10 Best British Classic Rock Bands Of All Time
1. The Beatles
When it comes to talking about rock music, it's almost impossible to think of a time before the Beatles. Even though many artists had come from the rock mold before the Fab Four, they were more passing solo artists than an actual band. Coming together as a group rather than a star singer, the Beatles created a unique collective that set the mold for what a rock band should be.
The band had one of the greatest songwriting partnerships of all time in John Lennon and Paul McCartney, whose explosive tracks all became classics of the both the pop and rock genre. Their incredible chemistry while having disparate musical interests led to compositions that pushed the entire pop sphere forward.
Even when Lennon and McCartney weren't leading the charge, the more straightforward compositions of George Harrison gave each record a brewing intensity. Though never brought up as one of rock's greatest drummers, Ringo Starr was extremely important due to playing for the song rather than using each track as a showcase for his technique. The Beatles are the true godfathers of the rock genre without which none of us would be here. It's very rare that rock perfection is defined by a single group, but sometimes life can in fact be that awesome.