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"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.

Oh, it's not that I don't like them. I don't mind them at all. But they are like the McDonalds of rock and roll. There's no there there, despite being carefully engineered and widely consumed, it's just not 'the best.' Not even close. Not even vaguely close. They're a mediocre 60s boys' band...they are pop, not rock.

The Beatles did not age well. Some would say, that is because they were so innovative that all subsequent bands used their ideas.

Also, the lyrics were quite lame.

For the record, Boston's self-titled album is the best ever.