It was 60 years ago today...

[Mushroo]

I love how the McCartney-hate thread has turned into a Ringo love fest.

I was listening to an interview last night where Ringo attributed his distinctive style to being a left handed drummer playing a right handed kit. So I did some air drumming, leading with my left hand, and sure enough, it made sense, I could see where he's coming from. For example the "generic rock fill 101" where you go around all the tom toms, it feels very different if you lead with your left hand. Can't wait to get over to the drummer's house and try out my Ringo techniques on an actual drum kit.

 

[EricssonB]

You know, if they hadn't met 60 years ago, Lennon wouldn't have been assassinated in 1980, and I wouldn't have had to deal with stupid f'ing tourists asking me the same 6 questions when I was the Dakota doorman for a few years in 2012. But hey, we got such great musical gems as Yellow Submarine.

Always the hidden gem of an indisputable point.

 

[mcarp555]

"Saying you don't like the Beatles is like saying you don't like air" - Ozzy Osbourne

 

[Fat Freddy]

"Saying you don't like the Beatles is like saying you don't like air" - Ozzy Osbourne

Yeah.....well known for his words of wisdom, our Oz.....

 

[HolmeBass]

Thank goodness they met!

 

[Clef_de_fa]

To me they did revolutionized pop music

As a young musician, they are kinda of a relic to the past. Yes it is nice and all but it is time to move on and let other take the torch and do something. I bet when Stravinsky listened, figured the music of Bach ... he was like : yeah he did revolutionize music but now what I do ?

I'm sure the Beatles will be the only band outside of Jazz and Classical from last century to make it into music history class in a century.

I like his take :

 

[ThePresident777]

And then ..... CARROTS!

 

[okcrum]

Here's my excercise in free-flying, er, conjecture.

Assumption: No Beatles
1) The "British invasion" becomes primarily blues-based, though Dave Clark, Herman's Hermits, and the Turtles do well in the prepubescent market
2) Fleetwood Mac remains a blues band, much to 1/2 the world's relief
3) In the US, surf and Motown hold sway
4) Brian Wilson gets extra weird, and Pet Sounds becomes the actual Sgt. Pepper replacement
5) Everyone goes acid surf (see above) for at least one album
6) Miles Davis makes In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew and things return to relative normalcy

 

[zontar]

Without the Beatles--we wouldn't have had these guys:


but maybe we would have had the Rutland Stones...

 

[HaphAsSard]

Without the Beatles--we wouldn't have had these guys:


but maybe we would have had the Rutland Stones...

We wouldn't have gotten this one from a Todd Rollgren, either: