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In reply to the discussion: 'How the Beatles Destroyed Rock-n-roll' Has anyone read this book? [View all]DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)But the Beatles were rockers, rock n' rollers, balladeers, hard rockers etc. And they did this most especially after Sgt. Pepper's.
Indeed, the whole point of the 1969 "Get Back" sessions that led to the 1970 album Let It Be was to "get back" to their rock 'n roll roots and get rid of all the studio enhancements. Watch the Beatles last live "concert" on the roof of Apple Records on 3 Savile Row in London doing "The One After 909". This is pure rock n' roll and it is an exceptional live performance.
Why they were so great was that they could excel at all music, and rock n' roll was just one of the genre that they excelled at. That's what separates them from pretty much anyone else.
I guess we are kinda' saying the same thing in that we both agree that the Beatles were far more than just rock n' roll. However, to be very clear, the Beatles were always 100% forthright that they were part of a natural progression of music and that they borrowed from all sorts of music, including, but not limited to, rock n' roll.