Because they got the most fans that like their music.

Here are 209 of them...



JR

'cause I had countless orgasms.. and still have.... right now.

Quote
Who's Driving Your Plane?
Because they know Obama is a SOCIALIST!!!!

enjoyed CPAC, did u?

Quote
stone-relics
Here are 209 of them...



JR

cool! 209 down, 791 to go!

I am not commenting on the politics anymore.

Becasuse Andrew Oldham made Mick and Keith start writing or so the story goes.....

people... why do you always have to compare the stones with the beatles, they were just one of the many british pop groups in the sixties, but the beatles just couldn't take it anymore and quit in 1970, the stones were strong and smart enough to survive through it all... and that's why they are the greatest band of all time, they ARE what rock 'n roll is all about! think about it!!! it's a beautiful thing The Rolling Stones, a bunch of guys that heve been together since they were 19 years old, they went trough a lot together, and they know everything about eachother end they love eachother! when i see them on stage, it's not just another rock band performing, it's the @#$%& rolling stones man!

DD



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2009-03-01 10:06 by DizzyDutch.

DizzyDutch - The Beatles and Stones have been compared since they started its inevitable that people draw comparisons. The real fact of the matter though is they are musically very different!

Opening riffs/intros

208. Blondie Chaplin^

Because they are simple the best!!! MICK,KEITH,CHARLIE,,,,,WOOD,TAYLOR,JONES! Rock n roll,Blues,Reagge,Ballads,Jazz, etc.... I Love you!!!!

Because they survived most of the critics that laughed at them over the years. Because they survived not only the sixties but also the seventees, eightees and ninetees. Because they survived all the two cent bands over the years that were supposed to be the next great thing.

"Lyin' awake in a cold, cold sweat. Am I overdrawn, am I going in debt?
It gets worse, the older that you get. No escape from the state of confusion I'm in.

Their worst songs are better than everybody else's best ones (mostly).

Quote
Elmo Lewis
Their worst songs are better than everybody else's best ones (mostly).

no. part of being great is doing bad great too. when they suck, nobody blows worse.

Mars Bars

Those bad boys... The best worse band in the world!We got to have them!

Quote
Sir Craven of Cottage
Mars Bars

Ha ha ha! Good one!

JR

Stray Cat Blues
And they still Get Their Ya Ya's Out

__________________________

...because if they were U.S. citizens hey would have voted for Nader--whoo-hoo!!-----we'll do it in 2012!!

STONES JAM!! MICKEYS RULES!!! (burp) NADER IN 2016!!!!! GO GIANTS!!

Quote
slew
DizzyDutch - The Beatles and Stones have been compared since they started its inevitable that people draw comparisons. The real fact of the matter though is they are musically very different!

that's what i was trying to say, thanks!

they made me a better person through Paint It Black, Lady Jane and Ruby Tuesday



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009-03-01 10:12 by Russlan.

The band that blazed the trail -- like so many others -- is none other than The Rolling Stones. Now that U2 is catching up, let's follow the line that the British rock gods drew -- and that leads inexorably to the Irish icons' limited horizons.

STAGE 1 - Baby Steps


Every act starts out the same: Lean, hungry, committed -- and convinced they're destined to rule the world. Any musician who tells you different is a liar.

- Rolling Stones: 1962-1964 -- From their formation to their first album. Fresh from the blues clubs, they were still basically a glorified cover band.
- U2: 1976-1981 -- From their formation to their first two albums. Boy started the ball rolling with I Will Follow, but the following dwindled after the sophomore-slump October, featuring the aptly titled I Fall Down.

See Also:
- Elvis' Sun Sessions
- The Beatles in Hamburg
- Bob Dylan's first album
- Nirvana's Bleach
- Madonna's first album

STAGE 2 - Hitting Your Stride

You're not an amateur any more, but you're not yet at the top of your game -- artistically or commercially.

- Stones: 1964-1965 -- From their first album to Satisfaction. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards started writing songs -- after famously being locked in a room together -- while the band's relentless touring made inroads in America.
- U2: 1983-1984 -- War and Unforgettable Fire. Okay, maybe Fire wasn't that unforgettable. But on War, Bono found his political feet with Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day. A glimpse of the greatness to come.

