Except that U2 would still be in Dublin without the influence of the Beatles.
true..... however I still don't think the Beatles qualify as "best rock band ever". just because they were the first to do it doesn't mean they are the best. I think the Rolling Stones are the best band of all time. Them and the Who, and Led Zeppelin.
I'll even quote guitar legend Pete Townshend:
"Well, me and John were listening to a Stereo Beatles LP. Their voices came out of one channel, and the backing track out of the other. Without their voices their flippin' lousy."
Mind you, this is guitar god Pete Townshend.
My conclusion: The Beatles are the best Pop band of all-time. To have some great songs, you need guitar solos. Without that, how are you able to put yourself within the limits of rock? Guitar, drums, bass guitar, and a singer. Sure, the Beatles had that, but so doesn't every pop band too. Here's how to show the Beatles were a pop band, not a rock band:
Guitars: Where are the good guitar solos? Do something with the guitar! Even Bono has them beat. Denied
Bass Guitar: Acceptable, but at the lowest level. You know you're listening to a rock band when you listen just for the bass guitar. Denied, just not enough.
Drums: A joke. Denied.
Vocals + Lyrics: The only thing the Beatles were actually good at. Passed.
So the Beatles earn 1/4 on my rock band qualifier. 25%. They're a great pop band, but to call them a real rock band just doesn't work.
Besides, doesn't the Boy album from the era of punk rock (punk rock is influienced by the Who )
news headlines We cover the news of many international U2 websites including U2.com, the most popular headline in the last two weeks was 'U2 rocking O2 Arena ... as the support act' from atu2.com.
popular songs Where The Streets Have No Name is the most-requested song from the song pages and quite popular. According to the favorite song lists of our users, Bad is the all-time favorite song.
latest site news Jeremy, known as haytrain here, is the latest addition to the U2start crew. Jeremy will be a crew member specialised in bootlegs, he will mainly work on maintaining our bootleg collection, making it even better, more r.. (read more)
bootleg of the month Every month we have a bootleg in the spotlights, the current one took place on 1989-12-27 in Dublin, Ireland. You can download this bootleg, read reviews or write your own review here. You can also join the discussion on this bootleg in our forums.
statistics There are currently 4,745 topics started on the forums with over 208,184 messages.
More than 13,280 fans are a member of U2start. The average age of the U2start users is 29, only users who submitted their age are included in this figure.
high resolution photos We have 696 high resolution U2 photos available for you, the biggest photo collection you will find. The latest photo we've added is 'October'.
fan of the month Every month we put an U2 fan in the spotlights, the fan of this month is user drewhiggins. Every fan of the month has an interview with us, you can read our interview with drewhiggins here.
notable live performance A great performance of Bad from the The Unforgettable Fire album was played in Milan, Italy on 1992-05-22, according to user AllBecauseOfU2.
new fan around us The most recent fan who registered is named barkonst, welcome to U2start barkonst! As a new user you can introduce yourself in the Welcome to U2start y'all forum.
did you know? The 'seven towers' referred to in the song 'Running To Stand Still' are seven 18 floor tower block buildings central to the development which developed a serious heroin problem over the years in Ireland.
popular concerts According to our user reviews, 1987-07-08 - Brussels, Belgium is the best bootleg we have in our collection. Our users also think that 1993-08-28 - Dublin, Ireland was a great concert since it appears the most in the list of favorite concerts.
"What the song did capture eloquently was the sense of doom that surrounded the death of small close-knit mining communities."
- Bono on the song 'Red Hill Mining Town'
) 
