FINAL SCORE (2) The Who-44 (1) The Rolling Stones-25

[SouthSideRyan]

This is insane.

[Soul]

The anti-Stones crowd *STRIKES*!!!

[NewUserName]

Wow. I am not surprised the Who are beating the Stones in this Poll. I am just shocked by the margin. I would still contend that Who only wishes they could be as good as the Stones were from '65 to '72 but like I said it all boils down to personal taste and the crowd here has certainly spoken on this one.

[soccer10k]

So it appears this is when Keith Richards finally dies.

[Drew Doughty]

Funny because I think The Who shatters the Rolling Stones talent-wise, but did some wishy-washy stuff (concept albums, a lot of copying the Beatles) that doesn't really appeal to the public. I love them, they're my favorite, band, and I'm definitely biased.

[Derwood]

This doesn't shock me at all. I put The Rolling Stones as a #1 seed out of respect, but really didn't think they'd even make it this far.

[wekse]

I've never been a big Stones fan and I'm not sure why.

 

probably because they aren't very good.

[Tracer Bullet]

This doesn't shock me at all. I put The Rolling Stones as a #1 seed out of respect, but really didn't think they'd even make it this far.

 

Well, they probably should be a #1 seed anyone, what with being the 2nd greatest band of all time and all.

 

I'm not really surprised the Stones lost. A lot of people don't seem to know the early stuff and the crap they've put out in the last 20+ years has certainly hurt them. But I can't believe the Stones are getting crap for continuing to tour - it's not like Townshend and Daltrey are sitting at home doing nothing. They lost their drummer (one of the best of all time) and kept going. They lost their bassist and kept a tour going. They haven't put out a great album in over 20 years either.

 

But there's certainly an anti-Stones bias at work here. And that's ok - it's all about voting for your favorite, not the greatest. A lot of other great bands didn't make it very far (Radiohead losing to CCR?), so I didn't have much hope for the Stones and the Beatles. We'll see how long John and the boys can hang around...