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when i was a kid - i wasnt a big fan of the beatles - i was too close to what i was listening. i didnt actually grow up with the beatles - that was fgor people my parents age.
it wasnt until much later i recognized how importand - solid - influential - and enduring they were/are.
i dont sit around listening to them - i rarely do unless the mood hits.
I felt the same way about the stones ...but the thing about them is that they kept going - releasing albums during my time which i thought were ok but not great. (emotional rescue ? come on, its a crap song from a crap stones era)
if the stones had disbanded in 1971 there would be a slightly stronger comparrison - but as good as their best songs are - i just dont think they've had anywhere near the same impact - and whatever impact they did have is becoming diminished - watered down by their ailing dragged out career.
i have about 5 - 10 stones songs that i think are really great...
but there has to be about 50 - 60 beatles songs that are timeless
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