The 1970s band John Lennon lamented being compared to The Beatles

The 1970s band John Lennon lamented being compared to The Beatles

The Beatles haven’t existed for over half a century, yet the fascination with finding their ‘successor’ still hasn’t really died down. There was a particular period, however, the late 1960s and 1970s, when every act seemed to be vying for that exact title. Over the course of less than a decade, the band reached unprecedented levels of fame and notoriety, and were widely regarded as having given birth to pop music as we know it today. It’s almost…