I don't think any band has had so many memorable-groundbreaking hit records in a row. From 65-69, In just 4 years they released Help, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, Let It Be, Abbey Road. Those 4 years alone changed music forever.

@Oxmustube

Жыл бұрын

Between august 6th 1965 and august 5th 1966, Help, Rubber Soul and Revolver. Just ridiculous!

@deantait8326

Жыл бұрын

They came they saw, they conquered but just as quickly, thankfully collapsed because of John’s ego and the later music was horrible IMO. Sargent Peppers was awful and never liked the band from 67 on. My midteen tastes matured and they sounded awful to me. The music went to Blues/Rock and the Beatles thought the sitar was a good sound

@antonioiniguez1615

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxmustube absolutely insane. Help is a fantastic album

@antonioiniguez1615

Жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd 1972-1979(DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, and The Wall) comes close. Led Zeppelin 1970-1975 is also great. Stevie Wonder 1972-1976 is legendary. The Beatles still reign supreme though.

@Oxmustube

Жыл бұрын

@@antonioiniguez1615 I agree. It doesn't get enough love for showing how the Beatles moved in a different direction. It is the album where you can see a new chapter being written.

Anyone who grew up in the 60's memorized every single detail of Beatle trivia. We had Beatlemania, which was so deep and profound, that here it is 60 years later and we still are fans.

@TheDivayenta

Жыл бұрын

And we still know all the deets!

@warrenhughes911

Жыл бұрын

Yessir yessir!!!

@TodayImMaking

Жыл бұрын

I was not even alive in the 60s yet I'm sure I know at least as much Beatles trivia as anyone who grew up then. Kids being born today will probably know more than I do because The Beatles are forever.

@robinmills8675

Жыл бұрын

I am 68 and still have my Beatles cards.

@lvrobertus

Жыл бұрын

Born in '01 and still have it memorized. Gotta keep good music alive.

Revolver is absolutely in the conversation as the best album of all time. It was revolutionary

@douglasmijangos3327

Жыл бұрын

Dam .. I love Rubber Soul but I always end up on Revolver as my favorite album by them …

@nthdegree1269

Жыл бұрын

Could have had Paperback Writer and Rain on it...Making it even greater

@otisdylan9532

Жыл бұрын

@@douglasmijangos3327 Those are my 2 favorite Beatles albums.

@douglasmijangos3327

Жыл бұрын

@@nthdegree1269 same wit The Pepper album .. I think they were gonna out Strawberry Fields but some producer or mixer .. someone from the label decided not to .. I think it was George Martin .. I think he said it was one the biggest regrets of his career… that would’ve been even better too 😂

@caryriggs5719

Жыл бұрын

Abbey Road has been my go to Album for the last 45 years or so

I’m a huge Beatles fan, The number of classic albums. The number of classic songs. The number of hits. The growth and diversity of their music. And what blows my mind is Ringo joined in ‘62. John left in ‘69. They did all that in 7 years.

One of the things that is missing from this video is that it wasnt just the music or their style but also their personalities. They were all very funny, cheeky , quick witted, charming boys. The US press were ready to skewer them , when tbey first got to America, but were won over by how lovable they were.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

TOTALLY TRUE, they were TRULY the WHOLE package!

That ‘Revolver’ cover was designed by Klaus Voormann, who also did the artwork for ‘The Beatles Anthology’, one of their artist friends from the early Hamburg days who, because of them, became a musician, an excellent bass player, and played on albums by Lennon, Harrison, and Starr, Manfred Mann, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, etc. He’s still alive today.

@fnjesusfreak

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention produced Trio's "Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha)". xD

@WooferMcWooferson

Жыл бұрын

He also played The Concert for Bangladesh.

No band had more influence on popular music and on popular culture than the Beatles. Some may say they like other groups more, but, The Beatles stand alone above all other groups. They were the most versatile and influential band of all time. Many of the greatest rock bands came into existence because of The Beatles breaking so many glass ceilings and inspiring so many young musicians who followed after The Beatles. I don't know how anyone can argue with that.

“They don’t adapt. People adapt to them.” True worlds! You get it. 😎❤️

The Beatles were not just a band, they were responsible for an entire cultural revolution! They changed everything, which is what I think made them the GOAT! Were it not for the Beatles, there would never have been a Led Zeppelin, or a Rolling Stones, or Rush, or any great rock bands of the 70s and beyond. Thanks for this reaction, Jamel! 💙✌

@willduffield7226

Жыл бұрын

Rush was just fine without the beatles.

@faithnyou1732

Жыл бұрын

@@willduffield7226 I didn't say they weren't. I love Rush, but the Beatles were around long before Rush ... actually long before most rock bands. You would know that if you had grown up during that time.

