Disclaimer: Kevin’s views are not necessarily those of EB Media’s.

How about some band rivalry? Who’s better and who’s the most important?

Let’s hear about Elvis Vs. The Beatles. Fans on a Beatles forum site were talking about why Elvis fans hated the Beatles. The average reason given was that Elvis felt threatened that he wasn’t the biggest musical figure at the time. One view that caught my eye was that it might have not been the actual Beatles he hated, but more of his own popularity going down and that they were responsible.

The two only met once at Elvis’s home. They had a little jam session, and off they went. It was a great experience for the fab four, but not sure about Mr. Presley. He found himself trapped in one Hollywood movie to another, recording the worst songs in his career.

The Beatles cite Elvis as one of their inspirations. “Before Elvis, there was nothing” repeated John Lennon until his death. People have said that Elvis brought rock ‘n’ roll into popularity, but the Beatles perfected it. Some also have said that Elvis died when he joined the army. He was pro-war unlike the Beatles who were Anti-war. They held differences in beliefs, but they were gaining more respect in the world. I mean, who wouldn’t feel all but a little jealous? “If you think of the great artists of the 60’s people will think of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jimmie Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Who and many many more before Elvis. If they do its more out of sentiment than anything based on his musical output.” stated meanmistermustard on the site. “It’s a fact that Elvis hated hippies and the 60s counter culture. Safe to say that he lumped the Beatles into that mix.” followed MKR. “He also had a special relationship with Richard Nixon and we all know Lennon and Nixon weren’t exactly best buddies.”

He kept going saying,

“Elvis was an old school American dude and he really hated the counter culture which he saw as a threat to the America he was a part of. Let’s remember that Elvis was in the Army and probably took those army values pretty seriously. There’s an interesting movie that I saw a long time ago looking at the meeting between Elvis and Nixon where Elvis was made into some special deputy agent or something. Although it’s a movie, it was very accurate and truthful of what happened which is amazing given the ridiculousness of it all.?”

On one hand, you have Elvis bringing rock to the popular masses. On the other, you have The Beatles continuing that legacy of rock to a wider audience and for a longer time. However, even the Beatles admit that Elvis is the guy who they love. In my opinion, I select the Beatles. Who do you root for?

The site I referred to is in the link below, so feel free to read more.

http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/did-elvis-presley-hate-john-lennon/

About the Author:

Kevin is a beginning musician for 4 years, capable of playing guitar, bass, piano, and drums. As a person who listens to everything, he loves to write about anything music related. He also enjoys expressing his views about life through his music.