Originally Posted by NewNick

This was never a Beatles v The Who argument.

I dont think anyone would ever claim that The Beatles were a R and R band.

The OP simply suggested that The Who were THE most influential Rock and Roll group ever.

Nothing written in this thread has convinced me otherwise, and mention of The Beatles misses the point.

Now if you were to make an argument for The Stones, then you might have a point worth listening to.

As a left field point, I actually feel a great deal of jingoistic pride in that every single act mentioned above hails from Blighty.

God save the Queen.