It took conversations with Andy Timmons for me to (re) discover just how good the Beatles really were. He grew up listening to them with his family, and the influences run deep in his music. Check out his Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper released in 2011 for a more literal interpretation, or much of his back catalogue for influences..
There is magic in their music. Despite Professor Armand Leroi declaring that the Beatles were bang on average, which was their reason for popularity and success, with statistics to prove it, their music was indeed revolutionary for the time IMO.
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/99226/the-secret-science-of-pop#latestI have been searching for a full version of this program for some time, so here's
how the Beatles rescued western music...
Duration 48:37
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The rest of this series in in the link below, and his other series, and other resources are linked from an index there too...
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/101064/howard-goodalls-20th-century-greats#latest
Full, in-depth MUSIC THEORY course ~ resource INDEX