I bought the Beatles Anthology when it came out on DVD recently.
I’ve watched it several times.
It’s really a wonderful time piece. It doesn’t seem that long ago and then at the same time, it almost seems like a myth now.
I saw them on the Sullivan show in 64 and still remember my family laughing at the hair.
Ten years later, EVERYONE looked like the Beatles.
I think they were a historical phenomenon, akin to a musical renaissance, and what they are or were (just a rock and roll band) transcended what they became.
They are GIANT cultural icons that we measure time against.
They were way bigger and meant way more than their music.
That said, I think the Beatles would have gotten together again if only… But there is no Beatles without John Lennon.
