I won't vote because it's a bit like asking me which limb I prefer. [Cut to Red Dwarf when Lister has to have a limb amputated to get rid of a nasty virus "Nooo, not my right hand. I do all my favourite things with that."] I also think that the whole was much greater than the sum of the parts. Just listen to their music in and out of the band.
It's true that the quality of their music improved markedly through their career (chalk and cheese actually) but it's not fair to suggest they couldn't play at the start. They had spent years playing 6-8hrs per day so they could play. They couldn't write at that stage, something that George Martin told them they had to improve. The consensus seems to be that the early success was more about them personally and the society they were in than the music per se. However they did learn and for a few years they produced gold.
I also don't know why a liking of one type of music should debar someone from liking another genre. Personally I like Bach, Bruckner, Bartok, Brubeck, Bruford, Beatles, Beach Boys, Big Bill Bronsky, Battlefield Band and the Bonzo Dog Whooppee Band (but not Black Sabbath) all at the same time.
Now, ...... my favourite colour is green. Anyone want to argue with that??
