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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Overrated, because they were popular and influential, but they weren't very good. They got too much attention for their talent level - that's prettying the definition of overrated.
Of course, that's not exactly uncommon throughout history, and certainly even today.
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You do realize they invented a genre of music that has stayed relevant for over half a century, right? Is Alexander Graham Bell overrated because his telephone invention wasn't as sophisticated as an iPhone?
The Beatles pioneered the direction of popular music. Every artist you listen to today was influenced by them. Their guitar riffs, especially in the early years, were not complicated, but that's part of the wonder of them.
Not trying to be all high and mighty, but with the Beatles it's about more than talent level. That said, John Lennon was more than talented, he was a musical genius.