fielding88 on 01 August 2017
That band shaped my teen years. I know their catalogue inside and out, and I basically can't listen to Abbey Road at all unless I have the time to get through the entire album end-to-end. It was hands down my favourite band ever.
But, having said that, my opinion of them decreased as soon as I studied (and listened to) the masterpieces that were Pet Sounds and Smile.
If Brian Wilson didn't have his breakdown, and was able to stick to his release schedule for Smile, I'm very confident Sgt. Pepper would have had less of an impact than it did (though there's no telling by how much). At the very least, it would be sharing the limelight today with Smile.
But yeah, the Beatles are still great.
