I don't want to turn this into music thing, but in my opinion The Beatles are also very overrated when it comes to being "influential". I also blame them for starting what evolved into teen marketing and boy band crap.
Not that they didn't have some good music and weren't talented, but they seem kind of hollow compared to some of the other bands at the time that were pushing the limits as much or more (The Kinks, Donovan and Yardbirds come to mind). They just didn't have the marketing, production and appeal to young ladies that the Beatles had.
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