Greatest Rock Band : Beatles or Rolling Stones?

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Cristiano says:

Beatles are the greatest rock band all of the time, were much better. But the comparison would be...Stones belong to this planet. Beatles were unbelievable, was a perfect music dream, far to be reached, something out of the musical human capacity.Just search the statistics of the Beatles and you'll see a big difference

tom says:

Beatles, the best band ever. And to all the people here who say that the Beatles were only 'pop': start listening to their entire catalogue. Their heaviest work PAVED THE WAY for hard rock and metal, with songs like Helter skelter and I want you (she's so heavy). The Stones can't outbeat them in that respect either, let alone match the progressiveness of a song like Tomorrow never knows, one of the cornerstones of acid rock and house. The Beatles may have been moulded into a clean cut hit making machine their early years, but remember people, that was all marketing. From '65 on, they truely revolutionized popular music. By the way, the prefame Beales rocked the house in Hamburg and Liverpool as well - straight rock n roll. Originally, the Stones were middle class boys, whereas the Beatles were coming from a tougher working class environment. I like the Stones too, but i always feel that Mick can't stand becoming second.

phil says:

rolling stones

kylie says:

THE BEATLES!
<3
Let's face it, The Rolling Stones have been around for about 50 years and The Beatles will forever be considered the greatest rock and roll band. I don't care if people think the Beatles weren't rock. If you read about them, you will know that their roots were rock. They just cleaned up their image, with the help of Brian Epstein, to make the public accept them more. The Rolling Stones seemed like a bit of a rip off sometimes.
Examples:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - 1967 vs. "Their Satanic Majesties Request" - 1967
Let It Be - 1969 vs. Let It Bleed - 1969

"All you need is love" vs. "We Love You"
But, that's just my opinion.
Long live true rock.
-km <3

Frederic Pinsonnault says:

I prefer The Rolling Stones because I have grown more and more fond of their songs over time. The reverse happened for the Beatles. I grew sick of listening to their pop songs. I guess I like rock and roll based on blues more than pop melodies in major scale. The same thing happened with Oasis, I loved their songs at first and listen to it a lot, then got sick of it.

chrissym67 says:

Beatles by far, Stones are great but never had the originality. How about Lennon or McCartney?

TransplantedSoul says:

Both great bands. So hard to choose. The Stones survived, but the Beatles are everywhere!

BeatleMania says:

THE BEATLES ALLL THE WAY (roling stones r gay)

PhillipConte says:

I'm a loyal BEATLE fan.

Beatles are great says:

The Beatles are the Best!
And that ugly bitch in pink top should shut the hell up!

They had better music
they had better voices
They had better songs
They had better musicians
They had better looks

so Beatles win!

LigaSuper says:

Beatles!!!!

scss says:

Absolutely the Beatles!

Doc says:

The Beatles. The Stones are a fine band, but the Beatles are in a class by themselves.

pégédédé says:

beatles

The_Accountant says:

I love both bands, but I agree The Beatles are the greatest rock band of all time. In 7 years, they changed the face of music and didn't suffer from the inevitable decline into mediocrity that most bands experience, including the Stones.

bella says:

The Stones are one of the greatest, but they I have a lot more "filler" songs than the boys from Liverpool.

Jacob says:

definitely the beatles

Beatles Fan, Stones Supporter says:

You people are fools to compare them. They both had different influences and were both a part of the English Invasion. They were not rivals; in fact they were friends. Just stop. It's pointless to compare.

jaimepuxxle says:

Not only are the Beatles better than the Rolling Stones, they are the best rock and roll group to have ever set foot on this earth. They changed music's destiny and set the bar so high, that nobody will ever be able to compare.

Serge says:

Beatles all the way, there's no doubt about it. THey revloutioned music.

