Beatles vs. Stones

Speaking of Goffin and King (a favorite songwriting team of McCartney & Lennon. And me ;-), give a listen to Nick Lowe’s (Dave Edmunds’ partner in Rockpile) recording of their song "Halfway To Paradise". OMG, talk about Pure Pop paradise!

Dave & Nick of course included a 7" single containing their recordings of Everly Brthers songs in their Rockpile (the group, not Dave’s debut album) album. Good, but nowhere as good as the brothers themselves.

I absolutely adore "World Without Love", as well as "Bad To Me" (recorded by Billy J. Kramer), both songs given away by John & Paul. For cool versions of Beatles & Stones songs, take a listen to the Sire Records albums of The Flamin’ Groovies. Edmunds produced their Shake Some Action, a favorite album of mine (reissued by Jackpot Records of Portland Oregon---a half hour drive from me---in 2022). The best tribute band of all-time ;-) .

The early Groovies albums were obvious in their love of The Stones, and the much more Beatles sounding SSA came as a surprise to many long-time Groovies fans. Groovies main songwriter, singer, and guitarist Cyril Jordan in interviews stated that the reason SSA was more Beatles than Stones influenced was that prior to the recording of SSA they hadn’t been good enough to emulate The Beatles, but The Stones were within reach ;-) .

@bdp24 I’m a bigtime Carol King nut.  
I’m packed to the gills with knowledge and reverence of her stupefying ‘60s catalog (and Tapestry, of course).  
I’ve only heard the original Tony Orlando version of “Halfway to Paradise.”  
I dig Nick Lowe, so thanks for the suggestion.  
I heard a John Lennon piano demo of “I’m in Love” from an iTunes comp from ‘13 called “The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963” that knocked me out.  
Bonkers that they just tossed out excellence so willy-nilly.
 

Vanilla and Rocky Road, I like them both.

1965 called.  It wants its 100 teen magazine covers back.

There seems to be a common thread to a lot of postings, being the "older" music is better music, citing The Everly Brothers, early Beach boys etc.... as being the real creative stuff.  I would submit that this is pure nonsense and just a bad case of "back in the old days" syndrome.  Not only has most every form of pop/rock music progressed and improved with time, but many, if not all the the greats, produced their best music in the later part of their careers.  Be honest and tell me which sounds better on your current system and you would really rather listen to:

Abbey Road or Revolver

Exile on Main Street or Out of Our Heads

Guitar Shop or Beck-Ola

Come On In This House or any previous Junior Wells LP

Damn Right I Got The Blues or any previous Buddy Guy LP

Freedom or Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Hard Again or any previous Muddy Waters LP

Young Lions and Old Tigers or Take Five

Time to accept that while the older music is great, in most every case the advancement in recording technology, experience and skills of the musicians etc,,, means the later stage recording far exceed the early discs.  IMHO