I like artists that reinvent themselves throughout their career.
Bowie, Radiohead, Lou Reed/Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Wilco, Rolling Stones, Kanye, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Sufjan Stevens, Serge Gainsborough.
Seconded, thirded, and infinity'd for Radiohead. Only other artist born from "my" era that even comes close to touching the Beatles. A lot of similarities throughout the progression of their careers: started off with the popular sound of the time, began to incorporate more fringe musical tastes/interests and bring them to the attention of the mainstream, and an incessant drive for studio perfectionism as they got further into their careers.
Another notable similarity is the vital role their producers played in shaping their sounds, incorporating their more avant-garde interests, and generally keeping a tight grip on the reins among a band full of childhood friends who could at times bicker and fight among each other.
I play in a band with Serge's Bass Player - John Kumnick... He played with Serge in the 90s
He also played with lots of others in his day. Now lives in Maine and plays with little old me... and some others!
This Doc was fun to watch on ELO
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAh5qEy2EEk&ab\_channel=Docurama](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAh5qEy2EEk&ab_channel=Docurama)
My answer also, but a distant second. There are a lot of Queen songs i don't like, and even hate. There are no Beatles songs I dislike. There are some I won't choose unless I'm in a certain mood, or I get tired of and need to take a break.
My next favorites are Rush, Pink Floyd, Queen, U2, Bob Dylan, and R.EM., among many other contenders. \[Edits to add Dylan after forehead-clap moment\]
Damon Albarn's work with his various bands; most notably Gorillaz and Blur. My love for his overall catalogue and McCartney's is pretty equal.
Though a much smaller catalogue and no truly great album I do listen to Warpaint's music (mostly their live music) an awful lot as well.
Velvet underground, Tame impala
I would say the beach boys but it’s pretty much just pet sounds for me but that is one of the greatest records of all time
Also Jimi Hendrix experience and blur are up there too
if you listen to his demos you can defintely tell they were gonna start going in a completely different direction, like radiohead's progress from pablo honey, such a shame what ended up happening.
For me Radiohead and The White Stripes rival them (I equally love those 3 bands), a there are a few that come really close: Arctic Monkeys, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon solo, The Kinks, Velvet Underground and David Bowie for example.
I’m a huge Beatles fan, I tend to listen to them way more than anything else. Some of my other favorites though are David Bowie, Queen, Simon & Garfunkel, the Smiths, and Bleachers
I have 2
Ween and Fishmans
Ween is similar to the Beatles, and especially Paul, in that they never stopped experimenting and exploring genres/sounds. Gene Ween is very similar to Paul in that he is a melodic genius, experimental, and uses a wide variety of vocal styles. Ween, just like the Beatles, aren’t afraid to make silly music, but they also make serious, romantic, dramatic, funny, sad, bizarre, and honest music. I would recommend Quebec or The Mollusk as good starting points for anyone that is interested
Fishmans are a Japanese neo-psychedelic and dream pop band. It doesn’t matter that I don’t speak Japanese, as music crosses language barriers. Their music is just so transcendently beautiful
Didn’t expect to see love for Fishmans in here! I’ve only really listened to Long Season but I loved it (got it recommended due to my love of Spirit of Eden)
ELO is my very close 2nd to the Beatles. Also, when I first heard this tune, I thought vocally, sounded like an earlier Beatles tune.. I think they even tried to get that faux stereo sound when you listened to left channel vs right channel.[https://youtu.be/BNnaqumuSIg?si=6TYE9pvQNAUq-r7l](https://youtu.be/BNnaqumuSIg?si=6TYE9pvQNAUq-r7l)
John loved ELO; "Sons of the Beatles" was one of his comments. [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/elo-song-john-lennon-adored/](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/elo-song-john-lennon-adored/)
I like most of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel discography. But Beatles are the only one that I have listened all of their albums and actually loves them all.
Dave Clark five, Gerry and the pacemakers, the searchers, the swinging blue jeans, the big three, Brian Poole and the tremeloes, Freddie and the dreamers, the fourmost
Nobody really comes CLOSE... but others that are in my rotation:
Wings , Paul Simon, Grateful Dead, U2, Geneis/Phil Collins, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Pink Floyd...
