Would the Beatles be popular today?

**Buzzkill** · 11-26-2010, 05:01 PM

Literally impossible to answer that question because so much of today's music was shaped and influenced by what the Beatles did. They would sound really out dated stylistically even though their melodies would still be great.

A big part of what made the Beatles so popular was how they continually pushed the boundaries of popular music, fundamentally changing the way people understood it. They wouldn't get that same effect today.

**Graveler** · 11-26-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzkill

Literally impossible to answer that question because so much of today's music was shaped and influenced by what the Beatles did. They would sound really out dated stylistically even though their melodies would still be great.

A big part of what made the Beatles so popular was how they continually pushed the boundaries of popular music, fundamentally changing the way people understood it. They wouldn't get that same effect today.

I get what you mean, but I'm asking if their music would change today's music if they came out now

11-26-2010, 05:01 PM	#1
Buzzkill Jamiroquai Bodega Posts: 18,627	Literally impossible to answer that question because so much of today's music was shaped and influenced by what the Beatles did. They would sound really out dated stylistically even though their melodies would still be great. A big part of what made the Beatles so popular was how they continually pushed the boundaries of popular music, fundamentally changing the way people understood it. They wouldn't get that same effect today.