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FirstMeasure wrote:
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How did the Beatles get the Pop Moniker?
I wanna Hold Your Hand
Eight Days A Week
And I Love Her
I saw Her Standing There
Love Me Do
Hard Days Night
Drive My Car
Help!


Of course, but what I mean is that your average man-in-the-street is likely to say they're pop, but musicians must surely be aware that they did so much more.

I mean, sure, they started off as a pop band, but only for half of their career could they be called "pop". It's kind of like saying Fleetwood Mac are a blues band - they started that way, ergo that's how they are, but you would never compare early Mac to Rumours....

I just find it somewhat annoying because usually people say "The Beatles were rubbish. They were just a pop band." which proves that they've barely scratched the surface of what The Beatles were really doing, hence they've been written off out of hand (or, very commonly, just to be 'different' and 'cool').

Rant over for now. :)

I totaly agree with you. They shouldn't be dismissed as just a Pop Band. They did way more, even on their earlier albums. I'd just add that Pop music doesn't have to be rubbish. Some of it, like what the Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds, and even Fleetwood Mac made great songs for the Pop market. Even Hendrix made Foxy Lady, Crosstown Traffic, Manic Depression, Can You See Me, and a bunch of other songs with Radio Airtime in mind.

A little off topic here, but I also think the Peter Green Mac and Buckingham Mac are more of less different bands. One's Even called The Fleetwood Mac Blues Band, while the popular lineup is called Fleetwood Mac. The beatles went through major musical changes with the same members.


If you didn't live it, the only way you can gain any appreciation for what the Beatles did is to compare their music with the rest of the music of their day. They didn't copy or follow trends, they set them. They recorded only for about 5 years and their growth from their first album to Abbey Road and the White Album is incredible while everyone else struggled to keep up. If you didn't live it, you'll never really understand so there is no point in trying to put it in words. I never thought I'd see the day when thinking people would marginalize the accomplishments of The Beatles.


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