@willduffield7226

Жыл бұрын

@@faithnyou1732 Actually, you did say they weren't, by virtue of implying that they wouldn't have been capable of doing anything they did, if it weren't for the beatles having been around first. That's not true. There is no relationship or correlation there. And don't patronize me; you don't have to be alive during a specific time to be aware of what happened then. That's what history is for. Besides, it's not like your generation ever stops talking about your history. But what you may dread to realize, however, is that there are fewer people in the world who care about the 60's and all of its idolatry than you may think. What a massive swathe of your generation calls things like "innovative" and "revolutionary" is actually just mere, esoteric ramblings of a spoiled, unenlightened group of people who are too afraid to have any responsibility or maturity to admit that they have no idea how the real world or human nature actually work. You want to waste your life by lying to yourself? Go ahead. That's no skin off my nose. But don't think that you've won some sort of contest of wisdom here. There is no wisdom in thinking the beatles will have any impact in the vast scheme of things. That is not their purpose. You can do whatever you want to do to pacify your insistence that they be valued as such. But as soon as you try to impose that fantasy onto my purview, I'm going to put a stop to it. You may not care about reality, but I do. There is no contest here. Rush is beautiful. They make music. The beatles are an idol; nothing more. Oh, and speaking of who's actually unaware of what's been going on in history, how much do you really know about the generations that came after yours? Do you have *any* remote idea what we've been through? I would *love* to hear this. Wait right there. I'll get the popcorn.

@danilleblanc7487

Жыл бұрын

@@willduffield7226 Good for them. I'm so proud! NOT. Did you ask them how they felt? What did they say? lol

@danilleblanc7487

Жыл бұрын

@@willduffield7226 In reality you should have said Rush wouldn't be here if it wasn't for The Beatles! That would be much closer to the actual truth of the matter if you knew anything about Rock history. Which you obviously don't. As Neil Young said "there's more to the picture than meets the eye".

Pete Best, their first drummer, was sacked on August 16, 1962, the very day I was born. So, the Beatles as we know them are EXACTLY as old as I am! Peace and Love Brother Jamel and Beatlemaniacs across the universe!

I was a highly traumatized and depressed child, the Beatles were like the sun coming out for me !! It was GLORIOUS !! They changed the world more than you will ever know !!

The Beatles!!! There's so many reasons why they are my favorite band and just so crucial to music history in general. They were a powerhouse of talent and creativity, from day one right to the end in 1969-1970. I could watch every video about them and still be impressed

@jackkennedy3661

Жыл бұрын

They are my favorite band too!

@alrivers2297

Жыл бұрын

Same

@daletwin1

Жыл бұрын

They are my favorite band of all time, as well and for so many reasons.

Revolver had the John Lennon classic Tomorrow Never Knows. A masterpiece ahead of it's time in 1966. Drum loops, samples and other things that weren't common back then

@gerryfisher5259

3 ай бұрын

It took me many years to be able to appreciate that song. These days, it's sounding great to me.

Video failed to mention that “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love” were released as singles after Lennons death and were demo tapes that got updated and remastered with Jeff Lynne of ELO. They were originally recorded by Harrison and Lennon respectively.

@TodayImMaking

Жыл бұрын

That video is really only the tip of the iceberg.

@kbob1163

Жыл бұрын

It's funny, since he mentions McCartney and Starr reuniting to record "Grow Old With Me," and completely overlooks the more significant reunion from the early 90s.

Should be known that Abbey Rd was actually the last album recorded, Let It Be came out afterward, due to much delay over production & kerfluffels.

I grew up in that era. I saw their Ed Sullivan appearances with all of the girls screaming their heads off. I watched them grow in their short time span as a band, '63-'70. They were such a huge influence, not only on all of the fans but on other groups who tried to copy their style, music and fashion. They truly are the best group to ever exist. I don't see another group coming along that can match what the Beatles accomplished. Especially with the music world as it exists today. Great job reacting to this piece of history!

The guys who made up the original group The Quarrymen later reunited and they still perform as The Quarrymen.

That was a good summary of their entire career, especially considering it was 30 minutes!! Having seen Let It Be, and also the new Peter Jackson "Get Back" 3-episode re-work, Yoko is definitely NOT what broke them up. It was coming anyway. They were all getting tired of "being Beatles" and the expectations that come with it. I remember the newspaper article in the Philadelphia Bulletin when they broke up. My sister and I were sad, for sure. But seeing each one thrive on their own, and later overcome the legal battles and hard feelings and become brothers in spirit, if not in togetherness, again, was beautiful.

@kroakie4

Жыл бұрын

It’s honestly probably a good thing the broke up. If they’d stayed together they may have developed irreconcilable differences.

I live in Vegas, but I am from Liverpool. As a teenager, in the 1980s I worked for a permanent exhibition called Beatle City (now The Beatles Story). We owned the actual bus from the Magical Mystery Tour and I was an official Beatle Guide. I love my hometown and was so happy to see so many people from all over the world who took the time and money to visit Liverpool, and still do. Our universal language is The Beatles’ music, I swear if we could blast it around the world all at once, we would have world peace.

@braudabo

Жыл бұрын

...and you've put down another statue. This time for Brian Epstein. I'm waiting for a statue for Yoko Ono... 😄

@dolphinsrr

Жыл бұрын

@@braudabo not funny troll

Those Lads were/are the greatest band ever!! After they broke it big anything before them (like Elvis) was how things WERE done & the Beatles represented how things ARE! RIP John & George 🙏😔

My dad was stationed in Germany when they had their residency there. He saw them a few times but not to seek them out. Its just where he was hanging out. Of course he had no idea what he was watching at the time and a few years later ....

