Beatles or Stones?

[Rigadog]

Which was you favorite?


Or fill in the blank _________________

[Paul Pless]

stones
was
is

[TomF]

Pless, you are dead to me.

[Paul Pless]

Pless, you are dead to me.

[sp_clark]

Alaskan Yellow Cedar or Eastern White Cedar?

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Or?

[TomF]

A solid example, but most of Mick's singing (or stage antics) never much did it for me, though the early blues based stuff works a lot better in my ears than later work. What works most for me in that clip are the guitar and horns. Which would have sounded better with Wilson Pickett...

But when I want to hear a blues singer from that period, I'll listen to Muddy Waters, or Howlin' Wolf, or Etta James, or B.B., or ...

The Beatles were just massively inventive, after the first couple of albums. Most of Abbey Road still sounds fresh, compelling. And I'd put songs like "In My Life" or "Blackbird", as compositions, beside any of the small-scale Art Songs of the Western musical tradition (scored for single instrument or chamber music accompaniment). As timeless as anything by John Dowland, or comparable bits of Schubert even.

[Peerie Maa]

^ This.
But I prefer Cream.

[mizzenman]

Where is the non of the above option?

[Keith Wilson]

At the time for me, it was mainly Jefferson Airplane, with a side of Grateful Dead - but about their objective musical virtues, I agree with Tom 100%.

[Norman Bernstein]

I would say it was close… but I still go with the Beatles… and give a substantial amount of the credit to George Martin, whose production was impeccable.

[Rigadog]

Where is the non of the above option?

You can name another band

[Rigadog]

^ This.
But I prefer Cream.

Did some good stuff but a pretty short career. Their best song IMHO is "Badge" and Harrison and Ringo helped write it and Harrison plays the guitar on it. Clapton's career after Layla is pretty mediocre.

[Paul Pless]

A solid example. . .

not an example;
a lamentation

[Breakaway]

The Beatles produced a bigger impact and influence and showed a higher level of musicianship and outstanding songwriting. The group played almost every genre of music one could name.

That said, I play air guitar, air drums, air Mick, and generally bop around and move more when listening to the Stones than to the Beatles. Its only rock and roll ( and blues and R and B) but I like it.

Kevin


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[Kevin T]

Sir Paul once famously, or is that infamously, opined that the Stones weren't much more than a fairly decent blues cover band, though he did go on to say it was all in good fun and he and Mick remain good friends.

For sheer inventiveness and ahead-of-the-curve compositions it's pretty tough to beat the Beatles, and as Norm indicated, George Martin was a big part of that. They also hold the record for most number 1 hits with 20 in 9 years, by comparison the Stones have achieved 8 number 1's over the course of 61 years. Longevity to the Stones, musical impact, got to go with the Beatles.

[Ralphie Boy]

The Beatles had a bigger influence in pop culture and music, however, theStones have had an incredible run. I give it to them based on longevity.

[CWSmith]

I think the Beatles were more innovative, but neither ranks as high on my overall list as they do for many.

I'm really more of a folky with classical roots.

[Jimmy W]

I voted Beatles, but have to mention the brothers who remained great even after the guitars passed to Derek and Warren who are still carrying on.



The Allman Brothers "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" 1970

[Jim Mahan]

Herman's Hermits.

Ha ha, just kidding.

The Monkees.

Ha ha, just kidding.

I find lately that I go through periods of wanting to listen to different things that I already like. For a while I had only albums of favorite sixties rock bands, Beatles top of the list. Then I go through a period where I don't want to listen to the whole album, but only selected hits. I also go through periods of mixing in big band swing era jazz, even some dixieland and Fats Waller. For a while last year I had Roger MIller, King of the Road, and that song about drinking in school, Chug-a-lug, on my phone. I quit buying music. I figure I've already helped make Paul McCartney rich enough after buying all the Beatles albums more than once to get them on different media over the years. Saw McCartney live a couple of years ago. And I quirkishly, maybe, don't want to listen to anything newer than about nineteen-seventy-two, my high school senior year and the year I enlisted in the USAF. Those two events sort of isolated me from popular culture.

