Of course taste is subjective
That was why I said it is perfectly reasonable to not like them. But any rational stylistic analysis of much of their output would show there was good reason for them to be rated highly. And that is without taking into account their subsequent influence.
As for the music you listen to, unless you only listen to music that pre-dates the Beatles, it exists in a post-Beatles world and will more than likely have an influence traceable back to them.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 12:02, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

This is the kind of thing I listen to:
youtu.be/8IRWVKhDzxA
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)

"unless you only listen to music that pre-dates the Beatles"

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 12:09, Reply)

Yep, I was indicating that I do.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 12:10, Reply)

Fair enough, as long as we understand one another.
*feels silly*
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 12:12, Reply)