Originally Posted by: manXcat

Originally Posted by: JeffS65...and considering how old they were (weren't, really...)[/quote]

And the fact that none of them could read or write script notation or had any formal training whatsoever in musical theory, reliant on intuition and instinct.

I'm not a believer in any of the 'my brand sky faery faith' dogmas, but Brian Epstein's promotional involvement notwithstanding, it too a function of the same timing and coincidental (?) coalescence of those three lads + one the social harmonist, does make one consider the origin of all that is known scientific theory and philosophical logic.

Originally Posted by: JeffS65In the same mindset, Brian Williams has to be up there too.

[br]Typo? From the gist, did you mean to type Brian [u]Wilson[/u]? This is the only Brian Williams songwriter I could find off a quick Google search.

[quote=JeffS65]Oh, and the Eagles...

Yes, for me they really were a stand out in the '70s, and beyond, which is quite the accolade considering the also ran competition of the day.

Brian Wilson...Yep. Total typo.

Also, true on the Eagles point too. To be a standout in the era was quite something.