Has any band come close to them in the last 50 years?

In terms of impact on pop culture, obviously not

radiohead

>>68720520
The fact that so many books still name the Beatles as “the greatest or most significant or most influential” rock band ever only tells you how far rock music still is from becoming a serious art. Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all times are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. Classical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Rock critics are still blinded by commercial success. The Beatles sold more than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classical critics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they will think that the Beatles did anything worthy of being saved.

>>68720520
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>>68720568
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
U2
Radiohead

The Beatles are like Coldplay. Just because they were popular doesn't mean they were good.

>>68720598
Nope.

>>68720598
>U2
I bet you think they're post-punk too, don't cha?

>>68720582
scaruffi

>>68720520

I'd say bands such as Black Flag and artists like Laurie Anderson have had a profound effect on music as a whole. As far as popular culture, the only ones that have come close in a "popular culture" sense have been the hair bands of the 80's, and hip hop from the 90's until today.

>>68720520
Edge of Sanity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6lJaiHYIc
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Well not a band, but one man....
(That is wild).

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>>68720873

>>68720873
This. Absolutely agree.

>>68720596
Underrated

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>>68720914

>>68721002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JHrfq7h6CA

>>68721085
Now....this could just be me here
I'm not absolutely sure....
But I think that MAY not be Paul McCartney....

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>>68721002

>>68721132
The video says it is, why would someone lie on the internet?

>>68721171
I know, I know...
I just have this weird feeling it's not really Paul....
Just SOMETHING feels off about it.

>>68721212
It's propably the lyrics, it's too vulgar for McCartney, propably why it was only a demo and was buried deep on Abbey Road for decades

>>68721243
No I mean...the voice feels...off.
That's not the McCartney voice I know and love...
Metallica IS a badass name tho, surprised he didn't go with it...I'm sure someone else will get a use out of it tho.

>>68721292
>>68721212
>>68721132

It was a video uploaded by JonLajoie

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>>68721353
I know.