Am reading a thing called Fated now. Author is Benedict Jacka and he really should have had a better editor. It is/was blurbed as similar to Rivers of London, i.e., magical stuff in modern London environs. All too heavily into the whizz-bang-woof blowing-things-up stuff. Spends far too much time explaining various bits of magic like an esoteric text book. Couple of good characters but also a smattering of cliched, soap-style villains. Doubt I’ll read any more in series.
So glad you like the Beatles. Quite aside from Macca’s really good tunes, I love the way they threw out the musical rule-book in so many numbers. In Help!, the chorus actually sings the lead. In Rigby, there’s just a sting quartet as backing, and Leaving Home has an orchestra playing a totally unexpected perfect three-four time (no guitars, drums etc). Some of the tunes are directly styled from 30s or 40s band music – Your Mother Should Know. Honey Pie is straight Music Hall.
I think the band’s influence on popular music is completely under-rated and not understood. If you’re interested, Howard Goodall did a marvellous documentary about their place in the music world. It’s on You Tube and plays quite nicely.