The Beatles were probably much better at writing songs, but really, they didn't become innovative genre altering icons until they did Sargeant Peppers (and one could claim that was a rip off of Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys). I don't consider anything the Beatles did before Sargeant Peppers to be anything worth while. But they eventually proved they were awesome song writers.
The Stones on the other hand sounded awesome to me right from the start. And when the Beatles broke up and the Stones had nobody to ripp off anymore, they began doing the best work they ever did. The early seventies was when some of my favorite Stones albums were made.
In the end, I think the Beatles could write better songs, while the Stones were more consistent in sounding really good. So which band would you consider better?
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