No way, Monkeybrain!

jezza says:

The Rolling Stones they were Rebels they had better guitar riffs and songs that just made you want to Dance The Beatles meh ... for either goody two shoes or Girls The Rolling Stones were a better live band to :)

jake says:

the stones
beatles are fags

WayneDave says:

The Rolling Stones all the way. The quality of songs is far superior. The Beatles are, frankly, overrated!

igor says:

the rolling stones

Catsquid says:

I'm going for the Stones here. The Beatles had there great moments, but the Stones were the precursers to heavy metal.

cstronner says:

Rolling Stones - Paint it Black

tb says:

Best Band Ever -- Beatles
Best Rock&Roll Band -- Rolling Stones
Best Hard Rock Band -- Led Zeppelin

Sismitar says:

Its SO OBVIOUS TO ME AND MORE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT BIGGEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME IS ABSOLUTLY ZED ZEPPELIN?
DO YOU WANT A REAL ROCK BAND? A REAL ROCK BAND??

Ana says:

The ROLLING STONES!!! they had the whole SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK AND ROLL thing going! And plus, they were the bad boys(who doesn't love bad boys?), The Beatles seemed too clean cut and happy(even if they weren't), the Rolling Stones where just about breaking the rules and causing excitement. I'm not sure if the Beatles ever gotten banned from playing on television, but everybody knows the Stones did. Mick, Keith, Brian, Bill, and Charlie performed songs that the kids of the 60's wanted to hear: about gettin' no satisfaction, getting off their cloud, fading away and more. They also made their roots of inspiration known...the blues. They named themselves after a blues song, they sang blues songs, and loved the blues. And the Stones have a more heavier sound which defines rock and roll, the Beatles were too smooth. Don't get me wrong, i like the Beatles, but i LOVE the Rolling Stones more. And what did the Beatles do that made them "the number 1 artist of all time"? Besides doing what the Rolling Stones did...making girls scream. Personally i would say LED ZEPPELIN but their not on here, sadly.

Bob says:

For those Beatle fans who say they are better due to selling more records and having more no. 1's. This is a false argument. For thirty years or so John Wayne led all other actors at the box office yet everybody agreed that he was no more than a mediocre actor, not in the same galaxy as Laurence Olivier or Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro,etc. I could give a million examples in music of songs of pop songs that easily outsold songs that are considered all time greats. Having sold more doesn't mean better than. Eric Olson of MSNBC, Stevie Van Zandt, and Greg Kot of the new book "Beatles vs. Rolling Stones" all said the Beggars Banquet-Exile on Main St. run of 4 albums was the best run in rock history. I'm not saying the Stones are better than the Beatles but they certainly are at least close to them. So is U2 for that matter. One thing the Beatles were better than the Stones were is that they were mostly a positive force in being anti-war, McCartney being pro animal rights and Harrison being a spiritual person. But they're behind U2 in that regard.

eric says:

the beatles and their songs are just gay. point made.
rolling stones are just better.

TWOnline2 says:

neither. they were both popular and had many followers and made places in history...but not the greatest.

ArdenBaird says:

Stones. The Beatles imploded. 'Nuff said.

purplelady says:

Without question, it is the Stones! Saw them in concert at Petco Park (San Diego Padres Baseball Park) and they were awesome. Have always loved---I Can't Get No Satisfaction.

kohuether says:

I simply like the Rolling Stones music better!

Brezzy says:

Beatles aren't rock, case closed. Rolling Stones kept their roots. If this was "Greatest Pop Band", The Beatles would have taken it hands down, but it isn't.

And the winner is...

The Rolling Stones!!!

Isabella says:

I hate it when people compare the two. What I've seen in a lot of Beatles fans is that they're ignorant and don't even listen to the Rolling Stones' unknown work which is better than "Satisfaction" or "Paint It Black". There shouldn't be a comparison, really. No one wins.

chrisff says:

The Beatles were a rock band?

Alex says:

100% The Stones!! The Beatles have few good songs, but the Stones are amazing, and are good at playing their instuments, unlike the beatles...ringo star is the worst drummer of all time!!

mav says:

fuck the beatles the stones are better

 
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