The Beatles Bible - Topic: Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

McLennonSon on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:59:31 +0100

paulsbass said:

And if you haven't heard "Is there anybody out there - The Wall live" - do it as soon as possible!

TOTALLY different experience than the studio album, and MUCH, MUCH more impressive!!!!!

Cartridge. BOOJAA!!!

JET! on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:45:12 +0100

mithveaen said:

Hey that deserves an apple!!

The rooftop is quite crowded I must say.

thank you! oms noms noms.

Pink Floyd.... That reminds me, at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame there was a giant wall (representing "the Wall" of course) with a really scary looking teacher popping over the side and an equally creepy looking "Roger Waters" that really was just some sort of nylon doll without a face on the other side. There was also a story about how Waters came up with the concept of The Wall. It was very weird and a little terrifying, but ...

paulsbass on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:57:56 +0100

"Into the Sky with Diamonds" said:

.... and speaking of Pink Floyd/Beatles, Macca did an album with David Gilmour (Run Devil Run).

Gilmour also appeared on Back to the egg (Rockestra, So glad to see you here), Give my regards to Broad Street (No more lonely nights) and Flowers in the dirt (We got married).

Pink Floyd is somewhere up there with The Beatles - but still completely different. Beatles were, while making the first true albums, always also a single band, in contrast to the Floyd.

PF also didn't develop their music as much (Mason is capable of excactly two different drum ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:36:28 +0100

Not top anymore - Thriller is. They're third, behind Back In Black (AC/DC, for anyone who lives under a rock and has never heard of the album) (crickey, wrote that as Baby's in Black at first). That Eagles greatest hits albums is like 5 or 6.

Into the Sky with Diamonds on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:18:30 +0100

.... and speaking of Pink Floyd/Beatles, Macca did an album with David Gilmour (Run Devil Run).

In the late '60s if you wanted to be really cool and show that you were really deep into the music scene, you'd throw out the name Pink Floyd and their double album Ummagumma (spelling?). Then, of course, with Dark Side of the Moon they became mainstream - big time!!!

Is it still the best-selling album of all time? (or does the Best of the Eagles have that honor - for a while it went back and forth,but I've lost track).

McLennonSon on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:16:53 +0100

I was listening to The Dark Side of The Moon & The Wall and I noticed that Pink Floyd & The Beatles were:

Both were popular (according to me mom (DON'T LOOK AT ME));
Had songs very different to each other (Let There Be More Light to On The Run, Revolution 9 to Twist and Shout);
And were influential (there are as much (I think) tribute bands to both Floyd and Beatles)

Just sayin'

mithveaen on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:26:35 +0100

Hey that deserves an apple!!

The rooftop is quite crowded I must say.

JET! on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:09:31 +0100

Why thank you!

400 posts wooooo

The Walrus on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:04:35 +0100

Marley is a great shout.

JET! on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:52:33 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

1. Effect on the music industry.
2. Effect on society
3. Talent
4. Timelessness.

I'm honestly going to go with Bob Marley on this one. He can be given credit for spreading the Rastafari and Jamaican music movement worldwide, which went on to influence a ton of other music stemming from the Reggae style.

Everyone knows who he is, everyone could recognize his music, and most people tend to enjoy at least one or two of his songs. He was influenced by and gave voice to a lot of political and social issues in his homeland, and ...

mithveaen on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:43:21 +0100

meanmistermustard said:

So maybe U2 as they do have the cannon, have reinvented their sound a number of times, have written tracks and compiled albums that are considered to be classics, and have been around for so long and continue to sell out stadiums on a major level. But they dont really have the social impact. And not many people would be able to name all 4 members.

That goes my speech of why U2 could be considered the new Beatles.

Regarding their music, they have done more than people want to admit.

minime on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:18:29 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

You really think you know more about MY thread then I do? Get real. You said his effect on teen suicide rates shouldn't be dismissed, and yet no proof is being submitted, so you are drawing a line (that has no basis in reality) from A to B. Cobain might be remembered for his suicide, but Nirvana as a whole, no. Smells Like Teen Spirit is a ridiculously important record in music history, and that is undeniable. But what isn't so iron-clad is that the first thing that pops into a person's mind about ...

meanmistermustard on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:28:40 +0100

The problem i have with Nirvana is they only had 3 studio albums so they have nowhere near the cannon of music required to be hailed 'the next beatles', even if Nevermind is consistantly rated as one of the best albums ever. There has to be a greater amount of work produced to qualify.

So maybe U2 as they do have the cannon, have reinvented their sound a number of times, have written tracks and compiled albums that are considered to be classics, and have been around for so long and continue to sell out stadiums on a major level. But they ...

Zig on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:45:01 +0100

Some excellent points in this thread. I'm glad it has not been reduced to name calling.

meanmistermustard said:

...not sure why there is so much irritation being traded about a subject which is based entirely on personal opinion. Wont be that enticing to any visitors who come on the site and read some of the posts.

Very well put. Thank you.

I think we can do a better job of disagreeing without being disagreeable. I've been guilty of it myself in the past. We are better than this.

paulsbass on Who came closest to being "The Next Beatles?"

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:43:55 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said:

And when did I say I was the elder statesman? (And don't forget, the Top Poster list is off because Mods, who have many more posts then second place, can't be included). And just to be fair, I did say closest. Because yes, no one did come that close to being the next Beatles. Something always happened. (And Paulsbass, in the future, I'd rather you lecture me in private rather then publicly berate me.)

I think the highest number of postings any moderator has is around MMM's. And, as you said - they're moderators!

But times ...