McCartney Times

Given that The Beatles were the world’s biggest group, a cultural phenomenon of the like that the world had never seen before, it is perhaps predictable that they would draw the fury of many. Very much a product of the mindset of the era’s youth, now known as ‘Baby-Boomers’, The Beatles encapsulated the unchained and somewhat forward-thinking ethos of that generation.

The Fab Four would go through many different chapters in their career musically, personally and aesthetically, but one thing always remained the same. After the release of 1965’s Rubber Soul, their first proper long-playing foray into the more experimental realms, the band became steadfast in their commitment to pushing the boundaries within what music could do.

It was after 1965 that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr would really make their most iconic and divergent strides. This is not to discount the first chapter of their celebrated career, however. Instead, pointing out that the first part was rather one dimensional in comparison to what followed, with its songs about love that contained rudimentary compositional techniques. In short, the pre-1965 Beatles can be hailed as very much a product of the ‘Swinging Sixties’. Regardless, after 1965, their drug use, conceptual ideas and countercultural spirit all really helped to make The Beatles the world’s most impactful band, and in the process, all four members became hailed as Godlike figures to their fans.

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