The Beatles Persuasive Speech

It is often argued about who, in our generation, will become the ‘next Beatles’; the biggest band in the world. Many bands have held this title, but none have met the expectations of the legendary 60’s band. Due to their popularity, even pop group One Direction have been gifted this moniker, but the opposition and has far outweighed the hype. With rock music experiencing a temporary lull, could it even be a guitar based band that squares up to The Beatles? And what boxes would they have to tick to achieve this milestone?

Perhaps our biggest hope, the Arctic Monkeys “from High Green Sheffield”, have the potential and momentum to become that. With five UK number one albums and great acclaim for each, their conquest to crack America could cement

The Monkeys don’t have the powerhouse of both Lennon and McCartney, but that’s not to say there’s no competition. Singer and guitarist Alex Turner is widely regarded by many as not only the voice of a generation and a modern day poet, but also the sole saviour of rock and roll. Like The Beatles before, he, and all the band, are undeniable charming, if sometimes a bit silly, and their deservedly devout following thrive off each GIF, video and article the internet can throw at

Simple phrases such as ‘she became laughter’s assassin’ paint a whole scene in the listener’s mind of a good time bluntly replaced with awkwardness and dumbstruck faces. He describes that “With folded arms you occupy the bench like toothache” as if the simile was not only a way showing the unpleasantness of the situation, but also the effect of grinding angry teeth as a consequence. His image conjuring lyricism can only be described as genius. But it’s not just lyrics that make the band.

Like The Beatles, and many influential and iconic music groups, the band have had many different phases. Each member adapts their aesthetic to reflect the band’s ever altering sound through their look and songs. They have experimented visually and musically through every ‘era’ whilst still sounding characteristically unique. After the success of the ‘chip shop rock’ debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, their (mainly UK centralised) hype did not die down, resulting in expectations of nothing but the best, and each time they have