Who is the greatest rock and roll band of all time?

But, that is a purely subjective opinion. A band only has breadth and depth if you subjectively like a lot of their songs and like a lot of their songs over a long period of time or in a number of different genres. I think a musician can be an objectively good musician, but I don't think you can really have an objective opinion on whether songs are good or bad. I mean, a great musician might make nothing but bad songs from a subjective point of view.

For me, the Beatles don't qualify in either of those things. I think a few Beatles songs are okay, but if I never heard another one, it wouldn't bother me. So, to me, they have no depth or breadth. They are just a pop band that had a few good musicians in it and sold a lot of records. Personally, in that genre, I much prefer the Rolling Stones, and I'm not a big fan of them. For my taste, they have more breadth and depth than The Beatles.

Still, I think the Beatles are a "great band", that just isn't within my taste. But given that everyone's taste is different, I don't see how any definitive position can be taken on which band is the "greatest."
well 'purely' subjective is not quite accurate either
there is informed perspective
and then there is what you wrote above:p