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[Dr Fluff]

 

[Rev. Green Genes]

It’s undeniable that The Beatles’ influence on rock music and popular culture was, and remains, immense. Here are five ways The Beatles changed the world as we knew it:

1. HAIR

The Beatle haircut, also known as the mop-top because of its resemblance to a mop, was a mid-length hairstyle. It is a straight cut – collar-length at the back and over the ears at the sides, with bangs.

Because of the immense popularity of the Beatles, the haircut was widely imitated worldwide between 1964 and 1966. Their hair-style led toy manufacturers to begin producing real-hair and plastic “Beatle Wigs.” Lowell Toy Manufacturing Corp. of New York was licensed to make “the only AUTHENTIC Beatle Wig.” There have been many attempts at counterfeiting, but in its original packaging this wig has become highly collectible.

2. FASHION

In the early Beatlemania years, The Beatles would occasionally wear black, and then later gray, Edwardian collarless suits. This style of suit was adopted from the Mod youth cult, then at its peak in England. These suits became very common for new bands to wear after 1964.

Later, during the psychedelic era of 1967–1968, The Beatles popularized bright colors, and wore paisley suits and shirts and trousers with floral patterns. The Beatles also popularized Indian-influenced fashions such as collarless shirts and sandals.

3. LIVE CONCERTS

The Beatles were the first entertainment act to stage a large stadium concert. The group opened their 1965 North American tour Aug. 15, 1965, in Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets. The concert, which sold out in just 17 minutes, drew a record audience of 55,600. It was the first concert to be held at a major outdoor stadium and set records for attendance and revenue, demonstrating that outdoor concerts on a large scale could be successful and profitable.

The Beatles returned to Shea for a successful encore in August 1966.

4. ALBUM FORMAT


Prior to The Beatles’ influence, record albums were of secondary consideration to singles (45s) in mass marketing. Albums were generally devised to contain “filler” material along with one or two hits. As their career proceeded, The Beatles began to increasingly focus on the album as an artistic medium in its own right. In general, The Beatles did not include their singles on their albums.

5. YEARS SINCE

More that 40 years after their breakup — in 1970 — The Beatles remain a force to be reckoned with. “1,” a compilation album of every British and American Number One Beatles hit, was released Nov. 13, 2000. It became the fastest-selling album of all time with 3.6 million sold in its first week and 13 million within a month. It was a number one hit in at least 28 countries, including the United Kingdom and the U.S. It also was the best-selling album of the decade in the United States.

1. Incorparation of Eastern musical instruments and elements.
2. The birth of the idea of 'Superstar' culture?
3. Integral to the revolutionary idea-scape of the late sixties
4. Introduced spirituality to popular Rock
5. Made psychedelic music mainstream acceptable

 

[Dr Fluff]

 

[the green bandit]

That's the first time i have posted a song @Mossy . It's taken me this long to work out how to post a link, 3 months must be a new record and emojis to

 

[Mossy]

@arty zan ..we are like ships that pass in the night ATM...if you are here I'm not and vise versa...people are starting to Talk...

 

[Mossy]

That's the first time i have posted a song @Mossy . It's taken me this long to work out how to post a link, 3 months must be a new record and emojis to

Well Done @ThaGreenBandit .......wow......you know we have staff that can Help....?....most of the stuff on site is easy if someone shows you How...and...we have screen shots for most functions..and even I can follow screen shots...and I'm a technosaurus...I don't even own a mobile phone....

 

[Dr Fluff]

 

[the green bandit]

Haha I have just worked out how to do it on my phone...computer...no hope, at this rate i will be able to send an email sometime next year

 

[Dr Fluff]

@arty zan ..we are like ships that pass in the night ATM...if you are here I'm not and vise versa...people are starting to Talk...

Funny we are never seen in the same room at the same time!
So on a Beatles theme here a song for ya!

 

[Mossy]

Haha I have just worked out how to do it on my phone...computer...no hope, at this rate i will be able to send an email sometime next year

I'm okay on me laptop...coz I can See the full screen....but I'd never manage a telephone view...when me laptop went off I used a tablet and even that drove me nuts...you have to keep swiping the screen to see all the functions and I get sea sick....