The Rolling Stones are a bunch of crashing bores

[Kiki]

Listened to two greatest hits and many of the studio albums and there is next to nothing I would put on repeat. While The Beatles can write some catchy songs, their 2nd fiddle contemporaries and sometimes "rivals" give no enjoyment to me.

What's the point in me giving repeated listens until I get it? Thousands more artists out there and many more better than this shabby outfit. Fortunately, I don't know any big fans who would expose my to prolonged amounts of their music. I pity people who dislike them and are in such a situation. It must drive them up the wall.

[Puncture Repair]

They're not geniuses, but they've written some great rock tunes.

If you don't think so, that's cool - you shouldn't feel obliged to listen to it until it clicks, but every album or song is worth multiple listens, even if you don't like it.

[KinkyAfro]

Im torn on this one as i have 2 complete opposite opinions regarding the Stones. if you take them from 68-72 i think they are brilliant, but anything outside of that period i think is just awful (and thats being polite).

Took me years to change my opinion on them, my old flatmate had 40 Licks and played it a lot, and I could have made do with 10-12 licks, the other songs made me just dismiss them.

I have 4 stones albums in my chart, and in my opinion, they are the only albums by them that you need, plus some singles you can count on 1 hand from the same era, give or take a couple of years either side.
saying that though, looking at some of the reviews on this site of the 20+ albums theyve done that I dont like, they must stike a chord with people as they seem to love some of them, but we all have different tastes which is fair enough.

Have a listen to Stray Cat Blues off Beggers Banquet, the dirty raw sound of the guitar on that is the song that for me sums up the era of the Stones that does it for me. Maybe its just not or you, if it isnt, then id just give up on them, its not meant to be!

I feel the same way about Bowie, tried to listen to him as popular opinion says hes great, but i just dont see it. not dismissing him as crap or anything like that (before i get abused), hes just not for me.

[Jasonconfused]

What's with all these "this band sucks" threads?
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[Cymro2011]

I'd pick the Stones over The Beatles any day of the week. Everything from From Aftermath to Some Girls is fantastic IMO.

If you don't like them move on, you can't just force yourself to enjoy their music. Maybe they just aren't your thing?

[Happymeal]

I'd pick them over the beatles, not because they're good by all means, the beatles just suck too much.

I dislike both bands though, Rolling stones to a lesser extent.

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[Jasonconfused]

[Happymeal]

[JMan]