01-25-2026, 03:15 PM
(01-25-2026, 11:40 AM)MV72018 Wrote: IMO, the Beatles are an extremely rare example of a pop group that was extremely popular and was also a legitimate example of cultural excellence, in significant part because of the brilliant songs (including melodies, lyrics, arrangements, and Abbey Road studio recordings) written by McCartney and Lennon. Their works will long endure and enlighten.
I wonder if contemporaneous critics universally felt this way.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la...story.html
https://www.quora.com/What-did-music-cri...nia-period
Quote:"Don't let the Beatles bother you. If you don't think about them, they will go away, and in a few more years they will probably be bald….
And teenagers, go ahead and enjoy your Beatlemania. It won't be fatal and will give you a lot of laughs a few years hence when you find one of their old records or come across a picture of Ringo in a crew cut."
60 years from now, it is entirely possible that some now-20-year-old will trash whatever is popular music then as a cultural wasteland and pine for the important culturally relevant music of… BTS
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