It's got to be Queen - no-one even comes close in my opinion. I know I must be in the minority but I am not a Beatles fan - their music is ok but in my opinion there are/were better bands than the Beatles.
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It's got to be Queen - no-one even comes close in my opinion. I know I must be in the minority but I am not a Beatles fan - their music is ok but in my opinion there are/were better bands than the Beatles.
Yes, but you have to ask yourself "Would those bands even exist(or if they would, would they be any good?) if it hadn't been for the Beatles?" I doubt it.
I'm not choosing. The Beatles invented it and Queen perfected it.
What if "the best band ever" is out there and you don't even know it? Who cares about rankings?
Anyway, you don't find anything in European / US pop music that's "bigger" than The Beatles, it's pretty obvious, and that's probably all we can say.
Anyway, you don't find anything in European / US pop music that's "bigger" than The Beatles, it's pretty obvious, and that's probably all we can say.
Just to add one thing- The Beatles as a band grew and changed so much over their 10 years. Their early stuff was simple, catchy boy band material. Then George's sitar music, and John's psychedelia gave birth to Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The White Album, I always see as not so much the Beatles as a band. More that each song is "Paul and the band" or "John and the band", etc., etc. A seperation of Lennon/McCartney. They took another direction with Abbey Road, which is IMO, their best album. Queen reached into a ton of different genres, too, not to such an extent, I think, but it was the Beatles' concept.
Queen, of course!
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I think that the question is wrong, because you can't compare two bands who grew up in different years. Moreover Queen, who came up later, have been inspired from the Beatles, as they said lots of times Freddie & co. Surely, what the beatles did is more innovative because in '60 the musical situation was more limited. Queen had their best time from '70, when rock was consolidated with groups such as Led Zep, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and many more. For the Beatles rock was Elvis, Little Richards, Jerry Lee Lewis...you can compare rolling and beatles or queen and aerosmith..uff...so hard to explain! I love them both so much!
You simply cannot compare the two.
The Beatles influenced pop culture all over the world, especially in the UK and US. Their branch from the everyday pop scene as a Fab Four icon truly altered not only the music scene, but the culture of society.
Queen came in a different era with a different style of music. Both groups had great harmonies, but Queen had an impecable zing with their vocals that no one can do justice to. As far as their musical talent in writing and playing, they were simply amazing. We cannot deny that.
Both bands have influenced the world and the rock and roll scene in many ways to the point that we cannot compare the two. They are different in so many ways as well, that choosing one would not make any sense at all. I love them both.
The Beatles influenced pop culture all over the world, especially in the UK and US. Their branch from the everyday pop scene as a Fab Four icon truly altered not only the music scene, but the culture of society.
Queen came in a different era with a different style of music. Both groups had great harmonies, but Queen had an impecable zing with their vocals that no one can do justice to. As far as their musical talent in writing and playing, they were simply amazing. We cannot deny that.
Both bands have influenced the world and the rock and roll scene in many ways to the point that we cannot compare the two. They are different in so many ways as well, that choosing one would not make any sense at all. I love them both.
Both are very good bands, BUT i have to go with Queen. Queen was so much more complex, musically and put on some of the best concerts ever of any band.
I respect the Beatles and their huge impact on the music world. (as somebody else mentioned, Queen may never have existed if it weren't for the Beatles) but I only like a few of their album and songs (Sgt Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour, revolver, THe White Album). The rest of their music I find quite annoying. In their pschedelic period they were pretty awesome tho.
I respect the Beatles and their huge impact on the music world. (as somebody else mentioned, Queen may never have existed if it weren't for the Beatles) but I only like a few of their album and songs (Sgt Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour, revolver, THe White Album). The rest of their music I find quite annoying. In their pschedelic period they were pretty awesome tho.
Mozart or Elton John? Who knows... But in this case - Queen.
Why can't you people just keep it simple? It was a simple question after all... Queen is the greatest band ever, of course. Leave the fact that The Beatles had bigger influence, actually the biggest ever, but Queen were better musicians. They had far more complicated and more beautiful songs. They had the best shows ever. They wrote anthems that will probably never have any equal. They were the best.
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Why can't you people just keep it simple? It was a simple question after all... Queen is the greatest band ever, of course. Leave the fact that The Beatles had bigger influence, actually the biggest ever, but Queen were better musicians. They had far more complicated and more beautiful songs. They had the best shows ever. They wrote anthems that will probably never have any equal. They were the best.
I think you can't leave the facts out.
You can say which music you prefer but you can't say which band is better.
But what facts? I said I do agree Beatles had the biggest influence ever, no one can take that away from them, but I simply cannot say their music is better then Queen's music, just like many other poeple can't. So greatest in what specific way? Influence? Beatles, of course. But music? What facts do you actually reffer to that would put Beatles before Queen in pure music aspect?
obviously Queen for me!(duh...)