“The Beatles might have made more music over a shorter period of time, but Kraftwerk has an ace up their sleeve”: Who has really been the most influential on the future of music, the Beatles or Kraftwerk?

Depending on how much broad-brush history you absorb as fact, Kraftwerk invented dance music, whilst the Beatles redefined what pop could be. Kraftwerk were the godfathers of electronic music (Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)The MusicOn the face of it, The Beatles will easily triumph in any debate about music. Score: The Beatles: 5 Kraftwerk: 2The HitsOk, this is another sure-fire win for The Beatles, right? With these more technically-minded assistants standing ready and able to help them achieve their ideas, the Beatles' music would flourish as Martin's studio philosophy took hold - basically, everything goes. Score: Kraftwerk: 5, The Beatles: 4Helter Skelter (Remastered 2009) - YouTube Watch OnConclusionSo where does that leave us?