The Beatles are not arguably but just the greatest band of all time. If you would like to try and argue with that statement here are some known facts for you. The Beatles are the greatest selling band in history. No band even comes close. They have the most number one hits on both the U.S. and U.K. charts with 20.
What is it though that made the Beatles so astounding? First and foremost the Beatles changed everything. Music itself will never change because there are only 13 notes, but what the Beatles did is they changed how music was supposed to be presented, how bands were supposed to be; they set the standard for every band to come after them.
The band had everything a truly fantastic band needs. Good looking members with a sense of style, good lyrics, good melodies, meaning to what it is that they were saying, true feeling of what was being presented, and a great presence. If you look at the Beatles they possessed all these traits as well as millions of others that make them the best.
Think about a world without the Beatles. Any pop group that you currently listen to wouldn’t exist; the rock genre wouldn’t be anywhere near what it is now. The Beatles defined what it meant to be a rock star, to be able to come out and say crazy outrageous things, to do the unforgettable, and the unforeseen.
Who else but The Beatles could get away with saying they were more famous than Jesus? When John Lennon made this statement he wasn’t looking to say that he was more important that Jesus, but more that with the stardom status received by being a member of “The Fab Four” he was more well known to the world than Jesus.
One of the things that made the Beatles larger than life was that their style, lyrics, and writing abilities were just that, larger than life. Each member of the Beatles contributed in more than one way and helped them reach their full potential. Although Ringo Star and George Harrison weren’t the lead song writers the songs they wrote helped push the band forward. With John Lennon and Paul McCartney it was more of a competitive relationship with each other that caused them to work harder. The competitive edge really made a difference in what they would write and how they would go about doing it.
The Beatles were the greatest. It doesn’t matter how eloquently you can put it, it is a simple true statement. Without the Beatles we wouldn’t be where we are musically and that is that. The Beatles will stand the test of time. Long live the Beatles!
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