While it is no longer a burning issue (although those of a certain age might disagree), answering the question “Beatles or Stones?” can still tell you something about yourself: Is your favorite rock movie from the 1960s the madcap A Hard Day’s Night or the chthonic Gimme Shelter?
Such questions will drift through the ether as long as civilization exists, along with “Leonardo or Michelangelo?” and “Magic or Bird?” But the Beatles broke up in 1970, and the Rolling Stones have just launched yet another tour of the U.S., which gives the Voice plenty of post-Sixties Stones lore to choose from.
In the July 23, 1980, issue the always heartfelt rock
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