According to Uma Thurman's character in "Pulp Fiction," there are only two types of people in the world: Beatles people and Elvis people. While that's a reasonable question, it's also like comparing apples to nuclear submarines, as the Beatles and Elvis were working in different enough idioms where it doesn't make sense. But the debate that has been raging for decades between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones makes a lot more sense. Both were English rock bands borrowing American music and channeling it through their own personal points of view. The Beatles erred more on the side of pop and R&B, whereas the Stones decided to make the gutter blues even dirtier. Being a Beatles fan means you prefer classicism, while erring on the side of the Stones probably means you're a punk rock kid at heart.
When MTV News caught up with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to talk about "Rock Band" (his band's new album Backspacer will be available for download for the game the same day as the record gets released), the conversation came around to the Beatles (and specifically "The Beatles: Rock Band"). While McCready admits the Beatles were "phenomenal," he admits that he's more of a Stones guy.
It makes sense, as McCready is a feisty punk rock kid at heart. The rest of the members of Pearl Jam are probably Beatles guys (save for drummer Matt Cameron, who definitely seems like a Stones guy). The most ironic thing? Even John Lennon sort of became a Stones guy during his later solo period.
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