One Direction: 'We're Like The Beatles'

One Direction have compared themselves to The Beatles following their wild stateside success.

The boy band went to number 1 with their debut album in the US, and say the reaction from screaming fans are comparable to what the Fab Four would see in the 1960s.

"We watched that film of The Beatles when they first touched down in America and we saw a real likeness with our personalities," said mop-haired Harry Styles (via NME).

Bandmate Niall Horan said "They loved having a laugh like us." Or rather, a PR representative decided to say that Niall said it. Who knows.

The feeling isn't mutual. Paul McCartney has dismissed comparisons and said it would be a kiss of death, but described them as a "terrific band".

One Direction have made over £100 million ($160 million) since releasing their second album "Take Me Home" last November.

Would you compare One Direction to the Beatles? Let us know in the comments.

Comments

[Sheep Shagger]

If The Beetles actually sucked, it would be a lot easier to compare them to One Direction.

[wilberwildcat3]

Bandmate Niall Horan said "They loved having a laugh like us."

Yeah? thats like me saying "oh I'm a lot like dimebag because i breathe"

[RageFan1900]

Dimebag doesn't breathe. He's dead.

[Mr Winters]

lol good one

[RC52190]

Incredible that he managed to use an analogy involving a dead guy and an activity one has to be alive to do... which is just about anything except being dead -- but especially breathing! Irony at its finest!

[RC52190]

Oh and One Direction sucks. I hope that statement kills their career. More irony! I don't have anything more in depth to say about this article because words can not possibly describe how ridiculous that statement is... Self-proclaimed Beatles! Wow! It just speaks for itself.

[rokr258]

how are people upvoting this?? he spelled BEATLES wrong

[Kriggs]

They're like the Beatles just like I am Luke Skywalker's father!

[javdoc]

Not a Beatles fan at all, but I certainly respect them. This, however, is laughable.....

[IrishConnor1994]

same here, man. I don't get why they try so hard to compare themselves to The Beatles. Being popular and being from England does not make you the the second coming of the Beatles

[sickassfoo]

i am not a big fan of the beatles either but i dont get why people are so serious about this. these guys ARE like the beatles, they got together and got a bunch of dumbass horny girls crazy. that is all they are saying, they never said they are as influential or as talented(i never thought the beatles were all that talented. please dont kill me just my opinion). they just have the same pandemonium like the beatles.

[godisasniper]

Exactly. I'm hoping One Direction take their fame and do something with it. The early Beatles stuff is pretty much straightforward pop, but they later went in some really interesting directions with their music - as do a lot of pop musicians. I can't say I'm a fan of One Direction, but I look forward to hopefully seeing them branch out and become legitimate artists in the future.

[notaconotaco]

Except One Direction are unoriginal, uncreative, don't play their own instruments, don't write their own songs, aren't funny, won't be remembered in 10 years, and won't change culture. Other than that, they're exactly the same.

[Obsceneairwaves]

/article.

[SocksAndTrees]

That and their fan base doesn't include anyone other than 12 year old girls.

[limpidgreen345]

False - their fan base ranges in age from 9-14.

[xyz66]

False, I know a 20 year old who loves their music.

[RC52190]

False. She has the mental maturity of a 12-year-old. I know this without knowing her because she likes One Direction in the first place.

[RC52190]

Also, you can see that I determined the gender from the given information about this person.

[blacksoulrock]

They're saying Boo-urns sir, Boo-Urns.

[Jon777]

False. Remember this article?
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/...

Moms dig 'em.

[rokr258]

sad.

[Nkolstad]

One Direction are like The Beatles?? Soooo that means I probably should know their songs then. Oh wait, I'd rather not pollute my computer and headphones with that boy band garbage. Your a money maker for a label, that's it. Not a group to stand the test of time. Try again.

[spiff-corgi]

If you don't know any of their songs how can you possibly dislike their music?

[Nkolstad]

I guess I should've said cared about their songs. I've heard their style and it's not something I associate myself with and don't believe for a second people will remember them in 5 years.

