I’m so excited about all this new January, 1969 stuff, yet I have to say that it all pales in comparison to the ’63 – ‘67 era recordings.
The talk about The Beatles vs. The Stones has been going on so long, it bores me.
It DID make me think about the recent
"Wonder Years" episode, however, where the main character was trading
baseball cards with his friends.
WHAT A FARCE!
IF five kids were sitting and ONLY trading
baseball cards in 1968, THOSE KIDS knew who the players were and which were
stars. You did NOT trade cards like that in 1968 without being
knowledgeable about them. If you knew nothing about the players, you did
NOT waste five cents on a pack of baseball cards when you could have the run of
pixi sticks, gum, wax lips, fake Roger McGuinn rose colored glasses (I had all
those AND was a card lover) and numerous other items you could spend your money
on.
Trades he made:
Hank Aaron for Jim Fergosi and Bill Freeman
Carl Yaz for Bert Campinaris
and he took a Willie Mays off a kid DESPITE it
being autographed.
C'mon, writers. The Wonder Years is fun
to remember the times, but I NEVER knew ANYONE who liked baseball cards be that
stupid. Personally, I traded with my three brothers and usually, it was two
older season cards for a newer season one with player names being important.
Usually, the lousy players went into bicycle spokes.
Sad Wonder Years writing piece this time.
Clark Besch
I always figured it was Yoko
and Linda that broke up the Beatles. Most of the bands I've been in were
broken up by wives or girlfriends.
Ed #1
Part of this is growing
up and evolving interests. You can put
100% of your heart and soul into the band and sometimes when you do, you
actually make it. It’s SUSTAINING that
level of intensity that presents the greatest challenge! At some point, you also have to go on and live your life. (kk)
kk …
I was watching a clip of John & Yoko -- co-hosting
The Mike Douglas Show.
He denied the fact that Yoko broke up the Beatles.
BUT -- if she did, shouldn't she get credit
for all four solo careers?
As for THE ROLLING STONES, I think they've hit
the perfect formula.
For a few years you don't hear much about
them.
Next thing you know, they're announcing
another tour.
After the tour is over, they separate before
getting on each others’ nerves.
It’s kind of like being broke up, without
really breaking up, f you know what I mean.
FB
I’ve long wondered how
long The Beatles might have lasted had they just taken the occasional break to
work on a solo project … and then only get back together when they were all
gung-ho on doing something new.
Today we take that
concept for granted … Phil Collins doing a solo album and then a new one and a
tour with Genesis … and several others along the way once things became a big
more flexible.
(I guess the other idea
would be to have just kept releasing 2-LP sets, with each Beatle taking a side
for their solo stuff. The others could
act as back-up musicians until it was their turn to take the spotlight. Or, as George did, they could bring in a
special guest like Eric Clapton or Billy Preston and improve the greater
good.) kk
Hi Kent,
I loved the Stones VS Beatles debate this morning.
I
thought you both did a great job. Nobody
lost the fight. <grin>
I have
learned to appreciate a lot of Stones music that I didn’t like when it first
came out.
I
generally liked the hits but to this day, I have very few Stones albums. I
can’t deny their legacy though. I did go see them on the Steel Wheels tour and
loved the show.
If I had
to pick between the two bands, I’d pick The Beatles, of course, but the Stones
have really made their mark as well.
Bill
Other than their Greatest Hits collections, I was never much of one for buying Rolling Stones albums when I was
growing up.
The first Stones album I ever owned was “Goats Head Soup” … and
that’s only because I won a copy in a newspaper contest! But I have to admit, I liked it and listened
to it again as recently as a week ago.
I’ve since bought the complete collection … and discovered a few
new surprises along the way. Let’s face
it, The Rolling Stones have always been well-represented on the radio … and
it’s pretty obvious as to which songs were likeliest to be the hits … but
they’ve got some great album tracks as well.
I probably need to get a bit deeper into their catalog in order to
appreciate it better.
But like I said previously, there is VERY little “filler” on a Beatles
album. Nearly every track got airplay,
especially early on, when many album tracks were played as though they were
singles, making them all that much more familiar to anybody out there who
didn’t already have the LP at home, sitting on the turntable!
Song for song, style for style, it’s The Beatles for me hands
down. Their creativity is unmatched …
and to see the group develop as quickly as they did in such a brief period of
time … they went from “She Loves You” to “Sgt. Pepper” in just four years! The sophisticated McCartney ballads like
“Here, There And Everywhere” and “Eleanor Rigby” and even the over-played
“Yesterday” and “Michelle” were unmatched … and have become integral parts of
the ‘60’s musical landscape. (The fact
that this same guy could then go off and write “Martha My Dear” for his dog …
or “Rocky Raccoon” and “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road,” all for the White
Album … and then bounce back with “Let It Be” and “The Long And Winding Road”
for the grand finale just a few months later … not to mention the Side Two “Abbey Road” medley … there
just wasn’t ANYBODY else out there doing this caliper of work.) Did this make them “soft” … or just more
versatile?
John could make a political point with a screamer like “Revolution”
… while Mick preferred singing “Starfucker, Starfucker, Starfucker, Starfucker,
Star” … most likely just to prove that he could get away with it!!!
Maybe someday I’ll be inspired enough to put together a list of The
Top 200 Beatles and Rolling Stones songs, based on their lasting legacy. (That means some of George’s tunes like “Here
Comes The Sun” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” will leap to the top of the
list.)
Or, you can simply look at the 196 Stones / Beatles tracks that made
our Top 3333 Most Essential Classic Rock Songs Of All-Time List and get a
pretty good feel for how they’d fall ... and that ranking is the result of YOUR votes ... nearly a million in all ... to determine the absolute best. (kk)
(Start here and then just scroll forward by hitting the “Newer
Posts” link at the bottom of each page … this will take you thru the entire
countdown IN ORDER … all the way to #1.
The Rolling Stones have NINE songs in The Top 100, The Beatles have
eight … but SIX of those nine Stones songs also made The Top 40, lending even more
credence to the fact that they are The World’s Greatest Rock And Roll
Band. Can’t they just SHARE the title
then by declaring The Beatles The World’s Recording Greatest Band???) kk
