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What the hell are Oasis doing in that list?
Pub rock bores. If you wanted an infinitely more talented equivalent I would suggest The Stone Roses. |
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1. The Beatles
All the superlatives that have ever been heaped upon this Liverpool combo are imho thoroughly deserved, although I don't like the way some music critics dismiss their early recordings as bubblegum pop. Yes, I suppose some of the early stuff was bubblegum pop, but it was superior bubblegum pop. 2. Elvis Presley His fifties stuff is for me some of the greatest music ever made. What he recorded later is anything but. 3. Oasis Like their first two albums. Yes, the Beatles were obviously a big influence, but calling them a Beatles tribute band is I think a little unfair. Oasis were/are a very good band, but not a great one. 4. Er, sorry, Michael who? |
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Not a fan of any of them but, if I have to choose, it would be The Beatles.
Never got the appeal of Elvis and wonder if you had to be there really. Never, ever got the Jackon hype and i was there for that. He had 2 decent albums and that was it imo. The Jackons late 70's music was far superior to his 80's stuff for me and he stuck in the 80's for the rest of his career and didn't move on. Oasis - decent sing along band but hardly original |
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In terms of popularity in the UK, you would have to include Cliff Richard rather than Oasis.....I kid you not
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Including Oasis among the greats ? It's like asking which of these has historically been the best football team..Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United..or Accrington Stanley ?
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Another vote for "WTF are Oasis doing there????"
![]() Hard to choose between The Beatles and Elvis, love them both but I'm more likely to listen to The Beatles as a personal preference so they'd have to be first on that reason alone. As for MJ, never liked him or his music, but he was certainly an entertainer and hugely famous for decades around the world (even MJ outclasses Oasis!) My list then would have to be The Beatles Elvis MJ and a few hundred or thousand places down - Oasis |
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It is unfair to compare these as they were from different eras.
The Beatles help set the path for Oasis and bands like them. Elvis probably would not have been so big but for Jerry lee Lewis marrying his teenage cousin. Michael Jackson again another type of music. As they were all famous and their music is still played I cannot see that we can say any are lacking. I have my own favourite musicians but I cannot pull down one artist at the cost of another. We should appreciate the artists and their talents. ![]() I think we mostly agree that Oasis are heavily derived from The Beatles and would rate below them. Elvis & Michael Jackson took their inspiration mainly from Rhythm & Blues acts but both these acts made what was at the time a mainly black form of music acceptable to a wider audience. I'd have to go with: Elvis The Beatles Michael Jackson Oasis |
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1st. The Beatles Joint 4th. Michael Jackson, Elvis, Oasis Most influential: Joint 1st. Elvis/Beatles 3rd. Michael Jackson Distant 4th. Oasis Overall importance and general impact to the music industry: 1st. The Beatles 2nd. Elvis 3rd. Michael Jackson Distant 4th. Oasis |
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The Beatles Elvis seminal influences in music maybe you can add the Beach Boys, and maybe you need a R&B man also - not sure who - some say Chuck Berry, although he wasnt as prolific hitwise. Oasis and MJ don't fit this. ![]() Quote:
The argument is very daft, you act like the beatles had NO inspirations at all... like they created all the music in the world as a pedestal to ALL other groups.
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The Beatles are over-rated. But they influenced music so much more than anyone has or ever will.
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Not a fan of any of them but, if I have to choose, it would be The Beatles.
Never got the appeal of Elvis and wonder if you had to be there really. Never, ever got the Jackon hype and i was there for that. He had 2 decent albums and that was it imo. The Jackons late 70's music was far superior to his 80's stuff for me and he stuck in the 80's for the rest of his career and didn't move on. Oasis - decent sing along band but hardly original Quote:
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Joint 1st. Elvis/Beatles 3rd. Michael Jackson Distant 4th. Oasis Overall importance and general impact to the music industry: 1st. The Beatles 2nd. Elvis 3rd. Michael Jackson Distant 4th. Oasis
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Who gets most airplay on radio these days? and who ,that has written thier own songs ,might still be heard in 40 years from now ?
I would guess THE BEATLES
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MJ and no one will ever change my mind. The others don't even compare. Although I do like The Beatles.
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I do think the odd one out on the list is Elvis though as he was a performer and not a song-writer. To me this makes it difficult to compare him to the others, like comparing Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Pavarotti.
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The Beatles
![]() No one is in the same league Elvis is next my late mother loved him. I do not care for Oasis or Jackson personally. |
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Elvis didn't write a single song and ripped his music and style from black musicians.