See Also:
- Metallica's Ride the Lightning & Master of Puppets
- R.E.M. from Reckoning to Life's Rich Pageant
- KISS' Hotter Than Hell & Dressed to Kill
- The Clash's Give 'Em Enough Rope
- Eagles' Desperado & On the Border

STAGE 3 - At the Summit

The glory days when you can do no wrong. Everything you release turns to gold (and then platinum). Every show is a sellout and every award has your name on it.

- Stones: 1965-1972 -- From Satisfaction to Exile on Main St. The era of Jumpin' Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, Brown Sugar, Street Fightin' Man, and nearly every other Stones classic. Even Altamont, Their Satanic Majesties Request and the death of Brian Jones couldn't stop them.
- U2: 1985-1990 -- Live Aid, Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum. They played for millions. Joshua earned them their first Grammys. Even Bono's giant white flag (and equally outsized ego and ambition) couldn't stop them.

See Also:
- Bruce Springsteen from Born to Run to Born in the U.S.A.
- Elton John from Your Song to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Pink Floyd from Dark Side of the Moon to The Wall
- Michael Jackson from Thriller to Dangerous
- Nirvana from Nevermind onward

STAGE 4 - Missteps & Stumbles

Self-indulgence, supermodels, substances and solo albums -- they all take their toll. And when you're at the top, there's only one way to go.

- Stones: 1973-1977 -- Goat's Head Soup to Black & Blue. Mick marries Bianca. Keith gets busted in Toronto. Bill Wyman makes solo albums. Things get so bad Mick Taylor quits the best-paying gig he'll ever have. Yep, it's only rock 'n' roll -- but they've lost it, lost it, yes they have.
- U2: 1991-1999 -- Achtung Baby, Zoo TV, Zooropa, Pop. Bono called Achtung "the sound of four men trying to chop down The Joshua Tree." It worked. High-concept tours with Bono as MacPhisto, umpteen TV screens and giant lemons didn't help. On the plus side: Clayton didn't marry Naomi Campbell.

See Also:
- Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to his cousin
- KISS solo albums
- Van Halen hiring Gary Cherone
- Britney Spears shaving her head (and marrying Kevin Federline, and, and, and ... )
- Virtually every decision Axl Rose made between 1995 and 2008

STAGE 5 - Reclaiming the Throne

F. Scott Fitzgerald said there were no second acts in American lives. Maybe he was right -- but everybody know there are encores in rock 'n' roll. And every band gets one. Sometimes more.

- Stones: 1978 -- Some Girls. Revitalized and challenged by the no-nonsense spirit of punk, they shake off the cobwebs, reawaken their inner rockers and produce their last undeniably brilliant work. And their biggest-selling CD to date.
- U2: 2000-2006 -- All That You Can't Leave Behind & How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. As Bono put it, they reapplied to be the best band in the world. And they got the job by getting back to basics with straightforward songs and shows that connect with fans.

See Also:
- David Bowie's Let's Dance
- Tina Turner's Private Dancer
- AC/DC's Back in Black
- KISS' reunion tour
- Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion concert

STAGE 6 - The Endless Plateau

You'll always be huge. You'll sell out stadiums. You might even make some great albums. But you'll never be the It Band again. You're too big, too rich, too coddled, too removed from the streets, the kids and the zeitgeist -- no matter how much your personal assistants and image consultants assure you otherwise.

- Stones: 1980 - ? Everything from Emotional Rescue to A Bigger Bang. Some of it's good. Some of it's bad. But none of it matters.
- U2: 2009 - ? It begins with No Line on the Horizon. Who knows how it will end? With one final return to greatness? Or with The Edge falling out of a coconut tree?

....their music provided the soundtrack for my life and kept me going during good and bad times in my life (and still does)....

because mick jagger is the greatest frontman of all time, makes all the difference in the world

Quote
Sighunt
....their music provided the soundtrack for my life and kept me going during good and bad times in my life (and still does)....

This is the correct answer.

"No Anchovies, Please"