The Beatles vs The Beach Boys

Brahma5 · 06-03-2010, 07:24 PM

I'd say the Beatles by far.

Screen13 · 06-25-2010, 04:54 PM

The Beatles!

Now, if this were The Beatles vs. Brian Wilson, I would have been tearing my hair out trying to decide - Excellent British Rock filled with innovation vs. Brilliant Writer who perfectly captured the American Sound and style and later went onto create masterworks like "Good Vibrations." That would have been a major tie.

Still, thanks to all of the crap the BBs unleashed while Brian lost it, all the way to making one of the most annoying 80's hits that ranks up there with Starship's crap-o-rama, it has to be The Beatles, Solo albums included...even Ringo's post Mid-70's albums.

boo boo · 07-01-2010, 11:55 PM

Beach Boys didn't turn to "shlocky crap" until around 74 or so but so did The Rolling Stones so what can ya do?

Onei · 07-02-2010, 05:45 AM

The Beatles hands down! Quite simply they set the standard for versatility and produced albums that were innovative and off the wall. The Beach Boys legacy just doesn't live up to the Beatles one.

~~telepicker~~ · 07-03-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lencybrostan

They are amazing and sweet band but emotionally they are damaged people.

Yeah...

Lennon was as damaged as they come.

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Originally Posted by lencybrostan

What Beatless lacking is immaturity and backwards longing for normality.

Huh?

streetwaves · 07-03-2010, 07:26 PM

Pet Sounds is better than any Beatles album in my opinion (although it may be very close with Revolver) - and that's coming from someone who used to consider them his favorite band by far... for about 3-4 years straight. Of course, The Beatles have more good material than The Beach Boys do, but I think SMiLE would have definitely have been better than Sgt. Pepper had it been finished.

TheCunningStunt · 07-03-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by streetwaves

I would say Pet Sounds is better than any Beatles album, but the Beatles of course had a larger amount of good material.

Pet Sounds doesn't even touch Help in my opinion. Help is a great pop record, and it really doesn't touch Revolver, Abbey Road or Rubber Soul.

streetwaves · 07-03-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Pet Sounds doesn't even touch Help in my opinion. Help is a great pop record, and it really doesn't touch Revolver, Abbey Road or Rubber Soul.

Haha, I can't even begin to relate to that.

TheCunningStunt · 07-03-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by streetwaves

Haha, I can't even begin to relate to that.

Help and Pet Sounds are both Pop records, The Beatles are better.. Simple really.

streetwaves · 07-03-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Help and Pet Sounds are both Pop records, The Beatles are better.. Simple really.

Pet Sounds is on a completely different level than Help. Help is nothing more than a pop record, you're right. Pet Sounds, though, is full of impeccable arrangements and it's certainly more emotionally powerful.

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06-03-2010, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brahma5 Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 16	I'd say the Beatles by far.

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	The Beatles! Now, if this were The Beatles vs. Brian Wilson, I would have been tearing my hair out trying to decide - Excellent British Rock filled with innovation vs. Brilliant Writer who perfectly captured the American Sound and style and later went onto create masterworks like "Good Vibrations." That would have been a major tie. Still, thanks to all of the crap the BBs unleashed while Brian lost it, all the way to making one of the most annoying 80's hits that ranks up there with Starship's crap-o-rama, it has to be The Beatles, Solo albums included...even Ringo's post Mid-70's albums.