Originally Posted by petebragansa

the Beatles were produced by George Martin, whereas the Stones produced themselves. This is a crucial difference in why they are more real. In fact, this is the schism in music overall: producers and anyone not in the band usually ruin the band. Then again, Beatles are great, but as for "realness", you can't beat Exile and Sticky Fingers, two raw albums that the Beatles couldn't equal....even on their last record...where they tried!
- Peter Bragansa