The Stones were certainly much more skilled musicians Ray Davies of the Kinks was certainly a far better songwriter than There was nothing intrinsically better in the Beatles' music. More attention than, say, the Kinks or the Rolling Stones. (mediocre) musical endeavours to this day. That phenomenon kept alive interest in their They knew that the Beatles were simply lucky to becomeĪ folk phenomenon (thanks to "Beatlemania", which had nothing to do with They could never figure out why the Beatles' songs should be regarded Lusty negro attitudes with cute white-kid smiles.Ĭontemporary musicians never spoke highly of the Beatles, and for good It replaced syncopated African rhythm with linear Western melody, and At such a time, rock critics will study their rockĪnd understand which artists accomplished which musical feat, and whichīeatles' "Aryan" music removed any trace of black music from rock and roll. Hopefully, one not-too-distant day, there will be a clear demarcation betweenĪ great musician like Tim Buckley, who never sold much, and commercial They simply highlight what product the music business wants to make money from. Publicists working for major labels, distributors and record stores. This is the sad status of rock criticism: rock critics are basically Worldwide, your average critic will waste rivers of ink on her or him. If a major label picks upĪ musician who is as stereotyped as can be but launches her or him The world, most rock critics will ignore him. The most divine music but no major label picks him up and sells him around Too little to the merits of real musicians. Whole: too much attention paid to commercial phenomena and In a sense, the Beatles are emblematic of the status of rock criticism as a RockĬritics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classicalĬritics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Rock critics, instead, are still blinded by commercial success. Over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all time.Ĭlassical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians ofĪll time are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous Music still is from becoming a serious art. Significant or most influential" rock band ever only tells you how far rock The fact that so many books still name the Beatles as "the greatest or most Feel free to duplicate on your websites.įor a list of his favorite music, the "essentials", click here (and then scroll down in that page for the best of rock music).īut please note that this is just one of 8,600 bios of musicians on this website. Music behind, the vast success of the article makes him believe it shouldĬontinue to be posted here. While the interests of the author have long left popular This old article by Piero Scaruffi has won several international awardsĪs the most professional analysis of the career of pop group the BeatlesĮver written. Most important compositions of all time.Paul McCartney: Band On The Run (1973), 5/10 John Lennon: John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band (1970), 6.5/10 George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (1970), 6.5/10 George Harrison: Electronic Sounds (1969), 6/10 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), 7/10 ( Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use) Beatles: biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums
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