re: What all-time great band/artist have you never "got"?

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Pure drivel

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As much as I don't think the Beatles are the end-all be-all of Rock and Roll, you can't cherry pick lyrics from songs and claim that the whole song sucks. Some songs hang heavily on the lyrics, sure, but others are more balanced and some have good enough music that the lyrics don't really matter.

I agree, the ob la di ob la da song makes me want to stab myself in the ears, but Come Together is a solid song whether the lyrics make any sense or not.

And yeah, the Beatles early stuff is pure dumb pop. There's a lot more to them than that though.