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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think the Beatles were much better at recreating themselves to match the times.

from light-hearted boy band songs to deep (and sometimes disturbing) music

Each one had his own style as well.  (I loved George.)

The Stones were fairly consistent and long-lasting, but their ability to adapt (perhaps not necessary) wasn't there.  I like the versatility of the Beatles! [/quote]

I somewhat disagree. The Stones did change their sound throughout the years. Pop-ish in the early 60’s, then they tried to be psychedelic with Her Satanic Majesty Requests, but admittedly failed. In the early 70s (Sticky Fingers) there is a pronounced Country influence and Some Girls and Emotional Rescue embraced Disco, to an extent. But, at their core they are a Blues band.[/quote]

That’s nothing compared to the Beatles’ versatility. They spanned rock n roll, hard rock, classical, ballads, country, psychedelic, world music, old 40s sorts of songs (ex: Martha my dear) and even sort of proto metal (Helter skelter).

To the PP: they were never a boy band, despite their appeal teenage girls. I HATE when people apply that to them. Arguably the first boy band (aka a manufactured group specifically marketed to teenagers and not organically formed) were the Monkees.[/quote]

https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/beatles-were-the-greatest-boy-band-ever.html
I'm still siding with Vulture on this one. They were manufactured early but broke from the mold. The Monkees never broke free. [/quote]

What? No.

They were made to wear suits, but they were NOT manufactured. They wrote their own songs.

Every band had an image they were asked to adhere to. That doesn’t make them a boy band.[/quote]

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