Overplayed Rock Songs

davey75 · 10-18-2010, 07:52 AM

Why are the Beatles the only British band still being hyped from the 1960s? Talented yes without doubt, but overrated as well. Other bands of the '60s (such as The Move for instance) wrote equally sophisticated and memorable songs.

Unknown Soldier · 10-18-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by davey75

Why are the Beatles the only British band still being hyped from the 1960s? Talented yes without doubt, but overrated as well. Other bands of the '60s (such as The Move for instance) wrote equally sophisticated and memorable songs.

I think using the Move is a bad comparison. The Move were always a group in transition, in as much as frontmen Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne always had their eyes on greater heights, sure the Move put out some good material but most of their stuff was quite hit and miss and neither one nor the other style wise.

A group like the Kinks would`ve been a better comparison, in that they are also the quintessential British group of that period.

The reason they`re over-hyped, is that their influence is still dominant and proof that their brilliance has never really been equalled.

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davey75 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16	Why are the Beatles the only British band still being hyped from the 1960s? Talented yes without doubt, but overrated as well. Other bands of the '60s (such as The Move for instance) wrote equally sophisticated and memorable songs.