Posted on 20 September 2011. Tags: Album, album abbey road, amazing marketing, beatles, British, british invasion, buddy holly, distinct voices, hearts club band, lonely hearts club, lonely hearts club band, music, music genre, ringo starr, Rock
It has been nearly 40 years since The Beatles released their final studio album “Abbey Road.” Hailed by critics of the era and after as one of the best, it became apparent to listeners young and old that The Beatles would forever hold a place in history. Some forget, however, that this place for The Beatles had been secured already since their first single was released in 1963.
When The Beatles came out, they filled a void. While rock ‘n’ roll had been buzzing for some time, The Beatles had a sound that was fresh, something other bands hadn’t quite been able to grasp. Heavily influenced by Buddy Holly and Elvis, The Beatles put their own spin on the sounds and ushered in the British Invasion and caused the epidemic known as Beatlemania. Granted, The Beatles had amazing marketing, but what about when the pop fuzz wore off? The Beatles simply got better.
Thus began the second half of their career, some say beginning with the seemingly drug-induced “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” While some bands do evolve and grow over time, few do as big of an overhaul on their image and sound as The Beatles did. Here we see the four distinct voices, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, coming together to produce something great.
Shedding their poppy, innocent image, The Beatles found themselves in a generation fueled by the counterculture, fed up with “the man,” and finished with the innocence of the early ‘60s. The Beatles reflected that in their music. Few bands evolve with a generation: many just took the counterculture and ran with it at the peak of the psychedelic music genre. The Beatles kept their music rich, deep, and poignantly simple. By doing this they continued to define their generation, becoming a landmark for the ‘60s music scene.
However, when a band becomes as big as The Beatles have, many begin to argue that they are overrated and undeserving of their place in history as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, bands of all time. People often hate the popularity of The Beatles. After all, why like something that everyone else seems to like?
The problem with this is that people often forget the ongoing relevance of The Beatles. The film “Across the Universe” came out in 2007, using The Beatles’ music as covered by the cast. Cirque de Soleil also made use of The Beatles’ tracks remixed and revisited. Both were popular and fantastic examples of The Beatles’ prevailed standing in the music scene. Bands continue to cover them and site their works as a major influence, drawing on albums such as “The White Album” and “Abbey Road” for inspiration. Teenagers whose parents had never picked up a Beatles album are discovering the songs and adding to an already substantial fanbase. The Beatles continue to define and shape generation after generation, music scene after music scene.
Some also see The Beatles as latching onto the scene that preceeded them. This falls flat, because The Beatles, as previously stated, began an entire new musical revolution, the British Invasion. By adding a British spin, The Beatles helped change American rock ‘n’ roll forever. So when it comes to comparing bands that hit it big after The Beatles, it invalidates history. The Beatles had a niche in music history and did things that were uprecedented. They reached a broader audience that was rarely narrowed by a specific genre or demographic, becoming universal in countries around the world. Even when they first came out, The Beatles were recording in various languages and countries. Whose to say that should The Beatles’ have not existed or had been as big as they came to be, that music would be the same. Yet people continue to doubt.
My question for the doubters is “Have you listened to them?” No, not that simple. Have you really truly listened to them, weighed their growth as songwriters, viewed their evolution from album to album, seen the way they affected not just their generation but the generations after that? Doing this isn’t just required for The Beatles, but all bands. The Beatles showed us that listening to music isn’t as basic as plugging in our iPods or flipping on a turntable. We have to become the music and immerse ourselves in what it really means. A band that can do that: make us think as much, make us feel as much, as The Beatles have done, is truly worthy of any title, including being the best.
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Posted on 06 April 2011. Tags: British, jeff jarret, jeff jarrett, nwa world heavyweight championship, panda bear, panda bears, wildlife, world heavyweight championship, world wildlife foundation, world wrestling entertainment, world wrestling federation, Wrestling, Wwe, WWF, wwf world wrestling federation
WWF (world wrestling federation) had to change their name to WWE (world wrestling entertainment) because they got sued by british animal lovers WWF (world wildlife foundation).. ther logo is a PANDA bear
the wwf(wrestling) also bought WCW which was a former nwa affiliate, the wwf(wrestling) had breifly recognised the nwa world heavyweight championship at the time held by JEFF JARRET wcw aired on TNT
after wcw was bought out Jeff Jarrett started TNA wrestling which started as a nwa affiliate and was then later bought by PANDA energry
so both promotions got owned by the panda bears
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Posted on 20 January 2011. Tags: army, bottom line, British, british army, eng maths, Gcse, Good, joining the british army, limit, line, niche, real desire, satisfaction, starting salary, subsidised
I am 29 years old and despite being employed and very much employable, I have never quite found my niche, never quite found satisfaction in any of the bottom line obsessed jobs i’ve had since leaving school.
