Shit, it wasn't even that long. They produced more in a handful of years than any other band (in the same amount of time, that is). Other amazing and prolific careers belong to Bob Dylan, The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Guess Who, etc, but in general they all have had a lot more years to put their catalog together.

SpaceAce

Joe,

I love the beatles and I have damn near all their albums. I stick by my statment most of their music has the same flavor. As for the 2nd part of my statement 10 out of the 14 you listed repeat the title over and over again. I heard an interview with paul mccartny(sp) where he said "The key to pop music in america is simple song titles repeated multiple time in the song"

Right. You own "damn near every Beatles album" and you are standing by a statement claiming they all have the same flavor. That statement is impossible to defend unless the music center of your brain is damaged.

SpaceAce

agreed...that has probably been my most listened to CD

when i began learning how to play bass, i learned how to play every song on that album, as well as all of the songs on Rage against Machines first album

some good bands:


The Police
Sublime
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Beastie Boys
Nirvana
The Beatles
Tribe called Quest
Rolling Stones

walked away and clicked submit by accident (continued)

By no means are the beatles not incredibly influencial and an amazing band, im just giving my opinion. I guess if i had grown up with them as opposed to picking them up as an adult I would appreciate them more.

Earth, Wind & Fire :thumbsup

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zepplin
3. Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon was their best)
4. Rolling Stones
5. NiN
6. Type O Negative
7. Dream Theater
8. Queensryche
9. Eagles
10. The Police/Journey (tie)
:2 cents:

METALLICA :thumbsup

metallica post cliff burton has gone down hill so fast its unbelieveable. While "And Justice for all" and the "black" album are decent. load and reload are ass on plate.

I don't understand your point at all.

Sure, most of the Beatles songs have a phrase or title repeated but that doesn't give their entire body of work the same flavour. Show me a band that either doesn't repeat the title or a phrase at least once or twice in their songs...

Stylistically, no band is more diverse than the Beatles. No-one.

Sorry, but you are speaking nonsense.

well, the question was not "whats the best band right now?".. i enjoy listening to their older albums too..

the beatles and metallica would be two obvious picks.

thats your opinion, good for you. I disagree. I can hear a beatles song. any beatles song, and know its a beatles song immediatly. To me even with the varience in styles they all have the same flavor. For me there are better bands. Dark side of the moon and animals in my opinion blow away any beatles album hands down.

with metallica i cant call them a great band over all because they have slid so far down hill. I love their older albums. Master of puppets would be high on my list of all time greatest albums.

C+C Music Factory


:helpme

THE BEATLES

THE ROLLING STONES

PINK FLOYD

Okay then, tell me what a song like "I'm so Tired" has in common with other Beatles songs? Or what gives it the same flavour as a song such as, say "Revolution"?

what about 2pac, soul?

Best bands:

1) The Beatles
2) The Who
3) The Doors
4) Steppenwolf
5) Black Sabbath
6) Rolling Stones

'nuff said :Graucho

u should look for a longer term success

Steppenwolf.

W00T!

guess i should cross sublime out as well then

TOOL.

Astrud Gilberto , for anyone that likes old jazz

2pac has had a longer career and more albums post death than pre. I dont think he is really dead him and elvis hang out in a burger king in florida.

Janes addiction
the doors

the who
red hot chili peppers

Really, or how about Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Helter Skelter? You mean to tell me if you're familiar with Ob-la-Di, Ob-La-Da you could somehow infer that Taxman was also a Beatles song? What does Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey have in common with And Your Bird Can Sing?

SpaceAce

im not saying from knowledge of one song you'd know all of them. Im saying that most of the songs have the same feel. Im not a musician so i can't tell you why i can only tell you thats how i feel about them. This is getting really funny to me, i mean cmon guys its a band...

:glugglug

i would have said him, but he is not a band.....well at least for the moment...he is coming back this year, maybe he has new plans :)

wanna spank you? :glugglug

spank me bad boy :moon

I ain't a killer but don't push me dawg
For the family I'll send that ass straight to God whatchu doin nigga?
In this life I lead, I seen the most of my twenty-three years
My vision is blurry, the money is clear hahaha
Some of my peers eternally will sleep in a coffin yeah nigga
And when Nob' on the road, I'm extremely cautious
Westside nigga, you know how we do it!

Ever check out the forum on the metallica.com web site?

There's some funny shit posted on there, like this:

Hi....
Just downloaded 13 songs and 1 full album (Load).I guess Lar$ will have to get a day job at Old Navy to recoup all that lost income. Someday he'll be in one of those cheezy-ass commercials with Morgan Fairchild, hawking faggy sweaters.
Ughhhh......

Yes, music theorists will be writing books about that masterpiece in 50 years!

:1orglaugh

If you do not agree 100% with this statement go listen to "Rain"(that bass part is genius), any track off The White Album or Abbey Road's second side. Sgt. Pepper is inarguably the most influential album ever and stands as a major artistic work of the 20th century. The question should read"...besides the Beatles?"

Who'd have thought we'd agree completely on something.

:glugglug