Agree to disagree. They were damn good, but so many other bands from the 60s--70s were top notch. Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, The Beach Boys,etc to name a few.
Even my parents loved the Beatles... until Sgt Peppers anyway... The 60s were a great period in time for listenable music, with lyrics easily understood by all. New music nowadays is mostly mumbled garbage with inscrutable words heavily processed. Is everyone truly an awful singer using effects processors to hide their lack of talent? Perhaps it is a reflection of the fact that music and the arts in general are not taught in public schools (or anywhere it seems) anymore. The 'liberal' education we got in the 50s and 60s was truly remarkable, so many thoughtful geniuses and movers and shakers came from that period.
I teach guitar at a local Music Conservatory, I teach Classic Rock, Blues, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Classical Guitar, to people from age 9 to 71 . Lots of potential great musicians coming into my classes. What amazes me, is the fact younger kids want to learn Rock music from the 60, 70's and 80's, more than the latest trends of music . Last week a young man, about 14 years old, wanted to learn " Baby Blue " from Bad Finger and " Wishing Well" from Free . Another student, a 16 year old young Lady, wanted to learn " Ice Cream Man " from Van Halen and boy they are some gifted students coming to learn .
Pet Sounds is a Monolithic Lp .... " God Only Knows ", sends chills up my spin. The chord progressions, dynamics, vocal Harmonies and Melodic content is beyond genius !!!! The Moody Blues were another great band . The 1960's, everyone was getting clobbered over the head with constant great music, that today's music totally lacks !!!!
If you ever wonder why, George Harrison's Lp, " All Things Must Pass", was so great, was that most of those songs were rejected by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Martin . Some of the best songs on Abbey Road , were George Harrison songs . John Lennon wasn't as creative as Paul McCartney or George Harrison . Towards the end, Paul and George were in constant conflict about creativeness. John Lennon was the first to quit the Beatles .
Procol Harum was played in my house in my house hold, when I was a child . I was exposed to all the great artists of the 60's and 70's. All those artist made me and others into being musicians in the 1980's. We all know Robin Trower went on to have success, tour and record great Music, but what happened to the rest of the band ?
Funny story about Duane Eddy: He was visiting his ex wife in California. An old buddy of mine was married to Duane's ex. Duane got a flat in my friends driveway and asked my friend to change it for him. My said "no deal unless you get your guitar and play some of your hits for us. He did. Tire changed.
I was in a band that had permission to hand out fliers to our shows, at the Whiskey or Gazzarri's ,in front the old Mann's Chinese Theater . We had some cute girls handing out fliers with us . George Harrison walked by and I said, " Hello Mr. Harrison ", he looked at me in the eye and said " Hello, you can call me George " . We were all stunned, as a if a UFO flew by or Big Foot walked by us. The girls handed us the fliers and walked right behind him. They later told us, that they knew the door guy at a restaurant and let one of the girls in . She took a picture of Tom Petty, BB King, George Harrison , Jeff Lynn and Gary Moore ( of Thin Lizzy fame ) having dinner together .
Here is a cover that Sammy Hagar, Neal Schon, Arronson and Shrieve ( HSAS made in late 1982 . I used to crank this up on my car stereo back in the school parking lot .
