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Over the course of just under a decade, The Beatles dramatically altered the course of popular music forever, and their seemingly effortless inventiveness when it came to crafting melodies, and later on, studio experimentation, was integral to the development of countless musical innovations. Pop music would have still lived on without the existence of the Liverpudlian quartet, but it would undoubtedly sound an awful lot different had they failed to ever grab the attention of the mainstream.
However, it wasn’t as straightforward for them as it might initially appear, and they can be thankful for the input of other non-members that they surrounded themselves with for providing input along the way. Had the group not received the managerial guidance of Brian Epstein, then they may have never have dominated the charts around the world or been offered a record deal. Had they not had George Martin’s production expertise, they might never have developed beyond their rock and roll roots and begun to create more ambitious works.
The four of them alone would still have been a formidable creative force, but having the expertise of others constantly guiding them along the right paths throughout their career was what gave them the upper hand over contemporaries who weren’t as fortunate to have the same support network. If they hadn’t had these people around them, then perhaps they’d have made a few more disastrous career decisions or failed to make the necessary changes that pushed them over the edge to greatness.
There are plenty of times where a last-minute alteration saw The Beatles avert crisis, and had they gone through with their original plans or not been persuaded to make the right changes, then the course of their career could have looked a lot different. It’s a case of the butterfly effect, whereby the smallest difference would have created the most dramatic change, but we can be thankful that these minute alterations were made and contributed to the long-lasting legacy that the group created for themselves.
Five times small decisions changed the career of The Beatles:
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