They may have made heavy metal, too. "Helter Skelter", "Revolution", and "I Want You/She's So Heavy", all have a leaning into the loudness. I know, John, and Paul had seen Jimi Hendrix perform, in England. It is conceivable, that Paul recommended Jimi to be on the list of performers, that were at The Monterey Pop Festival For The Arts, in 1967. In my view, The Beatles created bridges, into many emerging genres, through studio experimentation, progressive concepts, introspection, and became the heart of expression for the whole era.

@bwilson5401

Жыл бұрын

No.The kinks are credited with that

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

Come Together? Was them blowing everyone else into the weeds ... it took one track.

The gator bowl in Florida I believe 1964 they said we play to people each member of the band were unanimous in saying that they wouldn’t play if the audience was segregated. They not only broke the class barrier in England they helped with the race barrier America.

@pdog547

Жыл бұрын

In 1964 that was a very controversial move - so awesome that it was not up for discussion with them. Their music will be held on par with the greatest composers and music of all time, like Beethoven or Mozart are today. Such an amazing phenomenon.

@papercup2517

Жыл бұрын

And, not only that, but they had it written into their contracts with all US venues after that, that they would not be required to play to segregated audiences. They made that stand for civil rights before most people outside of America even knew the term. Later, Paul wrote 'Blackbird' - 'Blackbird, fly... you were only waiting for this moment to arise..' inspired by a newspaper article about a group of African American women who were the first to make it into a formerly segregated/ whites only college. 'Birds' was an English expression for girls/young women back then. (Someone please correct me if I've misremembered any of the details of this story.)

@dolphinsrr

Жыл бұрын

@@papercup2517 Paul always denied that song had nothing to do with race

@papercup2517

Жыл бұрын

@@dolphinsrr If you look it up, you should be able to find the photograph - taken some years later, after they'd graduated, IIRC, of Paul posing with those ladies, and the story being told. I apologise I can't provide a link off the top of my head. Don't forget Paul has a tendency to remember bits and pieces of his life differently at different times, so not all his statements are in total agreement with each other. (Probably like most of us!)

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

@@pdog547 Only in America. The boys couldn't believe that the Americans would try and exclude the people who had inspired them from day one. These were Liverpool lads from the 50's, who came from the most important Port City in the British Empire. Foreigners didn't bother them in the slightest, the colour of your skin was utterly irrelevant. Not a racist bone in their bodies. A few German jokes excepted, but that was personal, so to speak. I knew George well since I was 14 years old and first visited the States in 64 just like him. Years later we swapped notes on the things that blew us away about how black people where treated in the Southern States in general, it was so offhand and just nasty. I spent a lot of the 60's in and around South Africa, and the US and the Florida of 1964 particularly surprised me as well.

Revolver is no doubt in the top 3 if not the best album in history.

23:20 It’s interesting you ask that question. When Apple Computer was formed, Apple Corps sued them for the use of the name Apple. The case was settled under the condition Apple Computer doesn’t operate in the music business. Apple Corps sued Apple Computer, now just Apple Inc, when the released iTunes and started selling music. Eventually, tensions between Apple and Apple Corps were resolved and Apple Core made The Beatles’ entire catalogue available through iTunes.

@jamess7626

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this added info.

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

Other way around, Apple Corps refused to let iTunes handle their music because of the obvious trademark infringement, eventually settled after years. And the Americans complain about the Chinese.

@Uatu-the-Watcher

Жыл бұрын

Rory, the crux of the issue was more than just the Corps catalogue. It was operating in the music industry with that name at the heart of it. I don’t know what the Chinese have to do with this matter. In this case both parties did what they felt best. I never detected animosity between each other beyond the dispute. They weren’t out to destroy another.

I've read all 1,600 plus pages of "Tune In" by Mark Lewisohn - the first of three volumes dealing with the history of the Beatles. The full story is more amazing than you can imagine.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

TOTALLY AGREE!! I LOVED it!

All the more remarkable when you consider that they were still in their 20's when they broke up!

My mother made John Lennon’s, 1964 Rickenbacker Guitar. My mother... Dorothy J. Tandle was working at RIC back in February 1964. When Francis C. Hall got back from Miami, after talking to John, Paul and Ringo. F.C. Hall presented Lennon with a new 325 to replace his road weary 1958 one during the group's first trip to New York City. John used the new guitar on The Beatles second Sullivan appearance and on the group's subsequent tours and albums. My mother was asked to follow Lennon’s Custom guitar from start to finish. This was the Black & White semi-hollow bodied “Miami” model (serial number db122, d=1964, b=Feb.). She sanded the body, then worked on the neck & fret board, then she assembled the guitar after the finish was applied. She did all the work herself. She did the same for many custom orders at that time. She was trained in all areas except the wood shop and finishes. She did all the sanding, fret board assembly, and put all the other pieces on John Lennon’s Custom 325. After finishing the guitar, she gave it to the tuner/inspector. He asked my mother “Since you built it, what song would you like to hear?” My mother said…“Peanut Butter And Jelly”. That was a song she wrote and the tuner knew the cords. My mother sang the song as it was being played. SO… The very first song ever played on John Lennon’s famous 325 was a song my mother wrote about the messes I made as a child. There is a “GREEN” check mark inside the guitar. “Our guitars are so sexy because Dotty gives them the woman’s touch” - Ward Deaton GM at RIC My mom made virtually all the famous guitars of that era. Lennon's, Harrison's & McGuinn's 12 strings. Pete Townsend & John Entwistle's Bass, Chris Squire and Paul McCartney's Bass and many others. In the seventies, I worked for “Fender Musical Instruments” I made a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano for John Lennon. The one used on “Walls and Bridges” My mother and myself are the only mother/son that both built an instrument for John Lennon. My mother made guitars for many famous Rockers, including the red guitar that was smashed by Peter Townsend of the WHO and is in the Rock HOF. I have built pianos for “You name it” just about everyone IE: “Pink Floyd” on “Dark Side Of The Moon” It is our little contribution to Classic Rock. I’m very proud of that fact.

