Changes

As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the boys put out a much more mature sound on Revolver. They even experimented with folk on Rubber Soul. In 1967, the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound.)  

As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the boys put out a much more mature sound on Revolver. They even experimented with folk on Rubber Soul. In 1967, the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound.)  

With the White Album and Abbey Road, the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type). <ref>When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref>

With the [[The Beatles (album) | White Album]] and Abbey Road, the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type). <ref>When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref>

In the late sixties, the Beatles had fallen victim to bad business ventures (namely the Apple company,) and ended up losing the publishing rights to their own music. To this date, the rights are held by recording artist Michael Jackson. Also, creative differences were creating tension among the fab four. After 1970's Let it Be, the Beatles decided they'd had enough and called it quits.

In the late sixties, the Beatles had fallen victim to bad business ventures (namely the Apple company,) and ended up losing the publishing rights to their own music. To this date, the rights are held by recording artist Michael Jackson. Also, creative differences were creating tension among the fab four. After 1970's Let it Be, the Beatles decided they'd had enough and called it quits.