The 1960s band which basically invented modern music.
Originally the 1960s equivalent of a "boy band" which frequently covered existing 1950s and early 1960s rock songs (they were once rejected by a major record label named Decca), The Beatles became so popular that they stopped touring after they could not handle the screaming fangirls.
Many people feel that this refusal to tour was instead a decision to concentrate on music which (back then) could only be produced using the studio. The Beatles then did many amazing things in the studio, which basically invented modern music. They also were key hippie figures in the drug counterculture.
A popular urban legend developed around the band, where bassist Paul McCartney was replaced by an impostor, which manifested itself in clues present in artwork and songs. (A similar conspiracy theory developed later regarding the supposed secret replacement of Pope Paul VI with an impostor.)
The Beatles broke up in 1969, with the last album being released in 1970. Key factors behind this were business issues behind Apple Records (then the 1960s equivalent of an "indie record label") and arguments between the songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon, especially regarding Lennon's love interest Yoko Ono.
A minority of people consider the Beatles to lack musical talent, and instead having more talent with "behind-the-scenes" stuff which was cutting-edge at the time.
Regardless of this debate, the Beatles did invent modern music, and because of this are appreciated to this day and probably for many future generations as well.
Originally the 1960s equivalent of a "boy band" which frequently covered existing 1950s and early 1960s rock songs (they were once rejected by a major record label named Decca), The Beatles became so popular that they stopped touring after they could not handle the screaming fangirls.
Many people feel that this refusal to tour was instead a decision to concentrate on music which (back then) could only be produced using the studio. The Beatles then did many amazing things in the studio, which basically invented modern music. They also were key hippie figures in the drug counterculture.
A popular urban legend developed around the band, where bassist Paul McCartney was replaced by an impostor, which manifested itself in clues present in artwork and songs. (A similar conspiracy theory developed later regarding the supposed secret replacement of Pope Paul VI with an impostor.)
The Beatles broke up in 1969, with the last album being released in 1970. Key factors behind this were business issues behind Apple Records (then the 1960s equivalent of an "indie record label") and arguments between the songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon, especially regarding Lennon's love interest Yoko Ono.
A minority of people consider the Beatles to lack musical talent, and instead having more talent with "behind-the-scenes" stuff which was cutting-edge at the time.
Regardless of this debate, the Beatles did invent modern music, and because of this are appreciated to this day and probably for many future generations as well.
The Beatles rock!
by TheSixthBeatle July 07, 2009