between the Beatles and The RollingStones, The Stones always win for me
They're just... Funkier!

I've always thought this was a VERY Underated song!!!!
I mean its so laid back!!!
I love it!
this is one of my fav songs!
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"I'll never leave...your pizza burnin'...."

FunkMistress said:

Luv4oneanotha said:

You can dance to The Stones. You can only get married and throw up to The Beatles.

Shapeshifter said:

Beast Of Burden is a nice little throwaway tune - but in terms of composing and arranging and pure musicianship, the Beatles were light years ahead of the Stones.

Shapeshifter said:

Blasphemy !

Apparently you've only heard a few songs from them
You're talking bollocks !!

Love the song too

GMusic said:

hey... you can have the musicianship lol

i'll enjoy the funk lol

I luv the Beatles, but the Stones made such great stuff in the seventies, they have a better catalog for being around so long.

I'd put the Stones' classic period (Beggars Banquet through Exile on Main Street) up with the best of the Beatles. The Beatles were a great group, undeniably, but the Stones are the best "rock" group ever. Every rock group since has taken something from them, whether it be image, sound, performance. Even the bands that tried hard to rebel against them used the Stones as a prototype for how not to be rock stars.

Hey, flip that record over (Emotional Rescue) and play that tune called "Dance"...some underrated funk there...

I love The Rolling Stones version. I didn't know The Beatles had one. Hell, I even liked the Bette Midler remake in the 1980s with Mick Jagger in the video.

Dewrede said:

I'm not you know. I've got a couple of late period Beatles albums. The White Album and Abbey Road are great.

The Stones, on the other hand, are more my thang. And they've made some seriously funky records ... which The Beatles never did.

The closest The Beatles came was Macca's "Coming Up".
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This may be my favorite Stones song

CalhounSq said:

Mine too. It puts me in a happy, mellow kinda mood. I could listen to it on repeat forever.

meow85 said:

Every time I listen to it I HAVE TO hit repeat & hear it a few times It just feels good, love it

GMusic said:

Interesting point concerning musicianship. It's not so easy:

Charlie Watts vs. Ringo on drums
George vs. Mick Taylor on lead guitar
Keef vs. John on rhythm guitar

Paul vs. anyone on various instruments
Brian Jones vs. anyone on various instruments

vainandy said:

I don't think there was a Beatles version of Beast of Burden. It was just used as an opportunity to slam the obviously superior Beatles.

Shapeshifter said:

Taxman is pretty funky.

works like this for me
the beatles are my "good cop"/"good angel"
perched on right shoulder
St. John Lennon whispers good intentions...


the stones are the "bad cop/bad angels"
Keef yells the mantra winewomensong/sexdrugsrockandroll

GrayKing said:

Yeah, if you're on valium. I prefer The Jam's "Start!".

Shapeshifter said:

"And what you give is what you get...."




Anyways, I think the funkiest thing the Stones ever did was "Too Much Blood".

and you guys like this better than miss you?

lilgish said:

Definitely, & I like "Miss You" A LOT...

CalhounSq said:

I love "Miss You". Check out the 8.00 minute plus 12" version.

Shapeshifter said:

THERE'S AN 8 MINUTE VERSION???!!!

SWEET!

I'm fairly new to the Stones, can you tell?

I always thought "Savoy Truffle" was a funky little song...

Shapeshifter said:

Apple and oranges, as with the Zeppelin vs. Pink Floyd thread IMO. But if I had to pick one band between the two, I'd go with the Beatles. When I put the Beatles on, I just end up listening to them all day long. I can't say I do that with the Stones, although I do love them as well.