It makes me wonder how much more popular the Beatles would have been if they had the technology we have now.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't really agree, just because the Beatles were //the// band for several years, and the game that they had had never been reached by any other band before. But now, One Direction has just as much fame as, say, Justin Beiber did. Also, there's a difference in creativity and talent and whatnot, but I think the main difference here is just how popular each group was and is

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No, they have similarities, which you are thinking of. They are both succesful music groups, but while One Direction made songs that were in the top 10 charts, Beatles revolutionized music as a whole. They paved the way for any modern musician today. One Direction has computer generated sounds made to sound like instruments, and their voices may or may not (probably are for certain notes) be digitally enhanced. The Beatles relied on creativity and talent, not on their looks. If they wanted an echo, they would rely on the acoustics of the room.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Those similarities are also shared with a number of other bands. That doesn't make One Direction the new Beatles. To say 1D is like the Beatles of this generation would mean that they have more similarities than differences, which is not true.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

They didn't win Uks got talent...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

To add o my previous comment, the never won any competition. The entered all as individuals on the 2010 season of Xfactor where Simon cowell put them in a group together. As a group they came in third place

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm not a huge fan of 1D so I didn't know for sure, I just guessed from what I knew. Thank you for telling me.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This comparison is patently ridiculous. It's the exact same thing as comparing Justin bieber to the Beatles. By some definitions the Beatles are not a boy band and if they are so are the who the rolling stones and the beach boys as well as a ton of others. I would say the biggest difference is their fan bases. One direction has probably 90% female fan base. Which was not at all true of the beatles

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The Beatles might not have gotten hate over the Internet, but they did have radios refusing to play their music and large groups of people around the US burning their records. The Internet isn't the only means of hate, is what I'm trying to say.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

@kirstenAnn neither am I haha, just thought I'd point it out

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Guys and girls both loved the Beatles. I don't know any guys who love one direction. Also their music is incomparable.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I know guys who like 1D.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Althoigh it's a bit of an exaggeration pugs point still stands. And is the biggest reason this comparison fails

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The Beatles didn't suck...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I never said they did.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The Beatles weren't all that revolutionary. If any band changed the face of music, it was The Rolling Stones.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Can we really know if the band revolutionizes the music scene this early on? It's only been a year for 1D.

by Anonymous 11 years ago