The fool says, "The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones." The wise man says, "The Beatles AND The Rolling Stones."

The Beatles as a band has not made an album in almost 50 years. In 2020, we’ll have the 50th anniversary of Let It Be, their final album. The Stones, who by the way still tour together, are STILL in the shadow of a band that hasn’t performed a proper concert since 1966 or made an album since 1970. The game is over right there.

I remember those days and I was 13 in 1964 and at first I liked the stones because they were the bad boys but when Rubber Soul came out I had to admit to myself the Beatles music was more interesting to listen to. The Stones were great but the Beatles were just mind blowing to me they had the finger on the pulse and didn’t let go until they broke up.

Vs? It's a no contest, The Beatles were beyond anything, a phenomenon in itself!

the rolling stones enhanced an existing genre on a great level, rhythm and blues, but the beatles created something entirely new. so the stones are great molders, but the beatles are gods.

The Beatles of course! They are the best in the whole solar system. They are the Mount Olympus of music - the band of all bands, they are on that level.

The Stones played a very significant role in the 60s music revolution but the dominant creative, original force was the Beatles,

There is only one group that continued to cut new paths at every step... the Beatles.

I hated that so called rivalry. Beatles were the Beatles. And the stones were the stones. Different approaches.

The music of the stones is the equivalent to amazing colorful photographs....the music of The Beatles is equivalent to Louvre-quality paintings.

I like both but you just can't compare anyone to The Beatles. They did more in a decade than The Stones did in 50+ years

Please remember what Keith Richards said on the matter; "without The Beatles, there would be no Rolling Stones." Also , it is important to remember that The Beatles have sold more albums than Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones combined. These comparisons miss the point that The Beatles are at a level where only Elvis Presley can come close. The Stones, Zeppelin, pink Floyd, Queen, ...are very popular rock bands. But The Beatles are The Beatles not to be cornered in a niche of music.

While the stones are a great band , or even a great blues band the Beatles where innovative and groundbreaking. To this day they are influential.

Stones were of earth. Beatles the universe.

Brian Jones was the real bad boy of The Stones. Mick and Keith were very green. Brian had played over 100 shows before hiring Mick and Keith. He also had Fathered several children by the age of 18. Brian was and always will be The Founder and Creator of The Rolling Stones.

The Beatles are Greatest musicians in entire planet

Contest cannot be done BEatles are beyond music,lyrics,everything. They are magical. They are like Pele in football, or Muhamed Ali in boxing,or Fangio in driving F1.

I always laugh when people try to compare The Beatles and The Stones. That's like comparing Ice Cream and Bourbon. Both are great, but completely different things.

The Beatles were the best and still the best

Did anyone else have problems with the video at 38 minutes and 57 seconds and on?

Although I personally prefer The Beatles, I love the Stones. It's an apples/oranges thing with me.

The Stones have only sold around a third of the records the Beatles sold , that is 48 years after the Beatles split...

The Stones may still be playing when they turn 100... but they'll never be the equal of -- nor will they ever eclipse -- The Beatles. In fact, the Stones are one of dozens of acts that benefited from the path to musical stardom that was pioneered and paved for them by The Beatles. The Beatles are head and shoulders above The Stones, and all the other bands that followed them... and most of them are honest enough to admit that ~~ and to candidly confess that if it were NOT for The Beatles' groundbreaking successes, the great acts that competed with and which followed The Beatles would likely have never made it big themselves.

You can't compare the Beatles to ANY ONE !! One word - UNIQUE ✌

The Beatles from 1963-1969 are being compared to a band who produced from 1963-2017.....That's amazing in itself.

Someone posted some click-bait. The Beatles and the Stones were good friends and even coordinated releasing songs in the 60's so they would NOT compete with one another. They both admired one another's music, so why do you have to make something out of nothing? Both bands conquered the world with great music. Let's just leave it at that.