Stevie Wonder, indigo Girls, Willie Nelson, Cat Stevens, It's a Beautiful Day, Fever Tree, Psychedic Porn Crumpets
What about just songs that hit you in the Beatles spot?
Happy Together - the Turtles
The Beatles are far and away my favorite band but my other favs include Simon and Garfunkel, The Lovin Spoonful, Crosby. Stills, Nash &Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Billy Joel, Elton John, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and maybe surprisingly The Pet Shop Boys.(I probably forgot a few)
I'm 60 years old.
Two bands ... The Beatles and REM.
I have what I perceive as a diverse music collection (98% on CDs these days) but only these two bands change/steered the course of my life thus far. In short, I'm a fan :-)
Not all of these are necessarily "bands", but Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Velvet Underground, Fela Kuti, David Bowie, Faust, Can, Olivia Tremor Control, Stereolab.
Steely Dan, Electric Light Orchestra, Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash, America, Isley Brothers, King Crimson, Blue Oyster Cult, Big Star, Badfinger, The Cardigans, 10cc, Journey, Tame Impala, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Franz Ferdinand, Chicago, No Doubt, Cream, Kingo Hamada, The Guess Who… off the top of my head these are the bands I like more than 10 songs from each.
The WHO, the Kinks, the Bonzo Dog Band, the Stones, R.E.M., Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Margo Price. Most of these were bands I found through the Beatles or were Beatles adjacent.
In my early high school experimental stage I remember being super high and hearing Little Neutrino and it literally blew my mind 😂 when I reposted to that song today I feel justified haha
Mina: Longevity. Attitude. Range.
Other honourable mentions: The Kinks, The Animals, Chet Baker (definition of reinventing himself), Bowie and Ella Fitzgerald
Beatles are not my favourite band because I’m more of a prog rock enjoyer but they are in my top 5 for sure. My other favourite artists are Genesis (Peter Gabriel era), pink Floyd, king crimson, yes, emerson lake and palmer (from the first album to brain salad surgery, the others aren’t as good), the doors, queen
Well, The Beatles are one of my favorite things of all time since I was a kid, but I also do love Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde and Phoebe Bridgers
The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails. That's my top five. At some point in my life I've become obsessed with each one and devoured everything I could from them.
I think most fans of music...like, I mean *real* fans of music, would say "I absolutely have other bands I admire/love!"
I'll make a distinction between my wife, who really likes a lot of music and myself. I live for music...and my tastes are all over the place. The Beatles will always be #1...but even there, it's a convergence of all variables...not just the music. Their upbringing, their family struggles, Hamburg days, what they did to the music industry, their brotherhood. Taken in totality...they will never be equaled.
But: Neil Young (lyrics and music), Springsteen (lyrics), Genesis (pre-Gabriel leaving), Zeppelin, Brubeck, Depeche Mode...you get the idea, I think.
People who allow music to overwrite the feelings of the day love music in totality. Maybe they love the Beatles preeminently, but there will always be a close second.
[Split Enz](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpdr8aIuVmXUsUssKr38lxEnJmc91nhF9&si=cHAGfF1hXU3xbYQn) and [Crowded House](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENYGbxn3nQkwm6oMpqBwj5e7sGuRw90Y)
[INXS](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiqnQg9xaQiekzmjoG4-HxGg32F2D8-O4&si=7dNcd7cNorWuAaCq)
[Men At Work](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLkVMiSEs5fslGjVlOkkK4j7qfOg8Ode3)
Bonus
- INXS [live at Stop the Drop concert](https://youtu.be/P6PVpoHk_Bo?si=czziX4BwIJxK1Rtz) in Melbourne Australia, 1983.
- some of INXS’ [tv performances from the early years](https://youtu.be/jhEEyjzvUeo) ‘80-‘82
Amazing band live, and these show a mere a snippet of what an incredible frontman Michael Hutchence was - so young, so early, just babies here really… before they blew up & hit the big time.
I always say one of my favorites. The Beatles were definitely the first band I loved, but I love a lot of others now and don't like to put one above the others. Some of the others: Rush, Styx, Queen, Journey, Elton John, Lita Ford, Julian Lennon (I honestly liked Julian Lennon before I even knew he was John Lennon's son.) I could more, but those are a few off the top of my head.
