Who's The Better Elvis?

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dilly2007

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If Glenn Danzig is added then Josh Homme should be too.

Let's stick to the people that adopted Elvis as their stage name, not nick name.
 
Elvis is not overrated. Here's why. No one (slight hyperbole) who did not live through the Elvis era really reveres him. He deserves a special place and history, I was too young to really remeraber but by sister is 10 years my senior and she still describes Elvis as the biggest American phenomenon she's witnessed in her life. Not because she likes the Music but because of how people reacted to him and his music and his performances.

Elvis, as much because of durab luck and quite possibly racism as because of merit or skill paved the way for the Beatles, Dylan, Zeppelin, The Who Everyone (post 1960) who doesn't suck really. He didn't create his legacy and it killed the Man first on the inside, then the outside and then for ever. He is not over rated because everyone under rates him now because their is so many better choices. (And there are) But without what Elvis did none of it exists, regardless of rather or not someone else would have done it eventually they didn't and he did.

My Vote is for Costello, "Armed Forces" rocks!
 
I'd say they're both worthy of the title of "Best Elvis".
Costello because he just plain has better music.
Presley because, although he was a bigot-ass mother****er who stole songs from poor black musicians, he did bring a lot in terms of making that kind of music palatable to a mainstream audience.
 
I never really got into either of them, so I guess I liked them both about the same.
However, I saw Elvis Costello live a few weeks ago when he opened up for The Police. So he gets my vote.
 
To be honest I never really enjoyed Presley's stuff. I don't hold anything against him, even though it was racism in America that made him popular in the first place. I give him credit though, because The Beatles were a band not particularly influenced by delta blues, and, as John Lennon once said, "if there wasn't an Elvis there wouldn't have been a Beatles."

Strange poll though. I would think you would compare Presley to someone who was producing music at the same time. Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley, maybe? But yeah, in terms of being the better musician, songwriter, whatever, Costello kicks Presley's ass.
 
I have to disagree about the voices. Have you heard What's So Funny About Peace, Love, & Understanding or God Give Me Strength? Costello can be overarabitious, but more often (those are the two tracks that immediately come to mind) he's up there with the greats.

People say that Presley had a great voice; I really don't think he did. I don't think he could sing rock very well (compare Jailhouse Rock to Maybellene, or even Rave On; the songwriting's not an issue here because a great rock singer can make even the worst songs sound great), and I don't think he was able to put the ballaRAB across very well. You say that if Presley was not a great singer/performer, then he wouldn't have been the most popular singer on earth. Do you think Britney Spears (or any other "most popular" singer of the modern pop world) is a great singer/performer?




I think he's been cheated out of his rightful place in rock history. He wasn't as innovative as some of his contemporaries, but he wrote some amazing songs and, with the help of the Attractions, made some of the most memorable recorRAB of the late 70's and 80's.
 
Of course he was considered "revolutionary" and "scandlous" at the time bt Presley only became famous because white youth of America were finally able to put a face they could hang in their bedroom to the race recorRAB they really wanted to play without their parents freaking out. That's why Sam Phillips pursued him. He always said if he could find a white singer who sounded black he could make a forturne. Presley was a "great white hope" who found fame. He put his own spin on race music mixing it with rockabilly and country.

And you're gonna cite wikipedia as a "reliable" source?? Please!!
 
Translation of how most see this:

You want the guy that redneck inbreRAB like or...

The nerdy looking guy you try to dress like and pretend to own all the albums of to get pussy from college girls?

This whole racism thing is just guilty white people looking for a way to show their not racist. I mean was anyone else playing working class blues like Cudrupp's with disgusting pep and vigor?

Say Presley at worst was too excited to add an appropriate emotion to the music and accidentally hit a nerve but when you say he wins out because of racism, it means everyone who ever liked him then wanted to see black people hung from a tree.

I'm no huge fan of either but ever since I bought "When I was cruel" I was a Presely fan much more.

The King.



Where the hell did you get that? PFLAG's application for clown college?
 
sadly, i haven't got into either. but I refuse to think somebody is not overrated who is dubbed the king of rock and roll and has people dress up like him more than anyone else in the whole Fing world (maybe jesus?) not his fault I guess
 
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