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Originally Posted by Robbie
I always thought of Elvis as an "old guy" when I was growing up.
But seriously...the guy was one of the greatest singer/entertainers in modern history.
Comparing him to Justin Bieber is so far off base it's not even funny.
If you've ever seen his 1968 "comeback" special...then you would realize why he's "The King".
Like I said... he was a little before my time. But as I grew older and started to really appreciate his ability, I realized just why he was the biggest entertainment phenomena of the 20th century.
Bieber?  |
As soon as I was old enough to find out he didn't write his own songs I lost any shred of respect I might have had for him. He's lucky people with real talent put "shit pop music" into his mouth to croon like a wind up monkey.. He's a glorified set of speakers pumping out the creativity of others. He's also lucky he came at a time of universal audience attention with 4 tv channels and no way to escape him instead of the fragmented marketplace there is now. Then again you can say that of many people, Rolling Stones etc etc.
I wouldn't call Elvis talentless, he had a good voice, but good voices are a dime a dozen, you can't piss at an Idol audition without hitting a few but I have far more respect for people that create music. If he was 18 today trying to break into the industry no one would give a flying fuck about him which shows his true worth.. Even total jackbags like Kanye who use samples I put far higher in the scheme of things than pretty looking vocal stenographers. Honestly no different to Bieber, just Bieber is a bit younger and therefore even more calculated to appeal to little girls and fake.