Well, William Mann's writing about the Beatles differs from previous writers in that he is not concerned with the superficial aspects of beatlemania, but rzther the music itself. Mann concentrates on the Beatles as musicians and composers. He goes into detail describing the musical theory inherent in the beatles complicated vocal harmonies. He describes the original manner in which the beatles to write their songs. He basically claims that if parents will ignore the loud volume, they will recognize the music as very good.
This is in direct contrast with the view of Strongin, who calls their vocal harmonies incoherent, despite the fact that the beatles harmonies are very well respected and admired. My opinion would side with that of Mann. As i cut my musical teeth on the entire beatles catalog, i feel their songwriting withstands the test of time, and the quality of their compositions is very hard to deny.
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