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Decision reached after 47-year deliberation.

I started thinking about this in about 1963, or around the time car model names started ending in '-a' (e.g. Falcon Futura, Vauxhall Viva, Toyota Tiara); and I have made a decision.

The Rolling Stones were better than the Beatles.

Your indignation, concurrence, outrage, praise, fury, shock, abuse, favourite songs, sightings, anecdotes etc etc in comments below.

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  1. i agree. i admire your thorough approach and long range research, but i decided as soon as i heard midnight rambler. welcome aboard.

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  2. Definitely The Beatles for me - they sum up everything great about rock music and all its styles in one band of singer/songwriters.

    The Stones have their moments, but I could never get past the non-official inclusion of founding member Ian Stewart, who was vital to their sound right up until 1985 - the bits I like tend to be largely to do with his work in the band.

    Also, the whole swaggering "lead singer" thing has never done much for me - great as Mick is - it has nothing to do with the creative work of musicians.

    The thing that really finished them off for me was the greed of suing The Verve over a riff they didn't even create, and getting all the royalties for "Bittersweet Symphony" - that really leaves a bad taste among most musicians familiar with the case.

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  3. The Beatles at their best are stoner music and the Rolling Stones are rock.

    I'd rather drive to the Stones.

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  4. I am able to divide my brain and enjoy both equally. But if pressed to choose a catalog for a desert island...the Beatles would win.

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  5. Neither for me! I grew up in the early 60s and just like the old rock! Or country, jazz, or actually anything except rap! Right now I am enjoying an Celtic group, the Celtic Thunder!

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  6. Beatles for me, I'm afraid. I find the Stones a bit obnoxious, but I do like some of their songs.

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  7. Stones all the way! Always have been and always will be kings of rock.

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