The Who v The Stones v The Who
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Topic: The Who v The Stones v The Who
Posted By: Tales
Subject: The Who v The Stones v The Who
Date Posted: July 27 2007 at 21:19
| Who was the greatest ? |
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 27 2007 at 21:23
who? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Tales wrote:Posted By: JesusisLord
Date Posted: July 28 2007 at 01:13
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"  ------------- And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Phillipians 2:11 |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: July 28 2007 at 11:07
| 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. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: July 29 2007 at 01:00
| Love them both, but I love and listen to the Who a lot more than those cool Stones cats. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: July 29 2007 at 18:08
I love em both very much. But the Who was the greatest.  ------------- 
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: August 01 2007 at 09:40
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The WHO have some 4-5 great classics albums
the ROLING STONES
 have maybe 8-10 great albums, a myriad of great singles and still roliing without interruption.....they get my vote! |
Posted By: ClashWho
Date Posted: September 18 2007 at 04:57
| 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. |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 07:28
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?
------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: Revolver
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:30
| The Stones by far they had far more greater songs than the Who and they are more fun to listen. |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:33
Guess |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 21:46
That would be the Stones both times. |
Posted By: Hat of Truth
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 04:19
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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. |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 16:22
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. |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 16:27
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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. ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 16:34
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Whaaa? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 21:46
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the question should be Who's the Most Rock n' roll? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Sydwaters
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 23:39
| Neither one is but I prefer the Stones especially Let It Bleed and Satanic Majesties Request. |
Posted By: FunnyWays
Date Posted: October 23 2007 at 12:46
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Could never get into the Stones really so would have to be The Who. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 12:51
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How do I love watching the Stones being deafeted by a much greater band!
The Who rocks!! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 13:56
| the who... better music, better concerts, better musicians. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 17:21
| Rolling Stones made a lot of good singles, and is a very good band, but The Who had more to offer in terms of musical variety. So I choose The Who. |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 06:23
| WHO |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 05:53
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Both bands had excellent non-moving bass players but The Who wins my vote because The Stones never produced anything as great as Tommy, Who's Next or Live At Leeds.
------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 15:59
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THE WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 16:04
| The Stones much more mainstream although their first album being their lest known are quite good with psych compared to Floyd PATGOD and Beatles stuff. But The Who man! Much but much better musicians, better albums, better vocals, varied genres threw R&B, rock & roll, hard rock, and finally ending with pop rock and some synth pop with It's hard. My fave albums are Who's Next, Who are you and Face Dances. Other amazing albums Quadrophenia, Tommy, A Quick One, By Numbers and My Generation |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 16:26
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Love the who.. but over the creative peak of the groups. .which ran pretty close to concurrently... The Stones.. a string of rock albums from the late 60's to the early 70's that are essential recordings of rock. Don't expect much love here on this forum... but the title is not for Greatest Proto Prog Rock 'n' Roll ' band of all time or Greatest Prog Related Rock 'n' Roll ' band of all time or even the Greatest LIve Rock 'n' Roll ' band of all time The Stones earned that title brothers... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 16:34
| You're right Micky and that's why the vote goes to The Who. Having both great creativity and both innovating, The Who has created much more than them and having almost no let down albums all their carrer. Talking with rock criteria. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 16:42
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oh no.. that is my point...prog fans will look at this with short-sighted lenses ... you all forget ... rock in not about innovating.. or being creative for creativities sake . that is prog not rock and roll. Rock is about jarring your molars with great riffs and hooks and creating memorable songs with great lyrics. Find me a better riff master than Keith Richards.. or outside of Lennon McCartney.. a better song-writing team than Jagger and Richards. Come on man. This isn't about prog... it's about pure and simple rock and roll.. and the Stones epitomized it. Plain and simple. you all should know that. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 21:54
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My heart says the Who, my head says the Stones. So go with the head.
Heart says Live at Leeds and Who's Next are great albums. Head says but what about Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed?
Heart says Tommy and Quadrophenia. Head says ever heard Sticky Fingers?
But it's the early and later stuff that tips the scales. Who never made a good album after Who's Next. At least the Stones had Exile and Tattoo You. And I'd put Out of Our Heads or Between the Buttons up against My Generation any time.
Still, a tough call. Two of the greatest rock bands ever.
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 23:40
| Gotta go with The Who. Stones come such a close second though that my vote means little. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 24 2008 at 11:35
After Who's Next came Quadrophenia, By Numbers, Who are you and Face Dances. All of those being great and other amazing something the stones could never make. |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: February 28 2008 at 15:48
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the Who by a mile
Alberto -------------  |
Posted By: rudderhead
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 22:01
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The Who. The Rolling Stones have good songs but I couldnt say that I enjoy all of the albums they made.
The Who made a lot of good albums
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 13:47
The Guess Who?  On a serious note, Rolling Stones are the ones to vote for in this poll. Not because of their music, but because of their popularity. |
Posted By: zicIy
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 14:59
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The Who.
The Who were more artistic, Pete Townshend was/is more introspective, he almost always has been writing in some concept way (as Ian Anderson, or Zappa, for example, although they are so different), so they released 5 really concept albums, and 2 were filmed (Tommy and Quadrophenia); these are only 2 of the ROCK movies based on previously issued the original rock albums. also, My Generation is the first a real ROCK song, i mean not R&B or simple rock´n´roll stuff...........etc.
i respect The Stones, i agree that The Stones is more fun, much more a "party" band, so many different great musicians supported them in their live shows - great Funk, Soul, Blues, Rock etc. atractions, and the gals never were so crazy for The Who, probably coz they dont have " ohhh baby baby " the songs in their catalogue, but The Who is more ART, no question.
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Posted By: Minizephyr
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 18:53
The Who... ------------- http://www.indabamusic.com/asset/show/1466419 Music by Robert Burns |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 20:45
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good thing you all don't decide such things.... it is 'greatest rock and roll band'... not which band or style of music you prefer....
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |