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Beatles on iTunes in 2008
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Although you're right about concept albums existing before the Beatles, I wouldn't consider Pet Sounds a concept album.
Well, Brian Wilson said that Pet Sounds was inspired by the thematic unity of the Beatles' Rubber Soul album.
David Bowie? On MP3 are better than CD?
Do the Beatles even matter anymore?
Yeah, I loved the Beatles the first MILLION times I heard them.
Now, I can take "A Day In A Life" and that's about it.
That proves that the Beatles were plagiarizing themselves in a roundabout way! The worst scandal until John Fogerty stole his own tune!
MJ is also broke and he has licensed the Beatles songs left and right in some pretty tacky ways. Paul has always been the holdout. And ATV does not control the whole catalog, I think they just have MacLen Music (the early years).
Are you kidding me?
Last comment first: Take a walk into a local music store and see how many Beatles CD's are in the rack. For a band who had there start over 40 years ago to have more of a presence than some decent bands from 10 years ago, should say something.
Another point, I have 3 teenage children. They LOVE The Beatles, they each have several albums loaded on their iPod's. Naturally, because I am a Beatle fan(atic), I have certainly influence their musical appetite... But I see all of their friends have an affinity for the band, as well. Beatles t-shirts, posters, key chains, etc... are all very prevalent with the local high school crowd.
The older generation who grew up with them, just happens to be the lion's share of the Baby Boomer Generation, a HUGE part of the population. Trust me, they care.
I was born in the 60's, but I didn't even know who The Beatles were until after they broke up. Once I started to unfold there story, it was as if I had been there and been a part of that time. I think a lot of other people have had the same experience. Because the music is so strong and there were so many sources covering the lives of these 4 young men, anyone can pick up an album and do the same, today.
The Beatles were and still are, pop icons. A veritable Cinderella story that every new band has to be thinking about as they form. To think that a few guys, who like playing music can get together, can do what they enjoy and become the pop icons that change music, influence a generation, and so much more seems like a pipe dream, and although they did not set out to, they actually did it.
For better or worse, they lived under the microscope from the time that they landed their plane in NYC, and continue to be as they live out there days. So my answer is, yes, The Beatles matter.
I predict that when they do make their music available, they break ALL previous sales records on iTunes, (Most Downloaded Band, Most Downloaded Album, Most Downloaded Single, Etc...). Any takers?
Do the Beatles even matter anymore?
Most of the people who saw them live are aging and the younger generations don't seem to care that much about them.
Last comment first: Take a walk into a local music store and see how many Beatles CD's are in the rack. For a band who had there start over 40 years ago to have more of a presence than some decent bands from 10 years ago, should say something.
Another point, I have 3 teenage children. They LOVE The Beatles, they each have several albums loaded on their iPod's. Naturally, because I am a Beatle fan(atic), I have certainly influence their musical appetite... But I see all of their friends have an affinity for the band, as well. Beatles t-shirts, posters, key chains, etc... are all very prevalent with the local high school crowd.
The older generation who grew up with them, just happens to be the lion's share of the Baby Boomer Generation, a HUGE part of the population. Trust me, they care.
I was born in the 60's, but I didn't even know who The Beatles were until after they broke up. Once I started to unfold there story, it was as if I had been there and been a part of that time. I think a lot of other people have had the same experience. Because the music is so strong and there were so many sources covering the lives of these 4 young men, anyone can pick up an album and do the same, today.
The Beatles were and still are, pop icons. A veritable Cinderella story that every new band has to be thinking about as they form. To think that a few guys, who like playing music can get together, can do what they enjoy and become the pop icons that change music, influence a generation, and so much more seems like a pipe dream, and although they did not set out to, they actually did it.
For better or worse, they lived under the microscope from the time that they landed their plane in NYC, and continue to be as they live out there days. So my answer is, yes, The Beatles matter.
I predict that when they do make their music available, they break ALL previous sales records on iTunes, (Most Downloaded Band, Most Downloaded Album, Most Downloaded Single, Etc...). Any takers?
David Bowie? On MP3 are better than CD?
No, the remastered CD versions of Ziggy, Low, Heroes et al are far superior to their initial CD release. Even ripped, they'd sound better... I've never heard a remaster of something that I've previously owned that didn't sound considerably better.
