Who do you like more, The Beatles or Stones?

[Dave IS VH]

Which of the two bands, do you like more? The Beatles, or the Rolling Stones?

We all know, what (the Beatles, and Rolling Stones) have done in the Music Business.

Both are considered to be, the two most successful bands in music history, with album sales, sold out shows, and just the fact everyone considers them (Legends).

[Panamark]

I like both, but the Beatles were first. Stones were more R&B influenced and the Beatles more Rock/Pop. I prefer the Rock side of things.

[Golden AWe]

The early Stones and the Beatles after the boy band-era...

btw, there's at least one thing about the Beatles that is underrated and that's Mr. George Harrison. He was way overshadowed by McCartney and Lennon though he wrote some of the best Beatles tunes like "Long and winding road"

[flappo]

..he also wrote something - the song that frank sinatra called the gratest love song ever written

stones best stuff was satisfaction era

otherwise theyre crap

cant play and cant sing and cant write fer shit

[flappo]

beatles are vastly sueprior in every way imaginable

to even compare the stones to the beat;es is an insult

[Mr Grimsdale]

yeah Something is terrific, don't forget Here Comes The Sun for top pop songwriting

bor bor (I'm Ivor the Engine)

[Golden AWe]

Those three, "Long and...", "Something" and "Here comes the sun" are perfect songs...

His solo-era: "All things must pass" is a masterpiece, in my opinion "Isn't it a pity" is his finest solowork...

And yes, I voted for The Beatles...if somebody didn't get it from the 6-0 vote situation at the monitor

[High Life Man]

I hate the Beatles.

Never liked them...and my parents were huge fans.

I guess I like the Stones better since they're based on more the Chicago blues sound I love so much.

[Ally_Kat]

i dont really care for either, although I will admit to liking Get off of My Cloud

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I have always thought that the Stones were extremely overrated....

Especially Keith and Ron.....

[alexpgrimes]

Ummmm Do I get a third choice???

[DLR7884]

Sure Led Zeppelin is the third choice.

DLR7884
They were better than both the Beatles and Stones.

[DLR7884]

Out of the Stones and Beatels, I'd vote Stones.

More my kinda music. Although when the Beatles started using drugs, their music got way better.

DLR7884
Except that Indian shit they did (the sithar?).

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Golden AWe
The early Stones and the Beatles after the boy band-era...

btw, there's at least one thing about the Beatles that is underrated and that's Mr. George Harrison. He was way overshadowed by McCartney and Lennon though he wrote some of the best Beatles tunes like "Long and winding road"

Is that true ? All this time I thought Paul wrote that one. I knew George wrote here comes the sun, and Something, he also wrote "While my Guitar gently weeps" A song heavily plaguerised by
Cheap Trick. (If you want my love you got it)

George used to own a House on Hamilton Island (One of the Barrier
Reef Islands in Oz). I knew the staff at the time on Hamilton Island,
and they reckon he was a great bloke. Used to mingle with the normal
folk regularly and even jammed with the resort band now and again.
Seems he didnt let fame fuck him up. Too bad the cigarettes did.

[Mr Badguy]

If they had both quit in 1970, nobody would be talking about The Stones these days.

I think it`s only their longevity that makes them "legendary".

You can`t compare anything the Stones did to, for instance, the brilliant suite of songs on side two of "Abbey Road" or anything from "Revolver".

The Beatles revolutionized rock music where as the Stones were just part of the late sixties British blues boom.

The Beatles, hands down, no arguemant.

[Golden AWe]

Originally posted by Panamark
Is that true ? All this time I thought Paul wrote that one. I knew George wrote here comes the sun, and Something, he also wrote "While my Guitar gently weeps"

My mistake, I ment "While my guitar gently weeps"

[Bob_R]

My vote goes to the Stones.

[DLR7884]

If the Stones quit in 1970 you'd be right that they wouldn't have been remembered or highly touted. But some of the shit they did in the 1970's defined what the band is.

