Ah the old Beatles v Stones debate, as usual it’s all about what makes either the greatest. If it’s about live playing well the stones have had about 57 years more practice at increasingly bigger venues with the tech getting more superior decade upon decade ( yes even flat old out of tune Don Henley can be made to sound good these days ) If it’s down to the numbers game then the Beatles win by a country mile, be it number ones or total worldwide sales. It’s also worth pointing out that despite still releasing the odd piece of new material in the last 57 years and quite a few trilogies, number one collections etc etc The Beatles never made a complete new studio album as a band after breaking up whereas The Stones have released 17 new studio albums in that time. Personally it’s The Beatles all day long for me, their songs are far more memorable and they are still incredibly popular even today, plus Lennon and McCartney are recognised as the most successful song writing partnership of all time. So opinions matter of course but cold hard facts settle most of the arguments in The Beatles favour.
