excited about the Beatles. I was more or less neutral except that they dominated everything because of their popularity and other things were drowned out at times.
None of them would have talked like that if the Beatles weren't the most successful band by far. There's jealousy.
Plenty of blind musicians would take issue with Ginger Baker’s opinion about reading music. Ray Charles? Stevie Wonder? Jeff Healey?
I’ll be honest with you the Beatles are not my biggest cup of tea! I actually like Zeppelin more. But with that being said I will never ever take away what The Beatles have done. And I still say that they’re one of if not the greatest Rock band and artists of all time! What they did was unprecedented and unparalleled in the music industry. I’d say the only other musician to come close would probably be Michael Jackson. And don’t get me wrong I absolutely love some of the Beatles songs in particular Let it be, Don’t let me down, Help, Come together, Hey Jude, and Day Tripper just to name a few. I guess you could say most of their greatest hits lol. But I still put them in with the top music acts of all time no matter what, even if they’re not my cup of tea or that I’m not their biggest fan. It doesn’t change the fact of what they are and what they were!
Pete Townshend does have a point. The stereo mix in some of Beatles records, especially their early stuff, are kinda bad because of technological limitation back then.
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Interesting that Elvis was doing all he could to bash The Beatles , because they pretty much pushed him to being only a Vegas residential performer
There are plenty of musicians that would and could pull the Beatles life work apart with just one guitar solo , and down size them to Beatles
If Elvis can see the entertainers today, he would flip his wig
Ray Davies was complementary of most of the other tracks on revolver. This narrator just included the negative comments for some reason. I think he’s softened his view.
Presley was not distressed. Just bummed out that The Beatles were swamping him. Being friends with Dirty Dick Nixon was no compliment.
It's interesting that those artists such as Townsend and Rundgren had expressed their dislike for the band when it's evident the Beatles had influenced the style that The Who are guilty of and Rundgren did a cover of Lennon's song Rain
It's weird that Beatles fans can't accept that some people genuinely don't like them. The Beatles just aren't some people's thing, and that's ok!
Sure. Opinions are opinions. What's annoying is when people claim they are "over rated." Or "untalented"
And thats real rich that Cream is dogging on the fact that paul is a bad musician because he dident study music at a school. But in reality I've never heard of Cream, and Paul even today is still writing hit songs. hmmm
The ones who aren't fans have zero talent.
Not liking The Beatles is as perverse as not liking the sun ☀️-John Swenson 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Whiles these groups and artists likely offered some good stuff to the world----None of them, and let me repeat NONE OF THEM can hold a torch anywhere near the Beatles in their creativity and musicianship!! Just watch the 3 part new documentary on their Get Back sessions---generally without Geople Martin's help---their earlier producer. You will see firsthand their creativity and musicianship. All could play the drums to a fair degree, all couple play the piano---some well. I thinks some of these 'artist' in this narrative are simply jealous, want publicity by saying 'The Beatles stink', are uptight, or just don't get what the vast majority of people do---that The Beatles were GREAT!!!
They were jealous of them they made rock n roll heaven
Now do a list about musicians who love The Beatles and were greatly influenced by their music. I bet that list would be much longer.
That would be an 8 hrs video, rightfully so
1000%
@@SilentProti
Absolutely!!
No-brainer
That list, it would seem, would include many of the bands and people mentioned here who have changed their tune as they've matured. I watch reaction videos of kids who weren't an idea in their father's balls when the Beatles came along, and as hip hop kids they find themselves transfixed by what they're hearing for the first time. They're expanding their musical vistas and knowledge just as Millennials and Zs are. The things we disregard when we were younger may just turn out to be the things we hold in high regard when we get older.
I think there’s a lot of these guys are mad because they’re technically great musicians yet the Beatles still get more recognition. There are a whole lotta master musicians out there who never made it. A song doesn’t have to be complicated and difficult to be good
True and a lot of those great musicians can't write a song beyond 3 or 4 chords! Here there and everywhere had a pile of jazz chords, Yesterday has a pile too, as they used to say, Beatle chords!