John said it best in his Rolling Stone 1970 interview. "I resent the implication that the Stones are like revolutionaries and that the Beatles weren’t, they are not in the same class, music-wise or power-wise, and never were.”

Theres the Beatles..............and then everything else.

Never thought of Stones vs Beatles when I was growing up in the 60's. Their music was different and incomparable IMO back then. It was a great time because you had both band's music playing on the radio.

Both brilliant bands...both different sounding..all influential in many different ways..

Both are legends, love them both, different styles, cant imagine music without either one of them.

I'm just glad we had them both... along with all the other great bands of that era. The thing is, the Beatles were the leading lights of the 1960's UK 'beat boom'...and they stayed the leaders of what became known as the counter culture right through their incredible career. Every once in a while the stars align & phenomenal talents appear seemingly out of nowhere, and go on to conquer the world....I'm thinking Elvis, Jimi, Dylan (insert your own favourite phenomenon here!) and of course, the Beatles. It's something that's heaven sent, every so often... although it has to be said that it seems to be a VERY rare occurrence these days.

Beatles and the Stones!! I love them both!

The Beatles seized the title of best band of all time on 2/9/64 during the Ed Sullivan show and have yet to relinquish that title and more than likely never will. They will always be the biggest thing in popular music that ever or will happen. The Stones gave them a run for their money every step of the way. The stones are still going but basically have been a tribute band to themselves for over 30 years now. Both bands made their mark in the 60's. I always loved both bands. Especially John Lennon and Brian Jones. They created and shaped their bands and made them what they are today. Legendary!

the beatles are uncomparable

The Beatles are handsome, stylish and very original. The stones, I don't know. I don't even care everything about them. They don't get my attention. No comparison at all between them. Beatles is incomparable even in today's band.

Beatles. It's not even close. They were truly groundbreaking and progressed and got better very quickly. No other band could go from writing songs like Thank You Girl to Tomorrow Never Knows and Strawberry Fields in only 3-4 years. The Stones are good, but the Beatles are hands down the best band of all time. No contest.

Well the stones are still on tour and fill big arenas where the Beatles songs are still popular though the band existed only 1o years. Both are impressive. Love both bands.

There is NO CONTEST!! The Beatles rule! Forever

there is no vs.! Harrison presented them to Decca. Beatles wrote I Wanna Be Your Man for the stones, BTW, first hit for them.

not only was over 11 commercials forced on me through this video it was corrupted at about the 40 minute mark and never completed!

they were both amazing groups. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Elvis, all great!

I love The Rolling Stones! I've seen them live fifteen times and they never fail to put on a completely outstanding show. Their work from 1964 to 1971 puts 99% of all groups who have ever cut a record to shame. The Beatles are in the other one percent. The Stones are mainly a three-chord, blues/rock outfit, with a carefully manufactured attitude, who has always been capable of getting people off of their arses and shaking their bones, with fists defiantly punching the air of authority. The Beatles changed the gravity of the earth's pull with a technicolor attack, and a continual progression through waters previously uncharted, while creating a musical patchwork never to be equaled, and one which has never lost its luster. A thousand decades from now, should the earth still be inhabited by humans, that same catalog will continue to lift the hearts of each of our descendants who have the capacity to feel the love of life and the adventure life it is. There will never, ever, be another group as timeless, powerful, and inclusive as the Fab Four. The power of love will always be dominant over the power of angst and descent. All you need is love is not just the lyrics of a song, it's a way to live one's life to the fullest. When you put on a Beatles song, your heart smiles. Just as it was always meant to do.

for maybe 20 years when it was obvious that summer was here i would get out all my stones albums and play them really loud... they charged me up to a fever pitch....the other months of the year i would listen to the beatles who took me to another level of conciousness....two different types of energy but both very satisfying....my favorite stones album? exile on man street.... my favorite beatles album? the white album....has been a joy to be on this planet for 68 years now and grown up with these two bands......there is no contest....they are both great.....nothing like either of them now......

