Which Band Was the American Beatles?
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The problem with this question is that no American band, or band from any other nation, can stand with The Beatles.
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Paul has often referred to the artistic competition between him and John as they played off each other to make better music. Paul has also referred to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys and Beatles in this way as well.
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Nancy R:
WixRocks!:
beatlesfanrandy:
WixRocks!:
beatlesfanrandy:
Good topic! I'd say The Monkees were the American Beatles, since their whole existence was based on The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night.
Yes but...they didn't actually do anything... ops:
They were the top selling group in the world in 1967, sold millions of records, incited Monkeemania on tour to rival Beatlemania, and made a hit TV show to boot. That it only lasted 3 years is beside the point. Their records still sell now, and they still have a huge following.
It's only comparable to The Beatles because it tried to recreate The Beatles. It was manufactured, not natural.
Nobody said the group couldn't be "manufactured!" Look at One Erection er...Direction. Weren't they manufactured too?
I guess it depends on what you mean by Manufactured, they entered X-Factor and didnt get tthrough so Simon Cowell put them into a band and they continued as a band, but they didnt win only came 3rd. So not really manufactured as they didnt answer an ad to join a band etc, was just a talet show they entered
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Boggle:
Nancy R:
WixRocks!:
beatlesfanrandy:
WixRocks!:
beatlesfanrandy:
Good topic! I'd say The Monkees were the American Beatles, since their whole existence was based on The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night.
Yes but...they didn't actually do anything... ops:
They were the top selling group in the world in 1967, sold millions of records, incited Monkeemania on tour to rival Beatlemania, and made a hit TV show to boot. That it only lasted 3 years is beside the point. Their records still sell now, and they still have a huge following.
It's only comparable to The Beatles because it tried to recreate The Beatles. It was manufactured, not natural.
Nobody said the group couldn't be "manufactured!" Look at One Erection er...Direction. Weren't they manufactured too?
I guess it depends on what you mean by Manufactured, they entered X-Factor and didnt get tthrough so Simon Cowell put them into a band and they continued as a band, but they didnt win only came 3rd. So not really manufactured as they didnt answer an ad to join a band etc, was just a talet show they entered
Oh, okay. I didn't know their history.
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The Beach Boys?
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The Beach Boys were already formed and recording before The Beatles released Please Please Me. So it can't be them. I say it's The Monkees.
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beatlesfanrandy:
The Beach Boys were already formed and recording before The Beatles released Please Please Me. So it can't be them. I say it's The Monkees.
And we're back to square one (My post on page 1 of this thread on 10/31/13 said The Monkees)
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Nancy R:
beatlesfanrandy:
The Beach Boys were already formed and recording before The Beatles released Please Please Me. So it can't be them. I say it's The Monkees.
And we're back to square one (My post on page 1 of this thread on 10/31/13 said The Monkees)
Round and round we go...