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nightskyman
The Beatles were the first to open up the American market for british bands and in a big way. Though the Stones and other bands were competitive with the Beatles in terms of output and touring, etc., from 1964...the Beatles maintained superiority from late 1965 on with their output.
The 'Let It Be' album was not up to par, but only because it was not recorded in the usual manner (also no one othet than McCartney seemed to want to be there at Twickenham Studios). Even so, there are some great songs on the album, so even that one cannot be completely ignored.
The Rolling Stones put out some great records, but only a few over their long history come even close to the Beatles 1965-1969 output (Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, perhaps Sticky Fingers but that's debatable).
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FrankM
They both put out tons of great music but to me The Stones were better. The whole Beatlemania thing was a giant wave that the Beatles rode until the end. By 1966 they were so popular they could have released any halfway decent song and it would have zoomed to the top of the charts.
Let It Be (the album) was very weak imo for a Beatles album but since it was recorded before Abbey Road?, I guess you can argue they finished on a high note.
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pinkfloydthebarber
can't really compare the two (because they were different) but if realism is what you're looking for, then yes, the stones win
stones were gritty, raw and blues; beatles won moms over with their nice pop, although their pop got more sophisticated
60s: beatles put their smiling faces on album covers, stones put pictures of toilets on album covers and still sold millions
in that period (Beggars Banquet, LIB etc) the stones wrote @#$%& great blues and country-influenced rock, while The Beatles mainly did sometimes boring, drippy, trippy,"experimental", "psychedelic" stuff that can be pretty tough to sit through
the stones were way better live
the 70s: stones: sticky fingers stones exile ..etc
the 70's beatles: Wings , Yoko Ono`s songwriting and Ringo Starr solo albums
'nuff said
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drbryant
This is the last one - but this really ends the argument, right?
I'm sold, you just changed my vote!
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mitchflorida1
I doubt if Jagger even thinks the Stones were better than the Beatles.
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folke
The Rolling Stones had better girlfriends and wives.
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nightskyman
The Beatles were the first to open up the American market for british bands and in a big way. Though the Stones and other bands were competitive with the Beatles in terms of output and touring, etc., from 1964...the Beatles maintained superiority from late 1965 on with their output.
The 'Let It Be' album was not up to par, but only because it was not recorded in the usual manner (also no one othet than McCartney seemed to want to be there at Twickenham Studios). Even so, there are some great songs on the album, so even that one cannot be completely ignored.
The Rolling Stones put out some great records, but only a few over their long history come even close to the Beatles 1965-1969 output (Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, perhaps Sticky Fingers but that's debatable).
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WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE YELLOW SUBMARINE YELLOW SUBMARINE
oh brother
"You're awful bright, you're awful smart
I must admit you broke my heart
The awful truth is really sad
I must admit I was awful bad"
You might not want to go there.
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nightskyman
The Beatles were the first to open up the American market for british bands and in a big way. Though the Stones and other bands were competitive with the Beatles in terms of output and touring, etc., from 1964...the Beatles maintained superiority from late 1965 on with their output.
The 'Let It Be' album was not up to par, but only because it was not recorded in the usual manner (also no one othet than McCartney seemed to want to be there at Twickenham Studios). Even so, there are some great songs on the album, so even that one cannot be completely ignored.
The Rolling Stones put out some great records, but only a few over their long history come even close to the Beatles 1965-1969 output (Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, perhaps Sticky Fingers but that's debatable).
Perhaps Sticky? Sticky Fingers alone was as good as anything The Beatles ever did.
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Rocknroll1969
McCartney has more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ then anyone else!
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Rocknroll1969
McCartney has more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ then anyone else!
So, I guess that we should understand when Beatles fans come to a Stones forum to post comments (just like when Red Sox fans come to a Yankees forum), they aren't being "trolls" - that's unfair. They are here because they love great pop music, for all of the reasons I've stated, and want to help us understand that. Perhaps we should all pull out our copies of Abbey Road or Super Trouper and just enjoy . .
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Rocknroll1969
McCartney has more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ then anyone else!
So, I guess that we should understand when Beatles fans come to a Stones forum to post comments (just like when Red Sox fans come to a Yankees forum), they aren't being "trolls" - that's unfair. They are here because they love great pop music, for all of the reasons I've stated, and want to help us understand that. Perhaps we should all pull out our copies of Abbey Road or Super Trouper and just enjoy . .
One flaw in your theory...I love both bands. Not sure if that's allowed here, but I'm guessing I'm not alone.
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Rocknroll1969
McCartney has more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ then anyone else!
This is definitely true.
You know, I've given this some careful thought, and I think that the members of this Rolling Stones forum need to face the facts. The fact is that the Beatles were GREAT (not just good) pop artists. Great pop music, like ABBA, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins and Elton John - will always be more popular than rock, so I think you can say it's better. I think we need to respect that - to be honest, I think that the Beatles, even though I am not sure they were as good as ABBA (whose songs are catchier and more popular today), are as good as Phil Collins (easily) and probably better than Madonna, Michael and all the other great pop artists! Think about it:
1. Beatles songs are easier to use in weddings and proms. I think when Phoebe got married on Friends, they were playing "Here There and Everywhere"! Elton's "Your Song" is great as well. You certainly wouldn't want to get married to "Satisfaction" or "Brown Sugar"!
2. Little children like the Beatles - my little one likes And I Love Her and Silly Love Songs because they played them a lot on GLEE, and they sing them at her school. She likes Abba's songs from Mamma Mia! as well. I don't think they'll play "Honky Tonk Women" at junior school.
3. Beatles songs work well in cartoons - Yellow Submarine, Rupert and the Frog Song were good cartoons. The Stones music works well with Scorcese movies, and the Sopranos and V for Vendetta, but those are violent and not good for society.
4. You can enjoy dinner with Magical Mystery Tour as background music, because it isn't so noisy, like Beggars Banquet.
5. Music like Phil Collins, the Beatles, and Elton are great for getting up to go to work. I like "Against All Odds" and "Good Day Sunshine" or "Here Comes the Sun" because they make me feel inspired to go to work. I listen to "Sympathy for the Devil" and I feel like finding a drink and a woman - that's not good!
So, I guess that we should understand when Beatles fans come to a Stones forum to post comments (just like when Red Sox fans come to a Yankees forum), they aren't being "trolls" - that's unfair. They are here because they love great pop music, for all of the reasons I've stated, and want to help us understand that. Perhaps we should all pull out our copies of Abbey Road or Super Trouper and just enjoy . .
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