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Originally posted by Obsession
The Beatles had a certain level of influence over how people REACTED to pop culture, but not on music itself (their music was primarily psychedelic and that's a trend that did NOT have lasting effects - what wasn't psychedelic was rock and roll influenced, which was a trend started in the US). Anyone can see hip hop has had a bigger influence than the Beatles ever did. You're only denying it because it comes from a different place than the Beatles did, and I'm not going to specify it because it would only embarrass you.
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Psh, the Beatles had a psychedelic phase that lasted for three (four if you count MMT) albums. But don't even pretend that psychedelic-rock albums like Revolver or Sgt. Peppers had no impact on the perception of concept albums or concert-esque experiences that could be played at home.
All of rock is R&B influenced but that does not mean that The Beatles were not hella innovative in their own right.
The Beatles pioneered so many instrumental and vocal arrangements that the group with The Beach Boys redefined pop.
Their power to be compared to an entire genre of music half a century later.
