eraser.time206

Explaining on the internet is much more difficult as sometimes these type of conversations are to be heard and not read.

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eraser.time206

If I were in person with you I could explain all these things. But since that isn't happening it would be better to just move on.

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Necromancer

I agree with you, and welcome to MB.

I personally think that you will be a very good contributor to the forums.

Unknown Soldier

........meanwhile back at the funny farm.

Howard the Duck

pot calling all the other non-kettles black?

you said they were "conformists" earlier on

now the Beatles are lazy and cowards AND responsible for anybody who ever taken drugs AND prostitution

Beatles = Satan?

can you take a Beatles lyric and dissect it for its "mediocrity"? using literary sources, if possible, and also in terms of syntax, meter, rhyme and imagery/allegory/metaphor

not everybody can be a shining paragon of virtue - nobody's perfect

cowardice is a human trait - overcoming it is a human strength - it's universal, not American and has nothing to do with the Beatles or the British Invasion - mebbe it started with the "original" British Invasion, i'm sure if America was a nation of native Americans, it'd be "nobler"

because you're not getting your point across, dolt

i think it's easier to communicate with typing, as you need to premeditate longer before you type, unless you're typing stream of consciousness (which I suspect you are)

i think you'd be even worse to talk to in person

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blastingas10

Hey, I'm from Dallas too! And I know what you're talking about.

You want to talk about lyrics having a bad effect on culture? Let's talk about rap music. All of those corrupt, crime committing kids in Dallas are not listening to The Beatles, they are listening to rap music. If any music has had a bad effect on culture, it's rap music. I'd take The Beatles early teen love songs over the lyrics of rap anyday. Lyrics that mostly consist of drugs, sex, violence, and big 20 Inch rims. I'm not saying that ALL rap music is like that, it isn't, but a lot of it is. This is the music that is making culture worse. Yes, there were already gangsters and crimes before rap music, but I think it's gotten worse.

Compare the youth of today to the youth of the sixties. The sixties youth was influenced by music that was about peace and love. Look at Woodstock. There were no fights. Complete peace. Then look at Woodstock 99, it was remembered for violence, rapes and fires. I'm sure there hasn't been sucha large scale festival since the original Woodstock that was able to sustain peace. I go to Bonnaroo every year and there is always a violent outbreak somewhere.

I think if anything, the music of the sixties had a good impact on society and the music of today, mainly rap music, is having a bad impact.

Sneer

The guy's getting an unfair deal now, come on guys. He's tried communicating an opinion, not very well it must be said, but still. The constant berating is becoming more irritating.

Just let it go.

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blastingas10

I'm just glad to see someone standing up to the bullies.

It's tough to hold your ground when everyone is going against you. I dont agree that The Beatles or any British band ruined anything. But you have your own mind, think what you want. Way to stick to your guns.

Unknown Soldier

Erasertime does actually have some valid opinions, seemingly based on his own experiences and nobody is really questioning that validity, but if you`re going to try to validate those opinions with music from the British invasion of the 1960s then the whole thing becomes a joke and leaving the whole thing open to be berated. Furthermore, erasertime is not the most receptive of posters and refuses to budge in his opinion, on who is to actually blame on some of the current ills of modern US society.

The British invasion of the 1960 equals some of the ills connected with modern US society is total nonsense. The Beatles v Frank Zappa debate was as ridiculous as they come and the constant I am correct and you (the rest of the forum) are all wrong, has hardly endeared his views on people.

Erasertime has had plenty of time to bow-out, or at least go away and come back with some facts to back up the wild claims, but he he chooses to do none of these and so leaves himself open to more rebuke.