The Beatles

[rgG]

wurm wrote:
As a singer, Dylan is a great writer. I wouldn't walk across the street to see him perform.

Lol. Couldn’t have said it better.

[vision63]

[Lux Interior]

davemchine wrote:
So apparently I dislike the Beatles, but I like Beatles songs. It’s weird.

Some of my fave covers:

Various: I Am Sam Soundtrack (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Al Di Meola: All Your Life: A Tribute to the Beatles
Orgnissimo: B3tles: A Soulful Tribute to the Fab Four

[DeusxMac]

rgG wrote:
[quote=davemchine]
So apparently I dislike the Beatles, but I like Beatles songs. It’s weird.

It’s OK.
I feel the same about Bob Dylan.
Throw fruit at me, if you want.
Me too.

listen at around 2:42; cringeworthy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PfDSQSWuGI

[Fritz]

bob is very hit-and-miss.

I only saw him once with a version of the ge smith band and they and he were great.
I'd not take the chance again.

There are way more pop acts out now that I wouldn't hesitate to vacuum the house if they were playing across the street for free.

[hal]

I saw Dylan twice - first time in the 80s he was horrible. Second time he was opening for Paul Simon - he was awesome.

[Spock]

I saw The Beatles live in 1963. They were great.

[hal]

JoeM wrote:
I know a number of people, including Frank Zappa, that disliked them because of all the marketing that was everywhere during Beatlemania. Some people disliked the early music because it was too pop-ie, according to them. But if you think of it, there came a time when the Beatles thought their early music was too pop-ie and they didn’t want to continue writing pop songs.

I bet Frank was at least impressed with the vocal harmonies - vocal harmonies was a big deal for frank and the beatles harmonies were so cool.

[Schpark]

wurm wrote:
As a singer, Dylan is a great writer. I wouldn't walk across the street to see him perform.

I would have walked across the country to see him perform with the Traveling Wilburys though.

[DeusxMac]

Spock wrote:
I saw The Beatles live in 1963. They were great.

You must have seen them in Europe somewhere. They didn't get to the U.S. until February of 1964,