Musicians Who Couldn't Stand The Beatles

[@GrungeHQ]

What is your favorite song by The Beatles?

[@ebarteldes]

From Paul: For No One. From John: In My Life. From George: something. From Ringo: Octopus' Garden

[@joannryan5929]

We Can Work it Out

[@xtheunknown4662]

There's a lot to like.

[@roywatson8133]

all of them

[@IwasInThe60s]

I saw her standing there. (I can probably write a whole short story why that simplistic song eventually changed the world.)

[@restock_1731]

I have 1 word that all these musicians have in common : Jealousy.

[@Sawlon]

My thoughts exactly.

[@A.Briggs628]

I agree! A lot of people said Elvis was jealous of The Beatles! I believe it’s true!

[@vaughnreedjr6592]

​@@A.Briggs628 why?

[@A.Briggs628]

@@vaughnreedjr6592 Because the Beatles were gaining attention and Elvis was worried that they would take away the attention of the fans. And, they did.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Big time Jealousy.

[@Les342]

Now do a list about musicians who love The Beatles and were greatly influenced by their music. I bet that list would be much longer.

[@SilentProti]

That would be an 8 hrs video, rightfully so

[@johnnyalonso]

1000%

[@A.Briggs628]

@@SilentProti Absolutely!!

[@dickon728]

No-brainer

[@ejb5034]

That list, it would seem, would include many of the bands and people mentioned here who have changed their tune as they've matured. I watch reaction videos of kids who weren't an idea in their father's balls when the Beatles came along, and as hip hop kids they find themselves transfixed by what they're hearing for the first time. They're expanding their musical vistas and knowledge just as Millennials and Zs are. The things we disregard when we were younger may just turn out to be the things we hold in high regard when we get older.

[@aunch3]

I think there’s a lot of these guys are mad because they’re technically great musicians yet the Beatles still get more recognition. There are a whole lotta master musicians out there who never made it. A song doesn’t have to be complicated and difficult to be good

[@fourthtunz]

True and a lot of those great musicians can't write a song beyond 3 or 4 chords! Here there and everywhere had a pile of jazz chords, Yesterday has a pile too, as they used to say, Beatle chords!

[@taccamine8312]

The funny thing is that the majority of Beatles songs were the opposite of 3-4 chord songs. They were quite advanced in chord and melodic structures (but they were completely absorbable for the masses). That's not something you'd say about most of these opponents' songs. But the Beatles were not technically advanced musicians. Like the session and jazz musicians Quincey would hang around. Nevertheless, Jaco Pastorius said that he was very influenced by Paul McCartney as a bass player

[@juandoming6688]

George Martin was the genius not Lennon or McCartney.

[@taccamine8312]

@@juandoming6688 Funny he didn't make his own best-selling records then. His genius was as a producer, not as an artist or a songwriter. That's like saying Quincy Jones was the talent, not Michael Jackson.

[@aunch3]

The Beatles sounded good on their own. I could listen to John’s home demos all day

[@spudjohnsonn8122]

According to the Genius Book of World Records, Barry Gibb is the 2nd most successful songwriter in the history of music! The Beatles suck.

[@popeyeandthejeep7459]

The Beatles started out as pop music because that's what rock was then. Their music became progressive and psychedelic. So much more influential than any of the others.

[@loosilu]

They're jealous a holes.

[@Sawlon]

Indeed!

[@georgejasper8794]

But think about their early years like in Germany - they were doing R&B, soul, pop, early rock - people thought of them as pop, but that had some of every scene that was happening in the early 60s. Including "til there was you" which I always found embarassing.

[@Petemonster62]

@@georgejasper8794 - Their approach to the song was a lot different from the producers of Anita Bryant's original. Perhaps the use of acoustic guitars and light percussion was influenced by the American Folk Music of the 50s & 60s?

[@DrHogfan]

Never seen Lou Reed and Frankenstein in the same room.

[@januarybaby392]

It seems strange how Elvis advocated against drugs, especially when considering how he died and the drugs listed in his body during his autopsy.

[@A.Briggs628]

I know!! The Fkn hypocrite!

[@glenn7152]

YEA!!!

[@paulnottherealmccartney8558]

The man is a hypocrite but still a great performer

[@A.Briggs628]

@@paulnottherealmccartney8558 😂😂😂

[@Pat-RickSmith]

I think he was jelious becaus he was no longer popular with the younger crowd . That ment no more unlimted access to little 14 to 16 yo girls. That generation moved on. His addiction to Pharmaceutical drugs was a result of Tom Parkers gambling addiction. He owed so much money that old E was his way of paying back all of his debiters. He would book 3 shows a night in Vegas . And E would get tired and when he did Tom would have the Doc go shoot him up with some speed and get him on that stage.

[@danduntz9112]

As a musician, I don’t trust any other musician who doesn’t like the Beatles.

[@jsizemo]

In fairness, a lot of those mentioned were themselves contemporaries and hence, direct competitors. It’s no different than internal rivalries between different rappers and between different metal acts

[@monicawylie3985]

Amen

[@firstname__lastname]

That's unfortunate

[@dickon728]

I'm thinking maybe I don't trust anybody who doesn't like the Beatles. There is something significantly lacking in such people.

