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blastingas10 · 09-25-2012, 01:49 AM

I can't disagree with any of that, other than the fact that I don't think Elvis is that much better at singing than Paul McCartney.

I have no problem with saying that Robert Johnson was a much better guitarist than any of the Beatles, but that being said, the Beatles weren't bad. John Lennon used a lot of more advanced chords, but Johnson did as well. I have no problem saying that son house was a better singer. I don't think any Beatle could give A vocal performance accompanied by handclaps only as good as son house's "grinnin in your face".

I don't think other artists being descredited has everything to do with over obsessed Beatles fans. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they were at the top of questionably the most popular era of music in the 20th century. Who do people recognize more these days, bo diddley or the Stones? Howlin wolf or led zeppelin? It's not just a Beatles thing.

09-25-2012, 01:49 AM	#512 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	I can't disagree with any of that, other than the fact that I don't think Elvis is that much better at singing than Paul McCartney. I have no problem with saying that Robert Johnson was a much better guitarist than any of the Beatles, but that being said, the Beatles weren't bad. John Lennon used a lot of more advanced chords, but Johnson did as well. I have no problem saying that son house was a better singer. I don't think any Beatle could give A vocal performance accompanied by handclaps only as good as son house's "grinnin in your face". I don't think other artists being descredited has everything to do with over obsessed Beatles fans. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they were at the top of questionably the most popular era of music in the 20th century. Who do people recognize more these days, bo diddley or the Stones? Howlin wolf or led zeppelin? It's not just a Beatles thing.