They changed when they went to India.
Any band has about 5-7 years of relevance, max. That’s why I always say The Beatles broke up at the right time.
Post Beatles George Harrison showed his brilliance. His work with the Wandering Wilberrys was the best. His conjunction with other great stars was great. They were all rich and were just having fun making great music. Lennon was a genius in writing songs and music but sadly murdered by a nut. Paul McCartney was just very average and his voice is gone today. Ringo Star was the luckiest man on earth to be with the Beatles. He was a good drummer but not the best.
My vote is for George Harrison as the best of the Beatles.
The Girl I Love (Quest Records #101, 1965)
Well, if I could only pick one desert island album, it would be the White Album. Reasonable minds can differ.
A Single Album,18 song White Album would have Increadable.
Huge Beatles fan here. I always liked their first 3-4 albums the best, especially when they did Motown covers, but have a special place in my heart for “Sgt. Pepper” and “Abbey Road.” Hard to get any better than those two albums.
In between, I was ok with “Rubber Soul, Hard Day’s Night, and Magical Mystery Tour,” but did not like the White Album at all. It was as if each was allowed to just play their most ridiculous crap without any real sense of a band.
For me, the Beatles were always far more about HOW they sang and performed than WHAT they performed. Just as the Beach Boys had harmonies that no one could copy, so did the Beatles with their unique blend of vocals.
Loved Rubber Sul
Not as good as Hep or Abey Rod, but still pretty good.
Jimi Hendricks has been dead since 1970. Who cares what he thought of the Beatles being “the establishment”. What that heck does that mean? Dead for 54 years and the author makes a story out of it. More stupidity and a waste of ink.