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Beatles forums => Polls => Topic started by: Nada Surf on February 07, 2012, 10:31:43 PM
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Think hard now (I really think there is only one answer, but this should be fun...)
What do you think was the single most important decision made by anyone pertaining to the Beatles, whether it be the group or administration or anyone, that benefited the group.
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First thought is George Martin's taking them on. But?...hmm...
roll:)
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Ya' know, Klang...there are going to be arguments galore on this one, but you certainly named an important one...we'll see what they all think.
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What's this doing in polls?
This isn't a poll.
It's a discussion.
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To go to okay in Hamburg Germany is without abdoubt what made them into the band they became. Many people who knew them swear that when they left Liverpool they were a half ass band without a drummer. They were known as tag alongs mostly who couldn't really play that well. However, when they came back from hamburg, they were an amazing live act with stage presence and perfect harmonies. I read a book called Outliers, and it says that someone who spends ten thousand hours or more on a subject becomes great at it and successful. They had a whole chapter on the Beatles and how playing in hamburg was the crucial element which turned them into the greatest band in the world.
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Somehow I sensed this was going to go into the direction of going to Hamburg with Pete Best.
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Probably John and Paul's decision to start making music together...
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Going to Hamburg has nothing to do with Pete Best Bobber, im talking strictly from the group sucking to learning how to actually play their instruments, be in key, and learn to entertain because they were playing 6 hour sets three times a day. I also think that the decision to allow Brian Epstein as their manager was the most important decision as well. That man totally changed their image and cultivated/marketed them. He used all his resources and energy to get them a recording contract and to get them exposure. Without hiring him, we would not know who the Beatles are today.
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Somehow I sensed this was going to go into the direction of going to Hamburg with Pete Best.
It won't be from me, Bobber...I am NOT the Best-head around here!
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I was hoping to read what some of this sites big guns (Bobber, Nimrod, Hello Good-bye, Tkitna etc) thought...
I personally think it was John Lennon's decision to accept Paul McCartney into the Quarrymen after careful consideration.
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i probably know as much about the Beatles as the main biographers we have all heard of from writing the books and on every documentary/interview...I have been studying and going to places of importance in Beatles history since i was 3 yrs old and at that young age i was introduced to all of it by my father.
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Nowhere man...are you the Best of the Beatles dude, too?
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No im not..I'm just a huge huge Beatles fan who has tried to learn and dissect everything and anything involved with the Beatles. I was actually thinking of writing a book. I've read four Beatles books this month and last month two John Lennon books. I've read all of Mark Lewisohn's books published so far, as well as Geoff Emmerick's book I just finished. It's so hard to know alot of things because of the passage of time, and also certain people's memories or legacies being enhanced or tarnished. So you really have to read EVERYTHING involved that you can. Paul McCartney is the biggest culprit as far as enhancing his own legacy while diminishing the contributions of others.
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Hop into this room's chat room now.I'm in there.
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How do I do that Nada??
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I was hoping to read what some of this sites big guns (Bobber, Nimrod, Hello Good-bye, Tkitna etc) thought...
I think it was their trousers.
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I think it was their trousers.
ha2ha
No it was the cuban heeled Beatle Boots
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IMO, thier greatest decison was to break up, thus leaving us while they were completely at the top of their game - Abbey Road.
It enhanced their legend even more.
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ha2ha
No it was the cuban heeled Beatle Boots
Maybe it was both. ;)
But I think they were the coolest when they looked like this...
(http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1961/61.08.XX%20aintree/2.jpg)
(http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1961/61.08.XX%20aintree/5.jpg)
(http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1961/61.08.XX%20aintree/6.jpg)
(http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1961/61.08.XX%20aintree/3.jpg)
(http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1961/61.08.XX%20aintree/4.jpg)
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;yes
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I think it was their trousers.
LOL!
Me a big gun? I have to tell Mrs Bobber.
But seriously: this may sound strange, but somehow it was a good decision to quit the band in 1969-1970. Because of that, the legendary status of The Beatles has grown to enormous heights. Should they have carried on, I'm convinced that The Beatles should not have been regarded in the way as they're looked at now.
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But seriously: this may sound strange, but somehow it was a good decision to quit the band in 1969-1970. Because of that, the legendary status of The Beatles has grown to enormous heights. Should they have carried on, I'm convinced that The Beatles should not have been regarded in the way as they're looked at now.
I can see where you're coming from there.
For me, though, it's not that their legendary status grew bigger because they split up - they were already the biggest band on the planet anyway. They were fortunate enough that their break-up happened at a time so that they could quit while they were ahead.
Other bands such as The Stones saw their position in the rock hierarchy slip during the 70s because they stayed together but couldn't maintain the success they had in the 60s - there were new bands on the scene in the 70s to take over from them, such as Led Zeppelin etc.
But The Beatles split up while they were number one and they remained untouchable ever since.
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The best decision was to stop touring from 1966 on.
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I can see where you're coming from there.
For me, though, it's not that their legendary status grew bigger because they split up - they were already the biggest band on the planet anyway. They were fortunate enough that their break-up happened at a time so that they could quit while they were ahead.
Other bands such as The Stones saw their position in the rock hierarchy slip during the 70s because they stayed together but couldn't maintain the success they had in the 60s - there were new bands on the scene in the 70s to take over from them, such as Led Zeppelin etc.
But The Beatles split up while they were number one and they remained untouchable ever since.
I tend to disagree with you here Peter, for me record sales are a measure of any bands success and the Stones were mega successful in the 70's
All these albums were UK & US No 1's (Some Girls being theyre biggest selling album ever in the US).......critically also 'Exile' consistently named theyre greatest work.
Sticky Fingers (1971)
Exile on Main St. (1972)
Goats Head Soup (1973)
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
Black and Blue (1976)
Some Girls (1978)