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re: Who has the more diverse, detailed music? Steely Dan vs. Led Zepplin, Beatles, etc
Posted on 9/30/17 at 11:03 pm to MidnightVibe
Posted on 9/30/17 at 11:03 pm to MidnightVibe
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I think that people who want to argue for the Beatles realize -- though they won't admit it -- that their catalog doesn't stand up.
This has got to be the most obvious Devil's Advocate argument in the history of planet Earth. There's a reason the Beatles are TO THIS DAY the biggest-selling musical act in the history of popular music. June 2017, 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper, I believe the album reached top 10 or maybe 1 again on the album charts due to the commemoration of that seminal album in music history. The music greats from Michael Jackson to Prince to Madonna to The Bangles to even Katy Perry(who's covered Hey Jude live in her concerts), etc cite them as an influence and their music continues to be played immensely on classic hits radio to this day. Essentially all of popular music's advancements and progression in terms of melody, diversity, and lyrical composition is basically attributed to their massive influence on the profession through what they created and elevated in terms of improving on the design that Chuck Berry and Little Richard started.
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Posted on 10/3/17 at 7:29 am to ThePTExperience1969
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Essentially all of popular music's advancements and progression in terms of melody, diversity, and lyrical composition is basically attributed to their massive influence on the profession through what they created and elevated
Solo artists before them were "going big" - bigger bands, horn sections, session musicians - even the Beach Boys and many of the R&B acts of the '60s relied heavily upon session musicians. The Beatles were self-contained, for the most part - they had Billy Preston on a lot over the last couple of years and occasionally had a guest musician or two, but - despite not being much of a touring band after the Beatlemania period, the lads from Liverpool could pretty much show up and play you what you heard on the album.
Every band since either cites the Beatles as an influence or they're lying to be chic, hip or cool.
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