Who are the "American Beatles"? I'd say it's Nirvana desu.
>Inspirational>every member has a distinct vibe and personality >5+ great album streak>multiple styles and genres>members have good solo albumsAnimal Collective
>>124603366Probably The Association if you want a direct 1 to 1 comparison or The Grateful Dead maybe. Sort of soft psych shit from around the same era. Comparable appeal maybe.>>124603462Too far after the fact. Beau Brummels seem like another possible candidate as do The Velvet Underground and then Jimi Hendrix just as an individual. Love even though they did better in Europe.
>>124603462fuck off you millennial faggot piece of shit. i hope this is bait. if it isnt bait you are gay. you like cocks in your asshole you like cocks in your mouth you just love dicks. all millennials that listen to indie SHIT love dicks. you love cocks. penises in your mouth hole. indie isn't music just like rap isn't music. you're a faggot
>>124603482U mad bro?
>>124603478>The Association>Beau BrummelsThe American Beatles cannot be something that no one has ever heard of.
>>124603366Brand New
>>124603523I meant musically. Also The Association have a decent following,Beau Brummels is more obscure in a modern context but both sold well at the time. I was thinking less from a cultural standpoint and more equivalent artistically/musically.
>>124603523I mean in practice it was a bunch of really small bands absolutely nobody had ever heard of but like fucking thousands of them doing similar stuff and that was American Garage Rock but I was thinking for soft psych type shit. If popularity is a factor though then The Dead for sure or Velvet Underground on the lighter tracks.
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How has no one said the objectively correct and most obvious answer, the Beach Boys? Are you niggers retarded?
>>124603366Metallica
I think jellyfish were the band the beatles could have been.
>>124603646Beach Boys is probably it yeah. Good thinking. >>124603782Once again nothing alike musically. Also Metallica were trying to be like NWOBHM.
>>124603366AnCo obviously
>>124603366the byrds
>>124603523you could really be a beau brummel baby if you just gave it half a chance
>>124603462>fuck off you millennial faggot piece of shit. i hope this is bait. if it isnt bait you are gay. you like cocks in your asshole you like cocks in your mouth you just love dicks. all millennials that listen to indie SHIT love dicks. you love cocks. penises in your mouth hole. indie isn't music just like rap isn't music. you're a faggot
>>124603478>>124603569>>124603580You're demonstrating very clearly that you do not understand the Beatles nor their appeal. Which is very odd because they aren't a hard band to 'get'.>>124603646The Beach Boys aren't very good desu. The Byrds would be a much better candidate if it has to be a 60's group.
>>124604099How was The Association not meant to fill the exact same niche? I'm prettysure I get it lmao. If you cmguys can get it I get it by default.
>>124603366Creedence Clearwater Revival>>124603482Gen X indie of the 80s and early 90s is the only acceptable indie.
>>124604165>Creedence Clearwater RevivalNot a bad pick actually
>>124604099The Beach Boys may not be as good as the Beatles, but they still fit perfectly together. They're both wildly commercially successful 60s pop rock bands who singlehandedly kicked off the album era and popularized progressive pop music with Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's.
>>124603782this but when dave mustaine was in the band>>124603958>nothing alike musicallythere is nothing in the OP that asserts the american beatles need to be musically similar to the beatles. spiritually speaking metallica is comparable due to their size in popularity and the impact they made on music as a whole
>>124604254The Byrds are way more important than the Beach Boys.
>>124604274The Spyrgs
>>124603523He has NPD and will say anything for attention, really needy guy.
>>124603462Who?
>>124603366There weren't any.In terms of sales, I think Eagles was the US band that sold most but they weren't anything like the Beatles otherwise.It's incredible how the top best selling bands of all times are mostly British. Also in terms of cultural impact: Beatles, Led Zep, Stones.
>>124603366It's Nirvana.>>124604541>It's incredible how the top best selling bands of all times are mostly British. Also in terms of cultural impactNirvana.
