Dear God, he's joking.

Sometimes sarcasm is hard to pick up when there are so many nit wits on the internet. It's not his fault.

But I had just made it very clear that he was joking.

in my life is my fave beatles song, right up there by youve got t hide your love away

The Beatles were unrivaled during their years as a group.

Great insight on the Beatles. Thanks for this.

And how about during their years NOT as a group?

Funny thing is, you probably could argue in the modern age that the Beatles are underrated. A lot of younger music fans don't take them seriously at all and think they were just a garbage pop act with nothing else to offer.

music wouldnt be the same without them,

esp, good point. think of all that influence that flows through modern music :D