Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews?

Re:Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews? by nitwit005 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @12:49AM (#34651911)

There is this strange phenomenon where once something gets anointed as "a classic", people treat it as immune to criticism, and even consider not appreciating it as a sign of poor character.

Aside from the raw popularity of the Beetles, there's been all these books, documentaries, and academic work. It's put them into a category like Shakespeare.

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Re:Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews? by JoeAltmaier on Saturday February 04, 2023 @09:52AM (#34654906)

And yet, here we are, and folks are criticizing them.

It's actually a national pastime, taking potshots at golden idols. The fact that folks don't do it much to the Beatles must mean, what? That folks probably like them?

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Re:Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews? by epistemer on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:51AM (#34655328)

I am not much a fan of the Beatles but I don't know how any person who is serious about music can view them as overrated.

They were objectively so influential that any contrarian take on this just sounds like bullshit to me.

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Re:Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews? by nitwit005 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @11:15AM (#34655510)

Thanks for helping prove my point. Appreciate it.

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