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I find Elvis's music has aged better than the Beatles

posted 2 years ago by Ticketsplease (4024)
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For the following reasons:

1) vocal ability. Now that music is autotuned, the Beatles wouldn't be able to release vocals so pitchy and often weak, if made today. So their vocals aren't up to today's standards.

Whereas Elvis, for the most part, was pitch perfect. His voice has such tonality, grit, softness, strength, range, that he is a pleasure to listen to these days just as much as in his prime.

2) Recording quality. Both the Beatles and Elvis started with very basic sound quality, but it has a classic sound. Elvis went on to enjoy the use of the best studios, live bands and orchestras. His music sounds very polished.

The Beatles went for a different direction, more experimental with their recording and production techniques. Although it may have sounded edgy in its time, now it just sounds distorted or sloppy.

Yes, I know that they wanted that sound, but it hasn't aged well. Nobody is listening to Get Back and thinking "all music should sound distorted like this!'

[–] samoanjoes (58611) 2 years ago

Elvis was just a hip shaker who didn't write any of his music. If he looked like Kowalski his music wouldn't be considered any better than U2.

I'd rather hear Paul and John singing about the Taxman taxing the street than Elvis' Blue Suede Shoes.

[–] Kowalski (79128) 2 years ago

THIS CLOWN IS LOWER THAN AARDVARK SHIT...BUT HE MAKES A SOLID POINT...THE WRITING ALONE MAKES THE DICKLESS OP'S POST JUST AS DUMB AS THE REST OF HIS POSTS. NOEMOJI

[–] samoanjoes (58611) 2 years ago

I should clarify that I think both of their music sounds dated, but at least the Beatles had talent and is less dated than the guy who died on the crapper. Speaking of crap, Elvis made shittier movies too.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

He didn't write his own music, allowing other song writers a chance to shine, similar to other greats like Sinatra and Houston.

[–] samoanjoes (58611) 2 years ago

Then it's barely his music.

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

Troll post of the day!!

Yes, Elvis had a better voice than any Beatle, but he never wrote a song in his life, and his taste in songs written by others was atrocious. His legacy is chiefly of bad taste.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 2 years ago

The Beatles knew when to quit. Elvis didn't. Outside of his 1950's heyday, his music has aged badly, albeit with the rare gems like Suspicious Minds & Burnin' Love. The Beatles have only grown in stature.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

Although his musical tastes ended up being of a country flavor, he still had many gems, and immense musical talent, including playing the piano, as evidenced here with unchained melody: https://youtu.be/gfnZbjFPSrU

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

Oh bullshit. Troll is trolling.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

It’s the only thing she knows how to do, Otter. She was a sperm in the 60s.

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

Still old enough to have seen an Elvis Movie movie, which are the real death of his legacy.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

The movies were good enough to sell to their desired market. So who cares? Some gave the world decent songs too.

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

Admit it, you've never seen one.

May I recommend "A Change of Habit" where Elvis falls in love with a nun played by Mary Tyler Moore? No, really, this movie was made and I saw it for snark material.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

I saw "it happened at the world fair". And "Blue Hawaii"

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

You're still trolling. Bugger off.

[–] elprimitivo (381) 2 years ago

"King Creole" is pretty good, some good songs {title track, "Trouble" (covered by Meat Puppets live when i saw them in the late 80's) and "Crawfish" (covered by Johnny Thunders on a 2007 single) plus co-stars Morticia and Walter Matthau.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 2 years ago

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39861) 2 years ago

I never loved Elvis.

[–] 102000 (6350) 2 years ago

Neither did I.

[–] jriley555 (8551) 2 years ago

Tickets..... please.

[–] chilone (18331) 2 years ago

I hate the Beatles and Elvis equally.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 2 years ago

I agree that he had a better voice than any of the Beatles, but I think the Beatles win in the songwriting and production categories. They were major, perhaps unparalleled innovators and influencers in both areas. Also have to give ample credit to Sir George Martin, who is still rightly regarded as a legend among music producers.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

As revolutionary as they were, their sound is not contemporary in the way that Elvis is.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 2 years ago

Not to my ears. Agree to disagree.

[–] tcrum (31863) 2 years ago

You're insane, Beatles songs will be covered for as long as this planet exists. Elvis not so much.

In My Life cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-VSDUqVmnI

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

Beatles has great songs but the quality of their vocals aren't up to scratch by today's standards, you seem to have missed the point

[–] mtxmind (3296) 2 years ago

quality of their vocals aren't up to scratch by today's standards,

"Today's standards' ? You mean todays standards of vocals being auto-tuned to death?

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 2 years ago

Some overdo it but even the best vocalists are autotuned. No room for any pitchyness.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

three of them were great singers.

[–] Kowalski (79128) 2 years ago

LMAO...THE FOURTH ONE TRIED REALLY HARD...HE STILL DOES. NOEMOJI

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Ringo gets an A for effort.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39861) 2 years ago

I’ve got all his albums - they’re really fun - it’s like a who’s who of famous musicians. He just calls loads of his mates and says, ‘do you fancy making an album?’ and everybody says yes because he’s such a nice guy.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

my thoughts exactly. people love covering their songs.