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eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:SInatra never wrote a word in his life, but I think his records and originality speak for themselves. Not that anyone else on this board likes Frankie.
I guess refusing to swing in the context of big band jazz is original.
Can't stand Sinatra. He may have been the first art punk singer given how bored and off-key he habitually was.
I fucking hate him too, but was waiting for back-up. Horrible old schmaltzy, schmoozy claptrap.
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Flex wrote:I like Frank Sinatra fine.

As for Wray, he may be a better guitarist but Elvis predates him by two years so it's kind of a moot point.
Yes you are correct Flex, I was thinking of him more from an original aspect from the time period. Someone who really stood out from the crowd with his own uniqueness.
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Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:SInatra never wrote a word in his life, but I think his records and originality speak for themselves. Not that anyone else on this board likes Frankie.
I guess refusing to swing in the context of big band jazz is original.
Can't stand Sinatra. He may have been the first art punk singer given how bored and off-key he habitually was.
I fucking hate him too, but was waiting for back-up. Horrible old schmaltzy, schmoozy claptrap.
You kids should turn off those punk rocker rock records for five minutes and listen to some real music! Hey, Mavis, remember this one?
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Silent Majority wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:Elvis had a great voice was good looking and a top performer. But so were plenty of others who could really play their instruments and write fantastic material of their own. I am not knocking Elvis here and I am a fan he made some awesome records but you mention the guitar being heavy on Jailhouse Rock which it is and again a great record, but it's not Elvis playing that guitar unlike say Cochrane who could play drums, piano, and guitar and had a good voice to boot.
It's not Elvis' guitar on Jailhouse Rock, but on the Sun Sides and in early live performances you can always hear Presley's rhythm work. Johnny Cash singled out Elvis' chunky guitar style for praise in his autobiography. I'm not arguing that Eddie Cochran was less talented than Elvis, but even down to his hairstyle he was influenced by Elvis. I also have more respect for an artist when they self-generate material, but that wasn't the way it was done in those days in the big market. SInatra never wrote a word in his life, but I think his records and originality speak for themselves. Not that anyone else on this board likes Frankie.
As for other artists with a heavy sound you had plenty like Bo Diddley, Link Wray, and countless other rock-a-billy bands who had no success and are on some rare compilation.
Very good point. Link Wray's guitar sounds wipes the floor with Elvis'. But would LInk have been at home playing a gospel or country song?
Of course not that wasn't his thing. But with Elvis did he pick his own material? I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.

As for those Sun recordings they are pure magic.
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I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
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Can't stand Frank but do dig Dean Martin and Tony Bennet.
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Marky Dread wrote:But with Elvis did he pick his own material?
When he was at his most vital, yes. For movie soundtracks and his later years, he would just sing whatever was put in front of him.
I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.
That nobody had every put into a big blender and drawn from at the same time before.
I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
He had absolutely no time for method acting, demeaning both Brando in Guys and Dolls and Monty Clift in From Here to Eternity. When you think of Frank as a lovable posturing jackass, a la Zapp Brannigan, every single anecdote about his life becomes both palatable and hilarious.
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Silent Majority wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:But with Elvis did he pick his own material?
When he was at his most vital, yes. For movie soundtracks and his later years, he would just sing whatever was put in front of him.
I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.
That nobody had every put into a big blender and drawn from at the same time before.
I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
He had absolutely no time for method acting, demeaning both Brando in Guys and Dolls and Monty Clift in From Here to Eternity. When you think of Frank as a lovable posturing jackass, a la Zapp Brannigan, every single anecdote about his life becomes both palatable and hilarious.
Cue Wolter.
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eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:But with Elvis did he pick his own material?
When he was at his most vital, yes. For movie soundtracks and his later years, he would just sing whatever was put in front of him.
I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.
That nobody had every put into a big blender and drawn from at the same time before.
I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
He had absolutely no time for method acting, demeaning both Brando in Guys and Dolls and Monty Clift in From Here to Eternity. When you think of Frank as a lovable posturing jackass, a la Zapp Brannigan, every single anecdote about his life becomes both palatable and hilarious.
Cue Wolter.
Poll or snooker cue?
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So are you saying Elvis chose all those different styles, if so then that is indeed cool and yes original I give you that.
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Heston wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:But with Elvis did he pick his own material?
When he was at his most vital, yes. For movie soundtracks and his later years, he would just sing whatever was put in front of him.
I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.
That nobody had every put into a big blender and drawn from at the same time before.
I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
He had absolutely no time for method acting, demeaning both Brando in Guys and Dolls and Monty Clift in From Here to Eternity. When you think of Frank as a lovable posturing jackass, a la Zapp Brannigan, every single anecdote about his life becomes both palatable and hilarious.
Cue Wolter.
Poll or snooker cue?
Spell check and nit picker.

Pool or snooker cue?
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Marky Dread wrote:
Heston wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:But with Elvis did he pick his own material?
When he was at his most vital, yes. For movie soundtracks and his later years, he would just sing whatever was put in front of him.
I don't know as for him being so great with all the different styles as they were just styles that were popular of the time.
That nobody had every put into a big blender and drawn from at the same time before.
I'll show Sinatra some respect for both The Manchurian Candidate and Suddenly, two excellent flicks.
He had absolutely no time for method acting, demeaning both Brando in Guys and Dolls and Monty Clift in From Here to Eternity. When you think of Frank as a lovable posturing jackass, a la Zapp Brannigan, every single anecdote about his life becomes both palatable and hilarious.
Cue Wolter.
Poll or snooker cue?
Spell check and nit picker.

Pool or snooker cue?
Pool.

Head or balls?
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Man, I liked this thread so much better when we were just posting youtube clips of Elvis.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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Olaf wrote:Man, I liked this thread so much better when we were just posting youtube clips of Elvis.
This is the "I hate Frank" thread now mate.
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Olaf wrote:Man, I liked this thread so much better when we were just posting youtube clips of Elvis.
Constant YouTubing is frowned upon.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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