Beatlesque

Beatlesque is a term used to describe rock bands and musicians that make music that is similar to music made by The Beatles, a British rock-pop music band famous in the 1960s.

The term, which is rarely used in a negative way, is typically used by record reviewers and members of the media as a form of praise for well crafted pop songs, catchy melodies or production work that resembles the mid 1960s psychedelic music made popular by the band.

Examples of "Beatlesque" bands

• Badfinger
• The early Bee Gees
• Electric Light Orchestra, heavily influenced by the Beatles
• Klaatu
• Phil Keaggy
• Julian Lennon, son of Beatle John Lennon
• Oasis, and most of the rest of the psychedelic side of Britpop
• Sam Phillips
• The Rembrandts, best known for the theme song to Friends
• The Smiths
• Terry Scott Taylor
• Wilco
• XTC