The Who star Roger Daltrey has hit out at The Rolling Stones, explosively labelling the iconic rockers a ‘mediocre pub band’.
The singer, 77, didn’t hold back when giving his opinion of the rock group’s quality of music, despite the Stones being among the best-selling artists of all time.
Speaking to the Coda Collection, Roger was asked about The Who’s contemporaries including the Stones and Led Zeppelin.
His comments come just weeks after fellow music legend Paul McCartney said the group were ‘a blues cover band’ and insisted his group The Beatles were better.
Blunt: Roger Daltrey has hit out at The Rolling Stones, labelling them a ‘mediocre pub band’
Discussing frontman Mick Jagger, Roger said: ‘You’ve got to take your hat off to him. He’s the number one rock ‘n’ roll performer.
He then added: ‘But as a band, if you were outside a pub and you heard that music coming out of a pub some night, you’d think, “Well, that’s a mediocre pub band!”‘
The Rolling Stones have sold over 200 million albums and were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004.
Despite their commercial success, the group have drawn criticism from others in the past including The Beatles’ Sir Paul, who has made a string of explosive comments about the fellow rockers – all peppered with loose compliments.
Speaking out: The Who singer, 77, didn’t hold back when giving his opinion of the rock group’s quality of music, despite the Stones being among the best-selling artists of all time
Speaking to The New Yorker last month, he said: ‘I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs’, in regard to the two groups.
Following the comments, Mick hit back during a performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on 14 October, where he made a responsive dig.
In between songs, Mick took the time to jab McCartney over his recent controversial comments while naming many of the famous people in attendance.
The founding member of The Rolling Stones said: ‘Paul McCartney is here, he’s going to help us, he’s going to join us in the blues cover later on.’
Candid: His comments come just weeks after fellow music legend Paul McCartney said the group were ‘a blues cover band’ and insisted his group The Beatles were better
Regardless he did go on to name over A-listers in attendance including Megan Fox, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga, and California Governor Gavin Newsom who received thunderous boos.
In another interview with Howard Stern, Paul said he thought The Beatles were a better band overall. He said: ‘They are rooted in the blues. When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues. [The Beatles] had a little more influences…
‘There’s a lot of differences, and I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better. I’ve always said [The Beatles are better that The Rolling Stones]…
‘But the thing is the Stones are a fantastic group. I go to see them every time they come out. They’re a great, great band.’
Praise: Discussing frontman Mick, he said: ‘You’ve got to take your hat off to him. He’s the number one rock ‘n’ roll performer’ (Mick pictured on tour with The Rolling Stones in Detroit on Monday)
Heaping praise: The Stones are pictured in 1969
Back then: Paul is pictured with George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in 1967
He elaborated on some of the differences between the two iconic British bands and went on to talk about how the band’s were great friends despite always trying to one-up each other when it came to new material.
‘We still are [friends] and we admire each other,’ he said, before adding that he thought their rivalry ‘was kind of cool.’
The Beatles have long been regarded the most influential band of all-time, while the Rolling Stones earned the moniker of being the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.
Mick was later asked about Paul’s comments during an interview with Zane Lowe. He said: ‘That’s so funny. He’s a sweetheart. There’s obviously no competition.
‘The big difference, though, is and sort of slightly seriously, is that The Rolling Stones is a big concert band in other decades and other areas when The Beatles never even did an arena tour, Madison Square Garden with a decent sound system.
‘They broke up before that business started, the touring business for real. One band is unbelievably luckily still playing in stadiums, and then the other band doesn’t exist.’
Mick also noted how The Beatles played a concert at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965, while The Rolling Stones ‘started stadium gigs in the 1970s and are still doing them now.’
He said: ‘That’s the real big difference between these two bands. One band is unbelievably luckily, still playing in stadiums and then the other band doesn’t exist.’
Paul said: ‘I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs’ (The Rolling Stones pictured on Monday night)
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