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Daniel 277 posts |
Apr 24, 2015, 11:15
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Hunter T Wolfe wrote: I guess the point is with the Beatles is that they were ground-breaking in their time and pretty much invented late twentieth century pop music. It's natural that other artists should refine, improve on, or completely break away from what they've done, and that better 'Beatles-style' records should be made (e.g. by XTC) or indeed that breaking away from 'Beatles-style' records and doing something different should be seen as desirable too- in that case, the Fall are better than the Beatles by not sounding anything like the Beatles. So yes, the Beatles may have been bettered, but that shouldn't take away from their huge achievements in their day which are impossible to match in their wider social, cultural, musicological impact. Well said! And by the way, the answer is no, XTC aren't better than The Beatles IMO.
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Kid Calamity 9048 posts |
Apr 24, 2015, 12:08
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Daniel wrote: IMO. That's the bit that counts. ...IMO
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Markoid 1621 posts |
Apr 24, 2015, 12:38
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Try this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a3NcwfOBzQ
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Markoid 1621 posts |
Apr 24, 2015, 13:12
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Look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dFiLQm7Awk
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billding68 1016 posts |
Apr 24, 2015, 16:30
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One thing that gets be though is that if the Beatles were the template for pop music after them how did we arrive at this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7SwehyOh3c Fuck my ears with sharp sticks!
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Markoid 1621 posts |
Edited Apr 24, 2015, 18:09
Apr 24, 2015, 18:08
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Difficult to get much better than this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGufQk9QOdM For the punk rock 'version' then Husker Du - 'Warehouse Songs and Stories' is an absolute delight of songwriting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbLOKiRbEXI Bob Mould and Grant Hart were almost as good as Lennon and McCartney.
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Astralcat 742 posts |
Apr 25, 2015, 08:27
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Hunter T Wolfe wrote: I guess the point is with the Beatles is that they were ground-breaking in their time and pretty much invented late twentieth century pop music. It's natural that other artists should refine, improve on, or completely break away from what they've done, and that better 'Beatles-style' records should be made (e.g. by XTC) or indeed that breaking away from 'Beatles-style' records and doing something different should be seen as desirable too- in that case, the Fall are better than the Beatles by not sounding anything like the Beatles. So yes, the Beatles may have been bettered, but that shouldn't take away from their huge achievements in their day which are impossible to match in their wider social, cultural, musicological impact. Exactly.
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Astralcat 742 posts |
Apr 25, 2015, 08:29
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Peter Hamill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJJ7gQBdrZw
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keith a 9576 posts |
Apr 25, 2015, 13:59
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billding68 wrote: XTC better then the Beatles? Hahahahahahaha!!
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Astralcat 742 posts |
Apr 25, 2015, 18:10
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Revolution #9. The gift that keeps on giving.
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