I sort of assumed that The Zombies election into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame precipitated this poll, but I just now realized they aren’t even on there.
@lseeber@tnhillbillygal@toxiclogics Wow. I’ve got nothing against being a super-fan (of anyone), and everyone’s entitled to their opinions, but there’s opinions and preferences and then there’s saying shit that’s just flat out wrong…
Elvis is a timeless icon. Beatles are for hipsters and millennials.
I don’t know who convinced you that Beatles/Elvis is some kind of either/or proposition, but there can be more than one “timeless icon” in pop music history.
You like Elvis better than the Beatles, that’s great, nothing wrong with that, but saying he’s a timeless icon while they’re just some passing fancy for “hipsters and millennials(?!?!?)”, well, that’s about the 2nd stupidest comment I’ve read on the internet today.
edit: nah, on second thought, you win - that is the stupidest comment I’ve read on the internet today.
@therealjrn lol No one would ever, on first glance or after getting to know me, put me in either of those categories.
I’m a “Gen X-er” and, while I’d personally prefer to have the Beatles’ catalog over Elvis’ on a desert island, I’m definitely not a Beatles “super-fan” either.
My comment (in case it wasn’t obvious) wasn’t about defending the Beatles, it wasn’t even disputing the opinion that “Elvis > The Beatles”; it was simply to point out the ignorance in the attitude that one has to choose between them as to which one is a “timeless icon”. I’m pretty sure no rational person with any knowledge of popular culture would disagree that that label easily applies to them both.
@DennisG2014@lseeber@toxiclogics YAY!!! I WIN!!!
I was actually feeling pretty argumentative yesterday but not so much today but I’m feeling super accomplished that you felt the need to add your opinion Have a great night
@olperfesser I waffled on my answer and almost chose the Yardbirds for that very reason.
But, even tho they weren’t my fav, when I hear British Invasion, I think Beatles. I ended up clicking on The Kinks even tho I think they were not the earlybirds to that invasion.
I think it also matters how old one was at the time. When the Beatles hit, I was about 7 and so I really liked the early stuff they did. A few yrs later, The Stones and Yardbirds, etc. were more my style. Then came the harder stuff that went well with the party hippie/freak scene (I was much more freak than hippie). So I think age and lifestyle is definitely a factor in which type of music was more appealing at certain times.
Oh man, “Best” is subjective and very hard to answer without some criteria.
So, I just voted for my personal favorite, The Who.
But I wouldn’t put any money on being able to successfully back up a claim that they’re “The Best” of the British Invasion.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ok! So I am the first to admit its dumb for me to say. Consider the majority of bands I enjoy list them as an influence. But I hate The Beatles !!! I literally want to claw my face off when I hear them. Could just be guilt by association but I hate them !!!
@JackRIP thanks for that. Felt like I was the only one. I do like a couple of songs, but most of them make me puke. But I will grant them kudos for “paving the way”. I guess! Different strokes and all that.
@llangley Amen to that! All the bands on this list and the many other greats that are not part of the Brit invasion but are being mentioned there is no denying the influence from them all and I appreciate them all but you will never hear me listening to the Beatles at least by choice
I like the early works of most of the groups, but as soon as they got popular enough to afford illicit drugs, they lost me. #KooKooKachoo (BTW: I’ll take the NWOBHM any day, any time…Give me some Iron Maiden or Judas Priest & I’ll be happy. )
@llangley@tohar1 Uriah Heep was one of my favs. Deep Purple was one of my first concerts and every band at every school dance played Smoke on the Water, lol.
Beatles really did start the British Invasion and rightly remained at the top for a long time. The press and the Ed Sullivan appearance cemented that.
As for the ‘Best’, it really matters what I’m in the mood to listen to. I preferred the Stones when in school, listened to Pink Floyd more during my ‘experimental years’. I always liked a few songs from so many groups!
@spacemart Sorry to say, but that wasn’t The Who; it was “Pete & Roger play The Who’s greatest hits”.
They’re my favorite band, but they were a Hard Rock foursome with a searing live show.
Once they added horns, percussionists, extra guitarists, etc., etc., etc., they ceased to be The Who.
IMO, of course.
Doesn’t mean Pete and Roger don’t still put on an impressive show, it just irks me (maybe more than it should) that they’ve forgotten their roots and got old before they died.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve long thought they should retire the band.
Roger should do an All-Star classic rock band, a la Ringo Starr (maybe join Ringo’s All Stars), while Pete should do his own, solo thing.
