Elvis or Beatles ?? - Beyond Tiki

A AquaZombie Member Thrillville Joined: Aug 01, 2003 Posts: 461	A AquaZombie Posted posted on Wed, May 19, 2004 2:18 PM I don't hate the Beatles, I respect their musicianship and like a lot of their songs, but I often get flak when I say that they killed off the whole Rat Pack/Lounge/Tiki/Spy/Cool/50s Rock/Movie Elvis aesthetic, inadvertently or not, replacing it with that whole Arty Folk Rolk Hippie thing that extended way into the 70s and even into Grunge in the 90s, the same way Spielberg and Lucas killed off the classic drive-in B movie with mainstream-pandering mega-blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars." I guess in both cases you could call it "progress," but also in both cases, they ruined their particular culture, at least for me. I agree it comes down to a "vibe." I just dig the sound of his voice, singing damn near anything. A lot of orthodox rockabilly fans resent Elvis for "selling out" (though I think the early 60s are his best period, "His Latest Flame" being my favorite, and my wife LOVES 70s "jumpsuit" Elvis the most), but to me, he was and will always be King, "just because." Johnny Dollar's Michael J. Fox reference killed me - he was quoting Mojo Nixon, who referred to Fox as the "Anti-Elvis," though I think the Anti-Elvis is George W. Bush, and Michael Fox is really the "Anti-Michael Landon" because of the atrocious 80s rip off "Teen Wolf" (Landon's "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" is my favorite flick. Trivia: Yvonne Lime, co-star of "IWATW" also appeared in Elvis' "Loving You" the same year, 1957, and rumor has it E visited her on the set of "IWATW"!)

I don't hate the Beatles, I respect their musicianship and like a lot of their songs, but I often get flak when I say that they killed off the whole Rat Pack/Lounge/Tiki/Spy/Cool/50s Rock/Movie Elvis aesthetic, inadvertently or not, replacing it with that whole Arty Folk Rolk Hippie thing that extended way into the 70s and even into Grunge in the 90s, the same way Spielberg and Lucas killed off the classic drive-in B movie with mainstream-pandering mega-blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars." I guess in both cases you could call it "progress," but also in both cases, they ruined their particular culture, at least for me.

I agree it comes down to a "vibe." I just dig the sound of his voice, singing damn near anything.

A lot of orthodox rockabilly fans resent Elvis for "selling out" (though I think the early 60s are his best period, "His Latest Flame" being my favorite, and my wife LOVES 70s "jumpsuit" Elvis the most), but to me, he was and will always be King, "just because."

Johnny Dollar's Michael J. Fox reference killed me - he was quoting Mojo Nixon, who referred to Fox as the "Anti-Elvis," though I think the Anti-Elvis is George W. Bush, and Michael Fox is really the "Anti-Michael Landon" because of the atrocious 80s rip off "Teen Wolf" (Landon's "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" is my favorite flick. Trivia: Yvonne Lime, co-star of "IWATW" also appeared in Elvis' "Loving You" the same year, 1957, and rumor has it E visited her on the set of "IWATW"!)

Post #91955 by AquaZombie on Wed, May 19, 2004 2:18 PM