[Bluebell9]

ultimate-guitar.com article comments: proudly raising the average chromosome count of the internet since 1998

[Slaytan666]

^This.

[Spychosis]

Are... are you saying we all have Down Syndrome?

[Le_Pistolero]

You knowwe have 46, rats have 94 and ferns have 184 chromosomes? I don't really think raising counts is of any use to you.

[Superperfex]

Not to mention that One Direction is a fad. The Beatles took the world by a storm. They were a movement.

One Direction will die out once their management finds new guinea pigs to sing their songs. Look at what happened to all the boy bands from the 90s. It'll happen again and again.

[mop10893]

And the 90's boy bands at least had a little talent. These kids in One Direction are gonna be an afterthought by next year.

[nick1227]

Afterthought? Until this article I hadn't thought of them in the first place.

[spiff-corgi]

Maybe they'll come back in their 30s like Take That did and take the world by storm again.

[Firebreather01]

Beat me to it! If they can creatively reinvent music and influence the culture of the word, then we may have competition. Until then, the most common thing they have with the Beatles are British accents.

[Deathlock257]

Bravo sir

[Rockeagle540]

also, they use auto tune...the beatles time was long before auto tune even came into existance

[SOAD_SoG]

Just the truth right here.
So just let them enjoy their 15 minutes of glory...on 2 more years no one will remember them.

[spiff-corgi]

That isn't gonna happen. People said the same about Bieber, and probably the same about Rihanna. In this day and age if an artist is huge they stay huge because they've amassed a sheep fanbase who will listen to them regardless of quality. It's depressing but true.

[Rebel Scum]

I think one or two of them do play guitar. I agree with the rest.

[beau05]

I don't know man, a lot of people still remember New kids on the block, Backstreet boys, and N'Sync. "One often finds his destiny, on the road he takes to avoid it" - The turtle guy from Kung fu panda. Its highly improbable that people will remember them, but slightly possible

[metalmania46]

10 years? I'm gonna call it at one, maybe two years from now.

[FiddleJohnny]

I'm happy I live under (a) rock. I had no idea who One Direction are. I had to google them.

[Nigzy]

Haha what a ****ing joke. Actually cringing for them.

Listen lads, you are NOTHING, and I repeat, NOTHING like the Beatles.

[Jesus_Dean]

One Direction: 'We're Like The Beatles'

Troll Bait!

[mradubz33]

Exactly. They're taking the "any publicity is good publicity" approach. They have to know this is going to generate a hate storm of epic proportions.

[dudebud]

troll bait X 100000

[AaronianKenrod]

Even if they were good, I don't think any other band will be anything compared to what The Beatles were. They were culturally relevant like a lot of bands, but they were the first to do it really. They were massively successful in both the mainstream media and still manage to musically influence people years down the line. I don't think another band will ever truly achieve that.

[Braykah]

Except they're five, and the Beatles had four members. derp

[limpidgreen345]

George Martin, derp...

[Gibson0204]

I think I speak for everyone when I say "lol no".

[SIEGE312]

I don't understand why this pisses me off so much... Maybe it's the fact that they exist... Yeah, that's gotta be it...

[tmiam0720]

I think a big differance is that in 5 years time no one will remember them.

[maidenbridge666]

think i just threw up in my mouth...

[minor7]

The Beatles didn't suck. These guys are a bunch of no-talent hacks.

[davisdavisR]

The internet warrior has spoken

[FenderBender72]

Who the hell is one direction?

[FenderBender72]

Good Lord, this is why I only listen to music on my ipod. Maybe the local rock station now and then, but even they play mostly shit...

[EnglishToolRage]

I was going to ask that... Do they play music, or is it more like an XFactor thing?

[op4blushift]

I believe they won X-factor or something which is how they got successful in the first place.

[SKB]

they didn't even win. They came third.

[cptcomet]

Yeah no.

[RandomLetters95]

They're just famous because of little girls.

I can see grown men listening to The Beatles, still for decades to come.

I don't see these guys lasting. Sure, they're famous but they have nothing on The Beatles.

