It was 50 years ago today....

So IMHO, they were not the second coming, but they were damn close.  

+ 1

I'll take John Lennon with his fur jacket

That was actually Yoko's fur coat.

"in the realm of rock" is a low bar .

odds are they shall remain remembered when we are all but dust, critical dust....

not a crazy fan, but I get the contribution and many cultural tuchstones they ( with help , like who does not have help ? ) created....

post your great pop song lyrics here....I am writing....and waiting...also..

Eric, as always I learn stuff from you
Barton showed up, solid for sure...having an Eagle help you...priceless...
album visually made grade, sonics disappointing..ha
love it
still cheaper than drinking...

Say what you want, but I doubt that there will ever be another band which such universal appeal. Fifty plus years later and we’re still listening. I’m not really a fan of their early cover songs, but Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road and the White Album are gems. I doubt that there will ever be another band that cranked out songs with such ease. I’m only sorry that John and George are gone. Beatle songs may lack some relevance today, but for their time they were a window into the angst of the sixties.

FWIW, I read somewhere that they are preparing a film about the backstory of that last rooftop concert.

50 years under the microscope, still selling records, and more fans than ever. The facts speak for themselves.