Rob Sheffield Quote
They made their greatest music in a five-year rush, starting in 1968: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street. I can’t really argue that the Stones were better when they were ripping the Beatles; I’m not going to look you in the eye and claim that Dandelion beats Gimme Shelter or Sympathy for the Devil or Rocks Off. But it’s tempting. For a couple of years there, in 1966 and 1967, Mick was the bitchiest rock and roll singer who ever arched an eyebrow. And just as Aftermath was the Stones racing to catch up with Rubber Soul, Revolver was the Beatles racing to catch up with Aftermath.
Rob Sheffield
They made their greatest music in a five-year rush, starting in 1968: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street. I can’t really argue that the Stones were better when they were ripping the Beatles; I’m not going to look you in the eye and claim that Dandelion beats Gimme Shelter or Sympathy for the Devil or Rocks Off. But it’s tempting. For a couple of years there, in 1966 and 1967, Mick was the bitchiest rock and roll singer who ever arched an eyebrow. And just as Aftermath was the Stones racing to catch up with Rubber Soul, Revolver was the Beatles racing to catch up with Aftermath.
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About Rob Sheffield
He is a long time contributing editor at Rolling Stone, writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at Blender, Spin and Details magazines. A native of Milton, Massachusetts, Sheffield has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and master's degree (1991) from the University of Virginia.
Sheffield lives in Brooklyn, New York.