Elvis vs the Beatles

[skullznroses]

Elvis aged faster then Ozzy

 

[diggdugg]

Beatles formed in 1960 and broke up in 1970.

Man, you are right. I heard that on the Dennis Miller show and just assumed it was true. Thanks for the correction Rabbit.

 

[GeorgeWBush]

Elvis aged faster then Ozzy

thats cause he invented the rock star lifestyle.and died on the throne

 

[Crusader Rabbit]

Elvis aged faster then Ozzy

thats cause he invented the rock star lifestyle.and died on the throne

I read that his death was determined to be a suicide. He was going bald with a receding hairline.

 

[BlueBlazer]

The King was the f*cking man. Maybe you guys are too young, too old, or just plain rewriting history. Talk to any chick in her 20s when Elvis was big and you'll see he was a Man, no boy. Perhaps he is a pop icon, but thats only because he was one of the first big stars.

I remember Elvis in his prime and he did have a tremendous impact, later he pretty much became a parody of himself IMO.

I'd even agree that Elvis blazed the trail for mainstream rock & roll.

But, in my mind, no one had the kind of effect and influence that the Beatles did.

Early in their careers, they were very simplistic and the mindless teenage girl following they accumulated eclipsed anything Beiber could hope for. Their mania forced the Beatles to live like prisoners and their non-stop screaming made live performances unlistenable.

But beginning with Rubber Soul and onward, they evolved into something you will never see again. It's hard to imagine anyone ever duplicating their impact on music and society.

But I must confess that when I saw Viva Las Vegas, I did want to be Elvis.

 

[watts]

im kin to carl perkins (blue suede shoes) but elvis got most credit for that song because he was mainstream and a good entertainer.

 

[Gascanastan]

Elvis wanted to help president Nixon clean up America from the drug taking followers of the Beatles,for those pesky LSD taking Beatles were destroying all the children.....

Compost is king....fuck Elvis. Elvis wanted to be a Nixon's bitch.....

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=20&title.raw=Elvis%20Presley%26%2339%3Bs%20Letter%20to%20President%20Richard%20Nixon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_files_on_Elvis_Presley

 

[trem0lo]

I was not around for either of them, but here's my professional post-mortem analysis.

Elvis was the better singer/performer, by a longshot.

The Beatles' greatest strength was always in their songwriting, specifically Lennon and McCartney. Their singing/playing was pretty bad at the beginning, although it improved with time.

It's difficult to compare the two, as Elvis was a camera-friendly performer and talented singer. The Beatles were a bad teeny rock band with two very talented songwriters that went on to much more success.

 

[rives]

Elvis wanted to help president Nixon clean up America from the drug taking followers of the Beatles,for those pesky LSD taking Beatles were destroying all the children.....

I think that there was some tongue-in-cheek pranking going on here. Elvis was reportedly higher than a kite when he met with Tricky Dick.

 

[Crusader Rabbit]

Richard Nixon meets Elvis


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[Crusader Rabbit]

I think that there was some tongue-in-cheek pranking going on here. Elvis was reportedly higher than a kite when he met with Tricky Dick.

Speaking of pranksters, too bad Grace Slick didn't get her meeting with the man.

 

[bill cooper]

The Beatles by a country mile imo i suppose it comes down to personal taste but i only like a few Elvis songs and i would never dream of listening to his stuff , but he was good for his time where as i like a lot of Beatles tunes and i would still listen to them now

 

[Pinball Wizard]

Richard Nixon meets Elvis


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The Secret Service did not search Elvis. He had a pistol underneath.

 

[Crusader Rabbit]

Underneath that belt buckle?

 

[GeorgeWBush]

you knew it was coming

you knew it was coming

 

[GeorgeWBush]

The apple dosen't fall far from the tree

The apple dosen't fall far from the tree

 

[Tudo]

Beatles crushed Elvis,

But then Phil Spector crushed EVERYBODY and has the most listened to song in history ( You've lost that loving feeling: Righteos Bros )

 

[bigbluedog360]

They both took their styles from blues singers from the south at that time who couldn't get record deals or radio airplay Little Richard being the most prominent, the Beatles tried to get him to sign them which to this day he still says is the biggest business mistake he ever made,Elvis grew up in a black pentacostal church thats where that movement came from.

 

[WelderDan]

The Beatles were all good musicians (well, Ringo could hold a beat anyway) in their own right. Elvis, while a strong personality and great singer, was hardly a match in terms of ability. Besides, two different genres. Apples and oranges.

Elvis (Colonel Tom actually) tried to force other artist that Elvis covered to share writing credits. That's why you'll never hear any Elvis cover tunes of Dolly Parton songs.

 

[komodod]

real question is did he fake his own death..