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The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store

:eek: The Beatles hate here is amazing. Its shocking to see how many people forget the Way the Beatles changed recording techniques and music as a whole. Most every artist today is inspired by them in some way. So GTFO with that crap that they are irrelevant.
 
Lossless music downloads would have been a day to remember.

This? This is bull$h!t, is what it is.
 
I'm pretty stoked that the beatles are now on itunes a whole new generation can really appreciate them now. Say what you want about them however their influence on music is still being felt. There are lots of modern artists from R&B,Emo,Rap, Country ETC that would not be around had it not been for the beatles.

Seems like lots of people get pissed because they expect an announcement from Apple about a new product or something everytime you turn around. While this may not be news to SOME of you. It is news period. Because i promise you if the beatles had never formed the music landscape would be vastly different. Those who came before paved the ways for those who came after. So don't get it twisted...
 
kaos said:
No, anyone who thinks there is depth in the Beatles output is musically ignorant. I truly am sorry for you.

Now, as a business, the Beatles are very interesting to study and that is really how they impacted society.

But candidly, I don't think there is a single innovation they produced. Not one. And they really were very poor musicians their entire careers, technically and creatively.
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You're calling me ignorant?!?!... Just who do you think you are??
 
KnightWRX and so many others here posting roughly the same said:
Apple has taught all of us a very good lesson in hype and disappointment today. A day to remember indeed.
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I think what makes you so angry is the fact that it was entirely YOUR fault to get hyped up for no reason. Seems like Apple has you by the balls, huh? You gotta love MR rumors for that :apple: just put a graphic on their homepage with some lyrics phrases - 24 hours in advance and whoooopdiwhooops, straight away people go into Hyperventilation mode. Ha Ha Ha.

Seriously, people. What did you expect? Cloud service? Streaming? iTunes 10.1 was just released a few days ago :rolleyes:

Personally, I expected exactly that: Beatles on iTunes. And I am not even a fan.

As posted by aprofetto8 before, this sums up the last 2 days perfectly:

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Raise your hand if you didn't know that this thread would turn into a debate whether The Beatles are good or not.
 
I think it's great the Beatles are finally on iTunes.
This achievement is clearly a milestone for Steve Jobs.
Can't imagine why people are so upset over this announcement or how it was delivered.
And in the end... Who cares, it's just a press release.
 
Arisian said:
Raise your hand if you didn't know that this thread would turn into a debate whether The Beatles are good or not.
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People don't hate the beatles they hate apple. I've stayed away from mac rumors for a while now because every since AAPL stock hit it's all time high and has been over 300 a share the hate has been on Overdrive.

It really ironic if you think because the haters who dislike apple so much spend of much of their time bashing them on blogs,Twitter etc. Which causes them to give apple publicity. Obviously if *One* hates something so much then why be consumed by it.
 
I'm confused as to why everyone is so pissed

-Didn't Apple simply throw up a banner in iTunes a little over 24 hours from the announcement and then 24 hours simply release the Beatles stuff onto iTunes. Why is everyone so pissed about that?

-I just have to assume that everyone who would be excited for having the Beatles collection... already has the Beatles collection, like so many have already stated on this forum.

-Do I care about the Beatles even remotely? Not really. Have I tried my damnedest to hear the genius in their work? Yeah, I have... I've taken entire weeks to try and understand the Beatles? Do I like their music? No.

-What I can't deny is that their lasting power is enormous and that their obvious influences into other bands that are even making records today is significant. Why is it that I can go out and buy a cd that was made in 2010 that sounds very similar to stuff that was recorded 50 years ago.

I do not like the Beatles but I feel I'd be a fool to not recognize their influences and the amount of people I truly respect musically that say they have been seriously influenced by the Beatles.

If you love the Beatles, awesome... good for you. I have no problem with that. It's your right as a human being.
If you hate the Beatles, awesome... good for you. I have no problem with that. It's your right as a human being.
 
Critics Galore

Sometimes it might be fine to just sit back and accept something without being a critic of it. This is not a discussion on who likes the Beatles. The title is just "The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store" and we have a full scale politcal debate.

I'm not in love with the Beatles but I like them enough to buy their music for my collection.

Next please.. anything more important to fight or complain about?

Just imagine back in the 60's - who would have thought we would be able to buy every song by the Beatles with one click on a thing called a mouse using a thing called the Internet so we can listen to the music using a thing called an iPod or iPhone over 40 years later. It's amazing!
 
