[Gofishus]

Who here listens to the Beatles? I know they are old school but their music still inspires and influences us today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUhZxkr194 <-- here comes the sun

[redmoon123]

I love their music! Beautiful songs <3

[ginger]

They really are amazing. When I was a sophomore, one of the drama professors did a production of "Love's Labors Lost" but made the men the Beatles! It worked perfectly and featured over a dozen songs by the Beatles. So now, whenever I hear songs like "I've Just Seen a Face", "Here Comes the Sun", and "Across the Universe", I think of Shakespeare.

-ginger

[Dachink]

don't listen to them as much as I use to but my favorite albums by them are Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Revolver, and Abbey Road. Their recent complilation album "Love" is amazing and I recommend everyone getting a copy.

[angela_bears]

I love the BEATLES! i've been listening to them since i was a toddler. my dad used to sing us to sleep w/ their songs.
i've also made a fan page in friendster for the band..
here's the link: http://www.friendster.com/thebeatlesmagicalmystery

[ooo_it's_mE]

seriously, EVERYONE loves The Beatles.

[marasshi]

The Beatles! <333

They were the ultimate (boy?)band. My dad is a huge fan, and I also really like listening to their music when he plays them.

[MUXU]

i know they were and still are great, but the greatest in history? i dont know...kinda overrated.
im not crazy for them...for some reason, i get bored when i listen to them. i like some songs, but i have no patience for most of the tunes. their lyrics were great though

[aeisha]

i read this news about beatles in yahoo. its kinda cool.

Nasa To Launch Beatles Tune Into Space

WASHINGTON - The Beatles are about to become radio stars in a whole new way. NASA on Monday will broadcast the Beatles' song "Across the Universe" across the galaxy to Polaris, the North Star.

This first-ever beaming of a radio song by the space agency directly into deep space is nostalgia-driven. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the song, the 45th anniversary of NASA's Deep Space Network, which communicates with its distant probes, and the 50th anniversary of NASA.

"Send my love to the aliens," Paul McCartney told NASA through a Beatles historian. "All the best, Paul."

The song, written by McCartney and John Lennon, may have a ticket to ride and will be flying at the speed of light. But it will take 431 years along a long and winding road to reach its final destination. That's because Polaris is 2.5 quadrillion miles away.

NASA loaded an MP3 of the song, just under four minutes in its original version, and will transmit it digitally at 7 p.m. EST Monday from its giant antenna in Madrid, Spain. But if you wanted to hear it on Polaris, you would need an antenna and a receiver to convert it back to music, the same way people receive satellite television.

The idea came from Martin Lewis, a Los Angeles-based Beatles historian, who then got permission from McCartney, Yoko Ono and the two companies that own the rights to Beatles' music. One of those companies, Apple, was happy to approve the idea because is "always looking for new markets," Lewis said.

Perhaps coincidentally, the song's launching comes a day before the release of the DVD of the Julie Taymor movie named after the Beatles hit.

[petit_charat]

haha i heard about that on the radio the other. i thought it was cute how Paul said 'send my love to the aliens'.

The Beatles are on the biggest influential bands of the century. if it weren't for those 4 lads, then the music today would be completely different. so much of the music we listen to nowadays has been influenced by the beatles, they made music what it is today by creating and playing simple yet effective rock/pop tunes.

Their songs are timeless and brilliant, but some of their material takes some time to absorb. i would have to admit that the beatles aren't for everyone, but they are the backbone of music so we should at least appreciate that.

[viper2788]

i love the beatles. their music was a sort of revolution in their time period.

[petit_charat]

they were more than a revolution i reckon. more like a whole era of musical genius and exploration.
they exploded onto the scene like none other. i don't think there is an artist or band today with that kind of super stardom.
it would've been an amazing time during the 60s.

[AtomicNorthernLights]

they were more than a revolution i reckon. more like a whole era of musical genius and exploration.
they exploded onto the scene like none other. i don't think there is an artist or band today with that kind of super stardom.
it would've been an amazing time during the 60s.

Every time i see or hear the about the time period of the 60's this quote comes to mind "The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great." great words from a great man. The Beatles were good had great music with positive vibes that makes you wanna love those around you. But Clapton IS GO(O)D!! and John Lennon is Jesus

[losborrachos]

isn't there already a thread on the beatles? yeah, i'm pretty sure there is.

but to answer your question: yes, they are the most influential band in history.

[addickshun]

they're amazing but i don't listen to them.

[cheungyyy]

i liked one or two of their songs. i know some who still listen to them.

[tsukemene123]

The Beatles are the main staple of my musical diet. I think it's impossible for someone to not like at least one song by them--their musical style evolved and grew over all of the years that they were together. There will never be another band like The Beatles, and there never needs to be--they made enough music to please generations for decades, even centuries, to come.

It's sort of elitist, but I chalk it up to a type of musical ignorance when people have only listened to one or two songs by The Beatles or claim they suck... Nearly every type of music has been influenced by them. Bands and artists from all different genres name The Beatles as their major influences, Beatles songs are legendary and iconic and pretty much inescapable no matter what culture you grow up in, and songs constantly reference The Beatles or musical ideas they had, even if unintentionally.

And it worries me that people say others "still listen to them." The Beatles will never fade because what they wrote about are transgenerational themes that can apply to any time period. Their relevance to today is evidenced by things like The Grey Album, which mixed Jay-Z's black album and The Beatles' White Album, or the constant re-inventing of their most popular songs (e.g. David Archuleta singing John Lennon's "Imagine" on American Idol).

TLDR: The Beatles are incomparable and one of the best, if not the best, bands in history.