Anyone not like The Beatles?

The King of Moo

When I was young I never got any of their albums just to be contrarian, cos it seemed such an obvious thing to do, and lots of people said they were the best band ever just because everyone else did. Though I still liked all the songs I knew by them.
Then when I got a little older and a little less immature I started to buy their albums here and there, and came to the conclusion that they are indeed fantastic. I'm no expert on music, but I can instinctively tell that their best stuff is in another class. I think.

But I know a lot of people still say they're the best band ever just because most people do. It's very rare to hear someone say they don't like them.

So, does anyone hear not like them, and if not, do you have a reason?

Badgermonkey

In before Mark Chapman.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

They're class.

omen80

Don't like their early stuff but they got good towards the end. The Doors, the Stones and CCR were much better bands though.

Stained Class

The Beatles.

Best band ever.

FACT!

alandublin15

have never thought of them as that special.

have heard some rock blues artists though who have blown my fking socks off.


love love me DO
you know i love YOU
ill always be TRUE
so please please love me DO

lame

ejmaztec

Their music was crap before they started using vast quantities of illegal substances. Paul McCartney and Ringo were crap no matter what they took, or didn't take, and still are crap.

Jackasaurus rex

I know a couple people that say they dont like them. but I think its just they are trying to rock the boat.

sollar

The only song of theirs i like is hey jude. Other than that i don't like them.

The King of Moo

omen80 wrote: »

Don't like their early stuff but they got good towards the end. The Doors, the Stones and CCR were much better bands though.

Agree about their early stuff, kinda generic sixties pop, but still pretty great for what it was, especially on Help! and A Hard Day's Night.

Dravokivich

Don't like them myself. Find it annoying when people go on about the amount of record sales they've had... they've been avail to buy for 50 years...

hondasam

They are crap, never liked them.

7sr2z3fely84g5

i love them,just wish macca would stop try rewrite their history though.

squod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2Vdcv9Q_o

Anyone who likes this kind of rubbish needs their head examined removed.

Stained Class

Dravokivich wrote: »

Find it annoying when people go on about the amount of record sales they've had... they've been avail to buy for 50 years...

But their music is still remembered after 50 years.:cool:

ejmaztec

Aryanna Salmon Motor wrote: »

i love them,just wish macca would stop try rewrite their history though.

He's an old hypocrite.

JohnathanM

I don't like them, OP. My reason is simple - I think they're shyte.

filthymcnasty

Earlier stuff like she loves you and I wanna hold your hand is all a bit sappy but they got it together soon enough - the likes of Helter Skelter and the White Album are pure class.

7sr2z3fely84g5

while my guitar gently weeps...

Ronan H

...my wife! She hates them yeah yeah yeah...

I just asked her what her reasons are and this is what she said:

- Why do you want to know!
- I don't like the sound of John or Pauls voices
- I don't like all their mainstream, commercially released stuff (chart stuff). Some of their more obscure stuff is OK though, at a push
- It's just not a type of music I like ti listen to.

Clearly, my wife has some sort of insanity inside her!

Stained Class

filthymcnasty wrote: »

Earlier stuff like she loves you and I wanna hold your hand is all a bit sappy but they got it together soon enough - the likes of Helter Skelter and the White Album are pure class.

I like that.:)

alandublin15

while my guitar frantically masturbates

Royale with Cheese

They released 13 albums, and their best stuff was most definitely at the end. Abbey road (their last recorded album) was their best imo.

You won't be able to name another band who has done that. Everyone else runs out of ideas after far less than 13 albums.

Biggins

Them and Elvis, never really liked either.

Dangerous Man

Never liked them. Pure scum.

Stained Class

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Never liked them. Pure scum.

Why?

hondasam

Biggins wrote: »

Them and Elvis, never really liked either.

Oh I love Elvis !

who you like Biggins?

Dravokivich

Stained Class wrote: »

But their music is still remembered after 50 years.:cool:

yeah... it's hard to get over the trauma when constantly faced by the abuse

hondasam wrote: »

Oh I love Elvis !

who you like Biggins?

I'd be careful Biggins, you got her all shook up!

:pac:

123balltv

I think the Beatles are overated
give me the Rolling Stones anyday

hondasam

Dravokivich wrote: »

I'd be careful Biggins, you got her all shook up!