If you're going to see a Beatles movie, see "A Hard Day's Night." It's by far their best.

@ronalddobis6782

Жыл бұрын

Yep. A Hard Day's Night is considered one of the hundred best films of the twentieth century. Help is a great album but the film was just a throw away money grab although because of Beatle charisma has its charms.

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

@@ronalddobis6782 I like “Help!”too. I still think it’s pretty funny, though not as good as AHDN.

Don’t underestimate George Martin’s contribution to their success.

@TheDivayenta

Жыл бұрын

He was the all time fifth Beatle.

@ZaphiroAnejo

Жыл бұрын

Brian Epstein tho

@charlier711

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Martin was at least the fifth. He was the trained musician that helped them craft their creative genius.

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes some people tend to overestimate his contribution as well. I’m not saying that he wasn’t an integral part of their development, mind you, but some people say that he wrote most of their music, or that their songwriting would b nothing without him which is definitely not the case.

Now this is going down memory lane!

Wonderful reaction. I was 6 years old when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. After that, you couldn't walk down the street without hearing a Beatles song playing on transistor and car radios.

Greatest album of all time is indeed a bold statement. Revolver is fantastic, and definitely up there, but I think it would neither be possible nor make any sense to pick any single album as "the best ever". Hell I couldn't even pick a favourite Beatle album.

Revolver has always been my favorite Beatles album. It's a perfect mix of pop and psychedelia.

They Reinvented themselves 4 to 5 times always innovating none of their songs sound identical to each other.

I'm proud of the beatles for insisting on no segregation. Ringo was hip to South Africa, thus they never played "Sun City"

I was 10 when the Beatles hit the US. It's almost impossible to convey how they literally changed the music world seemingly overnight, and the worldwide cultural revolution they brought with them. Like every person now over 65-ish, I will never forget that first US tv performance on the Ed Sullivan Show Feb. 9th,1964. Almost every time, each new album was impossibly better than the last, as they kept evolving and maturing in songwriting, instrumentations, production, and use of studio techniques (that they themselves pioneered). I truly feel blessed to have had their music as the soundtrack of my youth. (by the way, as much as Billy Preston perfectly contributed to the Let It Be album, the true fifth Beatle is/was Sir George Martin. His genius was an integral and invaluable part of the Fab Four's growth and success from day (album) one.)

@d.j.starling3559

Жыл бұрын

I was 9 when the Beatles arrived & I agree with everything you said, 100%! Both of my daughters were raised to love The Beatles, & now, my 3-yr-old granddaughter is already a big fan, too. ❤

Revolver has to be one (if not the one) of the best albums ever made!

It all comes down to being pioneers,being the one who dared to do something new,innovative and risky and then get away with it because it worked and all the others followed the path set out by the one who dared first.Thats the definition of genius,wheter in art,science or any human endeavour.Becoming the best selling musical act of all time in spite of an experimental approach is just an unlikly bonus that makes it even more impressive.

I highly recommend that you listen to each album side one then side two in the order that they were released along with the singles that weren’t on albums.

I highly recommend reacting to their movies, esp. A Hard Days' Night. Gives you a real good idea of Beatlemania, what it was like back in 1964, and it's a fun movie anyway. Lots of humor and songs. "Revolver" - the single Yellow Submarine was also a big hit although some thought it an awful song at the time. It was meant as a children's song....morons....To be clear, as much as I love Billy Preston, producer George Martin should be considered the fifth Beatle, and Billy the sixth. George Martin took them, let them work creatively, contributed much to their recordings, and stuck with them for 8 years. Billy was merely an acquaintance invited to play on a couple of albums as a guest. So Eric Clapton played on one song. Orchestras played on many later recordings. But it was Martin who facilitated the orchestra musicians, wrote arrangements, spent hours in the recording studio with them. And frankly, put up with their shenanigans and drug use. And never earned the millions they did on their records and stuff. No, George Martin should be the fifth Beatle in title. He frickin' earned it for years.

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

I think that Brian Epstein should be considered the 5th or the 6th Beatle. Both he and George Martin were integral to their history.

bit late here - couple points , first Revolver is my fave Beatle album. (I'm 73 ) best of all time includes Opera etc etc so that is style /taste influenced. point many may not agree with - eight minutes in, the Beatles 2 nd Album released in England. date Nov. 22 1963. the day Pres Kennedy was murdered. the US went into a serious funk. things were very hyper anyway, Cuban Missile Crisis, racial strife..... I maintain something was needed bad in this Country. this group of guys from Liverpool was it.

