Does anyone think The Beatles were overrated?

Yeah, I understand what they did for the music industry but that doesn't change my opinion that they were a really ****ing boring band.

Yeah, I understand what they did for the music industry but that doesn't change my opinion that they were a really ****ing boring band.

Flame_Blade88

Considering how the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest songs in the history of popular music, it is my opinion that you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Yeah, I understand what they did for the music industry but that doesn't change my opinion that they were a really ****ing boring band.

swamprat_basic

Considering how the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest songs in the history of popular music, it is my opinion that you have no idea what you are talking about.

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[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]

Yeah, I understand what they did for the music industry but that doesn't change my opinion that they were a really ****ing boring band.

Flame_Blade88

Considering how the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest songs in the history of popular music, it is my opinion that you have no idea what you are talking about.

I bet you haven't listened to a dozen complete Beatles songs in your life.

I could respect the opinion of somebody who says that they don't like the Beatles' music, or prefers other bands or styles of music, but somebody who calls the Beatles' music "boring" is revealing that they have not listened to very many Beatles songs at all, because the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest music in the history of popular music.

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"][QUOTE="swamprat_basic"]

Considering how the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest songs in the history of popular music, it is my opinion that you have no idea what you are talking about.

swamprat_basic

I bet you haven't listened to a dozen complete Beatles songs in your life.

I could respect the opinion of somebody who says that they don't like the Beatles' music, or prefers other bands or styles of music, but somebody who calls the Beatles' music "boring" is revealing that they have not listened to very many Beatles songs at all, because the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest music in the history of popular music.

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"][QUOTE="swamprat_basic"]

Considering how the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest songs in the history of popular music, it is my opinion that you have no idea what you are talking about.

swamprat_basic

I bet you haven't listened to a dozen complete Beatles songs in your life.

I could respect the opinion of somebody who says that they don't like the Beatles' music, or prefers other bands or styles of music, but somebody who calls the Beatles' music "boring" is revealing that they have not listened to very many Beatles songs at all, because the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest music in the history of popular music.

[QUOTE="swamprat_basic"]

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"] I love you Beatles fans, can't take anyone's opinion :lol:CHOASXIII

I bet you haven't listened to a dozen complete Beatles songs in your life.

I could respect the opinion of somebody who says that they don't like the Beatles' music, or prefers other bands or styles of music, but somebody who calls the Beatles' music "boring" is revealing that they have not listened to very many Beatles songs at all, because the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest music in the history of popular music.

oh oh oh yes I do

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]Well, they said they were bigger than Jesus, so yeah... maybe just a little bit.Joshywaa

I think that quote was blown way out of proportion.

John Lennon was saying that they were more popular than Jesus during that time period. He was right. There weren't millions of screaming girls fainting over public bible readings during that time (1960s). There were, however, millions of girls screaming and fainting over The Beatles. They dominated popular music. They were all over the media.

Jesus, on the other hand, was maligned and hated by churches, government and scholars while he was alive. His following was miniscule compared to that of The Beatles. That's what Lennon was saying.

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[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"] I love you Beatles fans, can't take anyone's opinion :lol:CHOASXIII

I bet you haven't listened to a dozen complete Beatles songs in your life.

I could respect the opinion of somebody who says that they don't like the Beatles' music, or prefers other bands or styles of music, but somebody who calls the Beatles' music "boring" is revealing that they have not listened to very many Beatles songs at all, because the Beatles are responsible for some of the strangest music in the history of popular music.

Oh, there are great number of Beatles songs that I do not find entertaining. I actually enjoy very little of the White Album, which many consider to be their best work.

But as much as I don't really enjoy the music on the White Album, I certainly do not find it "boring." It is far too strange and experimental to be considered "boring."

They're overrated but they're not bad.

ofcourse almost every mainstream band was/is overrated

but i do love the beatles

ehh any mega popular band is always gonna be overrated, just because not everyone will like them, and thus the people who dont like them will say they are overrated haha,

Considering I literally just from a Paul McCartney concert in Miami, no, they are not overrated. The concert was AWESOME!

not at all

I think they are. I still love them though.

But around the late 60s the Beatles were already very outdated. Bands like the Rollling Stones already had much more advanced music.

The Beatles were the forerunners to Pink Floyd.

Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd picked things up where they left off initially.

Overrated has got to be the second most overused term in the history of the internet (second only to lol).

Of course they are, they're good but not so great.

Yeah. They've made a lot of crap and too few real gems.super_mario_128

Considering they are almost unanimously considered the best band ever, on every list, I think so. But there is no doubt that they are one of the best bands ever. They are certainly one of the most influential as well. I think they are only slightly overrated.

Undoubtedly overrated. I've never listened to an entire album.

ex-mortis

"Does anyone think The Beatles were overrated?"

So are Elvis and Bowie.

It's pretty silly to go saying that bands from the 60s were over-rated because you were not alive then (unless of course you WERE.... but even then...). The Beatles were so amazing because they did very different things and consistently surprised people with their new work because it was usually radically different from whatever they had done previously. You must understand that music in the 60s was not what it is today. At the time the beatles were pretty revolutionary. Ninja-Bear

I'm not saying The Beatles were an inferior band but they weren't the only band in existence with talent either. The media created the legend. The Beatles created the music with much help from George Martin.

Never understood that statement, how were they "years ahead of their time" when all the stuff capable of making their music was available at their time, if anything they were just more creative at the right time, not ahead. Even by the standards during their time, they didn't display exemplary talent, just great harmony.

Bluestorm-Kalas

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Undoubtedly overrated. I've never listened to an entire album.

Ninja-Bear

[QUOTE="Ninja-Bear"]It's pretty silly to go saying that bands from the 60s were over-rated because you were not alive then (unless of course you WERE.... but even then...). The Beatles were so amazing because they did very different things and consistently surprised people with their new work because it was usually radically different from whatever they had done previously. You must understand that music in the 60s was not what it is today. At the time the beatles were pretty revolutionary. LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="Bluestorm-Kalas"]

Never understood that statement, how were they "years ahead of their time" when all the stuff capable of making their music was available at their time, if anything they were just more creative at the right time, not ahead. Even by the standards during their time, they didn't display exemplary talent, just great harmony.

Ninja-Bear

By the way, saying that you don't like the Beatles is an indictment of yourself more than it is of the band.

Have you listened to a few highly regarded Beatles album from start to finish more than once? (Such as Abbey Road, Revolver, or Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.)

Until you've done that, you can't discuss the Beatles with any merit. It would be like a blind guy saying Picasso is overrated.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Bear"]It's pretty silly to go saying that bands from the 60s were over-rated because you were not alive then (unless of course you WERE.... but even then...). The Beatles were so amazing because they did very different things and consistently surprised people with their new work because it was usually radically different from whatever they had done previously. You must understand that music in the 60s was not what it is today. At the time the beatles were pretty revolutionary. Ninja-Bear

Then credit George Martin who actually had a lot to do with the innovations of The Beatles in the studio.LJS9502_basic

Does one need to hear every single track to form an opinion? No I don't think so. LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Does one need to hear every single track to form an opinion? No I don't think so. Ninja-Bear

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Then credit George Martin who actually had a lot to do with the innovations of The Beatles in the studio.Ninja-Bear