Four things learned from this album of recordings released 1963-1965 as a reaction to the Beatles U.S. invasion:
1. The "greatest band of all time" was widely resented/disliked.
2. Some thought they were from London, or apparently didn't know there was a difference between Liverpool and London.
3. Ringo was the most popular Beatle.
Obviously, history has altered our view of the Fabs (no relation) a bit since then. And although the Rolling Stone magazine/rock critic mafia would disagree, I also learned that:
4. The American rock'n'roll scene did not need "saving": there's plenty of great surf, garage, hillbilly, r'n'b, novelty, and girl-group sounds here that sadly would be kicked to the curb until its punk revival more than a decade later.
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Better Than The Beatles! 26 Tunes That Failed to Oust the Fab-Four From the Charts
Monday, February 24, 2014
Better Than The Beatles! 26 Tunes That Failed to Oust the Fab-Four From the Charts
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