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  • #16
    How come there is no Pete Best option?

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    • #17
      Originally posted by chegitz guevara
      John, duh.
      This is word for word what I was going to post !!
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      • #18
        Starr worked with Thomas the Tank Engine. Surely that counts for something?
        Concrete, Abstract, or Squoingy?
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        • #19
          Lennon had the better lyrics. McCartney had better tunes. IMHO.
          Harrison had the best of both worlds...
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          • #20
            Clearly, they all peaked when they were together. It's a sad statement of truth that judging the greatness of the Beatles is determined by who degraded the furthest after they broke up.

            Even George never managed to top "Something" or "Here Comes the Sun" although "My Sweet Lord" comes close.

            John was the best, but he fell the farthest.
            Paul was next best, but just got a tad too silly afterwards.
            George continually improved within the band, and hardly fell off much after.
            Ringo, well, Ringo played the drums I guess.

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            • #21
              Gunk:

              Clearly, they all peaked when they were together. It's a sad statement of truth that judging the greatness of the Beatles is determined by who degraded the furthest after they broke up.
              This is very true.

              Even George never managed to top "Something" or "Here Comes the Sun" although "My Sweet Lord" comes close.
              Don't forget "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". That's nigh-on impossible to top, too.

              Although I think it could be argue that certain songs ("Give Me Love", "Be Here Now", "So Sad", "Rising Sun", "Brainwashed", "Bangla Desh", "Awaiting On You All") by Harrison come very close to his Beatles accomplishments.

              Poor Ringo.
              "I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's teeth get cleaner?" -Frank Zappa
              "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice."- Thomas Paine
              "I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours." -Bob Dylan

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              • #22
                Don't forget "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". That's nigh-on impossible to top, too.
                Clearly one of the best works ever by any artist!
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                • #23
                  Lennon had the better lyrics. McCartney had better tunes. IMHO.

                  They worked far better together than apart.


                  Couldn't have said it better myself. Tunes are more important than lyrics to me, however, so McCartney gets my nod.
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                  • #24
                    Nah, lyrics, but also in terms of philosophy, its gotta be lennon. Admittedly he's no Voltaire, but in terms of taking an idea to the people, in a poetic/artistic/musical sense more than anything, he's hard to top.

                    I personally prefer Lennons post-Beatles work, except for some of the latter Beatles stuff, thats hard to top. See Sgt. Pepper.

                    McCartney is an idiot. He even supported Gulf War II for heavens sake !!!
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                    • #25
                      I often wonder how arguments like these would play out if Lennon hadn't been martyred.
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                      • #26
                        He'd probably either be in obscurity, continue his work being a thorn in the side of the USA's swing to the right, a figurehead of the idealists, or possibly doing Beatles getogethers until George died.

                        Of course, the Anthology project would have been the first of many lol.
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                        • #27
                          I voted for Paul. Like said before Paul had the tunes, John had the lyrics. I liked Paul's work with Wings better than Lennon's solo career.
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                          • #28
                            A pox on the firstborn of all those who vote for Ringo.
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                            • #29
                              just a pox?
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by monolith94
                                1. Lennon
                                2. Harrison
                                3. McCartney
                                4. Starr
                                ditto.

                                *Note to Ming* In the name of justice please ban anyone who says McCartney or Starr.
                                Only feebs vote.

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