Efficient-Value9955 t1_iy4l85m wrote
Reply to comment by RagingLeonard in People who think the Beatles are overrated ¿Why? by Huguirur
Racially polarize rock and roll? They refused to play segregated shows, Blackbird is about the civil rights movement, and they played with numerous black artists. Do you have anything to back that up besides, “I don’t like them because I don’t like my boomer parents.”
RagingLeonard t1_iy4mekq wrote
Have you read "How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll by Elijah Wald? He explains it pretty well.
Efficient-Value9955 t1_iy4pccb wrote
No, but a quick google of the synopsis says the Beatles abandoned their African American influences in later albums, which separated rock music from its all inclusive rock and roll roots, thus dividing racial lines. Is there more to it than that? I’d read it if there is but it sounds contrarian for the point of being contrarian.
RagingLeonard t1_iy51j7n wrote
It's a good history of popular music and how it has changed over the years. It's not contrarian for the sake of being contrarian, but it helps to go into it with an open mind.
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