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Are The Beatles your favorite band?
23 November 2014
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ahdn_paul_06 I don’t think so this is about whether your favorite band is the Beatles. The other is you talking about other not Beatles bands

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fabfouremily said

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Elvis Presley
The Beatles
The Cure
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The Smiths
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Cocteau Twins
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Ah, very good choices. I didn’t know there was someone on BB who shared a similar taste in music to me (aside from the Beatles, obviously). It took me a while to get into Cocteau Twins. I remember the first album I listened to, I thought there was something wrong with my iPod as I couldn’t understand what was being sung… that’s when I realised Elizabeth Fraser has a very unique way of singing.

The Beatles my favourite band? Hmm… they certainly used to be, but I’m not so sure anymore. I spend most of my time listening to obscure (and some not so obscure) post-punk/darkwave bands nowadays. I’m sure I’ll come back to the Beatles one day, though.

My dad is really into Cocteau Twins too. I remember hearing it for the first time, very unique. I thought it was a bit weird, but very cool.

I myself am getting more into The Smiths and The Cure, from that list. The Jesus and Mary Chain are cool too.

Anyway, I can answer the thread’s question with a firm YES.

Other favourites are Pink Floyd, Simon and Garfunkel, Oasis and Arctic Monkeys, but they’re not anywhere near The Beatles.

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Awesome. I like Pink Floyd and Simon and Garfunkel as well.

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fabfouremily said

The Beatles my favourite band? Hmm… they certainly used to be, but I’m not so sure anymore. I spend most of my time listening to obscure (and some not so obscure) post-punk/darkwave bands nowadays. I’m sure I’ll come back to the Beatles one day, though.

Post-punk is good. Do you like Joy Division or Sonic Youth?

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@Linde I love Pink Floyd, I like Oasis, and I’ve been getting very into Arctic Monkeys recently. I absolutely love AM. 

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Ok ok I do like a few others….  a-hard-days-night-john-1

The #2 spot is a toss up between Wings and Led Zeppelin.

Other mentions include (in no particular order):

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • Radiohead
  • Green Day
  • Weezer (90’s only)
  • Mother Mother
  • Beastie Boys
  • Daft Punk
  • Bob Dylan
  • The Lumineers
  • Queen
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Sublime
  • The Who

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Expert Textpert said

fabfouremily said

The Beatles my favourite band? Hmm… they certainly used to be, but I’m not so sure anymore. I spend most of my time listening to obscure (and some not so obscure) post-punk/darkwave bands nowadays. I’m sure I’ll come back to the Beatles one day, though.

Post-punk is good. Do you like Joy Division or Sonic Youth?

Joy Division, definitely. I had the enormous pleasure of meeting Bernard Sumner last month, and that was great. Lovely guy. Sonic Youth… no, not so much. Play Dead, Public Image, The Chameleons, Section 25, Sad Lovers & Giants, Clock DVA (more EBM), Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bauhaus are all bands under the post-punk umbrella I like a lot.

 

VB/mods, I apologise if we’re simply to state ”yes” or ”no” in this thread. I saw Expert Texpert’s post and realised we had some favourite bands in common, which seemed worth commenting on.

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My top 10 Bands:

1. Led Zeppelin – They got me out of listening to current commercial horrible music, and for that reason alone they are #1. Oh and they are amazing.
2. The Beatles – Just as good really, but they have been a more of recent addition to my tastes. Could take the top spot though!
3. The Who 
4. Split Enz (New Zealand represent!)
5. Yes
6. Dragon (NZ represent! Again)
7. Pink Floyd
8. The Moody Blues
9. Deep Purple
10. The Rolling Stones

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StrawberryWalrus said
Don’t you have to admit it kinda spoils you for other musicians tho? Everything else seems kinda… well, I won’t say “inferior” but you catch me. It’s now almost all I listen to.

