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The Beatles As the plane lands, thousands of fans start to scream, increasing in volume as four young men step out, wearing identical hairstyles and expressions of shock. They never expected to be this famous in America! As the four walk down to the ground, fans rush to the barriers, trying to get a closer look at them, and the police have to hold them back. Some women(and men) faint when they see them. These boys that caused so much chaos were The Beatles, a 19´s rock and roll band that, with their talent, fame and individuality, changed the music industry for the better. Before the Band The Beatles were one of the most famous bands of all time, but they didn't start that way. The beatles were born in Liverpool, England. The four of they were very different, but they had a few things in common- the hard, tough-guy rocker style, and a love for music. Research shows, “John Lennon met Paul McCartney when they were both playing in skiffle groups, which were homespun bands that played a combination of rock, folk and …show more content…
The Beatles were finding new and unique ways to use the recording software that they had. People were loving The Beatles’ style, because it was something that had never been seen before. For instance, “The media only added to the band’s popularity… Writers gave them nicknames, such as the “Fab Four.” another nickname, “Loveable mop tops” referred to the band member’s haircuts… The Beatles style was considered quite long and a little outrageous. The style quickly caught on among their teenage fans.” (Roberts #39) Equally important, Their album Please Please Me shot to number one in March, 1963 and stayed there for thirty weeks. (Roberts #38) Beatlemania had started, They Beatle began to go on tours and perform to bigger crowds, until the concert attendance was unbelievable. Beatlemania took the music industry by storm, and suddenly everyone knew about the
The Liverpool rock group known as the Beatles began to form during the year of 1960. The band was made up of four members which included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Although the Beatles are known as a major influential part of music today, the early years of their career were a difficult. They suffered the struggles of discouragement, being rejected by labels, and changing band members throughout the beginning. However, things began to change during the Beatlemania period. The Tipping Point is described by Malcolm Gladwell as a time of “critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point. This theory can be applied to the Beatles during their rise to fame period known as Beatlemania. There
The Beatles were formed in London and consisted of four prime members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. When they first came out from Liverpool to America, they gave a clean look toward people by wearing suits and trimmed haircuts. The Rolling Stones, also formed in London later on, also consisted of four prime members in the beginning: Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts. Throughout their career, they let they hair grow long and wear whatever they wanted including concerts, giving off the “I don’t care” look. The Beatles gave a clean impression, perceived as perfect school boys while The Rolling Stones gave a dirty image to the public and didn’t care about other’s opinion and rebelled against “the man”. As t...
The Beatles are known, respectively, as the fathers of modern pop music. After their first #1 hit “Please Please Me” was released in 1963 the Beatles were set in motion to become one of the most influential groups of musicians to ever rock our world. With over forty-nine records, 37 #1’s, and thirty- four number one albums (the highest amount of any band in history), there is no denying that they made a monumental ripple in the musical world. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr surprisingly all come from humble beginnings in a town that, until their superstardom, was barely noticed on the map. Liverpool, being kn...
The Beatles are an iconic English rock band and are widely regarded as the “foremost and most influential act of the rock era” (Unterberg). Formed in Liverpool in 1960, the Beatles were comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, with Stuart Sutcliffe on bass guitar in January and Pete
To understand how The Beatles got so big, you have to trace back their roots and see where it all began. Going back to the birth of the band members, we are taken to Liverpool in England. Liverpool was regarded as a very dirty and low place by many of the people that liv...
It seems as though it’s impossible to provide an analogy to a group today that accurately expresses what the Beatles were to their hayday. I guess that the closest thing to the Beatles of 2014 is One Direction, British and super popular, but the Beatles were obviously much bigger and much more influential than any other pop culture icon in recorded history. The question is though, why were the Beatles so popular that they defined a genre and generation of music? Why did they have such a strong influence on pop culture that they still remain popular today? The Beatles have a distinct sound, but they also didn’t stick to this image that seems to be so popular in bands of today. They let their music change with their mood, and the mood of the time they wrote the song in. This, instead of causing them to seem instable and fragmented, made them even more defined. Their songs are different from each other in a way that keeps it exciting. Hearing the same song over and over again from one artist causes their fame to die out quickly, in the same way that no matter how much you like a song, i...
The way they dressed, and the length of their hair, showed a disdain for the social norms of the time. Their greatest influences were famous for straying away from the normal to find art in the unventured. The Beatles were created in a time of unpredictability, but their music will outlive them. Prior to The Beatles, there were numerous precursors with different styles of music that existed that came together to set the stage for the Beatles to become successful throughout the world and throughout popular music. When the Beatles first became popular, rock and roll was only about fifteen years old at that point, although they did have iconic musicians who they looked up to and aspired to be like.
