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Incidentally, since Glice has brought up annoying arguments, I posted this on another site:
"I don't mind people liking the Beatles, though. Good for them. What I don't like is the obligation of respect for the Beatles influence or originality that is expected regardless of whether you like them or not. It then follows that if you dislike them in spite of your recognition of their "greatness," then your opinion of their music is wrong out of either ignorance or vanity. As unintuitive as it sounds to some, popularity (or lack thereof) proves nothing of the quality of music. It's all yet another attempt by people to force culture from music."
Then some person responding about how the Beatles' influence and originality are fact. To which I reply:
"It isn't a question of whether they are influential and original or not but whether these qualities are inherently valuable or not. In an abstract sense, they are, but the tactic used has this abstracted cultural-historical significance bypass the variability of individual taste. While this significance may indicate that an individual is more likely to enjoy the band, it is erroneous to attribute right and wrong to the individual."
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