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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
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Hairball
Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
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Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
Would you say the Who is a notch above? Or are you just trolling?
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Hairball
Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
Would you say the Who is a notch above? Or are you just trolling?
No trolling from me, just some food for thought. Having been on some Who forums the last year or so, many think they are the greatest - even above the Beatles.
Personally I wouldn't say they're above the Stones overall, but if I were to look at certain songs and/or certain albums individually and make comparisons, Pete Townshend definitely ranks up there as an equal if not better.
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My thread got sucked into the vortex!! Aaaaaaghhhh!!!
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
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Hairball
Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
Would you say the Who is a notch above? Or are you just trolling?
No trolling from me, just some food for thought. Having been on some Who forums the last year or so, many think they are the greatest - even above the Beatles.
Personally I wouldn't say they're above the Stones overall, but if I were to look at certain songs and/or certain albums individually and make comparisons, Pete Townshend definitely ranks up there as an equal if not better.
The Stones seemed to think the same thing, at least regarding their respective performances in Rock And Roll Circus. "A Quick One" is a brilliant song, brilliantly performed. That said, I think the Stones were too hard on themselves. The Who though...
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Not sure if the link is working for all of you............................
[www.facebook.com]
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NICOS
Not sure if the link is working for all of you............................
[www.facebook.com]
That didn't work for me because I BLOCK Facebook (see later), but I unblocked it and it was very interesting indeed.
Here's a Zukerberg free link
[www.youtube.com]
"Numbers are worldwide and adjusted to twelve months trailing average.". Interesting that Elvis consistently outsold The Beatles, and I must have blinked and missed the Stones.
Some years back, I started to block Facebook (where I do not have an account) when it started to appear in a list of sites my browser (and my OS!) were connecting to on a regular basis. Presumably from things going on on the Web - and I block adverts as well!
Edited to source the data from the ORIGINAL not some third hand plagiarist taking credit.
Edited to correct my erroneous assumption that it was USA only. It's worldwide.
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Hairball
Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
Would you say the Who is a notch above? Or are you just trolling?
No trolling from me, just some food for thought. Having been on some Who forums the last year or so, many think they are the greatest - even above the Beatles.
Personally I wouldn't say they're above the Stones overall, but if I were to look at certain songs and/or certain albums individually and make comparisons, Pete Townshend definitely ranks up there as an equal if not better.
The Stones seemed to think the same thing, at least regarding their respective performances in Rock And Roll Circus. "A Quick One" is a brilliant song, brilliantly performed. That said, I think the Stones were too hard on themselves. The Who though...
If .... there would not have been the Rolling Stones ... I would very likely have become a fan of the Who. I have most of their music and they are truly a great band. However, since the Rolling Stones were there (ans still are, lucky me) the Who eventually became second, but well behind the Stones being a unique bunch.
By the way, there is nothing wrong about Who fans thinking their band are the best, so do Beatles fans, U2 fans, Queen fans and so on. Problem for all of them of course is that the Rolling Stones are the greatest of all ...
Don't shoot me ...
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Hairball
Pete Townshend is another great songwriter, and while the Who might not be up there with the Beatles, they certainly are in the same league as the Stones - some would say a notch above.
Would you say the Who is a notch above? Or are you just trolling?
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Elmo Lewis
Excepting Who's Next, Who albums are like Prince albums - 1 or 2 classics and a lot of crap.
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Rockman
.... Yeah I'd take Aftermath ......
Ah, there’s that famous Aussie humour!
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…. Naaarr Just pop a cap in her arse and run ….
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
For most of my adult life i would have disagreed vehemently with this assertion. But for reasons that are still not entirely clear to me I have taken a deep dive into the three recent Beatles 50th anniversary sets and I must say that I am overwhelmed by the sheer musical talent on display therein.
These guys could play and sing and write and develop music at a level that people will still be talking about eons from now. For all of their many achievements and cultural importance, The Stones simply did not operate on an equivalent musical level.
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Big Al
The Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones. Compare Revolver to Aftermath. I genuinely believe the Lennon-McCartney partnership was a phenomenon, never to be repeated or bettered.
For most of my adult life i would have disagreed vehemently with this assertion. But for reasons that are still not entirely clear to me I have taken a deep dive into the three recent Beatles 50th anniversary sets and I must say that I am overwhelmed by the sheer musical talent on display therein.
These guys could play and sing and write and develop music at a level that people will still be talking about eons from now. For all of their many achievements and cultural importance, The Stones simply did not operate on an equivalent musical level.
Bravely written!
I'll agree, and add that the SOCIAL influence of The Beatles was, and is, greater than any other pop group ever.
And none of that lessens my longstanding dedication to The Rolling Stones.