any of you that know me are well aware that i am not a big fan of the Beatles. Recently my beautiful lady Yvette was mentioning this fact to one of her co-workers and was met with the question, "How can anyone not like The Beatles?" and so i was asked to respond for her, and this short rant spewed forth..
its really simple, OVERKILL.
there are plenty of other bands in the world, and they deserve some of
the radio airspace that has been monopolized by the Beatles for the last
30 years. i used to work in a used record store (for over 10 years) and
when you get more than 5 people a day coming up to you and asking how
much thier precious Beatles album is worth, and then continue to tell
you the story of how thier Aunt bought for them the night of the Ed
Sullivan show and blah blah blah.. you get kinda sick of it. and then
you start to notice that the people that DO like the Beatles are just
weird, they are abnormally happy all the time, like they are all on
Prozac,which they probably all are. And then, if you have any feelings
about the capitalistic prostitution of Rock n Roll, that can be blamed
soley on the Beatles. there was no such thing as a TSHIRT with a logo
before Beatles, there was no Elvis wigs, no Chuck Berry Boots, no Big
Bopper coffee mugs, no LIttle Richard bobble
heads. merchandising and the big money invasion into the selling of
RnR is directly attributed to the Beatles.. so when you are spending
your hard earned cash on that $40 tshirt at the next big concert you are
at, thank John & Paul. And lastly.. well they were not really a band..
they were a money making machine.. bands play together.. in the same
room.. the Beatles only played together as a group once (on a rooftop)
in the last 6 years of their exsistence, ONCE in 6+ years! that is
NOT a band,that is an investment. I like bands that play together
and show the integrity to stick it out. I could go on, but im sure you
are seeing my point, when you really start to THINK about the Beatles
and what they have accomplished.. it really puts a bad taste in your
mouth. it shows that we as consumers can be fed anything, and then
milked on it for the rest of our lives..
have a nice day..
Lob
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I don't know, other than just a couple of the points you made, the same complaints could apply to so many other bands as well, including some that you are a fan of. If anything, the Beatles and their managers were ahead of their time in knowing how to properly work the hype machine to it's full effect. Seems like you're mostly against the hype and merchandizing that surrounds them, and you've got a point there, but that doesn't negate the talents that they actually did possess. I don't hear you railing against the Sex Pistols, yet they are also considered one of the most influential bands while in reality they were a bunch of loser, non-musicians that Malcolm McLaren hyped up into legendary status. At least the Beatles could write songs, sing in harmony and play their instruments!
ReplyDeleteYou wanna talk overkill? Don't even get me started on Van Halen!
Me? I happen like logo t-shirts and Elvis wigs. And what's wrong with being happy all the time? I could use some cheer in my life... I think I'll go listen to The Beatles ;)