I think the beautiful melodies came much more from Paul McCartney.... nothing Lennon did after the Beatles amounted to much IMHO. With the Beatles, the best melodies usually came primarily from Paul. John Lennon was great in ensemble with the others and added a lot, of course, but I don’t get the sense that he was any musical genius the way his acolytes pretend. .......then again I don’t claim to be any musical expert, I just like what I like..... :^)
Again, it’s all a matter of personal taste, but here are some examples: This Boy, If I Fell, Norwegian Wood, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, I Feel Fine, Ticket To Ride, etc. Can’t argue with you about McCartney.
What bothers me about this article is the fact that Lennon has two sons who have to deal with this garbage. I feel sorry for them.
Except for "In My Life".
Where he came up with that one I'll never know.
But you are only half right. McCartney without Lennon is too sweet and Lennon without McCartney is too sour. (Lennon's "Life is very short, and there's no time..." bridge in "We Can Work It Out" and McCartney's "Woke up, fell outta bed, dragged a comb across my head" tinkling the middle of "A Day In The Life" are just two examples)
I bought McCartney's 1970 solo effort and Harrison's "All Things Must Pass", and that was it for my post-Beatles collection. Never bought another.
Those boys needed each other.