I realized in that last bit of rambling I went on about the Stones side of the Beatles-Stones dichotomy, but failed to mention the Beatles, which in the Nevah repertoire has a much greater representation.
I think it is fair to say that more than one of the Nevah members is firmly in the Beatles camp - we've had long discussions about the superior musicality of the Beatles - they were first - and their arc was such that they were truly at the apex of pop culture - teaching us all what was hip and happenin'. They were very much of their time, yet there is something that is timeless about their music. And their music is a melting pot of influences - American rock n' roll (they sang it as well as any American group), English Dance Hall, psychedelia, even classical influences.
We Nevah guys of course remember when the Beatles were contemporary. For some of us, playing Beatles music has a bit of a "been there, done that, drove the yellow submarine" quality. Beatles sung in a bluegrass style dates back to the 'Beatle Country' album by the Charles River Valley Boys in the mid-sixties! So we're not breaking new ground, but we love the music and try to put our own little spin on a few fab four renderings.
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