on Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:05:03, skip Heller wrote:
The SUN SESSIONS are not an epochal moment in American music history. Obviously, Elvis didn't "create" Rock N Roll, he was just one of a number of artists drawing inspiration and influence from 2 different cultures around the early/mid fifties. But the passion and energy in his interpretations of songs like "Mystery Train", "Tryin' to get to you" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" put him streets ahead of his contemporaries and made him an inspiration to later artists such as The Beatles, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Bruce Springsteen, U2, the list goes on . . . Popular Music and Music in general, would be a barren and desolate place without any of the above artists. I can't say the same for eminem.
NP: Elvis Presley, The Complete 1950's Recordings (box set) Without doubt, the best Presley compilation ever . . .