Comparison of Apples and kumquats to these ears.

"Achievements" here does not really address the music.

The Beatles dramatically changed the course of popular music, revealing possibilities before unheard.

Alas, much of pop music has just gone back to material to fill the corporate created chart$ - and as with other creative endeavors, all is mea$ured only in busine$$ success.

The “charts” are filled with endless permutations of singing dancing pole-stripper models — and hiphop rhythms backed by guys who can fast-"sing" rhyming dictionaries.

Yes, I'm 72 also.

My musical journey began with The Beatles and now I'm mostly listening to Beethoven, Erroll Garner, and their ilk.
Well, okay, and Bob Dylan, and the Tiger Lillies, and . . .