elmo the beatles ****ing rocked!!!!
For some reason, I don't think you and geordiehc(?) actually understand where I'm coming from.
The Beatles were very artistic, in the sense of musical structure and lyrics. Though they weren't that versatile. They ween't a very flexible band when it came to new material, and basically were only popular because of social momentum.
The majority of people don't remember The Beatles for their music, and if you asked them to name 10 songs (out of the countless they've made) you would deffinitely struggle. It's mainly the fandom people remember, not the music.
Personally,the only thing I really liked about them was John Lennon's lyrics (such as those in Across The Universe) and their experimentation with different instruments/sounds.
Btw, please don't regurgitate other people's opinions, it's slightly annoying and it's the reason we still get boring, repetitive, generic songs becoming mainstream.