Paul McCartney declares The Beatles are better than the Rolling Stones but says they 'admire each other'

[frantick]

42 minutes ago, macahoom said:

 

 

 

Yes, quite wrong!

 

To call the Beatles mods is hilarious. Nothing about them was remotely mod.

 

 

 

 

I rode a Triumph and liked the Beatles. In America though, so maybe I was a Mod. ????

[Geoffggi]

Unfortunately all the good beatles have departed this land

[Emdog]

Paul said the exact same points 40-50 years ago. Sorry if I can't remember source....

Saw Beatles in 65 when Help was hit. Stones in 66 when Paint it black was hit.

Stones much better live, Beatles better in studio.

Comparisons are odious anyway...

Both great, glad they were in my life

[1FinickyOne]

12 hours ago, baansgr said:

My great great Grandad had some of their records, I think I heard them once on the radiogram or wireless

good, now you have something to rap about..

[Skallywag]

Kind of moot for me,  I like the Beatles and the Stones, Cream, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and many other bands from England. 

 "better" cannot be quantified. 

 

[phantomfiddler]

Over and above a certain level (as in amateur hour, bum notes, bad timing) music and it,s rating is purely subjective ????

[MisterTee]

8 hours ago, sprq said:

Quite wrong. Neither the Beatles nor the Stones represented the mods or the rockers. They were both far above any such connections.

The Beatles and the Stones had no relation to the Mods and Rockers?

They certainly dressed and acted the parts in the early days.  Maybe it wasn't convincing enough for you and your mates.

His Satanic Majesty got a dose of reality at Altamont and things were never the same after that.

Incidentally, some of the posts on this thread sound like they come from brainwashed children whose cult leaders have been laughed at.

Edited April 16, 2020 by MisterTee

[Saltire]

Even my Thai wife 'quite likes' THe Beatles, but leaves the room when I play The Rolling Stones.

 

I love both of these bands, but I think the beatles have the edge on originality and pioneering sounds in their early days. There was nothing like it before, the Stones took inspiration from the great blues players when they started.

 

 

 

[Assurancetourix]

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I saw that recently, enjoy!

 

We would like it not to stop at only 11 minutes ...
This is called a " boeuf " in France; a jam session;
the harmonica player is fantastic

 

I never met the beatles;
on the other hand had a nice discussion on a highway area with the Rolling Stones who were going down to the Cote d'Azur where they lived long enough;
they were on board several pink Rolls which initially overtook me at a fairly high speed while I was driving myself at the wheel of my Volvo F89 very above the speed authorized in France for this type of vehicle.

discussion in French, Mick Jeager speaking this language very well.

[giddyup]

7 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

" 'Keith [Richards] once said to me man you were lucky, you had four singers in your band. And he said we got one.' "

 

Ringo? A singer? ????

 

 

He has made several solo albums as well as singing on Beatles albums.

[UbonThani]

15 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Agreed; case closed !

RS way better

Beatles girly music

[RedPill]

lol, wow .. .what a random title popping up in the mids of only corona related topics for how long now?

 

Where did that come from? ????

 

[Phuketshrew]

14 hours ago, vogie said:

But surely that is purely subjective, Pete Townsend hits = 16

Paul McCartny = 119

Pete Townsend worth = £120 million.  Paul McCartney = 1.2 billion.

The Who were good, but in a different league to the Beatles, look at the evidence.

Commercial success is no indicator of the quality of music - you only have to look at the dross that's around today to see that. But I will agree that the Who were in a different league ????

[NoshowJones]

If you are looking at musical, vocal harmonies and individual vocal ability, then The Byrds were far better than the Beatles and Stones put together.

I saw Roger McGuinn in concert all by himself in a show in Glasgow. You could not pick any individual from the Beatles or Stones to perform alone like he did.

[pineapple01]

Ringo was a disappointment. He was sane when drummers we wanted back then were like Moon the Loon. Gordon Ramsey should have been one.

[Surelynot]

Just now, pineapple01 said:

Ringo was a disappointment. He was sane when drummers we wanted back then were like Moon the Loon. Gordon Ramsey should have been one.

When asked "Do you think Ringo is the best drummer in the world?" Lennon responded, NO. He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles. ????

[vogie]

14 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Commercial success is no indicator of the quality of music - you only have to look at the dross that's around today to see that. But I will agree that the Who were in a different league ????

"Commercial success" just means that more people liked their music, so maybe it should be used as an indicator. But I agree about the dross that's around today, just as my mother and father called our music rubbish and were totally absorbed in the likes of Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and the big bands that were around at the time. 

But at least we agree on the league connection, The Beatles were top of the Premier league and champions of Europe and even the world.........whilst The Who knew how to kick a ball.????????

[vogie]

6 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

When asked "Do you think Ringo is the best drummer in the world?" Lennon responded, NO. He's not even the best drummer in The Beatles. ????

No he didn't, that is a myth, but it would have been great if he had said it.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, giddyup said:

He has made several solo albums as well as singing on Beatles albums.

Yes, but that doesn't necessary make him a singer, I bet if you listened to Ringo singing by himself on stage with just guitars and his mike without the recording equipment, you might just get a shock.

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, vogie said:

No he didn't, that is a myth, but it would have been great if he had said it.

No, I know, but it always makes a good story and you should never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[giddyup]

Just now, possum1931 said:

Yes, but that doesn't necessary make him a singer, I bet if you listened to Ringo singing by himself on stage with just guitars and his mike without the recording equipment, you might just get a shock.

Are Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen "good singers"? They have their own styles, as does Ringo.

[vogie]

2 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Are Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen "good singers"? They have their own styles, as does Ringo.

No they are all bad, I went to see Dylan in Manchester when he toured, many people walked out because he was rubbish. He could pen a great song though.

[The Word]

18 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

Is this news?

It's entertainment, isn't it?

[Surelynot]

4 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Are Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen "good singers"? They have their own styles, as does Ringo.

Unless it is cappella you can't tell these days.

[The Word]

18 hours ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

How childish.

Is he that desperate for publicity?

No, he's not, read the link and see what he really said!

Edited April 16, 2020 by The Word

[Surelynot]

Just now, The Word said:

No, he's not, read the link and see what he really said.

Exactly. All very jokey and very tongue in cheek

[giddyup]

Just now, vogie said:

No they are all bad, I went to see Dylan in Manchester when he toured, many people walked out because he was rubbish. He could pen a great song though.

They do the best with the voices they have and it's their musical compositions that stand out. I love them both.

[NoshowJones]

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Are Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen "good singers"? They have their own styles, as does Ringo.

True, but both Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen were song writers first, never singers. In saying that, Lennon and McCartney were great songwriters, though they also wrote a lot of rubbish.

Great songs All My Loving, I'm a Loser, dreadful songs, Michelle, Get Back. Just my opinion.

[giddyup]

12 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

True, but both Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen were song writers first, never singers. In saying that, Lennon and McCartney were great songwriters, though they also wrote a lot of rubbish.

Great songs All My Loving, I'm a Loser, dreadful songs, Michelle, Get Back. Just my opinion.

I will say that I doubt if Ringo would have ever sold one album but for his connection with the Beatles. However, I did have his first album many years ago, called "Photograph" from memory, and it wasn't too bad, but I think he had a "little help from his friends".

 

Edit: The album was just called "Ringo" and the song Photograph was the lead single.

Edited April 16, 2020 by giddyup

[CGW]

17 hours ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

the Beatles personified the Mods,

Naw!  WHO did! ????