Who's your Favorite Beatle?

[xfearbefore]

My favorite Beatle is Paul McCartney. I always liked Paul McCartney because to me most of the songs he wrote were some what deep and meaningful and others were just what you liked.

So who was your favorite Beatle? Was it John, George, Ringo or Paul?

[TheBeatleHead]

George Harrison.

[instantdeath999]

John was always my favorite, for about a hundred different reasons, but I think the number one reason is that I can relate to him in many different ways.

[Rocket2Russia]

As people:
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Paul McCartney

As musicians:
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr

[hannie3000]

Tie between Paul and George for me, I think.

[supernova1324]

As people:
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Paul McCartney


Agree on that, and as for musicians, it goes George, John, Paul, Ringo.

[gamegyro56]

George
Paul
Ringo/John

[TheBeatleHead]

To me, John is the worst as a person, for the way he treated CYnthia and Julian.

[BlueJayGuy]

Musician:

George/Paul
John
Ringo

Person:
George
Paul/John
Ringo

In fact, George was a great musician, and a beautiful person. Paul was better musician than John, that was better than Ringo. But in my opinion, Paul and John were both a little... agressive with their opinions and thoughts.

Ringo's just a not bad musician, and a he doesn't know how to treat the fans.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Musician:
Paul
George
John
Ringo

Person:
George
Ringo
Paul
John

[DookieMan]

Best musician I thought was Paul.

As a person, I don't know if I can judge this, but I like George. He's kind of like myself in his quiet nature.

[Wiiman95]

Kabuto. Oh wait, you mean the BAND! Ringo all the way.

[Dead616]

Ringo is my favorite, mostly because he's really funny, and i'm a drummer.

[Daytripped]

I swear to god, if anyone says George Martin, I will smack them across the face on the internet.

[Dr._Frasier_Crane]

Mal Evans

[xfearbefore]

Lets judge the Beatle on the music not what they did in their personnel life.

[Len1023]

John has always been my favourite, cuz he was kinda like the most radical of the group. His compositions were also the most interesting in my opinion.

John-George-Paul-Ringo for me :)

[SystemSCSnake]

Dave Grohl.

[MonkeyGoneToHeaven]

It's a tie between Billy Preston and William Shears

[SilverHammerMax]

I always thought of Pete as the best!

nah in all seriousness,

Musicians

George
Paul
John
Ringo

People

George (like myself, quiet and deep, and the youngest in my group!,
and I also eat a lot and i don't get fat, much like george)
Ringo (funny and strangely adorable)
Paul (a generally nice bloke, but he can have his head up his arse a bit too far sometimes)
John ( a brilliant mind, just a bit of a **** though)

[jeccaneko]

John for the looks, Paul for the musicianship.

[LeoModesto]

George Harrison. Both as a musician and a person.


John Lennon is my least favorite, actually. But that doesn't mean much by the end of the day - I love them all.

[Brentstah]

As a person:
Ringo/George
Paul
John

As a musician:
Ringo
George
Paul/John

I loved Ringo and George's songs more than most Paul/John songs (with the exception of Revolver, of course, that was unbelievable). Plus, Ringo is my idol.

[D-Smoov45]

GEORGE. This thread should've been a poll.

[xfearbefore]

Yeah I kinda realized that after I clicked ok

[fuselage321]

Musician:
George
Ringo
John
Paul

Person:
George
Paul
Ringo
John

I really didn't like the way John treated Ringo and George, he thought that he and Paul were just better than them.

[CyanFunk]

Ringo. He was the least *****y during the Let It Be/Abbey Road sessions, sang my two of my favorite Beatles songs ('Yellow Submarine' and 'Octopus's Garden'), and he was the REAL talent in the band

[chalmers786]

George
simply george!

[LikeMike]

Voice:

John
Paul
George
Ringo

Songwriting:

Paul
George
John
Ringo

Instrumental:

George
Paul/John/Ringo

Personality:

George
Paul
Ringo
John

[xXZeroOverrideXx]

As people:
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Paul McCartney

As musicians:
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr

Exactly this.

[Rockbandfan23467]

As people:
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Paul McCartney

As musicians:
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr

Why is John first as a Person? He was very rude to his bandmates and first family.

[gamegyro56]

Why is John first as a Person? He was very rude to his bandmates and first family.

this. but i guess they think that because of his political views and his "give peace a chance" outlook.

[Ringo 630]

I like all the Beatles, but I don't like Paul McCartney. My really favorite is Ringo as a person, but George as a musician, who is the best solist of the band

[JoyDivision]

John Lennon, However I like all of them

[ArmsAreLoud]

I'm personally a fan of the Hercules, but that's probably just me.