Thanks for posting this Jamel! The Beatles occupy a unique place in the stratosphere of our musical world. There are other bands and singers that have captured my heart. But the Beatles resonated in a way like no other. Thanks to KZread for giving me access to so much biographical material and commentary by specialists and reactors like you Jamel. Cheers!

Not mentioned is the fact that Rory and the Storm played in Hamburg at the same time as the Beatles. So they sat in and watched Ringo perform and when Best couldn't play for them they asked Ringo to sit in with them. They immediately knew he was far superior to Best. When Martin recommended to them that they find a new drummer they wanted to ask Ringo.

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

Plus, Best did not really fit in with the others, not in terms of personality or even his hairstyle. Look at the press photo shown in this video of the four of them. His hair looks really out of place next to the others.

Revolver is to me the best album of all time. It’s been my all time best album for some years now

And Revolver is by far my favorite album of all time, to answer your question. I think it's one of the best album ever made but not THE best, that may be Sgt Pepper's

@tawnieriekena7

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Revolver is the best, but SPLHCB is the greatest.

The more you study about them, the still amaze you with their talents.

Still keeping great music alive! Thank you, Jamel. I've been with you on your journey since almost the beginning and have loved it all, brother! As for this video, a brief history, indeed. The narrator glosses over some important facts in the interest, I'm guessing, of speed, but then wastes time trying to be cute and funny. He's also mixed up a few events in their order as well as gotten a few things completely wrong. I tried watching this video before and gave up about five minutes in. Take care and good luck with more videos, Jamel. I appreciate all the time and work you put into your channel and your open mind is both refreshing and an example we should all follow.

Pretty comprehensive, but a few things they left out: Stu Sutcliffe fell in love with a German girl and left the band to stay in Germany and go back to his art studies. He died in Germany, very sad. The Beatles made Brian Epstein fire Pete Best, because they didn't want to face him. When they said the Beatles threw some songs together for Yellow Submarine, I was surprised they didn't also mention that the whole second side of the album was instrumental music from the movie by George Martin.

No other band's music has ever had the impact on me that the Beatles had. They will always be the greatest in my book. I have loved a lot of other bands and musicians since then but, like i said, their stuff consistantly floored me and made want to listen to their records over and over and over.

The singer, Elvis Costello, once said that Revolver is the album that every rock band is trying to make thirty years later (he said this in 1996). Compared to the music that was being released at that time, Revolver is a revelation. It is as close to perfection as you can get. However, for me, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is my favorite Beatles album. It always makes me 😃.

Their creativity and foresight is open door for bands like Zepplin, Black sabbath, deep purple etc. etc. if it wasn’t for the Beatles we might not be where we are today here’s a little fact when the Beatles came out popular music was Doo-wop, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Dion and the Belmonts etc. etc. some people say they are the best in a lot of ways they are they set the bar !!!

12:50 sad in that is how it used to be, it was disgusting. But how many bands would do this at the time (refuse to play)? They were groundbreakers in so many ways. Great video, hard to have even more respect for this band, but there you go. I was born two years after they broke up, but my parents played them all the time. As a kid Abbey Road was my favourite, but over time that's changed to Magical Mystery Tour. It's incredible how short a time they were together, and the amount and range of music they produced is unbelievable. I was lucky enough to see McCartney live back in '93, he was awesome!

Paul mccartney might just have the greatest longevity in music history

@BuffaloC305

Жыл бұрын

Beethoven... Schubert... etc. But in 400 years, let's see.

@garrideb

Жыл бұрын

@@BuffaloC305 I think maybe Brandon meant the longevity of Paul's career. He started playing shows as a teenager, and now as an 80 year old he's still playing shows and writing new songs.

Revolver was pretty damned special. Classics from back to front. You can't have a bad day while listening to it.

Due to a cousin 7 years older than myself, I saw the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl in 65'. I was 12. Revolver is in my top 3 Beatles albums. I'll be 70 in Dec. 😃

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

My Head Mistress at school dragged my brothers and me to the concert the first time I saw them. Any excuse, I think she peed herself during the show. All the other girls did.

Much respect to Elvis The Beatles and they mentioned Rush rest in peace professor one of a kind like Ringo

Ed Sullivan happened to be at an airport in England where The Beatles were flying into after concerts in Europe. He saw hundreds of fans waiting for them and asked about just who were The Beatles? He based his decision to book The Beatles for his show on the size/frenzy of the crowd. When The Beatles appeared on the show it was written into the contract to spend a given % of time showing the audience reaction. The Cultural Revolution was already well under way before Sgt. Pepper's came out. The Beatles were just a bit ahead of the curve.

Hi Jamel, Record sells sound be what determines the BEST BAND. PERIOD. Love watching you.

When 5 back in the 90s, i listened to the beatles all day. I used to watch an afternoon marathon of their music videos on tv. Until now, even though my music appreciation changed. The beatles is still my favorite band. The have a unique sonic sound that will lqst for generations to come.