[@jessefinch4071]

@@dickon728 All it is a difference of opinion.

[@andrewashdown3541]

Envy is a pernicious thing

[@sonoftherabbitpeople4737]

Sometimes people dislike something that's good and popular just to be provocative. Sometimes they don't know what they're talking about. Sometimes it's a question of taste. Musicians that don't like The Beatles are suspect to me.

[@jimwatson7238]

50 years on and the Beatles are still the best known band in the world, what they achieved in 7 or 8 years will never be equalled.

[@yowzephyr]

If they ever are equaled I hope to God that I don't miss it. But I will probably be long gone before that happens. John , Paul, George, and Ringo were born while World War 2 was going on. The next miracle genius band members will probably be born while World War 3 is going on.

[@CSLewis2K]

Plenty of people that are the most known in their industry. It seems there's a tradeoff to be high quality and be well known.

[@lynnefromthelake]

Hell, I can't wait for the day that they are exposed for being mediocre.

[@CSLewis2K]

@@lynnefromthelake they are SO medicore!!! The only explanation is that their political popularity exceeded their musical ability, or they signed a deal with the devil, or both. Have listened to all kinds of music and like many bands from eras then and before, even ones similar to the Beatles, but the Beatles are EXTREMELY mediocre in comparison. Anyone that suggests differently is nothing but a blind fan not willing to put it to the test.

[@lynnefromthelake]

@@CSLewis2K That explains it, they signed a deal with the Devil. Sorry, I really don't like them at all.

[@romecottrell6444]

The Beatles will always be the best rock band ever . Everyone else are just jealous of the Beatles fame .

[@Sawlon]

Yep.

[@garycarpenter2980]

I agree 💯% better than the Stones 🪨

[@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn]

The Beatles were an overrated bunch of musically inept buffoons with an over developed sense of self worth and ability, that they just managed to appear on the music scene at the right time EARLY in Rock History and that is how they managed to become famous world wide, is pathetic.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Never were a really great live band though, and even gave up touring so they will always have that against them for being the greatest 'rock' band. I plump for Zeppelin myself. Incredible both in the studio and on stage.

[@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn]

@@stevenclarke5606 This ^ 100%

[@ozrob8726]

Long after these self-indulgent bands are forgotten people will still be talking about the Beatles. What does that tell you?

[@jsizemo]

To be fair, people should also be talking about , Cream, Velvet Underground, Who, etc, alongside the Beatles, for the foreseeable future

[@RossBaby91]

Some of the people who dissed The Beatles in this video are ALREADY legends alongside The Beatles.

[@dorian3260]

The Stones will still be touring.

[@shannonfrench6893]

You nailed that reply. Thank you from a cousin of George.

[@A.Briggs628]

They will also be talking about Queen, IMHO.

[@marinahansen5964]

Envy is embarrassing. Some people can’t stand the success of others.

[@julianaylor4351]

Elvis is a case of that. 🙄

[@knockoutguitarist087]

Or maybe just maybe the Beatles aren’t good…. Much like the rest of euro artists of the time the stuff that made them popular was stolen from blues and soul musicians not borrowed as the narrator may tell you….once there was nothing left to “borrow” where was the good stuff they actually wrote…… so they stole from other musicians…. this supposed revolution era Beatles came from the hippie movement that they originally were against… and lastly they were *NSYNC of the 60s they were a manufactured boy band that was tweaked in the studio by a producer which made them sound “good” they wore matching suits and instead of danced they played instruments… only one I give credit to is George because his Beatle songs were actually well written and do you want to know a secret is sadly underrated

[@aunch3]

A lot these guys were butthurt because they were professional musicians yet people still liked the Beatles more

[@Alexs.2599]

@@knockoutguitarist087 Absolute drivel! The Beatles were the NSYNC of the 60's? You're out of your mind if you really believe that.

[@herbert9241]

@@knockoutguitarist087 - Broadly agreed with what you say. George is the only Beatle who wrote songs which speak to me: 'Something' and 'My Sweet Lord.' Full disclosure: the Paul McCartney song 'Freedom' is a guilty pleasure. It's formulaic, it's simplistic and repetitive - but, by Jingo, it's powerful and rousing. Great rhythm section and production. Well, the production kind of kicks itself up the erse by burying an elephant stomping Clapton solo in white noise.

[@THE_bchat]

Did Pete Townshend like any musician that wasn't himself? From what I've heard/read over the years, I certainly get the impression that he didn't like anyone who was in a band that was bigger than The Who.

[@lysirishfleur3030]

He was pretty nasty to Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop festival

[@jnagarya519]

@@lysirishfleur3030 Because he feared Hendrix. When he first heard Hendrix he called Clapton, who he didn't know, and said that they were out of their jobs. And Townshend isn't much of a guitar player anyway.

[@spooky3120]

Townshend BLOWS... LITERALLY!

[@DesertRat332]

Agree! He hated Led Zeppelin. Thought they were a Who ripoff because they had the same lineup. Sorry, Pete, you're not even close to being in Jimmy Page's league.

[@HieronymousCheese]

Forever frustrated because The Who never scored a Number 1. And then Keith Moon was in the running to be the drummer for Led Zep.

[@kiss196161]

When a band dominates the top of the charts for a decade you're not going to be liked by your peers!

