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Posted: February 10 2010 at 10:49
Lady Gaga is a pop singer that has been everywhere lately. It really takes living under a rock not to at least have heard one of her songs without knowing it was hers.
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Posted: February 10 2010 at 10:42
I've seen her compared to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, but not Pink Floyd. I'm not really sure why though. I guess Freddy Mercury because of Radio GaGa.
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Posted: February 10 2010 at 00:58
Finnforest wrote:
I was always able to enjoy the commercial. I can still bop along to "99 Luft balloons" or Styx's "Babe" without any shame. Guess I'm not quite as much a music snob as I'd like to be.
Though I do dislike rap, hip/hop, and most commercial "dance" music though, so I get to be snobby there.
Maybe I'll buy the Lady GaGa album to further lighten up.
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Posted: February 01 2010 at 12:17
Corny but true - The Beatles' music was the soundtrack to my life, along with many other artists of course, but the earliest songs have a special place for me, i first heard "Love Me Do" in 1962 and was hooked, the hook is still in but has gone a lot deeper over the years, and i will be buried with it still firmly lodged there..
The early growth or that explosion of Beatle mania, kids my age were astonished by their hair style and music. The change in social environment at that time was shocking to us. We knew about Chuck Berry and 50's rock n' roll but, this was a different style to what we ever heard in rock. Many kids that heard John Lennon sing "Twist and Shout" were taken over with ecstasy. When I rode the school bus, the kids were always singing Beatle songs. It was a very unusual time. The Beatles were English and contained a sound that was very alien to us but yet hypnotized us all.
By the time the mid to late 60's rolled around, the Beatles were changing and many of us lost identity with the source of The Beatles. Peer pressure to not listen to strange songs like Strawberry Fields Forever. A strange little ditty but in poetic vain. Parents were concerned over the hippie age. That music was groundbreaking to musicians everywhere. The impact of late 60's Beatles had seasoned musicians up late at night lifting the tone arms of their turntables endlessly attempting to educate themselves in the area of artistic songwriting.
After the mis-quoted Christ statement from John Lennon, the school staff was on our case quite a bit, as they made attempts to ban Beatles music from the school environment. Parents reacted harshly towards all my friends. John tried to explain it had more to do with the natural way he talked but, most people would not buy into it. Everyone in high school hung on for their lives. Everyone discreetly stuck to their guns and the Beatles remained with us in spirit.
My brother's favorite Beatles albums are Please Please Me and Help!, so my first actual exposures to the Beatles were me wondering, "And this is it?"
That's exactly like how I could not convince progheads who had only heard Owner of a lonely heart to take Yes seriously, as a prog rock band that is...likewise with those who had heard only pop-Genesis.
Yeah, as I was playing Beatles Rock Band I began to notice that they weren't all like that (even though those early ones are still not HORRIBLE, just nothing that excites me) and I noticed the really subtle genius moments in their music. I began to think that perhaps I had pulled one of those moments; I never suspected it before because I had enough evidence otherwise to conclude they were mostly just a pop band.
I'm so glad I was just being closed-minded. Needless to say, this was the last huge step in my musical development pretty much; I've branched out to find so much good music in many areas and this was the last logical step for me to take before eradicating all the barriers keeping me from discovering a whole lot of things.
It was also a time/priority factor... I just figured there were so many other acts that deserved my time more than giving the Beatles an actual sit-through evaluation. I'm happy I've gotten around to it, as there really is some good stuff despite the earlier material.
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Posted: January 31 2010 at 22:20
MovingPictures07 wrote:
My brother's favorite Beatles albums are Please Please Me and Help!, so my first actual exposures to the Beatles were me wondering, "And this is it?"
That's exactly like how I could not convince progheads who had only heard Owner of a lonely heart to take Yes seriously, as a prog rock band that is...likewise with those who had heard only pop-Genesis.
^ better late than never I guess... the Beatles are the Beatles for a reason. They aren't the brain child of some evil L.A. publicist and a load of style over substance... they are who they are because they made the music that defined and directly inspired the most incredible era of popular music, maybe ever, and still resonate with people, old and young today.
That's true.
My misconception was basely purely on two things: that I still had somewhat of a barrier against "popular" music (which I'm glad for not having anymore) and I therefore misjudged them based on most of what I had heard to be pretty generic. My brother's favorite Beatles albums are Please Please Me and Help!, so my first actual exposures to the Beatles were me wondering, "And this is it?"
I'm just glad I've finally sat down and given them proper evaluations rather than usually hearing songs out of context.
Edited by MovingPictures07 - January 31 2010 at 22:17
^ better late than never I guess... the Beatles are the Beatles for a reason. They aren't the brain child of some evil L.A. publicist and a load of style over substance... they are who they are because they made the music that defined and directly inspired the most incredible era of popular music, maybe ever, and still resonate with people, old and young today.
God I hate agreeing with this critter but damn his eyes, he's right. Anyone who is even tenuously employed within popular music of any genre in any capacity and is NOT influenced by the Beatles: Time for a career change doncha think ?
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Posted: January 31 2010 at 21:00
^ better late than never I guess... the Beatles are the Beatles for a reason. They aren't the brain child of some evil L.A. publicist and a load of style over substance... they are who they are because they made the music that defined and directly inspired the most incredible era of popular music, maybe ever, and still resonate with people, old and young today.
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Glad to see another person converted to The Beatles! I never thought I'd hear that from you!
Out of curiosity, what's your opinion of Abbey Road? I think that's their best album by a large margin...
-Jeff
Abbey Road is my 2nd favorite; it's pretty good. I'd say from Sgt. Pepper's to Abbey Road everything is pretty good. Before Sgt. Pepper's, Revolver and Rubber Soul are alright; still don't care for much before that, and not really impressed or familiar with Let It Be.
However... the White Album TOTALLY blew me away beyond belief and I believe that it is by far their best work---despite how accomplished Sgt. Pepper's, Abbey Road, and Magical Mystery Tour are. That's just my take on it.
^ All these albums are great. And for me it's The White One that floats my boat. But take these 'large margins' and 'by fars' with a pinch of salt - neither is true. Listen and enjoy!
I agree; from Sgt. Pepper's to Abbey Road are all really good.
I am just absolutely astounded at how good The White Album is, I can't get enough of that one specifically.
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