The Beatles are well-documented; little is left to note about them. Mention of their name recalls specific imagery and memories for many, and it is very possible that they were the most important group to emerge from the rock and roll movement. In the 1960's, Beatlemania swept multiple nations and captured the attention and consciousness of an entire generation. Their music, due to the fact that it was so innovative, never was less important than their very visible personalities. The group's popularity persists, and Beatles vinyl records still often fetch high prices.
John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, denizens of northern England, joined to form the band. At about the time of their beginning in the early 1960's, the "British Invasion", an influx of rock music from Great Britain into the North American market, was beginning, and the quartet helped to lead this movement. The group remained popular for the rest of their existence, remaining at rock's cutting edge rather than fading away after the Invasion's early years. They heavily influenced future rock styles, claims that only a scant few other Invasion groups can make.
Over the course of their career, the Beatles shifted their sound from one influenced by vocal and pop music to one rooted in folk revival to one steeped in experimentalism and working against conventions. At the conclusion of their alteration in the latter part of the '60's, the group bore little resemblance to the Mersey beat aces they had been in their early years, instead being focused on a more instrument-heavy sound which culled various elements from rock's at-that-point succinct history and mixed these parts up in new and imaginative ways.
Considering that this band put out such a plethora of hits, it is tough to pick any finite number that accurately represent their career. The group's output ranges from the pop tunes "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and "A Hard Day's Night", to the surreal "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", to the more guitar-based rock of tunes like "Helter Skelter", to the gospel-informed "Let it Be".
No other band might ever approach this British quartet, and our memories of them endure. Ownership of Beatles music in any physical form is noteworthy, but having their record albums, specifically, can give one a sense of real prestige. Although the group has long since broken up, and Harrison and Lennon are gone from this earth, the music they created survives. The four gentlemen from Liverpool will forever be with us.
John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, denizens of northern England, joined to form the band. At about the time of their beginning in the early 1960's, the "British Invasion", an influx of rock music from Great Britain into the North American market, was beginning, and the quartet helped to lead this movement. The group remained popular for the rest of their existence, remaining at rock's cutting edge rather than fading away after the Invasion's early years. They heavily influenced future rock styles, claims that only a scant few other Invasion groups can make.
Over the course of their career, the Beatles shifted their sound from one influenced by vocal and pop music to one rooted in folk revival to one steeped in experimentalism and working against conventions. At the conclusion of their alteration in the latter part of the '60's, the group bore little resemblance to the Mersey beat aces they had been in their early years, instead being focused on a more instrument-heavy sound which culled various elements from rock's at-that-point succinct history and mixed these parts up in new and imaginative ways.
Considering that this band put out such a plethora of hits, it is tough to pick any finite number that accurately represent their career. The group's output ranges from the pop tunes "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and "A Hard Day's Night", to the surreal "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", to the more guitar-based rock of tunes like "Helter Skelter", to the gospel-informed "Let it Be".
No other band might ever approach this British quartet, and our memories of them endure. Ownership of Beatles music in any physical form is noteworthy, but having their record albums, specifically, can give one a sense of real prestige. Although the group has long since broken up, and Harrison and Lennon are gone from this earth, the music they created survives. The four gentlemen from Liverpool will forever be with us.
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