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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
The brilliance of the Beatles is not only the variety of their sound, but the almost prefect execution of their eclectic tastes.....something the one dimensional Beach Boys were never going to achieve. For the record George Harrison was my favourite Beatle.
In fairness a group like the Byrds would have been a better match-up against the Beatles than the Beach Boys, as they were far more talented than the Beach Boys and had a decent quantum of variety as well, and in Jim McGuinn, David Crosby and Chris Hillman they had a trio to match John, Paul and George.
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Do you think much of the variety in the Beatles' music was caused by them working to produce songs that reflected the different tastes of the members? Or was the variety caused more by each musician individually having an eclectic taste? And what makes you like George Harrison's talents the most? I don't know enough about Beatles songs to know who contributed what to the different songs.
I must confess I have never listened to the Byrds other than to their famous cover songs like "Turn, Turn, Turn." I'm listening to a few other songs now (Chestnut Mare, Eight Miles High, I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better). Hmm...they sound kind of like The Beatles but not as adventurous maybe, and more folksy? I think I like the Beach Boys better than the Byrds, based on what I've heard! Somehow the Byrds' music sounds depressing to me.
So for me, The Beatles > The Beach Boys > The Byrds