Lennon or McCartney?

Originally posted by utherpendragon
George was as good or better than both of them.

That is definitely NOT true. McCartney and Lennon were very prolific songwriters. George, while being a great guitar player, could never match the songwriting prowess of Paul and John. I also believe Paul was the more prolific songwriter and more gifted lyricist of the two, penning many more of the late Beatles songs than John (John and Paul both admit that Early Beatles songs have little to no lyrical depth).

All that being said, I am still a John man by virtue of his voice (my ears love the timbre) and on the strength of his first two solo albums, a couple of my favourites. I can do without his histrionics and pseudo-philosophy as well but it really doesn't deter me from enjoying the music whatsoever.

Specifically, the songs Mother, Jealous Guy and Oh Yoko are three of my favourite songs EVER SUNG.

For me though, a big Beatles fan, it's like picking which album is better - Rubber Soul or Revolver? RUBBER SOUL DUH but Revolver is still an amazing album.

Originally posted by mtthw
Let's face it, neither of them were anywhere near as good alone as they were together. Their strengths complemented each other.

One word: "Imagine"

I disagree.