r/beatlescirclejerk

It is recommended to watch the Beatles biopics (2028) in theatres instead of waiting for streaming releases. This is because headphones users will only hear the dialogue in one ear.
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It is recommended to watch the Beatles biopics (2028) in theatres instead of waiting for streaming releases. This is because headphones users will only hear the dialogue in one ear.

u/Gabe121411 — 1 day ago
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As beatles fans, do you agree with the opinion that The Beatles treated women terribly?

There’s been a lot of talk, especially on TikTok, about The Beatles treating woman terribly, Would you say the way they treated women was simply a reflection of how men were expected to behave at the time?

John Lennon allegedly became physically violent in his younger years, including hitting Cynthia and a previous girlfriend, while also cheating on Cynthia with women in show business, fans and prostitutes. Ringo is said to have been abusive towards Maureen during his struggles with alcoholism, while George Harrison was emotionally distant towards Pattie Boyd and repeatedly cheated on her. Paul McCartney was reportedly controlling towards his first girlfriend Dorothy, telling her how to dress and dye her hair, and he also repeatedly cheated on Jane Asher. However, it seems like he became more settled once he was with Linda. What are your thoughts on this subject?

u/FitEmergency8807 — 2 days ago
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Un/popular opinion: Popular music hasnt advanced since the Beatles

No idea if this is or is not a popular opinion here. But it really seems to me that the Beatles are still cutting edge when it comes to popular music. Their melodies and harnonies are still more complex than 90% of modern music. George Martin's arrangements are worthy of any modern producer. Their ability to experiment with instruments and samples while keeping songs listenable with catchy hooks is still unique.

The main differences now are modern compression, and electronic sampling. Neither of which is a particular advancement, musically. Nor is quantizing or autotune or any other computer wizardry. What it does is bring mediocre music up to a mean. It doesnt improve high quality music at all, in fact it strips it of life.

Didnt mean to rant about modern music. This post is simply to say that the Beatles still sound relevant and fresh musically, to me at least.

[The one band that could have pushed music forward in a radical way was Radiohead. Im not sure they managed it but I appreciate the effort.]

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u/EH4LIFE — 2 days ago