[stickmanXP]

My girlfriend ovarie's love The Beatles

[pcb1992the2nd]

NAIVETY..OVERLOAD

[jameshudson92]

No , no you are nothing like the them.They weren't talent less attention seeking ****s.

[RichieJovie]

Why on earth is a guitar site talking about small erection?

[Ibeanez]

I am also like the Beatles, in that we both ate and pooped.

[BenAffleck]

A good laugh was had by I from that comment. Well done my good sir.

[TimmyTheWALRUS]

I imagine the screaming fans are currently asking "Dad, who are the Beatles?"...

[dapastafarian]

Why even post this story on a guitar forum. You know you are just fueling the fire and letting people tee off on One Direction, which is all fine and dandy but they are so irrelevant in the rock world that I don't understand why you are even giving them the time of day as a lead story.

[EvilSuperJesus6]

Eh, no!
Beatles=Respected
One direction=No!

[GreenDayNimrod.]

This reminds me of that time when Bieber said he's this generations Kurt Cobain. Bitch say what?!

[SocksAndTrees]

I felt like the Justin Beiber of my generation, so I killed myself

-The Ghost Of Kurt Cobian

[IrishConnor1994]

The fact beiber was brave enough to say that proves he doesn't know much about Kurt Cobain or Nirvana

[HarrySound]

This "band" needs to **** right off.
I was GUTTED when I heard they managed to brain wash the teenage girls in america to like them.
Won't be long before they start to split to just hold in there for hope.

[xMetalMessiahx]

Forget the talent or lack thereof of One Direction. Any artist or group that turns around and arrogantly says "We're the next _____" automatically loses respect. We have a band here that is imitating everything from the Beatles except their music. You have a group that is trying to say they are just like the Beatles when the Beatles grew up in the rough parts of Liverpool exploring the music scene, putting themselves out their at gigs in small venues. One Direction was formed on Simon Cowell's X Factor. This boy band is nothing like The Beatles in the slightest and they do a pretty crap imitation of them as well.

[Mr Y]

lol I hate small erection more than most people, and I can understand your hatred - I shared it, but I have to correct you on just one small point - John Lennon was respectably middle-class (not a working class hero like his song), he grew up in a relative well-to-do area of Liverpool.

Sorry I am the worlds biggest Beatles fan, and I am from Liverpool too, so felt it needed corrected. The Beatles polished their craft playing 9 hour shifts in a dingy club in hamburg, they challenged the very fabric of music, wrote their own songs, played their own instruments, and were charismatic and had their own distinct personalities...Small Erect have no talent, came from the whole manufactured X Factor manufactured scene, and have no personality other than what their PR agent says....hence this story.

[mop10893]

+1 for the fantastic take on their band name.

[zn-1]

If they're like The Beatles, then at least one of them will die in less than ten years.

[iommi600]

Wow, that's going a little too far. But you gotta admit that it's hard to sell so many records on the digital era we're living... even for a boy band.

By the way, it's really funny to see the butthurt Beatles fans. FFS, don't we all know these guys are going to fade out in a couple of years?

[kartikc11]

If only selling records implied their music is good

[TombOfHorror]

One Direction is exactly like The Beatles... on opposite day.

[AcdcTXfan]

Comments like these make me think they just want to be ridiculed.

[indyrock91]

Hate you

[Slaterizawesome]

whether you like it or not, the beatles started out singing sappy love songs and teenage girls loved them "love me do" they are like one of the first boy bands, BUT they had talent, played instruments and moved on from that simplicity, One Direction, like the beatles have almost the same popularity, sing sappy cutsie love songs and are british pretty boys taking over the U.S, their beatles comparison wasnt music based, but merely population and reaction based, like it or not, its true

[the_messenger66]

maybe that's why I've never really liked the Beatles... point made good sir.

however, if i had to choose between the two...

[jordanzio]

I can't wait for one direction to start smoking the reefer and trippin' on acid then!

[jani92jani]

I bet that they don't even themselfs believe that statment, i think that they said it so they could get more media attention.

