TS: Bee Gees 1966–69 vs. Monkees 1966–69 vs. Beatles 1966–69

Monkees = good

Bee Gees = nails down blackboard 50% of this period (which is better than other periods)

Beatles = DNA

Therefore voted Monkees. Fuck a DNA.

66-69 probably the second best Bee Gees period after SNF, at least in terms of quality of songs. Still hit and miss though. A far 3rd place.
In a way The Monkees covered more ground in this period than even The Beatles, while still retaining a lot of their more pop origins. A close 2nd though, as The Beatles have more of an experimental edge.

if this was not a period-specific poll I wouldn't hesitate to vote for the Beatles, but 1968 was not really a good year for them, in a way it was their weakest period

kinda difficult to choose between the bee gees and the beatles, but the latter have to take my vote (i mean, rubber soul to white album it's nearly(?) flawless). don't care that much about the monkees, tbh.

Take out 66 and The Beatles might not win. Include Paperback Writer (and RAIN) and Revolver, and they fucking walk it.

Compared to Bee Gees and Monkees, The Kinks or The Move would be much closer to The Beatles during this period (but no cigar....)

I've been a music fan long enough, been on ilx long enough, lived long enough to like all these songs by all these artists and to know that there are plenty of sane people who don't seem to like The Beatles that much- I even remember an otm nabisco post explaining why this is so- but this feels like some kind of trap or puzzle I must solve to escape to safety so I will make like Bruce Lee or Orson Welles, smash the mirrors, heed the challops and vote for The Beatles.

this feels like some kind of trap or puzzle I must solve to escape to safety

Yeah. Good post!

Sure, not eveeyone likes The Beatles, but those who don't should be more likely to rep for Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Otis Redding, Aretha Frankkin or James Brown than Bee Gees and Monkees.

Yeah, that's right, you tell us what we like, Geir, we wouldn't know otherwise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Ili2VvtvU

Thought about the discussion on this thread whilst driving my car listening to the radio and considered making one of those Let Me Show You My Diverse Tastes Which Actually Turn Out To Be Nearby Points On A Straight Line Introduce Yourself! style posts- "I like The Beatles AND John Coltrane, The Velvet Underground AND James Brown!" As I genre-hopped my way through the XM dial it occurred to me that it must be nice to pick one artist to like and then stick to your guns, plugging your ears to the siren song of keeping up with all the Crate Digger Jones out there.

Take out 66 and The Beatles might not win. Include Paperback Writer (and RAIN) and Revolver, and they fucking walk it.

― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, March 31, 2012 11:03 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

so I'm the only guy who really kinda hates all those Bee Gees songs?

Probably, but it's no wonder since they were all written by Paul Simon and sung by John Fogerty

Sorry that was cold

lol

I don't like the Bee Gees much until the early 70s.

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i like the monkees and '60s era bee gees just fine but i'd prob pick the beatles even if they'd stopped in 1966 after recording 'and your bird can sing.'

I voted for The Beatles but The Bee Gees wuz robbed

The Monkees and Wrecking Crew too

51 fps i've gotta work back thru

Actually not so surprising those who didn't go for The Beatles would rather go for The Monkees. The Monkees were considerably more "country" because of Mike Nesmith, and as such, less musically similar to The Beatles.

lol at your display name Geir :D

Geir is nothing if not self aware.

In the top two of sly Scandinavian Internet personae

Geir is nothing if not self aware.

― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, April 8, 2012 3:32 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

unfortunately he is also nothing if not monotonous and infuriating.

anyway, this wasn't much of a contest, huh? oh well.