An interesting question came from our daughter.

Is that the 'con' side of a debate class exercise?

I think one needs to distinguish between The Beatles ability as a band - 4 guys who took the stage and went through a well-balanced set list- that knocked the cover off the ball... versus their collaborative studio work that wasn't intended to be played 'as a band.'

Rev 9 & Dr. Roberts are good examples of the latter; studio productions with lots of overdubbing, numerous takes, never intended to be performed as a band.

Those 4 guys playing as a band were so tight, so good, their audiences famously went nuts. Teen girl hormones, sure, but they also wrote great songs, picked great covers and played great!

Twist and Shout / She's a Woman / I Feel Fine / Dizzy Miss Lizzy / Ticket to Ride / Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby / Can't Buy Me Love / Baby's in Black / I Wanna Be Your Man / A Hard Day's Night / Help! / I'm Down

Heck, cops had a hard time controlling the excited audiences with set lists like that.