Originally Posted by deprietop

I think it's most important to remember they were both great !
I play both keys and guitar , i can tell you that from a musical standpoint
they were both brilliant , but when you get right down to it The Beach Boys
definitely had some more complex arrangements both musically and vocally .
That is not to say that complexity makes something better , it is sort of pointless to make competition out of art .. All I am saying is that if you really want to be humbled as a musician/band go out and try doing a few Beach Boys tunes and make them sound good . It is much easier to do that with Beatles
songs as a whole , but let's face it both of these bands were in a class that
only the two of them could occupy . Both are equally responsible for taking pop/rock music and making people realize that it wasn't just kids music , but rather art.