Hyped? Of course. Who isn’t?
Style came in the right time. Bunch of social misfits who had good songwriting and instrumental talents and unique voices and harmonization. Compare them to bands of the time.
Many were one or two hit wonders...except a few...folk artists like kingston trio...peter paul and mary..etc..beach boys...4 seasons...beatles were from foreign shore and were young , energetic, and “cute”, most of their albums had all good songs. They had many many strengths. So they hit it big. Give them their due, props, and kudos. Stones were very , very good also, but had a different style. Credits go to them also. I enjoy both bands.
I do too! I think the Beatles were great!
Here's a couple clips I found on youtube which I found quite interesting. The first one is a bunch of famous people (including some Beatles, some Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and several other "stars"), having a lot of fun doing an old Beatles song.
The next clip is part of Mick Jagger's speech at the induction of the Beatles into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, also many years ago.
"Mick Jagger Inducts The Beatles - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions 1988"