JoeTyler said:

No. Some think Little Richard is the greatest performer in rock and roll. Others think that about Elvis. Everyone is entitled to have their opinion in particular when it comes to music and performance.

Of Elvis is overrated, he was white and he sounded a little black - so he was bound to be overrated. However, they ain't no one more overrated than Madonna.
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bboy87 said:

SHUT UP!!!

Mashed potatoes, grra-vy and cranberry sauce - wooooo!!!

There is a tendency for the very best to be overrated by some. But it's usually deserved. Elvis is overrated. Jimi is overrated. James is overrated. The Beatles are overrated. Stevie is overrated. Bowie is overrated. Prince is overrated. But I can't think of anyone more deserving of being overrated than any or all of those guys.

These threads crack me up...Bottom line is this...He commerically did it 1st!!

It doesn't matter if he stole a "black sound", he was a good looking man, with a good voice and doing something that Jim Nabors, Andy Williams or whatever was playing back in the mid 50's. The youth at that time caught on to it they liked it. period. Elvis should be remembered for that, his music crossed all barriers to pop, country and gosepel. Not many if any "pop stars" are doing that today..

That people is a talent..as "hip-hop" acts like Jay Z cross over to a rock side.

Elvis was not a great song writer/producer, he was an entertainer..that's it, he did not share his opinion on any world events or wars, not like the artists today...

Raze said:

Are you trying to tell me that Madonna is the very best, because she is more overrated than all those you've mention above put together.

whatsgoingon said:

Madonna >>>> Prince, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, James Brown, Sammy Davis

All of these no-talents fail when compared to the musical genius of Madonna.

Elvis is UNDER rated . . . badly managed in life and in death.

Rodya24 said:

musical genius...i think not...
marketing genius..absoul-fucking-outly!!!!!
The thing about Madonna - she sings ok, acting is ok, songwriting is above average..dancing has slowed down (she is close to 50)but was above average..

thing she has best going for her..she is by far the greatest "business smart" woman in the industry.

avasdad said:

I was being facetious in calling Madonna a musical genius.

As for her songwriting skills... With the exception of Lucky Star and a couple of other songs on her first album, I give credit to her collaborators.

But she is a incredible business woman.

whatsgoingon said:

I really don't get that Madonna is overrated. After all, there's barely a day that goes by that she isn't completely trashed on the internet and in the media

JoeTyler said:

awh come on man? were you not on another forum praising aerosmith(who are superb and steve tyler is a hella better singer than elvis, check out little richard steve tylers favorite singer, and youll hear how reall rock n roll should sound!!)

avasdad said:

did i miss something?

Rodya24 said:

She probably gives great head, also

MikeMatronik said:

I actually want to know a little more about him. Just as I was scared to know about the Beatles...to obsessing over them for a year. I think if I hear one good album from his I might want more and more.

I heard a real good song of his on the radio..didnt know the title but I want to pick up his greatest hits just to find out.

plus HE WAS SO GOT DAYM FUINE when he came out.

paisleypark4 said:

I would recommend 30 #1s to start your Elvis collection.

I bought that one two weeks ago because I wanted "Burnin' Love" and the remix of "A Little Less Conversation". Yeah, it has all the hits.

Hell yeah, he sure was. He was handsome and he dressed sharp as a tack. It's a shame the way he started looking in the 1970s though. Not just gaining weight, but the clothes were an absolute joke. Those white jumpsuits with the cape. He looked like Captain Marvel.

vainandy said:

Elvis was a Captain Marvel fan.

vainandy said:

I agree. Elvis was gorgeous during the '50s and '60s. Then he became one of the tackiest people in show business.

vainandy said:

I'd recommend the 3-CD "Hitstory" box set. it includes 30 #1 Hits, 2nd to None and a 3rd disc of other hits. it's probably the best combo of concise but encompassing the biggest number of hits of any set out there.

Raze said:

OMG! I have never heard of this. How much is it? When was it released?

