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Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life

Steven Hyden

Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this "highly entertaining" book ( Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs. Tupac. Kanye vs. Taylor. Who do you choose? And what does that say about you? Actually -- what do these endlessly argued-about pop music rivalries say abou...

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The Dan Patrick Show

Mike cited Stephen Hyden's book, noting it argues that dismissing the Beatles is as futile as arguing against gravity, illustrating the band's universal acclaim.

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An author who is a music critic by the name of Stephen Hyden came out with a book called Your Favorite Band is Killing Me. He says arguing against the Beatles being the greatest band in the world is l...

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Mike cited Stephen Hyden's book, noting it argues that dismissing the Beatles is as futile as arguing against gravity, illustrating the band's universal acclaim.

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An author who is a music critic by the name of Stephen Hyden came out with a book called Your Favorite Band is Killing Me. He says arguing against the Beatles being the greatest band in the world is like arguing against gravity because there are so few things that the world comes together to agree on, and pretty much the world agrees that the Beatles are the greatest band of all time.

He essentially says that challenging the Beatles' greatness is as absurd as challenging gravity itself.

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