DLR7884
So your point isn't valid....at all.

[High Life Man]

Originally posted by DLR7884
If the Stones quit in 1970 you'd be right that they wouldn't have been remembered or highly touted. But some of the shit they did in the 1970's defined what the band is.

DLR7884
So your point isn't valid....at all.

Agreed...I love Some Girls (i think that came out in 1980) and Sticky Fingers.

Awesome shit.

[Gmoney]

No contest....The Beatles!!

[Mr Grimsdale]

personally i reckon they both come a poor second to bananarama

[flappo]

..agadoo doo shake and vac

[Panamark]

Those chicks must have been into fruit and veg dildos.

[Coyote]

Stones, all the way.

Better drinkin' music, IMO...

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by Golden AWe
The early Stones and the Beatles after the boy band-era...

btw, there's at least one thing about the Beatles that is underrated and that's Mr. George Harrison. He was way overshadowed by McCartney and Lennon though he wrote some of the best Beatles tunes like "Long and winding road"

Paul McCartney wrote that...

[Golden AWe]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Paul McCartney wrote that...

I think I already mentioned my mix-up earlier in the thread in case you bothered to read it through

[DavidLeeNatra]

never digged the beatles...my mother liked them and my father was into elvis and a huge stones fan...and there was some kind of macho-thing going on in my place...fuck the beatles, they are highly overrated...and influenced people like the BeeGees and these oasis tea-bags...and fuck all you stones bashers...mick maybe a pussy but KEEF RULES !!!

[Wayne L.]

I have been a dedicated Beatles/Stones fan for a long time now so I think both of these legendary 60's rock bands are equally great. My favorite period from these two legendary rock bands are late 60's Beatles with their image, their longer hair, their outspoken attitude & their back to basics rock & roll approach with a harder edge. My favorite period for the Stones are late 60'/early 70's with their music, their image & their bad ass attitude which is the way I will always remember them.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by Panamark
Those chicks must have been into fruit and veg dildos.

i do hope so
anyone got any pictures?

[BrownSound1]

Stones by a mile...I have always liked the rawer approach to rock as opposed to the spit and polish that are given to some bands. However, I do respect the Beatles place and influence in music so I'm not totally down on them.

[S.P.G]

they're both very over-rated. the stones more so!

i guess that means the beatles then?

[Mr Grimsdale]

forgive him, he likes the cheeky girls

[S.P.G]

the cheeky girls?

you bought them up in that other thread!

i got the impression you liked them?

and they are both drivel!

[S.P.G]

Originally posted by S.P.G

and they are both drivel!

the beatles and the stones i mean. as well as the cheeky girls?

[Mr Grimsdale]

personally i'm more of a fast food rockers fan myself but each to his own

[S.P.G]

kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut...

[Mr Grimsdale]

oh yes
can you do the dance too?

such fine performers

[Figs]

I like the Stones, but no one holds a candle to the Beatles. No one.

[DrMaddVibe]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
You can`t compare anything the Stones did to, for instance, the brilliant suite of songs on side two of "Abbey Road" or anything from "Revolver".

I'll take "Let It Bleed" and "Sticky Fingers" any day over those 2.

The Beatles are great, but their depth of material is severely lacking. Lumping in their solo work even! They started getting limp wristed with "Let It Be" so maybe it was best that they didn't keep up the gig.

The Stones on the other hand never forgot where they came from. Their blues infused brand of rock n' roll is on every album. Even the "disco" album "Emotional Rescue" has "Let Me Go" and "Down In The Hole". They never forgot what they were good at.

Don't be hatin' the Stones because they're good at hanging around. Blame the newer bands that are out today that'll NEVER have a career as long or as deep as either one of these!

[Bill Lumbergh]

The Beatles, hands down. Never given two shits about the Stones.........BIG John Lennon fan here.