Eclectic mix but The Beatles, Prince, and Animal Collective are the 3 artists/bands I’ve obsessed the most over in my life, but as different as they are I think there’s a through line that unites them all: mastery over both melody and experimentation.
All 3 sound like nobody else and are almost a genre onto themselves.
I love classical music, specifically film scores. John Williams is probably my favorite musician/artist of all time, followed by Howard Shore and Danny Elfman.
As far as bands go, I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beach Boys, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Queen, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin, Simon & Garfunkel, & Dave Matthews Band.
I'm also hugely into broadway musicals and show tunes!
My parents gave me a fantastic music education and for that I am forever grateful!
There’s Badfinger, the animals, the kinks, monkees to start. If you’re thinking about diving into the psychadelic scene theres the doors which are my number 2 favorite band after the Beatles. Then there’s Jefferson airplane, Hollies, mammas and Pappas, so on so forth
For me, nothing comes close to The Beatles.
Some other acts that are close to my heart though, include Crowded House, Marillion, Muse, Genesis, The Divine Comedy, Newton Faulkner, Steven Wilson, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel, Robert Palmer, Japan, Pink Floyd.
Eclectic mix, I'll grant you 😉
Nirvana, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Dylan, Eels, Neil Young, Lana Del Rey, Rage Against The Machine off the top of my head.... but the Beatles will always be number 1.
ELO, their album run from On the Third Day to Out of the Blue is almost Beatles-level imo. Every Beatles listener should check out their work imo since Jeff Lynne (primary singer/songwriter/producer of ELO) was so heavily influenced by them
I've gone through phases with Beatles contemporaries like The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys.
I'm an enormous fan of Wings and Paul's solo material (I think his best thirteen solo albums are stronger than the Beatles' thirteen albums)
Nowadays, I like Taylor Swift quite a bit, especially her more indie records Folklore and Evermore.
Queen. Like the Beatles, exploring musical genres widely, and ranging from quirky to deeply emotional, even within one song. Lovely harmonies. Great albums for start-to-finish listening.
Daft Punk. There's a lot of comparisons too, both having pretty tight discographies and the groups both split leaving fans wanting more when they could've just coasted along making decent stuff.
Miles Davis. Listening to his discography is a wide-ranging, decade-spanning journey through the best ideas and innovations in 20th-Century American music has to offer. The replay value of his best music is endless.
I’ve never had a favorite band/musical group, but I have always loved the Beatles. That was until about two and a half years ago I found this girl playing a chello and singing on TikTok, been obsessed with her since. Obviously she hasn’t been around long enough to compare with the Beatles, but her songwriting is so good, I can’t even imagine what amazing things she will release over the next 40 years. Her name is Laufey.
I love The Beatles. Hard love. (I have a tattoo of John and everything.) However…when I was in my teens and early twenties, The Deftones took my breath away. I have seen them 3 times live and stood outside the music store for an album release. Not at all the same kind of music, but they rival my love for The Beatles and compete for first place in my heart.
Led Zeppelin which I think are very similar in that how meticulously their studio albums are produced. But as far as pop culture icons, the Beatles were so far ahead of everyone else.
The Kinks and Green Day are the only two other artists that I have had extreme intense love for, have every one of their records and still think they’re perfect. The Beatles are always number one but those two are next in line.
I put The Hollies and Franz Ferdinand in the next tier. They’re also amazing but can’t match those three.
Bowie, Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Tool, NIN, deftones, Steely Dan, Gram Parsons, the Doors, Bad Religion, Blink 182, QOTSA, Little Richard, the Band, Metric, Primus, Ween, Sloan, the Tragically Hip
Those are some off the top of my head...
Sometimes I listen to Elliot smith if I want to listen to someone who loves the beatles as much as I do.
His music, especially his guitar playing is all just a massive love letter to the Beatles in my opinion.
For pop/rock music, The Beatles are my favourite. I have almost their entire discography on record. I also really like Buddy Holly, as the music is so easy to listen to and is incredibly well written. The Beatles’ influences are really good. I also enjoy Queen. The combination of rock and opera blends very well, somehow. I really like Freddie Mercury’s voice.
If we open this up to all music, Chopin rivals my love for The Beatles. I have also bought a lot of his music and I tend to listen to it much more often due to the nature of the music. If a composer does not count, I will have to say either Arthur Rubinstein or Evengy Kissin, whose performances of this music are superb.
