The beatles might not have made it if they were an American band

[gnik nus]

Yep I made another thread anyway I was wondering would the Beatles have been as big as they are now if they were an american band. Hear me out here's the senario so they would be signed to capital records now they would have been a hit making but they wouldnt have been able to progess as a band as they eventually did in england. Look how the american releases differed to the UK ones I think america record companies was afraid that the beatles were changing and changed their records so the albums had that merseybeat sound of their earlier records. Why do you think the beach boys petsounds sold so terribly capital refused to promote cause the beach boys were changing and they didnt think the beach boys more mature sound would be marketable. They would have pulled the same thing with the beatles. I think they wouldnt have gotten past beatles for sale

[hannie3000]

Try using paragraphs and proper punctuation when writing your posts, please.

Also, I'd comment on your rant, but I believe my brain is still trying to process it.

[SystemSCSnake]

Dude....Are you really a Beatles' Fan?

[Sargehalo51]

Try using paragraphs and proper punctuation when writing your posts, please.

Also, I'd comment on your rant, but I believe my brain is still trying to process it.

Couldn't agree more with the above statement!

[midge-beatles]

You do make some awful threads.

[Dakeeb]

Jesus, you guys aren't even giving him a chance, are you? He's not dissing the Beatles, he's criticizing the American recording industry (at least in the '60s). I'm not sure if he's at all right, since I don't know enough about that period to make an intelligent statement on the matter. But, this thread doesn't deserve the hate it's getting.

[SystemSCSnake]

Jesus, you guys aren't even giving him a chance, are you? He's not dissing the Beatles, he's criticizing the American recording industry (at least in the '60s). I'm not sure if he's at all right, since I don't know enough about that period to make an intelligent statement on the matter. But, this thread doesn't deserve the hate it's getting.

You're wrong, this thread is saying if they were an American band he doubts the Beatles music' would make it far. What's wrong with that? You might say, but that means he is actually lowering the standard of what the Beatles accomplished. The only possible way the Beatles would not have made it one way or another, is if the four never met each other. Once Again, He is criticizing the American recording industry, but you do know The Beatles made 11 albums in America, the first not even being under Capitol records. I think the Beatles music is far superior, for any kind of company to reject. Also, wasn't the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, on of their best albums?

[gnik nus]

Pet Sounds is their most critically acclaimed album, but it failed to sell well due to Capitol Records not promoting the record, because the sound of the album differed from earlier Beach Boy's releases. Capitol wanted the boys to continue their more mainstream Surf Rock sound.

[SystemSCSnake]

Pet Sounds is their most critically acclaimed album, but it failed to sell well due to Capitol Records not promoting the record, because the sound of the album differed from earlier Beach Boy's releases. Capitol wanted the boys to continue their more mainstream Surf Rock sound.

Oh, also you know Capitol Records were the Beatles' record company too for a while..right? The Beatles also slowly progressed into their psychedelic sounds.

[gnik nus]

Look at the foolishness Capitol did with the beatles' LP's eg. using songs from "Help!" and putting them Rubber Soul ,also Yesterday and Today which they released Revolver songs with Help and Rubber Soul songs.

Capitol knew The Beatles were evolving and they were afraid, they wanted them to continue to be that hit making group from Liverpool, so they altered their LP's but by Pepper nothing could be done.