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Originally Posted by Comus
Lets be fair, most people who claim to have a favourite band know very little about them. I heard a passing conversation about someone who's favourite group was Led Zeppelin, it went somewhat like this:
"I like totally love led zeppelin, stairway to heaven is soooo coool, I wonder when they're going to release the next album, I know it's only been a few weeks since their last one, but it was really cool and fresh and new."
While I admire their love for decent music, they somewhat dropped the ball in identifying what time period LZ came from.
I know people who call themselves prog rock fans who have never heard of King Crimson, and people who "love" Folk who have never heard Bob Dylan, but everyone knows the beatles, and that recognition I feel is very undeserving.
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You know, Comus, I do agree with that.
I will be the first person to admit that I am a music snob. I have studied music since the day I was born, both theory and history. I went to University for music, I make a living working in the music industry, and nothing urks me more than people who jump on this "fad" train.
Which is a reason why (relating back to the purpose of this thread), I think the Stones are completely over-rated. In saying that, I do believe that people generally say they "LOVE THE BEATLEs, OMG I'M THEIR BIGGEST FAN" but have only heard the singles, and only own Sgt. Pepper, and, perhaps One, because it was fairly recent.
However, for those of us who aren't lazy, and actually seek out talented, thought out, cohesive, intelligent music, there are Beatles tracks that could surely slot into that category.