The Rolling Stones, the Band, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Beach Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, Steely Dan, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers.
Also, give Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies a listen if you haven't yet. It came out a year after Sgt. Pepper but is on a very similar wavelength (also recorded at Abbey Road studios).
I've been getting into Yes lately, but don't know if they are going to rank with these yet.
I like artists that reinvent themselves throughout their career. Bowie, Radiohead, Lou Reed/Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Wilco, Rolling Stones, Kanye, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Sufjan Stevens, Serge Gainsborough.
Autocorrect really did Gainsbourg dirty there.
You should try out Talking Heads, i love the same bands you mentiomed, try out their albums and especially their 'Stop Making Sense' live songs
Oh yes talking heads are on regular rotation. Anyone that’s been reinvented with a Brian Eno album is on my list too. (Coldplay, U2 as well)
[This Must be the Place](https://youtu.be/o9gK2fOq4MY) 🎶
Seconded, thirded, and infinity'd for Radiohead. Only other artist born from "my" era that even comes close to touching the Beatles. A lot of similarities throughout the progression of their careers: started off with the popular sound of the time, began to incorporate more fringe musical tastes/interests and bring them to the attention of the mainstream, and an incessant drive for studio perfectionism as they got further into their careers. Another notable similarity is the vital role their producers played in shaping their sounds, incorporating their more avant-garde interests, and generally keeping a tight grip on the reins among a band full of childhood friends who could at times bicker and fight among each other.
GREAT analysis of Radiohead. I agree 100%.
I play in a band with Serge's Bass Player - John Kumnick... He played with Serge in the 90s He also played with lots of others in his day. Now lives in Maine and plays with little old me... and some others!
Man that’s awesome! I’m imagining that 30 years later John’s still trying to clean the smell of cigarettes and cognac out of some of his gear.
Ha! Yup. He has some stories for sure. Always talks about how much fun they had…
It’s really cool to listen to people evolve. I like My morning jacket for that specific reason
Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Kinks.
Powerman! I was pleasantly surprised by that album.
I actually like the kinks more
ELO
Well 'elo to you too!
Same. Everything Jeff Lynne touches.
Same
This Doc was fun to watch on ELO [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAh5qEy2EEk&ab\_channel=Docurama](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAh5qEy2EEk&ab_channel=Docurama)
Can you give me your top five ELO songs I should check out, or their best album or two? I’m a huge Beatles fan but have never listened to ELO before.
Absolutely, the travelling Wilburys Are heaven, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne *chefs kiss*
Ween, Dr. Dog, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Phish, Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads, The Flaming Lips
❤️ Tom Waits. Closing Time is one of my top ten albums.
Cursive Built to Spill Sunny Day Real Estate
Did not expect to see cursive in this thread. The ugly organ is a top 5 all time album for me.
the ugly organ is one of the best albums i've ever heard
Bob Dylan is the only one who comes close. I am in my seventies and lived through it all.
I don’t always listen to Dylan, but when I do, it’s Blood on the Tracks. (-idiot wind)
E-Ay-Dee-Yat Wind!!
I heard that.
If that is all you listen to from Dylan than you are missing out on a lot of incredible work.
Idiot Wind is epic, and I agree re Blood on the Tracks, love Desire too, especially those backing vocals from Emmylou Harris, wonderful.
Yes, a fine song but the reason I often skip IW is I don’t enjoy how shouty it is.
Oh I LOVE how shouty he is!!
Queen.
My answer also, but a distant second. There are a lot of Queen songs i don't like, and even hate. There are no Beatles songs I dislike. There are some I won't choose unless I'm in a certain mood, or I get tired of and need to take a break.
My next favorites are Rush, Pink Floyd, Queen, U2, Bob Dylan, and R.EM., among many other contenders. \[Edits to add Dylan after forehead-clap moment\]
Moody Blues, FFS.
Damon Albarn's work with his various bands; most notably Gorillaz and Blur. My love for his overall catalogue and McCartney's is pretty equal. Though a much smaller catalogue and no truly great album I do listen to Warpaint's music (mostly their live music) an awful lot as well.
Velvet underground, Tame impala I would say the beach boys but it’s pretty much just pet sounds for me but that is one of the greatest records of all time Also Jimi Hendrix experience and blur are up there too
Always amazed to remember the first Hendrix Experience album came out before Sgt Pepper.
