16 episodes

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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    • 4.6 • 10 Ratings

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.

    The Metallica Report: Trailer

    The Metallica Report: Trailer

    The Metallica Report is coming!
    Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source for your news. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi, long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, and Renée Richardson, a well-known Bay Area radio personality who now oversees the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands.  
    Steffan and Renée will keep you in the loop each week with updates, features, and interviews. They’ll also get YOUR questions answered by those in the know. It’s your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day.
    The first report drops this Wednesday July 26!
    http://metallica.lnk.to/TheMetallicaReport
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    • 2 min
    2021: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged

    2021: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged

    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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    • 1 hr 38 min
    Tattoo You, featuring Andy Cush

    Tattoo You, featuring Andy Cush

    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 Honkin' on Bobo.
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    - Email the show at beatlesvsstonespod@gmail.com 
    - Follow Justin on Twitter at @routinelayup

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    • 23 min
    Finale: 1974 & beyond + We draft our mixtapes

    Finale: 1974 & beyond + We draft our mixtapes

    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=Nk0hSsVxRASI9HoI-XGymA



    Ryan’s playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2UcHG33KWk6Qjpv79SFwwq?si=H0sX8d8sTdCYEi-7tfd90w



    Thanks for listening to the show! We had a damn good time doing it and if you made it this far hopefully it was good for you too. Rate and review if you think others might want to find it. Beatles vs. Stones is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. 
    - Email the show at beatlesvsstonespod@gmail.com 
    - Follow Justin on Twitter at @routinelayup


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    • 1 hr 48 min
    1973: Band on the Run, Goats Head Soup & more, featuring David Wild

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

    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 liner notes for the Stones 40 Licks album. He has some good stories and some strong feelings about Goats Head Soup. Follow David on Twitter at @wildaboutmusic. Justin and Ryan pick back up at the 50-minute mark. Subscribe to the show and share it with your friends. Beatles vs. Stones is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. 
    - Email the show at beatlesvsstonespod@gmail.com
    - Follow Justin on Twitter at @routinelayup

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    • 1 hr 13 min
    1972: Exile on Yoko Ono Street, Featuring Rob Mitchum

    1972: Exile on Yoko Ono Street, Featuring Rob Mitchum

    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 by music and science writer Rob Mitchum, who’s written for tons of publications including the Chicago Tribune and Pitchfork, where he gave Exile a perfect 10 when it was reissued. Justin and Ryan pick back up around 35:30.
    Subscribe to the show and share it with your friends. Beatles vs. Stones is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. 
    - Email the show at beatlesvsstonespod@gmail.com 
    - Follow Justin on Twitter at @routinelayup


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    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Poke82 ,

Wonderful podcast

Thank you for such a brilliant and insightful podcast. Your general knowledge and thought provoking insights really made me think about these two iconic bands. This podcast has given a deeper understanding of how these two bands shaped and evolved music.

schmittfamily1 ,

Brilliant job

Really enjoyable podcast. Great job by the guys! Having obsessed over both bands at different times since the mid 70s, I found their takes on the albums thought provoking. Inspired me to re-ignite my passion for both bands. Very bummed that the podcast is concluded but listening and rocking to stuff I haven’t for years. Thank you!!

12746392642 ,

Time Machine?

For a guy born in 1980, this podcast format provides a historical context that I did not experience firsthand. I’ve always loved the music, but I first heard the songs on radio and mp3. I didn’t experience them as albums. And I didn’t experience them in chronological order or with any context of what was happening in rock music during the year each album was released. This podcast provides all of that and more. I truly appreciate these two bands more now than ever. Buckle your seatbelt and hop in the time machine.

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