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Originally Posted by jackhammer
TBH I was just throwing names out there as an example of bands OTHER than The Beatles influencing music, as big The Beatles fan just seem to think that they are the only band out there influencing all other bands that came after them.
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While I tend to think the Beatles are the greatest rock group of all time, I rarely listen to them. Why? Because there's thousands of other groups out there that interest me as much or more than them. Interesting stuff that I haven't heard 10,000x ad nauseum. I also don't like the fact that they're shoved down my throat every time I turn around, and that I can't seem to escape it.
They're played in public, they're mentioned on internet forums, my friend called me up one time and started a 30 minute rant on how great the Beatles were and how they were so ahead of their time and how nothing besides maybe Radiohead could ever touch them. I've got friends that are obsessed with George Harrison.
I've just had enough Beatles and I don't appreciate being, in a sense, forced to appreciate them by marketing and hype and the general public.
The Beatles are not the be all end all of music. There are thousands of other groups out there that are very talented and are creating new and interesting things all the time. I just don't get people who are obsessed with and worship the Beatles.