[@A.Briggs628]

Haha! So true! Great comment!

[@carlweaver3243]

The Beatles broke up 53 Years Ago and they are still outselling every other Band and /or Artist.

[@A.Briggs628]

@@carlweaver3243 Truer words have never been spoken! Thank you, Carl! 😊✌️💯

[@liveinthepresent219]

Unfortunately due to mature human beings this is true.

[@garycarpenter2980]

All it is, is pure jealousy

[@jaredsquires2260]

#1: The Beatles

[@FFM0594]

Ginger Baker didn't like anyone. He was a real piece of work.

[@KurtSlotkowski-hj8jd]

I found Ginger Baker's reasons for not liking the beatles too contrived.

[@chrisbotelho7212]

A real stinker.

[@carlweaver3243]

Baker was Incredibly Overrated. And ANYONE who knows ANYTHING about the Beatles knows McCartney is the most accomplished Musician in that band.

[@helloalanframe]

Same with Lou Reed.

[@davidgerow]

Some of these musicians wished they had 1/2 the success of the Beatles.

[@Tomy_Yon]

Jealous people say the craziest things. 😅

[@jukedar]

Most of them are just jealous that they never reached that point in their time with their own band. I overall loved the Beatles because, they werent just one style of music, some bluesy, so slow, some fast, these other bands, just jealous

[@jannertfol]

And they were genuine, outspoken fans of so many other musicians-both contemporary and earlier ones. They were openminded in so many ways.

[@therock-a-roller]

Some Beatles fans cannot accept they are not everyones favorite band

[@douglaslewis866]

Well sir you a far more brave person than I to state what believe on a comment section dominated by people who love the Beatles. I think I am one of the very few who, although there can be no doubt they had talent, It is far not as incredible as some people view it. Since I was teen when they hit the world, many people forget they, in my opinion hit the sweet spot. At the same time they appeared, there was the Vietnam war, anti social protests. The women's movement, the Black pride movement, the non-conformist movement and so their appearance of rebellion struck a chord with the pent-up desires of Americas youth. They challenge the norms of the day and swept up thousands of young folks. One cannot possibly think their first 7 songs were groundbreaking. They stayed on the charts because they were the rage that capture the mindset of thousands of young people and became embedded in the fans base mind set. Had they come about in the 50s or late 70s,80s,90s, I think their initial music would not have resonated as much with American youth. They built such a fan base that as the years went by people believe that most of the music as a group or solo they were creating was fantastic. Full disclosure , I am a Beach Boy Fan. I feel their music captured the quintessential themes of life. The guys sang about fast cars, Friday Nite romance, girl meets guy , guy loses girl, etc. The parties at the Beach. A few more themes , . Think about it ,I want hold your hand, She loves you, Can't but me love, 8 days a week. Michelle, what themes are they referring. Next you Hey Jude, 8 min. of repeating the same 2 lines over and over again,....Let it be was a protest song that struck a nerve with those who were affected by the War and of course the idea of peace in the world. The Beatles themselves said they were influenced by the music of the Fifties. After 1970 just what Music did they influence. It was the disco era about to explode. they hit the sweet spot and in person I can deliver and overwhelming rebuttal to Beatle ardent fans........Thanks for listening and ....Good luck You

[@charlesd.8333]

What gets lost on these musicians is the fact that the Beatles literally caused music to move in a new trajectory. That in and of itself is amazing.

[@morriswilson2274]

The Beatles are the very best! I’m a musician myself! The Beatles are better than me on my very best day! I’m inspired by them!

[@debcastle2063]

Love the Beatles ….changed my music and life for the better. Don’t care who didn’t like them. If it’s another musician, they much be jealous. BEATLES best band ever. And I’m an American.

[@sharigreen9252]

Sour grapes. It wasn't just their music, it was their personalities that captivated us. IMO Ginger Baker, the Kinks, Quincy Jones, etc. had personalities like a snake. A big part of why the Beatles were/are so beloved was because they were charming and witty. Each one was soecial in his own way.

[@dickon728]

So funny, and so true.

[@camerondodge2070]

To be fair, some of the Beatles turned out to also have snake like personalities once you dug a bit deeper.

[@Pksoze]

Can't people just not like their music. I mean Michael Stipe was not a competitor of the Beatles...he just didn't dig it. Also Harry Connick JR seemed to grow up loving old school crooner music. That type of guy probably doesn't like the Beatles or any Rock Bands. I really find it interesting that people get offended when people dislike something they like. Sometimes people just have different tastes.

[@BiserAngelov1]

The envy is so thick, you can cut it with a knife!

[@Babanov752]

The Beatles forever!

[@michelewalburger9729]

What the beatles accomplised is beyoned compare period. They were/are amazing and always will be. Long live the Fab Four!

[@ravilsharipov3290]

Hi all, I was born in USSR and was a Fan of the Beatles for entire life, never heard about The Who and other haters, even though it was nearly impossible to find any foreign records. But everyone new and loved the Beatles. That’s right, the Jealousy unites all of those not well known musicians..

[@hexbeat9832]

Elvis preaching against drugs? Now that is some serious case of schizophrenia.

