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by Sodahead on November 27th, 2007
The true king!!!!!!
by Anonymous on November 27th, 2007
Definitely overhyped. He was really truly influential only in the 50s--possibily even for a year or two. After that, he lost credibility with those who would go on to shape rock music. If anyone gets that title, it should be the Beatles (or maybe the Rolling Stones) collectively.
by Lemonyellow Di Vintage on November 27th, 2007
overhyped
by Someguy on November 27th, 2007
True King. He reshaped American music. What he was doing was not done at that level yet.
He was like Michael Jordan at his best playing high school teams. He was Gretzky playing Mighty Tykes Hockey.
by greensceptic on September 22nd, 2009
Almost as over-hyped as the beatles !
by Thriftymaid on September 22nd, 2009
True king
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on September 22nd, 2009
Early Elvis was the King no doubt about that at all... even in 1968 he still had it ( the comeback special proved that ), after that he did go down hill in my books
by MasterS on September 22nd, 2009
I dont even like Elvis, but if it wasnt for him we might all still be listening to country ackkkkk, he did steal his music but he is the one that introduced it to the whites and made it start to actually take off.
by Anonymoose on November 27th, 2007
Overhyped. In the end he couldn't even hardly sing or stay upright on stage.
by Go Girl 2 on November 27th, 2007
A little of both.
by Tempter on November 27th, 2007
Over-hyped Hack every song he did was a cover of a black artist who couldn't get played on mainstream radio during that time period. Most of whom died penniless and unrecognized.
If Elvis wasn't dead I'd like to punch him in the nose.
by Anonymous on September 22nd, 2009
Elvis was totally over hyped,he could'nt be the king because he did'nt invent ROCK-N-ROLL,he just copied people like wynonnie Harris ,Little Richard,and other's,however I will say from a cultural aspect most white american's would see him as king because they had never seen a white man dance and sing in a R & B style. some may even say Elvis was a modern day minstrel....
by Zack on September 22nd, 2009
His brand of music takes an acquired taste.
Was Elvis Presley a homosexual? Explain.
by FFO/NO NAME-THE MAN-COMPREHENSION on May 23rd, 2011
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Is Elvis still dead?
by Weylon on July 25th, 2011
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Elvis Pressley recorded a song "Playing for Keeps" but no one seems to know where it is. Have you heard it? Where?
by GibsonGuy on April 6th, 2011
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How much would this Elvis Presley mirror me worth ?
by Michael_S9643 on August 31st, 2010
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Towards the end, was Elvis a ludicrous/pathetic parody as many think, or did he still put on a good show? (Well-attended not = good.)
by Amorphous Blob on January 30th, 2012
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