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I tried many times to listen to the Beatles but I can't stand a single song. I really tried to understand the popularity, but it does not work on me. I have cl

I tried many times to listen to the Beatles but I can't stand a single song. I really tried to understand the popularity, but it does not work on me. I have close friends which are big music fans, they play music as well. We share almost all our tastes in music but they love the Beatles and I never got it. My idea is taste is very tight to genetics and sense does not react the same for everybody. And I am very honest when I say I hate the Beatles!

oneoff786 4y ago
Genetics?? Absolutely not. You need to have a feeling for the cultural context around some things to appreciate them. It also doesn’t take much work to refresh a song’s styling and execution to sound relatable.
petodo 4y ago
Why did you try many times? Give a go to Abba or Queen, I find those much better than Beatles.
Jiro 4y ago
I think there's a difference between "I don't like the Beatles" and those critics. You're not claiming that you're representative of a whole population or that the things you don't like about the Beatles are reasons why nobody else would like them either. And if asked to explain why you don't like the Beatles, you probably wouldn't give the reasons given by the critics in the article.
sublinear 4y ago
I also have a deep hatred for The Beatles. It's been bothering me my whole life because it seems so irrational. I love plenty of adjacent music, just not them. Same goes for Elvis. My theory has been that it's because I feel like I'm being gaslit into believing they are innovators when they are really popularizers. Doesn't sit well with me how often those are conflated for the sake of marketing and an indifferent public.
bryanrasmussen 4y ago
https://medium.com/luminasticity/to-speak-meaningfully-about-art-329093dbce7f https://medium.com/luminasticity/to-speak-meaningfully-about... it sounds like The Beatles are just not to your taste, although they had such a wide varying range of styles it seems unlikely there wouldn't be some song you'd think ok that one's ok.

oneoff786 4y ago

Genetics?? Absolutely not. You need to have a feeling for the cultural context around some things to appreciate them. It also doesn’t take much work to refresh a song’s styling and execution to sound relatable.

petodo 4y ago

Why did you try many times? Give a go to Abba or Queen, I find those much better than Beatles.

Jiro 4y ago

I think there's a difference between "I don't like the Beatles" and those critics. You're not claiming that you're representative of a whole population or that the things you don't like about the Beatles are reasons why nobody else would like them either. And if asked to explain why you don't like the Beatles, you probably wouldn't give the reasons given by the critics in the article.

sublinear 4y ago

I also have a deep hatred for The Beatles. It's been bothering me my whole life because it seems so irrational. I love plenty of adjacent music, just not them. Same goes for Elvis. My theory has been that it's because I feel like I'm being gaslit into believing they are innovators when they are really popularizers. Doesn't sit well with me how often those are conflated for the sake of marketing and an indifferent public.

bryanrasmussen 4y ago

https://medium.com/luminasticity/to-speak-meaningfully-about-art-329093dbce7f https://medium.com/luminasticity/to-speak-meaningfully-about... it sounds like The Beatles are just not to your taste, although they had such a wide varying range of styles it seems unlikely there wouldn't be some song you'd think ok that one's ok.