The funny thing is that the majority of Beatles songs were the opposite of 3-4 chord songs. They were quite advanced in chord and melodic structures (but they were completely absorbable for the masses). That's not something you'd say about most of these opponents' songs. But the Beatles were not technically advanced musicians. Like the session and jazz musicians Quincey would hang around. Nevertheless, Jaco Pastorius said that he was very influenced by Paul McCartney as a bass player
George Martin was the genius not Lennon or McCartney.
@@juandoming6688 Funny he didn't make his own best-selling records then. His genius was as a producer, not as an artist or a songwriter. That's like saying Quincy Jones was the talent, not Michael Jackson.
The Beatles sounded good on their own. I could listen to John’s home demos all day
It seems strange how Elvis advocated against drugs, especially when considering how he died and the drugs listed in his body during his autopsy.
I know!!
The Fkn hypocrite!
YEA!!!
The man is a hypocrite but still a great performer
@@paulnottherealmccartney8558
😂😂😂
I think he was jelious becaus he was no longer popular with the younger crowd . That ment no more unlimted access to little 14 to 16 yo girls. That generation moved on. His addiction to Pharmaceutical drugs was a result of Tom Parkers gambling addiction. He owed so much money that old E was his way of paying back all of his debiters. He would book 3 shows a night in Vegas . And E would get tired and when he did Tom would have the Doc go shoot him up with some speed and get him on that stage.
The Beatles started out as pop music because that's what rock was then. Their music became progressive and psychedelic. So much more influential than any of the others.
They're jealous a holes.
Indeed!
But think about their early years like in Germany - they were doing R&B, soul, pop, early rock - people thought of them as pop, but that had some of every scene that was happening in the early 60s. Including "til there was you" which I always found embarassing.
@@georgejasper8794 - Their approach to the song was a lot different from the producers of Anita Bryant's original. Perhaps the use of acoustic guitars and light percussion was influenced by the American Folk Music of the 50s & 60s?
Never seen Lou Reed and Frankenstein in the same room.
According to the Genius Book of World Records, Barry Gibb is the 2nd most successful songwriter in the history of music! The Beatles suck.
Some of these musicians wished they had 1/2 the success of the Beatles.
Envy is a pernicious thing
The Beatles will always be the best rock band ever . Everyone else are just jealous of the Beatles fame .
Yep.
I agree 💯% better than the Stones 🪨
The Beatles were an overrated bunch of musically inept buffoons with an over developed sense of self worth and ability, that they just managed to appear on the music scene at the right time EARLY in Rock History and that is how they managed to become famous world wide, is pathetic.
Never were a really great live band though, and even gave up touring so they will always have that against them for being the greatest 'rock' band.
I plump for Zeppelin myself. Incredible both in the studio and on stage.
@@stevenclarke5606 This ^ 100%
50 years on and the Beatles are still the best known band in the world, what they achieved in 7 or 8 years will never be equalled.
If they ever are equaled I hope to God that I don't miss it. But I will probably be long gone before that happens. John , Paul, George, and Ringo were born while World War 2 was going on. The next miracle genius band members will probably be born while World War 3 is going on.
Plenty of people that are the most known in their industry. It seems there's a tradeoff to be high quality and be well known.
Hell, I can't wait for the day that they are exposed for being mediocre.
@@lynnefromthelake they are SO medicore!!! The only explanation is that their political popularity exceeded their musical ability, or they signed a deal with the devil, or both. Have listened to all kinds of music and like many bands from eras then and before, even ones similar to the Beatles, but the Beatles are EXTREMELY mediocre in comparison. Anyone that suggests differently is nothing but a blind fan not willing to put it to the test.
@@CSLewis2K That explains it, they signed a deal with the Devil. Sorry, I really don't like them at all.
Long after these self-indulgent bands are forgotten people will still be talking about the Beatles. What does that tell you?
To be fair, people should also be talking about , Cream, Velvet Underground, Who, etc, alongside the Beatles, for the foreseeable future
Some of the people who dissed The Beatles in this video are ALREADY legends alongside The Beatles.
The Stones will still be touring.
You nailed that reply. Thank you from a cousin of George.
They will also be talking about Queen, IMHO.
