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Poll Question: Who deserves the title 'Greatest Rock 'n' Roll ' band of all time ?
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    Posted: July 27 2007 at 21:19
Who was the greatest ?

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Originally posted by Tales Tales wrote:

Who was the greatest ?


who?
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To give this title to anyone other then the Stones is laughable. The question asks not for the greatest Rock band, but the greatest Rock and Roll. The Stones catalog up thru the 70[s and early 80's define Rock and Roll, with it's attitude and it's swagger. Heck, even the Stones knew they were the best, why else would they have named themselves as The Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Cool
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VS threads are useless and vague. Be more specific! Who would win in a fight? Who would snort their father's ashes first? Something specific. 
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Love them both, but I love and listen to the Who a lot more than those cool Stones cats.
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I love em both very much. But the Who was the greatest. Smile
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The WHO have some 4-5 great classics albums
 
the ROLING STONES Thumbs%20Uphave maybe 8-10 great albums, a myriad of great singles and still roliing without interruption.....they get my vote! 
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Wow, The Who is running away with this. Anyway, I pick the band that smashed their gear after playing songs about "teenage wastelands" and "dying before getting old" at blistering volumes.
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Since we're far from the end of time there's no sense in naming the Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band of All Times. Or do you know more than I about the end of the world?Shocked
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The Stones by far they had far more greater songs than the Who and they are more fun to listen.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Tales Tales wrote:

Who was the greatest ?


who?

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Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

VS threads are useless and vague. Be more specific! Who would win in a fight? Who would snort their father's ashes first? Something specific. 

That would be the Stones both times.
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I will have to chose The Who. Without them we wouldn't have got Rock Operas.
And Tommy is one of my favorite albums of all time.
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Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

The WHO have some 4-5 great classics albums
 

the ROLING STONES Thumbs%20Uphave maybe 8-10 great albums, a myriad of great singles.....


Objectively speaking, you're absolutely right. The Stones have played a far more important role in rock history than the Who and recorded more great music.
Until about a quarter century ago, I loved both bands to death. Even nowadays I think "Jumping Jack Flash" is the greatest rock single ever released!
But ever since STEEL WHEELS (which I enjoyed; I even thought it was some kind of comeback) it has irritated me immensely that the Stones have kept repeating themselves again and again and again. Shamelessly, they've released an even larger number of mediocre albums (both live and studio) than the Who! Mick Jagger's endless preening started getting on my nerves. I kept thinking I really appreciated the Who's madcap humour - at least the way it was until the early seventies. In the past fifteen years or so I've lost most of my affection for the Stones - but I enjoy the Who as much as ever.
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fuxi makes a great point, The Who has been releasing consistent 3.5/4 star albums their whole career, while The Rolling Stones have aa ton of magnificent albums and rock classics and just as much crap and senseless repitition.
 
Hard choice, but I say the Stones just because they good outweighs the bad, at least in my opinion.
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the question should be Who's the Most Rock n' roll?



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Neither one is but I prefer the Stones especially Let It Bleed and Satanic Majesties Request.
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Could never get into the Stones really so would have to be The Who.
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How do I love watching the Stones being deafeted by a much greater band!

The Who rocks!!
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