As Beatles, John then Paul but only by a whisker. As solo artists, John, Paul and George are equal to me, today. I do like Ringo as well

John. but somedays it's Paul =)

duccichucka said:

teezee said:

duccichucka said:

Paul McCartney is inarguably the best pop musician who ever lived. His talents as a self-
contained band in addition to his musicianship, songwriting abilities, and studio craftsman-
ship laid the foundation for the existence of your Stevie Wonders, Princes, and other one
man/woman band recording artists.

sorry but "best pop musician" IS arguable and he did not lay the foundations for Wonder and Prince. James Brown and Sly were more important to the development of pop/soul/funk music than anyone of the mop tops ever was

I agree with you the beatles did not have as much influence on my black brothas as the kings of funk. buttttttttt Stevie did make several beatles covers( "We can Work it out" on SSD and "She's leaving Home" on Syreeta; Prince made ATWIAD a very beatles-laden album drenched in psychedelia)

I feel as though There's a Riot Goin On is the most important album of the 70's and James Brown is the most influential composer of the 20th century.

Sandino said:

teezee said:

duccichucka said: sorry but "best pop musician" IS arguable and he did not lay the foundations for Wonder and Prince. James Brown and Sly were more important to the development of pop/soul/funk music than anyone of the mop tops ever was

I agree with you the beatles did not have as much influence on my black brothas as the kings of funk. buttttttttt Stevie did make several beatles covers( "We can Work it out" on SSD and "She's leaving Home" on Syreeta; Prince made ATWIAD a very beatles-laden album drenched in psychedelia)

I feel as though There's a Riot Goin On is the most important album of the 70's and James Brown is the most influential composer of the 20th century.

There's A Riot seems like the foundation of the sound' of today black music (hip-hop), like a very dark moody sound and specially the lyrics.

Pokeno4Money said:

I used to read this comic strip every Sunday when my folks bought the newspaper. At the time we had 2 local papers, and a lot of the time they bought both. So there was 2 comic sections for me, because that was the only part I read, along with the entertainment section & TV Guide.

The one who decided to give singing a try *runs for life from this thread*

MickyDolenz said:

NorthC said:

What's the name of this character in English? In Dutch he's known as Flippie Flink, I have no idea what the originsl name is.

Beetle Bailey

MickyDolenz said:

John. I like reading & watching biographies about him. He's an interesting character & study in contradictions. I also like his music better than the other 3. I do like some of Paul's music as well.

MickyDolenz said:

Pokeno4Money said:

I used to read this comic strip every Sunday when my folks bought the newspaper. At the time we had 2 local papers, and a lot of the time they bought both. So there was 2 comic sections for me, because that was the only part I read, along with the entertainment section & TV Guide.

It was one of my favorites as well. Same deal with two papers, there was a morning one and an afternoon one. Comics, TV Listings and Entertainment (for concerts and movies) ... guess we have a lot in common.

Pokeno4Money said:

MickyDolenz said:

I used to read this comic strip every Sunday when my folks bought the newspaper. At the time we had 2 local papers, and a lot of the time they bought both. So there was 2 comic sections for me, because that was the only part I read, along with the entertainment section & TV Guide.

It was one of my favorites as well. Same deal with two papers, there was a morning one and an afternoon one. Comics, TV Listings and Entertainment (for concerts and movies) ... guess we have a lot in common.

Me, too. I loved the Beetle Bailey comic strip when I was a kid. My cousin used to have Beetle Bailey comic books which I coveted and "borrowed" from him...

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There was a cartoon too

Paul McCartney----I even love his work in the 70s with the band Wings