[David G]

Both. For different reasons.

Which group would be a bigger loss to the world if they never existed: Beatles

Which do I play at some romping celebration bbq: Stones

I do appreciate all the white Rock & Roll bands/singers who - because they weren't black - were able to introduce hints and snippets of the blues and r&b to the mainstream radio audience. Stones. Animals. Cream. The Doors. Led Zepp. Janis. Allman Bros. Jeff Beck. Foghat. My older brother had a bunch of old blues 45's, so I got introduced early... but all those white rockers did the world a real service. I'd never heard 'House of the Rising Sun', for instance, until the animals - in their fancy British suits - did it.

[David G]

Some people hear the music, while others feel it --

[Jimmy W]

Yep, when I first heard Cream sing about going to Rosedale, I wondered if it could be the Rosedale right up highway 1, but didn't know anything about Robert Johnson even though he probably had played on Nelson street in this town.

[Dan McCosh]

Sir Paul once famously, or is that infamously, opined that the Stones weren't much more than a fairly decent blues cover band, though he did go on to say it was all in good fun and he and Mick remain good friends.

For sheer inventiveness and ahead-of-the-curve compositions it's pretty tough to beat the Beatles, and as Norm indicated, George Martin was a big part of that. They also hold the record for most number 1 hits with 20 in 9 years, by comparison the Stones have achieved 8 number 1's over the course of 61 years. Longevity to the Stones, musical impact, got to go with the Beatles.

The Funk Brothers had 50 number one hits.

[leikec]

Never was a big Beatles fan.

Jeff C

[David G]

Never was a big Beatles fan.

Jeff C

My condolences...

[Ted Hoppe]

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It is George Martin. George knew how to turn a song and make a great band produce something exceptional.

[Bobcat]

Gee, a band that split up more than 50 years ago or a band of men 75 plus years old going through their hits from decades past for an equally old audience...

[peter radclyffe]

i had all the beatles albums, and 18 stones albums, every day or every other day after i get up at 4 or 5 oclock i play a new beatles song on my les paul copy with p90 pickups into a vox ac30, this week i fitted the main mast partners and halfbeams into the america replica

[Kevin T]

The Funk Brothers had 50 number one hits.

Does a session group get the credit on the Billboard Top 100 or is the Motown recoding artist, Jackson Five, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson et al.

If we're going to put session groups into the mix than surely the Wrecking Crew would be right up there, but according to Billboard, the Beatles as a group hold the record for most number ones.

[David G]

Does a session group get the credit on the Billboard Top 100 or is the Motown recoding artist, Jackson Five, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson et al.

If we're going to put session groups into the mix than surely the Wrecking Crew would be right up there, but according to Billboard, the Beatles as a group hold the record for most number ones.

Mr. McCosh is engaging in a time-tested tactic: moving the goal posts. It's often used for nefarious purposes... but can, along with 'reframing the debate' be used to add a fresh perspective.

Just not in the way he has done here <G>

[Breakaway]

Gee, a band that split up more than 50 years ago or a band of men 75 plus years old going through their hits from decades past for an equally old audience...

Does it bother you that people in their 70s still ply their trade?

I daresay if they were boatbuilders still crafting some design they were known for for decades they might be presented in a different light, eh?

Just asking!

Kevin

[Bobcat]

The Stones can play as long as they are able to play. No problem with that. People will pay big money to see them. Certain musicians are playing in their 90's I will see Buddy Guy, 86, next time he comes to town. Lionel Hampton was on stage when he was over 90.

But we should realize that this debate interests no one who is not eligible for the senior's discount at Denny's.

[artif]

Neither but I've just watched the documentary on Creedence Clearwater Revival, narrated by Jeff Bridges.
Knew nothing much about them, other than hearing their music.
Favourite will always be New Model Army, followed by Crass (if I'm in the mood) Recently Maya Jane Coles is hitting the spot

[Rigadog]

It's amazing what the Beatles accomplished before they were 30