the_marq

I know, it's a rather provocative thread title, but it's something I have been thinking about a lot lately.

Now, I enjoy the music of the Beatles. According to what I can find thru Google they are quite definatively the most successful recording artists ever with over 1.1 Billion units sold. Furthermore, they are the most "covered" band in history, some estimates say that as many as 6000 cover versions of "Yesterday" have been recorded. So with that being said, there is no denying that the Beatles did something right and deserve a certain level of respect.

But still my question remains: Were they really good, or where they just lucky?

Did they came along at just the right time to ride the burgeoning wave of pop music? Their original manager (who's name I cannot recall at the moment) steered their career so deftly that when he left (died?) they went into a sort of tailspin. At least according to some critics (not me).

Also, do we love the Beatles just because previous generations did? Is it kinda of a self-fulfilling prophecy wherein the older generation speaks of the Beatles with such reverence that we quitely fall into line with giving it too much thought.

Or were they really that good? Were John, Paul, George and Ringo so damned talented that nothing could keep them from massive stardom and success?

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