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[subroc]

I am listening to the early Beatles (With The Beatles) right now. I have all their stuff. Thier early stuff is all I find myself playing.

[M&K's Retrievers]

Personally, I never was a huge Beetles fan. .


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I think I just don't care for the Beetles.

Maybe you should listen to The Beatles.. I believe if you check, they out sold all of your favorites combined.

Speell cheque rigards,

[Ken Bora]

[quote=dnf777;688318]Maybe not, but I'm old enough to appreciate Elvis...[quote]

well that is it right there....

[dnf777]

Maybe you should listen to The Beatles.. I believe if you check, they out sold all of your favorites combined.

Speell cheque rigards,

Well, Michael Jackson has outsold just about everyone in world wide markets...don't like him either!

For best selling albums, the beatles best effort came in right between Alanis Morisette and Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, according to billboard.

[wayne anderson]

Elvis was the biggie when I was in high school, Beetles when I was in college (3 yrs in military between H.S. and College). Liked them both, among others--Simon & Garfunkel included! But still country/western (old-time, Cash, Jennings, etc. not so much current) my favorite music.

[M&K's Retrievers]

Well, Michael Jackson has outsold just about everyone in world wide markets...don't like him either!

For best selling albums, the beatles best effort came in right between Alanis Morisette and Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, according to billboard.

Jesus, Dave, can't you take a joke? I was just ribbing you. It won't happen again.

[dnf777]

Jesus, Dave, can't you take a joke? I was just ribbing you. It won't happen again.

I can take a joke, and responded with another. Jeez!

Didn't you find it funny that they came in between Alanis and Sat. Nite fever? Even Meatloaf had a better selling album??? Shows how goofy the album sales can be. Different times too. Elvis wasn't even on the list, as far as I checked.

Any guess as to what country singer made the top 25? (the only one)

[road kill]

Maybe not, but I'm old enough to appreciate Elvis, Simon &G, Jackie Gleason (comedian and band director) and Zeppelin, Amboy Dukes.....

I think I just don't care for the Beetles. (and I think McCartney's superbowl halftime show was the WORST, most boring, EVER)

The KING!!

That's him over to the left there, on my left in the pic.......


RK

[david gibson]

Personally, I never was a huge Beetles fan. Even less after their various solo careers. George Harrison was the only one I ever bought a disc of, and that was with the Traveling Wilburys.

Imagine and Yesterday are two of the greatest songs recorded, and thankfully, their manager had the sense to recognize "Yesterday" as a hit, and made him change the lyrics from some goofy comedy to the song we all know today. The musical score was almost wasted!

Other than those two songs, I can take them or leave them.

pretty rare that i play the spelling card, but that tells me a lot.

"other than those two songs, I can take them or leave them"

interesting, "Imagine" was after he was in his solo career. not a Beatles song.

"Yesterday" is the most recorded song ever, if i recall - or at least it was at one point. no argument there.

but to write off the rest of their collective work as mediocre is amazing. i have truly never known anyone like you. even my curmudgeon dad of 84 who hated the mopheads in their day now recognizes their collective genius.....

as far as "Imagine" - who, i mean really WHO in the entire world could have done a better job than Neil Young singing that song just 10 days after 9/11? a man with his own incredible lifetime body of legendary musical achievements chose to sing a song written by someone else. a selfless act executed flawlessly.

but i digress...

[dnf777]

"other than those two songs, I can take them or leave them"


but to write off the rest of their collective work as mediocre is amazing.

How does my saying "I can take them or leave them" or "I just don't care for them" mutate into my saying "their collective work is mediocre"?

Are we not allowed to have our own personal tastes in music around you?
They are without a doubt, one of the most influential, greatest groups in the history of human entertainment.....I just don't care for most of thier stuff. I apologize if I've violated one of Gibson's edicts.