No, they stopped touring because Epstein died and because they were bored of what they were doing and because they had heard the Beach Boys.
And when I say they I should say Lennon as it was his band and he called the shots.
They were also worried about their lives with serious assasinations going on in the US and they were against the war.
And John met Yoko and wanted different things.
You do have a point about helter skelter and other John songs that is true.
It is not either or but a combination.
But to return to the original point I do think all things considered the stones are a better rock n roll band in terms of live and rock your socks off.
But lets face it noone could really say one was more then the other.
I would put a case for the stones as R&B from the US like Muddy Waters is more Rock n Roll and the type of songs you could get a street going to.
The Beatles later work is more introspective and Rock n Roll usually means good time.
Thats the best case I can put but wouldn't argue too feircely for it.
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