Thought it would be intresting to find out which Beatle is the most popular.
Whether it's John, Paul, George or Ringo, (my money's on John) have your say.
And no stupid answers like the rhino beatle or any other type of actual beatle. OK?
Personally mine is George.

It'd probably be John. I think he was responsible for a large percentage of the creative inspiration for what made the Beatles what they were.

Now, Paul took that creative inspiration and turned them into accessible pop songs, and the Beatles wouldn't have been nearly what they were without him doing so. But his post-Beatles career has proven that he needs that creative inspiration to write more than just a bunch of pop songs.

George is cool too, but they didn't let him put very many of his songs on the album so it's hard to tell what kind of stuff he was coming up with besides what we see on All Things Must Pass.

I've always been a big Stu Sutcliffe fan.

Seriously, probably John. I seem to like his songs the best. Sure Paul had some good ones, but he also churned out "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da". Therefore, John wins.

Edit: Also Eccles, there's no such thing as an actual beatle. The insects you speak of are beetles.

Well Eccles, I think your prediction was a good one. John was definitely the best. He was the best singer, the best songwriter, and just the coolest one of the bunch. He also had the best solo career. I'm predicting John in a landslide, however, all four of them brought so many great things to the band.

Paul was obviously a great songwriter and singer. He was a very underrated bass player, (the bass line in "Dear Prudence" is my favorite), and all around great musician.

George is easily my favorite guitar player of all time. He also wrote great songs, and introduced the others to a lot of music that would shape their sound, (Dylan, Indian music, etc.)

Ringo gets a lot of criticism for being the weak link of the band. The truth is, he was actually a great drummer. Listen to "Tomorrow Nevver Knows", "Rain", or any of their early rockers for proof.

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Edit: Also Eccles, there's no such thing as an actual beatle. The insects you speak of are beetles.

Apologizes, my mistake.

As much as I’d like to bring some diversity to this thread I’m also going to have to go with John. I really do love each member though. But when it comes to the music Paul was the brilliant song writer, and John was the brilliant artist. And that’s why he is my favorite.

Personality wise the guy was a riot. Take a look at some classic Lennon quotes: http://www.thebeatleswebsite.com/quotes.html

And one last thing. I read that your place in popular culture determines which Beatle you identify with. With John symbolizing intellectualism, Paul: beauty, George: spirituality, and Ringo: plain ol’good times. If that’s true then aren’t we all a bunch of smarty pants.

Kurt Russel.



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He's just the most interesting... and not because of his death. i'd like to believe that if he were alive today he'd still be making better music than the rest of em, all the while keeping that sorta rockstar personality that Paul and Ringo lost a long time ago.

I might change mine to Paul, just so he gets some props. Come on, did John ever write anything as balls-out rocking as "Helter Skelter"? I think not.

Ringo's not very popular.

Has everyone seen Concert For George? I'll vote later, but Ringo and Paul are pretty popular there, even though it's Eric Clapton's and George's son Dhani's time to shine.

I agree that Ringo is underrated. He may not have been as involved with the general creative side of things as the others--but when you talk about a band in terms of four people playing together in the same room, you can easily argue that the drummer is the MOST important link, and Ringo was a great drummer. He had a great beat, right in the pocket, which can't be taught..."Here Comes the Sun" is a good example of his technical side; many drummers would have a hard time replicating it.

Plus Ringo was famously known for getting his drum lines the first take while recording.

I also like Ringo the most. He's a great drummer, seen mostly in his post-Beatle work, and I love his singing. "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help From my Friends" are some of my favorite songs of all time.

Ringo is especially popular among drummers who appreciate his work and also that he changed drumming all together by holding the sticks straight, (opposed to the jazz way of playing), and he also played on a platform so people could see him, and has been copied ever since.

It is hard to break the beatles down into their individual components. If any of them had not been there they would not have been the beatles. Alot of times harrison is overlooked as a songwriter (of course he was trying to find album time against the lennon/McCartney duo.) But when you look at the later years like Abbey Road, who can say that "here comes the sun" doesn't stand up well against anything else the beatles did on that album.
One time when Phil Collins was doing a solo album he was asking the drummers to play the way Ringo would play...and they couldn't do it. Ringo did put the Beat in Beatles. They didn't really take off til Ringo replaced Pete Best.
But when it comes to john and paul it is hard to measure them against each other because they were so damn different in many ways. They equalled out to be two sides of the same coin.
paul could always craft a great song that everyone loved, but he could turn around and freak people out with Helter skelter. One of the best hard rock songs ever done. Yet john could write a song that was so amazingly touching and heart felt like "Norwegain Wood" or "It's only Love."
But what is important to note is that none of the beatles were the same on their solo stuff. The beatles as a group were able to put some restraints on one another and keep each other in the same ball park. When they broke up each of them put solo music out that would have never seen the light of day on a beatles album.
In answer to the question...John is my favorite because of his singing voice. I dont think Paul could have sang "Hide your Love Away"
with the tenderness and frailty that John gave it.

George Harrison is my favorite. He couldn't be boxed as neatly into a pop cultural perception. John had the hippie/visionary role locked up, Paul retained a more clean-cut image, and Ringo was the quirky drummer that nobody took very seriously. I'm not saying those are the roles I personally see each of them playing, but I think as pop culture icons that's how they're recognized.

In my experience, you either like John/George or Paul/Ringo. It's a pretty philosophical question, really. John/George were the spiritual and intellectual side of the Beatles, while Paul/Ringo came up with the catchiness. Paul/Ringo fans are the type who still listen to the radio while John/George types tend to be "indiots."

Naturally, I'm a John/George fan...but I recognize that The Beatles wouldn't have been The Beatles were it not for the efforts of all involved.

All the Beatles were obviously necessary in making the success that was. Personally, i think i would pcik George, but that's ONLY if i would have to, life or death. I love his style, and he wrote some of my favorites. and solos like on Carry That Weight top the bill, just how they flow so well. But, going by solo career, i'd have to say Paul or John, by far.

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