The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones

[chriskon72]

I Love em both but for me The Beatles are better

this is what thousands of Q107 listeners voted what do you guys think ?


Beatles vs Stones


Classic Rock Long Weekend


It's the age old debate ? The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

From favourite love songs to best drug busts, The Fab Four and the World?s Greatest Rock and Roll Band will face off in a series of showdowns to determine rock supremacy.

Last year, with 52% of the votes, The Beatles narrowly beat out the Stones. This weekend is the rematch of this epic battle!




The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones - The Rematch
After tallying all the votes...both on-line and on the phones
The Q107 listeners have spoken...The Rolling Stones 51%
The Beatles 49%

The Rolling Stones take the Rematch!!

Individual Results:

Who wrote the best #1 hits?
The Beatles 65%
The Rolling Stones 35%

Who wrote the best songs about animals?
The Rolling Stones 57%
The Beatles 43%

Who wrote the best songs about doing it?
The Rolling Stones 82%
The Beatles 18%

Who wrote the best song about a girl?
The Rolling Stones 61%
The Beatles 39%

Who did the best cover songs?
The Beatles 65%
The Rolling Stones 35%

Who was the better drummer?
Ringo Starr 64%
Charlie Watts 36%

Who wrote the best? psychedelic songs?
The Beatles 69%
The Rolling Stones 31%

Which album is better - Sticky Fingers or Abbey Road?
The Beatles - Abbey Road? 61%
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 39%

Who made the best use of a sitar?
The Rolling Stones 57%
The Beatles 43%

Who wrote the best drug reference songs (and Doctor songs to help bring them down)?
The Beatles 97%
The Stones? 3%

Who recorded the best songs under 3 minutes long?
The Beatles 91%
The Stones? 9%

Which group made more efficient use of horns?
The Rolling Stones 59%
The Beatles 41%

Which is the better album?
The Beatles Let It Be 74%
The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 26%

Who wrote the best guitar riffs?
The Beatles 78%
The Rolling Stones 22%

Who wrote the best acoustic ballads?
The Beatles 85%
The Rolling Stones 15%

Who did the best slow version of a Classic Rocker?
The Beatles 80%
The Rolling Stones 20%

What band's members had the best solo careers?
The Beatles 50%
The Rolling Stones 50%

Who produced the best double album?
The Beatles "White Album" 82%
The Rolling Stones "Exile On Main St." 18%

Who made the best movies?
The Rolling Stones 76%
The Beatles 24%

Who were the better live performers?
The Rolling Stones 82%
The Beatles 18%

Who wrote the best protest songs?
The Beatles 78%
The Rolling Stones 22%

[2112]

They are both good.
And should not be compared to eachother.

[LunsJail]

I say Stones, just personal preference on their style of music. And yes, I do realize that the Stones have some pretty shitty albums mixed in with their classics.

[Axlfreek]

I Love em both but for me The Beatles are better

this is what thousands of Q107 listeners voted what do you guys think ?


Beatles vs Stones


Classic Rock Long Weekend


It's the age old debate ? The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

From favourite love songs to best drug busts, The Fab Four and the World?s Greatest Rock and Roll Band will face off in a series of showdowns to determine rock supremacy.

Last year, with 52% of the votes, The Beatles narrowly beat out the Stones. This weekend is the rematch of this epic battle!




The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones - The Rematch
After tallying all the votes...both on-line and on the phones
The Q107 listeners have spoken...The Rolling Stones 51%
The Beatles 49%

The Rolling Stones take the Rematch!!

Individual Results:

Who wrote the best #1 hits?
The Beatles 65%
The Rolling Stones 35%

Who wrote the best songs about animals?
The Rolling Stones 57%
The Beatles 43%

Who wrote the best songs about doing it?
The Rolling Stones 82%
The Beatles 18%

Who wrote the best song about a girl?
The Rolling Stones 61%
The Beatles 39%

Who did the best cover songs?
The Beatles 65%
The Rolling Stones 35%

Who was the better drummer?
Ringo Starr 64%
Charlie Watts 36%

Who wrote the best? psychedelic songs?
The Beatles 69%
The Rolling Stones 31%

Which album is better - Sticky Fingers or Abbey Road?
The Beatles - Abbey Road? 61%
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 39%

Who made the best use of a sitar?
The Rolling Stones 57%
The Beatles 43%

Who wrote the best drug reference songs (and Doctor songs to help bring them down)?
The Beatles 97%
The Stones? 3%

Who recorded the best songs under 3 minutes long?
The Beatles 91%
The Stones? 9%

Which group made more efficient use of horns?
The Rolling Stones 59%
The Beatles 41%

Which is the better album?
The Beatles Let It Be 74%
The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 26%

Who wrote the best guitar riffs?
The Beatles 78%
The Rolling Stones 22%

Who wrote the best acoustic ballads?
The Beatles 85%
The Rolling Stones 15%

Who did the best slow version of a Classic Rocker?
The Beatles 80%
The Rolling Stones 20%

What band's members had the best solo careers?
The Beatles 50%
The Rolling Stones 50%

Who produced the best double album?
The Beatles "White Album" 82%
The Rolling Stones "Exile On Main St." 18%

Who made the best movies?
The Rolling Stones 76%
The Beatles 24%

Who were the better live performers?
The Rolling Stones 82%
The Beatles 18%

Who wrote the best protest songs?
The Beatles 78%
The Rolling Stones 22%

I agree with the statistics of this debate The Beatles were so much better at writing songs IMO. Every single Beatles album has great songs start to finish. I cannot say the same about the Stones.

