Who do you like best? Young Elvis or Old Elvis?

[outofyourmind]

Old Elvis hands down.
Fat Elvis was Ok too.



I've seen every one of his movies too.

I think I'm in the minority.

 

[outofyourmind]

 

[outofyourmind]

 

[huskers1217]

skinny or fat elvis?

 

[outofyourmind]

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I liked actor Elvis as much as anything.

He was always Elvis. Just doing different shit.

 

[TechRaiderRider]

one of my favorites,
both the song and the version -

didn't really care for him when i was a young'un,
but gained a better appreciation later -

out of season,
but here's another of my favorites -

 

[outofyourmind]

I liked actor Elvis as much as anything.

He was always Elvis. Just doing different shit.

I think this sums it up nicely.


I liked Viva Las Vegas the best I think.

 

[Mofo]

Young Elvis was a trailblazing icon, talented musician, fair actor and leader for a whole new class of musical genre.
Old / fat Elvis was a ridiculous cartoon who was addicted to pills, a messed-up lifestyle and who died on the crapper.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I think this sums it up nicely.


I liked Viva Las Vegas the best I think.

There were a lot of them, over 30 I think.

I kind of liked Kid Gallahad.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Both sucked donkey balls

Easily the worst of the Sun Records guys and he didn’t get better after that

 

[Hu War Yu]

I've always been kinda "meh" on Elvis.

I think he's over-rated just like the Beatles. Talented for sure, but their careers were much larger than they might have merited.

 

[fordman84]

old Elvis gave us "Karate Elvis" so he is the best, without question.

 

[fordman84]

I've always been kinda "meh" on Elvis.

I think he's over-rated just like the Beatles. Talented for sure, but their careers were much larger than they might have merited.

If they had a career that spanned that of the Stones, I'd agree. But for the sheer volume of hits they released in just 8 years, pretty damn impressive.

 

[Hu War Yu]

If they had a career that spanned that of the Stones, I'd agree. But for the sheer volume of hits they released in just 8 years, pretty damn impressive.

Look, I like a good B7 chord as much as the next guy, but they totally abused it, ran it into the ground

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

If they had a career that spanned that of the Stones, I'd agree. But for the sheer volume of hits they released in just 8 years, pretty damn impressive.

It’s quality, not quantity. Beatles have never moved the needle for me at all. Pretty much a 60’s boy band. Love George Harrison though

Beatles were never in the Stones’ ballpark

 

[fordman84]

Look, I like a good B7 chord as much as the next guy, but they totally abused it, ran it into the ground

Yeah and they don't know how to end a song. Still crazy that they put out all the hits they did in 8 years. That's the most impressive thing to me. Looking at their anthology you would think they recorded for 30 years.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I've always been kinda "meh" on Elvis.

I think he's over-rated just like the Beatles. Talented for sure, but their careers were much larger than they might have merited.

Agree on Elvis, disagree on the Beatles.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Costello is way better than Presley.

 

[Hu War Yu]

Yeah and they don't know how to end a song. Still crazy that they put out all the hits they did in 8 years. That's the most impressive thing to me. Looking at their anthology you would think they recorded for 30 years.

That's partly because of the over-hype, IMO. Just a perfect storm of popularity, leading to all their songs getting endless radio play. Not sure the same thing would happen today unless it was with tik tok vids