Did Pete Townshend like any musician that wasn't himself? From what I've heard/read over the years, I certainly get the impression that he didn't like anyone who was in a band that was bigger than The Who.
He was pretty nasty to Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop festival
@@lysirishfleur3030 Because he feared Hendrix. When he first heard Hendrix he called Clapton, who he didn't know, and said that they were out of their jobs.
And Townshend isn't much of a guitar player anyway.
Townshend BLOWS... LITERALLY!
Agree! He hated Led Zeppelin. Thought they were a Who ripoff because they had the same lineup. Sorry, Pete, you're not even close to being in Jimmy Page's league.
Forever frustrated because The Who never scored a Number 1. And then Keith Moon was in the running to be the drummer for Led Zep.
When a band dominates the top of the charts for a decade you're not going to be liked by your peers!
Haha!
So true! Great comment!
The Beatles broke up 53 Years Ago and they are still outselling every other Band and /or Artist.
@@carlweaver3243
Truer words have never been spoken!
Thank you, Carl!
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Unfortunately due to mature human beings this is true.
All it is, is pure jealousy
Ginger Baker didn't like anyone. He was a real piece of work.
I found Ginger Baker's reasons for not liking the beatles too contrived.
A real stinker.
Baker was Incredibly Overrated. And ANYONE who knows ANYTHING about the Beatles knows McCartney is the most accomplished Musician in that band.
Same with Lou Reed.
#1: The Beatles
Love the Beatles ….changed my music and life for the better. Don’t care who didn’t like them. If it’s another musician, they much be jealous. BEATLES best band ever. And I’m an American.
Jealous people say the craziest things. 😅
Sour grapes. It wasn't just their music, it was their personalities that captivated us. IMO Ginger Baker, the Kinks, Quincy Jones, etc. had personalities like a snake. A big part of why the Beatles were/are so beloved was because they were charming and witty. Each one was soecial in his own way.
So funny, and so true.
To be fair, some of the Beatles turned out to also have snake like personalities once you dug a bit deeper.
Can't people just not like their music. I mean Michael Stipe was not a competitor of the Beatles...he just didn't dig it. Also Harry Connick JR seemed to grow up loving old school crooner music. That type of guy probably doesn't like the Beatles or any Rock Bands. I really find it interesting that people get offended when people dislike something they like. Sometimes people just have different tastes.
What the beatles accomplised is beyoned compare period. They were/are amazing and always will be. Long live the Fab Four!
Some Beatles fans cannot accept they are not everyones favorite band
Well sir you a far more brave person than I to state what believe on a comment section dominated by people who love the Beatles. I think I am one of the very few who, although there can be no doubt they had talent, It is far not as incredible as some people view it. Since I was teen when they hit the world, many people forget they, in my opinion hit the sweet spot. At the same time they appeared, there was the Vietnam war, anti social protests. The women's movement, the Black pride movement, the non-conformist movement and so their appearance of rebellion struck a chord with the pent-up desires of Americas youth. They challenge the norms of the day and swept up thousands of young folks. One cannot possibly think their first 7 songs were groundbreaking. They stayed on the charts because they were the rage that capture the mindset of thousands of young people and became embedded in the fans base mind set. Had they come about in the 50s or late 70s,80s,90s, I think their initial music would not have resonated as much with American youth. They built such a fan base that as the years went by people believe that most of the music as a group or solo they were creating was fantastic. Full disclosure , I am a Beach Boy Fan. I feel their music captured the quintessential themes of life. The guys sang about fast cars, Friday Nite romance, girl meets guy , guy loses girl, etc. The parties at the Beach. A few more themes , . Think about it ,I want hold your hand, She loves you, Can't but me love, 8 days a week. Michelle, what themes are they referring. Next you Hey Jude, 8 min. of repeating the same 2 lines over and over again,....Let it be was a protest song that struck a nerve with those who were affected by the War and of course the idea of peace in the world. The Beatles themselves said they were influenced by the music of the Fifties. After 1970 just what Music did they influence. It was the disco era about to explode. they hit the sweet spot and in person I can deliver and overwhelming rebuttal to Beatle ardent fans........Thanks for listening and ....Good luck You
Hi all,
I was born in USSR and was a Fan of the Beatles for entire life, never heard about The Who and other haters, even though it was nearly impossible to find any foreign records. But everyone new and loved the Beatles. That’s right, the Jealousy unites all of those not well known musicians..
