Ok, so, I know all most all of you have heard of the Beatles, but have all of you heard the Beatles? I have heard many different opinions on the Beatles. Alot of people say that they are good, but they don't understand why people FREAK OUT about them.
I have pondered that statement for sometime and I finally have an answer to it: The Beatles were extraordinary because they were so ahead of their time and their lyrics always had a story behind them. Whether is was from a crazy song like "Helter Skelter" to a more simple song like "All You Need is Love," the Beatles expressed their feelings through the art of song, and that included having a story behind their art.
The Beatles had the amazing talent of staying with the times, not only with their sound, but with their lyrics. In their early years, their songs were slightly shallow in their meaning, but sounded good and thats all that mattered to the teenage pop fan base. But as the Beatles and their fans grew older so did their songs. Without their ability to invent and stay current, the Beatles would have barely made a ripple in their time, let alone the current generation.
If you want to talk about the technical aspects about their popularity, they did these first:
-tape delay effects
-reversed audio in final takes-album that couldn't be duplicated live (sgt pepper)----album tour (ok, they kind of copied elvis and his "touring car" that he used to promote his music over, say, performing at shows)
-eastern influence in western sound (thanks to george, continued by the tea pary)
They're popular because they did it first, and, more importantly, are recognized as being the first. Something with them just clicked for people all over the world. Finally, I think it's because their music is generally inoffensive. It's not too loud or hard core, not too quiet or soft. It's that middle-ground that so many people love and it's easy to understand.
For me, it's the fact that they didn't stick to one sound, George and John were amazing song writers. Many of their songs are about how beautiful the world can be if you look at it the right way. They inspired hope, and comfort during dark times. That is what made them great for me.
Well, thats all I have to say about that. My name is Kimberly Beaudin, and you stay classy, San Diego.
I have pondered that statement for sometime and I finally have an answer to it: The Beatles were extraordinary because they were so ahead of their time and their lyrics always had a story behind them. Whether is was from a crazy song like "Helter Skelter" to a more simple song like "All You Need is Love," the Beatles expressed their feelings through the art of song, and that included having a story behind their art.
The Beatles had the amazing talent of staying with the times, not only with their sound, but with their lyrics. In their early years, their songs were slightly shallow in their meaning, but sounded good and thats all that mattered to the teenage pop fan base. But as the Beatles and their fans grew older so did their songs. Without their ability to invent and stay current, the Beatles would have barely made a ripple in their time, let alone the current generation.
If you want to talk about the technical aspects about their popularity, they did these first:
-tape delay effects
-reversed audio in final takes-album that couldn't be duplicated live (sgt pepper)----album tour (ok, they kind of copied elvis and his "touring car" that he used to promote his music over, say, performing at shows)
-eastern influence in western sound (thanks to george, continued by the tea pary)
They're popular because they did it first, and, more importantly, are recognized as being the first. Something with them just clicked for people all over the world. Finally, I think it's because their music is generally inoffensive. It's not too loud or hard core, not too quiet or soft. It's that middle-ground that so many people love and it's easy to understand.
For me, it's the fact that they didn't stick to one sound, George and John were amazing song writers. Many of their songs are about how beautiful the world can be if you look at it the right way. They inspired hope, and comfort during dark times. That is what made them great for me.
Well, thats all I have to say about that. My name is Kimberly Beaudin, and you stay classy, San Diego.
Wow Kim this is deep. I've never seen someone psychoanalysis the Beatles.
ReplyDeleteLOL ya well, in almost every class that day, i had a discussion with my friends about the beatles and i just wanted to clear things up XD
ReplyDeleteDude, this is epic. I love you Kim! Thanks for mentioning "Helter Skelter", because we all know I sing it marvellously :D
ReplyDeleteUr so welcome LELE!!! I wrote this after our talk in french lol
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