Originally Posted by downwardspiral

I can appreciate/understand why people love them, it's just that they aren't really for me. I can't stand people who, when you say you don't like bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones etc., respond with "you mustn't really like music then".

No. Just because bands like that have influenced a lot of music that is around today, it doesn't mean that the influence is reflected directly in their sound.