[tw0k1ngs]

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Originally Posted by goldenratiophi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane was the greatest single ever. Huh?

Oops. I mean "Rocky Racoon" (to anyone who understood its true meaning)

 

[Thelonious Monk]

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Originally Posted by Febs /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm going to hedge my answer a bit, and say that the most influential Beatles tracks (plural) were the five that they played on their first appearance on Ed Sullivan on February 9, 1964: All My Loving, Till There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There, and I Want To Hold Your Hand. That performance was arguably the most influential moment in the history of rock and roll.

agreed. however, if i had to pick just one track, it would be:

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Originally Posted by Hardwired /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - it created the hard rock genre, which I appreciate them for.

and if i was going to play favorites, it would be:

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Originally Posted by ozz /img/forum/go_quote.gif in my life

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Originally Posted by eduj /img/forum/go_quote.gif Strawberry Fields Forever

 

[Night Surfer]

"Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song. "Love Me Do" I think it was and from there it didn't take him long". - Shooting Star by Bad Company.

 

[JohnFerrier]

Most influential Beatles: I Am The Walrus.
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVF66GVj8zU (Zappa's rendition)

Most influential Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues.
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srgi2DkDbPU

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Most influential Floyd: Us and Them
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlY-JlE5ZCo

Most influential Zepplin: Kashmir
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEhWnTTKLM

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Influential Nirvana...
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q85hMyG1q4

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Most influential Aerosmith: Last Child.
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmDGWTPRjLM

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Most influential Nugent: Stranglehold
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RGS3wmMPOM

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Most influential Talking Heads: Take Me to the River
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25E0ACkA6uo (Rome, 1980)

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Most influential Tori: Take to the Sky
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWDkoU92j4

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[Rempert]

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Originally Posted by Exit Pupil /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am certain the Beatles will be remembered far far longer, and by a larger quantity of people, than anyone on your list above.

That is quite a statement. Unfortunately, none of us will be around to see it through. The Beatles have population demographics on their side right now. Their generation runs the show. The government, the media, the music industry, academia, head-fi... all dominated by boomers.

It will be interesting to see how prominent their place in history remains once that generation (and even their kids' generation) has faded.

 

[captainzoli]

Helter Skelter

 

[Scrith]

I can't really find a good argument for picking some of their songs over the others. I guess you'd have to go back to their earliest big hit: Love Me Do.

Some random Beatles tidbits:

- One of my favorite Beatles recordings is Slow Down, which can be found on Past Masters Volume 2.

- the special (usually re-mastered) versions of their albums (MFSL and high quality rips of various vinyl pressings) that are floating around on the internet are well worth getting.

- I highly recommend the movie Backbeat.