Are You A Beatle or a Stone?

[Funky54]

Are you a Beatle or a Stone?

It’s really that simple. Most of us like some of both, but when it comes right down to having to pick one, there is a clear choice. I have lived in three very different locations in my life. One was dominated by the Stone crowd, One the Beatle, and one just plain confused.

If it doesn’t relate to you… well your wrong. Beatle and Stone are just fun ways of stereotyping the two main types in us musicians.

I am totally alone where I am now. I am totally surrounded “by Stones” They don’t want or like a song driven band. They don’t like stacked harmonies or pop in any way. No hooks. They are blues based and don’t like where my playing is centered.

Here are two lists of bands. You may like some from each (I do) but one list is dominant with you. One your likes gravitate to. Your ability musically is drawn to one of these lists.

List One “The Beatle”
Led Zepplin
Thin Lizzy
ELO
Boston
Foo Fighters
Weezer
Queen
Mick Ronson
Urge Overkill
Space Hog
Beach Boys
Stray Cats
Bowie
Glen Miller
Duke Ellington

List Two ”The Stone”
Cream
The Doors
CCR
Rush
Pink Floyd
Molly Hatchet
Lynard Skinnard
Hendrix
SRV
Allmon Brothers
Black Keys
Neil Young
Howlin Wolf
Son House
BB king

So what are you? You love serving the song? Love working out arrangements and vocal harmonies? Or is that restrictive and taking your freedom? Most of the first list you'd have to learn that bands songs and arrangements. You'd have to have structure. The second list is jam bands in many ways. Sure, both band types did jam songs. Both did structured songs with lots of chord changes, but were stereotyping for fun here.

[rdamato]

The Stone. Just look at who's on the list. GOOD THREAD!! It also could have been titled: AC-30 VS Bassman/JTM-45

[Tigerfang]

Is it odd that I greatly prefer the Beatles, yet by far prefer the Stones list?

[rollyfoster]

my brain likes the beatles, my gut likes the stones. i usually go with my gut.

looking at that list, however, i think zeppelin may be the one band who falls in between.

[Brian D]

Elvis.

[Tenebrous]

Originally Posted by Tigerfang

Is it odd that I greatly prefer the Beatles, yet by far prefer the Stones list?

*Nod*

[Chicago Slim]

Originally Posted by Brian D

Elvis.

+1, Elvis!

If you remember Pulp Fiction, it was Beatle people or Elvis People.

I used to be a Stone, but I reformed.

[coreybox]

Much prefer the beatles over the stones (but I like both!).

I definitely don't like all the bands on the beatles list. Especially boston, which is actually one of my least favorite groups.

[TwoTubMan]

The Animals.

[foureyes]

I find myself (looking at the list of bands) being in both camps.

[chucke99]

I'm a Beatle, but I disagree with your list of other bands that go along with preferring either the Stones or Beatles. You can't make any of those assumptions. The Beach Boys? Are you kidding? Boston? Uggh.

I actually really hate it when people try to categorize the Beatles vs. the Stones. It always seems to break up this way: Beatles are more "pop" while the Stones are more "rock" or "cool". These lists are usually created by guys who like the Stones better and thus, put all the cool bands on their side of the fence.

So I'm a Beatle. Here are my other favorite bands:

Rush
Judas Priest
(Ulrich Roth-based) Scorpions
Frank Zappa
Neil Young
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Tool
Bob Dylan
Hot Tuna

and many more...

[Funky54]

To each of us the list would be some different. Some bands truly fall between for me and wouldnt for you. Stones have some well arranged songs that hav elots of chord progressions and stacked harmonies that I like, but thats not "the Stones" Beatles had some down to earth blues songs with rawness and simple arrangements...but thats no the Beatles.

I think you know what I'm getting at.

As to Boston... Lots of chord progressions and lots of structure and harmonies. Deffenatly serving the song and not the ability. Have to be on the Beatle side

[small axe]

ur list does not compute

[Funky54]

Originally Posted by chucke99

I'm a Beatle, but I disagree with your list of other bands that go along with preferring either the Stones or Beatles. You can't make any of those assumptions. The Beach Boys? Are you kidding? Boston? Uggh.

I actually really hate it when people try to categorize the Beatles vs. the Stones. It always seems to break up this way: Beatles are more "pop" while the Stones are more "rock" or "cool". These lists are usually created by guys who like the Stones better and thus, put all the cool bands on their side of the fence.

So I'm a Beatle. Here are my other favorite bands:

Rush
Judas Priest
(Ulrich Roth-based) Scorpions
Frank Zappa
Neil Young
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Tool
Bob Dylan
Hot Tuna

and many more...

I'm a Beatle.. but Neil Young? on the Beatles side??? Your list is lots of good music, but I say some from each camp, just like my list of good music would be. But as to lots of difficult arrangements with stacked harmonies and cool Jazz undertones... Many on your list a re raw and good rockers, just not Beatlish to me.

[crzyfngers]

like... a stoned beatle man.