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Yes, they did evolve, to their credit but as a previous poster mentioned it was George Martin who was the impetus for that evolution. The Beatles became a pretty solid psychedelic/concept album band, but they weren't the first or the best in that jondra. Listen to the Moody Blues' "Days of Future Passed" from 1967 and it becomes clear that The Beatles were far behind the curve and would never have caught up with the White Album and Sgt. Pepper's had it not been for Martin.



I guess I never compared the Moody Blues with the Beatles. Always thought of them as less experimental, like Pink Floyd. What came out came out organically, without trying to be "edgy". I always thought the Beatles later stuff sounded very experimental, especially the Lennon heavy stuff. They seemed to be trying so hard. And Lennon's solo stuff...yuck. Pretentious nonsense.

But you're right. You start talking 5th Beatle, George Martin was it.



I compare the Beatles and Moody Blues because a lot of the later Beatles stuff really followed in the footsteps of the Moody Blues. The Moodies were the first band to experiment with orchestral instruments (and entire orchestras). Days of Future Passed, released in 1967, broke new ground as a concept and orchestral album. After it was released, George Martin convinced the Beatles to start using orchestral arrangements in their music. Sgt. Pepper was really the product of Martin's desire to have the Beatles release and orchestral concept album. They didn't mimic the Moody Blues, but they went down a road that the Moody Blues paved for them.
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