>>124604556Nirvana was a different kind of band.While they did dethrone MJ for a while in the charts, they were't even among the top 20 best-selling bands of all time. There wasn't really a Nirvana fan craze like Beatlemania either.But they had more cultural impact than they sold. In this respect, they were more similar to Bob Dylan, culturally influential but not having a huge mass appeal that created a consumerist craze around them.Also Nirvana's cultural impact hasn't stopped yet, unlike the Beatles'.They might end up becoming even more impactful than the Beatles and their music might have more staying power. Back in the 90s, the Beatles already sounded like old people's music, while Nirvana today still sounds fresh. So Nirvana passed the 30 years test better than the Beatles and it's possible they won't lose their appeal even in another 30 years. Simplicity and heartful good melody go a long way.
>>124604662>Also Nirvana's cultural impact hasn't stopped yet, unlike the Beatles'.>They might end up becoming even more impactful than the Beatles and their music might have more staying power. Back in the 90s, the Beatles already sounded like old people's music, while Nirvana today still sounds fresh. So Nirvana passed the 30 years test better than the Beatles and it's possible they won't lose their appeal even in another 30 years. Simplicity and heartful good melody go a long way.Nirvanachads... we won
>>124604662I think Nirvana still sounds fresh and not as outdated as the Beatles because music has stagnated in the last decades. That period between the 60s and the 90s witnessed a lot more stylistic evolution and changes than what came between the 90s and the 2020s.So maybe it's not that Nirvana was better at writing timeless songs than the Beatles, but rock evolution froze somewhere in the early 00s. Or even earlier because what came after grunge was already getting retro.That's why nothing in history is really comparable because the difference keeps getting more different as it changes things.
>>124603366CCR or Eagles
>>124604662I've noticed that in England, Nirvana is now more popular among zoomers than most Britpop bands of the time.
>>124605138Because Cobain had great artistic instinct and made sure his songs wouldn't rely much on stylistic gimmicks that were fashionable in that era but would become dated in a few decades. In fact he avoided anything fashionable from that time like the plague and sought to craft his own secret recipe for his musicWhile Brit pop had a significant retro streak and was more stylistically pretentious and opinionated. Like I think Suede's music was great, but those kinds of overlaboured bluesy guitar parts that Butler was writing are unlikely to appeal much to zoomers who dislike chord bending and technical virtuosity. They like emotional impressionism more, so Nirvana's simple and moody riffs really speak to them
>>124603482L for homophobia
>>124603482you act like nirvana isn't millennial music
>>124605671It's Gen X and Gen Z music. Nirvana filters millennials.
>>124603366The Eagles
>>124605734I was a school kid when I listened to Nirvana and I'm a millennial. Their music overlapped two generations
>>124605877Xillennial
>>124605734You're a fucking idiot.
Nobody. It took America like 6 years to catch up with the UK and then Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix and Duane Allman all croaked in the span of 2 years, while all the UK was lost was the already retired, fat, and useless Brian Jones.
>>124606154Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, and TVU mog the shit out of most of the beloved British bands
>>124605839I hate the fucking Eagles, man
>>124605839>The Beatles>The Eagles>The Beagles>The BanglesWho comes up with this shit?
>>124606196>The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Zombies, Cream, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Pink FloydNo>Captain BeefheartNigger please
>>124606410what the hell is a bangle
>>124606442>>Captain BeefheartHe's the greatest rock artist of all time
>>124606519Dear Bongo, no
>>12460649880s pop band. Made Walk Like An Egyptian. And a bangle is a type of bracelet.
>>124603366They were only around for a few years and were romanticized because he died in their prime. If he was still alive, they'd just whither out like Pearl Jam.
>>124606796There's a zero percent chance Nirvana would still exist even if Kurt was alive. Furthermore, they're way better and more timeless sounding than Pearl Jam.I can believe Nirvana wouldn't be as big if Kurt hadn't shot himself, but the band would still be pretty huge regardless.