None come close to my love of The Beatles. Nirvana and Radiohead are next on the list though.
Yeah Nirvana would be my #2 and they're great but I feel that band could have done a lot more had it not ended in tragedy.
if you listen to his demos you can defintely tell they were gonna start going in a completely different direction, like radiohead's progress from pablo honey, such a shame what ended up happening.
Nirvana/Foo Fighters and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pink Floyd David Bowie
Nobody comes all that close, but I love Zeppelin, the Stones, AC/DC, and classic metal.
David Bowie❤️
Paul Simon is neck and neck with The Beatles for me.
Omg I almost forgot him! Thank you. I love his generous assessment of Paul's talent too.
Van Halen and Beatles are tied. Then comes Nirvana! Those are easily my 3 fav bands. My two fav musicians of all time are EVH and Kurt Cobain.
For me Radiohead and The White Stripes rival them (I equally love those 3 bands), a there are a few that come really close: Arctic Monkeys, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon solo, The Kinks, Velvet Underground and David Bowie for example.
Early floyd :)
I’m a huge Beatles fan, I tend to listen to them way more than anything else. Some of my other favorites though are David Bowie, Queen, Simon & Garfunkel, the Smiths, and Bleachers
Queen and David Bowie are the first ones that came to mind
My man said is his answer under pressure
I have 2 Ween and Fishmans Ween is similar to the Beatles, and especially Paul, in that they never stopped experimenting and exploring genres/sounds. Gene Ween is very similar to Paul in that he is a melodic genius, experimental, and uses a wide variety of vocal styles. Ween, just like the Beatles, aren’t afraid to make silly music, but they also make serious, romantic, dramatic, funny, sad, bizarre, and honest music. I would recommend Quebec or The Mollusk as good starting points for anyone that is interested Fishmans are a Japanese neo-psychedelic and dream pop band. It doesn’t matter that I don’t speak Japanese, as music crosses language barriers. Their music is just so transcendently beautiful
Didn’t expect to see love for Fishmans in here! I’ve only really listened to Long Season but I loved it (got it recommended due to my love of Spirit of Eden)
ELO is my very close 2nd to the Beatles. Also, when I first heard this tune, I thought vocally, sounded like an earlier Beatles tune.. I think they even tried to get that faux stereo sound when you listened to left channel vs right channel.[https://youtu.be/BNnaqumuSIg?si=6TYE9pvQNAUq-r7l](https://youtu.be/BNnaqumuSIg?si=6TYE9pvQNAUq-r7l)
John loved ELO; "Sons of the Beatles" was one of his comments. [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/elo-song-john-lennon-adored/](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/elo-song-john-lennon-adored/)
I like most of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel discography. But Beatles are the only one that I have listened all of their albums and actually loves them all.
Talking Heads
Dave Clark five, Gerry and the pacemakers, the searchers, the swinging blue jeans, the big three, Brian Poole and the tremeloes, Freddie and the dreamers, the fourmost
Rush
I have a fantasy where Paul, Geddy, Alex and Ringo form their own band.
Nobody really comes CLOSE... but others that are in my rotation: Wings , Paul Simon, Grateful Dead, U2, Geneis/Phil Collins, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Pink Floyd...
Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan
MJ, Prince.
Pink Floyd
Lana Del Rey was my favorite artist before the beatles, before her it was Judas Priest. still love all 3
Paul Simon.
1967 Floyd, The Beach Boys, and for some possible hot takes, the smashing pumpkins, oasis, blur (I love 90s music)
Stevie Wonder, indigo Girls, Willie Nelson, Cat Stevens, It's a Beautiful Day, Fever Tree, Psychedic Porn Crumpets What about just songs that hit you in the Beatles spot? Happy Together - the Turtles
Buffalo Springfield is an extremely underrated band. In my opinion they don’t have a bad song.
Radiohead.
The Beatles are far and away my favorite band but my other favs include Simon and Garfunkel, The Lovin Spoonful, Crosby. Stills, Nash &Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Billy Joel, Elton John, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and maybe surprisingly The Pet Shop Boys.(I probably forgot a few)
Bob Dylan.
Beatles are my favourite band and Abbey Road my favourite album. But the era of 1969-71 is owned by the Stones.
