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  • SathogwaSathogwa Posts: 227
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I just never "got" him, or Johnny Cash, for that matter. And it wasn't for the want of trying. I've heard all the "important" recordings, but I always found both singers too "obvious", if you know what I mean. Not subtle. However, I'll respect any Elvis or Cash fan who could successfully convert me, because whether I'm hearing Elvis's Sun Sessions or Cash live at Folsom, I'm not sold. Go on! Convert me! :)

    Man, you're a real hard case! LOL!

    I'm not sure anything could convence you at this point! Maybe a live recording of some of his more impassioned gospel or soul-influenced material. Trust me, when the man would dig in, especially live, it was transcendant.
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  • angryyoungmanangryyoungman Posts: 1,028
    im an elvis fan, i wouldnt say a huge fan, but a fan nonetheless. . . my fiance and i are getting married in march and our song is "cant help falling in love" . . .would have liked to have used the pj version but they only did it live, no studio version
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  • bgirl59bgirl59 Posts: 888
    Sathogwa wrote:
    Hey man, if you don't like Elvis, that's cool. Its just a few of the comments you made sounded like you weren't all that informed. Which I still don't think your are! ;)
    I don't think so either--besides his enormous talent, as a Humanitarian, the man gave alot more than what he kept for himself. Visit Graceland some time.
    The Humanitarian Acknowledgements far exceed the Grammy's and Gold Records.
    Elvis will always be The King!
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    i didn't discover elvis until i was in my twenties, either. my parents were to elvis as i am to pearl jam, so i kind of hated him out of resistance growing up...haha. actually, the story still goes that elvis' death is what sent my mom into labor with me. she heard the news and her water broke. :D

    but yeah, huge fan now. suspicious minds is such a classic...always on my mind makes me want to cry every time, and little less conversation makes me move, no matter what.
  • fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 234
    I grew up in Tennessee, and was raised on the King. The older I get, the more I dig it - I've probably got 50 or 60 Elvis CDs by this point -

    I agree, the Sun Sessions is crucial to get - but I would also recommend the Vegas box set, if you don't mind spending a few bucks - a re-energized Elvis with a ridiculously cool band
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