These people could teach you a thing or two (a tip for who wants to learn theory)

[TonyRotten]

looping sound on tape reels.

[LateArrival101]

bottom line...beatles are the ****.

they just know how to make memorable tunes.

they are so simplistic, simple beats, yet they are complex in their own way.

u can't teach that.


lol



_chris

[Lodger]

if nothing else, something to take from it is the balance of experimentation with pop sensibility. IMO few bands have ever been able to hook a lister as well as the beatles.

another thing to consider is that although a lot of people site old soul/70's stuff as a heavy influence, realize that everybody and their brother did beatles covers... esp in soul, funk, pop, etc.

Although i wouldnt reccomend sampling them, I'd definately take note of how they hook, and what about the material has that effect.

-Lodger

[DJ Curve]

Originally posted by TonyRotten
listen to "The Beatles" they shaped music of today even hip hop.study the chords scales they use.
I believe that they are the single most helpful composers to study when it comes to making mainstream music (as in not classical, jazz etc thats a different kettle of fish.)even though, it wouldnt hurt.

just thought i should mention them i dont see their name mentioned alot if ever!

Weren't the Beatles mainly a cover band until almost the end of the height of their career?

[matt42]

then I read these responses and I realized that there are actually people in the world that like music, that don't like the Beatles.

Oh the horror!!!!! lol

Just kidding they did some interesting stuff with unusual orchestrations, borrowing from Indian music, unusal key/time signature changes (at least for pop)and they were at the cutting edge production wise (I read an artical about the mixing of strawbey fields, which was pretty wild).

But despite all that I can't say that I actually like them. And there's plenty of other even stuff to get my inspiration/learn from.

Oh yeah, someone mentioned early samples, well the mellotron (used in strabery fields) is considered by some to be the first sampler as each key played its own looped piece of tape with a sampled note.

[earwizzle]

the Beatles were not "mainly" a cover band, though they did do many covers on their early records.
By their third album "Please, Please Me" 1964 Lennon and McCartney had written all the songs.
One of the reasons they did many covers in the beginning was becasue there was so much demand for Beatles material and they couldn;t write songs fast enough. They released 6 albums between 1963 and 65.

But to call them "mainly" a cover band, is not accurate since they are best known as prolific and incredible songwriters.