>>124603366Yeah Nirvana is a good choice.Iconic frontman with a gift for Melody, changed everything with their sound, iconic to this day, frontman died early, former bandmate gone on to great success after the breakup. I guess that means Krist is the Ringo.For the sake of originality thoughever I might suggest The Eagles. Though I dint think they were as groundbreaking.
sometimes when I walk my thighs rub together, which breaks the scabs on my leg zits and makes them smell even worse
I hate Nico Sperg Guy so much, it’s unreal
>>124603462Fpbp Animal Collective is the GOAT
>>124603366It's Elvis.
>>124603366I'd say it's the Beatles.
I hate zoomers.
>>124603366ONLY viable contenders for that title are The Eagles, The Beach Boys, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
>>124604065>>124604099>>124604274>>124604541>>124605052These are basically correct.
>>124609039>>124605839>>124607002>>124604165>>124604179And these.
>>124608998Add The Byrds and it has to come down to those 4.
>>124608998>>124609063and add NIRVANA
In this house Elvis is still the King
>>124603366Red Hot Chili Sgt.Peppers
>>124603523>I don't know this thing>therefore nobody else doesOkay Zoomer.
>>124609635Zoomers know who the Beatles are
/mu/ is so fucking ignorant it's downright embarrassinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_SF6ZDvin4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2aAN3MZhm0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKD1Vdarnw
>>124609727The Band 100% were the American Rolling Stones.
>>124609867They were light years ahead of the Stones in the songwriting, playing and singing departments
>>124609727>>124609867>>124609896The problem that both of you seem to be overlooking is that The Band weren't American.
>>124609912Canada is in Europe?
>>124609981
>>124609867The Rolling Stones are honorary Americans desu
>>124605391>Like I think Suede's music was greatnow im reading your post in an English accent.>ello guvnah would you like sum tea?it's funny to me when the English pretend that Britpop doesn't suck.
The Doors. Most culturally relevant and talented.
>>124612466They certainly aren't as culturally relevant as Nirvana
>>124603366Blink 182 has equally split personalities that somehow also come together for magic gprnd
>>124603366For me, it's Morbid AngelorWu Tang Clanyou deicide
Its the Strokes
>>124603478you’re retarded. The answer is Beach Boys
>>124604274for generic Jangle pop bands in the 80s maybe, but not for Indie, Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Chillwave
>>124609981American means US
>>124605839They are the only thing that really comes closeEveryone in the band was a songwriter with legit hitsAll excellent musicians and singers who created great harmoniesA bunch of successful solo careers on top of Eagles runStill nowhere close to Beatles but a reasonable facsimile that checks same boxes
>>124603462The Velvet Undeground then
>>124604179yeah if you go look at the charts back when both were active they were in a constant battle for #1 spots. my issue with saying ccr is really only 1 of them had any staying power as a personality in john. id say its nirvana, they pushed music forward overnight and they have had huge staying power and basically every member of the band is a recognizable name.
>>124603366Nirvana is shit people only hype them up because the pretty boy faggot sucked off a shotgun
>>124609280>only 3 albums>1 of them (the Steve Albino produced one) sucks assYikes sweaty
>>124618710>these are the idiots I share this board withThe Byrds are more influential on indie than the Bitch Boys are. The jangle sound is what started indie with REM. And neo-psychedelia? Eight Miles High is literally the first psychedelic rock hit.>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to-RVV_3anwThis almost sounds like an indie rock song.
>>124604007They're the American Pink Floyd
>>124621932>the American Pink FloydThat would be the Grateful Dead probably.
>>124603366Beach boys
>>124603462Cringe
>>124603366>no one said R.E.M.This board is a joke
>>124621965Or maybe Beefheart if your going with an American style act
>>124622308Please don't insult Captain Beefheart by comparing him to Pink Floyd. They're soooo boring. The Captain's never boring.
>>124622291Not mainstream enough
>>124603366>I was going to say Barenaked Ladies but they are actually Canadian
>>124603366Sonic Youth
>>124622682>Not mainstream enoughThey're one of the best selling bands of all time and the Losing My Religion music video has over a billion views on YouTube.
