Right On !, Gryph !
I ,like yourself...I think, am a Beatles enthusiast. I scoff at people like a few friends that dismiss pre Rubber Soul/Revolver albums as " teeny bopper " music. They were changing the face of early rock n' roll and steadily evolving in the early 60s.
Will there ever be such a forceful popular music group ? Not in my lifetime for sure. The reason I use " popular music " is because their songs are remembered by a large section of the music listening population more so than any other group. Most people that know Beatle tunes singalong to them from start to finish...... say around a campfire. I can't imagine this happening to the music of other pop groups. Thus the term "pop" even though you definitely can't say they were a pop group only.
I ,like yourself...I think, am a Beatles enthusiast. I scoff at people like a few friends that dismiss pre Rubber Soul/Revolver albums as " teeny bopper " music. They were changing the face of early rock n' roll and steadily evolving in the early 60s.
Will there ever be such a forceful popular music group ? Not in my lifetime for sure. The reason I use " popular music " is because their songs are remembered by a large section of the music listening population more so than any other group. Most people that know Beatle tunes singalong to them from start to finish...... say around a campfire. I can't imagine this happening to the music of other pop groups. Thus the term "pop" even though you definitely can't say they were a pop group only.
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!