Beatles vs. Stones

Beatles vs. Stones

People have kicked around Beatles vs. Stones arguments since the dawn of the discourse. This podcast takes that conversation to its logical conclusion, even if it means grinding it into dust. Hosts Justin Cox and Ryan Page pit years’ worth of Beatles and Rolling Stones records against each other, one year at a time, starting in ’64 and ending in ’74. We’ll trade off defending bands from one week to another, threading a needle between friendly conversation and hardline debate, featuring pop-ins from guests. The Beatles put out Abbey Road 1969 and the Rolling Stones put out Let it Bleed. Who had a better year? Subscribe to this podcast to throw yourself down that hellhole of a debate. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

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December 2, 2021 • 98 mins
We said we'd do an extra episode when the Peter Jackson documentary came out and that day arrived over the long weekend. Justin hid a camera in a flower pot and sat down with Ryan to see what he thought of it. This episode reference our original 1970 conversation a few times. You can revisit that one, which features Let it Be and a slate of Beatles solo albums that came out that same year) earlier in this podcast feed or right here...
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In this bonus episode Justin and Ryan talk to Andy Cush (@cushac) of Pitchfork and the Late Era podcast, which looks at albums released by gigantic bands and artists in the late, often bad, sometimes good, almost always amusing, parts of their career. It’s a complimentary piece to our finale episode, which went deep on Some Girls but probably deserved a little more Tattoo You. Also covered: Santana's Supernatural and Aerosmith's Ho...
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In this celebratory finale episode, Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1974 and the decades of releases that followed. After that, they run through a minefield of categories (John or Paul? Best/worst album cover? Fun stuff like that). They end the series where they began, with a draft, this time creating their own Beatles/Stones mixtapes.  Justin’s playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mrx1ieyI6M0kiq8FbTctj?si=Nk0hSsVxRASI9H...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1973, when the Rolling Stones drop Goats Head Soup and every Beatle releases at least one album. Justin reps The Stones and Ryan reps the lads from Liverpool.  Beatles: Band on the Run, Mind Games, Ringo, Living in the Material World, Red Rose Speedway Stones: Goats Head Soup At the 34-minute mark we’re joined by David Wild, who has written for Rolling Stone and The Grammys, and who also wrote the l...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1972, when the Rolling Stones drop Exile on Main Street and John Lennon and Yoko Ono release Sometime in New York City. The first 20 mins are heavy on the Lennon album. Don't let it scare you away! Everything after that is Exile! Ryan reps The Stones and Justin reps Lennon/Ono. Beatles: Sometime in New York City + Happy Xmas, War is Over  Stones: Exile on Main Street At the 22:30 mark, we're joined ...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1971, when the Rolling Stones drop Sticky Fingers and John and Paul put out a few solo albums. Justin reps The Stones and Ryan reps The Beatles this week.  Beatles: Imagine (John Lennon), RAM (Paul McCartney), Wild Life (Wings)  Stones: Sticky Fingers At the 30:30 mark, Mark Richardson, former Editor in Chief of Pitchfork and current pop/rock critic at the Wall Street Journal, joins us to talk about...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1970, when the Beatles released Let it Be (and every member releases a solo album) and the Rolling Stones released the live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out. Justin reps The Beatles and Ryan reps the Stones this week. Note: Justin’s audio has a fuzzed-out John Lennon quality to it on this episode. Sorry for the inconvenience. Beatles: Let it Be, McCartney, All Things Must Pass, Plastic Ono Band, Sentimental...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1969, when the Beatles release Abbey Road and the Rolling Stones release Let it Bleed. Ryan reps The Beatles and Justin reps the Stones this week. Beatles: Abbey Road, Yellow Submarine, Manson Murders  Stones: Let it Bleed, Altamont Murder  At 28:00, Eric Nash, host of The Almost Famous Minute and Feels Like Weezer joins us to share some thoughts about his favorite album. Justin and Ryan pick back u...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1968, when the Beatles release The White Album and the Rolling Stones release Beggars Banquet. Justin reps The Beatles and Ryan reps the Stones this week, although we neglect to ever actually mention that. The major releases are: Beatles: White Album, Hey Jude, Revolution  Stones: Beggars Banquet, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Rock & Roll Circus   At 42:30, Whitney Page, a cultural critic from Orcas Island we...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1967, when psychedelia abounds in the form of costumes, concepts and out-there album titles. It's a rowdy little year. Justin reps The Beatles and Ryan reps the Stones this week. The major releases are: Beatles: St. Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour & the Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane 45  Stones: Satanic Majesties Request, Between the Buttons & Flowers  At 45:30, Elizabeth Nelson of the of the Looking fo...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1966, when The Beatles make what many believe to be their best album and The Rolling Stones make a few of their biggest hits. Ryan reps The Beatles and Justin reps the Stones this week. The major releases are: Beatles: Revolver Stones: Aftermath, Got Live if You Want It! At 25:00, Nate Wilcox of the Let It Roll Podcast jumps in to drop some knowledge. Justin and Ryan pick back up at 37:00. Subscribe...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page look at 1965, when The Beatles make their first masterpiece and The Rolling Stones put out three whole records in one damn year, including their first gigantic hit song. Justin reps The Beatles and Ryan reps the Stones this week. The major releases are: Beatles: HELP!, Rubber Soul Stones: Rolling Stones No. 2, Out of Our Heads, Rolling Stones Now, December's Children At 22:00, Corey O’Flanagan of the Songfa...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page settle into 1964—the year the Beatles take off internationally and the Stones put out their first full-length records. Justin reps The Beatles and Ryan reps the Stones this week. The major releases are: Beatles: Hard Days Night, Beatles For Sale  Stones: The Rolling Stones, England’s Newest Hit Makers, 12x5 At 28:30, Stephen Daniel Arnoff of Bob Dylan: About Man and God and Law pops in to offer his opinion ...
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Justin Cox and Ryan Page introduce the idea behind the show and look at some of the Beatles and Rolling Stones pre-1964 output. The Beatles deliver Please Please Me and With the Beatles while the Rolling Stones are at work on their first EP. At 21-minutes, musician Evan Daly joins us to weigh in on the early days of both bands and at 30-minutes Justin and Ryan draft which bands each of us will be representing in each episode of thi...
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