I have this debate all the time with my lil brother. Every time I see him
The first thing we do is catch up. The second thing I do is shyt on The Beatles
Look, musically there is a major red flag with The Beatles. They let guitar and vocals lead the beat, and the drums are a metronome. You could literally take the percussion out of every Beatles song it would sound just as good. The Beach Boys have the same problem. A lot of those 60s rock groups were so caught up in songwriting they forgot about the fukking beat.
The Who are even worse offenders because they were supposed to be edgy and unpredictable. But they still lean on that early 1960s 'metronomic' approach to drumming.
Rolling Stones are better, because at least they tried to change their ways. they were cold in the 70s
The Doors - I literally forget that they have a drummer
Every Southern Rock band could groove
The Band was funky as fukk.
The Allman Brothers were one of the most soulful groups to walk the earth.
Little Feat gave us Shook Ones Pt 2.
the Grateful Dead were wonky, but they were so high on acid and happy I always give em a pass
Zeppelin is rock music for hip hop fans