[@davidklima5124]

If only you could put some of these artists on the same level as the Beatles; most of them don’t even hold a candle. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but in terms of overall songwriting talent, studio innovations, their like-able personalities, almost nobody holds a candle to them. Also, how many of these artists named here are still just as relevant in pop culture and revered as the Beatles? Certainly not Harry Cowlick Jr😂😂😂

[@stuartglover98]

There are some pretty revered names on this list of Beatles critics

[@mrb152]

Far outnumbered by those who love the Beatles and were heavily inspired by them. This list includes Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, Jeff Lynn, Billy Corgan, Brian Wilson, Freddie Mercury. Sounds like half of the people who ”didn’t like” the Beatles are just trying to be contrarian.

[@jnagarya519]

Exactly. And Elvis wasn't used to the competition.

[@leesashriber5097]

Well said. 😊

[@hyzercreek]

B Wo Yeah like all the people who say Babe Ruth wasn't the greatest baseball player. Just to be contrary they pick some other player and make up BS about how he was better. Why do people do that?

[@dirkschmid1045]

The Beatles are the best band in the world ever. So many great, timeless songs from such a unique, original, and talented group of musicians and songwriters. Nobody has ever done that before or since. When I hear people who make music as boring as REM or Harry Connick Jr, criticising The Beatles, all I can do is laugh.

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Have you been drinking 🤣🤣🤣

[@katreinacarroll3186]

Yeah naah the beatles are bloody boring, the most overrated band of all time.

[@davidklima5124]

You know what artists we don’t really give a damn about anymore in this world? Harry Connick Jr / The Who / Lou Reed / REM You know what artist we still very much give a damn about in SO many ways? THE FREAKING BEATLES.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

Easy there, David. The Who are still very much loved to this very day. That was early 60s Pete Townshend talking about early 60s Beatles. His outlook changed greatly later on.

[@jnagarya519]

@@MarkMikelVideos Townshend was competing for attention by being a contrarian. He knew that criticizing "The Beatles" would get media attention and that's what he was after. In reality, if not for "The Beatles" those who FOLLOWED them wouldn't have got, at very least, to the US.

[@MarkMikelVideos]

@@jnagarya519 agreed.

[@rustybear5125]

In all fairness to the Who, it was Townsend who had a problem with the Beatles...as well as The Stones, and Led Zeppelin.

[@jnagarya519]

@@rustybear5125 You illustrate the fact: those who fell for "Led Zeppelin" were seeking something to equal "The Beatles" who were loved by their older siblings and or parents. "Led Zeppelin" was hyped up "Yardbirds" and appeared after "The Beatles" broke up. That's why you erroneously include "Led Zeppelin" with "The Betels" and "The Rolling Stones". Here's a clue for you all: "The Beatles" still outsell even "The Rolling Stones," and "The Rolling Stones" became a band AFTER "The Beatles" were already performing on radio shows, and BEFORE "Led Zeppelin" existed. When Jimmy Page was looking to resurrect the moribund "Yardbirds" he was going to call the band "The NOEW Yardbirds"; but Keith Moon told him that name would go over like a lead balloon, so he thought up "Led Zeppelin" (look up the "Hindenburg" balloon disaster). And at least "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones" credited the original composers of the songs they covered, which "Led Zeppelin" was OPPOSED to doing because they might have to share the money with their "heroes".

[@gooddognigel4947]

Sounds like jealousy.

[@jimmcfarlane5611]

Even in 2023 they are still the biggest band in the World

[@jimcox3380]

yep, that says it all right there!

[@IwasInThe60s]

Yup. And their music will still be played on the 2323 space shuttles between earth and the next habitable planets or moons.

[@Anthony-ws2ve]

Elvis sold more records than the mop heads. The Beatles are so arrogant, how can anyone like such pinheads?

[@Tony-k9i]

Elvis never wrote one song

[@ebarteldes]

Yet Elvis, Roger Daltrey and Harry Connick Jr covered Beatles music. And Rundgreen tours with Ringo

[@charlynegezze8536]

The Beatles knocked Elvis off his tottering throne. I was in the generation that became teenagers in the early sixties.

[@ebarteldes]

@@charlynegezze8536 His throne was gone the moment he joined the military. It's like he was artistically castrated

[@A.Briggs628]

@@ebarteldes Unfortunately, I believe he was drafted.

[@ebarteldes]

@@A.Briggs628 Tom Parker made it happen. Rock's reputation was in the toilet with the scandals involving Chuck Berry and The Killer, that was the only way to keep Elvis' image "clean." He could have served only one year, but he stayed in the military for the whole tour

[@A.Briggs628]

@@ebarteldes Thanks.. I always thought the movie had me believing he was drafted, for some reason. Thank you for clarifying.

[@johnurban7333]

Didn't know Elvis was a musician. Thought he was an entertainer

[@davidlauter1622]

Without The Beatles there wouldn't of been anything worth listening to without them and George Martin there would of never been a Jimi Hendrix Cream Zeppelin or anything even close to creativity they opened up all the doors and paved the way for everything in creative music ! They turned it into an art form ! Period !!!!!!

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Elvis and 1950s rock n roll actually paved the way.

[@mikesedam616]

Absolute nonsense dude the beatles like most English musicians were imitating American musicians. John Lennon considered Chuck Barry the greatest rocker.

