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Old 07-06-2011, 05:57 PM   #391 (permalink)
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hey, save that for unpopular music opinions.
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Old 07-06-2011, 07:20 PM   #392 (permalink)
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let it bleed was a ripoff of beggars banquet
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Old 07-06-2011, 07:29 PM   #393 (permalink)
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The Rolling Stones were cooler than The Beatles, but The Beatles were better than The Rolling Stones in terms of songcraft, that's how I see it

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let it bleed was a ripoff of beggars banquet
Let it Bleed is so much better than Beggar's Banquet, which is a really damn fine album. Let it Bleed is in my top five albums of the 1960s with The Velvet Underground and Nico, Highway 61 Revisited, Oddessey and Oracle and Revolver

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Old 07-06-2011, 08:34 PM   #394 (permalink)
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I'm not saying The Beatles weren't influenced by other people (Buddy Holly and others) nor that The Rolling Stones always followed them, but where the sitar is concerned it looks very likely that they did follow them.
Who are the they's and them's?

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The Rolling Stones did some good music, but most people out there would not think they rivalled The Beatles. The Beach Boys were a closer rival, so were The Kinks.
It's like a Catch-22 most artist/bands are popular because of their popularity, because they are more easily accessible through mass media not because of creativity. Why should anyone worry about what most people think out there? AN opinion isn't going to make something sound better or worse.

The Beatles and the Stones paths crossed several times throughout their history and they were "close" rivals both from perspective knowing each other and creative output.
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let it bleed was a ripoff of beggars banquet
yeah, don't you hate when bands rip themselves off.
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Old 07-06-2011, 10:52 PM   #396 (permalink)
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The Beatles never had 33 active years without releasing any good material.
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It's like a Catch-22 most artist/bands are popular because of their popularity, because they are more easily accessible through mass media not because of creativity. Why should anyone worry about what most people think out there? AN opinion isn't going to make something sound better or worse.

The Beatles and the Stones paths crossed several times throughout their history and they were "close" rivals both from perspective knowing each other and creative output.
they - Rolling Stones them - Beatles

At the time The Rolling Stones were considered a main rival as they were promoted as that. They represented the rock alternative, and The Beatles the main pop group. Over time though perspective changes and people can get a wider view of the music. The Kinks in the late 60s were very underrated, they still are. The Beach Boys had some acclaim back then, but they have more now. Others like The Rolling Stones, Dylan and Elvis probably had more acclaim back then than they do now. With the perspective of time we can have a fuller view of music from a period.
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Old 07-07-2011, 12:46 AM   #398 (permalink)
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At the time The Rolling Stones were considered a main rival as they were promoted as that. They represented the rock alternative, and The Beatles the main pop group. Over time though perspective changes and people can get a wider view of the music. The Kinks in the late 60s were very underrated, they still are. The Beach Boys had some acclaim back then, but they have more now. Others like The Rolling Stones, Dylan and Elvis probably had more acclaim back then than they do now. With the perspective of time we can have a fuller view of music from a period.
The Beatles and The Stones were acquaintances. The Stones were promoted as the bad boys of Rock, the rivalry comes mainly from the fans, and the question been raging like the Pepsi vs Coke kind of rage for 40-something years now.

I doubt Elvis lost any (maybe as time goes on) but there are just as many Elvis impersonators than any other entertainment icon I can think of. Really you are getting into territory I have no idea about: how popular bands are seen then and now. Most bands of that era are forgotten like DC5, The Hollies, Jerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Tremeloes, The Yardbirds etc etc. And for some reason The Beatles and The Who fans act like their band are the only ones that every existed - which is pretty annoying. Depending who you talk to the UK only had one band in the 60's The Beatles or The Who. The Jam out-Whoed The Who in the 70's anyway. A band like Joy Division probably have more fans now than then, well at least as far as bands trying to imitate their sound.
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The Rolling Stones were cooler than The Beatles, but The Beatles were better than The Rolling Stones in terms of songcraft, that's how I see it



Let it Bleed is so much better than Beggar's Banquet, which is a really damn fine album. Let it Bleed is in my top five albums of the 1960s with The Velvet Underground and Nico, Highway 61 Revisited, Oddessey and Oracle and Revolver
let it bleed is much weaker in every way than beggars
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I doubt Elvis lost any (maybe as time goes on) but there are just as many Elvis impersonators than any other entertainment icon I can think of.
Perhaps, but far fewer are probably interested in the music.
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