Funny thing about this jealousy thing: Jagger's always been jealous for the economical success of the Beatles, but Lennon was seamingly jealous for wild music and rebellous image of the Stones, and most of all, for Jagger being the biggest cock and sex symbol in town...
What goes for the original question, I think Halub nailed the answer. I match his categories. This Elvis-like hype of The Beatles is sickening me. Great they were but not the only one in the sixties (like it nowadays feels like). All this nostalgy thing is working for them, Macca gathers the money, while The Stones work their asses off and are ignored. As a Stones fan I don't see justice there. Of course, The Stones are doing their best to milk their past, destroy their legacy and to be remembered as old and ugly men and "the band who never understood to quit", but still...
And what goes for the idea that late-Lennon used to and Macca the stupid-looking idiot still promotes: that what The Beatyles did first, the Stones copied later... Let's have a look..
Maybe the most important thing John and Paul did for The Stones was the idea to start doing own original material. Okay. Thanks for that, but I don't think they were the first composers in the world; it wasn't their copywright... No one can take credit for that.
Then, how did the Stones actually follow The Beatles lead in musically? Yes, they did! But jeez, when they did, the results were horrible and let's say not the things that the Stones are famous for or to be remembered... Lennon's examples: after "Yesterday", the Stones did "As Tears Go By".. wow, what a milestone in the history of the band! Then "All You Need Is Love" -> "We Love You"... and of course: Sgt. Pepper -> Satanic Majesties... Well, if these are the cases The Stones followed the example of The Beatles, thanks godsake that they didn't do it more often!!!
Then again, one could ask where did the Stones get their ideas to come up with 'Beatles-tunes' as "Satisfaction", "Jumping Jack Flash", "Sympathy For The Devil", "Honky Tonk Women", "Gimme Shelter"... other way round: do you find thing things like that from the Beatles pop albums?
To make a long story short: if one likes easy-listening pop music and sing-along songs, one can always listen to The Beatles or ABBA, but if one is interested in blues oriented wild, nasty and sexy rock'n'roll, go ahead and buy Beggars Banquet, Exile or Ladys and Gents DVD... the question of musical preference.. I understand very well why John Lennon was so bitter...
- Doxa
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-14 11:15 by Doxa.