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Liverpool, England (1960 – 1970)
The Beatles were an iconic rock group from Liverpool, England. They are frequently cited as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in modern history, with innovative music, a cultural impact that helped define the 1960s and an enormous influence on music that is still felt today. Currently, The Beatles are one of the two musical acts to sell more than 1 billion records, with only Elvis Presley having been able to achieve the same feat.
After conquering Europe, with successful tours to Germany and Sweden, the Beatles led the mid-1960s musical ‘British Invasion’ into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored a great variety of musical styles including Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Ballads, Western and Indian Classical among others. Their clothes, hairstyles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
Early on, the band consisted of George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Pete Best. The band got its first major break playing in Hamburg, Germany, at some rather seedy nightclubs, beginning in 1960. While in Germany, they also met Klaus Voormann, who would later design the cover of the group’s 1966 album Revolver. Stuart remained in Germany after the others decided to return to England, and became engaged to fellow artist Astrid Kirchherr, only to die a few years later of a brain hemorrhage.
After conquering Europe, with successful tours to Germany and Sweden, the Beatles led the mid-1960s musical ‘British Invasion’ into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored a great variety of musical styles including Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Ballads, Western and Indian Classical among others. Their clothes, hairstyles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
Early on, the band consisted of George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Pete Best. The band got its first major break playing in Hamburg, Germany, at some rather seedy nightclubs, beginning in 1960. While in Germany, they also met Klaus Voormann, who would later design the cover of the group’s 1966 album Revolver. Stuart remained in Germany after the others decided to return to England, and became engaged to fellow artist Astrid Kirchherr, only to die a few years later of a brain hemorrhage.
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SakiaN00bSlayer wrote:
Some things are overrated. Others can never be rated highly enough. The whole world should hop on this band wagon <3
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theDecapitator wrote:
Deserve all the praise they get. i would NEVER call them overrated. (2)
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Yesterday, help help hel:))
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Whisper words of wisdom, let me pee.
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The Beatles' music is a new world <3 other than the ill Earth!!
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rafaelwho wrote:
February 9, another day of many when the Beatles came to the story!
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baslisten2rock wrote:
----NOTE---- if you're trying to be a hipster, don't listen to the beatles, go listen to entry level hipster shit like Tyler, The Creator and The Smiths because the beatles are below-entry hipster level and therefore won't give you hipster cred
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Opeth_MAYH wrote:
Come Together is The top track? Wow people, how lame.
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Beatles > everything. (4)
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❤❤❤THE BEATLES MY LLLOOOVVVEEE!!!❤❤❤
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felipeaff wrote:
There will be a course about the history of The Beatles here in my city :)
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xlegone wrote:
Beatles > everything. (3)
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barryvs wrote:
A Hard Day's Night is awfully good. Almost every song is pop perfection. Like the rest of the Beatles catalogue.
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moissonneuse wrote:
vv there's nothing hipster about them... Oo
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Fucking hipsters.
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Very great! Would recommend.
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