[jhrc4]

The person who mentioned " 70's " what music ?? How about this for a tiny sampler:

Earth Wind & Fire
Bee Gees
ELO
Ambrosia
Doobie Bros
Kool and the Gang
10cc
Kinks
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Roxy Music
Rolling Stones
The Association

I could go on and on, and that is not even mentioning solo artists:

As for the 60's Loud banging practically senseless lyrics, protests, as for The Beatles ? They copied many, many songs that had already been hits by other artists...Lennon and McCartney were good but only OK. George Harrison and especially Ringo Starr were tag a long's. The Beatles happened to come along at the right time and lucked out.

The 60's list is junk noise and certainly not " Music ". The 50's and 70's were the Best.

[DougB]

Why would you say 60s was junk, then mention the Stones, Bee Gees, Kinks, and Association as good.music? All of their best work was done in the 60s.

[Phoneman]

Uriah jeep, now that came out of the woodwork, great group

[69Ludwigs]

Beatles were "just OK"?

Your opinion is respected but, I (and apparently, the rest of the world) beg to differ...................


1.6 billion
The number of Beatles records (singles) sold in the U.S.

600 million
The number of Beatles albums sold worldwide.

177 million
The number of albums sold in the U.S.

11.4 million
Number of copies 1, the re-mastered catalog of Beatles hits released in November 2000, sold between 2000 and 2010. It was the best-selling album of the decade.

4.5 million
Number of copies of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sold in the UK.

2.3 million
The number of copies The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) box set sold in its first five days of release in 2009 in North America, Japan and the UK.

855,473
Number of copies of The Beatles Anthology Volume 1 that were sold in the first week of release in November 1995.

3,000+
Number of times "Yesterday" has been covered. It's the most-covered song of all time.

1,278
Number of weeks Beatles material spent on Billboard charts.

174
Number of weeks Beatles albums spent at No. 1. in the UK.

132
Number of weeks Beatles albums spent at No. 1. in the U.S.

45
Number of weeks the Beatles topped both the album and single charts in the UK.

42 seconds
Length of time the last chord lasts in "A Day in the Life."

32
Number of No. 1 hits penned by Paul McCartney.

30
Number of weeks Please Please Me spent at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.

26
Number of No. 1 hits written by John Lennon.

20
Number of No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This is the most of any band.

19
Number of weeks "Hey Jude" spent on the charts. It's the longest any Beatles song spent on the charts.

19
Number of albums that reached No. 1 on the charts in the U.S.

18
Number of songs that include a woman's name in the title.

17
Number of singles that reached No. 1 in the UK.

15
Number of singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

15
Number of albums that reached No. 1 on the charts in the UK.

13
Number of albums certified as multi-platinum in the U.S.

7
Number of Grammy Awards the Beatles won.

2
Number of times the Beatles knocked themselves out of the No. 1 position on the UK chart.

[69Ludwigs]

"George Harrison and especially Ringo Starr were tag a long's."??????

Harrison was one of the most tasteful guitarists to ever live and I don't care what kind of chops you have, nobody ever played as inventively perfect as Ringo.

The Beatles' success was always due to the unparalleled collaboration of all 4....and, of course, George Martin.

IMHO

[DougB]

Originally Posted by Phoneman

Uriah jeep, now that came out of the woodwork, great group

I liked the jeep

[TheVillageChicken]

What? No love for the Grateful Dead?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

One could argue that the answer for the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's, and 2010's is The Rolling Stones.

Except that the biggest selling act in entertainment over each of those decades except the current one was ........

The Beatles.

Yep, they sold more records, CDs, downloads etc. than any other artist in each and every of the past five decades.

[Chi-Town]

True about The Beatles being the biggest seller. They just got better and better. But the Stones are still alive and performing which is amazing on both counts.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

True about The Beatles being the biggest seller. They just got better and better. But the Stones are still alive and performing which is amazing on both counts.

In the case of Keith Richards, "alive" is questionable. Their performances as of late are nothing at all like the Rolling Stones that I saw in 1965.

