They never copied the Beatles as far as I am aware
But they were always dreadful and propped up by a bizarre situation in the music press at the time where editors were afraid to call something wrongly. Cocaine was involved.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 9:52, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

I've often wondered what would happen if someone at the NME or Radio 1
just stuck their head above the parapet and said "Hang on... this is SHITE!" about whatever hot new band they were currently bigging up for fear of looking uncool if they didn't. Badly Drawn Boy's entire career was substantiated by this fear.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 9:55, Reply)

The NME has often been a great offender for this sort of thing
But the Melody Maker, unsurprisingly not long before its demise, had an editor who refused to allow negative reviews of bands like Oasis.
I've even seen an honest review of Oasis' dire third album by the excellent Taylor Parks, having five stars put at the top by sub-editor, despite it being anything but a five star review.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 10:14, Reply)