Jason presents his contrarian contention that Yoko Ono is of greater importance than John Lennon. I’ll just say I think he highly underestimates the value of popular culture, whether it takes a commodity form or not. Besides, the artistic field in the 1960s only made sense as an engagement with popular forms previously outside the realm of Art.
Anyway, I’m one who prefers early-to-mid-period Beatles to late and will take Rubber Soul and “I Feel Fine” over the White Album and “Get Back” anyday.
As usual, in these cases, it’s crucial to avoid the influence fallacy. Without the Beatles musicians would, presumably, be making music we appreciate today, just as art production would progress just fine without Ono or the Fluxus movement.
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