Ron Wood really doesn't add much to the line up. When they got rid of Brian (understandable under the circumstances) they lost the heart and soul of the original group. They then picked up Mick Taylor who is a brilliant guitarist. Taylor added something new to the group, but also changed the original feeling and concept. When he quit they picked up Wood who was mostly a bassist and is a mediocre guitarist. These days Keef tries to play some of the lead parts that Brian and Mick Taylor played, but it's obvious that he is a rhythm guitarist. Same thing for Woody. Much of the music in their live shows is being played by professional hired guns and back up singers. They have a hired bass player, keyboardist, a horn section, back up singers and I think a guitar player or two that you may or may not see.

Today, Wyman is no longer with them. Charlie mostly tours Europe with his jazz band and shows up for a paycheck. Mick is desperately trying to hold onto his youth with all that idiotic dancing and Keith wanders around like a zombie.

Their musicianship is terrible these days, not that it was ever all that great. They're not really a band as much as they are an event. Kind of like a carnival sideshow. People go to see them to say that they've seen the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stones tribute bands to a better job of performing their material than the originals do.

Now I suppose that Paul and Ringo could find a couple of other guys and perform Beatles songs under the name the Beatles, but it really wouldn't be The Beatles then, would it?

[69Ludwigs]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

True about The Beatles being the biggest seller. They just got better and better. But the Stones are still alive and performing which is amazing on both counts.

It is amazing. They are really the animal essence of rock n' roll....wild and free...and not necessarily sober! I've always loved them.

The Stones are the world's perfect garage band but playing the world's biggest garage. (I do think Jagger could calm down a bit)

[jhrc4]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Except that the biggest selling act in entertainment over each of those decades except the current one was ........

The Beatles.

Yep, they sold more records, CDs, downloads etc. than any other artist in each and every of the past five decades.

It only takes 8hrs, 44min,42 sec to play non stop every recording that the Beatles did. Hardly a proud record. The Beatles became successful through timing, which obviously is crucial. I lived in England at the time and they were not at all popular...

Then there manager took a chance, changed there wardrobe, flew them to America and the rest is history. They really aren't that good...Lennon/McCartney ..yes they are only OK, as for the other two No Way. As an example ( Only ) Mick Fleetwood vs Ringo Starr. I rest my case.

The Beatles filled a void and their timing was spot on mainly because of there Act and Appearance. They had original recordings certainly, but re-recorded a slew of already hit songs. 8 hrs. ...44 min...42 sec. TOTAL

[Chi-Town]

While the Beatles were singing I Want To Hold Your Hand the Stones were singing Let's Spend The Night Together.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by jhrc4

...The Beatles filled a void and their timing was spot on mainly because of there Act and Appearance. They had original recordings certainly, but re-recorded a slew of already hit songs. 8 hrs. ...44 min...42 sec. TOTAL

You act as if 8 hrs..44 min..42 sec is a walk in the park.

Their first album 'Please Please Me' was 14 songs with 11 originals. Their second album 'Meet the Beatles' was 12 songs and all but one was original. The cover songs were mostly filler because unlike in America, in the UK they didn't like to release albums with only 10 songs. Also, if you notice most of those songs were in the 2 minute or less range, they could of easily strung them out to 3 minutes or more. Instead they gave us many more great songs with far less fill.

[Number 6]

Originally Posted by jhrc4

It only takes 8hrs, 44min,42 sec to play non stop every recording that the Beatles did. Hardly a proud record. The Beatles became successful through timing, which obviously is crucial. I lived in England at the time and they were not at all popular...

Then there manager took a chance, changed there wardrobe, flew them to America and the rest is history. They really aren't that good...Lennon/McCartney ..yes they are only OK, as for the other two No Way. As an example ( Only ) Mick Fleetwood vs Ringo Starr. I rest my case.

The Beatles filled a void and their timing was spot on mainly because of there Act and Appearance. They had original recordings certainly, but re-recorded a slew of already hit songs. 8 hrs. ...44 min...42 sec. TOTAL

Now this is getting silly. "...they were not at all popular" (in England). Only until they became wildly popular.