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The Dissection of the Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street on its 50th anniversary.

I'm Jim D. Wurgatus and I'm Greg Cutt. Let's jump in.

Greg and I have written one book together. The Beatles versus the Rolling Stones.

It wasn't our idea. It's kind of hokey. But we had fun with them. It was a back and forth comparing

these two bands that arguably were the most important groups in the world throughout the 60s.

The Beatles break up and the Stones don't have that pushback anymore from another artist

that is always pushing them higher. There's that competition throughout the 60s in the studio,

on stage, both bands making the other better. Where are we at in 1972? The Stones formed in 62.

They're a decade into a career. They've been the biggest band in the world,

sharing that title with the Beatles. But the Beatles are gone. We are in the post 60s

Malays. We think for a moment there's that utopia of peace and love, would stock the 60s,

the youth culture, you know, all that stuff you've heard your parents talk about, right?

And now the Stones are in the hangover phase, right? Altamont. They watch a man beaten to death

in front of them while they are on stage playing under my thumb. They have experienced all the

highs and lows imaginable. They are the colligula of our time. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

They're rich beyond description and they're burned out. They release a fine fine album,

Sticky Fingers in 71's classic rock record, right? Wonderful hits. Brown sugar. Can't you hear me knocking?

Wild horses.

Wild horses.

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