[Rhystic_1]

George Harrison.

[xfearbefore]

I don't know where I would put John as a person because of his give peace a chance outlook or the being rude to the band and his family. Wonder which out weighs the other?

[StrawberryFieldsForever]

John is my favorite. Yes he was mean, but he changed before he died. It's sad, isn't it? :(

And Ringo isn't very nice as a person too. The whole "Sorry guys, but I won't make you guys happy anymore by giving signatures" thing.

[NotStevenTyler]

Harrison!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StrawberryFieldsForever]

harrison!!!!!!!!!!!!

lolz?

[Joe1310]

paul

[HotMangoChutney]

John was the most abrasive...
Paul was the most even-keeled...
George was the most spiritual...
Ringo was the most down-to-earth...

They all had their moments.

[yayrockband]

George is my favourite by a mile, followed by Ringo, John and finally Paul.

[LedZep2147]

I would have to say Paul McCartney. I never realized how good of a bassist he really is before I bought RB:TB. He is an excellent musician, and broke major ground with Helter Skelter.

[WeeJay]

I've always disliked Paul, and always liked John. As for Ringo and George, TB:RB really formed my opinion of them much more. I've gained quite a liking for Ringo, as he's so similar to me, and just kicks ass. George is pretty cool, and IMO the best looking of the 4. Also I feel he never wrote a bad song. So,
John > Ringo > George >>>>>>>>> Paul :P

[CLevis107]

John Lennon. He was the most interesting, funniest, and driving force behind the band

[HotMangoChutney]

John Lennon. He was the most interesting, funniest, and driving force behind the band

...until he hooked up with Yoko and subsequently sort of indirectly handed the baton to Paul. ;)

[liaminh]

George (Martin)

[Andyy]

William Campbell!


I'd go for Paul, then George, then Lennon and then Ringo, Lennon and Ringo are still probably great people, I just think Ringo at times was actually rather big headed with his antics with Keith Moon, never thought he was that funny.

Lennon's political views really differ from mine, and lost alot of respect with Yoko for me, still can't stand Yoko.

George was an amazing musician and from interviews I've read a fantastic guy, his legacy is gonna be pure forever, but sometimes I wonder how much the whole obsession with Indian culture took its toll, and how drug fuelled it was...

Paul is just a guy who's an entertainer, still a Rock and Roll star on stage, handled alot of controvesy the past couple of years and I really like how he's done. Amazing musician, scarily good in fact.

[Sargehalo51]

Lennon was always the one I was drawn to, but my respect of Ringo had grown by leaps and bounds.

[Gigli78]

If you read their biographies, and listen in on some of the after-Beatles interviews, you learn that the person behind each icon is waaay different than the Beatle image (well, except for Ringo, he's always been pretty straight forward).

So, as a person: George - he's the dude that you just want to hang with and have a brew.

As a musician: Paul/John - you can't really separate the duo because of the profound influence that they had on each other's music. Sure, when they went solo, they had their shining moments, but not nearly to the same extent as when they were able to tell the other exactly what they did or didn't like about a song. A prime example is Paul's discussion on how he was going to remove the "the movement you need is on your shoulder" line from Hey Jude, until John told him to keep it, in the Anthology. The contrasting tastes of Paul's "sweet" and John's "sour" was what made their songs so great (and, dare I say, challenged George to continually better his own musical compositions).

So... that's my lecture for today. G'day (or, in Canadian: g'deh!)

[xfearbefore]

If you read their biographies, and listen in on some of the after-Beatles interviews, you learn that the person behind each icon is waaay different than the Beatle image (well, except for Ringo, he's always been pretty straight forward).

So, as a person: George - he's the dude that you just want to hang with and have a brew.

As a musician: Paul/John - you can't really separate the duo because of the profound influence that they had on each other's music. Sure, when they went solo, they had their shining moments, but not nearly to the same extent as when they were able to tell the other exactly what they did or didn't like about a song. A prime example is Paul's discussion on how he was going to remove the "the movement you need is on your shoulder" line from Hey Jude, until John told him to keep it, in the Anthology. The contrasting tastes of Paul's "sweet" and John's "sour" was what made their songs so great (and, dare I say, challenged George to continually better his own musical compositions).

So... that's my lecture for today. G'day (or, in Canadian: g'deh!)

Good Lecture ,I agree you can't separate the duo!

