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@Dooks-Fatberg
Heh! Totally agree with most of this even tho I love the Beatles.
Can totally see why so much of what goes on around them puts people right off. Personally I was brought up on it, inherited the albums from my mum and wore them out before I was 10. When I got into guitar in my teens I started with all that stuff and was just the right age and nerdy mentality to get completely absorbed in all the outtake and demo stuff that came out in the early 90s. Had a genuis bass player buddy who was equally obsessed and we spent weeks hanging out, smoking hella weed, reading revolution in the head and learning all the parts from the complete scores book and recording stuff on tape 4 track. But yeah, I can totally see why some people hate them.
For example, I agree that Lennon appears to have been a horrible human being. However he (co)wrote some crackers, had a great rock n Roll voice (especially in the early years) and was a killer rhythm player.
Macca is one of the most punchable faces in pop history and is now a national embarrassment. I fucken love his bass playing and probably three quarters of his Beatles output. There was period there in the mid-late 60s where I genuinely think he was operating at genius level. His voice on live era stuff like All My Lovin' and I'm Down blows my mind too.
Ringo is the king-o. Swingy, heavy, loose. Love him.
George took me years to fully appreciate. I really don't rate him as a songwriter. I really dislike his mopey grumpy lyrics and the Indian stuff leaves me cold. But he's one of my all time favourite guitarists. I don't generally play solos in my own music but I decided a few years back to learn all of my favorite George solos which is an ongoing and fun project. So far i've done: Can't Buy Me Love, All My Lovin' and Till There Was You. Not sure what's next... something from Abbey Road mebee.