Talk:The Beatles in the United States

Initial page
Page has been created with initial material but there's probably plenty more that belongs here. PL290 (talk) 09:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

It starts with the trip to America
Surely it should start with when records were released in America. 78.144.250.49 (talk) 08:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I've now added a Background section with a bit about this. It's covered in another article but it's good to make that clear here. PL290 (talk) 08:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

What's this?
"From the 1920s, the United States had influenced popular entertainment culture throughout the world"... which goes on, and on, and on, to talk about American music (complete with photo) but says nothing about The Beatles. It's gotta go, buddy...--andreasegde (talk) 12:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I disgree. It's a highly significant part of the background. It shows the extent of The Beatles' achievement in turning all that on its head. Those of us who know may take it for granted, but the article should present the facts in a way that tells any reader the scale of the achievement. PL290 (talk) 13:16, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

It's not a part of The Fabs background, but then again, I also think the meeting with Elvis in the main article is too much. On another note, I get the feeling (in me water) that this article looks (I say looks) a teeny-weeny bit too much like trivia. Those nay-saying hammers are hovering, and how they love it. (I mention this because I've had experience, but don't tell my mother, she doesn't know). :)--andreasegde (talk) 16:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * It's good to have some fresh eyes to improve the article; new perspectives are helpful. I worked a lot on it and considered it to have developed well. But obviously I don't WP:OWN it and would want editors to make whatever changes they judge improve it, which I know can include surprises for me since I was staring at it for so long. Having said all that though, I cannot see that removal of part of the background by this edit was at all an improvement. The subject matter of that paragraph may not be "a part of The Fabs background", but the article is not titled "The Fabs". The subject matter of that paragraph is very much a part of the background to the fact that they conquered America, which is of course what this article is all about. In my view that paragraph should be reinstated without a doubt. (Why is that Top-priority icon appearing below? Is someone trying to tell me somethihng, or has it just slipped down!) PL290 (talk) 18:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I found out that it was the musician=yes box. I deleted the yes, and it went. It's been irritating me to death for weeks on other pages.--andreasegde (talk) 21:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Kennedy assassination
The assertion that the identity of Kennedy's assassin would remain in doubt for decades is pure nonsense and has no place in an entry on The Beatles. Has there been ridiculous conspiracies surrouding Kennedy's assassination? Yes, but there have also been ridiculous theories concerning 9/11 and the responsibility for Kennedy's assassination is no more in doubt than who is behind the 9/11 attacks. Furthermore, this entry's discussion of the supposed effects Kennedy's assassination had on teenagers seems to be hyperbolic, to say the least. The entire section discussing Kennedy's death in this entry is pretty bad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.141.155.6 (talk) 02:35, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Article has been vandalized
Notice the dates in this article, which range over the past two millennia. Needs correction. Mikemcgregor1616 (talk) 20:53, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Redirect
The article is now a redirect and has lost its Good status. AIRcorn (talk) 11:25, 25 April 2019 (UTC)