I very nearly joined the army at 16 but didnt quite follow through, ive always really really fancied it but despite knowing the age limit is 34 i felt like maybe i was too old. I have no problems being told what to do, I am fit, or at least “always playing football and 2 circuit training classed a week” fit not “army fit” and liek i say i have a real desire for something out of teh ordinary.
I have a few gcse’s in eng, maths, I.T. etc so would appreciate any advice of what to join if indeed you would reccommend i did. I read good things about the subsidised living side of the army and see that a starting salary of 17.500 which is only slightly less than i get now…..
any advice or tips greatly appreciated.
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Posted on 22 November 2010. Tags: Answer, Armed, asker, British, Celtic, celtic fans, dear readers, great war, Held, heroic efforts, heroism, hm forces, islamic extremists, world peace, yahoo answers
I, personally, hate it when people don’t ask the question in the “question” box, here I am though – doing it myself!
The only reason being that this one requires some background.
Essentially, a Celtic fanatic asked a question about another Celtic fanatic (according to the asker) pondering whether or not we all loved the alleged fanatic because of his benevolent behaviour.
As I read this question several days after reading about Celtic fans waving banners similar to those waved by Islamic extremists when confronted with HM Forces heroism, I responded negatively:
“Probably trying (desperately) to get some credibility and public support for Celtic fans? Big Fail!! Reject the Poppy and give up your human rights in this country, scum.”
This answer got deleted.
I have appealed to YA, with this:
“By deleting my answer – you accept that every member of the British Armed Forces that died, didn’t die for a cause or reason. You relish the deaths of members of the British Armed Forces. You believe that people should be allowed to be affiliated with organisations which denounce Britain’s heroic efforts in attempting to crush tyranny, free people from oppression and ultimately achieve World Peace. And that those people and their supporters should have a louder voice than those people who support our lads and Britain’s efforts?
Politics aside, we are talking about the war dead. Since the beginning of the Great War in 1914.
Should the war dead be hated or sainted?
You decide, Yahoo Answers.”
Ultimately my question, dear readers, is – Am I right for respecting our war dead, or is Yahoo right for supporting anti-British sentiment?
There will be an update to this one, I promise!
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Posted on 22 November 2010. Tags: Answer, Armed, asker, British, Celtic, celtic fans, dear readers, great war, Held, heroic efforts, heroism, hm forces, islamic extremists, world peace, yahoo answers
I, personally, hate it when people don’t ask the question in the “question” box, here I am though – doing it myself!
The only reason being that this one requires some background.
Essentially, a Celtic fanatic asked a question about another Celtic fanatic (according to the asker) pondering whether or not we all loved the alleged fanatic because of his benevolent behaviour.
As I read this question several days after reading about Celtic fans waving banners similar to those waved by Islamic extremists when confronted with HM Forces heroism, I responded negatively:
“Probably trying (desperately) to get some credibility and public support for Celtic fans? Big Fail!! Reject the Poppy and give up your human rights in this country, scum.”
This answer got deleted.
I have appealed to YA, with this:
“By deleting my answer – you accept that every member of the British Armed Forces that died, didn’t die for a cause or reason. You relish the deaths of members of the British Armed Forces. You believe that people should be allowed to be affiliated with organisations which denounce Britain’s heroic efforts in attempting to crush tyranny, free people from oppression and ultimately achieve World Peace. And that those people and their supporters should have a louder voice than those people who support our lads and Britain’s efforts?
Politics aside, we are talking about the war dead. Since the beginning of the Great War in 1914.
Should the war dead be hated or sainted?
You decide, Yahoo Answers.”
Ultimately my question, dear readers, is – Am I right for respecting our war dead, or is Yahoo right for supporting anti-British sentiment?
There will be an update to this one, I promise!
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Posted on 15 September 2010. Tags: 2cm, Affiliated, amp, British, dilema, Everyone, fab, hey everyone, Novice, novice level, pony, thanks in advance
Hey Everyone, would really apreciate it if someone would be able to answer these questions for me, i have written my dilema and i would really like to find out ASAP what i can do about it.
So, I’m nearly 16, (in December) and am planning to register me and my pony BSJA.
My pony is 147.2cm (just over 14.2) she has previously competed to British Novice Level previously before i brought her.
She has £138 notional & £46 actual winnings.
My dilema is that i am going to be 16 soon and as my pony is 147.2cm does that mean she is classed as a ‘junior’? Because that would mean i couldn’t compete on her in affliated classes because i’d be a ‘senior’?
Honest and genuine answers only please. Much apreciated! Thanks in advance and i hope someone can help me get my head around this, (also any additional information regarding BSJA or affiliated show-jumping would be fab as i am really quite new to this)
🙂
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