Seriously though, this whole thing about the Beatles vs anyone else is amusing and boring at the same time. They simply cannot be taken out of the context in which they came from. There was a lot of great music by many great bands during that era. They all fed off of and thrived off of eachother.
I cannot dispute that more people seem to relate to and love the Beatles than most other bands. Same with the Stones, I guess. For me personally, both of them are enormously boring. I find the material from the Yardbirds, The Kinks and The Who far more interesting, raw and engaging.
Then again, my favorite music was born with 'In the Court of the Crimson King', and then 'Black Sabbath' (bastard children both). So what do I know?
I do know that rock is alive and well. Always has been. There is so much good and interesting music out there, from the 50's to today, that it seems a shame to limit it to one particulat sub-genre, let alone one or two bands.
I cannot dispute that more people seem to relate to and love the Beatles than most other bands. Same with the Stones, I guess. For me personally, both of them are enormously boring. I find the material from the Yardbirds, The Kinks and The Who far more interesting, raw and engaging.
Then again, my favorite music was born with 'In the Court of the Crimson King', and then 'Black Sabbath' (bastard children both). So what do I know?
I do know that rock is alive and well. Always has been. There is so much good and interesting music out there, from the 50's to today, that it seems a shame to limit it to one particulat sub-genre, let alone one or two bands.