Quote Originally Posted by Leicesterbaggie View Post
It wasn't just the music that made the Beatles so influencial. Their haircuts, the clothes, the culture were all inovative and something that we hadn't experienced before. Someone at the time described them as 'other worldly' which I thought was a very apt description.

As for the music itself, I personally preferred the earlier stuff. People raved about Sgt. Peppers but I thought that it was the worst album that they released up until that point. I wasn't a fan of psychedelia myself. There were some good tracks on the latter albums but also some very ordinary ones.

All in all, it's fair to say that the Beatles influenced a generation more than anyone else has and much of their music will be listened to and appreciated by future generations.

Preferred the Hollies to the Beatles and in my view were so under rated and their songs better. Allan Clarke was an absolute super star and what a great voice! The Hollies looked cooler too which perhaps appealed more to the girls!