Music Banter - View Single Post - 10 Reasons Why The Rolling Stones Were Better Than The Beatles
View Single Post
Old 08-19-2008, 08:00 AM   #197 (permalink)
Double X
sleepe
 
Double X's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: boston
Posts: 1,140
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FireInCairo View Post
the beatles were a pop band
basically the same as one of todays boy bands...
their image and early sound was dictated by their manager
and all the experimentalism that they are purported as having pioneered was already old news it was just popularised by them.
Vs
the stones
maybe less experimental but definitely twee free
just a really good rock band
a logical progression
Except no boy band could ever write as a good lyrics as the Beatles did. And there manager was pretty smart then because 'Help!' and 'Hard Day's Night' are very good albums.

Beatles used the 'old news' and did it better than anyone else and the time, even the creators.
Double X is offline   Reply With Quote