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> even the Beatles I really enjoy listening to Bob Dylan now and again. However, I've always found the Beatles to be extremely overrated. I guess it's all su

> even the Beatles I really enjoy listening to Bob Dylan now and again. However, I've always found the Beatles to be extremely overrated. I guess it's all subjective.

brtkdotse 6y ago
Same, but vice versa.
pstuart 6y ago
The official rivalry is between the Beatles and the Stones, and some of us have even embraced both.
jgwil2 6y ago
I think Dylan has aged much better than the Beatles have: their sound is very emblematic of a particular era of music in my mind. Of course, it may be that their focus on heavy, lush production, particularly in their later work, makes them particularly vulnerable to changes in taste. Dylan's work, on the other hand, is generally much more spare and focused on guitar and voice.
- jasomill 6y ago
  Don't forget harmonica! Also, your description excludes much of Dylan's extensive[1] catalog, starting with Bringing it All Back Home and including some of his best work like Nashville Skyline and Blood on the Tracks, much of which features diverse instrumentation and extensive, if not always "lush", production work. [1] "Bob Dylan has released 39 studio albums, 94 singles, 26 notable extended plays, 50 music videos, 12 live albums, 15 volumes comprising The Bootleg Series, 20 compilation albums, 15 box sets, seven soundtracks as main contributor, five music home videos and two non-music home videos." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_discography
abdullahkhalids 6y ago
Beatles _seem_ overrated because of how much influence they have had. Every great musician after them has probably learned from them, imitated them and improved upon their techniques. So, if you listen to recent artists first and then go back and listen to Beatles, they sound more of the same, even though in their time they were kilometers ahead of everyone else.
- war1025 6y ago
  > they sound more of the same I guess to me they just sound very "oldies", which great, I'm just not really into that sort of poppy stuff.
  - abdullahkhalids 6y ago
    Yes, they pretty much invented (or least multiplied 100 fold) the Pop Rock genre. When they played, it was new, novel and interesting. If you had listened to them in the 50s, you would have been astounded by the completely new sound. Now, pop rock might be the most popular genre in existence across the world. So doesn't sound that great.
    - war1025 6y ago
      > If you had listened to them in the 50s, you would have been astounded by the completely new sound. I think it's similar to how back in the day, and Apple ][ or Commodore was revolutionary. That doesn't mean they have remained the pinnacle in their field. But it also doesn't take away from the significance of what they accomplished in their time. But still, I just really don't care for pop rock whether new or old.
  - bryanrasmussen 6y ago
    I remember there was a review of a Beatles box set that started something like "half of these songs sound like some rock band you have heard before, and the other half sound like Oasis"
- sidpatil 6y ago

> even the Beatles I really enjoy listening to Bob Dylan now and again. However, I've always found the Beatles to be extremely overrated. I guess it's all subjective.

brtkdotse 6y ago

Same, but vice versa.

pstuart 6y ago

The official rivalry is between the Beatles and the Stones, and some of us have even embraced both.

jgwil2 6y ago

I think Dylan has aged much better than the Beatles have: their sound is very emblematic of a particular era of music in my mind. Of course, it may be that their focus on heavy, lush production, particularly in their later work, makes them particularly vulnerable to changes in taste. Dylan's work, on the other hand, is generally much more spare and focused on guitar and voice.

jasomill 6y ago
Don't forget harmonica! Also, your description excludes much of Dylan's extensive[1] catalog, starting with Bringing it All Back Home and including some of his best work like Nashville Skyline and Blood on the Tracks, much of which features diverse instrumentation and extensive, if not always "lush", production work. [1] "Bob Dylan has released 39 studio albums, 94 singles, 26 notable extended plays, 50 music videos, 12 live albums, 15 volumes comprising The Bootleg Series, 20 compilation albums, 15 box sets, seven soundtracks as main contributor, five music home videos and two non-music home videos." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_discography

abdullahkhalids 6y ago

Beatles _seem_ overrated because of how much influence they have had. Every great musician after them has probably learned from them, imitated them and improved upon their techniques. So, if you listen to recent artists first and then go back and listen to Beatles, they sound more of the same, even though in their time they were kilometers ahead of everyone else.

war1025 6y ago
> they sound more of the same I guess to me they just sound very "oldies", which great, I'm just not really into that sort of poppy stuff.
- abdullahkhalids 6y ago
  Yes, they pretty much invented (or least multiplied 100 fold) the Pop Rock genre. When they played, it was new, novel and interesting. If you had listened to them in the 50s, you would have been astounded by the completely new sound. Now, pop rock might be the most popular genre in existence across the world. So doesn't sound that great.
  - war1025 6y ago
    > If you had listened to them in the 50s, you would have been astounded by the completely new sound. I think it's similar to how back in the day, and Apple ][ or Commodore was revolutionary. That doesn't mean they have remained the pinnacle in their field. But it also doesn't take away from the significance of what they accomplished in their time. But still, I just really don't care for pop rock whether new or old.
- bryanrasmussen 6y ago
  I remember there was a review of a Beatles box set that started something like "half of these songs sound like some rock band you have heard before, and the other half sound like Oasis"
sidpatil 6y ago