Lennon or McCartney (lyrics, bass, pop, ballad, beatles)

right-track · 09-19-2005, 05:31 PM

John Lennon or Paul McCartney?

Who's yer' man and why?

anticipation · 09-19-2005, 06:02 PM

neither. the beatles were the most overated band ever, and a very bad one too but my grandmam' likes the new Paul McCartney CD, and he didnt married someone named "yoko". so paul.

tdoc210 · 09-19-2005, 07:02 PM

harrison

PhishFood · 09-19-2005, 07:27 PM

Damnit.. why do I have to agree with death of capitalism..... ... I suppose of the two choices John Lennon, he really had the vision, Paul was just a pop song writer.

<<<>>> · 09-19-2005, 07:34 PM

lennon all the way, Imagine. he had the feel
and why cant i change my avatar? 20 x 20 wtf?

gregb · 09-19-2005, 08:01 PM

McCartney was the beatles

Trauma · 09-19-2005, 10:31 PM

McCartney might have been the Beatles, but Lennon had the insight, and that is why he is regarded as one of the great symbols of international peace today. For sure he had a little help with some catchy pop songs in the beginning, but you can't engulf the world in flames with a couple of matches.
John Lennon gets my vote.

right-track · 09-20-2005, 05:40 AM

Death of capitalism, you have a good point about Harrison.
Without Harrison's understated influence on the Beatles, I doubt they would have developed in the way they did, particularly with the experimental stuff.

Both Lennon and McCartney had very different styles.
McCartney the romantic love song/ballad but Lennon's lyrics were far more adventurous, even dark at times and in true Lennon style, far more controversial.

If Lennon was alive today he'd still be cool, which is more than can be said of McCartney.

09-20-2005, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

If Lennon was alive today he'd still be cool

Like Clapton...

TheBig3 · 09-20-2005, 08:27 AM

McCartney, amazing bass player, one who bassists still look to today for great bass lines. And to whatever donkey said he only wrote pop songs, please be more specicifc, if you think he didn't write anything in the later beatles years you don't know what your takling about, and I don't think "let it be" is the same as "penny lane". I want to know what you mean cause I think Lennon was a conveinent choice here, because he's algedly the "genious" but McCartney to me was the better all around musician.

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tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	harrison __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

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PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 316	Damnit.. why do I have to agree with death of capitalism..... ... I suppose of the two choices John Lennon, he really had the vision, Paul was just a pop song writer. __________________ Winos don't march

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Trauma snickers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: detroit Posts: 2,194	McCartney might have been the Beatles, but Lennon had the insight, and that is why he is regarded as one of the great symbols of international peace today. For sure he had a little help with some catchy pop songs in the beginning, but you can't engulf the world in flames with a couple of matches. John Lennon gets my vote. __________________ A mi no me importa nada Para mi la vida es un sueño

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	neither. the beatles were the most overated band ever, and a very bad one too but my grandmam' likes the new Paul McCartney CD, and he didnt married someone named "yoko". so paul.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Death of capitalism, you have a good point about Harrison. Without Harrison's understated influence on the Beatles, I doubt they would have developed in the way they did, particularly with the experimental stuff. Both Lennon and McCartney had very different styles. McCartney the romantic love song/ballad but Lennon's lyrics were far more adventurous, even dark at times and in true Lennon style, far more controversial. If Lennon was alive today he'd still be cool, which is more than can be said of McCartney.

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	McCartney, amazing bass player, one who bassists still look to today for great bass lines. And to whatever donkey said he only wrote pop songs, please be more specicifc, if you think he didn't write anything in the later beatles years you don't know what your takling about, and I don't think "let it be" is the same as "penny lane". I want to know what you mean cause I think Lennon was a conveinent choice here, because he's algedly the "genious" but McCartney to me was the better all around musician. __________________ I've moved to a new address