:pac:

I'd say moody blue :pac:

Dravokivich

hondasam wrote: »

I'd say moody blue :pac:

Quite the hard headed woman?

PeterIanStaker

The Kinks were the best, and still are. Ray Davies, what a songwriter!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpL4xbfmXlQ

Biggins

hondasam wrote: »

I'd say moody blue :pac:

Actually you'd be right!
(...And others)
...And its Moody Blues.

7sr2z3fely84g5

Anthology series was great,can be got very cheap from amazon if you never seen it.

Badgermonkey

123balltv wrote: »

give me the Rolling Stones anyday

But they're a Vegas cabaret act today, how Keef is happy to tolerate it I'll never know.


Most likely he's oblivious.

Acoshla

I cannot stand them, never liked them, I just hate everything about them, hate their voices, their look, their songs, in particular I hate John Lennon.

Alter-Ego

People who don't appreciate The Beatles should curl up and die or leave the planet.

I mean that in the nicest way possible.

mrsdewinter

I think at this stage, it's not a matter of liking or disliking The Beatles. For anybody born after 1970, they've supplied the soundtrack of our lives.
It's terminally uncool but I'm a bit 'meh' about John Lennon. I'd say he was a tedious pr1ck to be around and it really bugs me when grown men cite one of his supposedly witty aphorisms. He was a songwriter, not a philosopher.

Stained Class

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

The Kinks were the best, and still are. Ray Davies, what a songwriter!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpL4xbfmXlQ

The Kinks are brill!

Think of this though.

The Beatles were(arguably) the first mainstream act to have singers, songwriters, & musicians in one unit.

They changed everything in popular music!

Without them, they'ed be no Rolling Stones, Who, Kinks & all who followed....

Pwindedd

I was never a big fan, but then I saw the film Across the Universe and it kind of put their music into context for me. They say (don't know who they are, so don't ask) everyone goes through a Beatles phase at some stage of their life. This film was mine.

The King of Moo

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

The Kinks were the best, and still are. Ray Davies, what a songwriter!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpL4xbfmXlQ

A great band, and a great song in particular.

Badgermonkey

Stained Class wrote: »

Think of this though.

The Beatles were(arguably) the first mainstream act to have singers, songwriters, & musicians in one unit.

I'm arguing, they simply weren't.

7sr2z3fely84g5

Found it stupid that pete best *who?* is cut out of their history..

Smartly Dressed

Mediocre singers.

Led Zeppelin is the greatest band of all time!

giggsy664

Tbh, their early stuff, while not great, is still worth listening to, as it's better than a decent proportion of other music. Music is subjective, so a lot of people will like the Beatles, a lot won't. And that's ok.

However, I'd be hard-pressed to find another band that can write a feel-good song about a boy who murdered 3 people with a silver hammer:pac:.

hondasam

Biggins wrote: »

Actually you'd be right!
(...And others)
...And its Moody Blues.

are you sure bout that ?
I'm trusting you here.

JohnathanM

Lads, you're all doing it wrong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFIMWRXWY90

As the man himself said, on The Beatles:

"I didn't hate them. I actually like two or three of their songs. I just thought they were ridiculous. What was so disgusting was the way they were consumed and merchandised. No music has succeeded in America unless it was accompanied by something to wear, something to dance or a hairdo. A phenomenon is not going to occur unless you can dress up to it."

In other words, a boy band.

Dravokivich

Biggins wrote: »

Actually you'd be right!
(...And others)
...And its Moody Blues.

hondasam wrote: »

are you sure bout that ?
I'm trusting you here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQwiGTXoRU

T'is Blue...

Biggins

Moody Blues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8

...And I was born before the 70's.

admiralofthefleet

i like about two of their songs but thats it

The King of Moo

Interesting that some people are mentioning how the fact that they don't like Lennon or McCartney as people puts them off the band, as that was one reason why I was a latecomer to them. Harrison seemed ok (though I don't like that he played guitar on that nasty Lennon song about McCartney, "How do You Sleep at Night", I think). Ringo seemed ok till the whole not replying to fanmail thing (did he not see that episode of The Simpsons!?). McCartney seems like a bit of a tool and Lennon came across as a vicious, petty, mean-spirited bastid.
But...I just love the music so much I can disassociate it from their personalities.