In class, as we listen to songs from "The Who", people are always debating whether they sound more like the early Beatles, or the early Rolling Stones, two popular bands at that time. I agree that at different points in their music they do alternate between more of the punk rock feel of The Rolling Stones to the smoother rock of The Beatles, but overall, I think they sound more like The Beatles. Usually when I listen to songs, I don't pay attention to the instruments and the band part of the song, but more of the voices and singing. Maybe this is because not only myself, but my whole family is extremely "musically challenged" and none of us can sing or carry a beat in the slightest. But for whatever reason, I listen more to the voices. I think the fact that there are always multiple band members singing and harmonizing is what makes me think it sounds like The Beatles. With The Rolling Stones, I feel that having only one singer (and not a very good one in my opinion) takes away from the song as a whole, because there is just enough distraction to get the listener not to pay attention to the music, but not enough to bring the song together and make it sound great. As far as the instrumental parts of the song, I would say that the more loud and harsh beats and playing style does remind me of The Rolling Stones more than the Beatles.
This song of theres makes me think more of The Beatles, but this one:
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