![]() Nearly every record was better than the last, and that continued until their final masterpiece, 1969’s “Abbey Road.” The new songs got more sophisticated with no two alike, leaving us in a constant state of wonder and admiration.Ībout a year ago, I happened upon this statement about the Monitor in the Harvard Business Review – under the charming heading of “do things that don’t interest you”: The lads were in a generous mood for the next four years, crisscrossing the world, creating hit after astonishing hit, literally reinventing pop music on hotel room stationery and airline napkins. We just couldn’t get enough of them, and they more than complied. They were incredibly talented, funny, irreverent, ambitious, and beautiful. Those lucky enough to be there back in the day watched the Beatles grow like multihued time-lapse flowers before our very eyes, reaching for and frequently touching the stars. ![]() Why have theirs held up so much better? And how do they still pack a thrill on every listen? How did those four boys from grungy Liverpool manage that kind of staying power? Millions of records have been made since the Beatles’ work. ![]() Now, a half-century later, we’re still on board the love train. And suddenly, out of nowhere, with their strange haircuts and even stranger name, the Beatles leapt into our hearts and minds. The world had turned black-and-white again.
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