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The Beatles vs One Direction
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What are all these comparisons between the two?
The Beatles are nothing like One Direction... Their music is completely different to 1D. Yeah, okay they use real instruments and wrote their own songs, but other than Let it Be, how many of their songs are that lyrically good? Most are very dated in this day and age, and I find some of them cheesy
Who cares if they have more talent anyway? Surely what matters most is which of the two you enjoy listening to the most?
I personally find the Beatles and their tracks appauling, and listening to them makes me feel sad and miserable. However, I find listening to One Direction upbeat, modern and makes me feel good
I'm not slating the Beatles here, I am just saying they are old and no longer current... Move with the times
The Beatles are nothing like One Direction... Their music is completely different to 1D. Yeah, okay they use real instruments and wrote their own songs, but other than Let it Be, how many of their songs are that lyrically good? Most are very dated in this day and age, and I find some of them cheesy
Who cares if they have more talent anyway? Surely what matters most is which of the two you enjoy listening to the most?
I personally find the Beatles and their tracks appauling, and listening to them makes me feel sad and miserable. However, I find listening to One Direction upbeat, modern and makes me feel good
I'm not slating the Beatles here, I am just saying they are old and no longer current... Move with the times
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If you like 1D, then listen to them and enjoy them.
DON'T constantly compare the two ffs! There have been thousands of boybands since The Beatles! Why is it only ever One Direction who get compared to them!?
1. I have never heard anyone compare One Direction to the Beatles except for maybe someone trying to say they're the "next Beatles".
2. Oasis was compared to the Beatles often
The band behind track's like Strawberry fields forever and I am the walrus should never be described as a boyband. Were Iron Maiden and Oasis boybands to?
Surely this is a dream and a very bad one at that.
I take it you didn't read the thread about [paraphrasing] the most stupid thing you've heard someone say about music?
It was mostly made up of that very comparision/argument, towards the end especially.
It's just media hype with this comparison really. They're being sensationalistic to sell more papers/get more hits to their website.
Personally, I don't really like either The Beatles or One Direction. I've heard many songs from both of them (who hasn't?), and frankly I'd never listen to them out of choice. They don't do much that interests me musically. Obviously I'm aware of the impact that The Beatles had, and most of my favourite artists wouldn't exist without them, but I can fully understand why someone wouldn't like The Beatles.
That is pretty bad. David Gray can actually sing...
How foolish, everyone knows Angus Stone is the new Bob Dylan.
I've only heard one song from One Direction, and that was just because of Teens React.
And as for The Beatles not being current the fact this comparison is being made 30 odd years after they split shows that they and good music will always be relevant and without The Beatles 1D would probably not exist.
This thread is almost as bad as the Kate Bush VS Lady Gaga one
What? Comparisons with The Beatles? One Direction? :eek: Oh dear oh dear oh dear...
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Were they not bands with boys in them?
The best thing about music is that truly great music is timeless, so there is no 'get with the times'.
Plus the Beatles have such a diverse catalogue that trying to pigeon-hole it into one category, emotion or state of mind is an almost impossible task.
The comparison has nothing to do with music. The comparisons are made by the media because 1D get mobbed and have huge crowds whichever country they go to and this is very similar to The Beatles as they too experienced this when they went to other countries. The only reason why 1D get compared to The Beatles is because they're British and the only British group alongside The Beatles to have huge global success.
That's just not true at all.
Musically there is no comparison, and it is embarrassing to try.
Oh dear. What a strange statement. I can only put this down to youth.
oh god.... so every band that has young male members are boybands then?...
the wiki defintion makes it quite clear that is not the case for deciding what a boyband is.
bib... then i dont know what you are listening too... the beatles tracks are usually about situations, emotional, personal, takes on love/relationships. they are usually upbeat. but even the more sombre tracks like 'yesterday' are beautiful.