Seventies Red - Reading your post reminded me of a concert I went to in 1973 at the Top Rank Suite in Doncaster where I saw The Sweet. I was just getting into Soul music at the time, but the girl I was with that night was into Glam Rock, especially T Rex.

Have to say, The Sweet just blew me away. Excellent oestrogenic atmosphere and outstanding live performers from the opening chords, spoilt only by a fag burn on my crushed velvet purple flares. Happy days.

Yes they were very good live weren't they! probably the best tight vocal harmony group around at the time and what a great drummer they had in Mick Tucker, the man with the golden arms
Although they were initially known for their glam rock they were in fact more into hard rock as shown in their later music albums or on the B sides of their hit singles, strangely enough both the sweet and Queen sounded very similar vocally though the sweet were the first on the scene.
Who could forget glam songs like Blockbuster, Teenage rampage and little Willy eh, incidentally they sold more than 50 million records during their time which was quite an achievement even then.
Also T Rex, how could I forget to mention them, they were another fantastic band though unfortunately I never got to see them live, more the pity.

So you put Lennon and McCartney songs in the same bracket as Barlow and Williams,
Unbelievable Jeff.

Don't forget The Rutlles the band The Beatles could have become. Cheese and Onions was a masterpiece.

Yeah love me do and please please me are song writing classics the most overrated band in living memory

Obviously music is all about taste and there is no right and wrong but a Madness fan slating The Beatles.
GLASVEGAS and GOMEZ both brilliant live IMO.

Music Guilty Pleasure...going to see Status Quo most years, usually a good night, nothing groundbreaking but loud and proud. As for the Beatles, their music will be remembered far longer than a lot of the stuff they inspired. Mainly because of what they represented, almost a fresh start. The youth of the day coming into their own not shackled by the mores and conventions of the previous generation who had the memories of the Second World War hanging over them.

Well said how can anybody not like the Beatles they were ace i still listen to them now

The Beatles weren't even the best English band of the 60s put there early stuff up against the Rolling Stones and it's embarrassing

I take it you was not born when the Beatles and the stones were playing

Almost as embarrassing as a pensioner prancing around the stage wiggling his .

Really? .....You do realise that The Beatles were writing their own songs and producing timeless classics that are still loved today when the Stones were just banging out cover versions?

I totally disagree