What Is A Better Guitar String?

I have a Fender Squire Bullet and they came with the original stock strings, I think they are 9's.

I want to play rock like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Eagles and so on. What would you recommend for the Fender. I'm partial to Blue Steel but curious to all the responses. I'm more curious about the response to this question.

I had a bass guitar when I started playing and it came with the typical stock strings. After I broke a string, I then visited my local music store and asked what were the best strings for rock. The salesman said the Blue Steel (Dean Markley) were the best so I bought them.I really liked them and the were kind of hard on my fingers but got used to them. I bought them in an 045 gauge. Instantly I fell in love with them. They stayed in tune and gave a real bright sound and lasted the life of the guitar until I sold it Saturday. What would you do, stick with the originals I had or switch? What I'm trying to say is what's best for the Fender and what gauge?

Also, what's a good site for music playing. Any tips on playing easy songs or good websites are really appreciated. I'm even open to books and Instructional Cd's that aren't complicated. I know E bay and amazon.com are good sources for things like that. What's your experience? Thanks in advance. Peace and love to all.