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Old 04-30-2009, 06:05 PM   #698 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mirrorball95 View Post
Yeah this is pretty much what i was trying to say. It just isnt Rock as I would class it. I get what youre saying with them being around before Rush & Sabbath etc but I still wouldnt use the phrase 'more rock' than Sabbath or Rush.
Actually I don't think you do get what I'm saying. Them being around before those two bands is not what I'm talking about. I'm saying that the Beatles' music has more in common stylistically with early rock n roll (i.e. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc.) than a band like Rush does. And since the term "rock n roll" was invented to describe the music made by people like Chuck Berry and Little Richard it can be argued that the closer you come to that particular sound the more rock you are.

Incidentally, I'm not saying that Rush and Black Sabbath aren't rock. They are. I'm just saying that they're further removed from what the term "rock" was originally coined to describe.
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