Comparing The Beatles And Rolling Stones

Which band do you prefer, The Rolling Stones or the Beatles? The debate over which band is better has been ongoing since 1963. Both bands have made a big impact on our music today. They have many accomplishments. Here are a few similarities and differences between them.

The Beatles started their band in Liverpool, England, in 1957. They made twelve studio albums, thirteen extended plays, and twenty-two singles. The band’s members consisted of Paul Mccartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. Their inspirations were Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Carl Perkins. Their genres of music were merseybeat, many forms of rock, skiffle, pop, psychedelia, and blues. The instruments they used were vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion, and sitar.

The bands are both British, and came to America in 1963. Both had performed on the Ed Sullivan in their first years of being here. Being that both bands consist of the same genre many people that like one band also enjoy the other. Sadly both bands have also lost members to death. John Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980. George Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. Brian Jones died in July 1969 by drowning under in influence of drugs.

As there are many similarities with these two bands, but there are even more differences. The beatles sold 165 million more records than The Rolling Stones. They also had different artists as inspirations to form their own type of music. Both bands use some different instruments. The major difference is how long they were both together. The beatles were together from 1957-1970. The rolling stones started in 1962 and are still together to this day! Also, The Rolling Stones made eighteen more studio albums and ninety-eight more singles than The Beatles. Although The beatles made ten more extended plays Than The Rolling