The Beatles have the most number one singles than any other artist, sold more than any other artist and did that all in 7 - 8 years . Also the the only artist to have the top 5 singles on the billboard charts and the same time , 14 of the top 100 and 12 of those in the top 20 including those top 5 at the same time

@mariogmajner6549

Жыл бұрын

Not in Britain they don't and Elvis has sold more singles Worldwide than the Beatles and Elvis has sold over a billion records which is more than the Beatles.

@braudabo

Жыл бұрын

@@mariogmajner6549 You have to cite the source of where you got these statistics from (especially the singles stats). In general, these numbers are difficult to determine and must also be integrated into the further development of the distribution of music with streams and downloads. The fact, that Presley has 21 No.1 hits in the UK also results from the somewhat dubious release tactics in 2005-2007, when each week one track from the samplers "18 UK's No.1" and "18 Of The Greatest Singles Ever" came out as a single and usually dropped out of the top 10 again after a week. Nothing like it was ever thought necessary for the Beatles. Theoretically, one could also count EP's among the singles, of which 8 pieces by the Beatles achieved No.1 honors in the UK. But one can also overdo it with statistics cheese. The main thing is, that these gifts to the world for many people, Elvis Presley and the Beatles, are what they are and who have made large parts of the planet better, at least in some aspects.

@mariogmajner6549

Жыл бұрын

@@braudabo In terms of numbers, The Beatles have sold 36.5 million more albums in the U.S. than Elvis, yet Elvis sold 25.5 million more singles than The Beatles.

@mariogmajner6549

Жыл бұрын

@@braudabo Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.

@braudabo

Жыл бұрын

@@mariogmajner6549 Yes, I know these stats, but they don't answer the question about the worldwide numbers. I come from Germany. Here had Presley only 2 No.1 hits, the Beatles 12 (long time record until 2017 a rapper called Capital Bra released a song every three weeks and was able to place many at No.1). In addition, when the music industry goes by sales figures, it calculates by units. A single = 1 unit, an album with 12 tracks = 4 or 5 units, I don't know exactly. These single stats are very difficult to research and record companies, whether it's the Beatles or Elvis Presleys, or whatever, sometimes like to "juggle" the numbers for PR reasons. Tell me, if you find anything really concrete in this jumble of numbers.

Loved this. A great overview of a story that no one could make up.

No words that have not already been said, other than the Beatles WERE my childhood

You really should watch A Hard Day's Night and Help, along with Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour. Paul later starred in the movie Give My Regards to Broad Street. Of course, you also should watch Let It Be if you're interested in the behind the scenes dram in making the album.

@jeankrewl6006

Жыл бұрын

Help is awesome! I have all their movies, plus their music & got to see them when they came on the Ed Sullivan's show!

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

If he is going to watch LET IT BE, he ALSO needs to watch Peter Jackson's "GET BACK" which PROVES that that period wasn't all dark and looking like the Beatles were nothing but tense the whole time. BOTH need to be watched.

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

Jackson's "Get Back" is a much more honest take on the "Let It Be" album and the break up. It tells the story in their own words and deeds. Its much more "real life" and you understand why they had to go their separate ways. Yoko isn't some monster, she's a bright, surprisingly fun, intelligent lady. George had more to do with it than Paul, who sort of acted as the glue in truth. Though he pissed everyone off doing it. John had grown up and didn't want to be tied to a Rock n Roll band all his life. I feel for Ringo because he just wanted to be the best drummer he could be and loved every minute of being a popstar. He's good at it too.

The Beatles friendships forged before they were "famous", tended to stay friends for life.

six years man, they created everything dance music , heavy metal pop , everything John was 28, Paul 26, Ringo 28 , and George 25 when they split ?!!

@tawnieriekena7

Жыл бұрын

They split in 1970. John and Ringo were 30, Paul was 28, and George was 27.

@mikeevans4585

Жыл бұрын

@@tawnieriekena7 No, none of the band members were thirty by May 1970 (Ringo turned 30 later in July, John in October of that year). If you mark it done when John walked away from the group the previous August George was 26, Paul was 27, John was 28 and Ringo was 29

@tawnieriekena7

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeevans4585 My timeline is based on when they officially dissolved the partnership, and the release of the Chritmas album. Not on Duncan's assertion that they broke up in 1968. You are dating the breakup to the McCartney self-interview, not when it was made official.

Jamal on that night of the tv show, for it's duration, not one crime was reported in New York City!

@garyarnett1220

Жыл бұрын

And did you know that future Monkee Davy Jones appeared on that same show?

Thanks for doing this. I ❤️ The Beatles. They were really my mom’s generation. I was just telling her the other day, if I were to ever meet Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr, I probably would scream, cry and faint just like the Beatlemania back in the day.

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

The first time I saw them live was in Cambridge, at the then Regal Cinema. Must have been very early in the day '64 or thereabouts, but Beatlemania was in full swing. The venue had a screen behind the band where they projected the words of every song as the did it, with a bouncing ball to let you know where they were in the song. You couldn't actually hear the band really, they were completely overwhelmed by the screaming & wailing girls. My over riding impression of that first experience of them was the entire place smelled of girls peeing themselves. One of main reasons they stopped touring was the concerts were no fun for them.

