Mmmm well maybe, but "by the numbers" might only be the case because they invented the numbers. I mean, you can think what you want about Mick, he's got his ups and downs, but Keef is the embodiment of music. He was pure and unmolested feeling, all vibe, and frankly, the closest you get to that in the Bealtes was McCartney, I mean Lennon and Jagger wrote better lyrics (arguably) but those two were the musical workhorses, and while I respect the balls otu of McCartney, he's far more "crafty" than Keef, and thats where the stones surpass the beatles by a long shot in my eyes. Their honest, there was a calculation with the Bealtes like..."hey this would sound good" but it was premeditated. The stones knew what worked for the song, and to me, honest music is better than great postured music everyday.
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