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re: Why do you think The Beatles are the most influential band of our time?

Posted on 9/2/25 at 1:53 pm to
Posted by Big Scrub TX
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 1:53 pm to
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The beatles broke up over 20 years before I was born. They are not of my time in any way, shape, or form.
Yes they are. They defined the entire modern era.
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 1:55 pm to
They are the most covered band ever.
Yesterday is the most covered song in history

Wow!!
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:42 pm to
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The beatles broke up over 20 years before I was born. They are not of my time in any way, shape, or form.


They really are.
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 2:50 pm to
They are literally two entire generations removed from the music which was “modern” to me. I am not saying that the Beatles were not incredibly influential. Just that they are not of “my” time. The world in which they inhabited and shaped bears little in common with the world in which I lived.
This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 2:51 pm
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 3:07 pm to
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They are literally two entire generations removed from the music which was “modern” to me. I am not saying that the Beatles were not incredibly influential. Just that they are not of “my” time. The world in which they inhabited and shaped bears little in common with the world in which I lived.
We understand that you believe that. You're living inside the illusion they created.
Posted by STigers
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 3:11 pm to
I just found this cover on Spotify surprisingly. I love this cover and the movie it’s from.


This song kinda chokes me up every time I hear. Beautiful Lyrics
This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 3:16 pm
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 3:41 pm to
Great movie. And Lilly James is so damned adorable.
Posted by Mobile Patriot
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 5:22 pm to
It's the melodies. They're good. You can speed them up, slow them down, male/female, all different genres. If a melodie is good its timeless. The Beatles were masters of melody.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 6:27 pm to
The Beatles kinda suck ngl

This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 8:16 pm
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:07 pm to
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John didn't get a whole lot of musical encouragement from adults.

His Aunt Mimi was the only one who didn't encourage him.

His mother and Mimi's husband, George, most certainly did. In fact, Julia bought him his first guitar.

LINK
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 1:31 pm to
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The beatles broke up over 20 years before I was born. They are not of my time in any way, shape, or form.


They are the starting point for "modern rock music"

Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 1:50 pm to
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They are the starting point for "modern rock music"


They are products of their era which they came to define. However, music has changed tremendously. There have been 3+ generational shifts since then. They were definitely the most influential band of their time, one could even argue all time. However, it hasn't been their time for over 50 years now. We are not in the Beatles' era, and haven't been for a while.
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:03 pm to
I certainly never said we were in the Beatles Era.
Ive only recently become interested in their music and history.

But I believe that their influence on other musicians will be forever. Hell it’s probably studied in Top Music Schools.
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
3640 posts
Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:17 pm to
And BTW just so you know we are in the Taylor Swift Era
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:37 pm to
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However, music has changed tremendously.


There have been additional genres and subgenres come and go, but The Beatles music is still modern rock music.

Hey Jude would be a hit today.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:39 pm to
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There have been additional genres and subgenres come and go, but The Beatles music is still modern rock music.

Hey Jude would be a hit today.
I still remark on how so many of their songs don't sound like anything then or now. We Can Work It Out is a great example of this. It would also be a hit today.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:40 pm to
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But I believe that their influence on other musicians will be forever. Hell it’s probably studied in Top Music Schools
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Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38220 posts
Posted on 9/3/25 at 2:40 pm to
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They are products of their era which they came to define. However, music has changed tremendously. There have been 3+ generational shifts since then. They were definitely the most influential band of their time, one could even argue all time. However, it hasn't been their time for over 50 years now. We are not in the Beatles' era, and haven't been for a while.
I think we are still in The Beatles era. Every major songwriter would admit to continued massive influence and inspiration from them.
Posted by Mobile Patriot
Mobile
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 7:10 pm to
Sociologists are still studying Beatlemania. They had an affect on young people that transcended culture. They weren't just big in the English speaking world. They were a phenomenon in Argentina, Brazile, Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, Japan, Germany, Korea, Philippines, etc.
The Soviets banned them because of fear that their youth would revolt.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 9/3/25 at 7:10 pm to
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They are the starting point for "modern rock music"


That's well said.
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