Oh, and I love to be especially harsh in Beatles threads because MO eventually loses it. It's hysterical.
Chaz, do you mind defining 'substance' in this context?
Originally Posted by Sting
So it's a matter of compositional depth? I don't think that definition holds--Tumbling Dice is an exquisitely simple blues tune. Both bands are supremely catchy in that sense. Perhaps musicianship is the angle you are trying to hit? I think more experts would give the nod to the brilliance of Beatle song composition as compared to Stones. There are actually a lot of inventive chord concepts in the Beatles discog...stuff that had not been done to that point.
Originally Posted by Sting
I think many equate the Beatles with boy bands and write them off as not manly enough to openly appreciate. Sexual identity posturing. That's never made sense to me, but I'll admit I'm into the music itself and not the social context.
Originally Posted by Sting
I don't care about manly enough. I call them a boyband because there's a contrived feeling to them for me. I like a lot of music that wouldn't be considered manly.
It's all subjective though isn't it. There's no scientific formula to figure out which music is good and which isn't.
All we can really know for sure is that if MO likes it it sucks.
Music is a very personal thing. Almost religious. There's no right or wrong. Just opinion and taste.
As a side note, Amazon has Fleetwood Mac: The Dance concert available. Yes, I spent 2 hours watching it.
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