There’s nothing we can say about The Beatles that hasn’t already been said…at least when it comes to their music. They are, by all accounts, the greatest and most influential rock band of all time and four of the most celebrated public figures of the twentieth century. They are still the yardstick by which we measure of musicians’ success and scoff anytime someone tries to compare another band to them. They are essentially the Albert Einstein, Michael Jordan, and Jesus of pop culture, and this is likely to be the case for hundreds of years to come.

So, instead of writing the 435,267th article dissecting the band and their music, their landmark albums, their different personalities, their drug use, their wives, and their much talked-about break up in 1970, we’re gonna focus on that which we focus upon best: their iconic style.

The reason that we still talk about and examine the lives of an English Rock n’Roll band from a port city in England is not because they were the most talented musicians (they never were that,) or the best-looking (nope) or won the most awards (not even close,) it’s because they evolved their look as much (if not more) than they changed their sound throughout their career. We figured the best way to do this was to break up the style eras into five periods that represented their distinct shifts in tone and genre. Enjoy!

The Cavern/Hamburg Years

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Stylemania

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The One & Only Billy Shears

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Happiness Is A Warm Suit

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Maxwell’s Silver Closet

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