Greatest Band of all time

hopelevre wrote: yes snow i did...u did not...check out reed lover's post where he says "(they were the start of it)"

Why pm me this and also post it? I checked his post! Who are you to say what Reed Lover meant? He doesnt say The Beatles started rock n roll, you suppose it.

Reed , what did the Beatles Start? (you tart)

I began this forum for exactly this reason. I knew that the most said name would be the Beatles. It's funny to see the different opinions we prog lovers have on these 4 guys. For me, I do have to say they are the greatest band of all time. But others, thanks for your opinions.

I like many, many bands, but the "greatest" of all time would have to be the Beatles. Their influence was ENORMOUS, their material of a consistently very high calibre, and no band was ever that huge before, since, or will be in the future, I'm sure.

(Note that this is not the same thing as my favourite band of all time -- that's a tough choice, but I'd probably say Genesis, or the Who.)

prog: Genesis

classic rock: Queen

The Beatles might be successful and more than a little influential, but for me, these chaps:



are the greatest band of all time. That's right. Gentle Giant are the greatest band of all time. You heard me.

Why? Well, apart from all five being hugely adept musicians, capable of playing countless instruments to astonishingly high standards, their music pushed the boundaries of modern composition more effectively than any "modern classical" composer, avant garde nutter writing symphonies for choir and toaster or indeed any other rock band by drawing on more genres than you can shake a stick at, adapting them to their own unique sound, arranging and composing their work in a supremely rich and dense manner and all the while writing songs that YOU COULD SING ALONG TO. They could be catchy, quirky, powerful, humourous, heart-wrenchingly beautiful and downright surreal, but they always always always sounded like themselves. Okay, so they produced some dud albums. I'd maintain that so did the Beatles. They didn't have the money, the far-reaching success of the former, but artistically no one can top them. And what's music about - money or art?

yes snow i did...u did not...check out reed lover's post where he says "(they were the start of it)"

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My favorite band is Yes, but if you want to make things a little bit more objective, I guess that no band will beat the Beatles. In terms of progression, variety of styles, intelligent compositions, great production, and: there would be no progrock without The Beatles.

No you didnt

I'm not aware of anyone saying that the Beatles were the start of  rock n roll!

L O V E
or
VELVET UNDERGROUND
Can't make up my mind

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