>>124603462This>>124621932Also this
>>124603366Backstreet Boys
>>124603366The OBVIOUS answer is The Monkees, who were literally created for that purpose.
>>124605839they're way better than the Shittles
>>124603366Yeah probably Nirvana.
>>124604662TRVTH NVKE: Kurt Cobain is the BEETHOVEN of our times.
>>124628901he's a nigga?
>>124628901the beethoven of his time was that dog
>>124622291>R.E.M.It’s this, obviously
>>124603462based
>>124603366I figured it out. It's the wu tang clan. Rza was their Lennon, and the rest had decent single albums. They grew up poor, too. It's totally the wu tang
>>124603646i was about to post this. /mu/ fucking sucks
cheap trick
>>124631241Rap isn't music
>>124603366the beach boys, bitch boy
>>124604662I like your post an I like (You)
>>124623922no they're on a league of their own imo
>>124629871kek
>>124631241Wu tang is all dumb posturing..I hate rap it's more about being tough and edgy than actual music
>>124633675rap is not and will never be music
>>124634207Truth
>>124633633a league of DOOKIE SHIT DOG TURDS maybe
WilcoDidn't read the thread, but that's the answer
>>124633675Could just as easily say the Beatles was all about posturing and being hippies and the music was just a business means to an end, too. It isn't like the Beatles didn't have its hippocrytes in the band. But being a top act in their genre and having its members outside work be high level, they fit the bill. Even if you don't like rapIf you can't see it, then maybe the Judd family fits the bill, too
>>124618694Had to scroll far too much for this. It's the correct answer.
>>124635868See >>124603482
>>124603366Better yet, may I ask, who are the "british" Beatles?
>>124636597The Rolling Stones
>>124603366American Beatles: RHCPAmerican Led Zeppelin: EaglesAmerican Rolling Stones: Talking Heads
>>124631604/threadit's even their official title in japan
>>124603366>>124636847American Beatles: NirvanaAmerican Rolling Stones: Red Hot Chili PeppersAmerican Led Zeppelin: Guns n' Roses
>>124636990>American Led Zeppelin: Guns n' RosesAmerican Led Zeppelin have to be the Eagles, the latter's fascination with lord kf the rings is paralleled in the mystic portrayals of hispanic-speaking america. GnR are more like the american RS>bonusAmerican Radiohead: Sonic Youth
>>124637084>latter'sThe Eagles'*
>>124603366The Jackson 5, since they came up during the same timeframe and broke all of their touring records.
>>124637084>>124637095Shit my brain is friedLed Zeppelin's*
the american Paul McCartney
>>124637110>Peaked huge for 3-5 years before falling offThis.
>>124603540THIS.
>>124603540>>124637760emo faggot shit. you're gay
Pixies>All their albums are good>Good solo/post careers>Have some very recognizable songsThey don't the films though, but nothing comes close to Beatles except Pink Floyd anyway
>>124639118L for homophobia
>>124639522Pixies only had 4 albums in their original run and they were split between the 80s and 90s. They never dominated a decade like the Beatles supposedly did.
>>124636990this is the dumbest post I've ever read
Nirvana has the recognizable hits from Nevermind and the Unplugged. But Incesticide and In Utero even though having very good tracks wouldn't hold next to the mid-latter Beatles albums.Animal Collective suggestion is interesting but apart from Merriweather (bigish impact) and Person Pitch (subtle impact) they don't mean much to most people.A french friend of mine would say fuck that and say that the correct answer is The Doors.
>>124640065Are the Doors popular in France? And in Europe in general for that matter?
>>124640085I guess. He's into psychedelic rock like Brian Jonestown Massacre and other stuff
>>124603462They’re the millennial beach boys
>>124604254The Byrds played too many covers to qualify IMO. I would pick the the Monkees over the Byrds anyway
>>124603366The Crickets
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