<< The Beatles will stand the test of time; the music of the Fab Four isn't going anywhere. It will always be there. It's as much a part of the cultural fabric now as the national anthem, "Amazing Grace", or Beethoven's Fifth. I have no doubt that many of today's kids that dismiss the Beatles as boring will eventually find their way to liking them.>> Entire post well said, as always, Gregory. My question, Miguel, is--how old are these kids that you're talking about? If they're teenagers or adolescents, I really wouldn't worry or even take it too seriously. I was probably a bit more musically "advanced" than most of my peers at that age, and I remember getting made fun of something VICIOUS because I loved The Cars, a band who were "old" (and this is the early-mid 90s!). All those same people seem to love The Cars now. A friend had something similar happen a few months ago. His little cousins, aged 9 and 12, got new ipods for Christmas, but they had very little music to fill them up with. He invited them over and put together a playlist of about 400 or so songs--ranging from things like the Beatles on up to more modern fare like Barenaked Ladies and Fountains of Wayne--that were either very well-known songs or things that would appeal to them. What did they do? Trash all of it, and leave home with exactly 18 (!) songs more than they came with, most of them being the most banal of top 40 fare. Like Gregory said, The Beatles are timeless, and kids in that age range are very susceptible to peer pressure, and often care very much about what's "current" or hip, and the Beatles ain't it for most of them. Go talk to a group of college kids, or people in their early 20s, and you'll get a much different reaction, I guarantee. I'm 24, and know plenty of people who love the Beatles (and I knew plenty all through college, as well). You know what I HAVE encountered in this group, though? Resentment that the Beatles, Stones et al. have been so shoved down their throats by boomers as music they *HAVE* to like because it's *BETTER* than whatever they're already listening to. That doesn't tend to sit well, much like Gregory pointed out with the Sinatra comment. --Jason