[@peterchecksfield9958]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Bill Haley.

[@herbert9241]

@@peterchecksfield9958 - Yes, Elvis, Bill Haley and others of that era. As for the Beatles: pretty much a Carl Perkins tribute act at point of formation. Nothing wrong with that, they were clearly tuned in to some great music - but I'll never go along with their partisan audience heralding them as architects of the big bang.

[@helloalanframe]

Nah, they just inspired all those boy bands.

[@alanstrom2221]

It's true that The Beatles would've been a very different Band without GEORGE MARTIN. The Producer of any Band's recordings is responsible for the final sound of the product. The Producer can decide which instruments play which parts and structure the verses and chorus. The Producer can decide who sings which harmonies. The Producer decides a lot more than the listener is aware. In 1962, at one of their first recording sessions with George Martin, he asked the Beatles " Is there anything you don't like?" Quick as a flash, George Harrison said "Well, for one thing, I don't like your tie!!" George Martin later said in an interview that "From that moment, I knew we'd get on very well"

[@larrymcleod3618]

Almost every Beatles song has been studied , copied , talked about and listened to by people of all ages generation after generation . I asked my twelve year old grandson what he thought of these musicians but unfortunately he had to admit he that he hadn’t a clue who they were , not one of them , “What’s your favourite Beatles song “ I asked “ Which album ? “ he replied . 🤔

[@pinkfreud62]

Seems odd Stipe would say the Beatles weren't in his time so to speak. He was born a few yrs before me & anyone even born in the 60's can say they grew up with alot of the Beatles.

[@rogerchanning]

Just one band for me.....that's The Beatles, they will always be my favourite. The 60's though was a great era for bands and there were lots of great ones. As for "The Who", well John Entwhistle told me himself at a music show (I was working on a stand at the time) that his biggest influence in Bass playing was Paul McCartney. That's good enough for me from an icon such as him. Long live The Beatles Music

[@jnagarya519]

Ray Davies, as a control freak, drove "The Kinks". That's why he had onstage fights with his brother, who wanted more respect and input.

[@chrisbotelho7212]

The Kinks were and are still my favorite band of those or any times. That said, the Beatles were great... Ray Davies was a complete control freak and not the most likeable guy back in the day. In interviews Ray always said he was more of a Stones fan. All the Kinks referred to Paul McCartney as Pull MeCock Off. Always thought that was funny.

[@carmenmusiclover.0532]

@@chrisbotelho7212 the Kinks wrote beautiful songs and i love their music too but Ray was and still is so jealous on the success of his colleagues.

[@chrisbotelho7212]

@@carmenmusiclover.0532 Yeah I agree. Especially the Beatles. But he was generous to very few.

[@boondoggle4820]

Some of my favorite musicians and some of the most unique musicians and most uniquely gifted musicians in all of popular music weren’t fans of The Beatles. This includes Zappa, Bowie and Prince for example, though they were all huge fans of The Rolling Stones, lol. Even though I love The Beatles, the fact the some of these artists weren’t fans isn’t a statement on the quality of the Beatles work, but a testament to the unique way that these other artists heard music, and I’m really grateful for that. I would hate for all music to sound the same even if it was as good as The Beatles.

[@sarahm.5356]

Prince, really? I'd read that he listened to them as a kid and was influenced by them. Wrong?

[@mandiemoore3272]

Elvis Presley wrote a letter to benefit his career had nothing to do with his distaste of The Beatles he was a bigger junkie than they were

[@johnurban7333]

Todd Rungren did Beatles covers on one of his albums

[@ebarteldes]

Not only that, but he often tours with Ringo

[@johnurban7333]

@@ebarteldes I forgot about that

[@MS-ph7un]

​@@johnurban7333 He's also done some tours with a show called "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," which is an all-star band format playing songs from Beatles albums. The first tour featured songs from the White Album and last year they played songs from Rubber Soul and Revolver. Anyway, that quote was from long ago and focused on John. Who knows how he (or any of those still living) feel about the Beatles' music today. Would be nice to hear more contemporary quotes.

[@klydejohnson7520]

Everyone that. Hates em is no where near as famous or successful.😂😂elvis might thats it

[@dogcowrph]

I’m still surprised to find people who HATE The Beatles. Some said they just like them but HATE? That’s only been in the last ten years or so.

[@leesashriber5097]

I LOVE the BEATLES!!! However, we're all entitled to our own opinion. I just can't imagine someone not liking them!! 😁

[@jnagarya519]

"Opinions" are subject to critical evaluation. Elvis blamed "The Beatles" for the "Black Panthers" -- while Elvis made his career "singing Black"!? Elvis wasn't the brightest used match in the ashtray.

[@stevenmurray7014]

For real.

[@edgarwalk5637]

I don't mind that people don't like their sound, but people who say they have no talent are just plain stupid.

[@leesashriber5097]

@@edgarwalk5637 , agreed 💯

[@MRROBBIEWATTS]

Stage Chicken impersonator and lanky guitarist Townsend could never accept that there was any other band better than his ...he could never accept 'Lennon & McCartney' were the Kings...he must have seen his arse when Paul McCartney came out with 'Heler Skelter'!! - :)

[@betsyduane3461]

“They just have to be the most incredible songwriters ever - just amazingly talented,” Reed continued. “I don’t think people realize how sad it is that The Beatles broke up.”