[Gigli78]

Good Lecture ,I agree you can't separate the duo!

Yeah, I seem to have moved away from making small pithy comments to full on dissertations. Eff that, I'm lazy, this is all you get!

[CaptainKicker]

George Harrison

Got a lot of George Harrison stuff. Lyrcis he has written on paper, posters, shirts, autograph, pictures, merch, badges, he's book etc etc etc.

[JuvenileDrumstick]

My favorite is George Harrison. But I do love them all, especially Ringo and Paul as I play drums. And John had a great guitar riff in The End. :D

[Gigli78]

George Harrison

Got a lot of George Harrison stuff. Lyrcis he has written on paper, posters, shirts, autograph, pictures, merch, badges, he's book etc etc etc.

Which book? "I, Me, Mine"? I asked for that for Christmas - is it good?

[CaptainKicker]

Which book? "I, Me, Mine"? I asked for that for Christmas - is it good?

Yes "I Me Mine", and its worth the money! Its the best book i've ever read!

[hannie3000]

I decided to post again.

George is definitely my favorite person-wise. But I adore Paul as a Beatle and as a musician.

Just wanted to get that out. :D
Yay for not entirely necessary posts!

[DerTommissar]

Lets judge the Beatle on the music not what they did in their personnel life.

Who says you get to decide why I like a Beatle, or not, as the case may be?

There's nothing that bothers me as much as someone who loves humanity and hates people.

Paul /George/Ringo ----------> John

[mjlambert1]

George Harrison

[Pepper323]

John by far for me, then Ringo/ George, then paul...

i know ill probably get hate-blasted but paul's solo career never really did anything for me (i think his solo songs are boring). Plus he's kinda an arrogant douche...

But john will always be my favorite, he had the most charisma and i can relate to his overall demeanor

[hannie3000]

John was kind of a jerk, too, y'know.
But oh well.

[Bishopk]

I can't pick! I love them all for one reason or another.

[Pepper323]

i kind-of see john as having a self-destructive personality, his mouth got him in a lot of trouble with his friends/ family and the media.
What draws me to John is the fact that i have the same self-destructive personality.

Plus i like John's voice the best... and u cant beat the 12-string

[TheRockLegend]

ringos cool

[kkawachi]

All subjective to me but here we go...

George, I believe had the best post Beatles career.
I think his third status in the group helped him some too; they wouldn't put his stuff on an album unless it was dynamite which makes nearly 100% of his Beatles songs incredible.
Plus he had all those songs ready for All Things Must Pass after the breakup.
As a technical musician I don't hear too much to write home about, but his experimenting with instruments definitely helped the Beatles sound immensely. Great high harmonies too.
He also recruited Clapton and Preston into the studio. The rest is history.

He's my fav for those reasons. Plus I love the Traveling Wilburys

Paul and Ringo I think are underappreciated, even by Beatles fans, as MUSICIANS. Again just my 2 cents, but I think its the drums and bass playing in particular that stands out today about their music. I play bass so I may be slightly biased. But Rock Band has enforced just how technically awesome these two were, even in simplified form.

I like almost all the stuff Paul wrote too. Paul being the better songwriter and having the best singing voice in the group, I'll give him the edge over Ringo.
Octopus's Garden for life though.


I feel John had the most notable post-Beatles song (I dont think I have to name it) and without his early wit and leadership the group probably could not have have become the phenomenon they were. Tough to get by just on McCartney's looks!
My favorite songs of his are probably my fav Beatles songs period. As a technical musician probably the worst of the group.
But he had some others that I rank beneath most of Pauls, and all of George's and Ringo's. I like his solo career about the same as I like Paul's and Ringo's too.

So final tally:
George
Paul
Ringo
John

I dont really want to get into them personally, but if some of those stories about John were true and I was in the Beatles, there would have been more than just a little animosity in that studio. But I see no reason to try and rank them as people without knowing them. An artist is his work I suppose.

[kkawachi]

Just an addendum, being the worst "technical musician" in the Beatles still puts you above 90% of what's out there. No insult intended John fans!

[DerTommissar]

All subjective to me but here we go...

George, I believe had the best post Beatles career.
I think his third status in the group helped him some too; they wouldn't put his stuff on an album unless it was dynamite which makes nearly 100% of his Beatles songs incredible.
Plus he had all those songs ready for All Things Must Pass after the breakup.
As a technical musician I don't hear too much to write home about, but his experimenting with instruments definitely helped the Beatles sound immensely. Great high harmonies too.
He also recruited Clapton and Preston into the studio. The rest is history.

