I thought the Stones sucked live
Agreed. The Stones, Led Zep, and The Who were all disappointing live. All sloppy, not tight, just not good live musicians.
I saw the Kinks live in their prime. They were great.
Saw the Stones a few years ago and they were damn good. Bot “Eagles” good, but good.
Me , too .
The Stones do suck live, except for Charlie Wyman, he’s the only thing that holds them together. They’re good on blues numbers live, but beyond that they are very sloppy.
The Beatles were a little sloppy live, and obviously fell short of their studio sound, but their were a tighter band than the Stones ever were. The real problem is that you had thousands of screaming girls to contend with at a Beatles show, so good luck even hearing the band half the time :)