I was refering to the original dissolution of the band. Unless it was amicable, I don't much about the Beatles, to me they're like Led Zeppelin, a couple good albums, hugely influential but not really one of my preferred artists. Didn't John and Paul not like each other at the end?
The have the LPs and now an iPod but never bothered with CDs? What I'm reading there is Beatles fan with an iPod listening to his iPod without the Beatles on it. I mean who here is actually going to buy Beatles tracks, is already a Beatles fan and doesn't already have the tracks on your iPod?
Oh, yeah, I agree with you. The first pressings of some of the older albums onto CDs were pretty bad.
I'm part of the younger (American) generation (won't be 20 for a few years), and The Beatles are one my favorite bands. I can't put one of their CDs in my computer without thinking "I need that song on my iPod. Oo, that one's good, too. . and that one, and that one . ."
Do the Beatles even matter anymore?
Most of the people who saw them live are aging and the younger generations don't seem to care that much about them.
yeah like Paul needs more money to pay to get rid of Heather Mills, the one legged gold digger/former prostitute.
Paul has made alot of money in life, done very well, so i seriously doubt that he needs to sell songs via itunes to pay for a divorce. what a silly notion to advance.
that is so silly. Beatles had years of amazing music, releasing about 2 albums each year, the funny part is they each were amazing.
Music like theirs was revolutionary in an era where Elvis was the King.
And believing that a couple members of the band didn't like each other at the end is an even stranger reason to dislike a band, the rolling stones havent quite loved each other for years. David Lee Roth and the Van Halen Brothers dont get along.
John Lennon was too busy getting high with Yoko Ono to hate McCartney.
Oh, I didn't get it. You're certainly right about that. It even caused George Harrison to write a song, "Sue Me, Sue You Blues".
Depends on what you mean by the end. At the time of the Beatles breakup I suppose so. But John and Paul always had a highly competitive relationship. When some years had passed after the breakup I think they were on better terms again.
What I meant was that The Beatles have a huge music catalog and many fans wouldn't have bought everything on CD. If the songs become available on iTunes I'm sure lots of people would download what they were missing.
Listen to "How Do You Sleep" from Lennon's Imagine album and see if you still think that. It's probably the most biting putdown of a fellow artist ever recorded. There were a lot of bad feelings at the time of the band's breakup.
Another young person here who'd love to see Beatles on iTunes. I'm 25 and LOVE the Beatles, and most of my friends do too. I have 491 Beatles tracks in my iTunes library and listen to them a LOT. Beatles are super important and having them on iTunes is LONG overdue - though I know it would have happened earlier if it could. I would definitely buy a lot of the albums again on iTunes, if the mix or mastering has changed...there were rumors about this happening.
Do the Beatles even matter anymore?
Most of the people who saw them live are aging and the younger generations don't seem to care that much about them.
I'm 18 and I LOVE The Beatles! I have tons of other friends in college and high school who feel the same way. Maybe we're the exception and not the rule, though. I dunno.
Then kids today are STRANGE! In my day (the 80's) kids in school hated ANYTHING from the 60's (except for the Velvet Underground).
Good point. Is that the same reason people want AC/DC on iTunes? And how are those Led Zep sales doing?
Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers for all you Beatles superfans. I'm sure the Beatles will be on iTunes before AC/DC, unless AC/DC records a new album.
Do the Beatles even matter anymore?
Most of the people who saw them live are aging and the younger generations don't seem to care that much about them.
I'm being so nice, not saying what I'd like to say. The Beatles were before my time, but all you have to do is listen. They still influence people today. All the greats are timeless. I listen to Mozart too, believe it or not.
The smart kids know that a lot of music today sucks. They refuse to be spoon-fed by MTV or radio stations. So, in the never-ending quest for quality music, there's only one direction you can go: back in time.
Good music will matter forever, regardless of its age.
Good music will matter forever, regardless of its age.
Wow. I have been a Bowie fan all my life and today is the first time I've seen someone mention him on a public forum. Amazing, that just made my year. I think I'll listen to Buddha of Suburbia, or Deranged from Lost Highway to celebrate then maybe the Heroes album.