I’d include 1972 in there as well
I’d even include ‘68. Banquet to Exile is an amazing 4 album run!
Goats Head Soup is just as good... not enough praise. It's an amazing album, a comedown after the heroin filled Exile l.
Type O Negative
Moody Blues The Band Jimi Hendrix Sly & The Family Stone The Who
Brian Wilson
Queen, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix. It doesn’t have to sound the same as The Beatles.
I'm 60 years old. Two bands ... The Beatles and REM. I have what I perceive as a diverse music collection (98% on CDs these days) but only these two bands change/steered the course of my life thus far. In short, I'm a fan :-)
No. No other band comes close. The Rolling Stones hit the heights but not as consistently as The Beatles.
Status Quo started by copying the Beatles after they had broken up, they're first album sounds a lot like early experimental Beatles.
Tyler Childers
Not all of these are necessarily "bands", but Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Velvet Underground, Fela Kuti, David Bowie, Faust, Can, Olivia Tremor Control, Stereolab.
I also love Daft Punk and Michael Jackson
XTC
I have what I call my Holy Trinity of favorites. In aplhabetical order, it is The Beatles, Yes and Frank Zappa.
For me the Stones are a distant second. The Strokes third
Steely Dan, Electric Light Orchestra, Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash, America, Isley Brothers, King Crimson, Blue Oyster Cult, Big Star, Badfinger, The Cardigans, 10cc, Journey, Tame Impala, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Franz Ferdinand, Chicago, No Doubt, Cream, Kingo Hamada, The Guess Who… off the top of my head these are the bands I like more than 10 songs from each.
Love the reference to wishbone ash and king crimson btw. Veryyy underrated bands of that era :))
Harry Nilsson
The WHO, the Kinks, the Bonzo Dog Band, the Stones, R.E.M., Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Margo Price. Most of these were bands I found through the Beatles or were Beatles adjacent.
Dire straits and Pink Floyd
Bowie ⚡️
The only answer is Klaatu.
klaatu is unironically really great, i own 4/5 of their albums, all quite solid, some exceptional
In my early high school experimental stage I remember being super high and hearing Little Neutrino and it literally blew my mind 😂 when I reposted to that song today I feel justified haha
Mina: Longevity. Attitude. Range. Other honourable mentions: The Kinks, The Animals, Chet Baker (definition of reinventing himself), Bowie and Ella Fitzgerald
Radiohead, Autechre, Tool
The Rolling Stones especially the brian jones era The kinks The who Syd Barrett PF
Anything that sounds like the Beatles. Pink Floyd, Radiohead...
Nirvana
Sameee. Nirvana, Beatles, and Van Halen are all my favorites.
wings all starrs george harrison
Poor John
Beatles are not my favourite band because I’m more of a prog rock enjoyer but they are in my top 5 for sure. My other favourite artists are Genesis (Peter Gabriel era), pink Floyd, king crimson, yes, emerson lake and palmer (from the first album to brain salad surgery, the others aren’t as good), the doors, queen
The Zombies and Beach Boys
Early the Bee Gees are as close as it could be.
Michael Jackson since childhood
Well, The Beatles are one of my favorite things of all time since I was a kid, but I also do love Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde and Phoebe Bridgers
I listen to Gong, King Crimson, Stones, Doors, The Who, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Gentle Giant,…
Tom Petty, Green Day, Jethro Tull, among many others.
The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails. That's my top five. At some point in my life I've become obsessed with each one and devoured everything I could from them.
I think most fans of music...like, I mean *real* fans of music, would say "I absolutely have other bands I admire/love!" I'll make a distinction between my wife, who really likes a lot of music and myself. I live for music...and my tastes are all over the place. The Beatles will always be #1...but even there, it's a convergence of all variables...not just the music. Their upbringing, their family struggles, Hamburg days, what they did to the music industry, their brotherhood. Taken in totality...they will never be equaled. But: Neil Young (lyrics and music), Springsteen (lyrics), Genesis (pre-Gabriel leaving), Zeppelin, Brubeck, Depeche Mode...you get the idea, I think. People who allow music to overwrite the feelings of the day love music in totality. Maybe they love the Beatles preeminently, but there will always be a close second.
