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1. DanielSw

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   11/04, 09:03am | report spam | close reply

   Wow! Nice surprise!

   Seems like a clever way to distribute and good timing for the holidays.
   
   Hope they follow up with an iTunes deal.

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1. lamewing

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   11/04, 09:05am | report spam | (2 replies) close | reply

   I simply don't care

   I lived through half of the 60s and the Beatles just don't do it for me. Why are they still popular?

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1. rytc

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   11/04, 09:11am | report spam | close reply

   Each to his own

   Music is personal - asking us to explain why you don't like something is like asking what a fish is thinking at any given second.

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1. noverflow

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   11/04, 09:21am | report spam | close reply

   @rytc

   Food. The fish is thinking about food.

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1. JulesLt

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   11/04, 09:25am | report spam | close reply

   Because. . .

   . . . they still are? I've never seen the appeal of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Radiohead or U2, but I can understand why they are popular.
   
   There's also no denying that they were hugely influential - even if they were beaten to or borrowed most of their innovations, it was the Beatles who popularized them.
   
   They're a bit like Apple in that respect - there were earlier GUI systems, there were earlier touchscreen devices, but they weren't game changers.
   
   (That said, I do find the continued obsession with the Beatles as the pinnacle of popular music a bit boring).

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1. climacs

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   11/04, 10:01am | report spam | close reply

   @JulesLT

   while I adore The Beatles (but I sure won't be dropping $280 for this USBeatles collection), it's pretty much a boomer thing. About 20 more years before we finally start getting rid of that generation and then we can quit hearing all the fawning over the 60s and Woodstock and Vietnam protests and so on.
   
   I had a college prof who organized a substantial amount of his course around talking about the Beatles as a media phenomenon. This was during the mid-80s when college students like myself were in full backlash mode against the rock dinosaurs, including Led Zep and the Beatles.
   
   Just be glad you didn't have that prof! Trust me, we all thought he was LAME

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1. nat

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   11/04, 10:47am | report spam | close reply

   another 50 years

   and they (certainly not "we") won't have to listen to those who don't want to listen to any type of fawning about the 60's.
   my bet is the beatles will be listened to, very much like mozart is still listened to, for centuries to come.
   
   the 60's were historical, no amount of disdain will change that in the history books. they won't leave it out because it was simply fawned over too much.
   
   you know, the bigger picture...

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1. zaghahzag

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   11/04, 11:13am | report spam | close reply

   i think this is huge

   The face is that with MP3s the ability for a band to sell all its work at once has never been easier. While the price of this USB stick is high, how awesome is it to be able to legally own everything they've ever done with high quality and no DRM to boot.
   
   Even with a DVD, you could put what? 30 compressed albums on there? The music industry has been eating its own foot for so long, maybe this will give them an idea.

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1. jpellino

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   11/04, 11:39am | report spam | close reply

   Wow.

   Are they shipping one without the compilations and MMT?
   I hope this means piecemeal will be next.
   Jules, thank God all older music disliked by some is gone, eh?
   That piker Ludwig von what's-his-name is hopefully forgotten soon.
   
   Pssst. If it weren't for the Beatles and Led Zep and a slew of others, most of the bands in the 80s and through today wouldn't know where to start.

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1. Paul Huang

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   11/04, 11:48am | report spam | close reply

   Timing

   John Lennon was shot on 12/8/1980.

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1. pairof9s

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   11/04, 12:18pm | report spam | close reply

   whatever

   This would be news...6 years ago!
   
   I'm sure they will sell some, but most people I'm sure, like me, have long ago converted their Beatles library to digital. I'm not the least bit excited or interested in buying this item...I have no need.
   
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1. lamewing

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   11/04, 12:36pm | report spam | close reply

   I would have never guessed

   Really? I would have never guessed so many people still listen to the Beatles.

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1. jdonahoe

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   11/04, 12:45pm | report spam | close reply

   We need music from the 70's and 80's

   We need music from the 70's and 80's, without all that great music to "sample" from there are a lot of bands that would have no music at all. There's a reason music companies are losing money and sales, they're putting out too much c*** and rap.

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1. cartoonspin

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   11/04, 03:22pm | report spam | close reply

   Delay

   How many baby steps will they take before they sell the music in the modern age? A USB stick?
   
   By the time they get on iTunes, Apple will have moved on to iAir available on your eyeglasses with the Beatles the only band available on the old iTunes 13.6. They should have released on 9/9/09 and they blew it.

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1. msuper69

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   11/05, 06:53pm | report spam | close reply

   Got all their stuff on CD already...

   and my ears/brain can't hear any difference between the original CDs and remastered ones so I don't think I'll bite.
   
   I grew up with the Beatles/Rolling Stones and of course for me they are a big deal. After Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band I've never heard music the way I did before. Kind of like if you've done acid you never view the world the same as before.

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1. Fast iBook

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   11/07, 06:16am | report spam | close reply

   Brilliant....

   Great idea, good design, wish i could afford.
   
   - A

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1. msuper69

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   11/09, 06:24am | report spam | close reply

   Bumper Sticker...

   It’s Not That I’m Old. Your Music Really Does Suck.

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1. George3

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   11/10, 07:09pm | report spam | close reply

   great packaging - I want the packaging

   I grew up with the Beatles and thought there wasn't a band ever better, and John Lennon is still a huge hero of mine. But honestly, I wouldn't plunk down $50.00 dollars for this collection. I've heard their songs for over 30 years and and frankly I'm tired of listening to most of it. (Plus "Sir" McCartney totally puts me off)
   
   I've moved on to new sounds. Sorry guys, but I think Mr. Lennon might understand.
   
   Historically, they were more than music changers and if you can understand that context of their music it was a very very big deal. Try watching a black and white episode of "I Love Lucy" or watch the Kennedy assassination then after, listen to the Beatles.
   
   @climacs: The same thing will happen to your musicians of today that seem so timeless. The generations after you will call their music totally lame - at some point it just happens. Not that that is a bad thing.