Beatles in two periods

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   The Beatles can actually be divided into three periods.  
The first dividing line seems to be pretty well agreed upon.  Help -> Rubber Soul.  Where they went from catchy but still simple and unremarkable little ditties/boy band pop songs and emerged into a massive explosion of what could be done in pop music. 

That middle period, comprised of Rubber Soul and Revolver, and to some degree, Sgt. Pepper, was the peak of Beatle awesomenedd before the third and final period, when all that creativity and experimentation went awry, descending into a mix of drug-addled gibberish, silly indulgence, and mindless hippie escapism.  

Edited by Fischman - June 19 2019 at 14:11

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Fischman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 1612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fischman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 19 2019 at 08:05
	The Beatles can actually be divided into three periods. The first dividing line seems to be pretty well agreed upon. Help -> Rubber Soul. Where they went from catchy but still simple and unremarkable little ditties/boy band pop songs and emerged into a massive explosion of what could be done in pop music. That middle period, comprised of Rubber Soul and Revolver, and to some degree, Sgt. Pepper, was the peak of Beatle awesomenedd before the third and final period, when all that creativity and experimentation went awry, descending into a mix of drug-addled gibberish, silly indulgence, and mindless hippie escapism. Edited by Fischman - June 19 2019 at 14:11

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Post Options Post Reply Quote chopper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 19 2019 at 06:23
	The one event that changed them was the giving up of touring which enabled them to spend more time in the studio.

patrickq Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 18 2015 Location: the New England Status: Offline Points: 508	Post Options Post Reply Quote patrickq Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 19 2019 at 06:00
	...but for me, it’s Rubber Soul. Period 1: great pop/rock band. Period 2: greatest pop/rock band.

patrickq Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 18 2015 Location: the New England Status: Offline Points: 508	Post Options Post Reply Quote patrickq Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 19 2019 at 05:58
	Choose one event, album, single (etc.) to divide the history of the Beatles into just two meaningful periods. For example, Period 1: Before George Martin, Period 2: After. Rationale: they were a great live act and would’ve probably had a few hit singles without him, but hooking up with Martin was the turning point in their career.