Not saying they aren’t important, but they are very overstated and over-credited. They popularized a lot of things, but they didn’t innovate and influence every piece of music that came after them.
Oh, for sure, you’re right. But those kinds of claims are to be expected when talking about the biggest band of the 60s. The whole “bigger than Jesus” was a silly thing to say, but he wasn’t too far off with the claim.
Not saying they aren’t important, but they are very overstated and over-credited. They popularized a lot of things, but they didn’t innovate and influence every piece of music that came after them.
Oh, for sure, you’re right. But those kinds of claims are to be expected when talking about the biggest band of the 60s. The whole “bigger than Jesus” was a silly thing to say, but he wasn’t too far off with the claim.
Anything can be bigger than Jesus if you advertise it hard enough.