Let it Be - Over ! - SV650.org

fizzwheel · 10-09-09, 02:25 PM

I was sat the other night, watching a program about the Beatles on BBC4, Liz pronouced it sh*te, so I sky+ it and turned it over. ( This is quite normal in our house we are polar opposites when it comes to TV programs )

I found this article on the BBC website today which made for intersting reading

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8246313.stm

The stuff on there about people on an anti Beatles website receving death threats because they said they didnt like the Beatles had me in stitches...

So do you genuinely like The Beatles, or do you like them because you are supposed to, or cant you stand them.

I dont like the early stuff, just seems like schoolboy poetry to me, but Sgt Pepper I do like and I like the Yellow Submarine animated film ( Yes I know they didnt do the voices for it ) I think probably my favourite Beatles track is "Blackbird"

SoulKiss · 10-09-09, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I was sat the other night, watching a program about the Beatles on BBC4, Liz pronouced it sh*te, so I sky+ it and turned it over. ( This is quite normal in our house we are polar opposites when it comes to TV programs )

I found this article on the BBC website today which made for intersting reading

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8246313.stm

The stuff on there about people on an anti Beatles website receving death threats because they said they didnt like the Beatles had me in stitches...

So do you genuinely like The Beatles, or do you like them because you are supposed to, or cant you stand them.dxilonnradpro001

I dont like the early stuff, just seems like schoolboy poetry to me, but Sgt Pepper I do like and I like the Yellow Submarine animated film ( Yes I know they didnt do the voices for it ) I think probably my favourite Beatles track is "Blackbird"

I KeithD'd the poll, as with most bands I have tracks I like and tracks I dont like, I go on the song, not the artist.

TBH they were (and at least one of the surviving ones) a bit up themselves towards the end of the Beatles, and I hate that kind of arrogance, which is why I seriously dislike Oasis.

10-09-09, 02:33 PM

i voted yes, as i thought loath was a bit strong, they have a few good songs,i even have sgt pepper CD, i would not call my self a beatles fan though

ophic · 10-09-09, 02:42 PM

Love 'em. Their live performances were a lot different to their studio recordings - really quite raw by comparison. John Lennon was a biker and a bit of a rebel and the early clean cut Beatles image was forced on him.

10-09-09, 02:54 PM

i like the music rather than the band Ringo Starr has become an arrogant ******* of late

10-09-09, 03:09 PM

I obviously voted loath, there an overatted bunch of wind bags IMO.

Viney · 10-09-09, 03:12 PM

Well the entire back catalouge was released yesterday including a 'Mono' version for how the beatles wanted it to sound! Like hows that going to work on a digital format being played throuh a stereo system of some kind.

If you want it to sound like the real thing then buy the record and play it though one speaker on an old hifi! What a marketing con, it really is.

I voted loathe. again, there are a few tracks i like, but all in all, i just dont get the beatles, same with the stones. I suppose its a generational thing, if you wherent there, you wouldnt know type thing! They were probably ahead of thier time, but nowadays, they sound crap!..oh and paul McCartney annoys the hell out of me, hes such a muppet!

Luckypants · 10-09-09, 03:58 PM

Generally think they are overrated as a band. I do like one or two of their songs but it literally is one or two. I also think none of them can sing.

10-09-09, 04:38 PM

Keithd option for me, they have a few good songs but nothing that justifies the God-like status they hold in the media and the re-mastered re-releases are just cynical marketing crap which I ain't buying...

pookie · 10-09-09, 05:07 PM

Couldn't understand the hysteria surrounding them, quite like the film backbeat and prefer oasis

View Poll Results: Do you like The Beatles
I like em	18	40.00%
I loathe em	9	20.00%
Keithd	18	40.00%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

10-09-09, 02:25 PM	#1
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Let it Be - Over ! I was sat the other night, watching a program about the Beatles on BBC4, Liz pronouced it sh*te, so I sky+ it and turned it over. ( This is quite normal in our house we are polar opposites when it comes to TV programs ) I found this article on the BBC website today which made for intersting reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8246313.stm The stuff on there about people on an anti Beatles website receving death threats because they said they didnt like the Beatles had me in stitches... So do you genuinely like The Beatles, or do you like them because you are supposed to, or cant you stand them. I dont like the early stuff, just seems like schoolboy poetry to me, but Sgt Pepper I do like and I like the Yellow Submarine animated film ( Yes I know they didnt do the voices for it ) I think probably my favourite Beatles track is "Blackbird"

10-09-09, 02:33 PM	#3
hovis Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let it Be - Over ! i voted yes, as i thought loath was a bit strong, they have a few good songs,i even have sgt pepper CD, i would not call my self a beatles fan though

10-09-09, 02:42 PM	#4
ophic Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whyteleafe Posts: 3,395	Re: Let it Be - Over ! Love 'em. Their live performances were a lot different to their studio recordings - really quite raw by comparison. John Lennon was a biker and a bit of a rebel and the early clean cut Beatles image was forced on him. __________________ Silver SV650SK3, Fuel exhaust

10-09-09, 02:54 PM	#5
Tara Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let it Be - Over ! i like the music rather than the band Ringo Starr has become an arrogant ******* of late

10-09-09, 03:09 PM	#6
diamond Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let it Be - Over ! I obviously voted loath, there an overatted bunch of wind bags IMO.

10-09-09, 03:12 PM	#7
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: Let it Be - Over ! Well the entire back catalouge was released yesterday including a 'Mono' version for how the beatles wanted it to sound! Like hows that going to work on a digital format being played throuh a stereo system of some kind. If you want it to sound like the real thing then buy the record and play it though one speaker on an old hifi! What a marketing con, it really is. I voted loathe. again, there are a few tracks i like, but all in all, i just dont get the beatles, same with the stones. I suppose its a generational thing, if you wherent there, you wouldnt know type thing! They were probably ahead of thier time, but nowadays, they sound crap!..oh and paul McCartney annoys the hell out of me, hes such a muppet!

10-09-09, 03:58 PM	#8
Luckypants Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nr Ruthin Posts: 7,079	Re: Let it Be - Over ! Generally think they are overrated as a band. I do like one or two of their songs but it literally is one or two. I also think none of them can sing. __________________ "Your Viffer sounds like it is raising hell! Spot on." - Witchery 17/4/08 Snow Plough Appreciation Society - Member #3

10-09-09, 04:38 PM	#9
El Saxo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Let it Be - Over ! Keithd option for me, they have a few good songs but nothing that justifies the God-like status they hold in the media and the re-mastered re-releases are just cynical marketing crap which I ain't buying...

10-09-09, 05:07 PM	#10
pookie Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 938	Re: Let it Be - Over ! Couldn't understand the hysteria surrounding them, quite like the film backbeat and prefer oasis __________________ "an unedifying exercise in postmodern, operatic grunge" Was - 2000 Candy blue sv650s -2003 Sonic silver sv1000s Gone - 2007 Wildfire Orange Ninja zx6r Now - 2010 Triton blue sv650s -Back to the future