[Insanity ninja]

Only Dave Mustaine could come out with a more outrageous statement.

[Ad134]

Incoming "UltimateGuitar users slam One Direction"...

[Charvel1030]

and that One Direction is down...god I miss music

[GuitarDomen]

How about no.

[Baphometronic]

I dont care how good you are, you cant be compared to the Beatles.

[Baphometronic]

and theyre not even good

[the_messenger66]

Fame made possible by commercial advertising, not good music. If commercial success is how they measure up to the beatles, then PSY is like the beatles, Beiber is like a beatle, the iPhone is like the beatles, twilight is like the beatles, Jesus is like the beatles, Coke is like the beatles, etc. You get my drift.

[ne14t]

I cant wait till they hit puberty and realize they no longer have a music career save for possibly one of them. Anyone old enough to remember when Hanson, Nsync and Backstreet Boys were huge? Where the hell are they all now? Voice's break and girls grow up and move on. This is something that never happened to The Beatles.

[Slaterizawesome]

they are all over 18, well past puberty. perhaps they will mature though

[Maikku]

Every major pop fad compares itself to the Beatles.

[RUSTDOGG666]

One D is not like the Beatles in anyway. Thank you Paul for dismissing this and calling it a kiss of death, although I wouldn't have been as professional or as nice as you were and I'm sure it was hard to hold back the unprofessionalism. Like if I were you Paul I would've said I was a part of the greatest band in the world, I'm a god, no one can replace me, bow down to my glory, and all that. Honestly UG you don't need to post something about this group to a bunch of people that's only interested in stuff like Metallica and Iron Maiden, etc., you will just get booed and negative comments. Unless that is what you were going for.

[HoldOn]

Fuck You.

[Bezza27]

No.

[trogdor136]

Notice how they only said they saw similarities in their personalities, nothing more. I doubt any band would be foolish enough to compare themselves to the Beatles in terms of influence.

[bogdanminut]

the simple utterance of their names in the same sentence is just ridiculous.

[motortallica]

i don't want to live on this planet anymore

[Jvig43]

Who the hell is one direction?

[anwclark]

How can anyone like this article?

[goochmaster15]

As SOON as I say the title of the article, I could SMELL the shitstorm brewing

[goochmaster15]

*saw

[goochmaster15]

Yeah. Got downvoted for correcting myself. Totally logical.

[titoskins]

You people don't realize that The Beatles were not the "cool" thing to listen too when they first hit America. It was considered poppy bubblegum bull isht by many music listeners over the age of 15. Much like OD. Obviously they're not saying that the musical quality is on par with the beatles in terms of influential rock songs, but they splash that they are making right now is very similar to the one that the beatles had in 63-64. That is all.

[Slaterizawesome]

well said

[AcdcTXfan]

The Beatles started in Europe and started playing in America because of how popular they were. They would have thousands of fans waiting for them when they landed in America.

But with that said, and the fact that many probably would have considered The Beatles a boy band in their time, it honestly is fair to compare One Direction to The Beatles. Simple music. Pretty boy appreance. Thousands of girls screaming their a$$es off for them and swarming them in public. If it was One Direction that formed in 1962 and not The Beatles, there's a good chance they could have been as iconic as The Beatles.

Obviously that last sentence wouldn't sit well with most of us, but it's kinda true.

[CaliforniaKid]

Really. So you were around in 1964 and saw this for yourself. You are so full of shit I can smell you from here.

[Alcofuel]

Anyone can come to this realization by taking the time to actually do some research. The difference is that One Direction hasn't picked up instruments and started throwing poppy twists on things that are going on but aren't popular, and thus popularizing the sound and making whatever that sound is more accessible.

[asmileyfish]

"One direction slams The Beatles"

[MyCoatz]

How do five gay men walk. In one direction

[gus_metallica]

Yes, and Im Seargent Pepper.

[gus_metallica]

Yes, and my name is Seargent Pepper

[Botti13]

PFFFFF HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHUAHSUAHUIDASUIDHIUASHNDISAHDN\HSBDN

[LeakyFlask]

Incidentally, this statement seems to have a similar effect to John Lennon's "bigger than Jesus" statement.