MUCKYFINGERS said:
I'm not even what I'd consider a real Beatles fan but as a guitar player for more than 10 years I can appreciate the depth of the Beatles' musical genius and creativity. You may want to reconsider who is musically ignorant.
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Because those melody lines, chord progressions and timing were oh so exceptional? C'mon. It's ok to like bubblegum (I have my own moments) but let's not confuse it with sophisticated, adult expression!
 
space1nvaders said:
Sometimes it might be fine to just sit back and accept something without being a critic of it. This is not a discussion on who likes the Beatles. The title is just "The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store" and we have a full scale politcal debate.

I'm not in love with the Beatles but I like them enough to buy their music for my collection.

Next please.. anything more important to fight or complain about?

Just imagine back in the 60's - who would have thought we would be able to buy every song by the Beatles with one click on a thing called a mouse using a thing called the Internet so we can listen to the music using a thing called an iPod or iPhone over 40 years later. It's amazing!
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Not a big fan either but you got a point. Just the fact that their music is still widely listened to, whatever the format is, is an extraordinary achievement for them.
 
space1nvaders said:
Next please.. anything more important to fight or complain about?

Just imagine back in the 60's - who would have thought we would be able to buy every song by the Beatles with one click on a thing called a mouse using a thing called the Internet so we can listen to the music using a thing called an iPod or iPhone. It's amazing!
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And who would have thought if we did have all these fantastic things, they would also be used to publicly bitch and complain about how they're not good enough.
 
duk said:
I think it's great the Beatles are finally on iTunes.
This achievement is clearly a milestone for Steve Jobs.
Can't imagine why people are so upset over this announcement or how it was delivered.
And in the end... Who cares, it's just a press release.
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Ditto. I've been a Beatle fan since I was 10, and I'm a major Mac fan. At first it didn't seem like it was that big a deal because I have most everything I want on CD or taken from vinyl. But I went to iTunes and it is pretty cool. I'm going to buy at least an album.
 
BubbaMc said:
Lossless music downloads would have been a day to remember.

This? This is bull$h!t, is what it is.
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eh that's what CDs are for - and you know what? I rip them to 200-300 kbps AAC - because I don't want to lose a massive chunk of my iphone / ipod / ipad to 256 tracks of music (like the Beatles Box set) - so I never hear it at the top end 90% of the time anyway (as if I can tell what anything sounds like compared to an audio professional).

If I listen to music outside of my car and have a decent audio rig at some point, then I'll just get the CDs and get on with life.
 
I think that the reason most Beatle haters on this thread don't like them is because the Beatles didn't Auto-tune their music. A lot of younger people today have grown up on homogenized and ultra formulated music and they can't relate to something that hasn't been digitized and ran through a thousand filters. Most of the Beatles music was pure (except for the experiment years where they played with multiple tracks) and fresh, it's rare to find that today.

I don't care that young people don't like the Beatles. If anything, if feel sorry for them. But I bet it would be really hard to find someone who grew up in that era that doesn't like them. Actually, for the haters, I think it's kind of unfair that they think of them out of context for the time they came from. It would be almost impossible to find a band nowadays that has the musical and cultural impact that the Beatles had back in their day. For that, they do deserve respect.
 
kaos said:
Because those melody lines, chord progressions and timing were oh so exceptional? C'mon. It's ok to like bubblegum (I have my own moments) but let's not confuse it with sophisticated, adult expression!
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He's baiting you, people. Don't bite. Everyone knows to "like" or "dislike" something is totally subjective. To respect someone else's right to like or dislike whomever they want, less so.
 
It's very clear that you're not that familiar with their music. And that you're not that into music, actually. Which is fine! Not everybody has a serious interest in music.

KnightWRX said:
I've heard enough to know it's not even close to my style of music, so I won't waste my time. Even if they do happen to have one or two lyrical gems, the underlying music still doesn't appeal to me. I need more than love, sorry.

You Beatles fan should just learn to let it be.
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kaos said:
Someone who knows and appreciates the difference between Wonderbread and whole grain.
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Ah... a man of discerning taste!!! Tell me, what do you prefer?? No no, not bread, silly me... What music may you recommend, so that I may expand my aural horizons??? Do tell!!!
 
The past will always exist because we are unable to view the future and unfortunately a high percentage of the population cant find it in them-selfs to live in the present.
 
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