New Beatles/ Old Beatles? - Freeze-Frame Radio

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

New Beatles/ Old Beatles?

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

I am not the biggest Beatle fan in the world- but "Hey Jude" has to be one of the best songs of all time. I can just envision the joy of performing that song as it took shape for the first time.

& I think there is a lot of disposable and tired material out there- what was up with that whole "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Yellow Submarine" stuff?

So for me, I prefer the old stuff. "Twist and Shout", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". I appreciate it from a historical perspective. To go from a tired, tired radio that played Perry Como and songs like "How Much Is That Doggie In the Window" to the first notes of " I Want To Hold Your Hand" was obviously Earth shattering- and I would have LOVED to have been there to hear it for the first time!

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

I don't know, I think of the Beatles as just the Beatles, and never contemplate whether a song is old or new. Thinking over some of my favorite Beatles songs, it seems to be split about 50/50.

star · The Goddess Of Gab

I didn't know there was a difference!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

I think if anyone in 1970 were to ask John Lennon to sing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", he'd try and kick them in the eye!

Ultimo · King of the Ring

Yeah there is a difference but they both have there merits. I went for new, but only just.

Date: Tue Jul 19 08:22 2005

You missed a choice- all of the above. I love all the Beatles songs. One of my favorite is Lady Madonna, I think they wrote it for me!

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

I love the Beatles...

I liked the older stuff, just because you could hear the joy they felt at making great music.

I liked the newer stuff because of the amazing things they did with sound that still sound fresh today...the studio was their playground and I can appreciate their experimental approach.

Either way...this band has influenced so many musicians, myself included...that to call them just a band would be inaccurate.

WFTR · Prophet of the Posts

I agree with MZ and Ruby, The Beatles really don't fit "old" or "new" because they didn't try to re-invent themselves for marketing's sake. They just did their thing. "Both" should be a voting option.

CP · Lord of the Lair

I liked the old stuff while they were still grounded.

My favorite is the Paul McCartney died in car accident years ago and was replaced by a double. Somewhere I have a documentary on that. Supposedly there are clues when you play the albums backwards, something about the walrus etc. Its been years.