Beatles documentary

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Anybody gonna watch it?

Personally, I'm not a fan of their music. I understand their influence and appreciate their talent but just never liked their music. I might watch it, though, just because.

Don't understand Sir Paul slagging on the Stones. I mean, at this late in the game, who gives a f*** which band was 'better'? Is his ego so brittle that he can't stand any comparison? I like the Stones much better. From a musician's standpoint, I don't necessarily think the Stones were better although Mick Taylor was clearly the best guitar player in either band by a long way.

The Beatles became a studio band and, imo, lost something vital when they did so. Obviously, their inspiration (Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, classical, Indian raga, jazz, etc.) came from more sources than the Stones (blues, Chuck Berry, country, the Beatles, etc.) but so what? That makes them 'better'? Both bands have incredible legacies which will live a long time after all of them are dead and gone. Personally, I think the Beatles catalog contains too many nonsense songs (Yellow Submarine, I am the Walrus, Octopus Garden, Rocky Racoon, et al) but that's my own personal taste. They have a ton of classic songs, also. I just like other bands better.

And Roger Daltrey's quip 'a mediocre pub band' - if that's true, what does that make HIS band since The Who (also a favorite of mine) were never as big as the Stones? Again, ego problems? Can't admit that some bands are just better? And, in the end, it just makes both Daltry and McCartney seem petty, doesn't it?
 

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Anybody gonna watch it?

Personally, I'm not a fan of their music. I understand their influence and appreciate their talent but just never liked their music. I might watch it, though, just because.

Don't understand Sir Paul slagging on the Stones. I mean, at this late in the game, who gives a f*** which band was 'better'? Is his ego so brittle that he can't stand any comparison? I like the Stones much better. From a musician's standpoint, I don't necessarily think the Stones were better although Mick Taylor was clearly the best guitar player in either band by a long way.

The Beatles became a studio band and, imo, lost something vital when they did so. Obviously, their inspiration (Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, classical, Indian raga, jazz, etc.) came from more sources than the Stones (blues, Chuck Berry, country, the Beatles, etc.) but so what? That makes them 'better'? Both bands have incredible legacies which will live a long time after all of them are dead and gone. Personally, I think the Beatles catalog contains too many nonsense songs (Yellow Submarine, I am the Walrus, Octopus Garden, Rocky Racoon, et al) but that's my own personal taste. They have a ton of classic songs, also. I just like other bands better.

And Roger Daltrey's quip 'a mediocre pub band' - if that's true, what does that make HIS band since The Who (also a favorite of mine) were never as big as the Stones? Again, ego problems? Can't admit that some bands are just better? And, in the end, it just makes both Daltry and McCartney seem petty, doesn't it?
Music nerds fighting over who’s better. In the end they prove it’s all subjective and complexity does not necessarily equate to better music. If it did Rush wouldn’t suck so bad.
 

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Dean Martin Doc- Nothing new but confirmed he was as a good dude, really nostalgic look back, was a feel good watch
Beatles- Just watching 60 minutes piece, the clarity of video and audio is really impressive, I will watch.
 

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beatles suck. always have. that tinny, scratchy, no-bass sound just sucks. add to that the size of the egos with the beatles and you have a recipe for sucking even more.

"it might get loud" is a much better documentary.
 

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No bass lol? Shew, that’s one of the dumbest / most ignorant takes I’ve seen in a while.

The Beatles were what The Who and The Stones wanted to be but couldn’t because they didn’t have the songwriting chops. They all tried to emulate what The Beatles were doing.
 

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I see people saying The Beatles were a studio band? So what?

They made legendary music in the studio and they didn't have to tour because they were printing money. More money than any of the "touring"(?) bands could have dreamed of at the time.

Pretty sure some of them (Harrison at least) soured on touring after living on the road for the first stage of their career, and again...they didn't need to do it.
 

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The Beatles were the best pop act ever. They are not the best rock n roll group IMO. As far as concerts, they pioneered stadium shows but their music was often not loud enough to be heard over screaming fans. People said that being there was more important than hearing the music. Within a few years, better equipment was available for stadium concerts but The Beatles had pretty much stopped touring by then.

 
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Peter Jackson did a phenomenal job on WW1. I can only guess this will be a truly unique insight with super high quality remastering and presented in a format this is different from some other documentaries. I am not hurrying home to watch it, but be sure that when it comes on somewhere i don't have to pay 20 bucks for it, I likely will.

Not liking the Beatles is just weird to me. Like not liking pu**y, weird. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
 
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The Beatles are the best. Their catalog is so deep that if you only listened to their #1 hits you do yourself a disservice. I'm not a huge Stones guy but I do like a good deal of their songs and I'd look like an idiot if I tried to downplay their role in music history just because they don't quite hit the mark for me.
 

