Don't compare One Direction to The Beatles

[sotwnoz]

Delete.

 

Well, neither of you are in the right. Music is subjective, and people like different bands/singers. Even if I think The Beatles are 1,000,000x better than One Direction, I respect other individual's taste. But, I will help with your argument.

Start off with hers:
1. One Direction was formed in 2010, even if a lot of people know it, that doesn't make it the most "famous band ever."
2. Impressive, but that doesn't necessarily mean that The Beatles can't do that if they were still here. It's 18,200 seats anyway.
3. Not at all, The Beatles have sold 1 BILLION records, One Direction have sold 1+ million.
4. What does that have to do with anything?

Now, with additional arguments for The Beatles:
1. During the week of April 4, 1964, The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
2. They have the most no. 1 albums in the British album charts.
3. They boast 20 No. 1 hits in the United States.
4. According to the United World Chart, the Beatles have 16 of the 100 most successful tracks of all time.
5. The Beatles recorded four of the Top 10 Greatest Albums of All Time, according to Rolling Stones magazine.
6. Won 3 Brit Awards, and had 3 nominations. Won 14 grammys, and had 31 nominations. One Direction have no nominations, and no wins from those two award shows.
7. They accomplished all this in seven years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Beatles & http://www.hooksandharmony.com/?p=173

 

[Emperor Nero]

Who would even be so stupid as to compare the two. The Beatles are one of the most influential bands in all of music, One Direction is a one off band that people will forget about in a year. You should get some better friends, unless she is hot... Then I guess it is okay.

 

[FloydZeppelin]

I'm going to be 100% honest here, maybe I'm out of the loop; I don't listen to the radio much, let alone find music on the internet but....

I have no idea who One Direction is. :S

 

I'm going to be 100% honest here, maybe I'm out of the loop; I don't listen to the radio much, let alone find music on the internet but....

I have no idea who One Direction is. :S

A shitty boy band from the UK.
As much of a disease as Bieber.

 

[Shoei Starz]

A shitty boy band from the UK.
As much of a disease as Bieber.

You could not of put that more right!!!

 

[Snatchmasta]

Hey. Me and my girl friend (not girlfriend, just a friend that are girl) are talking very much about One Direction. Why? She thinks they are great. I say to her that they are not, then she says that they are more famous then The Beatles and then we continue for hours.

This is some arguments she told me:

- They are the most famous band ever (wtf?).
- They sold out MSG (Madison Square Garden, maybe the most famous arena) in on minute.
- They have sold more albums than any boy band before.
- They are alredy making their second album.

I am like wtf are you saying? You are comparing a silly boy band with a legendary band, The Beatles.

This is some arguments that I say:

- When The Beatles was active, autotune didn't exist.
- The Beatles wrote most of their songs by themself.
- While One Direction became very famous very fast thanks to X-factor, The Beatles started form 0.

So, do you have any great arguments I can say to her? I do respect that she is listening to them, but this is nice to argue about.

I have no idea who one direction is. The Beatles completely revolutionized music. The Beatles were more then a band, they were a movement. The Beatles were the original "boyband", but evolved into full fledged musicians. One direction was started by a bunch of marketing/PR people. The Beatles were formed through musical curiosity.


One direction isn't the most famous band ever. Loads of trendy/shitty bands sell out madison square garden. The Beatles sold out carnegie hall. Auto tune doesn't matter. They are a fad. There are tons of fads. I don't even think one direction is the most famous boy band. What about Backstreet Boys/N Sync/Jonas Brothers? All of those bands were fucking huge, but died away within a decade. The Beatles are everlasting. Just tell her to listen to the Beatles. Preferably magical mystery tour/Sgt. Pepper's. If she can't appreciate the mastery and beauty of the aforementioned records, you should probably stop talking to her.



To all the contrarians posting that OP's girlfriend has a legitimate opinion, go fuck yourselves.

 

[Gladiatus]

To be fair I know OD- Thats what makes you beautiful off by heart, but other than that there songs are shit lol also I dont like the beatles, Train - Driveby and Fun - We are young are the best new songs

 

[Skyrim Fanboy]

Just another boy band that everyone will forget in a few years just like the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, The Jonas Brothers, the list goes on and on!

 

[DMR]

The two shouldn't be compared. The Beatles have been spoken about for ages for their music. Throughout the years, boy bands emerge but within a few years disappear just like the mentioned boy bands. You cannot definitely say that they have no talent though and that their music is 'shit'. People have different tastes in music and its because of their talent, that they're liked and have made it to where they are.

 

[Promethium91]

One Direction is just as bad as The Beatles.

But on the bright side, at least The Beatles had one good song; Hey Jude.

Seriously, I don't know how you guys listen to this stuff.

 

[-Ryan]

One Direction is just as bad as The Beatles.

But on the bright side, at least The Beatles had one good song; Hey Jude.

Seriously, I don't know how you guys listen to this stuff.

You don't know you're beautiful ^

OT: They are obviously not comparable to The Beatles but they are very popular, and very talented, so I'll let them have that.

 

[Promethium91]

You don't know you're beautiful ^

OT: They are obviously not comparable to The Beatles but they are very popular, and very talented, so I'll let them have that.

Okay, I will admit I like that song.

I think that THIS cover is better though, and is how I first learned about the song.

[youtube]oL881jL0yYg[/youtube]

 

[MrLuckyDraw]

In my opinion, One Direction will not stand the test of time like the beatles did. IF people still talk about/listen to one direction in 40-50 years then maybe you can compare them.

Also, its hard to compare them because they are from different generations.

 

[GP King]

In my opinion, One Direction will not stand the test of time like the beatles did. IF people still talk about/listen to one direction in 40-50 years then maybe you can compare them.

Also, its hard to compare them because they are from different generations.

Plus they sound like fags where as the beetles do not... That is my two sense

 

[MrLuckyDraw]

Plus they sound like fags where as the beetles do not... That is my two sense

I agree with you, but that isn't a reason why you can't compare the two. There is probably some horny fourteen year old girl who thinks the opposite. And that, is my two cents.

 

[T V]

It makes me a little sick to hear my 10 year old cousins discussing their "qualities" (one does drugs, the other's gay, one has a big butt, and another has fear of spoons...etc)

- They are the most famous band ever (wtf?).

dead wrong

- They sold out MSG (Madison Square Garden, maybe the most famous arena) in on minute.

they're aren't the first.

- They have sold more albums than any boy band before.

and??

- They are already making their second album.

The Who put out multiple albums in the same year many times. Pearl Jam's done the same.

 

[Rockerr]

You're right. 1D bois are better.