How The Beatles Changed the Music industry.

The Beatles are a huge part of the music industry in more ways than just one. Every Beatles fan can list so many different reasons. Here's a list of 10 of those reasons.

1. They never repeated themselves.

According to Gary Wenstrup, one of the many reasons The Beatles are one of the greatest bands in the world is that they never repeated themselves musically.

A Beatles historian and music professor at the College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

"The Beatles Never repeated themselves. They changed what they did. Album by Album. Each one was different and was never the same. All were very different from one another..." The Beatles enjoyed changing up what they did.

They were willing to change up music styles and overall albums. It helped them creatively and allowed them to branch out and have that musical freedom.

2. They were Considered The First BoyBand

The Beatles are often referred to as the first boyband. They were the first band to become loved by teenagers. Because of the enthusiastic response from fans worldwide and their home country, they started the British invasion (Beatlemania). Many music historians and fans believe the Beatles helped create the Boyband "genre."

3. They got so popular thanks to mass media

Before The Beatles, bands and singers were often only broadcasted via radio. This helped allow singers and bands to be heard across the world. Then, TV appeared near the end of the 50s to early 60s, and the music scene became vital.

People were able to see what they were hearing. Many celebrities, including Whoopie Goldberg and Paul McCartney Brian Ray, were future band members' kids at the time. You can read about him here.

4. They Mixed Pop and Rock In a New Way.

The Beatles did many different musical things in their ten years as a band. They expanded rock and pop music's sound by using their unique vocal harmonies, instrumental skills, and overall knowledge of song recording: Geoff Emerick, the Beatles engineer for Sgt. Pepper and the White Album explained this in his book Here, There and Everywhere. My life is recording The Beatles.

How John came up with the idea to try to sing underwater for the recording of Yellow Submarine. (The way they attempted this was dangerous and almost put Lennon's life in Danger.) The Beatles believed in taking musical risks and trying things that had never been done.

5. Every single one of their influences was Diverse.

The Beatles had many different and varied musical influences throughout their careers as a band and eventually as solo artists. Each Beatle had plenty of musical influences that allowed them to pull various aspects of their favorite songs and add those elements to their songs. The influences were from Rock, Pop, Country, Skiffle, Blues, and, later in their careers, Indian music. (Thanks to George.)

6. They started The British Invasion

The Beatles were the first British band to go beyond England and America. They went on huge world tours, sold out many venues, and played the first stadium concert in 1965. They also started what is known as the British invasion. Bands from all over England got their start because they saw The Beatles perform and wanted to be like them. (Bands like The Who and The Rolling Stones.)

7. They were witty and very cheeky

The Beatles were often silly in interviews and were less severe than other artists. They cracked jokes, poked fun at themselves and interviewers, and wasted time. They showed that they could be entertaining and approachable. When The Beatles first met George Martin, their recording producer, in 1963.

Martin explained that they could have anything changed if needed for recordings. George Harrison made the remark, "Well, I don't like your tie for a start." The rest of the band watched in horror, waiting for Martin's reply. rge Martin thought it was funny; thankfully, Geo started laughing.

8. None of The band could read sheet music.

Yes, You heard correctly. The biggest band in the world couldn't read any sheet music. They discussed in interviews that they couldn't read sheet music. They knew chords and such, but beyond that. None of them could read sheet music. They proved that you can learn music theory to be a good musician. They used the few chords they knew to create some of the most exciting songs of that period.

9. The two Greatest songwriters were in the same band.

The Beatles were a band that happened to have two of the greatest songwriters of all time. That's rare and not something often seen in bands of their caliber. Usually, there are only two songwriters in a band. The Beatles started allowing almost all band members to contribute to songwriting. At the same time, Paul and John were the band's leaders and central songwriting pair. (Their ability to do this was profound, and they were very good at it.)

George Harrison and Ringo Starr could also share songs they had written and contribute to Beatles albums. (Since they all had similar interests in songs, They could all pull elements from their influences and mix them.)

10. Their music was super unique for its time

The Beatles' music, from their early records to the powerful release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, was unique in its overall music style, lyrics, and sound.

The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, once predicted that kids in the 2000s would be listening to The Beatles. He had no idea how right he would be.

The Beatles' music withstands the test of time. The Beatles and their music continue to inspire and draw new fans every day of the year, and people still listen to their music and see Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in concert. The Beatles will always be a huge part of music history. They gave so much to the music industry, and lots can be learned from them.

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