We created Pandora to put the Music Genome Project directly in
your hands It’s a new kind of radio – stations that play only
music you like It's hard to convey the scope of the Beatles'
achievements in a mere paragraph or two. They synthesized all
that was good about early rock & roll, and changed it into
something original and even more exciting. They established the
prototype for the self-contained rock group that wrote and
performed its own material. As composers, their craft and
melodic inventiveness were second to none, and key to the
evolution of rock from its blues/R&B-based forms into a style
that was far more eclectic, but equally visceral. As singers,
both John Lennon and Paul McCartney were among the best and most
expressive vocalists in rock; the group's harmonies were
intricate and exhilarating. As performers, they were (at least
until touring had ground them down) exciting and photogenic;
when they retreated into the studio, they were instrumental in
pioneering advanced techniques and multi-laye