11-01-2012, 18:21
I'm certainly not knocking Elvis, since his impact on music was huge IMV.
However, I think Elvis didn't maintain his trailblazing in R&R. Within a very short time he had been eclipsed by others (Beatles f'rinstance), who took up the baton and pushed the boundaries.
Don't get me wrong, he was a great artist to the end, but his days of influencing things were short lived.
Therefore, I don't think music would be any different if he'd survived, except that there'd probably be some more Elvis albums out there.
However, I think Elvis didn't maintain his trailblazing in R&R. Within a very short time he had been eclipsed by others (Beatles f'rinstance), who took up the baton and pushed the boundaries.
Don't get me wrong, he was a great artist to the end, but his days of influencing things were short lived.
Therefore, I don't think music would be any different if he'd survived, except that there'd probably be some more Elvis albums out there.
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