I have to admit I do find it a bit off putting when for some reason Beatle fandom is somehow seen as mandatory. I've heard more than once the remark...if you don't like the Beatles, you just don't like music, for example.

It's like somehow people get really annoyed or confused if you don't like the Beatles. I mean, I can sorta understand that as many bands I really like just seem so obvious that it is hard for me to understand how anyone can listen and not just instantly get it on a real basic level and just dig the tunes and all that. But, some people just don't. And if I can understand, or at least accept, that some people say don't really dig the Ramones...why isn't it OK for people to not really dig the Beatles?

Seems many people just have a low tolerance for differences in opinion concerning certain bands. And the Beatles seem to top this list from what I've seen.