Quoted from mbaumle:I'm 27. I can recognize the enormous influence and brilliance the Beatles' music had on society and culture, and I appreciate it, but I wouldn't consider myself a huge fan. Especially of their early "3 chord pop" sound. I do like their complex later music though. It's amazing how they were able to adapt with the times.
This is exactly how I feel. I'm 38 and have never owned a Beatles album. I like their music in movies and such for there are iconic tunes they have made, but don't ever ask my Amazon Dominatrix for music from them.
If John Lennon would have survived who knows, but my understanding he was already past his prime.
I have more reverence for Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, Billy Corgan, and Jack white than the beatles.