Both bands were great. Both bands changed music. I dont think music can be ranked in terms of whats better. There's a lot of personal opinion involved with the question of what good music is, just like any art. That being said, in terms of everything a band has done in it's history, including its popularity, style/image, impact on music, musical talent, etc, i believe the Beatles are the greatest band of all time.

Top Ten bands of that most important Rock Decade, the 1960's; *#1; The Beatles (Mozart), #2 Jimi Hendrix (Bach), #3 Led Zeppelin (Beethoven), #4 Pink Floyd, #5, Bob Dylan, #6 The Doors, #7 The Grateful Dead, #8 The Rolling Stones, #9 Jefferson Airplane, #10 The Who!* The Beatles are of course by far the most important band EVER, musically they were the edge (63-68!) Yes the Rolling Stones WERE great (1965-1971) in the past but now they, Coldplay and U2 Are THE masters of not quitting when ahead!

It’s August 24th, 2021 and announced on the radio is that Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones drummer) has passed away at the age of 80! Thank you Charlie for all your years anchoring the Stones. I will miss you.

The Beatles are the Mozart, Beethoven and J.S Bach of the 20th century and is the reason why their music is studied in every music college all over the world. The Beatles were in a totally different class of composers than the Stones and every musician knows this is true. The Stones admit themselves their success was in the wake of the Beatles and they are truly grateful to the Beatles for making that possible. The Beatles were lightyears ahead in their musical ability and composition and still to this day NOONE has even come close to their genius.

Two totally different bands except for the time period, hair, and guitars. Two totally different stories and approaches to music as well. Beatles = rock 'n roll + Motown, Girl Groups, and standards (like 'Till There was You). Greater knowledge of chord structure helped in later songs. Were friends as well as bandmates and went through an "apprenticeship" of almost 5 years before they "made it" (except for Ringo, whom they all knew and liked and who was hired later on.) Were the "total package" by the time they came to the U.S. Great original songs, harmonies, a stylish image due largely to manager Brian Epstein, great record producer in George Martin, great rapport with the press; total pros!! Brian Jones, the Stones' founding member, ran an ad for players who wanted to play BLUES and hired all of the early members; first Ian Stewart on piano (who later was demoted to road manager by Stones manager Andrew Oldham ) Mick, Keith, and their buddy Dick Taylor on bass. But their roots were Chicago blues as well as rock 'n roll like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Less advanced chord structures, more earthy and chaotic "feel," (as well as image). None were friends before the band except Mick and Keith. When Taylor quit, they got Bill Wyman on bass and finally Charlie Watts on drums. Their rise to fame was a bit quicker; about a year or so, maybe a year and a half, although it took them longer in the States. Stones owed more to the Beatles than the Beatles did to the Stones, the Beatles having given them one of their tunes to record, ("I Want to Be Your Man" which, at the time was a sure hit since everything the Beatles did at the time turned to gold.) Both groups did what they did very well, and both have left us with some great music as well as interesting (and sometimes tragic) histories.

I was a teenager in the early sixties and I liked the stones and their music more than the Beatles and identified more with the Stones personally I thought anyway. But when Sgt. Peppers was released I immediately started paying more attention to the Beatles and did so til the Beatles broke up. Looking back I still like the Beatles music better even though I still think the Stones were great!

Thanks for the upload! I somehow completely missed this one.

I fucking love the Rolling Stones. I'm going to see them in a couple of weeks. But after seeing Paul McCartney a few weeks ago, I'm not that excited. As much as I love the Stones, I love the Beatles even more. Keith Richards is the coolest guy on the planet, but Paul McCartney is the greatest guy on the planet. We can love both but it's not fair to compare anyone to the Beatles.

KZfaq has become unbearable with a commercial ever 60 seconds.