How they have changed over the years

Highly suggest you check out The Beatles Anthology (It is on DVD because I have the boxed set. Not sure if it's still in print but you might be able to get it from a library) and the more recent Beatles: Get Back, which was released on DVD and Blu-ray a couple months ago. Both are too long for reactions but you would definitely enjoy them. If you do another movie reaction A Hard Day's Night would be a great one, and I'm still hoping for a full album reaction to Sgt. Pepper.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

Yes, THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY is STILL available on DVD, And it is DEFINITATELY the most in depth biography on the Beatles as told by themselves, it's fantastic. This video did gloss over some really important aspects, and did get quite a few things wrong and mixed up. There are other documentaries on You Tube, but I feel that the "BEATLES ANTHOLOGY, " Ron Howards "EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: THE TOURING YEARS,," "THE BEATLES FIRST U.S. VISIT," and Peter Jackson's most recent "GET BACK" 3 part series on DISNEY + or DVD, are the BEST informational films on the BEATLES. PLUS their MOVIES "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" and "HELP!"

Starr was the best musician of the 4 when he joined, having drummed professionally for a successful band for a while.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

Yes this video FAILED to mention that!

The album cover they show for Yellow Submarine is actually the cover to the Yellow Submarine Songtrack, which didn't come out until 1999.

No surprises for this fan from their beginning. But very glad u took the time to see it, as brief as it was. As for Apple, Jobs admitted the connection of name. Also the documentary didn’t cover their full impact on recording technology, graphic arts, fashion n taking the world from black n white to psychedelia! Whose music did Jobs first try to secure for the iPod?! Yep! They WERE NOT just a band or even just the top/best/biggest band. They were a phenomenon.

Thank you sweetie ❤️, the Beatles story is almost like a fantasy. Truly magic. I’m glad you are learning facts I’ve known now for, 40 years? Oh my lol. 💕

Imo the Beatles were always destined for greatness. There’s so many old photos, audio, video that survived from a day & age where someone recording video or audio was a rarity. I mean there’s a photo from the day John met Paul… HOW?!?!

@hannahdobbs226

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, sometimes you think there is a higher power at work. Sure it could be coincidence but the story of The Beatles is literally littered with them.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

There IS no photo of the day Paul met John (them actually meeting, I mean) but there IS the photo they showed in this video of John and the Quarryman [laying on the back of the flatbed truck in the parade, which was the day Paul met John

As Doc Loco pointed out about "Paperback Writer", "Strawberry Fields" was a stand alone single (with Penny Lane) and not included on Sgt Peppers because Capitol in the US was pressuring for something, so those two songs were released a couple of months early.

@otisdylan9532

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the video was mostly very accurate, but there were a couple of places where it said that songs were on albums that they weren't really on.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

@@otisdylan9532 I was also going to point that out. Paperback Writer was one of them that this video said was ON an album, it wasn't

Love your reactions man!!! Been bingin'!!

@gregauch784

Жыл бұрын

This is awesome!! Ring that bell y'all....lovin' this!

They forgot to mention all the great hits they all had after the Beatles, and Paul McCartney's and the Wings Great Hits!

Little correction to this guy's narration: It wasn't "United Artists Records" that gave them a contract for movies, it was simply United Artists, which was a movie studio that also happened to have a record label, something that was common at the time. Ironically, UA Records was eventually bought by Capitol.

@kbob1163

Жыл бұрын

You are spot-on correct, though I don't think it was ironic that Capitol bought United Artists Records. UA was not only distributing the US version of "A Hard Day's Night," but the US "Let It Be" album as well. The Beatles were worth so much to Capitol that this could have been the sole reason for the purchase.

Last week I sat having dinner opposite the cavern club where Epstine first met Lennon, I love having these places on my doorstep.

The Beatles story is so much deeper and more interesting then this quick take of it. For instance Billy Preston met the Beatles in Hamburg Germany ( Billy was 16). Billy was touring with Little Richard and the Richard was headlining and The Beatles played on same bill before they had made it in America. The Beatles hero’s were the black artist from America like Little Richard and Chuck Berry. They learned their craft by playing almost 1000 in Hamburg Germany. Sometimes eight hours a day and and seven days a week.

There is a movie called "Backbeat" starring Steven Dorff as Stuart Sutcliffe & the guy who played Professor Quirrell in the 1st Harry Potter as John Lennon's. It covers their time in Hamburg.

@MsAppassionata

Жыл бұрын

Ian Hart has played John Lennon three times: in “Backbeat”, “The Hours And Times”, and “Snodgrass”. Coincidentally, he also played Ludwig Beethoven in another film (“Eroica”). He is from Liverpool, England himself, which is probably one of the main reasons why he has played John so many times.

I have all the US released albums. For an insurance inventory I had a record guy come in to let me know what my rather extensive album library was worth. He was looking through the albums - saw my White Album and offered to buy it, of course I said no. 😆

@krissmgvlogs

Жыл бұрын

what is your library worth? what was he offering for the white album?

