Beatles vs. Stones

@cd318 Akin to the Beatles in Get Back is the video of the The Stones in the studio working on Sympathy For The Devil.  Starting out as an acoustic ballad and slowly turning into the near violence that is, IMHO, the greatest rock & roll song even written.  

@bigtwin - Yes, that Rolling Stones film was by Jean-Luc Goddard, if I recall correctly? 

It is quite clear from many of the responses (certainly not all) that this is an audiophile blog as opposed to a blog for music lovers.

The Beatles is pretty much the Sun in music, in every direction. Pure perfection for the most part. The Stones is a mess, but it works. And it works well. They contributed about 12 songs to humanity that are brilliant and elevate the listeners life like any great music does. It's that raw energy and beautiful emotional whirlwind that is so unique to them...

@bigtwin

Thanks for reminding me.

I can hardly believe that it’s well over 30 years since I last saw it on Channel 4 during their Goddard season here in the UK.

I think it was called 1 + 1 over here and Sympathy for the Devil in the US.

No idea why.

I wouldn’t mind watching it again because it made little sense back then. It was more like an oddly interesting jigsaw puzzle back then.

Nowadays, I’m a lot more familiar with the pieces.

It might also be one of the rare occasions when the Stones inspired the Beatles.