Donning my asbestos suit in advance....I ignored the Beatles whenever possible. There was too much really great R & B out there at the time for me to feel like I missed something.
"There was too much really great R & B out there at the time for me to feel like I missed something."
Agreed, this was Motown time.
I also loved Beach Boys and Four Seasons. So kill me.
Of course there's alot about the mid-latter '60s I don't like - including music, which was largely either too gooney or too literally "noisy" w/the latter-day hippie garbage, but generally these are my favorites from then.