Quote Originally Posted by poop
For example, no-one today would try to write a Beatles type song because it would just sound weird, even though they were insanely popular in their day.
Forgive me for being like 20 years behind the times, but the Beatles had a HUGE influence certainly as late as the 90's, with bands from Oasis (who blatantly ripped them off) to the Chemical Brothers (they nicked their drum loops) to the Beta Band (fucking fantastic). They are still, to the best of my knowledge, insanely popular, and insanely influencial. But I don't really listen to much new music, so maybe time has finally caught up with them.