Elvis Presley: Mystery Train
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Does his music still matter today? Why or why not?
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Elvis Presley: Mystery Train
[purchase]
Does his music still matter today? Why or why not?
Discuss...
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He's probably more important as a cultural touchstone than for his music.
Nothing wrong with that, of course. I hear a lot more musical influence from his contemporaries (Cash, Perkins, Holly) in rockabilly, alt, country, etc. Maybe that's because (since he's such a bloated figure culturally speaking) he's a bit of a guilty pleasure for many?
He might have been the first, or even the best, but his impact is by far the greatest--evidenced by the fact that over 30 years after his death we're still talking about him.
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