He's my fav for those reasons. Plus I love the Traveling Wilburys

Paul and Ringo I think are underappreciated, even by Beatles fans, as MUSICIANS. Again just my 2 cents, but I think its the drums and bass playing in particular that stands out today about their music. I play bass so I may be slightly biased. But Rock Band has enforced just how technically awesome these two were, even in simplified form.

I like almost all the stuff Paul wrote too. Paul being the better songwriter and having the best singing voice in the group, I'll give him the edge over Ringo.
Octopus's Garden for life though.


I feel John had the most notable post-Beatles song (I dont think I have to name it) and without his early wit and leadership the group probably could not have have become the phenomenon they were. Tough to get by just on McCartney's looks!
My favorite songs of his are probably my fav Beatles songs period. As a technical musician probably the worst of the group.
But he had some others that I rank beneath most of Pauls, and all of George's and Ringo's. I like his solo career about the same as I like Paul's and Ringo's too.

So final tally:
George
Paul
Ringo
John

I dont really want to get into them personally, but if some of those stories about John were true and I was in the Beatles, there would have been more than just a little animosity in that studio. But I see no reason to try and rank them as people without knowing them. An artist is his work I suppose.

This is much too eloquent, reasonable and thought out to be on the internet. Nice job.

[gamegyro56]

All subjective to me but here we go...

George, I believe had the best post Beatles career.
I think his third status in the group helped him some too; they wouldn't put his stuff on an album unless it was dynamite which makes nearly 100% of his Beatles songs incredible.
Plus he had all those songs ready for All Things Must Pass after the breakup.
As a technical musician I don't hear too much to write home about, but his experimenting with instruments definitely helped the Beatles sound immensely. Great high harmonies too.
He also recruited Clapton and Preston into the studio. The rest is history.

He's my fav for those reasons. Plus I love the Traveling Wilburys

Paul and Ringo I think are underappreciated, even by Beatles fans, as MUSICIANS. Again just my 2 cents, but I think its the drums and bass playing in particular that stands out today about their music. I play bass so I may be slightly biased. But Rock Band has enforced just how technically awesome these two were, even in simplified form.

I like almost all the stuff Paul wrote too. Paul being the better songwriter and having the best singing voice in the group, I'll give him the edge over Ringo.
Octopus's Garden for life though.


I feel John had the most notable post-Beatles song (I dont think I have to name it) and without his early wit and leadership the group probably could not have have become the phenomenon they were. Tough to get by just on McCartney's looks!
My favorite songs of his are probably my fav Beatles songs period. As a technical musician probably the worst of the group.
But he had some others that I rank beneath most of Pauls, and all of George's and Ringo's. I like his solo career about the same as I like Paul's and Ringo's too.

So final tally:
George
Paul
Ringo
John

I dont really want to get into them personally, but if some of those stories about John were true and I was in the Beatles, there would have been more than just a little animosity in that studio. But I see no reason to try and rank them as people without knowing them. An artist is his work I suppose.

This. The only problem I have is that most of my favorite songs are by Paul and George.

[TheRockLegend]

nobody else thinks ringos cool?

[hannie3000]

I think Ringo's a brilliant drummer.
My friend even said his drum solo in The End is the only drum solo she can stand to hear. I guess that at least means something.

[happykid112399]

George

[Jglaubman]

I like all the Beatles, but I don't like Paul McCartney.

Um... wut?

[TheRockLegend]

I like all the Beatles, but I don't like Paul McCartney.

why not?

[BubbleBobble]

John Lennon

it always makes me a little emotional to see him perform for some reason

[-McCartney]

Paul was totally my favorite Beatle. Pretty much all of my favorites are songs he wrote. I also think he's a good person though back then, he did have his jerky moments. I really admire him for how he would visit Cynthia and Julian while John pretty much ignored them. And I really liked his post Beatles work a lot. John and George tie as my 2nd favorite since I both like their songs very much but I kinda like John a bit better cause he was such a cool bad boy xD

[RockStarr]

for me, john and paul are 1 tier above ringo and george, but

Music-wise
i like John>paul

As people:
I like John>paul

But for some reason, i like paul the most because i can relate to him more both as a person and as a musician, also i guess because i adore john.

[Nicoxsanti19]

George Harrison - Coolest man and best musician out of all 4.
Paul McCartney - One of my favorite bassist.
Ringo Starr - Weird, but cool drum beats.
John Lennon - 2nd best singer of the group, but seemed like a douche.
Yoko Ana - Die.

George>Paul/John/Ringo