You know what artists we don’t really give a damn about anymore in this world? Harry Connick Jr / The Who / Lou Reed / REM
You know what artist we still very much give a damn about in SO many ways? THE FREAKING BEATLES.
Easy there, David. The Who are still very much loved to this very day.
That was early 60s Pete Townshend talking about early 60s Beatles. His outlook changed greatly later on.
@@MarkMikelVideos Townshend was competing for attention by being a contrarian. He knew that criticizing "The Beatles" would get media attention and that's what he was after. In reality, if not for "The Beatles" those who FOLLOWED them wouldn't have got, at very least, to the US.
@@jnagarya519 agreed.
In all fairness to the Who, it was Townsend who had a problem with the Beatles...as well as The Stones, and Led Zeppelin.
@@rustybear5125 You illustrate the fact: those who fell for "Led Zeppelin" were seeking something to equal "The Beatles" who were loved by their older siblings and or parents.
"Led Zeppelin" was hyped up "Yardbirds" and appeared after "The Beatles" broke up. That's why you erroneously include "Led Zeppelin" with "The Betels" and "The Rolling Stones".
Here's a clue for you all: "The Beatles" still outsell even "The Rolling Stones," and "The Rolling Stones" became a band AFTER "The Beatles" were already performing on radio shows, and BEFORE "Led Zeppelin" existed.
When Jimmy Page was looking to resurrect the moribund "Yardbirds" he was going to call the band "The NOEW Yardbirds"; but Keith Moon told him that name would go over like a lead balloon, so he thought up "Led Zeppelin" (look up the "Hindenburg" balloon disaster).
And at least "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones" credited the original composers of the songs they covered, which "Led Zeppelin" was OPPOSED to doing because they might have to share the money with their "heroes".
The envy is so thick, you can cut it with a knife!
Elvis preaching against drugs? Now that is some serious case of schizophrenia.
Far outnumbered by those who love the Beatles and were heavily inspired by them. This list includes Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Jeff Lynn, Billy Corgan, Brian Wilson, Freddie Mercury.
Sounds like half of the people who ”didn’t like” the Beatles are just trying to be contrarian.
Exactly.
And Elvis wasn't used to the competition.
Well said. 😊
B Wo Yeah like all the people who say Babe Ruth wasn't the greatest baseball player. Just to be contrary they pick some other player and make up BS about how he was better. Why do people do that?
If only you could put some of these artists on the same level as the Beatles; most of them don’t even hold a candle. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but in terms of overall songwriting talent, studio innovations, their like-able
personalities, almost nobody holds a candle to them. Also, how many of these artists named here are still just as relevant in pop culture and revered as the Beatles? Certainly not Harry Cowlick Jr😂😂😂
There are some pretty revered names on this list of Beatles critics
Even in 2023 they are still the biggest band in the World
yep, that says it all right there!
Yup. And their music will still be played on the 2323 space shuttles between earth and the next habitable planets or moons.
Elvis sold more records than the mop heads. The Beatles are so arrogant, how can anyone like such pinheads?
Elvis never wrote one song
Sounds like jealousy.
Without The Beatles there wouldn't of been anything worth listening to without them and George Martin there would of never been a Jimi Hendrix Cream Zeppelin or anything even close to creativity they opened up all the doors and paved the way for everything in creative music ! They turned it into an art form ! Period !!!!!!
Elvis and 1950s rock n roll actually paved the way.
Absolute nonsense dude the beatles like most English musicians were imitating American musicians. John Lennon considered Chuck Barry the greatest rocker.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Bill Haley.
@@peterchecksfield9958 - Yes, Elvis, Bill Haley and others of that era. As for the Beatles: pretty much a Carl Perkins tribute act at point of formation. Nothing wrong with that, they were clearly tuned in to some great music - but I'll never go along with their partisan audience heralding them as architects of the big bang.
Nah, they just inspired all those boy bands.