Elvis person or Beatles person?

[Algolei]

I grew up during the 60s and 70s, and I could never stand either of them. The fact that so many do has become, for me, a tragic waste of bandwidth.

 

[Jdvn1]

If it weren't for Elvis, the Beatles would have never existed.

If it weren't for Mozart, Beethoven would never have existed.

That's why I like Mozart, he allowed the better Beethoven to exist.

That's why I like Elvis, he allowed the better Beatles to exist.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Don't much like either of them, truth be told.

My dislike for Elvis is one hell of a lot stronger than that for The Beatles, however. :\

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Elvis isn't dead, he went home.

 

[trancejeremy]

The trouble is, both of them have been tarnished by their later days. Rather than being remembered as the giants they were, they are remembered as eccentrics.

Elvis mostly since he's been dead. But the Beatles, though the Yoko phase and the Wings phase. Not to mention their boy-band days which made up the bulk of their early career.

But Elvis for me, since I've been both Graceland and the house where he was born.

And whatever else you can say, even in his weird days, Elvis had style. Really really tacky style. But tackiness on a legendary scale.

 

[Wombat]

Fab Four over the King for me any day.

There are certain Elvis songs that I rather like, but the majority merely sits there -- I prefer my R&B a bit more Roots-y.

As for the Beatles, there are some of their songs I can't stand, but those are few and far between.

Yep, definitely a Beatles person

 

[francisca]

The King, baby, uh-huh-huh.

 

[Storminator]

I respect the talent of the Beatles (of which there were only 2 the other two could have been anyone with musical talent) but don't like much if any of their music.

Fundamentally disagree with this. George Harrison was a really impressive guitar player, and wrote a lot of underappreciated music.

While I generally accept your position on Ringo, apparently John and Paul drove halfway across England to rip him out of another band, so at least in the early days he was highly regarded by the rest of the band.

PS

 

[Krieg]

Neither, the Moody Blues.

(There are two types of people; those who divide people into two groups, and those with a clue. )

..and which did you just place yourself in?

 

[kenobi65]

While I generally accept your position on Ringo, apparently John and Paul drove halfway across England to rip him out of another band, so at least in the early days he was highly regarded by the rest of the band.

Ringo was in a (relatively) succesful band, compared to where the Beatles were at that point. He gave the Beatles a level of experience that they felt they needed at that point, and was apparently a more solid drummer than Pete Best.