The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones...
Flashback to February 1964 and The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Later the same year, The Rolling Stones appeared on Ed's show as well as many other groups from England... The newspapers called it The British Invasion.Long hair, VOX amplifiers and uniforms for some. It was soon after local radio stations were asking kids to vote. I was 12 years old and asked to vote. School mates were taking sides asking me to vote my favorite band: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.
How can you compare? They were musically different and different in how they got packaged. I doubt Hells Angels attended a Beatles concert!
I did like Brian Jones and his influences on the Stones, but I was too young and distant to the politics surrounding his leaving the band.
McCartney still performs and so does Ringo Starr, their two other band mates are gone now. The Stones less a retired bassist remain intact and are still touring. 56 years later McCartney and Jagger are still trading barbs as to who was better... The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.
My vote?
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Joking to me he asked "What do you think the opening song would be?"
My response was "Jumping Jack Flash"
"No way" he said...
Later that night, I received a text with the image and the comment "How did you know?"
Judging by the location of the photo, he was in one of the cheap seats!
Living In A Ghost Town
My vote?
Will wild wild horses....drag it out of you or is it buried under a long & winding road ?
Come Together you might get Something such as Sticky Fingers.
I hear you knocking!
The four Monkees were paid $450 each per episode in the first year of their series. For the second year, it was increased to $750.
Best period was when Mick Taylor joined the band, superb brilliant raw rock guitar from him and Richards. Get yer ya yas out, was and still is their best album.
The Beatles did however open the door of the The Ed Sullivan Show for the Stones and others to follow.
The Rolling stones weren't exactly my favorite group I did often listen to a few of their songs.