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dcba
As the Beatles always sucked live and hadn't performed in front of an audience since 1966 while the Stones were into their golden era (68-72) and had just recruited MT, the answer is dead easy.
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dcba
As the Beatles always sucked live and hadn't performed in front of an audience since 1966 while the Stones were into their golden era (68-72) and had just recruited MT, the answer is dead easy.
Very good observation in regards to the Watts/ Wyman rhythm section . My 2 cents about the "headliner " ? would be the 2 bands would flip a coin and the winner of the ceremonial coin toss would then pick if they wanted to headline Saturday night @ 11pm or midnight , or festival closer on Sunday night / Monday morning . Now having said that what do you do with Jimi Hendrix ? Also you want to make peoples heads explode in ecstasy and blow there minds have the Mighty Led Zeppelin fly Friday night /Saturday Morning to close the first night of the festival !Quote
dcba
I don't think it would have been a gear or audience problem. They were good composers but bad musicians. Listen to their BBC sessions : the music is nice decent and pleasant (like a bunch of good amateurs covering their fav tunes).
Now listen to the March'64 BBC session by the Stones : you have a bunch of 21yo kids who already play like gods. "Cops And Robbers" is a true masterpiece.
The Watts/Wyman has often been labeled the best rythmn section in rock. It's safe to assume nobody ever labeled the Macca/Starr pair that way.
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TheGreekVery good observation in regards to the Watts/ Wyman rhythm section . My 2 cents about the "headliner " ? would be the 2 bands would flip a coin and the winner of the ceremonial coin toss would then pick if they wanted to headline Saturday night @ 11pm or midnight , or festival closer on Sunday night / Monday morning . Now having said that what do you do with Jimi Hendrix ? Also you want to make peoples heads explode in ecstasy and blow there minds have the Mighty Led Zeppelin fly Friday night /Saturday Morning to close the first night of the festival !Quote
dcba
I don't think it would have been a gear or audience problem. They were good composers but bad musicians. Listen to their BBC sessions : the music is nice decent and pleasant (like a bunch of good amateurs covering their fav tunes).
Now listen to the March'64 BBC session by the Stones : you have a bunch of 21yo kids who already play like gods. "Cops And Robbers" is a true masterpiece.
The Watts/Wyman has often been labeled the best rythmn section in rock. It's safe to assume nobody ever labeled the Macca/Starr pair that way.
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dcba
As the Beatles always sucked live and hadn't performed in front of an audience since 1966 while the Stones were into their golden era (68-72) and had just recruited MT, the answer is dead easy.
The Beatles in 1966 were still screamed at so they could not hear what they were playing. Playing live in 1969 would have been a whole new experience for them as the audience actually listened to the music. A 90 minute live Beatles set in August 1969 would be to die for.
Jonesy and Bonzo were dynamite , as well as the Ox and Keith Moon . That bass line in the middle of My generation is spme of my most favorite bass playing ever . Also honorable mention of Joey Kramer and Tom Hamiliton are killer as well . Nick Mason and Roger Waters as well ! Heck if we are talking about bassist then lets throw in the man who dropped a bomb -Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead along with Billy Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart , who are formidable in there own right !Quote
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TheGreekVery good observation in regards to the Watts/ Wyman rhythm section . My 2 cents about the "headliner " ? would be the 2 bands would flip a coin and the winner of the ceremonial coin toss would then pick if they wanted to headline Saturday night @ 11pm or midnight , or festival closer on Sunday night / Monday morning . Now having said that what do you do with Jimi Hendrix ? Also you want to make peoples heads explode in ecstasy and blow there minds have the Mighty Led Zeppelin fly Friday night /Saturday Morning to close the first night of the festival !Quote
dcba
I don't think it would have been a gear or audience problem. They were good composers but bad musicians. Listen to their BBC sessions : the music is nice decent and pleasant (like a bunch of good amateurs covering their fav tunes).
Now listen to the March'64 BBC session by the Stones : you have a bunch of 21yo kids who already play like gods. "Cops And Robbers" is a true masterpiece.
The Watts/Wyman has often been labeled the best rythmn section in rock. It's safe to assume nobody ever labeled the Macca/Starr pair that way.
Led Zeppelin. Now that’s a rhythm section to rival Wyman/Watts. The Who’s rhythm section is up there too. Pink Floyd had a nice rhythm section. And McCartney/Starr was a hell of a rhythm section!
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NashvilleBlues
Yes. Yes. Yes. I love all of that, The Greek!
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Rockman
Gene Baby shoulda opened ... frantic and cheaper too ... HHHaaaaaaaa
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dcba
As the Beatles always sucked live and hadn't performed in front of an audience since 1966 while the Stones were into their golden era (68-72) and had just recruited MT, the answer is dead easy.
Yes, but keep in mind that the "Stones in August 1969" would most probably have sounded similar to "Stones in July 1969", which is a kinda frightening thought ;-)
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Big Al
I’m in complete agreement with Silver Dagger, here. The Beatles were revolutionary. Without the phenomenon that was John, Paul, George and Ringo, I feel that popular music would have evolved very differently. They were crucial to the transition from rock n’ roll to what followed.
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24FPS
Obviously the Beatles. They hadn't toured since '66, and were still putting out hit records. The media attention alone would have been enormous. They might have pulled in another quarter million just on the strength of them being there. They could have previewed cuts from the soon to be released Abbey Road. It took the Beatles breakup for the Rolling Stones to really come into their own.