The Beatles vs The Beach Boys

blastingas10 · 01-08-2012, 11:37 PM

Well ya, the BB were active many more years than The Beatles. You can't guarantee that the Beatles would have kept their streak going in the seventies, but I believe they would have. The Beatles seemed to be getting better and better, unlike the Beach Boys. Lennon and McCartney had huge success after the break up. As you mentioned, Paul and wings were big. And Lennons Imagine went number 1 worldwide.

As I listen to The Beach Boys, I can't help but notice that they weren't as diverse as The Beatles. I don't think they were as musically inclined either, except for their vocal harmonies. So many BB songs start sounding the same to me. The same can be said for earlier Beatles albums, but Beatles were always evolving and getting better.

There's just so much More life and energy in Sgt peppers compared to pet sounds. Pet Sounds is a bore of an album. Not a distinct difference between any of the songs. It's just like one long, boring song. With a few good moments.

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Originally Posted by Surell

Sure it is, but if their music isn't as good they don't deserve all the credit they get, ie. greatest band of All Time.

Then it isn't timeless; if it were, it would hold up.

No, it's discrediting their timelessness.

Who cares? There are free mixtapes in the hip hop world of higher caliber than big budget, platinum selling albums, sometimes by the same artist. I'm sure Trout Mask Replica didn't sell near as well as any Beatles album, but it has more meaningful influence and timelessness than the Beatles.

I wouldn't say more creative than today's best bands. Take Radiohead; they took influence from the Beatles, but it's not very noticeable, more dilute in their sound.

Il Duce, Baroque Pop may not be an extremely expansive genre, but elements of its style can be found in various artists, such as Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, Radiohead, and the Beatles (

). Besides, Brian Wilson's songwriting is just fantastic, proving how intricate a pop song (or really any song) can be: on the level of timeless classical composition. That display of excruciating perfectionism itself has inspired a number of artists as well.

I don't think they're the best band ever but their music is timeless. Who cares that they still sell a lot of albums? Nobody I guess, but a lot of people still care about their albums. Their music clearly is still "holding up", a lot better than that of the Beach Boys. The Beatles are clearly the more timeless of the two.