Diggedy Derek
Stray Dog
Actually, gotta be said many of us have shared the sort of position of Beatles haters here like Luka and JWD. For me, the Beatles attain a sort of classicism that is to me bewitching, but classicism can in itself be something to hate, perhaps. I generally profess to hate Sinatra in just such a way.
Nonetheless, I think with The Beatles that they're such a rich band that it's hard not to find quite a lot to like there. It's not just one thing they do perfectly but many (and personally I've always found The Byrds and The Beach Boys a bit one dimensional, especially the later).
The Beatles- a tight little RnB outfit circa '63; soul-shouters / garage rockers in one package circa Hard Day's Night; eloquent lo-fi poets circa '68. They had everything, often at the same time.
Nonetheless, I think with The Beatles that they're such a rich band that it's hard not to find quite a lot to like there. It's not just one thing they do perfectly but many (and personally I've always found The Byrds and The Beach Boys a bit one dimensional, especially the later).
The Beatles- a tight little RnB outfit circa '63; soul-shouters / garage rockers in one package circa Hard Day's Night; eloquent lo-fi poets circa '68. They had everything, often at the same time.