Elvis and other "Legends"

[phee]

In light of Michael Jackson dying, it comes into light about the "legacy" of certain "legands" and what there music actually meant to society.

In the case of Elvis, I was never a fan, never thought that he did anything original, and seemed to steal about everything that made him "great" from other blues performers and other shall we say "less then white" performers.

IMO Elvis = OVER-RATED

[Guest Megalicious]

I think you have a valid point, but I would go as far as saying he had no talent.

But yes, something tells me they didn't morn over Robert Johnson half as much, which is a shame, because he had much more in the talent department then Elvis ever did.

Just as the case of Morrison VS Rimbaud LOL .... it is my love for something that causes bias - and yes I try to avoid that at all cost, but it always seems to rear its ugly little head thehehheheheh.

[Oh_My_Goth]

He just had a certain 'presence' about him that the people just loved.. & A very sexy voice... Otherwise he was defiantly kind of unoriginal.

[Rev.Reverence]

David Bowie

Lou Reed

Tom Petty

Bob Dylan

Lenard Cohan

Roy Orbison

Stevie Wonder

Robert Nesta Marley

Bradley Nowell (though truly short lived he made it into the "REV's LEGENDS CLUB")

Vince Clarke

Paul from Calabrassi (sp?) (if you heard him play at Trixie's, you'ld know why he is my fav Blues man.)

"UNKLE JIM" James Douglas Morrison

"UNKLE JIMI" Johnny Allen Hendrix

Philip Oakey

Jerry Garcia (no need for that fire phee..I am not a hippie.)

David Allan Stewart

Annie Lennox

ENYA

Bjork

There are more..but, my break is about ova'

(edit: 'cause I can not even spell my hero's name)

Edited June 26, 2009 by Rev.Reverence

[Homicidalheathen]

It should be based on record sales amount of video play and requests not media hype

Micheal was a legend in many ways

I didn't like how he played the media to be the 'king' of pop...

the whole neverland/graceland thing and marrying Elvis' daughter

Besides just the statement itself...that is rather suggestive....everyone may have a different mental 'king'

no one person can be king of any genre' (I didn't like Elvis much)

[creatureofthenyte]

I was never a fan of Elvis either. I just do not see what all the hoopla and phenominon is all aboot.

I particularly never understood why he insisted on performing in those ridiculous and bizzare jumpsuits.

[Guest Megalicious]

(edit: 'cause I can not even spell my hero's name)

[Homicidalheathen]

nothing quite hugs your balls like a poly suit covered in Rhinestones when your over weight and wear a wig.

only thing more gross is 5 guys doing it in parachutes

[Der Nister]

Even though an artist may seem irrelevant to some people it's a fact that every artist that has had music released has had an impact on what we listen to today.

Elvis was a big influence on John Lennon and the Beatles had a huge influence on pop culture even still to this day.

I look at thing this way, regardless if I like someone's music or not, I can still find respect for them and I understand that they may influence someone else that could change music or create something great.

Just my 2 cents.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

I try not to confuse songwriting originality with presentation. Many songwriters cannot perform their way out of a wet paper bag. Many performers cannot write their way out of same said bag.

Both are skills / art forms. The lack of a given artists actual impact on music isn't so important to me as it was in my more artistically snobby days. That is... all the way up until like 2 years ago, hah.

Many really amazing artists had little to no original material but were excellent performers / musicians / vocalists / whatever.

I remember back in high school being really pissed off when I found out a band or single artist didn't write their own music. Not much of an issue for me anymore. I still have more "respect" for original artists that perform their own stuff, but I try not to let that screw with my enjoyment of the material.

Having said that , many of the big "no talent" artists are huge swaths of upcoming artists first taste of music, and often without realizing it, the reason they go into the profession.

For the record, not a huge fan of Elvis. I like him, just not a huge fan. I did hear what you might call the "real" version of "That's All Right" which sucked balls compared to Elvis's hell-bent-for-leather version. (Contender for the first "real" rock n' roll record)

[Simon Bar Sinister]

In light of Michael Jackson dying, it comes into light about the "legacy" of certain "legands" and what there music actually meant to society.

In the case of Elvis, I was never a fan, never thought that he did anything original, and seemed to steal about everything that made him "great" from other blues performers and other shall we say "less then white" performers.

IMO Elvis = OVER-RATED

he was the right guy at the right time; talent & originality are secondary to capturing the moment.

having said that, I'll let Chuck D speak for me:

Elvis was a hero to most

but he never meant shit to me