And you can't compare bands to solo musicians |
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1. The Beatles
All the superlatives that have ever been heaped upon this Liverpool combo are imho thoroughly deserved, although I don't like the way some music critics dismiss their early recordings as bubblegum pop. Yes, I suppose some of the early stuff was bubblegum pop, but it was superior bubblegum pop. 2. Elvis Presley His fifties stuff is for me some of the greatest music ever made. What he recorded later is anything but. 3. Oasis Like their first two albums. Yes, the Beatles were obviously a big influence, but calling them a Beatles tribute band is I think a little unfair. Oasis were/are a very good band, but not a great one. 4. Er, sorry, Michael who? |
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Yes, I am white, but then so are the overwhelming majority of forum members. So my colour means that I do not appreciate black music? What nonsense! I love lots of black artists, mainly vintage ones like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and tons of others from the genres of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and rhythm 'n' blues.. Jacko inho was not fit to lick those other artists boots.
Some of those musicians you mention were friends, big influences worked with and greatly respected him. Their stlye and recognition Elvis pinched from It's always funny when someone insults michael jackson's artistry and praises Elvis. |
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Urgh. I'm not bothered. Obviously you're wrong and ignorant, I made an observation. People don't like the same things and have bad biased opinions.
Some of those musicians you mention were friends, big influences worked with and greatly respected him. Their stlye and recognition Elvis pinched from It's always funny when someone insults michael jackson's artistry and praises Elvis.
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The Beatles changed the world.
Music, fashion, thinking. They were both of the time and ahead of their time. A Zeitgeist. There is a joy and an innocence to the music; depth and frivolity; charm and passion. The sheer breath of what they did is untouchable. And they resonate still. Elvis for impact but he was over as a force when the beat groups arrived, and he went off into the army. Iconic, fabulous singer across genres, Michael Jackson.mmn... some great songs. Great pop music to dance to... I prefer Motown, Oasis a great rock band with attitude, more successful than the more interesting musically Blur. The Beatles though are a class on their own. |
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Oasis- Love all the b sides and early albums to death. Lots of good tracks later on too. It seems like it's a crime to say you love Oasis nowadays. ![]() Quote:
If you wanted an infinitely more talented equivalent I would suggest The Stone Roses. |
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1) The Beatles- Almost every song is fantastic, and two great vocalists.
2) Elvis Presley- Patchy material but a fabulous singer and performer. 3) Oasis- Nice songwriting, sometimes come off as a Beatles tribute act. 4) Michael Jackson- Entirely over-rated. |
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Urgh. I'm not bothered. Obviously you're wrong and ignorant, I made an observation. People don't like the same things and have bad biased opinions.
Some of those musicians you mention were friends, big influences worked with and greatly respected him. Their stlye and recognition Elvis pinched from It's always funny when someone insults michael jackson's artistry and praises Elvis. the quietness of jacko fans here is deafening... together they reassure one abnother that jacko is THE only thing in music, that he changed everything, and that the world either agrees or is 'ignorant'... yet here his popularity is less then that beatles tribute act (oasis). i guess they dont like the truth. |
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you made a stupid comment, hardly an observation, and when it was proven to be inaccurate (your thinly disguised hint that the poster might be racist) you make another! how tf you can call him 'wrong' and 'ignorant' when you were comprehensively proven wrong is quite shocking... (or is your 'ignorant' accusation a nod to jacko?...lol
the quietness of jacko fans here is deafening... together they reassure one abnother that jacko is THE only thing in music, that he changed everything, and that the world either agrees or is 'ignorant'... yet here his popularity is less then that beatles tribute act (oasis). i guess they dont like the truth. |
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Urgh. I'm not bothered. Obviously you're wrong and ignorant, I made an observation. People don't like the same things and have bad biased opinions.
Some of those musicians you mention were friends, big influences worked with and greatly respected him. Their stlye and recognition Elvis pinched from It's always funny when someone insults michael jackson's artistry and praises Elvis. |
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I'm surprised by all the Oasis hate going on here. If this list is just personal preference then:
1. The Beatles -Really, the other 3 don't come close imo. I enjoy Michael Jackson & Elvis but, again, not even close to the Beatles. All 3 heavily influenced music, and Elvis & MJ are great artists, don't get me wrong... just harsh to include them in the same list as The Beatles. 2. Oasis - I'm not saying Oasis are better than MJ & Elvis just that I prefer them. Great songwriting, and one of the biggest bands of my generation. A band that will definitely be remembered in 50-60 years time as an all-time great imo. 3. Michael Jackson 4. Elvis Btw, why these 4 choices? You could have included artists like Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Queen, Stevie Wonder, etc... just curious. |
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