Most overrated bands ever?

[Rainard Jalen]

Originally Posted by boo boo

Nope, he was also influenced by concepts of that album, both lyrically and use of unconventional instrumentation on songs like Norwegian Wood.

I find that unlikely, seeming as I've seen nothing to that effect in any Wilson interview on the topic, and the point that use of Indian instrumentation in folk rock had been done elsewhere (hence why the Beatles predictably thought to do it in the first place!).

You may be correct that Wilson was also influenced not just by the apparent flow and unity of the tracks but by the use of sitar on that one song - though you ought to give a source if you make the claim, to give it some credence.

With regard to the rest of what you wrote, I think it suffices in showing that you don't really claim that prog wouldn't have existed without the Beatles. Clearly prog was going to happen and you know it, bro, Beatles or no Beatles. And with regard to the more diverse lyricism including stream-of-consciousness, again Lennon and McCartney were drawn towards that by other artists of the time, including of course Bob Dylan (who was a direct influence upon I Am The Walrus).

By the way, boo boo, what are you actually referring to by Magical Mystery Tour? The MMJ double EP had six songs on it - Magical Mysery Tour (half-arsed attempt at re-creating the opener to Sgt Pepper), Fool On The Hill (a truly good song with great lyrics), the relatively uninteresting instrumental Flying, Harrison's derivative Blue Jay Way, I Am The Walrus, and a standard McCartney 50s musical hall piece, Your Mother Should Know. The only particularly great offerings on it are Walrus and FotH. And the latter, while a great song in its own right, was unlikely to have much influence on the development of prog.