Beatle
Fab Four member
A Beatle is a member of the Beatles, the English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
The term usually appears in plural: The Beatles changed popular music.
Occasionally used attributively: Beatle haircuts, Beatle boots.
The spelling puns on "beat" from beat music.
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
- Yellow SubmarineSunny-hued diving vessel
Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Beatlemania · Cavern Club · Brian Epstein · George Martin · Ed Sullivan Show
Sixties UK music takeover
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- psychedeliaDrug-inspired artistic movement
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- modSoftware tweak or admin
hippie · Summer of Love · LSD · Carnaby Street · pop art · youth movement · peace movement · generational shift
Widely recognized, enduring
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
transformative · legendary · timeless · seminal · inspirational · phenomenon · merchandise · haircut
Unified collection of recordings
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- songwritingCreating lyrics and melodies
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
concept album · rock and roll · pop · orchestration · guitar · bass · drums · producer
John Lennon
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Yellow Submarine · Beatlemania · Cavern Club · Brian Epstein · George Martin · Ed Sullivan Show · Hamburg
British Invasion
Sixties UK music takeover
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- psychedeliaDrug-inspired artistic movement
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
mod · hippie · Summer of Love · LSD · Carnaby Street · pop art · youth movement · peace movement · generational shift · avant-garde
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
revolutionary · transformative · legendary · timeless · seminal · inspirational · phenomenon · merchandise · haircut · boots
album
Unified collection of recordings
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- songwritingCreating lyrics and melodies
multitrack · concept album · rock and roll · pop · orchestration · guitar · bass · drums · producer · chart-topping
Beatlesolo artist
Performer working independently
solo act · one-man band · soloist · singer-songwriter · Elvis Presley
Beatlesquare
Rhombus with right angles
conformist · Pat Boone · traditionalist · conservative · stuffed shirt
- the Fifth BeatleUnofficial crucial contributor