21-Mar-2012, 7:53 AM
Quote:Anyway, Dave, you're free to call Elvis (or anyone else) overrated without building a fortress around yourself. Elvis may be canonized, but so what? Who cares about the rock canon? Listen to what you like, not what you're "supposed" to like.
Indeed I do. I will admit that Elvis was influential. He, along with Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard and others, helped bridge us from Sinatra to the Beatles. Which in turn led to truly great things like Fleetwood Mac and Yazoo.
I also want to plug the greatness of Shinedown. If you haven't listened to Sound of Madness, do check it out.
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