[duncang]

They're absolutely right. No musical comparisons are made (obviously) but the hysteria that surrounds them - particularly with teenage girls - seems very similar to Beatlemania. That's all they're commenting on.

[bogdanminut]

way to put everyone on your back. Although it is something worth agreeing with, the comparison is still, just... revolting

[CaliforniaKid]

So you could say the same thing about the Jonas Brothers, In Sync, New Kids on the Block, and every other prefabricated little girl boy band The Beatles weren't just a pre-teen female phenomenon, they changed the world.
These New Direction fags have another six months tops. However, if they end up selling 170 million records in the US alone like the Beatles have, I'll retract my statement.

[FirstMateJepeto]

Well they are pretty much alike, since they are both a band...

[foopeppers]

They should just be shot for that comment...
what gets my back is that big respected artist like Paul McCartney humour comments like these and say things like "they're a terrific band" whereas when someone like Liam Gallagher speaks what he thinks about xfactor and 1D hes "Slammed" for slamming what needs to be slammed.

[IrishConnor1994]

I can think of one major difference, in 10 years, nobody's going to remember who One Direction were, because some other shitty boy bands will have replaced them by then, The Beatles however will never be forgotten.

[crazysam23_Atax]

This is 100% true, and I like neither the Beatles nor One Direction. Haha.

[wylde1994]

I'm going to be honest i hate the beatles i think they're overrated, but a shitty band like One Direction comparing themselves to them is just insulting

[Enforcer64]

You ain't shit dudes!

[sugarcrush]

They were just like the Beatles. Just like how a softball is like an ant colony

[chris619]

hahahhahahhahahhahhahahhahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahhah ahhahahhahahhahahhahahhahahhahhahahha.....ahahhahahhahahhahh ahahahhahahhahahahhahhahahahhahhahahhahahhahahhahahhahahhaha hahhahahahhahahahhahhahhahhahaha

[Novationband]

No you're not, you miserable piles of human feces.

[Almse]

HELL NO!!!!!

[mafuhungy]

I think UG purposely just puts shit up like this every now and then just to make us all angry

[chopzilla]

This is why i believe in abortion

[DjangoUnstrung]

I sincerely hope that One Direction starts taking psychedelic drugs and writing awesome music.

[Alex_WK]

The only reason they are like the beatles is how girls react to them. He didn't say 'we are this generations beatles' he just compared the fans reactions which is true. Everyone just heard them compare themselves to the beatles and blow it out of proportion.

If I said I look like John Lennon it doesn't mean I'm this generations John Lennon. Some people are such idiots.

[MichaelScarn]

yes! finally someone realizes how talented these guys are! the beetles are overrated an the sound quality sucks- in fact all 80s music sucks! 1D is much more talented than the beetles and they write waaaay better songs and have better natural voices

[zamboni757]

at first i thought u were just really stupid and ignorant when i read "80's music" when talking about the beatles but then i read that that you put one direction writes music, and i understood that you were just trolling cause everyone knos that shitty band doesnt even kno how to play music let alone write it.

[MichaelScarn]

glad you have a brain- the intentional misspelling was a red flag for trolling as well

[MrDo0m]

One Direction: "We're like the Beatles!"

Mr. Doom: "No." *shoots One Direction*

[Cheeselord]

They're both shit, so I guess this is true

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[TombOfHorror]

wat?

[6-String_Madman]

what the.....!

[the_messenger66]

:] win.

[iommi600]

Crack, crack everywhere.

[limpidgreen345]

Posting under the influence is a serious public safety hazard.

[--ESTRANGED--]

the only reason they're famous is because they look good. thats it. i fukcing love 1deirection

[Face R1pper]

The Beatles too, were an annoying boy band that couldn't play their instruments. So these guys do have a valid comparison to 1963-64 era Beatles. The Beatles adapted though, its too early to tell if these guys will.