[@billywylie3288]

Having elvis helping people get off drugs is like when Ted Bundy work the suicide hot line

[@IwasInThe60s]

Ted Bundy actually did for a while. I guess you know that and that is why you posted this apt analogy. Not many other people may know that though...

[@billywylie3288]

@@IwasInThe60s he also worked on president Nixon re-election campaign he was all over the road

[@IwasInThe60s]

@@billywylie3288 Yes. I believe he was even a summer camp counselor for kids at one stage..🤦‍♂

[@billywylie3288]

@@IwasInThe60sman he was all over the road

[@blackmesacake5361]

Trent Reznor wasn't really fair to put on this list, he admitted he hated the people he knew who loved The Beatles, and as he got older he came to see how genius they were.

[@loosilu]

Reznor was always an arrogant asshole.

[@garycarpenter2980]

Now he knows who's the best

[@driver4011]

nine inch nails suck.

[@blackmesacake5361]

@@driver4011 you probably love The Beatles 🤣

[@garycarpenter2980]

@@blackmesacake5361 Oh yes I do better than the Stones 🪨

[@johnnyalonso]

When a band dominates for theyll always have haters and the jealous saying things about them. It's human nature for the insecure.

[@ThatGuyThanus]

Best band of all time.. never to be surpassed..

[@ButcherGrindslam]

Ginger Baker is just a snobe.

[@austinskaggs4184]

Can’t be mad at Trent Reznor. Respect for actually listening to Beatles records and changing his opinion.

[@dejohnaewalker941]

The Beatles is an underdog of music, and I'm proud of that, your just jealous because they sold a lot of albums and music records

[@salterrae2525]

You cannot please all. Beatles is the best talented group of musicians ever assembled. Paul McCartney is Guinness most successful songwriter. There are more people who admire them than hate them. Avid fan here from Philippines.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Led Zeppelin were more talented as musicians. Literally each one of them were at the top of their fields. You really can't say that about the Beatles members.

[@salterrae2525]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Don't know Led Zeppelin. In terms of worldwide impact on music industry and popularity the Beatles has the edge.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@salterrae2525 Led Zeppelin are the second biggest selling band ever behind the Beatles and broke the Beatles concert attendance records. Only they weren't pop, didn't do singles or perform on tv. Led Zeppelin were the mould for a touring rock band. If you don't know Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir etc I'm astonished.

[@75397]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Wrong, it's Elvis, then the Beatles! But as far as songwriters go, It's McCartney & Barry Gibb. The Bee Gees had 5 songs in the top 10 simultaneously in the Spring of 1978.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@75397 Lol Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones were far more talented musicians. Who cares about silly pop tunes. Led Zeppelin ruled the 1970s. All their albums were on the Billboard chart simultaneously in both 1975 and 1979. Bee Gees? 😂

[@bellodrade]

I think that the source of the vitriol could be traced back to the over the top coverage and reviews from various music critics and the Beatle fandom that remains unmatched. It leaves certain musicians confused and probably frustrated because they only see the veneer. They see what they want to see. A guy like Ginger Baker was forever perplexed by the mystery of McCartney's many gifts- and this despite not being classically trained. Where Baker festered in frustration, Dylan could only find fascination, like the rest of us. It also, I believe, has to do with these artists trying to pigeonhole a band that knew no bounds of genre. Maybe they changed things up too much for them. They didn't rock out enough. I don't know. These are opinions we're talking about here. A comment like "The Beatles are for second graders" has an ironic elegance to it, especially since it was not intended to imply that it was stated by a first grader. And what is probably the funniest aspect to all of this is that some of these guys were influenced by bands that were influenced by guess who? And they have no idea about that.

[@josephcooter5763]

Reed was nothing more than a spoiled graduate from Syracuse.

[@jnagarya519]

And violently sociopathic -- "rough trade" gay and glorifier of heroin.

[@josephcooter5763]

@@jnagarya519 While I doubt that his sexuality has anything to do it. I don't doubt Lou Reed was a Jerk. He spent his whole Carreer talking about how he was inspired by Haden Caruth, a poet who was on the Staff here at SU, and act like the literature and the poets he studdied elite and he himself was elite for having studied under them and anyone who did was beneath him. What a Jerk. I don't think the Syracuse Police Department had anything good to say about him either.

[@jnagarya519]

@@josephcooter5763 Hayden Carruth is one of my favorite poets. And he wasn't exactly elite in his views. Though degreed he was well known to the farmers in upstate Vermont, and then New York, for pitching in and helping with farming chores.

[@josephcooter5763]

@@jnagarya519 I am not doubting that, although nobody here in Syracuse talks about Carruth. I am just saying that Reed is placing him on a pedastal. Anyone who is not Carruth, in Reeds eyes is beneath him.

[@jnagarya519]

@@josephcooter5763 Reed was very much in-group, out-group. Carruth is a superior poet, at least in my view (I also have other favorite poets). And I doubt he knew Reed was viewing Carruth as "elite," as Carruth's self-opinion, I think, wouldn't be that he was elite. We're in agreement about Reed having a shitty attitude.

