Discuss the range of musical influences on the early Beatles’ work making reference to at least six essays you have read. The Bealtes are known to be the biggest most influential band to hit England in the sixties, but the question is, what music influenced the Beatles to get them started on this adventure to fame. This essay will refer to six particular musical styles that the Beatles used within their work and also who their musical influences were. I have discovered there to be at least six highly
"[The Beatles are] more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity" In March of 1966, John Lennon’s, now famous, quote was published in The London Evening Standard newspaper in an article written by Maureen Cleave and titled “How Does a Beatle Live? John Lennon lives like this” Although controversial, this quote brings up an interesting question: Were the Beatles actually more popular than Jesus? Could four ordinary boys from Liverpool, England leave
let it be”. “Here comes the sun”. These household phrases are all attributed to one band: The Beatles. Considered the most successful recording artists of all time, this band is one that has transformed the music industry, revolutionized popular culture, and in essence, changed the world. The most important criteria to focus on while evaluating The Beatles as a musical group are innovation, influence, popularity/success and relevance today. Innovation is one of the most important things for a
Music in the 1960s for Rock and roll were at the top fame. Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll. The Beatles were better known, as live performance were getting popular. Rock music also drew strongly from other genres such as blues and folk, and was influenced by jazz, classical and other musical sources. Like pop music, lyrics often stressed romantic love
The Beatles completely changed the music industry along with the famous artists in the twentieth century. Through rock and roll, the Beatles showed that there is music for every taste and that there are white audience for black music. Rock and roll brought the different cultures in the United States closer together. However, no one is perfect and the use of drugs contradicted the clean image of the Beatles. The Beatles’ open use of drugs throughout the 1960s led many people think that they ruined
invasion’ likewise, The Beatles. The Beatles are and were one of the greatest rock bands ever known. They are so much more than just their music. Their music and their influences are what shaped society in 60s.The Beatles after 50 years are still in effect, not as big as they were back then, but they have still had an impact on modern society till this day. Their fame had to start somewhere and wasn’t always as easy as they make it seem. Before they were known as “The Beatles” all together they were
The Beatles are best known to be legends in pop and rock and roll culture. They were unafraid to experiment with their music and were able to create some of the best songs of all time. Though they were only active for ten years, their passion and innovative mindset influenced many musicians of future generations. According to the Rolling Stone’s The Beatles Biography, “No band has influenced pop culture the way the Beatles have. They were one of the best things to happen in the twentieth century
The song Written by the Beatles, more notably George Harrison was released on September 26th, 1969 on the album, Abbey Road. The song is one of the best-known compositions from the Beatles era. This song is deemed important as many of the Beatles songs are, but more importantly due in part because this was written by Harrison, majority of the songs written by the Beatles were by Lennon-McCartney. Here Comes The Sun has a folk influence with a series of verse/refrain pairs “sun, sun, sun, here it
band, the Beatles. This extreme fan reaction came to be known as Beatlemania, and it left a lasting impression on history. In the impact of the Beatles, aspects of anthropology, sociology, and psychology can be observed, as the band and its fans influenced cultural and social change and revolution, and the behaviour and actions of a generation, while fostering a sense of unity and conformity. No other musical group in history has left such an impression, and the influence of the Beatles continues
In this paper I will study the cultural significance of Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night. Observing any influences it has on other films and cultural phenomena, I shall argue that Lester’s film invented or popularize many filmic conventions now considered standard in the movie and television industry. Arguments will be supported with research on the significance and influences a Hard Day’s Night has had on other films. This paper covers concepts such as; montage theory, jump cuts, camera shots