[rebreh]

That is true to some extent. The early Beatles where just a pop fad primarily targeted at the tween market. (Watch that Ed Sullivian clip and see all the little girls screaming their heads off). But they did eventually mature and reach some impressive artistic heights

[drummer4life45]

can't you hear the major minor changes in their early stuff? and the three way harmonies? no, they were nothing like one direction. The Beatles were genius' and one direction are spolied brats

[limpidgreen345]

Right from the beginning, the amount of artistry the Beatles crammed into catchy pop songs is ridiculous. Some of it might be a little too subtle for people who don't listen to or play Beatles songs. When I was learning guitar I got pissed that I couldn't play so many Beatles songs... they all seemed to have at least one weird-fingered, out of place chord somewhere that I couldn't play.

[chris_rw]

they are all british...that is all

[MrDo0m]

This group is only comparing themselves to the Beatles because the Beatles are the most popular band to have existed, and One Direction have their heads shoved up their asses.

[drummer4life45]

lets see them write 12 albums in 10 years and see how that turns out. there will never be another band like The Beatles

[Faxl]

Bane: "Do you FEEL like The Beatles?"

[Ryan Domengeaux]

He's saying that the reaction they get is like the Beatles. They play a show and you can hardly hear it because of the screaming fans. And who gives a **** if they think they are like the Beatles.

[metalhead983877]

Except that the Beatles's screaming fans weren't all 12 years old...

[Kueller917]

No but if you look up videos they sure acted like they were 12 years old...

[zbarovsky]

must resist urge to kill them all!!!!!

[unyinz]

Well, songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" are kind of similar to the vague love songs that One Direction writes. However, the Beatles actually managed to put out some good songs. We'll have to wait and see if One Direction decides to flip their sound like the Beatles did (I doubt it.)

[shreddymcshred]

they never said they were as musically relevant as the beetles or as good as the beetles.

[IbanezJFS]

well The Beatles suck so you do too.

[explosionate]

So they must be almost better than Jesus.

[Ananais]

No, you are like a motherf*cking kidney stone that just won't pass. Also, keep of the alucinating drugs...

[BlameTheDrugs]

I guess wrong direction members meant dung-beetles

[Izzy-Sweet]

I'm not even a Beatles fan in the slightest and I can easily say that there will NEVER be another band like The Beatles.
They changed music forever and continue to influence even to this day, no other band will ever do that.
All modern music can go back to the Beatles in some form or other, to compare yourself to that is just plain ridiculous.

[TrentDog1]

The Beatles don't approve of 1D, therefore, 1D are ****tards.

[arrrghimapirate]

almost as funny as the darkness trying to get oasis to like them

[el tigre]

Kill yourselves.

[BuriedAlive7x]

okay... I'm gonna go listen to The Parallax II..bye

[Takuya94]

FUCK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE WORTH

[pcb1992the2nd]

Inconceivable!

[diozeppelin26]

Hahahahahahahaah NO

[Pearl Jammer#1]

I've said this before, there's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to make a difference. One Direction... go **** yourselves.

[Shawskee]

Why do I hate this website?
Complete biased news. Nowhere did One Direction claim "We're Like The Beatles"
They said a similarity in PERSONALITY. They never said ANYTHING about the music sounding remotely similar.

[metalhead983877]

Their only common point is that One Direction is a band. And even there, I'm not sure if they really are a band...

[gkex]

There is a difference between being popular because you're doing it right and being noticeable because you do something stunningly poorly. One Direction seems not to distinguish between these two things.

[Zeppfan69]

I would compare One Direction to a piece of shit lol

[a7xb4d]

The only thing that they share with the Beatles is nationality. Honestly this disgusts me as a bunch of shit teenage pricks are comparing themselves to perhaps the greatest rock group ever. No one is comparable to the amount of influence on modern music (not just rock but all "popular" styles) that the Beatles had. No one. STFU

[Pal0404]

PERHAPS?!

[motorizer]

Yeah whatever, If there like the beatles then im just like jesus

[W>O]

i just realize that i'm like John Petrucci..