Flying Machine is my personal favourite (were originally known by the horrendous name Pinkerton’s assorted colours, but thankfully changed their name to Flying Machine).
Just got tix to see the Stones on their new tour!!
@shahnm But the Beatles are still the best… Too bad 50% are no longer with us.
@shahnm And to be fair, Ringo only ever counted as about 2/5ths of a Beatle.
@shahnm of course, if the Beatles had pushed through another decade, or if the Stones had broken up when the Beatles did, things would be different.
@simplersimon So you’re saying if things were different they’d be different.
The Animals
I like all those bands and even some others (Dave Clark Five, The Hollies), but as long as The Beatles are on any list, the race is for second place.
@DrWorm agreed. I’d also say stones would always be 2nd after that.
I sort of assumed that The Zombies election into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame precipitated this poll, but I just now realized they aren’t even on there.
@DrWorm Yeah - I was looking for them too!
/youtube Monkees Daydream Believer
@jst1ofknd The Monkees were American (save for Davy Jones)
@DrWorm
Really? I always thought they were British…
The Beatles were the “British Invasion”. All the rest were just walking through the open door.
Hot take: The Beatles were okay
I answered The Who.
The Beatles. I saw them. Anyone else here see them?
@pooflady Only on Ed Sullivan.
OT – I Confuse Chad and Jeremy with Peter and Gordon.
Can the last couple decades count as the British Invasion II? Because Architects are the best.
R.I.P. Tom Searle
Fuck Cancer
@JoetatoChip I liked them. I was more into August Burns Red (Manheim, PA band), but haven’t listened to much metalcore in recent years.
Yes!!
Or Floyd.
But not the Beatles.
Saw the Stones and the Who at the then-Tangerine Bowl in Orlando in the 80s
@llangley saw Yes 3 times. They always blew me away…loved those guys
@llangley Loved Yes. Had “I’ve seen all good people” stuck in my head the other day and prob haven’t heard it in 20 yrs. Saw them once.
@llangley @lseeber Have you ever seen Robert Downey, Jr’s cover of “Your Move”? (w/ Jon Anderson on backing vocals)
It’s fun to play the audio for those unaware of his singing talent and see people’s disbelief that its Iron Man.
@DrWorm @llangley Interesting. It’s not Yes, but he’s pretty good in his own right. Never would have guessed.
I know this isn’t the topic but it needs to be said…
Elvis > The Beatles
/giphy mic drop
@tnhillbillygal Elvis stole his music. Beatles invented music.
@toxiclogics Elvis is a timeless icon. Beatles are for hipsters and millennials.
/giphy sorry, not sorry
@tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics 60 yr old hipsters and millenials?
@lseeber @toxiclogics If they aren’t themselves, they gave birth to them.
/giphy Elvis
@tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics ok. Personally, I don’ t know any Beatle fans that young.
@lseeber @tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics Wow. I’ve got nothing against being a super-fan (of anyone), and everyone’s entitled to their opinions, but there’s opinions and preferences and then there’s saying shit that’s just flat out wrong…
I don’t know who convinced you that Beatles/Elvis is some kind of either/or proposition, but there can be more than one “timeless icon” in pop music history.
You like Elvis better than the Beatles, that’s great, nothing wrong with that, but saying he’s a timeless icon while they’re just some passing fancy for “hipsters and millennials(?!?!?)”, well, that’s about the 2nd stupidest comment I’ve read on the internet today.
edit: nah, on second thought, you win - that is the stupidest comment I’ve read on the internet today.
@DennisG2014 So which one are you? A hipster or a millennial?
@DennisG2014 @tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics @therealjrn We generally try to be kind to one another around here even if we do disagree. You’ve been around long enough to know that.
@therealjrn lol No one would ever, on first glance or after getting to know me, put me in either of those categories.
I’m a “Gen X-er” and, while I’d personally prefer to have the Beatles’ catalog over Elvis’ on a desert island, I’m definitely not a Beatles “super-fan” either.
My comment (in case it wasn’t obvious) wasn’t about defending the Beatles, it wasn’t even disputing the opinion that “Elvis > The Beatles”; it was simply to point out the ignorance in the attitude that one has to choose between them as to which one is a “timeless icon”. I’m pretty sure no rational person with any knowledge of popular culture would disagree that that label easily applies to them both.
@lseeber @therealjrn @tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics I was being kind.
@DennisG2014
/image So, that’s like your opinion man.
@therealjrn Now that’s a timeless icon.
