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Old 2009.07.29, 02:56 PM   #1
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Question The Rolling Stones.

The Beatles get mentioned quite a bit. But what about that other iconic band, The Rolling Stones?

I've listened to Your Satanic Majesties Request, Let it Bleed, Beggars Banquet and Exile on Main Street. I can't be bothered to go through their entire catalogue.

Let it Bleed is my favourite album. But I have to say --and they're one of those bands that everyone thinks they have to praise to the ends of the earth because everyone says so -- that I wasn't blown away by their albums. I think their strong points are really their singles, and of course, their concerts. Many of the songs I found underwhelming on the albums (And that's quite a few), transformed when brought to the stage.

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Old 2009.07.29, 03:52 PM   #2
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I've only listened to what my mum has played, so her favorites from a singles album, but I really can't be bothered with them save for "Paint it Black" and "Mother's Little Helper" -- both from the same album. x.x;

Maybe it's because I put too much of a focus on catchy melodies, but their songs sound underwhelming and repetitive to me. I can appreciate them in a cultural aspect because they were formed to be the anti-Beatles, and a big appeal of theirs was the bad boy personae they had. But through music alone, I can't fathom anyone liking The Rolling Stones over The Beatles.
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Old 2009.07.30, 07:44 AM   #3
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That reminds me. I want to watch Scorcese's Gimme Shelter documentary, but I can't seem to find it.

No more EMFers have listened to The Rolling Stones, or are they just not posting in this thread? Surprising!
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Old 2009.07.30, 09:13 AM   #4
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I have Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed on my computer and like you I found a lot of the tracks underwhelming. Not bad at all, but nothing blew me away. I don't really like the word overrated, but I 'get' most of the classic bands and artists from the 60's/70's, even if they're not for me, but the Rolling Stones I just don't care about. I'll happily listen to them and I'll put them on now and then, but for the most part... meh.
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The Rolling Stones are just the band for people who can't admit to loving The Beatles :p

But as has been said above, a few tracks are decent but generally not a lot of their stuff makes me wanna replay them too often. Maybe I just don't get them? I don't know.
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I can see why someone might prefer the Stones to The Beatles because they're a much more straightforward band. They come out, play some rock songs, and that's them - plain and simple. That being said, they're also a greatest hits band. Aside from Exile on Main Street and a few select others, I don't think they have much that can rival The Beatles' catalogue. I still think they are a great band though. "Paint It Black", "Sympathy for the Devil", and "Jumping Jack Flash" are some of my all-time favorite songs. Those rival the best of The Beatles in my opinion.

The Rolling Stones embodied a certain element of rock and roll that The Beatles couldn't and that's the bad boy persona and the gritty blues style. I don't even think John Lennon at his most rocking reached the Stones' heights. They're a harder band. A heavier band. And that's their legacy.
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I love the Beatles with every fiber of my being, which I chalk up to my mom playing their songs while I was still chilling in the womb, but the Rolling Stones are pretty solid, too. some of my favorites:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Sympathy for the Devil
Paint It Black
Ruby Tuesday
Let's Spend the Night Together
Brown Sugar

and one of my all-time favorite songs:

Honky Tonk Women
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Fantastic band. My favorite track is pretty much any live version of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" from the '70s. Preferably without the loooong sax solo.
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