Well, the title says “Are the beatles your favourite band “. I only answered that. I listen to a lot of musicians like

 

Coldplay (used to listen to them when I was depressed )
 
Led Zeppelin (Im getting into them but I think they are over-hyped as the heaviest band . I was quite disappointed when I first listened to them. Black Sabbath is more heavy)
 
Bob Dylan (2nd fav after beatles )
 
Guns n Roses 
 
Bon Jovi (just started )
 
(Hopefully mmm won’t kill me for naming the above 2 bands)
 
U2 & Police (Have listened to a very few songs)
 
Arctic Monkeys (Favourite Modern Rock Band)
 
Pink Floyd (Syd’s era and his solo)
 
Queen (just getting into them)
 
Rolling Stones
 
But after listening to them, Beatles remains my fav
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U2 (mostly because my wife loves them)

Haha. It reminded me of somebody who listens to some rock music because of his crush. Haha, he’s a big poser.

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1, The Beatles

2, The Rolling Stones (they’re so sexy and they’ve made so hot numbers heart)

3, Elvis Presley (I love him since I was about 5 years old), Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry

4, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Nirvana, Metallica, Kiss (like most teenagers, I can’t live without rock and heavy metal)

5, Queen

So the answer is YES but The Stones is near to their position. I can’t stand the ‘Wonderwall’ of the Oasis, I think it’s really sounds like some Beatles numbers.

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@Hey Jude !, no i wont kill you for liking Guns ‘n’ Roses Bon Jovi – just as long as i never have to either listen to or hear them.a-hard-days-night-paul-4Jon Bon Jovi makes my skin crawl.

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Hey Jude ! said

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U2 (mostly because my wife loves them)

Haha. It reminded me of somebody who listens to some rock music because of his crush. Haha, he’s a big poser.

My friend is absolutely guilty of this. He suddenly liked Nirvana, Warpaint, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead and even the Vampire Diaries because a girl he likes likes those things. What’s really annoying there is that I like the same girl (really really long story), and I’ve actually liked all of those things (except the Vampire Diaries, which I still hate), since before I met her. 

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IveJustSeenAFaceo said
My friend is absolutely guilty of this. He suddenly liked Nirvana, Warpaint, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead and even the Vampire Diaries because a girl he likes likes those things. What’s really annoying there is that I like the same girl (really really long story), and I’ve actually liked all of those things (except the Vampire Diaries, which I still hate), since before I met her. 

The word for it is “irony”.

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Here are my Top 10 Bands

10. The Rolling Stones

9. Queen

8. The Zombies (Only Their First Incarnation)

7.Chicago (Before Terry Kath’s Untimely Death)

6.Creedence Clearwater Revival

5. The Ramones

4. Yes

3. Pink Floyd

2. Led Zeppelin

1. THE MONKEES. (Jk, Its The Beatles) a-hard-days-night-ringo-13a-hard-days-night-ringo-14

Nice one.  I am going to come out now and admit I actually quite like the Monkees :)

I went to see Mike Nesmith in concert many many moons ago (when he had Rio on the charts) and it was a great show.  I wanted to go and see them when they were in Brisbane in the 60s but my Mum thought I was too young!

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I like the Monkees too, although I’m not really a fan of Davy Jones’ singing on a lot of songs (ex. Daydream Believer). The ones Micky Dolenz did are my favorite.

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IveJustSeenAFaceo said

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Rush (My top favourite after The Fab Four–I know a lot people loathe them, but I’ve dug them since high school oh so many years ago…)
Led Zeppelin
The Police
The Clash
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I like them. I think YYZ is the greatest rock instrumental of all time, and 2112 is the greatest long form rock opera. (I haven’t heard any Pink Floyd stuff, which I’ve heard is good, so this could change once I hear it)

Agreed @IveJustSeenAFaceo and @OneCoolCat. Rush, in my opinion, is very cool. Geddy Lee’s vocals and bass playing are both very cool in their own right, but I think that it is even more amazing that he can do them both at the same time. And I’ve been intrigued at learning the guitar styles of Alex Lifeson. They deserve a lot of credit.

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To answer the question not in list form, The Beatles are my favorite band. Elvis Presley is my favorite solo artist. John Lennon and Elvis Presley are my favorite celebrities.

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1. The Beatles

2. Coldplay

3. The Police

4. 5 Seconds of Summer

5. Queen/ Led Zeppelin

And my favourite solo artist is Bob Dylan.

So the answer is yes, the Beatles are, and probably will always be, my favourite band.

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I thought we’d established that everyone here secretly likes The Monkees. I love Mike Nesmith! 

 

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