{"id":148289,"date":"2025-08-15T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148289\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:51:12","slug":"3-beloved-bands-from-the-1960s-that-keith-richards-criticized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148289\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Beloved Bands From the 1960s That Keith Richards Criticized"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rolling Stones have unarguably won the test of time among 1960s bands. As such, we think they\u2019ve earned the right to be opinionated on what makes a band successful. Keith Richards<\/a> has certainly capitalized on that right. Below are his strong opinions on three of his fellow bands from the 1960s. <\/p>\n

The Beatles<\/p>\n

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had a sense of friendly competition. They often sent jabs back and forth, sometimes in earnest and sometimes to play into the public perception that they must hate each other. If there was one facet of The Beatles that Richards had a real problem with, it was their post-touring India days. The Stones guitarist thought The Beatles left the sound that earned them fame and \u201cgot carried away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChicks wore those guys out,\u201d Richards once said<\/a>. \u201cThey stopped touring in 1966; they were done already. They were ready to go to India and sh*t\u2026Mishmash of rubbish [\u2026] There\u2019s not a lot of roots in that music. I think they got carried away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Band<\/p>\n

The Band started their life as backing musicians, notably for Bob Dylan. Though they earned fame in their own right, Richards felt they never left their backing band sensibilities behind. They lacked \u201cspontaneity,\u201d according to the guitarist. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was disappointed,\u201d Richards once said<\/a>. \u201cDylan was beautiful, especially when he did the songs by himself. The Band were just too strict. They\u2019ve been playing together for a long, long time, and what I couldn\u2019t understand was their lack of spontaneity. They sounded note-for-note like their records. They just didn\u2019t seem to come alive by themselves. I think that they\u2019re essentially an accompanying band.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bee Gees<\/p>\n

The Bee Gees are set far apart from The Stones. Because of this, Richards had trouble taking a pop group like The Bee Gees seriously. He once called them \u201ckid stuff,\u201d making his feelings on the trio very clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they\u2019re in their own little fantasy world,\u201d Richards once said.<\/a> \u201cYou only have to read what they talk about in interviews. How many suits they\u2019ve got and that kind of crap. It\u2019s all kid stuff, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

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