The Counterculture Movement: The Beatles And The Rolling Stones

"We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the New World. And the Beatles were in the crow's nest of that ship" - John Lennon. For many people, the sixties were remarkable years because there were social and cultural changes and striking events. The counterculture movement established, especially among the young, a new perspective of ideas and proposals against dominant society's values. Through this context, it became possible to dream and see the emergence of feminism and civilian movements in favor of blacks and homosexuals set the tone for claims in the following decades. The economy in the 1960s was characterized by the global slowdown and the end of the golden years of capitalism. However, when …show more content…
Teenagers were struggling, as well, to broke free the conservative behaviour that was imposed by society who need a new form to express themselves. Those circunstances brought up a real identity between the young public and rock n'roll. So, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones managed to construct a strong bridge with the public and both bands got to stardom basically at the same time. Thus, it was inevitable not to compare them likewise the rivarly started in the press and took place in discussions as said a fan referring that epoch..."you could dance with them both, but there could never be any doubt about which one you would take home..." (McMillian, 2013). The bands were great, each one with its characteristics and a comparison became a considerable challenge for many people. In the same vein, that is achievable to claim a correlation between the two bands, conversely, it is possible too explore differences among attitudes and behaviours, carrer management and audience responses. Even today, there is a clamor in answering which band was the best but this explanation most of time inclined to be a personal