[@Barnabas45]

An interesting hypothesis but totally illogical!

[@iggystim]

Sounds a lot like pure old fashioned jealousy.

[@LazyLizzy706]

Haters gonna hate…

[@jeffreysimmons1084]

Envy, jealousy?

[@tomfuller2697]

I have two words for them and it’s not, who cares? Insane.

[@robertmyers6859]

I GUESS YOU HAD TO BE THERE. I WAS. BEST BAND IN HISTORY

[@williamquigley5836]

The Beatles were routinely brilliant and directly or indirectly influenced EVERYONE in the music business. One reviewer wrote that not liking the Beatles is as perverse as not liking the sun. My favorite Beatles track would have to be "Lady Madonna", a perfect radio song. I would say none of the detracting artists were ever so profound in under 3 minutes.

[@howardhdavidson]

The Beatles had the looks,the personality,The clothes,And George Martin,They were the most marketable band ever.Without Martin I doubt if they really could have written such iconic songs.I’ve seen them at the Cavern Club and they sounded like your average band playing average material.Yet I have to admit that the songs and recording they produced were wonderful, highly influenced by the American scene of those days .There music ability wasn’t the best.Yes I’ve played guitar and sang for 50 years + and had my own recording studio . My opinion is just my opinion of The Beatles . Personally John Lennons voice and musicianship was indeed the Beatles without him it would not have been the same sound.

[@jnagarya519]

Fixed for ya: "Musicians Who Were Jealous of The Beatles".

[@monicawylie3985]

Elvis had no right to be so self serving as he was on drugs too.

[@MichaelSmith-fj8ul]

How sad. I don't like anyone that does t like the Beatles. They pioneered so many music breakthroughs. Thier music nevere sounded the same like other groups did.

[@FarbeyondPanterA-tr4gw]

I was born in the early 70s so I'm pretty aware of the Beetles and all the other musicians. I don't like or dislike any of them. But I feel like some of the musicians are a little hypocritical considering they do/did the exact same thing that they say they dislike about the Beetles. And Michael Style, c'mon now he thinks the Beetles are elevator music. What about R. E. M? I'd 10times rather be stuck in an elevator forced to listen to the Walrus instead of everybody hurts. That should be blasted over the speakers at Guantanamo Bay. Just my opinion.

[@jnagarya519]

"The Dovells" were PRE-"Beatles".

[@liamgreensmith4879]

Half the people who diss the Beatles actually never listened to there full work and there later albums, the sixties had quite a few solid bands with amazing experimental hits but so did the Beatles The haters only listened to the commercial hits😂

[@halweiss8671]

The Beatles were good at what they did. If what they did, wasn’t appealing then it’s quite different from saying they’re were lousy. I get the feeling that some of the comments were made by contrarians trying to set themselves apart from the masses.

[@cocoaorange1]

There were some songs I don't like , but respect them as a talented band albeit before my time.

[@jnagarya519]

@@11235but They were better because they wrote better songs. Period. You need to have heard the other songs at the time.

[@fourthtunz]

@@jnagarya519 exactly and the Beatles are still better than most new stuff.

[@waynejohanson1083]

You are not going to like every song a group does. But let's face it there is a lot of classic songs there by the Beatles you will like.

[@lysirishfleur3030]

Most people who met the lads separately, seemed to like Paul. and George. But not John too much

[@truthteller9154]

From what I gather John seemed a bit arrogant. Paul seemed to be liked the best.

[@jnagarya519]

@@truthteller9154 Paul was the dishonest diplomat. John was honest.

[@staceykeeley4219]

@@jnagarya519 Very true, and honesty might not get you a lot of friends but it'll get you the right ones. John was honest to a fault and that's one of the very many things I adore him for.

[@staceykeeley4219]

@@truthteller9154He had every right to be arrogant!

[@truthteller9154]

@@staceykeeley4219 Indeed but not everyone likes to be around someone who carries themselves that way.

[@TheMadcap919]

1:05 YA DON’T SAY! I MEAN, IT’S NOT LIKE THEY WERE BRITISH AND WERE NOT AMERICAN! NO, THAT’D BE RIDICULOUS! Seriously, tho. If he says “they’re an anti-American force”, then I’m like “You’re so observant! They aren’t even American!”.

[@Dima_Guitar]

Oh, no! How are Paul and Ringo going to live with that now? 😭

[@anderwneale5239]

I wouldn't put Elvis in this category,he love the Beatles music.

[@yafuker6046]

Concur; I'm at the age where I still love their music, but can't believe I used to emulate them.

[@timmy707707]

Can't wait for Len Berry's 50th anniversary releases...

[@JeanGulaparojo]

The Beatles were talented.They started at a very young age and then become very successful.I was a teenager back then and I always listen to their songs on the radio.

[@tinakarambelas3350]

They were all just jealous.

[@billharrell5672]

None of these so called musicians are anywhere near the top ,so much for being on the bottom ,play on

[@dw89music73]

What about Frank Zappa? I mean, he accused the Beatles of only being in it for the money after the band cited him as an influence when making Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and this was what led Zappa to make his album We're Only In It For The Money, whose album cover even satirized Sgt. Pepper's.