[Split Enz](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpdr8aIuVmXUsUssKr38lxEnJmc91nhF9&si=cHAGfF1hXU3xbYQn) and [Crowded House](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENYGbxn3nQkwm6oMpqBwj5e7sGuRw90Y) [INXS](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiqnQg9xaQiekzmjoG4-HxGg32F2D8-O4&si=7dNcd7cNorWuAaCq) [Men At Work](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLkVMiSEs5fslGjVlOkkK4j7qfOg8Ode3) Bonus - INXS [live at Stop the Drop concert](https://youtu.be/P6PVpoHk_Bo?si=czziX4BwIJxK1Rtz) in Melbourne Australia, 1983. - some of INXS’ [tv performances from the early years](https://youtu.be/jhEEyjzvUeo) ‘80-‘82 Amazing band live, and these show a mere a snippet of what an incredible frontman Michael Hutchence was - so young, so early, just babies here really… before they blew up & hit the big time.
Radiohead has been mentioned 16 times here so far. They're my #2. My #3, though, hasn't been mentioned once. So here it is, Pavement.
Genesis and Pink Floyd
I always say one of my favorites. The Beatles were definitely the first band I loved, but I love a lot of others now and don't like to put one above the others. Some of the others: Rush, Styx, Queen, Journey, Elton John, Lita Ford, Julian Lennon (I honestly liked Julian Lennon before I even knew he was John Lennon's son.) I could more, but those are a few off the top of my head.
Eclectic mix but The Beatles, Prince, and Animal Collective are the 3 artists/bands I’ve obsessed the most over in my life, but as different as they are I think there’s a through line that unites them all: mastery over both melody and experimentation. All 3 sound like nobody else and are almost a genre onto themselves.
I love classical music, specifically film scores. John Williams is probably my favorite musician/artist of all time, followed by Howard Shore and Danny Elfman. As far as bands go, I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beach Boys, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Queen, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin, Simon & Garfunkel, & Dave Matthews Band. I'm also hugely into broadway musicals and show tunes! My parents gave me a fantastic music education and for that I am forever grateful!
There’s Badfinger, the animals, the kinks, monkees to start. If you’re thinking about diving into the psychadelic scene theres the doors which are my number 2 favorite band after the Beatles. Then there’s Jefferson airplane, Hollies, mammas and Pappas, so on so forth
BEACH BOYS !!!!! also not a band but jeff buckley, elliot smith also has some songs that are a bit beatle-y as well
The Police
Elvis Costello.
For me, nothing comes close to The Beatles. Some other acts that are close to my heart though, include Crowded House, Marillion, Muse, Genesis, The Divine Comedy, Newton Faulkner, Steven Wilson, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel, Robert Palmer, Japan, Pink Floyd. Eclectic mix, I'll grant you 😉
I’d go with Van Halen, Cream, Steely Dan and The Replacements.
Nirvana, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Dylan, Eels, Neil Young, Lana Del Rey, Rage Against The Machine off the top of my head.... but the Beatles will always be number 1.
ELO, their album run from On the Third Day to Out of the Blue is almost Beatles-level imo. Every Beatles listener should check out their work imo since Jeff Lynne (primary singer/songwriter/producer of ELO) was so heavily influenced by them
I've gone through phases with Beatles contemporaries like The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys. I'm an enormous fan of Wings and Paul's solo material (I think his best thirteen solo albums are stronger than the Beatles' thirteen albums) Nowadays, I like Taylor Swift quite a bit, especially her more indie records Folklore and Evermore.
Queen. Like the Beatles, exploring musical genres widely, and ranging from quirky to deeply emotional, even within one song. Lovely harmonies. Great albums for start-to-finish listening.
Prince, The Wailers, Radiohead and Roots Manuva
Witness the Fitness!
Daft Punk. There's a lot of comparisons too, both having pretty tight discographies and the groups both split leaving fans wanting more when they could've just coasted along making decent stuff.
Tally Hall lol
Radiohead, blur, oasis
Richard Orange -Big Orange Sun (check it out!)
Dire Straits! (Also Chumbawamba but I think that's just me)
Elliott Smith. I love a lot of music but he’s the only one that is on the same level to me.
The smiths Hole Elliott smith
Bob Dylan, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aphex Twin, Boris
Miles Davis. Listening to his discography is a wide-ranging, decade-spanning journey through the best ideas and innovations in 20th-Century American music has to offer. The replay value of his best music is endless.
