This is one of the reasons for their popularity: everyone could not only sing the words but understand the words. This was another important factor to Beatle music; they made sure that people were listening to the words and not just the music. The Beatles additionally used repetition in their music, in not only the lyrics but also the music. The Beatle's 1966 album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- is still considered one of the greatest albums ever made nearly forty years after its release. Writer Langdon Winner said that "Sgt Pepper- was "The closest Western Civilization has come to unity since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 In every city in Europe and America the stereo systems and radios played, "What would you think if I sang out of tune - and everyone listened. They were able to combine traditional rock and roll with pop, rhythm and blues, and Eastern influence.
The Beatles also had a major impact on other bands, even before they were known worldwide. "The Hollies came to see us once and came back two weeks later looking like us. We were in black turtleneck sweaters and John had his harmonica and we were doing R&B. The next week the Hollies had turtleneck sweaters and a harmonica in their act."" The success of The Beatles led way for many other British bands, many who were almost identical to The Beatles: the same hair cuts, same set ups, and similar music. Some of these bands were the Searchers, the Kinks, the Who, Freddie and the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, and the Rolling Stones. American bands were also getting into the act. According to Ringo Starr, "The Beatles were the influence on other bands in the sixties We heard that producers were telling everyone to sound like The Beatles."" ABC-TV Prime came out with the television show, The Monkees, and marketed them as the American version of The Beatles'. The show featured music similar to The Beatles and used the same techniques as Help! and A Hard Day's Night, two of The Beatle's music movies.