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Comparison Of The Beatles And The Rolling Stones

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During the 1960’s the United States music industry suffered an influx of British rock bands of which two bands excelled, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. These two bands personified an important division among British bands, both in terms of music and of image.
The Beatles opened the door for British bands (and later bands from around the world) to complete on equal footing with American rock and roll. However, they were not the only show in town! In fact, there were many British bands, which tended to follow the model of either the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones formed in the shadow of the Beatles. They began in coordinated suits and then went to wearing street clothes for a less "put together" look.
The Rolling Stones got their start as a talented British band at the very moment the Beatles were first achieving big success. The Stones then had to try to find their own sound while riding in the coat tails of the Beatles (and while constantly being compared to and competing with …show more content…

On the other hand, the Rolling Stones have stayed together since the beginning and are still working as a band. They turned impudence into insolence, peace and love into aggression and overt sexuality. ” (Campbell & Brody, 174)
The Beatles represented the softer, more refined, and "cute" bands, and the Rolling Stones personified the raw, rebellious, and R&B oriented music. The Stones formed in the shadow of the Beatles. They began in coordinated suits and then went to wearing street clothes for a less "put together" look. They struggled to find their own audience, and, rather than copying the Beatles' style of rock, they incorporated that of R&B artists, most notably James Brown. They did not make the instant splash in America that the Beatles did, but, by their 3rd US tour in 1965, they were building a bigger

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