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Offline DistortedAudio  
#1 Posted : 11 November 2010 21:50:14(UTC)
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This question was brought up in my class today and I chose The Doors because frankly I've never been a big Beatles fan while I've loved most of The Doors work. Anyone else got a take on this?
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#2 Posted : 11 November 2010 22:23:44(UTC)
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I'd have to go with The Beatles..
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#3 Posted : 12 November 2010 02:17:03(UTC)
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The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.
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#4 Posted : 12 November 2010 03:38:07(UTC)
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The Beatles are far better in my opinion
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#5 Posted : 12 November 2010 04:01:33(UTC)
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The Beatles definitely.
I've never been a big fan of the Doors, there's some amazing songs by them but for me it's all about Jim Morrison the guys everything you want from a rockstar but The Beatles walk it.
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#6 Posted : 12 November 2010 05:10:57(UTC)
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The Beatles by far.
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#7 Posted : 12 November 2010 05:43:45(UTC)
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The Beatles are an overrated, overblown pile of complete manure...
The Doors are not even that good
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#8 Posted : 12 November 2010 08:09:35(UTC)
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Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.
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#9 Posted : 12 November 2010 08:20:54(UTC)
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DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.



If only it was the end of that drivel
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#10 Posted : 12 November 2010 08:33:25(UTC)
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DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.



If only it was the end of that drivel


If only you weren't taking an exaggerated reactionary position and had a rational opinion about The Beatles.
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#11 Posted : 12 November 2010 08:39:45(UTC)
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genocidal king wrote:
DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.



If only it was the end of that drivel


If only you weren't taking an exaggerated reactionary position and had a rational opinion about The Beatles.



I am being rational...I have heard the Beatles many times in my 22 years and 11 months. Have lived with massive Beatles fans and have given them every chance I could to try and like them. And I genuinely think they are garbage. Not a reactionary position at all, just an honest and genuine opinion.
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#12 Posted : 12 November 2010 11:40:01(UTC)
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genocidal king wrote:
Gildermershina wrote:
genocidal king wrote:
DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.



If only it was the end of that drivel


If only you weren't taking an exaggerated reactionary position and had a rational opinion about The Beatles.



I am being rational...I have heard the Beatles many times in my 22 years and 11 months. Have lived with massive Beatles fans and have given them every chance I could to try and like them. And I genuinely think they are garbage. Not a reactionary position at all, just an honest and genuine opinion.


That just seems crazy though. Certainly they are overrated, but they're obviously historically important, and their career is varied enough that it seems like the only way someone wouldn't like at least some portion of their canon would be that they cannot stand well-written pop songs from the 60s. Me, I don't really like early Beatles, and McCartney songs are often hit and miss for me, but the tail end of the catalogue is full of gems. People always talk about Sgt. Pepper and Revolver, but Abbey Road I think is the closest to a masterpiece.

But my point is, it seems to me like considering them "garbage", or whatever other word you choose to use is an over-inflation. I just can't imagine anyone that genuinely offended by the sound of the Beatles. After all, so much of the rest of music history derives from the Beatles in some way, that they're some almost some baseline for what's acceptable pop music. In a sense, they've shaped what people expect from music in such a drastic and widespread way that'd it'd almost be like saying "I think the work of Shakespeare is valueless drivel."
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#13 Posted : 12 November 2010 13:32:26(UTC)
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Well if we're talking about literature I rather hate Macbeth. I can say that I enjoy the work of Ernest Hemmingway and Orson Welles more. Going by that I also enjoy say "Apocalypse Now" more than "Citizen Kane". I also enjoy "Black Sabbath" way more than "The Beatles". If you're historically important, that's great. Sure "The Beatles" helped form the line for acceptable pop music but musicians like Buddy Holly and "The Ink Spots" set the bar for them and in my opinion are better as well.
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#14 Posted : 13 November 2010 23:34:38(UTC)
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DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.

Strawberry Fields Forever FTW!
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#15 Posted : 14 November 2010 02:15:32(UTC)
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DistortedAudio wrote:
Laurelles1 wrote:
The Beatles annihilate, in my humble opinion. I mean, just listen to Helter Skelter. The Doors are overrated.


You say 'Helter Skelter' I say 'The End'.

Strawberry Fields Forever FTW!


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#16 Posted : 14 November 2010 02:24:14(UTC)
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I also favor the Kinks more as well when I think about it. "Sunny Afternoon" stands as one of my favorite songs ever.
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#17 Posted : 14 November 2010 08:31:16(UTC)
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Kinks here too!!!!
or the stones.... or any number of other bands from that period... if i had to pick between the Doors and the Beatles... personally i would go for the Doors
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#18 Posted : 16 November 2010 13:05:51(UTC)
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The Rolling Stones man. They have some awesome songs, but alot of the stuff on their albums sounds really kinda slack and flabby to me. It's disappointing to be honest. And honestly, don't think the Stones ever really got near to The Beatles when it comes to either creativity or perfect pop songs. Because that to me is what Strawberry Fields Forever is. And even the earlier Beatles music has grown on me in the past year.

My exposure to The Doors is significantly less than to The Beatles, but I don't think it's really all that close. Kinks are a band that I've fallen in love with in 2010, I guess I'd have them above The Stones & The Doors, but behind The Beatles.
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