As he has gotten older Mitch Albom has become more definite in his likes/dislikes and more condescending towards those who do not share them. I like some of the Beatles music but I would never try to argue seriously that any group is the best as Albom does in his piece. If he wants to argue that he liked the Beatles the best or they had the most influence on him that's a different kettle of fish. Music enjoyment is thoroughly subjective. By Albom's own admission there are huge swaths of music, even pop music, that he doesn't know anything about or doesn't like.

For the most part people tend to think that the music around when they were young and/or discovered the opposite sex is always better than the "garbage" that kids listen to today. Just human nature.. lol rolleyes

Why The Beatles Are The Best

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
Winter is Coming

Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.