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I end up listening to certain Stones records a lot more, and their influences are ultimately more in line with my own... Plus Keith is one of my three or four favorite guitar players, no matter what he's playing. The new movie (Shine A Light) is terrific with the exception of Jack White who, IMHO, should be embalmed alive and his ashes scattered in a Wal-Mart. (Well, really I can't wish him that much harm as a human being, just as an icon. As a human being I wish he would give it all up and become a retail wonk at a local natural food store in, say, Topeka)... Darryl Jones is the bass player Charlie and Keith have been needing for, what, 127 years now? Great band, even if their songwriting has been about crap since Goat's Head Soup (which I liked, and certain tunes since, but generally that was the last reasonable blast, again IMHO)

Favorites include "Let It Bleed," "Black And Blue," "Exile On Main Street," others...

OK, so Beatles... "White Album" is something I come back to again and again, likewise bits of "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" and certain other tunes and bits. There's a vibe there that can be found nowhere else. It is important (to me) to drink it in from time to time.

I do listen to early Stones records - less now than I used to, but there's something about them that I like. Early Beatles has held up for me less well.

So - Stones overall, but Beatles very important for what they were/are.

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Fyrenza

beatles

their music is able to span genres seamlessly

they were way ahead of their time

they managed to stay away from heroin

their experimental music has inspired many genres

and the stones are some SKANKY looking and acting dudes

even though i haven't read all of the posts
i'm willing to bet this isn't the first time that was said!

FireInCairo

I know its by the wayside...but the stones had a far cooler image than the beatles ever did...and it wasnt constructed by their manager.

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Fyrenza

for sure
stones were cooler

but i didn't like their music as much

in fact
according to me
they only did one good song

'under my thumb'

<-- will NEVER be a music critic

Double X

My favorite is easily 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'...and I am probably not a hardcore fan because I love all their popular singles: Gimme Shelter, Satisfaction, Paint It Black, etc. They a had a bunch.

Fyrenza

don't get me wrong

the music kicked ass and took names
and i like a LOT of it

DONE BY (practically) ANYONE ELSE

The Monkey

Gimme Shelter wasn't a single.

But yes, I agree, most of their non-single albums tracks are very boring. In fact I find Stones albums quite dull, a single compilation is really all you need (along with the above mentioned song).

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Tyler Durden

Beatles, by far.
I still like Stones a lot
but no one comes close to the beatles.

ProggyMan

lolwut

Zarko

Stones... Partly because I simply prefer their stuff, but when there are two bands as gold as these two, I sort of look at secondary traits, and being a great live performer is pretty high up there on the list IMO. Even though the Beatles focused more on creating studio albums, the ability to be a great live band is something different altogether and just as difficult in many aspects. There are plenty of bands where I hate their studio albums but I would willingly shell out a bit of dough to see them live simply because of the quality of their live performances.