The first several years of the sixties, British rock was moving away from the rockabilly of the 50s, and toward more R&B and blues focused music. This new style of music represented a rising Mod trend [5], “Mod” referring to the British subculture characterized by stylish dress, the riding of motor scooters, and a liking for this style of music. Many bands from across the Pond became very popular as a result of this, including The Kinks, The Who, The Byrds, The Yardbirds, the Animals, and, of course, it wouldn’t have been the Sixties without the legendary Beatles. The Beatles originated as just a small town band, “singing simple songs” [2] in 1962. The band’s first members were John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who first played together at the Conservative Club in Norris Green, with the name “the Quarrymen”, in 1957.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Both bands also shared the same label (Capitol) in the U.S which meant they were competing for attention on their own record company as well. This rivalry resulted in an abandonment of standard rock form, the lyrics were more conscious, harmonies increasingly complex, a wider range of instrumentation and songs that were so complex they were unable to perform live. This essay will explore and discuss the similarities and differences of the sound of ‘The Beach Boys’ and ‘The Beatles’. The structure of the essay will be as followed.
Fifty years ago, “The Beatles took America by storm” (Aronwitz), and they are still one of the most beloved groups of all time. This legendary band explored many different areas of recording songs and albums, were the culture and style icons of people in that era, and inspired people with meaningful and significant lyrics in their songs. The Beatles, the most popular group in the ‘60s, revolutionized music. One of the main things that was extremely controversial was their hairstyle: the moptop.
The Beatles was an English rock band who was ranked number one on Rolling Stones Magazine, for the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The Beatles was known worldwide. Their innovative music and culture defined the 1960s. They also had an influence on pop culture which can still be seen today. They were truly an influence on our music
Beatlemania was the term for the craze that fans had over the Beatles. This craze was something the world had seen, but most definitely not to the extent Beatles fans took it. Lynskey (2013) had quoted about the coining of the term: "A Radio Scotland performer turned to Lothian and gasped, 'For God's sake Andi, what's happening?' Thinking on his feet, the promoter replied, "Don't Worry, it's only… Beatlemania' " (qtd. in p. 1). The craziness of the female fans, and how they acted during the time of The Beatles, was complete hysteria (Lynskey). The adults, however, did not understand the craze and hysteria over The Beatles. Paul Johnson even stated the fans who did craze over the band and watched them on TV were the people who were probably failures in life. The girls, however, were to be said a mindless horde. The girls screamed for all of these other acts such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and even Cliff Richard; so what made Beatlemania such a craze? Yes, the talent, showmanship, and charisma of the group had a tremendous part in it; however, the timing of the groups rise was impeccable because of the advent of the television.
The "Beatle Craze" in Britian was the start of it all, because soon as The Beatles arrived in the states, they took the country by storm. Police squads would have to escort the musicians in and out of locations, due to the large numbers of fans trying to see them, at times they even needed to use water hoses to keep the fans back. Songs like "I wanna hold your hand" would end up being chart toppers in matter of days and stay
Perhaps the most beloved and prolific quartet in popular music history, The Beatles appealed to the masses through the use of their melodic harmonies, relatable song lyrics, quick witted sense of humor, and their unprecedented showmanship. Yet, following what many perceived to be the untimely breakup of the group, there arose a whirlwind of blame. At the eye of the storm, was John Lennon’s new wife, Yoko Ono. Through researching numerous interviews given by those closest to the breakup of The Beatles, this paper seeks to explore whether Ono should receive credit for causing the breakup, or receive full exoneration of any wrongdoing, which may have led to the demise of what was arguably the greatest rock-n-roll ensemble of all time. Yoko
The Beatles began their music career by signing a manager, Brian Epstein. After they signed Epstein as their manager, Epstein was successful in getting the boys a record contract in March of 1962. The producer, George Martin, liked what the boys played, but he liked their sense of humor much more. With that, Martin chose to sign the band to a contract for one year, but he suggested a drummer for all of the studio recordings. The boys, John, George, and Paul took this as an advantage to fire the original drummer, Pete Best, and he was soon replace by Ringo Starr (About.com). In September 1962, the band slowly started to rise with fame in the UK with their first hit single “Love Me Do” with “P.S. I Love You” on the flip side. However, their first single wasn't the record to skyrocket their music career; it was their second hit “Please Please Me” that did the trick. Their fame, then, began to take off in the early months of 1963. After their big break, the band decided to record a full album and spend most of 1963 touring Great Britain (About.com). Even though the Beatles took over Great Britain, they still have yet to make it big in America; the boys looked at that as a challenge, a challenge...