According to Classic Rock

[shack]

Songs like Tomorrow Never Knows requires use effects that they couldn't reproduce on stage. Remember, it was just four guys playing guitars, bass and drums -- that's it.

Revolver was a super complicated album for its time.

Exactly. They were ahead of their time and created new sounds and concepts. They were pioneers although, obviously, tons of credit goes to the staid and stately George Martin.

 

[shack]

Their best album up to that time. I guess they topped it later. But only just. I just heard Elanor Rigby on the car radio today. It was overplayed at the time and there was such an inundation of Beatles then, that one sort of shrugged it off. But after not hearing it for years, it is diabolically brilliant to me. The string arrangement courtesy of George Martin really illustrates what serious musicianship means. McCartney's other flops like Hey Jude and Fool on the hill are inspired. He must have made a deal with the Devil to come up with that stuff. Obviously broke the deal after the Beatles broke up.
Rolling Stones fans take note.

I still consider Revolver their best album. Then Rubber Soul and Abby Road tied for 2nd. Sgt. Pepper may have been bigger but not better.

Just think of how in the short time from 1963-1970 their music evolved so dramatically. "She loves you, yeah yeah yeah" to side 2 of Abby Road. No other band has ever morphed like they did. Instead of simply repeating a successful formula they had the cojones to keep taking risks and exploring new frontiers.

 

[shack]

These are exactly the reasons why I can't consider The Beatles to be a great Rock band. They also didn't play anything from the Rubber Soul album at their last concert; it was all material released on Help! or earlier.

IMHO, the fact that they did not play those songs should not distract from how great or innovative or influential or progressive those songs were.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

Paul Rodgers had one of the all-time greatest rock voices (along with Roger Daltrey).

Paul Rodgers lives in Vancouver, and although I've never met him, one of my best friends knows him fairly well. I think he's married to a former Miss Canada.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

BTW, The Guess Who were superstars only in Canada and maybe 1 other country.

Yes. They were superstars in Canada and moderately popular in the US but unknown in other places. I've met exactly one British guy who knew about the Guess Who -- the brother of a friend of mine in the UK who's an encyclopedia of rock music.

The Brits know "American Woman" and "These Eyes" but don't know the name "the Guess Who". BTO were way more popular in the UK/Europe than the Guess Who.

 

[tml]

They were pioneers although, obviously, tons of credit goes to the staid and stately George Martin.

And drugs.

 

[tml]

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we can consider Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, and Aretha Franklin for this list.

 

[onomatopoeia]

I have to respectfully disagree.

They were a pop "boy band" to start. Their music matured at an accelerated rate. They experimented and changed rock music completely. They created styles and trends that other bands emulated. They are the most influential band of all time. Pop bands don't do that.

One might argue that they were the 1st prog rock band. (Days of Future Passed--Moody Blues was released in 1967)

 

[onomatopoeia]

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we can consider Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, and Aretha Franklin for this list.

And Mary J Blige.

 

[shack]

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we can consider Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, and Aretha Franklin for this list.

Of those 3, Aretha is by far the greatest talent.

 

[shack]

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I think I need stronger glasses. LOL

 

[ogibowt]

Do you have the Stax Collection?

yep....in my collection.....bought in real time and in mint condition

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Just had a thought. After all these decades. Is "Norwegian Wood" a double entendre? Was getting wood even an expression back in those days? in the UK? I read an interview with John where he said they were always throwing in little in jokes on their songs. as in the song "girl" the backing chorus was tit tit tit tit.

 

[Mozo]

My Top 10 totally objective list:

01. The Beatles
02. Led Zeppelin
03. Queen
04. The Rolling Stones
05. Pink Floyd (my favourite band)
06. Rush
07. The Eagles (can't stand them, but still)
08. The Who
09. AC/DC
10. Aerosmith

 

[Mozo]

Hit send too quickly... We could debate order, but your top ten is so much better than in the list.
And, you're right, the Eagles... yuck.

 

[xix]

The Best of all time, or what ever they want to call it, to me it is discrimination.
I think a best list or "ART " for what ever field there are it must be created by "decade".
One decade influences another decade.

Take for examples a stage play. When ever a play was written / published and live produced of a certain decade that decade should be its competitors. Not the next decade or previous.

You don't hear or seen a list for great classical music of 2000's? do you
We all know the the Pre 1900's classical music.

SO media publishers should really stop creating false awards / recognition or memorialize of the past.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Hit send too quickly... We could debate order, but your top ten is so much better than in the list.
And, you're right, the Eagles... yuck.

 

[lomotil]

There is a predictable generational shift. No Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley or even Elvis near the top. The list will continue to gentrify. Some seniors homes are already planning Woodstock era music.