Do younger people like the Beatles or are they only popular among baby boomers?

Question

I just don't understand their intense popularity during the 60's. I wonder if it was a sociological phenomenon limited to that time.

Answer 1

I am just under 30, and I can honestly say I HATE the Beatles. I love rock music, including bands supposedly influenced by them like U2, Oasis etc. but I just don't like the Beatles songs. I think their songs are simple, bland and at times, just plain annoying.

Maybe the hype turned me off, maybe it's the fact that Paul McCartney is a pompous, ignorant idiot who sets the environmental movement back by getting involved in things that he knows nothing about, like the Canadian seal hunt. John Lennon's best songs were written after he shedded that dead weight. Compare: Lennon - "Imagine", "Jealous Guy", "Working Class Hero", "Give Peace a Chance". McCartney - "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas", "Silly Love Songs", "Hands Across the Water" (one of the worst songs I've ever heard!), and "The Girl is Mine". I wish McCartney's ex-wife had clubbed him to death with her prosthetic leg when she had the chance, sparing us of his crappy music and moronic opinions. But that's just my opinion ;).

Answer 2

My kids like them, and listen...the reason that they were received the way they were in the mid 60's...here in the States (they weren't this popular back home), is that they were a GROUP. You see, most music was created and played by many faceless individuals...but primarily by INDIVIDUALS. They nearly single-handedly reshaped the concept of rock-n-roll and made it an artistic medium--they helped to reshape the music industry into what it is today. The thing about the Beatles...while there were not super fabulous musicians...they were PHENOMENAL music and song writers. They also showed a lot of spunk...in which was peculiar to the 60s...there were several times where they went against their own record company and management on several issue, including not touring at the height of their popularity (although, you could definitely understand that anyone in their right mind would not want to be accosted by tons of freaked out fans!). For example...The Stones? Well Mick and the boys had a hard time with their record company and management too...you see, many record companies and music management would take SERIOUS advantage of their bands. The Stones weren't making all that much money when they first became popular---this was the same for the Beatles, but the Beatles were the first. Hope this helps.

The Beatles were the right group, at the right time, with the right stuff, in the right place. Thats what its all about.

Answer 3

Because in the early '60's it was a new sound. A different sound than what the kids had available to listen to, and you have to admit, they were very talented. They wrote and played their own music unlike today's prefabricated pop stars. Those kids grew up and had kids, so they heard their parents playing their music and then they grew up, etc. They have withstood the test of time, and still sell more records than any artist living or dead, and they split up in 1970 ! They influenced thousands of other musicians.
I truly believe that if John Lennon hadn't met Paul McCartney at the fair that fateful day, there would be no rock & roll as we know it today. There would be something, but it wouldn't be the same. Keep in mind also that during the '60's, there was political unrest, civil rights issues, the Viet Nam War, a presidential assasination, MLK's death, RFK's death. Social change was incredible. Men grew long hair, sex was more open and don't forget the drugs. FYI, LSD was still legal until the late sixties, until the government realized that too many people were having too much fun with it. It was a decade that could never be repeated, but one that will never be forgotten. Your grandchildren will probably like the Beatles, if King George of the USA doesn't destroy the world byy then.

Answer 4

The Beatles were not the first or the best at what they did, but they attained the most popularity, and were very marketable.

That said, I still think the Beatles created some incredible music, and somehow or other set the course for pop culture for decades to come. I was born after John Lennon died, yet I really enjoy some Beatles albums. I think that to fully understand and appreciate most music that came after them in the English-speaking world, you must at least be familiar with the work of the Beatles.

Answer 5

I love the Beatles. Not only because I grew up listening to them. I am 24 years old, my parents are baby boomers, so I grew up hearing them. However, if you listen to a lot of British bands and other bands you can hear a Beatle sound. Many bands have said they are inspired by the Beatles. The Beatles have a lot of influence among many bands. They are a great band, and like all great bands they set a trend and a unique sound that others will be influenced by.

Answer 6

I flippin love the Beatles!!! I am 22. The Beatles are a band that will out live many of us. They are universal and can transcend from generation to generation.

Many bands of the 60s were that way. Most the music of today will fade with time.... so much it is crap and no one will remember it 10 years from now.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

im 17 and i love the beatles.

probably most popular among the baby boomers though, since it was your time. beatles to 60's as rap to 2007.

people go crazy for it.

Answer 9

Im 21 (born 1986) and can honestly say that Beatles music doesnt really do anything for me. It was probably so popular because it was new sounding? I dont know, I wasnt around!

Answer 10

The Beatles eh? I liked the Rutles better.

Answer 11

I'm 24 and I love them. I listen to at least a few lennon/beatles songs a week. Musically they are pretty much immortals.