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The Beatles started out as a great pop band with their signature vocal harmonies that most bands of the day admitted they could not equal. They then grew to be a band which was greater than the sum of their parts. Their constant search for new & fresh sounds and originality in lyrics while keeping that great vocal sound brought them to a status very few bands have reached. The careers they had after breaking up are a stark reminder of the magic they had togethor, which they could not equal apart. Some bands had parts of the magic, such as The Beach Boys had the harmonies, Pink Floyd and others wrote great songs but I don't believe anybody has put it all togethor as well as the Beatles. While they would be considered a "pop" band, they did much which definitely is in the rock genre. That is what is amazing to me. They tackled many genres and ideas and were spectacular in all. For those of us who were alive at the time, we all knew how groundbreaking, original and audacious they were. Such music had never been heard before. I think perhaps those who are younger can't appreciate this as so much of today's music has been shaped by them. I think there are other bands who have equalled the Beatles in some respects, but taken as a whole I can't think of any other band that shaped a whole mountain.
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