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Location: USA | You may put all 4 members as answers in each question...ex Question 1 start with least overated to most overated...so on and so fourth. least to most,lowest to highest. You can also just put one answer.
Out of the 4 who do you think was the most overated? (if any)not trying t o offend any fans here.
Who do you think was the most underated?
Who was the most misunderstood?
Who's legacy solo wise made the most impact?
People always make fun of Ringo. He has last last laugh, He is and will always be a beatle. Why is he always the brunt of beatle jokes??? |
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Location: SE Michigan | Ringo is the obvious answer. It should be noted that Ringo had his own successful career before moving to the Beatles. He was chosen because of his skill as a drummer.
Paul is the musical genius of the group. I don’t know how anyone could look at all of Paul's work, consider his talent on multiple instruments, consider his composing talents, and not acknowledge his mastery of music.
As talented as Ringo, John and George were, Paul has the highest skill level as a musician.
But to ask which is the most underrated is like asking which is the more terrible car, a Ferrari or a Lamborghini.
I’ll bet you think that George is the most underrated. I agree that many failed to grasp George’s talent. I have been re-listening to a lot of Beatles music lately and I am surprised at how much George contributed to the vocal mix, I never really paid that much attention before, but George was a big part of the Beatles vocal sound.
And of course John was the true artist of the group, Most of the really unique material originated from John Lennon. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Overrated...Since I have to choose..Ringo. Yet the Beatles would have been much less without him.
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Under-rated...Back in the day, George. But that has been corrected.
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Legacy....John
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Location: 6 String Ranch | However you stack it up they were the biggest thing to happen to modern music. How many of us got started playing after that night they were on Ed Sullivan? I know I did.
Another thing is how short their career was, like 63 to 69 I think. An exciting time to live through. |
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Location: Tennessee | 19 albums in 8 years. All of them great. Changed the world. Remarkable.
The questions posed have no answer. Each individually would have never been what they became without the others. Elements of each of the Beatles manifested themselves into each of the others. Yes, they all had their unique talents, but the magic happened when they were all four together. Each of them were the most overrated, each of them were the most underrated, and each of them had to be the most misunderstood. Solo legacy ... easy ... all of them. Ringo had the most hits, George the most interesting career, John the philosphical world changing view, and Paul ... well, he's Paul. Nuff said. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I can't possibly answer these questions! But, my prediction is that in 100 years when people talk about the great composers in history, the list will be Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and McCartney. |
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A friendly beatles poll
