Greatest Recording Artist of the 1960s: James Brown or the Beatles?

[L.Kizzle]

The sixties, the Revolution was not only televised, it was played in radios all across the country. Rock & Roll was born in the early 50s, and took of to amazing heights in the mid to late 50's. Artist like Elvis, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly ect were at the top of the mountain. They paved the way for what was to come in the 1960s'.

You had the Motown Sound and the British Evasion happening at the same time. You had your Otis Reddings, your Bob Dylans, your Jimi Hendrix', your Doors, your Miles Davis', your Sly & the Family Stones, your Rolling Stones all peaking at the right time.


But to me, at the forefront was James Brown and the band from Liverpool, England, the Beatles.

But, who was the greatest? Can you put them one after another? Both have innovative songs, historic songs, huge commercial hits? Lasting power still to this day?







Go!

[LJJ]

All the artists you mentioned in your second paragraph are miles ahead of these guys.

[DeuceWallaces]

[Beatlezz]

The Beatles

[Budadiiii]

All the artists you mentioned in your second paragraph are miles ahead of these guys.

Really?

[MetsPackers]

Implying James Brown was even better than Hendrix


But seriously troll harder its becoming too obvious

[ROCSteady]

Truth be told, I never really cared much for James Brown as strictly a recording artist. His songs are really niche to me, serve best in movies and shit to be honest.

Performance wise is where his legacy becomes deservedly reputable

[Myth]

Wow, no mention of The Beach Boys? They released 15 amazing albums in the 60s with countless hits.

[andgar923]

As 'artists' the Beatles changed music in general.
AS 'artists' the Beatles changed the world with their music.

Hits.... it aint even close.

As 'artists' the Beatles are more creative and innovative. Take almost any album and every song is completely different from the other. They pushed the boundaries, experimented and changed music in the process.

They may have not been the first to do certain things, but they incorporated them in a way that inspired the rest of the music world to imitate.

Beatles.>>>>>> James Brown and it aint really close.

[Nick Young]

in the studio, the beatles. But no doubt James Brown was better live.

[DukeDelonte13]

As 'artists' the Beatles changed music in general.
AS 'artists' the Beatles changed the world with their music.

Hits.... it aint even close.

As 'artists' the Beatles are more creative and innovative. Take almost any album and every song is completely different from the other. They pushed the boundaries, experimented and changed music in the process.

They may have not been the first to do certain things, but they incorporated them in a way that inspired the rest of the music world to imitate.

Beatles.>>>>>> James Brown and it aint really close.

this.

[Jet]

L.Kizzle makes a thread comparing white entertainers to a black one.

To nobody's surprise, L.Kizzle thinks the black entertainer is better.

Agenda accomplished

[Dasher]

You have the most important artist in Pop Music History and The Beatles, and people are saying that The Beatles are superior and it isn't even close.


COMEDY

[ROCSteady]

You have the most important artist in Pop Music History and The Beatles, and people are saying that The Beatles are superior and it isn't even close.


COMEDY

Whoa dude where the FLUCK have you been?

If you feel that strongly about James Brown, plz post your favorite 1-3 tracks by him in a studio setting, without the aid of his amazing on stage skills.

After all, the thread is premised by Recording Artist greatness and not performance. IMO James Brown was a dynamo of energy but his variance 0f artistic tone left a lil to be desired.

Plz school us on how he was superior to The Beatles and how that translated in an auditory fashion. Thanks in advance

[L.Kizzle]

As 'artists' the Beatles changed music in general.
AS 'artists' the Beatles changed the world with their music.

Hits.... it aint even close.

As 'artists' the Beatles are more creative and innovative. Take almost any album and every song is completely different from the other. They pushed the boundaries, experimented and changed music in the process.

They may have not been the first to do certain things, but they incorporated them in a way that inspired the rest of the music world to imitate.

Beatles.>>>>>> James Brown and it aint really close.

Wait, so James Brown did change music?

Everything you said here can relate to JB. JB basically created his own genre and countless others he affected.

He changed music from the 12 bar blues tracks to something totally different.

They both were doing something different at the time, that's why I made this thread. They are the best of the 60s.