[Music] The Beatles vs The Stones 1969 albums

[Icy Gull]

Both released in 1969, which album stands up as being the best in 2020

Let It Bleed or Abbey Road

NSC will decide..but for me the Stones romp it by a big margin

Let It Bleed


1. "Gimme Shelter"
2. "Love in Vain"
3. "Country Honk"
4. "Live with Me"
5. "Let It Bleed"
6. "Midnight Rambler"
7. "You Got the Silver"
8. "Monkey Man"
9. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

Abbey Road


1 Come Together
2 Something
3 Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4 Oh! Darling
5 Octopus's Garden
6 I Want You (She's So Heavy)
7 Here Comes The Sun
8 Because
9 You Never Give Me Your Money
10 Sun King
11 Mean Mr Mustard
12 Polythene Pam
13 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
14 Golden Slumbers
15 Carry That Weight
16 The End
17 Her Majesty

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Stones all the way for me.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

That second side of Abbey road is just perfection, but some of the tracks on Let it Bleed make this a too close to call. Abbey Road is the perfect swansong ( yes i know let it be was released later but Abbey road was the last to be recorded). Let it Bleed is the defintive 60's stones album (Beggars Banquet might argue though)

 

[Machiavelli]

That second side of Abbey road is just perfection, but some of the tracks on Let it Bleed make this a too close to call. Abbey Road is the perfect swansong ( yes i know let it be was released later but Abbey road was the last to be recorded). Let it Bleed is the defintive 60's stones album (Beggars Banquet might argue though)

This. All the way. Nothing beats the second side of Abbey Road.

 

[Creaky]

Spent all my teens in the sixties - didn’t know anyone who was both a fan of the Beatles and a Stones fan.

Comparable to having a season ticket for both the Amex and Selhurst!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Abbey Road - not close


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[DJ NOBO]

Stones were the best singles band of all time.
Their Albums were a bit patchy at the Top of the highest level.
Abbey Road is a masterpiece.
Abbey Road, for me

 

[grubbyhands]

Let it Bleed for me.Beatles musically superior but not "bad-ass" enough in my opinion.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Spent all my teens in the sixties - didn’t know anyone who was both a fan of the Beatles and a Stones fan.

Comparable to having a season ticket for both the Amex and Selhurst!

For me I like just about all the Beatles tracks but the Stones just had some tracks that were outstanding.

 

[zefarelly]

Let it Bleed for me.Beatles musically superior but not "bad-ass" enough in my opinion.

Kind of this, yes, the Beatles were well structured musically, and brilliantly arranged, and produced, Martin making a huge difference to their recorded output, and probably influencing their product via creative influence and thereby confidence.

The stones are far more soulful and bluesy, so recorded output not the same. But a lot of their music is more heartfelt

The one thing that's fact, is music is not competitive, they're both superb albums and brilliant bands.

If you were comparing blur and oasis on the other hand

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Better than shitehouse possibly, but not better than countless albums, including this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNqt1J_f5a0

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHIQkfp0s68

 

[Trevor]

I've got copies of both but listen to let it bleed more often so that wins for me

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And this, by ****erty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsZG7n7ries&list=PLVOYDgXAn1KJcPNrbjdBj0SDGHpb95aJ9

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Come together is one of those go to songs to sing to myself, saving humanity, love it, sometimes even Maxwell's silver hammer.

 

[Diablo]

Abbey road by a mile but IMO we are asked to chose between the best of the Beatles and the not so good Stones. Sticky Fingers would make the choice harder !

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9EWlMnbF4&list=PLDD6nAEVVZxHiTWuTF7IQn3kA3MoeMki1

 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Abbey rd is easily the best, no contest. Sublime album bar one song (Maxwell).

Gimme Shelter is up there with one of the most killer rock songs, ever

 

[Sorrel]

The Beatles have got more songs - more that people can object to (hello Maxwell). Still the better album, though.

 

[Stato]

As with all Beatles v Stones questions, the answer is The Kinks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3D76jm2vKs&list=PLC99488D21ADC54CF

I'd also take Trout Mask Replica, Dusty In Memphis, Green River, Leige & Lief & Unhalfbricking, Nashville Skyline, Cloud Nine, JC at San Quentin, The Band, Led Zep II, The Velvet Underground, In A Silent Way, Keynsham and Tommy ahead of both of them.