The Beatles, at their best, have the greatest albums in rock n roll. (mid to late 1960's) The Rolling Stones, at their best, were the greatest band in rock n roll. (late 1960's - early 1970's)

like many others here - NO CONTEST! The Beatles or the Four-headed Monster rules forevermore. The Stones, however, were a great, long-running blues band

I love a lot of Rolling Stones songs, but Beatles are superior. Beatles did everything. They were original in the sense they were unoriginal. They did everything from pop, to hard rock, to indie, to psychedelic, etc. They were pioneers of music. Best band of all time. Sgt. Peppers is a masterpiece and it was something no band dreamed of doing, mixing orchestra with rock was just brilliant. Lennon/McCartney are definitely the best duo of all time. Although Gilmour and Waters are up there

stones are the best blues rock band in history, beatles are the best everything rock band in history

Beatles>>>>>>>(fill in blank)

"There was no rivalry between the bands, it was a fabrication. And the public believes what it reads" How true. Especially today.

I worked with Andrew Oldham briefly back in the '90's. I was a local producer for RCA records. I learned a lot from him. Since I am a Beatles fanatic I was honored. Sweet guy.

Lennon&Mccartney are together the best song writers of populer music history IMO.

THE BEATLES = Pele of Music. THE King The best

I think that Jagger was haunted by the fact that Lennon and McCartney wrote their first hit single. In a bedroom, In five minutes.

The Beatles were too big to be compared. Stones, Monkees, Backstreet Boys, Oasis, Beach Boys, etc they all have their qualities. A message to their fans: Enjoy the music of your favorites and be happy.

The Rolling Stones were popular but they were always a shadow of the Beatles in a good way.

2019 AUG Both are great! But one of them had a bassist who sings at the same time. (That is very difficult!) During that era, that kind of singer-bassist was very revolutionary.

No rivalry ever between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones ever!!

Ridiculous, like comparing apples to oranges. They are both immensely talented bands and yet very different.

brian jones was the real rolling stones

Beatles win

I love both. I miss Brian, I miss John and I miss George. What a great thing to have happened to our western worlds. These two groups loved American music created mostly by African Americans and here they came. They were great and to the world they will always be great... I was 7 or 8 when the Beatles broke up but have been lucky enough to see the Stones 6 different times. The great giant stages are amazing.

apples and oranges, superman and batman, Coca Cola and Pepsi, blues and folk, same thing no question

The Rolling Stones are great. I love them.... But nothing will ever compare to The Beatles

No one will ever measure up to the Beatles what a silly comparison. Nothing shown/said in this video can ever demonstrate the true reality of that time & the actual impact of the Beatles. When they came to my town in '64 hundreds of children ended up in the hospital. It was utter madness.

The beginning animation is superb! :)

The Stones pioneered the blues rock genre and made fantastic songs around it, they were the best live act of their generation in my opinion. The Beatles on the other hand are gifted musicians and formidable songwriters that made them immortals in the music world. as one testimony to it, Countless beatles' tribute bands are being formed around the world to this day.

That SHOT!!! Of KING!! BRIAN JONES!!!! at the 13 09 is Prrrriiiiccceeelleesss!!!! THE MAN!!!!

Exile on Main Street. I'll just leave that here.

Well. I. Never sang a Stones tune at primary school. The Beatles were and still are the best. The most underated band in modern history.

The bold statement at 30:30 makes this whole silly production worthwhile. It's enough to make one's skin crawl...

If the Beatles had never happened I seriously doubt the Stones would have happened. There is no comparison in reality. The Beatles in basically 7 years have outsold the Stone who still play together to this day 2-4-22 . The Beatles were the 2nd best selling band in 2020 50 years after they called it quits. It is silly to compare anyone or any group to the Beatles.

The beauty of the rolling Stones is.. that they're not the Beatles. and if they were trying to be the Beatles they wouldn't be the stones. We know where the Beatles are on this

The Beatles represent a way of understanding music, while the Stones are more like a way of seeing life.

The last 12 minutes are a true eye opener into both bands.

