The Beatles versus the Stones.
As a band, it's tough to decide who I like better, but between these two LPs, there's no hesitation for me: Let It Bleed all the way.
Also, Let it Bleed was released on this day in 1969, so happy 55th birthday to it.
Battle of the classic rock albums, Day 2: LET IT BE vs LET IT BLEED
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The Beatles versus the Stones.
As a band, it's tough to decide who I like better, but between these two LPs, there's no hesitation for me: Let It Bleed all the way.
Also, Let it Bleed was released on this day in 1969, so happy 55th birthday to it.
What I love best about the Let it Bleed album is on the back cover:
THIS RECORD SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD!
But hands down top 10 album of all time!
THIS RECORD SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD!
But hands down top 10 album of all time!
Tough...like em both...I'm more Stones than Beatles so it's Let it Bleed.
Lets go - shall we!
Gimme Shelter vs Two of Us - Gimme Shelter
Love in Vain vs Dig a Pony - Love in Vain
Country Honk vs Across the Universe - Country Honk
Live With Me vs I Me Mine - Live with Me
Let It Bleed vs Dig It / Let It Be - Dig It / Let It Be
Midnight Rambler vs Maggie Mae / I've Got a Feeling - Maggie Mae / I've Got a Feeling
You Got the Silver vs One After 909 - You Got the Silver
Monkey Man vs The Long and Winding Road - Monkey Man
You Can't Always Get What You Want vs For You Blue - No contest on this, You can't Always Get What You Want
vs Get Back - Get Back by default
Winner Rolling Stones
7 - 3
Gimme Shelter vs Two of Us - Gimme Shelter
Love in Vain vs Dig a Pony - Love in Vain
Country Honk vs Across the Universe - Country Honk
Live With Me vs I Me Mine - Live with Me
Let It Bleed vs Dig It / Let It Be - Dig It / Let It Be
Midnight Rambler vs Maggie Mae / I've Got a Feeling - Maggie Mae / I've Got a Feeling
You Got the Silver vs One After 909 - You Got the Silver
Monkey Man vs The Long and Winding Road - Monkey Man
You Can't Always Get What You Want vs For You Blue - No contest on this, You can't Always Get What You Want
vs Get Back - Get Back by default
Winner Rolling Stones
7 - 3
By no stretch of the imagination is Country Honk better than Across the Universe.
Let it Be
Wasn't Paranoid the album that killed the 60's?
Let it Be
Wasn't Paranoid the album that killed the 60's?
The 1960s were over when Paranoid was released (September 1970). Let it Bleed was released in December 1969.
Lyrically, a darker album with songs like Gimme Shelter and Midnight Rambler. And the day after it came out, Altamont, the anti-Woodstock happened.
Let it Bleed appears almost whimsical compared to the raw power of Beggar's Banquet. The Beatles got their first break in Hamburg, the Stones in Milano.
The title song of Let it Bleed is about shrimp cocktail.
The title song of Let it Bleed is about shrimp cocktail.
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We all know about the Beatles in Hamburg, but are you sure about the Stones in Milan, chief?
I had drinks at The Hot Lips bar in Milan, a Stones bar. I assumed that's where they began, upon further review The Stones did a six city tour of Italy in 1967.
Ah, OK, I'm pretty good with rock 'n' roll history and was not aware of any early gigs in Italy. They actually got their start in 1963 doing a Rice Krispies ad. It's the only song Brian Jones wrote for them.
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They'd probably rather forget about this.