[GeraldFord]

Beatles

[Genesis]

Stones

[stolat]

I like both but for different reasons. With the Beatles, it's probably all about the music - whereas with the Rolling Stones it's all about what the music does to you!
We all want to be the 'Fifth' Beatle but I'm happy for Mick and the boys just to do the voodoo that they do so well.

[Juanjay]

The Stones...

[estebanf]

The Beatles, by far:

Who wrote the best #1 hits?
The Beatles

Who wrote the best songs about animals?
The Beatles (Martha My Dear, Piggies  )

Who wrote the best songs about doing it?
The Rolling Stones

Who wrote the best song about a girl?
The Beatles (Julia)

Who did the best cover songs?
The Rolling Stones (Like A Rolling Stone)

Who was the better drummer?
Ringo Starr

Who wrote the best  psychedelic songs?
The Beatles

Which album is better - Sticky Fingers or Abbey Road?
The Beatles - Abbey Road 

Who made the best use of a sitar?
The Beatles

Who wrote the best drug reference songs (and Doctor songs to help bring them down)?
The Beatles

Who recorded the best songs under 3 minutes long?
The Beatles

Which group made more efficient use of horns?
The Rolling Stones

Which is the better album?
The Beatles Let It Be

Who wrote the best guitar riffs?
The Beatles

Who wrote the best acoustic ballads?
The Beatles

Who did the best slow version of a Classic Rocker?
The Beatles

What band's members had the best solo careers?
The Beatles (George Harrison / Paul McCartney / John Lennon)

Who produced the best double album?
The Beatles "White Album" (in fact, for me, this is the best album in rock history)

Who made the best movies?
The Beatles

Who were the better live performers?
The Rolling Stones (but The Beatles did very few shows...)

Who wrote the best protest songs?
The Beatles

[stolat]

Estebanf, you put forward a very good case. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Wheres Izzy]

I like the beatles. I Fucking LOVE the stones. Real rock n' roll attitude started with the stones. Don't get me wrong, they've spent the past 25 years putting out mostly garbage and making billions off playing their old shit which is pretty lame. But I don't know if any band has ever had a streak of albums as good as Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main St., and Goats Head Soup. And everything off of Beggars Banquet is amazing. Most of The Beatles early stuff is too pop music for me. It still comes off as pop after 40 some odd years. I am not trying to negate how revolutionary or important The Beatles were, however the only album by them I really love is The White Album. And even that has alot of stuff I skip.

[TAP]

Who were the better live performers?
The Rolling Stones

We have our winners!

[Walk]

And yes, I do realize that the Stones have some pretty shitty albums mixed in with their classics.

And the Beatles don't? 

[Eduardo]

The Stones by far

The album run between Beggars Banquet and Tatoo You is amazing! It's a shame that so many people know them just because of classics like Brown Sugar, Start Me Up, Satisfaction etc

In my opinion, their underrated gems are their best songs. Songs like Sway, Moonlight Mile, Rocks Off, Let it Loose

Hell, just get Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main street, and you'll se who's better

[stolat]

I like the beatles. I Fucking LOVE the stones. Real rock n' roll attitude started with the stones. Don't get me wrong, they've spent the past 25 years putting out mostly garbage and making billions off playing their old shit which is pretty lame. But I don't know if any band has ever had a streak of albums as good as Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main St., and Goats Head Soup. And everything off of Beggars Banquet is amazing. Most of The Beatles early stuff is too pop music for me. It still comes off as pop after 40 some odd years. I am not trying to negate how revolutionary or important The Beatles were, however the only album by them I really love is The White Album. And even that has alot of stuff I skip.

What early Beatles are you listening too? Most early Beatles is based on raw Rock and Roll. The Beatles had some very tough crowds to please in Hambourg - Rock and Roll was the style that went down the best - you could also dodge glasses being thrown at you to this music.

[novemberparadise23]

im more of a beatles fan but the stones do kick ass


but some of my favorite songs are  "yesteday" 'let it be" "revolution" "here comes the sun" " come together"  so i would have to say the beatles

[freedom78]

Bon Jovi calls winner!

[Booker Floyd]

I prefer the Rolling Stones

[D]

Ill take Bon JOvi over them both Combined!

[von]

Ill take Bon JOvi over them both Combined!

Me too, but for this argument, I'll take the Stones.