I just watched Hard Days Night, a wonderful tribute to the Beatles, their early songs, so innocennt clean cut and fresh. Then I watched Yellow Submarine and almost had a seizure...I'm wondering for those that were there - were the Beatles viewed as a legendary band back then? What did you think of Lucy In Sky and other trippy songs when you first heard them? I mean now, we can look and admire them for their genious and innovation, but back then did you see them going from straight and narrow to completely weird?
2007-10-17 07:00:10 · 11 answers · asked by Dan L 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
They were a product of the environment they existed in. That was the 1960s. Although some people didn't like the change, it did not come as a surprise to many people. The entire cultural landscape was evolving in that direction, and The Beatles were just a part of that environment. That said, they were considered to be the best of the best, even then. That is why so many of their songs went to #1, and why so many other bands copied them. They were the vanguard of their time, but they were still a product of that era as well. Compare that to the New Kids: they were just a flash-in-the-pan fad that didn't define anything. No comparison. Even radio stations that specialize in music from that era don't play them that much. They were no Beatles. Not even close.
2007-10-17 07:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, to even name the boys in the same sentence with NKOTB is a travesty. You're comparing music royalty with crass commercialism; and don't even get me started on talent! I saw the Beatles in 1965 in Miami Beach; there is still no comparison (I can just hear artists better now).
Now, where was I? Oh yes, the Beatles' image through the Sixties. They were merely blazing the trail that most of the young world was on at the time. When they first hit it big in the U.S., we were still in the midst of "Camelot" - the Kennedy's; the optimistic outlook to the future; and still pretty much straight-laced from the Fifties. They reflected as much of that image as they could, only with those "mop tops." As they became more popular (and powerful), they did what most young people were doing at the time; questioning their place in the universe and trying to expand their minds. Although they seemed to be doing things before the mainstream did, the Beatles were more of a reflection of the times they were in than anything else. Psychedelia, mysticism, fashion statements - all of us were doing our own version of it, just not as notably as the Beatles. I can remember as each song or album came out, thinking about how it reflected the things I was going through personally, and how I felt connected as a result.
2007-10-17 12:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by the buffster 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they were like New Kids on the Block. I didn't think Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was trippy. I just wished they would play the chorus more. And yes, the Beatles started out conservative and went on to be different.
2007-10-17 17:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were trendsetters but by the mid-late 60s the entire generation had changed and was split in to two camps, the kids still stuck in the 50s (conservatives) and the adventerous who were in to the flower power trip and new ways. The Beatles led the beacon along with many other British bands like The Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones etc in changing the fundamental way we looked at the world.
2007-10-17 07:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wouldn't say they were anything like the New Kids because their careers lasted much longer, they have a continuing fanbase, books have been written about them, and the wrote their own songs. I personally don't really care much for the Beatles. They had some great songs, but I'm more of a Rolling Stones, T Rex, The Who, Love fan.
2007-10-17 07:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid the Beatles was the next best thing since Elvis. None of these other boy bands since then or now compare to the Beatles phenomena.
2007-10-17 07:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by Dylanne 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Though they were very much teen idols, the Beatles are in a WHOLE other league than the New Kids on the Block.....they should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, even be mentioned in the same sentence!
2007-10-17 07:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by squishy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 10:13:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has come close to touching the Beatles. You can't really compare them to anyone. Well, maybe like comparing no music at all to Mozart....
2007-10-17 07:07:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ROFL. everyone knows the beatles were big. they were "bigger than jesus"
do u live under a rock? (no pun intended)
2007-10-17 07:10:50 · answer #10 · answered by net 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