[Tublecane]

“Beatles. Overrated. FlameRetardantAsbestosSuit.”

If anybody’s overrated, I guess it’s them. Or Elvis. Or Sinatra.

But they’re still great, in an objective sense. Hard to compile a songbook that lagre and that popular in just 6 years.

[a fool in paradise]

Elvis wasn't the first rock and roller or even the first white rock and roller and his 50s records aren't even the best of the era. But he was the lighting rod that helped the sound become established.

Nirvana wasn't the first or necessarily the best either in their genre. But again, it'd be but another esoteric subgenre of sounds if they hadn't hit the charts.

The Beatles sure helped get the industry out of the way of separating the bands from exposure. And many more people started their own bands as a result (even if the intent was NOT to sound like the Beatles).

Too often, the industry tries to dictate the sound rather than taking already blossoming movements and bringing them to the forefront.

[goat granny]

Ouch, you must be too young to remember Sinatra..When A guy wanted to put his girl in the mood it was Sinatra or Jackie Gleason albums...Sinatra’s rat pack was the ultimate cool back in his day.....