@phoenix9448

Жыл бұрын

@@krissmgvlogs Not that much. I have around 600 albums. Some I purchased, others I inherited from my parents/grandparents. It's a very eclectic collection. Most just ordinary. He gave me a range of prices that one could get. It was between 1200-1400. The only one that caught his eye was my White album. He offered 25$. I asked why the difference from all my other "non" rare albums. He wasn't to clear. I think he just wanted to add it to his personal collection. He did check the inside label on the record. There was something about the label that would have made it rare. I guess that was not the case with mine, but he still wanted it.

The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan on my 10th birthday February 9 1964 grew my hair long and stated playing guitar but thinking I could never be able to ever play their songs now at 68 I do a solo act, most of which are Beatles songs that never get old or boring

I remember first hearing "This Boy" or "All My Loving", and thinking, this is my favorite song. This is the best song ever. I believe Paul was being interviewed. And the song, This Boy,(Lennon) came up in the conversation. And Paul said it was a good song at that time. For that time. But he wouldn't write it now. And I can see that. Music has changed. Or the style has changed. I like lots of music. Lots of genres. Some I don't. Even some Beatles songs. But they were so profusely active and adaptive. Pushing the envelope. That there is at least one song that will hook the most ardent skeptic. Now, my favorite Beatles song, is the one I am listening to at the moment.

What strikes me is that the songs stay fresh and good, no matter how many times you have heard them. So, in a way they made ´classical´ music.

LOL look for a video to react to about “Paul is Dead” and you’ll understand about the 1966 remark! ❤️❤️BEATLES❤️❤️

In my book, Revolver is one of four albums that are candidates for best rock album of all time. The other 3 are The Beatles' Rubber Soul, and 2 Bob Dylan albums - Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.

@paranoidplane9799

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you there, Blonde on Blonde and Revolver are untouchable.

Meet the Beatles was the 1st Lp I bought. I have a copy framed on the wall. Yes Greatest band ever

Beatles are my favorite band. "Rubber Soul" is my favorite Beatles album.

Listen to what was released in 1966, then listen to Revolver. They just kicked the door down and blew everyone away. Revolver was the game changer, from that moment forward, every one else was playing catchup.

Not only the best but also the first ‘boy band’. They all sang and contributed in every song. Everyone saw them as a whole group.

@rorykeegan1895

Жыл бұрын

"Boy Band" is a raging insult to the Beatles, really.....

@edgardner6798

Жыл бұрын

@@rorykeegan1895 they were the first. Prove me wrong. No disrespect intended.

Jamel, Without the Beatles would the decade of the sixties ever have happened? Looking back from now you can see that they were at the centre and everything revolved around them. Cheers, Chris Perry.

The Beatles changed the coarse of popular music, and it wasn’t just the music. That’s something that those who like to diminish them do not understand. The day after they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show countless young men and women began to buy and learn how to play the guitar, bass, and drums. Many stores sold out of these musical instruments, virtually overnight. Many of those kids later began making influential music of their own. This cannot be emphasized too much. Kids also began to wear their hair like them, dress like them, sound like them (musically), even talk like them. I can’t think of any other band that had that kind of profound influence on culture. That is why they are the G.O.A.T.

Even though I like hard rock heavy-metal and bands like Emerson Lake and Palmer tell me the Beatles were the greatest and the best of all time. When I first heard the song she loves you is when I first started listening to rock ‘n’ roll change my life forever. And you’re right everybody else was playing catch-up. I remember this interview one time of some hard rock heavy-metal musicians asking them asking this one guy what song do you wish you would’ve written he said let it be by The Beatles. And he has the other guy sitting next to him another hard rocker what song do you wish you would’ve written and he said imagine by John Lennon. Remember these guys are hard rock heavy-metal musicians and they both chose a Beatles song or a mixed Beatle member song that’s how greatest songwriting was. If you get a chance listen to the Sergeant peppers album it is totally different from anything anybody has ever done. Especially the song a Day in the life find listening to that one of these days put it on your show in fact. I’m glad you did this it goes to show you know what you’re doing. I really enjoy your shows and first to be honest I thought you were just gonna be presenting black musicians and or hip-hop but she surprised me pleasantly surprised me by doing rock ‘n’ roll. Thank you and I watch all your shows now. Take care and God bless brother

I have been a fan of them since I was twelve. A hypothesis I have for the number of great songs is that all four of them wrote. Other great bands (The Rolling Stones, The Who, ect...) had one writer. A thought as to why they had so many ideas for only eight years.

The most influential band of all time. My personal favorite band of all time. GOAT.

Both John and Paul lost their mothers when they were young. It has been said that gave them a special bond. More like brothers than pals.

The first vinyl album ever I bought was a Beatles album, an Australian Compilation album called The Essential Beatles, the first cassette and CD I bought was Led Zeppelin IV, for both. But I can say with confidence The Beatles are and, probably, forever will be the greatest band of all time. Led Zeppelin wouldn’t even be close! As others have said The Beatles changed a generation or two and pulled us into a pretty cool time to live, the time that Led Zeppelin took full advantage of too. As did many other great bands and musicians. We owe The Beatles a great deal of gratitude, still.

As they said; it is a brief history. There is a whole lot of in between stuff. Go look at the history of the Quarrymen. They were actually recorded live briefly in 1957 and on record in 1958 before they were even the Beatles.