Beatles vs. Stones

Jul 24 2023 28

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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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2021: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged

Dec 01 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 sa

Tattoo You, featuring Andy Cush

Mar 30 2021 23 mins

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. Al

Finale: 1974 & beyond + We draft our mixtapes

Mar 24 2021 108 mins

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

1973: Band on the Run, Goats Head Soup & more, featuring David Wild

Mar 16 2021 73 mins

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 Rol

1972: Exile on Yoko Ono Street, Featuring Rob Mitchum

Mar 10 2021 67 mins

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: Exi

1971: Imagine all the Sticky Fingers, featuring Mark Richardson

Mar 03 2021 77 mins

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 a

1970: Ex-Beatle Mania, featuring Christian Swain

Feb 23 2021 76 mins

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

1969: Here comes the blood, featuring Eric Nash

Feb 17 2021 56 mins

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 abou

1968: Sympathy for the White Album? Featuring Whitney Page

Feb 10 2021 82 mins

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, Whit