McCartney Times

Since The Beatles burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, Liverpool’s finest sons made an indelible imprint on music, culture and society. Contemporary culture without the advent of The Beatles would be like the universe without the big bang; it simply wouldn’t exist.

What The Beatles did for modern music was to set a precedent for all else to follow. Their exploration of the theory of the concept album, pioneering recording techniques, forward-thinking musicianship and off-stage antics cemented them as the world’s biggest band, the first truly “global” rockstars. They spearheaded the groundswell of the ‘British Invasion’ of American music in the mid-1960s and kicked off the first true “hysterical” pop culture phenomenon, ‘Beatlemania’.

Their influence has been felt so heavily that, for a long time, one could easily classify them as your favourite artist’s favourite artist. Whilst their impact may be waning today, due to music’s futuristic, technological posture, their influence still exists in some form or another. Many of the most iconic artists spanning from 1970 onwards would cite The Beatles as a key inspiration; Kurt Cobain, Black, Sabbath, Josh Homme, Pink Floyd, the list is endless.

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