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Title: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: gizz72 on August 31, 2004, 02:58:06 AM
Greetings,

Yup, it's just an age old battle of pioneers. Who's the best so far? :-)

Enjoy,

Gizz
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: iamaboringperson on August 31, 2004, 03:30:29 AM
The Beat-less win hands down.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: T_Bone on August 31, 2004, 03:44:07 AM
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gizz72 wrote:
Greetings,

Yup, it's just an age old battle of pioneers. Who's the best so far? :-)

Enjoy,

Gizz


You just watched Pulp Fiction, didn't you?  :-)

[edit - Elvis? A pioneer?  :lol: ]
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: gizz72 on August 31, 2004, 04:59:31 AM
Greetings T_Bone,

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You just watched Pulp Fiction, didn't you? :-)


That was last week :lol:. Last night, I just stumbled upon my dad's collection DVD of beatles early days and Elivs Live from Hawaii.

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- Elvis? A pioneer?  :lol:


Yeah? didn't elvis pioneered rock 'n roll music? He is 'The King'? eh?? :lol:

Regards,

Gizz
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: Cyberus on August 31, 2004, 01:18:24 PM
Beatles, hands down - for a start, they wrote their own music.

Although I do like Elvis.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: bloodline on August 31, 2004, 04:02:27 PM
Elvis may well be "The King", but the Beatles were better musicians (well three of them at least).
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: x56h34 on August 31, 2004, 04:03:31 PM
The UK folks seem to be pro Beatles, for some reason. :-)
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 31, 2004, 07:08:52 PM
The Beatles made some good rock (f*ck "yellow submarine")
I hated the Beatles for a long time because of the music lessons at school (Beatles only) but when I heard their (hard?)rock I quickly changed my opinion about them..

And Elvis is plain gruesome.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: Cyberus on August 31, 2004, 07:09:28 PM
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x56h34 wrote:
The UK folks seem to be pro Beatles, for some reason. :-)


Oh well, if I was Canadian, I'd be singing the praises of Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morisette and Bryan Adams....

;-):-P
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 31, 2004, 07:14:22 PM
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Cyberus wrote:
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x56h34 wrote:
The UK folks seem to be pro Beatles, for some reason. :-)


Oh well, if I was Canadian, I'd be singing the praises of Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morisette and Bryan Adams....

;-):-P
...and Rufus Wainwright :love:
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: x56h34 on August 31, 2004, 07:16:58 PM
@Cyberus:

Hehe. :-) The Beatles were class, no doubt about it, although I do fancy the Stones better.

It's amazing how innovation in music always seemed to come straight from the UK.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: that_punk_guy on August 31, 2004, 07:19:31 PM
Nickelback are Canadian too... *shudder*

However, The Paperbacks are from Canada, and they're brilliant.



I actually know more Elvis songs than Beatles songs. I have an old casette tape of some Elvis vinyl and it makes me want to own a Chevvy and drive nowhere in particular.

But the Beatles were unquestionably much more talented.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: Wain on August 31, 2004, 07:19:47 PM
Elvis has an amazing instrument, and when you listen to the music he wanted to do (ie the spirituals) as opposed to the rock crap, he is one of the most talented pop culture vocalists of the 20th century.

The beatles are incomparable to Elvis because they were doing an entirely different thing.  As far as their contribution to commercial music is concerned, they are invaluable due to their inclusion of so-called "world-music" rhythms and styles, and their expansion of techniques and ideas that had not been explored by contemporary commercial music.  There was some strong artistry within the group, and an interesting combination and evolution of ideas.

Personally, I prefer listening to Elvis more, I hate the Beatles.  I don't love Elvis, but I do hate the Beatles.
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: x56h34 on August 31, 2004, 07:37:29 PM
Justin Timberlake is also Canadian. :-D
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: bloodline on August 31, 2004, 07:41:56 PM
Weren't the Spice Girls Canadian... and Robbie Williams... :-P
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: x56h34 on August 31, 2004, 07:55:59 PM
@bloodline:

:lol:
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: MAD on September 09, 2004, 01:36:47 PM
Hoya!

Elvis was the Performer. Plus, he sang with his guts.

The Beatles are, IMHO, the most over-rated band ever.

Pink Floyd rules.

Be funky

M A D
Title: Re: Elvis vs The Beatles
Post by: gizz72 on September 10, 2004, 06:25:52 AM
Greetings,

So which particualr song of either the beatles' or elivs' that stayed #1 in the charts longer? Was it true one time the beatles made fun of Elvis' style?

Elvis movies suck too...

Regards,

Gizz