[@tysonwilliams4467]

Like 80% of classic rock bands are in it for the money

[@MarkMikelVideos]

Zappa only liked 3 Beatles songs: Strawberry Fields Forever Paperback Writer I Am The Walrus

[@rustybear5125]

Zappa was a dick, always hated that guy.

[@jnagarya519]

@@MarkMikelVideos And yet "The Beatles" influenced him to the extent that he made an entire LP satirizing them. Satire as the sincerest form of flattery. John Lennon said, from the beginning, that he wanted to be rich and famous. And I've yet to learn of ANY musician, rock or otherwise, who wanted to be poor and unknown.

[@GingerMaster6875]

No one gets into the music industry for respect or the "lolz"

[@Joseph-eu6jp]

I like the Beatles music, my Dad born in the 40s grew up listening and playing Jazz and Bebop, he didn't like the Beatles because it changed the old Jazz scene, took away from it, less Jazz gigs, main stream gigs.

[@A.Briggs628]

Not only did a lot of people from the 30s-40s dislike The Beatles music, they hated their look too. Most people were calling them hippies because of their mop-top hair. I remember my mom saying, They’d be very handsome boys if they would cut their hair! 😂

[@mjhzen8313]

Every one of these critics (who are still living) of The Beatles will eventually be like Salieri in the film "Amadeus": jealous and frustrated that the music of The Beatles will endure beyond their own.

[@katesjanice]

Whoa! Kerry Livgren of Kansas couldn’t read or write musical notation, and yet composed some of the greatest and most complicated progressive music ever laid down on vinyl. A true musical genius! And a kind and gentle person.

[@brandonayong5823]

Elvis presley loved the Beatles music as he usually covered their songs but he I think he wasn't a fan of john lennon clearly ( He covered 5 or 6 Beatles songs. All of them mccartney songs)

[@Anne6621]

Something is a George song

[@brandonayong5823]

​@@Anne6621 True. Still he never did a john song

[@jnagarya519]

Elvis covered the McCartney sappy, because Elvis was always sappy.

[@jnagarya519]

@@brandonayong5823 Because he wasn't intelligent enough to understand what "The Beatles," and Lennon, were doing. Elvis came from white country, which is always emotionally overwrought and sappy.

[@Anne6621]

@@jnagarya519 you are so so wrong

[@hermannmaier0]

I recently bought 2 different two-disc sets of Beatles live at BBC. All early material played "live" in studio with no audience at BBC. Theres a lot of songs that were covers and never made it to a Beatles album. Lots of Chuck Berry, amongst others. Anyhow, with no audience...no screaming,... one can really hear how tight those 4 were. Harmonies galore, great guitar playing, about 80 songs in all, also with a bunch BBC 15 second mini-interviews . I think they were at their tightest then, and it is tighter than anything most other "great bands" ever played live that I've heard. Its tight early rock. Who cares if other musicians cant dig it? I've been a huge fan for 55 years, early Beatles and later Beatles, and I am more impressed than ever after listening to these early BBC recordings.

[@geoffpoole483]

The Beatles' recordings speak for themselves. The collection you mention gives an insight into what the band were like at the beginning of their recording career. The evolution from the early recordings to stuff like the White Album is incredible.

[@CatholicBoy1957]

Now that you did a vid of musicians saying they didn't like the Beatles do a vid telling what the Beatles thought of them. .

[@kendurham5684]

Times were destined to change. Elvis was the gateway. Now it’s gone to auto tune and nothing is real

[@conormccolgan4758]

Obviously it’s all pure jealousy, but how can you *hate* the Beatles, their music is so overwhelmingly happy and positive.

[@sdb6757]

I grew up with and always liked the Beatles, but as I’ve gotten old I find myself preferring to listen to The Beach Boys or great old Motown classics. The Beatles music just doesn’t hold up for me.

[@rustybear5125]

Nothing wrong with that, we all have the right to our opinions.

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

The Beatles after all are a musician’s band.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

Yeah, I certainly remember all of those "musicians" that were screaming incoherently and pissing all over their chairs at the Beatles early concerts.

[@grepora]

Ringo Star played a right-handed drum kit setup left-handed. That may be why he couldn't play a particular song correctly -- it wasn't physically possible.

[@jannertfol]

And he wasn't playing jazz, was he? Put a jazz drummer in with The Beatles, and that wouldn't have worked well either. A great 'group' drummer isn't always flashy. They make it their job to showcase and enhance the music, not dominate it. Ringo understands that simple sensitivity to what is needed is the mark of a great drummer. It's also an interesting aside to note that Ringo's son, Zak, is now the drummer for The Who! You know, The Who ...with Pete Townsend. :)

[@oldermusiclover]

@@jannertfol that is why I love the studio musicians they had to play anything and everything and do it well

[@kingkapp13]

Agree 💯%. Beatles were greatly overrated! 👍🏽

[@joedunch5271]

Overrated by whom? According to CBS (way back in 2014), "All told, the Beatles have sold 1.6 BILLION singles in the United States, and 177 million albums. Worldwide album sales top 600 million. The number of Beatles singles to reach Number 1 on the "Billboard Hot 100" is 21, the most of any band." Seems like their fans rated them quite favorably. -

[@philosuileabhain861]

@@joedunch5271 Overrated by their detractors