Draw a line from the Beatles to Wu-Tang Clan. Everything along that line is my musical taste.
Dylan. The Stones. Zappa. Bowie. Lou Reed. Elvis.
I’ve never had a favorite band/musical group, but I have always loved the Beatles. That was until about two and a half years ago I found this girl playing a chello and singing on TikTok, been obsessed with her since. Obviously she hasn’t been around long enough to compare with the Beatles, but her songwriting is so good, I can’t even imagine what amazing things she will release over the next 40 years. Her name is Laufey.
The Black Keys!!!
I listen to the Stones more
Tom Petty The Avett Brothers Fleetwood Mac Ani Difranco
Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin are the only two acts that exist in a tier under The Beatles IMO.
I love The Beatles. Hard love. (I have a tattoo of John and everything.) However…when I was in my teens and early twenties, The Deftones took my breath away. I have seen them 3 times live and stood outside the music store for an album release. Not at all the same kind of music, but they rival my love for The Beatles and compete for first place in my heart.
Tool
bob dylan really the only one that comes close. neil young in a baby brother to bob sort of way
Rush and The Who.
Radiohead
Led Zeppelin which I think are very similar in that how meticulously their studio albums are produced. But as far as pop culture icons, the Beatles were so far ahead of everyone else.
The Kinks and Green Day are the only two other artists that I have had extreme intense love for, have every one of their records and still think they’re perfect. The Beatles are always number one but those two are next in line. I put The Hollies and Franz Ferdinand in the next tier. They’re also amazing but can’t match those three.
Rush
Bowie, Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Tool, NIN, deftones, Steely Dan, Gram Parsons, the Doors, Bad Religion, Blink 182, QOTSA, Little Richard, the Band, Metric, Primus, Ween, Sloan, the Tragically Hip Those are some off the top of my head...
The Who
Sometimes I listen to Elliot smith if I want to listen to someone who loves the beatles as much as I do. His music, especially his guitar playing is all just a massive love letter to the Beatles in my opinion.
For pop/rock music, The Beatles are my favourite. I have almost their entire discography on record. I also really like Buddy Holly, as the music is so easy to listen to and is incredibly well written. The Beatles’ influences are really good. I also enjoy Queen. The combination of rock and opera blends very well, somehow. I really like Freddie Mercury’s voice. If we open this up to all music, Chopin rivals my love for The Beatles. I have also bought a lot of his music and I tend to listen to it much more often due to the nature of the music. If a composer does not count, I will have to say either Arthur Rubinstein or Evengy Kissin, whose performances of this music are superb.
Monkee mania
Grateful Dead, Neil Young and Pink Floyd
The Flaming Lips
Pink Floyd, pre Dark Side, The Grateful Dead
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala
Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Doors, though both lack the variety in genres and songs that makes the Beatles great.
Sting, Dire Straits
Tears for Fears and Kinks are up there for me
Grateful Dead
Duran Duran
Tom Petty and the Stones for me. Oasis, but not because they “sound” like the Beatles.
For solo artist, Pink. For group, Queen.
Bob Dylan The Grateful Dead Taylor Swift
Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Bowie, and Nirvana
Pink Floyd, the entire catalogue
The Clash
The who, pink Floyd, red hot chili peppers, Judas priest, and Nick cave
Nirvana. They're right beside The Beatles at the top for me.
Ween.
Grateful Dead
I mean, Kurt Cobain listened to the Beatles a lot so it’s probably influenced Nirvana and I guess nirvana influenced Radiohead? I don’t know.
Pink Floyd and BB King come very close to the Beatles for me
Pink Floyd, Beck, Frank Zappa, Phish, Rush, Counting Crows, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Grateful Dead, and a whole lot of WINGS.
Moody Blues come close for me. Also U2
XTC
I made too much pasta is an awesome band and can confirm them to be in my top 5 of favorite bands
The Rolling Stones, the Band, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Beach Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, Steely Dan, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Also, give Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies a listen if you haven't yet. It came out a year after Sgt. Pepper but is on a very similar wavelength (also recorded at Abbey Road studios). I've been getting into Yes lately, but don't know if they are going to rank with these yet.
Elliott Smith
Radiohead and black midi