British Expatriate Network

As I mentioned in another post a few weeks ago, I bought a few Brit albums that Q rated as the best ever.

I love Beggars Banquet by the Rolling Stones, it's quality through and through - I play it all the time and I think it would be just as succesful if it was released today. The song that Coca-Cola are using right now for their C2 drink "Can't always get what you want..." is brilliant too.

Revolver by the Beatles on the other hand got tiresome pretty quickly. A few of the songs are undeniably great - but from start to finish there are a couple of weak tracks. McCartney has gone down in my opinion as of late - once I started looking at which songs were his compared to Lennon's I really started to see who the true genius was in that group.

I'm having a hard time believing this because my Dad was a Beatles man through and through (whole family from Liverpool) and I spent my youth listening to the Red and Blue albums. And of course being a Northerner I feel like I'm betraying my roots.

But the Rolling Stones just seem to have more dimension in their music, and definitely sound more timeless. Maybe I need to try a few more albums - any recommendations?

You could try Sergeant Pepper, but personally I think the Stones are much better. Especially the early stuff with the yummy Brian Jones.

Have to agree with you Annie. Also liked a lot of Bill Wymans solo efforts as well.


I have always been more partial to the Lennon side of Lennon/McCartney,John was a brilliant poet and musician.

Rolling Stones - anything up until Goats Head Soup is pretty good. After that, they just sucked more and more until you end up with shyte like Vooodo Lounge and Steel Wheels.

I was always a Stones over the Beatles kind of guy - but I prefer Blur to Oasis... ironic, n'est pas?

Anyone remember the name of the Stones album with the zipper on the front. Was it Sticky fingers?

Liked Cold Cold winter on Goats Head soup, after that, not so much )

I just could never get into alot of the Stones stuff. As for the Beatles, Revolver is a great album, if only for Eleanor Rigby. Still, give me Led Zeppelin over these two any day. In my humble opinion, Led Zep are by far the greatest band ever to grace the earth.

I prefer Led Zeppelin too.

I would go for the stones over the beatles too. However, it is true that you have to consider mostly the Lennon beatles stuff when trying to compare. Lennon was a genius, Mick wrote a song in Iambic Pentameter. That's pretty genius too.


That's all.

Maybe it's my age but I don't like either The Stones or The Beatles...........

I of course coming from london have to just give the edge to the STONES as i hung with the, in a twickenham bar long before they where famous ,and had a home in chelsea not from there abode .

The beatles are the only band whos members names roll of the lips of young and old alike when asked .

Many concerts of the stones i have seen and one of the regrets in my life is i never did see the beatles live .


Personal choice aside the beatles changed the shape of pop music for ever and took control from the US mogals and put it squarely in the hands of UK promoters .


Zepp holds a special place in the annuals of 60/70s music for thier craft and magnificent light shows. one of the first and definatly the best I have ever seen

I never liked the Beatles and when Paul McCartney transformed into Wings I just knew I was right. D