you could argue here that The Who had the best singer, bassist, drummer and composer/songwriter.
Beatles vs The Rolling Stones
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you could argue here that The Who had the best singer, bassist, drummer and composer/songwriter.
The Beatles are glorified pop rock
Rolling Stones easily
Rolling Stones easily
How about:
Creedence
The Byrds
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Guns 'n Roses
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Definitely some American bands that are better, imo, than the ones you listed.
Interestingly enough, Keith Richards jammed with Keith Moon and said he couldn't play a simple shuffle beat. Moon was the best Moon-style drummer ever. Not sure he could've played with just any band, though. Style too difficult to follow for most bass players. Even PT said Moon was f-ing hard to play with.
The Beatles have more influence over the ages but tbh I agree with the boy band comment. Most of their shat I cannot tolerate. The stones have some all time greats imo like sympathy for the devil, satisfaction better than any Beatles track.
Shout out to crazy horse w/ Neil young gotta give the Americans some love.
Shout out to crazy horse w/ Neil young gotta give the Americans some love.
I love The Beatles but it’ll always be The Stones #1
That run they had from 69-81 was fantastic.
That run they had from 69-81 was fantastic.
I give the slight edge to JPJ/JB over JE/KM due to versatility. Technically, probably a push, with JE getting the nod on bass, but I think JPJ/JB could do more. Plant vs Daltrey is a tough one and probably comes down to preference. I give Plant the nod because he was on his own; he didn't have the luxury of Townshend and Entwistle to help with the vocals. Consequently, Daltrey's voice was less-polarizing and more consistent, some might say easier to listen to. His stage presence was also more dynamic, in my opinion. Plant certainly had his moments, but was generally content to slip into that eastern mysticism meets Welsh mountains groove. Daltrey was more balls to the wall. If you consider post-LZ/Who work, it's Plant and not even close. He definitely wins on longevity and versatility.
You're right, though, it's definitely arguable and you can't go far wrong either way. I give LZ the edge because if I'm putting a band together, vocals/frontman is the only spot I might take the Who over LZ.
The Beatles were more influential, but the Stones were better at rock ‘n’ roll. Beatles all-time #1 band, but Stones #1 rock band.
Very solid takes. I would add that PT as a writer/composer/ arranger is IMO unparalleled in rock. Certainly unique at least. Look at what he was either the first to do or at least innovated: synthesizers as integral to songs; rock operas; stacked amps; rock as pop art, power chords(not saying he invented the technique, but he is certainly one of the first if not the first you think about in association with them).
I won’t argue it’s your RP/RD take, but I would suggest that it’s amazing that RD even has a voice after 50 years of singing Who throat shredders such as Wont Get Fooled Again and the whole of Quadrophenia, and many more. Not many soft ballads in that catalog. I would put Love Reign O’er Me up against any rock vocal,performance, ever. Andhe sounds amazing on their new album(that seems funny to type , new Who album)
I admit my bias. If I had one cd to listen to while marooned on a desert island it would have to be Quadrophenia.
But both bands are definitely basically All Star teams.
I was born with hey you get off of my cloud as the number one song replacing yesterday, the week before I was born. So... Not sure.
Right. Perfect for The Who, but so unique he wouldn’t work for a lot of other bands.
overall The Beatles. But I'd put "Paint it Black" or "Sympathy for the Devil" over any of The Beatles hits