Do you like the Beatles?

@badminton Fair enough.

@badminton I see your point, but I'm not sure sure other bands had as many songwriting voices or the breadth of their sound. I was surprised--years later, when I actually listened to them--at how they kept changing. Pretty impressive, to me.

@SomeMichGuy The Beatles were prolific, they produced music in many different styles. There were many other good bands who did equally good songs but were not as prolific as the Beatles; such as The Beach Boys, Motown, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Association, The Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, etc. Some were one-hit wonders, but they were great.

@badminton I think that the breadth of their output (not volume, but musical breadth) and # songwriters gives the Beatles a very solid position.

One-hit wonders are creators of great songs, by definition; but one great song doesn't put them in contention with a slot alongside the Beatles.

I do think that we need recognition for the "few hit" wonders, though.

@badminton Actually, when Paul McCartney heard Pet Sounds for the very first time, he hailed it as one of the best albums ever made.