[Petronski]

The Beatles were overproduced and are still wildly overrated.

[My Favorite Headache]

Amen. Thank You for breaking the silence.

[pau1f0rd]

The Beatles were overproduced and are still wildly overrated

Underrated! ;-)

[republicofdavis]

"The Beatles were overproduced and are still wildly overrated."

OK, I'll bite. Since you obviously don't like them I doubt I can convince you to change your mind. Musical taste is very subjective. I would just put it to you that any band that can put out 2 double albums worth of greatest hits (and could have probably filled another) is worthy of great consideration. Don't think commercial consideration accounts for much? You've got to give it to them for staying power. People of all kinds of tastes listen to them and stations with all kinds of formats play them.

They were amazingly creative in a very short period of time and somehow achieved an unbelievable increase of skill, ability and musicianship throughout that entire period.

And yes, they had good production. That doesn't make Hey Jude or A Day in the Life lesser songs. It makes them great.