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Originally Posted by AliceLover
I totally agree, Sharon! I think some people post here sometimes just to start sh*t. I come here to read about Fleetwood Mac, not watch John Lennon videos.
I understand that the Beatles probably had an impact on all of the music listen to today, does that mean I enjoy them? No not really.
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Yeah, sorry about that post, it was completely off topic...
I just get ultra-defensive of Lennon's views (which just happen to mostly coincide with mine) when it comes to anything remotely concerning religion (and I consider calling Lennon a god to be one of those things... I seriously think he would hate being called that). So posting those songs was a way for me to reaffirm his (generally negative) ideas about God and politics. What can I say? It seemed like a good idea at the time!
Another thing I just thought of - perhaps I should be clearer about what I mean by creativity? By creativity I mean things like musical style and instrumentation, not songwriting. Certainly The Beatles are more creative songwriters - they wrote about everything from paperback writers to blackbirds! FM mostly wrote about themselves!
But when it comes to the sound of their music... well, like I said, my views may be premature in that I've only heard compilations and not albums, but I honestly think FM are the more creative band in this respect (perhaps, to be slightly more specific, particularly Lindsey). If I didn't, then The Beatles would be my favourite band instead. So it's not as if I'm a FM fan who thinks FM are infallible or something...
As for influence... well, I've already said The Beatles had the greater influence. I'll leave this area for others to dispute.
One last thing that may play a part in my opinions (although I hope it doesn't...) - when I listen to The Beatles, I usually end up thinking about Lennon's solo projects - I prefer the political nature of Lennon's songwriting while he went solo. IMO Lennon's the greatest songwriter there ever was, and presumably will be. So, theoretically, me thinking that Lennon's solo work is superior to The Beatles could tarnish my view of The Beatles' creativity, songwriting etc., even though I don't think it does...
Phew! This is exhausting, thinking about all this!
Anyway, back on topic, FMijsg!
