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Beatles or Stones?

Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:40 am
Posted by SaintlyTiger88
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:40 am
Someone told me once (he grew up in the 60’s and 70’s) that when it came to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, you were into one or the other. There were Beatles fans and there were Stones fans. The Beatles were clean cut with pop friendly music and the Stones were the bad boys with bluesy rock n roll.

Do you consider yourself a fan of both or do you consider yourself strictly a fan of one over the other?
Posted by Pork Que
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2010
796 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:45 am to
Stones
Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
2033 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:51 am to
The Stones
Posted by tigermeat
Member since Jan 2005
3024 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:10 pm to
Grew up in the 70’s and was a fan of both, but for me the Beatles were on a whole new stratosphere.
Posted by redneck hippie
Stillwater
Member since Dec 2008
5621 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:16 pm to
I'm a big fan of both, but the Beatles influence on pop music is undeniably more important.

Before The Beatles pop music was doo-wop, Elvis, late 50s sha na na type stuff, what was left of the Buddy Holly legacy, and I guess we had surfer music.

The Beatles changed all that. Everything after them was different and their influence is still recognizable in everything you hear today.
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
73147 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:21 pm to
I love both of them.
Posted by 053wab
Charlotte NC
Member since May 2023
167 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:34 pm to
I respect both. Beatles were a game changer. Stones have longevity (My only Stones show was in 2021- MJ was like a 30 yr old out there).

But I love the Stones more. Esp the Mick Taylor years.

Hell I even love Emotional Rescue.
Posted by Telecaster
Memphis
Member since May 2017
1705 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:45 pm to
This is where the “play on the home stereo preference” applies.

I’ll go to my record collection with a complete discography of both the Stones and the Beatles to choose an album to play…90% of the time I’ll choose a Rolling Stones album, mainly from the Mick Taylor era.
Posted by MondayMorningMarch
Pumping Sunshine. She's cute!
Member since Dec 2006
17006 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:15 pm to
One is a dance band, one was a musical revolution that changed the world. I can't pick between the two.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10728 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:19 pm to
The notion you have to pick one or the other is ridiculous. Two great but different groups.
Posted by hogcard1964
Illinois
Member since Jan 2017
10706 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:40 pm to
Love 'em both.

Nobody matches either catalog.

However, The Beatles set the table for everyone else. ... including the Stones.
Posted by DallasTiger
THE Capital City
Member since Jan 2004
4237 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 1:49 pm to
The Rolling Stones
Posted by Back to Scat
Dry Prong
Member since Feb 2024
372 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:35 pm to
Beatles.. And it's not really close
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
18515 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:49 pm to
Beatles
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33679 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

Beatles or Stones?
Having to pick one is silly, but it's not even close: The Beatles.

I like the Stones and think the top decile of their portfolio is extremely high quality - with 5-7 all-timers.

But the Beatles' hit rate is just insane. Probably 90% of their songs are in the overall top quartile of pop/rock. And there are more like 30+ all-timers.

quote:

The Beatles were clean cut with pop friendly music and the Stones were the bad boys with bluesy rock n roll.
Meh. The Beatles certainly didn't stay "clean cut". And their "pop friendliness" seems perhaps accurate in retrospect, but at the time, they WERE the leading edge. And many people just didn't get it.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67249 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:19 pm to
Beatles. I like the Stones attitude, but their songwriting just isn’t on par with The Beatles.
Posted by TG
Metairie
Member since Sep 2004
3062 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:40 pm to
Stones all the way!!!
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
59640 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:51 pm to
The Rolling Stones.

Beatles are the Beatles and deserving of all the accolades but I prefer The Stones. I wouldn't selectively put Beatles music on but have no problem when people play it.
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
11019 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 4:51 pm to
The Beatles had the advantage of probably the best producer in music history.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
16057 posts
Posted on 5/8/24 at 5:51 pm to
The Stones were still making music when I was a teenager, the Beatles broke up when I was in grade school.

I like both, but The Rolling Stones Some Girls album was my mantra.
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