The Beatles

Can you spell "Troublemaker"...

Shubertmaniac you know something for the life of me I just don't get Anton Bruckner. To me his music is just longer than it needs to be, read "longwinded". But there are many that love him. I'm still trying, maybe someday. I guess if you don't like the Beatles maybe someday you will. Its the creativity and the diversity of their music and the social impact they had, but maybe you weren't around then. I suspect there is more universal appeal for them than you are acknowledging "hooks" aside, but have it your way. I still think that they were the most refreshing original group ever in the rock era and it extended well beyond their music. They were a social phenomena seldom matched in any era and will always be remembered as such.

Shubertmaniac: I could not disagree with your take on The Beatles more. Ringo and George (yes Ringo) are admired among the musicians that I know (including myself). Ringo for his rock steady beat and for what he didn't play as well, ala Segovia. Harrison for his version of old standards plus the emotional content of his playing, after all he did not make his guitar actually weep? John and Paul for the odd stormy genius of their song writing team. Their music has even been memorialized by Muzak. What more could you ask for?