[t_godin]

I'm sorry, what band is this?

[RockstarAdam]

Its like they're TRYING to make people hate them

[Pan-Tallica]

Well, no point checking comments when the news is just creating chaos. I'm out of here.

OT: all boys bands die out after a few years. Just be patient, chaps.

[TheHouseofCkats]

Buuuuut. The Beatles weren't just a fad.

[KBI2113]

BREAKING NEWS!!!
One Direction now bigger than Jesus Christ!

[iktpq666]

where's my gun..

[WhereArtEsteban]

Dont care enough to read article or posts but I believe I know the obvious truth!

This is just like John Lennon saying "were bigger than Jesus"

Beatles fans should therefore take to burning One Direction Cd's/apparel in the streets in protest! But don't go out and buy that shit: just steal it yo. Some Christian groups like the Klu Klux Clan viewed the Beatles as the antichrist or Satan(ists) and that's how I view One Direction, clearly the devil wreaking havoc on stable society yet again! Beatles fans are on the good side now!

/Mountainsidesarcasm

[Duongy]

one direction, how dare you compare yourselves to the beatles.

[dollyDagger]

They weren't even good enough to win their competition they were in. X-facility or whatever it's called.

[kasidelvar]

they're 2nd to backstreet boys

[kartikc11]

bah!

[Sparky92]

They're trolls. They're trolls, I hate them and they're trolls

[Bobbyz94]

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[Paro_metalhead]

Except the Beatles' fans don't listen to them over only 2 songs, hardly fans of the band (OD) if you ask me...

[Cindykt]

Sacrilege.

[maleficus333]

Oh will somebody please just **** punt these arrogant twats already!!

[Skodward714]

Next week the Black Veil Brides are going to be telling us they're the next Metallica.

[Schofey]

I usually like to make more of an in depth contribution to the topic than this, but...

No.

[Pierfrittella]

yeah, if they're like the beatles i hope there's some mark chapman still around.

[PsiGuy60]

One Direction is to the Beatles what a heap of cow dung is to an amethyst.

[Musical Meds]

boy band has one hit song in the states, thinks own career is comparable to decades of the ****ing beetles. Gone to your head a bit much there? I mean after this article there will be line ups to kill these kids.

[Felixblaze]

Next thing you know is that they'll say they're bigger than jesus

[Rands2113]

I don't get how a pop boy band can say they are like The Beatles, when their fan base only consists of teenage girls and the Mothers who bring them to the concerts ( probably not all of them). I feel like this is just an ego trip, they feel like since they are from the UK and make a lot of money that when they see a shit load of screaming girls from the states appreciate them they think " oh, The Beatles, yea we're totally like them."

[Studebaker Hoch]

What a completely ludicrous statement.
They obviously have no idea who the Beatles are or what they mean to music in general.

[guardians]

the beatles loved having awesome sex and taking awesome drugs...
One direction loved comparing themselves to the beatles

[Kueller917]

Well on one hand their popularity and boom with a huge fanbase is definitely Beatles-like.
Musically though they have yet to put out something a little more creative that The Beatles really started doing mid-career.
Also, Tame Impala's new album is the most Beatles-ish album I've heard in a while.

[champbassist]

I wonder why Paul would call them 'terrific'. He must've seen something from them which I haven't yet, because I couldn't believe my ears when I heard a part of a 'live' show by these guys (thanks my little sister's constant nagging). I'd have expected them to, at least, not sing as out of tune as they did.

Forget everything else, they can't even do the one thing they're supposed to be popular for (i.e. singing) well.

[kornflipsk8er]

This is absolutely all that needs to be said about this:

[Slackerbitch]

I didn't even read the article, the title is disturbing enough.

[hopeless3]

No. I've never heard someone say "the Beatles suck" or "the Beatles have zero talent." One Direction, on the other hand, like Justin Bieber, has haters as well as fans. This is a phase, I'd give them a year, maybe two, and no one's going to care about One Direction.

[drummer4life45]

learn to spell before you comment please

[drummer4life45]

this was meant to be a reply sorry guys