Solo/Frontman *FINAL* Mick Jagger Vs David Bowie

[Dirty Harry]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Elvis.

 

[cityspud]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Marley wooo :) happy days.

Elvis for me.. used to come sliding in on the lino when I heard it playing.

I was an odd child.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Hendrix......bit of a peculiar comparison to make tho.

They both changed Rock n Roll in very big ways so I thought I'd throw two huge icons together.

I see your point and will stick with Jimi but if it's gamechangers then i think Elvis may win this one :)

There were Blues artists doing what Elvis was doing back in the 1940's. The only thing was, they were black and the US media completely ignored them. Then when they wanted someone to make some money off, they used Elvis as a front man for Rock'n'Roll and claimed nobody had ever done anything like this before. His status in the world is a little false. Even John Lennon once said "before Elvis there was nothing", however:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OB_tlu-r8[/youtube]

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

They both changed Rock n Roll in very big ways so I thought I'd throw two huge icons together.

I see your point and will stick with Jimi but if it's gamechangers then i think Elvis may win this one :)

There were Blues artists doing what Elvis was doing back in the 1940's. The only thing was, they were black and the US media completely ignored them. Then when they wanted someone to make some money off, they used Elvis as a front man for Rock'n'Roll and claimed nobody had ever done anything like this before. His status in the world is a little false. Even John Lennon once said "before Elvis there was nothing", however:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OB_tlu-r8[/youtube]

True but you can't underestimate the power that Elvis brought with him. Until he came along it was just a thing white kids listened and sang along with, after him it became something huge. Rock n Roll would be a totally different thing without him.

And I'm not even a fan.

 

[squirtyflower]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

can't really rate Elvis so it's jimi and his right handed axe all day for me

 

[Sam.]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Hendrix.

 

[NQCitizen]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Elvis.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

I see your point and will stick with Jimi but if it's gamechangers then i think Elvis may win this one :)

There were Blues artists doing what Elvis was doing back in the 1940's. The only thing was, they were black and the US media completely ignored them. Then when they wanted someone to make some money off, they used Elvis as a front man for Rock'n'Roll and claimed nobody had ever done anything like this before. His status in the world is a little false. Even John Lennon once said "before Elvis there was nothing", however:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OB_tlu-r8[/youtube]

True but you can't underestimate the power that Elvis brought with him. Until he came along it was just a thing white kids listened and sang along with, after him it became something huge. Rock n Roll would be a totally different thing without him.

And I'm not even a fan.

Good point. I suppose with the ignoring of the artists from previous decades, the hype and hysteria that followed Elvis and the other members of the "Million Dollar Quartet" really did seem like it was a new genre of music and the American masses had really never seen or heard anything like it before. It is a shame that those who went before never got the recognition. Even artists as, if not more, talented of the time (Muddy Waters for example) never got the exposure Elvis did.

 

[1.618034]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

Jimi Hendrix.


After thinking about it, it wasn't as difficult a decision as I thought it'd be...

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Re: Battle of Solo Artist Elvis Vs Hendrix Round 11

There were Blues artists doing what Elvis was doing back in the 1940's. The only thing was, they were black and the US media completely ignored them. Then when they wanted someone to make some money off, they used Elvis as a front man for Rock'n'Roll and claimed nobody had ever done anything like this before. His status in the world is a little false. Even John Lennon once said "before Elvis there was nothing", however:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OB_tlu-r8[/youtube]

True but you can't underestimate the power that Elvis brought with him. Until he came along it was just a thing white kids listened and sang along with, after him it became something huge. Rock n Roll would be a totally different thing without him.

And I'm not even a fan.

Good point. I suppose with the ignoring of the artists from previous decades, the hype and hysteria that followed Elvis and the other members of the "Million Dollar Quartet" really did seem like it was a new genre of music and the American masses had really never seen or heard anything like it before. It is a shame that those who went before never got the recognition. Even artists as, if not more, talented of the time (Muddy Waters for example) never got the exposure Elvis did.

I look at it this way..... an old friend of mine was asking why Jermaine Jackson never really had a career anywhere close to his brother Michael. His point was that they were both equally good singers. My answer to him was that whilst Jermaine was a very good vocalist, he didn't have the star quality that Michael had.

Elvis was an all round performer, he could sing, dance and get your knickers damp. He had the whole package. His whiteness helped but it's not the whole story and I think it's a bit unfair on him.