I agree with you that Shine a light was a great Rolling Stones documentary, however I must admit that I'm a fan of both bands-Stones and the Beatles. It's hard for me to choose either one. If you are interested in music documentaries, may I suggest "Runnin' Down a Dream" about the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, of which I am a huge fan. That is, if you like Tom Petty of course. If not, it is still worth watching. Anyhow, you brought up an interesting topic, may I add.

i spent my teenage years in the 60s..too many good bands to mention..apart from the beatles and stones..how about the kinks the who yardbirds i could go on and on...p.s. count me as a beatles fan ..they varied there music more so than the stones ..from simple songs like..mr. postman to strawberry fields to songs with meaning like IN MY LIFE...some great stuff on REVOLVER...and RUBBER SOUL...please excuse the spelling...the ultimate was SERGANT PEPPERS.

Don't miss this one too, directed by Goddard (!)

http://www.jaman.com/movie/Sympathy-Devil/0iNum2jmVDkU/

definitely the beatles. c'mon, no contest.

The geniuses of The Beatles, Lennon and McCartney, inspired the genius of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson. Who did Mick Jagger inspire?

I love the Beatles! Of course I wasn't even born when they were making concerts and suck, but still love em :]

Beatles for me too. It's hard to get tired of their songs.

Considering that had it not been for George Harrison the Stones never would have had their first hit, it's the Beatles hands down. Oh that and I was admin for one of their official forums and mod on another..lol. Beatles...even Mick admitted that when the Beatles would come out with a new record they would try to copy the sound and said that you could follow that progression if you really listened for it in the early years. The Beatles progressed and changed a lot over time. They grew a lot more than the Stones. Sure the Stones have their own great sound but, they never really had the over all talent of the Beatles nor were they the tour de force in this culture the Beatles were.

It is the Stones for me,then,now and forever!

yeah im glad xtina appeared there.. i love that girl and she rocks!!!