[V_TWIN]

Wow that sounds more like something that jackass Pete Townsend would say.

[scottinoc]

When you’re a well-seasoned rocker, I guess you can get away with flapping your gums. Either way, he’s on solid ground, except that I’d take Charlie Watts over Keith Moon.

[Pelham]

Classic rock food fight.

[usafa92]

He’s not exactly wrong, except I always thought the Stones were the ultimate garage band. That said, I never understood The Who’s popularity either.

[DesertRhino]

He’s not wrong.

[Steely Tom]

The Stones are a very good blues band.

[max americana]

I’ve spoken to him lots of times here in L.A. His “hobby” is to go to the small record shops because he hated people bothering him at Amoeba, One of the small record shops is in Los Feliz/Silverlake area and he just walks there. He’s not a lib, that’s for sure. (grin)

[Olog-hai]

Mods v. Rockers redux, srsly?

[Codeflier]

I look at a band’s great song rate over their entire catalog . Both these groups are similar in the 10 -15% great range, but the Stones have a more extensive collection. Slight advantage to the Stones. Very subjective obviously.

[Seruzawa]

I think these guys just like to bait each other.

[Hammerhead]

Funny I would’ve describe it exactly the opposite. Who isn’t even qualified to be a backup band stones.

[diplomatic_immunity]

The Stones are vastly overrated but their longevity is remarkable.

The Doors, while they did have some odd tracks, were far superior musically. Unfortunately Jim joined the 27 Club and the band flopped as a trio, breaking up in ‘73.

[SkyDancer]

Mick doesn’t sing, he screams.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Girls, girls, you are both very pretty.

But I am going steady with Bon Jovi.

[Alberta's Child]

I'm not even a fan of the Rolling Stones and this comment sounds ludicrous to me.

FWIW ... When I checked my iTunes playlist I see I have more Rolling Stones tunes among my Top 100 most frequently played (2) than from The Who (1).

It doesn't get much better than this, folks:

Waiting On A Friend

Moonlight Mile

Dead Flowers

There ain't too many rock bands that can go from a jazz sound to blues to bluegrass like this.

[GSWarrior]

The Who is great. But they essentially stopped being active in 1982 so you got give it to the Stones.

[Tom in SFCA]

1. He’s right about the Stones as a band. They have a great songbook and Jagger/Richards deserve a lot of credit for writing all of those classic songs, but as a live performing band they haven’t been anything special for a long, long time if ever.

2. He’s absolutely right about the internet. It has made most things worse and this effect is becoming increasingly disastrous.

[Huskrrrr]

Well I guess he’s got a point. Most nights I prefer a good pub band.

[IYAS9YAS]

They may be a mediocre pub band, but they’re a very rich mediocre pub band.

[A Navy Vet]

Geeze, Roger, got any more sour grapes? BTW dipshit, you can go to any pub in the world that has a jukebox and find many classic Stones songs for your quarter. How many would I find of the WHO? Also, the only thing your band had going was Townsend and your drummer. Your songs sucked and I've never bought a Who recording.

Should I list the number of classics the Stones recorded and used in different movie soundtracks? Didn't think so. Even the Beatles don't get as much play.