I think I know it when I hear it, but what makes a song Beatlesque? Is it harmony or melody or lyrics or what?
I’d guess the most recent band I’d think of as Beatlesquing (if that is a word) was Oasis, but I am unable to discern why.
What makes a song Beatlesque (and should I be capitalizing it?)
Ooh, my rock critic background comes in handy! This would make it twice now.
Anyway, as is all things music-appreciation-esque, the verbage is in the eye of he beholder. One man’s Beatlesque would be another man’s Oasish, I suppose, or maybe even they would call it Badfingery, even.
For me, I use the term when a group employs melodies and harmonies which remind of the Fab Four, but another critic might use the term to represent a group with long hair that wasn’t long.
For the record, writing mostly about metal and rap, I didn’t use the phrase all that much. In fact, the group I wrot about which I did (or could) use the term are King’s X, Cheap Trick, Enuff Z’Nuff, and maybe a few other bands I can’t recall right now.
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Satan
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Per Satan:
It’s really defined in the eye or ear (or WTF, perhaps the nose?) of the beholder. When you consider the range of the Beatles’ efforts, it’s clear the term can mean many things to many folks, and pop terminology is usually a bit fuzzy around the edge anyway. Lies (Knickerbockers) can certainly be considered Beatlesque, although it certainly bears no resemblance to the Fab Four’s later works.
Methinks this post might be considered a bit beatlesque.Per Satan:
It’s really defined in the eye or ear (or WTF, perhaps the nose?) of the beholder. When you consider the range of the Beatles’ efforts, it’s clear the term can mean many things to many folks, and pop terminology is usually a bit fuzzy around the edge anyway. Lies (Knickerbockers) can certainly be considered Beatlesque, although it certainly bears no resemblance to the Fab Four’s later works.
Methinks this post might be considered a bit beatlesque.
And repetitious.
I never understood why people called Oasis Beatlesque. I don’t think they have anything in common musically.
I do believe it’s in the eyes or ears of the beholder. There are a LOT of bands and songs that to me are very Beatlesqe, and other’s that are supposed to be that I don’t see at all.
Noel and Liam Gallagher have gone on record as saying they have not been influenced by the Beatles. They explained the only band that ever influenced them was the Rutles.
I think the Oasis-Beatles connection is mainly because the Oasis vocalist(s) sound kind of like John Lennon. Also, there was a lot of cello in at least one Oasis song, which was remiscent of some orchestrated Beatles songs.
I always thought the Beatles-Oasis thing was a stretch, myself. For a band that takes the Fab Four sound and runs with it, check out the Apples In Stereo.
Dr. J
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