Money in the hobby

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by mark evans

And, Elvis deserved all the adulation he got, easily.

And I believe Lennon is even quoted, "Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles."

[Snapolit1]

Elvis' body of work hasn't stood up well over time. I will stick by it. He was revolutionary for his day but his music hasn't stayed prominent.

[Billy5858]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Elvis' body of work hasn't stood up well over time. I will stick by it. He was revolutionary for his day but his music hasn't stayed prominent.

+1 ....if he was still alive he would have
been playing Vegas to the retirees not
the Coachella Fest like some of the bands
that still matter do.
Note: He'd be 82 so probably not playing anywhere

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Elvis' body of work hasn't stood up well over time. I will stick by it. He was revolutionary for his day but his music hasn't stayed prominent.

What does that mean, hasn't stood up well over time? What criteria are you applying? I will go with Rolling Stone's assessment if I need to go beyond my own opinion which is that he remains among the very few greatest rock singers.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What does that mean, hasn't stood up well over time? What criteria are you applying? I will go with Rolling Stone's assessment if I need to go beyond my own opinion which is that he remains among the very few greatest rock singers.

Graceland is packed every single day of the week with tourists. He's been dead for 30 years. What other entertainer who has been gone that long has such a following? And Elvis has his own channel on Sirius -- do the Beatles?

I don't see how anyone can state objectively that his music has not stood up over time. His music is timeless, and I'm not even the biggest Elvis fan (though I have been to Graceland).

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Graceland is packed every single day of the week with tourists. He's been dead for 30 years. What other entertainer who has been gone that long has such a following? And Elvis has his own channel on Sirius -- do the Beatles?

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http://www.siriusxm.com/thebeatleschannel

[darwinbulldog]

Well then.

[darwinbulldog]

I think people will recognize the name Elvis for many decades to come, but relatively few of them will enjoy listening to his music, so he's transcended his talents and entered the ranks of famous for being famous.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

http://www.siriusxm.com/thebeatleschannel

Damn. Not sure how I missed that. Has this been on for long?

PS the fact that I was unaware of this channel supports my argument that the Beatles don't resonate today as well as Elvis does.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Damn. Not sure how I missed that. Has this been on for long?

PS the fact that I was unaware of this channel supports my argument that the Beatles don't resonate today as well as Elvis does.

Gotta disagree with you here, Jeff...the beatles reasonate 100 x's more than elvis does today!

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Damn. Not sure how I missed that. Has this been on for long?

PS the fact that I was unaware of this channel supports my argument that the Beatles don't resonate today as well as Elvis does.

I think the station is new in the past week or so.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Elvis' body of work hasn't stood up well over time. I will stick by it. He was revolutionary for his day but his music hasn't stayed prominent.

Is anyone collecting revolutionary hip-hop artists of 70s, or can anyone even name one that more than 2 in 10 would recognize?

In my opinion Elvis, the Beatles, James Brown and Motown will always have a place in music history long after folks stop googling "What da funk"