well the Beatles are still over rated.

The 60s was a helluva drug.

Although I'm a late Gen X'er (1981), I like the Beatles. I think they wrote very good and diverse music and were a good performing band. They aren't in my very-short-list of personal favorite bands or songs, with personal being a very key word. To each his own; I might hate what you like and you might hate what I like but neither of us is "wrong".

That being said, I think that in the future the Beatles are in some danger of being to music what Shakespeare is to literature. I (personally again) dislike most Shakespeare, and I think that modern Western culture tends to shove his works down ones throat more than necessary. Worse, collectively our culture overreacts to anyone that for whatever reason says they aren't a fan: Don't like Bieber / Michael Jackson / what or whoever? That's cool. Don't like Shakespeare? Philistine! He's the greatest writer of all time! Wharrgarrbl!

I guess what I'm saying is that I can imagine that in 50+ years, a kid might be sitting in school listening to his teachers go on and on about how Shakespeare was the best writer of all time and the Beatles were the best musicians of all time, and anyone thinks otherwise is just wrong, end of discussion. It will be a shame if that happens. By all means play the music (and teach a Shakespeare play or two), but let the reactions and opinions fall where they may.

I guess the concept of "pioneer" is totally lost on you...One very influential factor is multitrack recording techniques that opened a way for musicians to tell totally different tales. Pink Floyd or Queen, they would not exist without Beatles. Without them you got no Muse.

So while you continue to underrate Beatles, the music you have in you favorite player wouldn't exist without them. Just picture, worlds #1 band starts to experiment with music and what did we get? A revolution in music, away from the catchy pop tunes to art rock.

They were a middle of the road English band trying to sound west coast. The 1960s had MANY MANY experimental/progressive rock bands. Beatles of course were the most popular. This does not make them pioneers at all.
The ENGINEERS at London's Abbey Road Studios helped perfect the 4 track recording process. THAT'S IT.

Implying music and other artists wouldn't exist today is plainly beatle fever.

The 1960s was a "revolution" for everything. Lots were changing. The beatles were just on the pop charts / teenage magazines.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy their work, and grew up with lots of their 45s and 33s playing in my house.

Hell even the kid at the beginning of the clip said it right.
"you can't really hate the beatles, or like you'll ..... get killed"

a hippy english pop group from the 1960s =/= revolution pioneers