Rodya24 said:

not sure when it was released. late 2005, maybe?

there are actually 2 versions. the US version has 19 tracks on the 3rd disc, and the import version has 29. as you can see below, they tracklist for the 3rd disc is wildly different between the two. disc 3 is titled "The Story Continues," btw. no idea why the US disc 3 is so much shorter (and it is, time-wise. like 50 minutes). would have been the perfect set if it'd been filled up, i think.

US
1. I Beg Of You
2. My Wish Came True
3. Ain't That Loving You Baby
4. Fame And Fortune
5. I Gotta Know
6. Flaming Star
7. Follow That Dream
8. One Broken Heart For Sale
9. Kissin' Cousins
10. Such A Night
11. Ask Me
12. Easy Question
13. I'm Yours
14. Puppet On A String
15. Love Letters
16. Seperate Ways
17. Steamroller Blues
18. If You Talk In Your Sleep
19. My Boy


IMPORT
1. Blue Moon
2. Mystery Train
3. Rip It Up
4. Gpt A Lot O' Livin' To Do
5. Trying To Get To You
6. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
7. Paralysed
8. Party
9. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
10. Girl Of My Best Friend
11. Wild In The Country
12. One Broken Heart For Sale
13. Kiss Me Quick
14. Kissin' Cousins
15. Such A Night
16. Ain't That Loving You Baby
17. Tell Me Why
18. Frankie And Johnny
19. All That I Am
20. Guitar Man
21. Us Male
22. I've Lost You
23. There Goes My Everything
24. Rags To Riches
25. I Just Can't Help Believin'
25. Until It't Time For You To Go
26. My Boy
27. Suspicion
28. My Way
29. Are You Lonesome Tonight? (laughing version)

vainandy said:

I remember when I was little hearing "This Thing Called Love" I was dumbfounded when Queen sung it..though I love them I was upset that it wasnt Elvis.

Ok Im gonna get that #1's set. I think that it will be a great start of me learning about this man. YAY! I got a new artist....new oldies yay!

uPtoWnNY said:

Man I miss that commercial already.

jjhunsecker said:

Harlepolis is an ignorant person who choses to remain ignorant. No matter how many times an Elvis conversation comes up, and no matter how many people refute it with any number of facts and testimonials from Elvis' black friends and peers, Harlepolis really only has 2 things to say about Elvis: he was a racist and a thief. Ignore her.

It is truly amazing how often this question/topic comes up here. For people under a certain age it is really impossible to discuss the impact of "rating" of a performer, any performer who has been dead for thirty years, and had their biggest period of success fifty plus years ago. If you don't believe it talk to the average young person of today and ask them about Prince, MJ, Madonna or U2, or hell 80's music in general. You might find some who like it, but for the most part they think that those people are at best hasbeens at worst total fucking jokes. But we "know" the truth, because we were there. We know how wonderful it was to watch MJ glide magically across the stage while singing Billie Jean. How wonderful and strange it was to watch "Purple Rain" rain for the first time. We remember Madonna when she was still shocking people on the VMA's because she rocked not because she sucked. The point I am making is that we "know" the truth. So why dont we trust, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews,the members of Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Barry Gordy, U2, Madonna, George Michael, Boy George, Billy Idol, Sammy Davis, The Who,...

Hell you get the point... when they say that, as John Lennon stated it so clearly "Before Elvis there was nothing."

Overated? not according to the people on the above list and millions of others who first realized they didn't have to follow in the footsteps of the generations before them after they saw Elvis on Ed Sullivan.

Who are we to judge their experience anymore than the current generation is in a position to understand what "OUR" generation of musicians/performers meant to us.

Ultimately, Elvis' success/impact speaks for itself. The fact that we are still having the argument is just further proof. Elvis changed the world, sold atleast a billion records to date, and currently still has cds and dvds on the charts all over the world. Lets see how well any of our generation of singers are doing thirty years after they are dead...

Peace and lovesexy!!!

kalelvisj said:

TOLD YALL (if there was a emoticon of a lady rollin her head that would be me all ghetto with rollers in my hair n stuff!)

Just to add to the list,(let the eye rolling begin) just read a report about an 02 after show where Prince sang "all shook up" and said "True love to the King."


Peace and lovesexy.

vainandy said:

More like Evel Knevil

well, it WAS the 70's after all