Beatles do suck, but there are far worse such as Monkees, Hermits, Reo Speedwagon. Pop was designed for them coz they couldn't play anything interesting or descent.
As I recall the Monkeys, bless their hearts, didn’t play their own instruments so I hardly think you could even call them bad musicians. Hey, hey, we’re the Monkeys, and people say we monkey around, we’re the new generation, but we’re too busy singing to put anybody down. 🐒 🐒 🐒 🐒
The early Beatles were rough around the edges but they were quick studies. Just listen to their third album, A Hard Day's Night--a pop masterpiece if there ever was one. I'll take it over Thriller.
My understanding is the Monkees were permitted to play their own instruments around the time of their third album. Originally that was not in the plans.
A lot of The Monkees stuff actually holds up pretty well as pop music IMHO. Most of their songs do not all sound the same at all. Rather diverse actually! I still enjoy them. Does that make me a bad person? Tapioca Tundra remains one of my favorite 60’s treats that I never get tired of.
I thought he sounded a little senile in this interview, but you have to appreciate his brutal honesty. I didn't much care for the Beatles earler hits like "Do you want to know a secret" and "I want to hold your hand", but once I heard them cover "Twist & Shout", I was hooked. You have to give George Martin some credit for upping their game.
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