2 Greatest band i wish i wasn't a millennial

Somebody else can't see the last minutes?

And both bands owe their roots and beginnings to American music. Whether it was Elvis (Beatles) or Muddy Waters (Stones) just as examples as there were so many artist both groups copied. if not for American Rock n Roll and Blues we may never have heard and enjoyed either band. In my younger years I was more of a Stones fan (rebellious youth) and the Beatles were just to mellow for me. Later I’ve come to love the Beatles as much as The Stones. Thankfully we had them both. As of today Charlie Watts 24/08/2021 has passed away so the Stones i knew no longer exist. RIP Charlie and thank you

Just the right combo of personalities with the growing surge of fan enthusiasm. The Fab 4 had a team to support them ....... so give credit to the community around them that brought them "across the pond" -- so we in the U.S.A. could enjoy them as well! I treasure the times, great tunes, & overall cool groove! What fun; what great memories! Bless that British Invasion! Peace & Love, Cav. *

To me the difference lies in the Beatles ability to keep on re-engineering themselves and their music throughout the short life of that great group. They acted as if they knew their music was destined for immortality, and indeed it is! You listen yo their music and it is a journey through a troubled world coming out of a global was, rebuilding itself with different values that empowered teen agers and youth. A new world economy order was established and new generation wanted to live, love and be loved. After few years and numerous tours, the Liverpool boys started their quest for immortality and produced songs with unique lyrics that are new to the world of rock or any style of music (Eleanore Rigby, a day in life, etc.) Another era of their life began with the fifth Beatle George Martin, and Strawberry fields was born ... that and grandma music that were Paul’s gift to the world (Maxwell, lady madonna, your mother should know, etc.). The Indian part of their journey is my favorite .. it witness the reincarnation of the silent Beatle who knocked off the socks of the world with his genius songs... They are a band that will be remembered a hundred years from now and even more

how can you compare the beatles and stones,the stones were just good,the beatles were the best in the world by miles

I loved both bands - and still do!

This is an excellent Beatles vis-a-vis Stones exploration. Educational for anyone young enough to have missed the groups' ascendance. (Which I, alas, am not.) Great contemporary footage; talking heads are relevant and not overdone. Too bad it freezes after thirty-nine minutes.

The Stones were for the times, the Beatles for the ages.

What made the Beatles and Stones so successful is that the had great managers.Don't get me wrong I like them both,but if it wasn't for their managers Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham they would not have gotten that far as far as they did.The same with Jimi Hendrix,if Chas Chandler would not have came to The Cafe Wha in 1966 Jimi would still be backing up singer well into the 1970's.Management does make a difference.

Great effort and a very accurate documentary. Everything fits the timelines and the rise of both groups. 'Long Live Rock' 🎸 as Pete Townsend of the ( rival / Lol) WHO would say! Might I add, The Beatles opened the doors for hundreds if not thousands of Rock groups! Finally, I believe both the Beatles the Stones and all the other groups would give full credit to 'Chuck Berry' for creating the sound that they themselves played. +Richard+ is Durasaxon 🇺🇸

Brian Jones was the best thing about the Stones. The stones died for me when amici and Keith took over

Both great bands! Even though early Beatles way overrated! Starting in 1965 or so they were the perfect brand and deserve all the love! You know what band was better than both circa 1964 -66 The most underrated and imperfect band...The Kinks! OK, I know I can’t win any arguments here over the Stones/Beatles popularity The Kinks always get forgotten and deserve better

Great documentary, but too many damm u-tube commercials. 1-evey -minute!

To me the Stones were a rock band. The Beatles started out as a rock band but transcended into artists, something that the Stones never achieved.

The video stops playing at about 39 minutes. This is unfortunate since IMO the best part of the film is the last 10 minutes. To see the whole video, go to The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones (Full Version), which is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5yIn9OZx9Onj2Q.html. This link works perfectly.