[GSWarrior]

Just a theory, but those who trash the Beatles may be doing so out of their dislike of Lennon's politics.

The Beatles were pretty polished at the end of their run, compared to their early beginnings, when they could rock with the best of them.

Definitely not overrated, IMO.

[RockinRight]

Lennon might have been seeing the light around the time he died. This was on an FR post by FReeper Revenge of Sith from 2005 (and I've seen it elsewhere:)

Fred Seaman, John's personal assistant who was involved in many legal battles with Yoko over the years, is a personal friend of mine and wrote a tell-all book, "The Last Days of John Lennon." Fred says that Lennon supported Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter because Reagan felt that Carter made America look weak during the hostage crisis in Iran. Mike Tree, John's gardener, also said in an online interview that Lennon backed Reagan because he heard that Reagan was into astrology. John also said, "He will be the greatest president of our time."

Here's the thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1433993/posts?page=31#31

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Just a theory, but those who trash the Beatles may be doing so out of their dislike of Lennon's politics. The Beatles were pretty polished at the end of their run, compared to their early beginnings, when they could rock with the best of them.

Could be, but if they are, the joke's on them. Lennon was a drug addict who was a walking contradiction who got off on being shocking and contradictory his whole life. His opinion on X, Y, or Z should always be taken with a grain of salt. Who else could write about being a "working class hero" while owning a Rolls worth the GNP of several third world countries?

Methinks some people just get their rocks off on being contrarians.