British Invasion

• Oh boy, oh boy...Don't worry I wont focus only on The Beatles, to me they have become a bit overrated. Don't get me wrong, I love those guys. I did also undergo a "Beatles obsessed" phase in the past, but you can only advertise and profit from a band so much that eventually it becomes uninteresting and common. The Beatles are everywhere today. I think it's safe to say almost everyone is somewhat of Beatle fan. I know I am. Though, I'm not going to put them in the spotlight. the British Invasion was about many European bands who were able to come to America to start up their careers. Bands like  The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies, The Animals, The Rolling Stones(I'm noticing a trend here).

     Well anyway,  THE BRITISH INVASION...I will give the Beatles the credit for starting it up with their rise to fame in America during the early 1960's, for they made other bands in the UK want to try their chances in the States.
      From there the bands just kept coming...Some of my personal favorites are The Who, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, and The Zombies.
       These bands helped create Rock n' Roll...(what we know it to be today). One band in particular, different from the rest in sound, atitude, and appearance helped create the image of Rock n' Roll. Any ideas on who?????

   




Give you a hint:
  

Yup. None other than THE ROLLING STONES...these guys came to the states and changed the look of the British Invasion completely. Bands like The Zombies, The Beatles, The Kinks...in there performances, you can notice how straight edge they look. How poppy rock their music was. The Rolling Stones were more "radical" in their attire and bluesey rock sound.See the differences below.

Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show...

The Rolling Stones on Ed Sullivan Show...



My British Invasion Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAEA82F1591863D9A