Greatest Male Solo Artist - Round 1 - Michael Jackson vs Elvis Presley

[No2]

I think Elvis is better but it's a gee hair between them. Given the fact Elvis sat around eating while others wrote tunes for him means the vote must go to Wacko.

[Strontium]

7 minutes ago, dirk grout said:

Has Elvis ever actually written a decent song? Can he actually play an instrument to a decent level? Hes up there as one of the greatest karaoke singers of all time, but this competition is about the best solo artist...

 

Let's hope we don't do a Best Visual Artist tournament, it'll probably go to someone with a paint-by-numbers kit.

[Bjornebye]

2 votes in it!!!! 
 

Code quick use your other accounts 

[Tony Moanero]

13 minutes ago, dirk grout said:

Has Elvis ever actually written a decent song? Can he actually play an instrument to a decent level? Hes up there as one of the greatest karaoke singers of all time, but this competition is about the best solo artist...

Negged. Referring to Elvis Presley as a “karaoke singer” is crazy.

[Trumo]

What they both did was take musical influences from a previous era and 'repackage' them. They both had a stage presence. They both had a style and moves that have become synonymous with them. There's a reason why they are referred to as the King of Rock 'n' Roll and the King of Pop respectively.

 

What Jackson did was have a much larger involvement with the production side. With the advent of the music video, he also harnessed that to boost the appeal of his records. Presley couldn't have done that in his era anyway because it simply wasn't a thing back then.

[dirk grout]

3 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Negged. Referring to Elvis Presley as a “karaoke singer” is crazy.

Nah, perfectly acceptable way to refer to someone who sings other peoples songs. Certainly more accurate than solo artist.

[cloggypop]

He can use holograms to go on tour though. 

[Lee909]

9 minutes ago, dirk grout said:

 Can he actually play an instrument to a decent level? 

 

He played the bass for you're so square(Baby I don't care), played rhythm guitar early in his career. 

 

He played piano on 14 of his recordings. 

https://elvisdaily.com/2018/02/18/elvis-presley-on-piano-songs-collection/

 

 

Elvis might not have written the lyrics but to try and push that as he's a good Karaoke is fucking the height of stupidity. 

The man was heavily involved the arrangement of his songs. Just look at the differencences in the originals he sang. You can knock him for not writing them, but then MJ was barely proficient on any instrument 

[cloggypop]

MJ co-wrote We Are The World. 

 

Voted Elvis. 

[Bjornebye]

1 in it with an hour to go !

[Moo]

Before you even get to Thriller and the 80s video era, Off The Wall is one of the greatest albums of all time.

I like Elvis and to call him karaoke is a bit silly, but Jackson is far above him for me.

[SasaS]

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[Pete]

Jackson seems to becoming from the rear and closing the gap...

[SasaS]

38 minutes ago, dirk grout said:

Has Elvis ever actually written a decent song? Can he actually play an instrument to a decent level? Hes up there as one of the greatest karaoke singers of all time, but this competition is about the best solo artist...

it's actually about the greatest, not the best.

[KMD7]

For anyone else thinking of voting for Jackson, just remember Code voted for him too. Do you really want that on your conscience?

[cloggypop]

6 minutes ago, Moo said:

Before you even get to Thriller and the 80s video era, Off The Wall is one of the greatest albums of all time.

I like Elvis and to call him karaoke is a bit silly, but Jackson is far above him for me.

MJ wrote or co-wrote 3 songs on Off The Wall. Betty Boo wrote or co-wrote every song on Boomania. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Wise men say... only fools vote Elvis. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

2 minutes ago, SasaS said:

it's actually about the greatest, not the best.

This is a good point. 
 

Still Jacko. 

[KMD7]

4 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

For anyone else thinking of voting for Jackson, just remember Code voted for him too. Do you really want that on your conscience?

.

[Sugar Ape]

6 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

For anyone else thinking of voting for Jackson, just remember Code voted for him too. Do you really want that on your conscience?

At least eight of the people who have voted for Elvis are also Code. 

[No2]

5 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

For anyone else thinking of voting for Jackson, just remember Code voted for him too. Do you really want that on your conscience?

I voted Jackson, he was 4 behind at the time and the vote felt close to pointless. If he was 5 behind I definitely would have voted Elvis to annoy Code. 

[KMD7]

10 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

At least eight of the people who have voted for Elvis are also Code. 

Ha ha ha ha fair enough

[KMD7]

[Captain Howdy]

1 hour ago, Code said:

What is my musical taste?

Dreadful

[Captain Howdy]

28 minutes ago, SasaS said:

it's actually about the greatest, not the best.

Tomato - tomato