The Beatles are rightly praised for many things they did well as a performers, as collaborators, and as composers.
One thing they aren’t praised enough for is their brilliant harmony singing. Today it seems we have two tracks – the harmony group, a.k.a. boy band, that sings bland pop music, and the artful band or solo artist, who rarely features more than a single singer. I know exceptions abound, but in broad strokes, that’s what we’ve got.
Go listen again with an ear not for the melodies, the iconic bass lines and grooves, or the production. Listen for the background vocals and the harmonies.
We just finished a series of concerts focusing on the music of this amazing band, and the one regret I have is that we weren’t able to better highlight this unique strength of The Beatles.