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Peter Jackson did a phenomenal job on WW1. I can only guess this will be a truly unique insight with super high quality remastering and presented in a format this is different from some other documentaries. I am not hurrying home to watch it, but be sure that when it comes on somewhere i don't have to pay 20 bucks for it, I likely will.

Not liking the Beatles is just weird to me. Like not liking pu**y, weird. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
To be fair, I didn't say I didn't like the Beatles just that their music wasn't my favorite and that I like other bands better. Which band is 'better' is 100% subjective. I think comparing the Stones and the Beatles is not apples to apples. Especially after the first few years (maybe 1967) the Stones output and the Beatles output grew further and further apart. Yeah, they were both British bands but the music became vastly different. I personally think the Kinks evolution was closer to the Beatles than the Stones. But, that's just my opinion.
 

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Might have missed it but where is this found at? My pops is a huge Beatles fan and I wanna make sure he knows about this. Appreciate it.
 

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Say what you want about The Beatles but they were big. REALLY BIG. Success. Can't argue with that. Obviously did something right.
 

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Might have missed it but where is this found at? My pops is a huge Beatles fan and I wanna make sure he knows about this. Appreciate it.

It starts Thursday on Disney Plus. I think it's a three-part series, not positive.

I don't have the channel but will watch it somehow. I had the original Let It Be bootleg on VHS. I think the trailers look amazing. It'd always been written they hated each other around the time but that doesn't appear to be the case.

But I also agree with @MrHotDice ... it's ******** that John Lennon and George Harrison have gotten so political lately. Shut up and sing.
 

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I am both a Beatles and Stones fan. I have saw McCartney a couple years ago then saw The Stones 2 weeks ago in Atlanta. McCartney`s show was Great with him performing non stop for 3 hrs. Now for pure Energy and showmanship The Stones are truly Amazing. Now that is all Mick, how he still does that Show at 78 is beyond me and Keith just still being Alive is a true Miracle. On a side note, if you ever get a chance to see Jeff Lynne of ELO do it!
 

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Same here with Springsteen. I have never seen him I Concert had wanted to try to see him but not really sure I want to now.

Well, Bruce is about 70 now, might have waited a bit too long for the Boss. His shows were awesome, but last time I saw him was at least 30 years ago. I got no interest either (and wouldn't walk across the street to see the Stones these days either).

As to OP, I personally don't think the Beatles catalogue has aged as well as the Stones. Can anyone listen to Yellow Submarine or Lovely Rita or Penny Lane or Octopus Garden anymore? Sgt Peppers album would probably make me cry if I had to listen to the whole thing.

Early stuff that launched their career = still sounds great. Some of their older stuff, e.g., Revolution, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road = still great. A whole lot of other Beatles songs are meh, at least IMO.

But to confess my bias, I also loved the Who, for the same reasons that later on I loved Pearl Jam. The Who had very little in common with the Beatles, were all about being a rock star and putting on a live show, which I preferred.
 
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Music is an important part of my life solely because of The Beatles. I'll never forget seeing them live in 1966, even under poor concert conditions (in the middle of the day after being rained out the night before.) I'm looking forward to seeing the doc. The original "Let it Be" movie was a downer in addition to being grainy and dark (at least that's memory.) I'm expecting this movie to be far superior in every way, both technically and in more fairly representing the dynamics of their relationship. FYI, if any of you subscribe to Master Class, Ringo now has a session on drumming.
 

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to OP, I personally don't think the Beatles catalogue has aged as well as the Stones. Can anyone listen to Yellow Submarine or Lovely Rita or Penny Lane or Octopus Garden anymore? Sgt Peppers album would probably make me cry if I had to listen to the whole thing.

Early stuff that launched their career = still sounds great. Some of their older stuff, e.g., Revolution, Let it Be, Long and Winding Road = still great. A whole lot of other Beatles songs are meh, at least IMO.
I couldn't agree more with how the Beatles music hasn't aged well. As I said, too many nonsense/silly songs that would feel right at home in a Broadway kids musical. Great craftsmanship but not the rock music I want to listen to.

Agree also on early stuff and the classics you mentioned. We agree on something - stop the presses!!
 

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I couldn't agree more with how the Beatles music hasn't aged well. As I said, too many nonsense/silly songs that would feel right at home in a Broadway kids musical. Great craftsmanship but not the rock music I want to listen to.

Agree also on early stuff and the classics you mentioned. We agree on something - stop the presses!!
I bet we agree on who we want to win the Kentucky Louisville game Saturday night? Yes or no??
 

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Beatles versatility and body of work is heads above everyone.

that said, I like the Stones better.