@DennisG2014 @lseeber @toxiclogics YAY!!! I WIN!!!
Have a great night 
I was actually feeling pretty argumentative yesterday but not so much today but I’m feeling super accomplished that you felt the need to add your opinion
@lseeber @tnhillbillygal @toxiclogics Glad you weren’t feeling argumentative today, as I clearly was.
Good night.
The Yardbirds weren’t as popular as the Beatles or the Stones, but gave us Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, three of the best guitar players.
@olperfesser yeah I would have answered Zeppelin, but I guess they were in a later boat.
@olperfesser Got my vote for the best musicians.
@olperfesser I waffled on my answer and almost chose the Yardbirds for that very reason.
But, even tho they weren’t my fav, when I hear British Invasion, I think Beatles. I ended up clicking on The Kinks even tho I think they were not the earlybirds to that invasion.
I think it also matters how old one was at the time. When the Beatles hit, I was about 7 and so I really liked the early stuff they did. A few yrs later, The Stones and Yardbirds, etc. were more my style. Then came the harder stuff that went well with the party hippie/freak scene (I was much more freak than hippie). So I think age and lifestyle is definitely a factor in which type of music was more appealing at certain times.
Without a doubt, the Dave Clark 5. Hands down, no questions asked.
Of course this is from those who actually know their Mods from their Rockers.
@cranky1950 But are you discounting Herman’s Hermits?
@cranky1950 LOL
@cranky1950
@sligett Bah, Herman was a Monkeys wannabe.
Radiohead may be the biggest Brit group I’ve seen in person. Where are they in this discussion?
@sligett different era, so not on this list, I would think
all of the above!
Oh man, “Best” is subjective and very hard to answer without some criteria.
So, I just voted for my personal favorite, The Who.
But I wouldn’t put any money on being able to successfully back up a claim that they’re “The Best” of the British Invasion.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ok! So I am the first to admit its dumb for me to say. Consider the majority of bands I enjoy list them as an influence. But I hate The Beatles !!! I literally want to claw my face off when I hear them. Could just be guilt by association but I hate them !!!
@JackRIP thanks for that. Felt like I was the only one. I do like a couple of songs, but most of them make me puke. But I will grant them kudos for “paving the way”. I guess! Different strokes and all that.
@llangley Amen to that! All the bands on this list and the many other greats that are not part of the Brit invasion but are being mentioned there is no denying the influence from them all and I appreciate them all but you will never hear me listening to the Beatles at least by choice
I like the early works of most of the groups, but as soon as they got popular enough to afford illicit drugs, they lost me. #KooKooKachoo (BTW: I’ll take the NWOBHM any day, any time…Give me some Iron Maiden or Judas Priest & I’ll be happy.
)
@tohar1 or Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Rainbow !!
@tohar1 and Def Leppard!
@llangley @tohar1 Uriah Heep was one of my favs. Deep Purple was one of my first concerts and every band at every school dance played Smoke on the Water, lol.
@llangley YES! All of the above, please!!
@lseeber @tohar1
What? No love for David Bowie? Starman forever!
Beatles really did start the British Invasion and rightly remained at the top for a long time. The press and the Ed Sullivan appearance cemented that.
As for the ‘Best’, it really matters what I’m in the mood to listen to. I preferred the Stones when in school, listened to Pink Floyd more during my ‘experimental years’. I always liked a few songs from so many groups!
@daveinwarsh
“”>Jimi Hendrix - Wild Thing - Monterey '67
@daveinwarsh @stolicat
saw the who about a year ago. I was impressed!
@spacemart Sorry to say, but that wasn’t The Who; it was “Pete & Roger play The Who’s greatest hits”.
They’re my favorite band, but they were a Hard Rock foursome with a searing live show.
Once they added horns, percussionists, extra guitarists, etc., etc., etc., they ceased to be The Who.
IMO, of course.
Doesn’t mean Pete and Roger don’t still put on an impressive show, it just irks me (maybe more than it should) that they’ve forgotten their roots and got old before they died.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve long thought they should retire the band.
Roger should do an All-Star classic rock band, a la Ringo Starr (maybe join Ringo’s All Stars), while Pete should do his own, solo thing.
@spacemart Cool! I saw them in San Diego, around 1970. Great show & music, what I remember of it… Stuff from Tommy & some other stuff.
Flying Machine is my personal favourite (were originally known by the horrendous name Pinkerton’s assorted colours, but thankfully changed their name to Flying Machine).
@OnionSoup Quite chuffed were you?