[QUOTE="Mr_Satch"]

I'm sorry, but to say that they weren't great innovators is not true. No group before them used the studio as an instrument to the extent that they did, especially after they stopped touring, and crafted pop songs that were just as melodic as the ones before.

Every musician in any genre of music has drawn on 'what went before' and either rehashed what was already there (usually not for the better) or pushed the boundaries further. The Beatles fall into the latter group; not too mention the non-musical factors that made them influential in pop culture.

LJS9502_basic

In the beginning, but they quickly took direction of where they wanted the music to go and Martin served as more of guide to help them reach those goals.

[QUOTE="Hopkins_J"]You have to give these guys credit for "paving the way".quiglythegreat

I'm sorry, but to say that they weren't great innovators is not true. No group before them used the studio as an instrument to the extent that they did, especially after they stopped touring, and crafted pop songs that were just as melodic as the ones before.

Every musician in any genre of music has drawn on 'what went before' and either rehashed what was already there (usually not for the better) or pushed the boundaries further. The Beatles fall into the latter group; not too mention the non-musical factors that made them influential in pop culture.

what about Buddy Holly?Nifty_Shark

Buddy Holly led to the Beatles, but it is hard to determine what he would have done if he had lived.

I've heard them a lot, starting back when I was about 5 and they did it in the room next to me. :| I'm sure they know that I hear them, but it's kind of the thing that we never talk about. Headphones go on Saturday night and stay on for a few hours.Bloodbath_87

Same thing happened to me when I was a teenager. I did the music thing too.

Favourite song right now: Going out of my head by the Mystics.

Favourite band right now: Grateful Dead