Who is the King of Rock n' Roll?
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Topic: Who is the King of Rock n' Roll?
Posted By: KID A
Subject: Who is the King of Rock n' Roll?
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 11:39am
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Eddie Cochran? Bill Haley and the Comets? Bo Diddley? Little Richard? Or someone more modern like Mick Jagger, Robert Plant or Bob Dylan? |
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 11:48am
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Tough question! Very tough question.
Little Richard would be a good shout, but then people like Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, all worthy of the title also.
I think i will go for Jimi Hendrix though. He showed people exactly what to do with a guitar and get maximum volume and stunning sound without the complicated physics and electronics that Brian May used.
ask this question again tomorrow, and i will more than likely give a different answer, but today, it has to be Jimi Hendrix.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 12:40pm
| chuck berry worth throwing in the mix? |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 1:25pm
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Elvis ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 1:35pm
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Cliff Richard?
------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 1:44pm
chaka demus and pliers?
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A Evans wrote:Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 1:50pm
------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 2:14pm
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Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 3:05pm
Brilliant wish i could have remembered them,,,,
 ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: scarletman
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 3:59pm
I thought with your dress sense, Val Doonican would be more to your liking !   ------------- |
Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 4:03pm
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That is a cracking jumper.
------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 4:43pm
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go west? oh no, that was the king of wishful thinking
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Posted By: bazlewis
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 7:02pm
When people talk about the king of Wock and Woll is has to be Tony Gordeano from Fools and Horses.  ------------- To be a Scarlet is as good as it gets |
Posted By: Abbey
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 7:05pm
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At least Eddie Cochrane (and Gene Vincent) wrote his own songs.......unlike Elvis. Life cut short, just like Buddy Holly. I suppose Chuck Berry heavily influenced the Beatles and the Stones who themselves heavily influenced so many others. Good question for which there cannot surely be a right answer! |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 8:16pm
Actually they are good, dont post it again or chips will be calling in a favour and there will be hundreds delivered Mr Evans for everyday of the year...  ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 8:17pm
I love Gene Vincent stuff grew up on it.... ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: Ian Lewis
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 8:49pm
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Buddy Holly, his music transcends the generations. IMHO. ------------- It's not always about where you end up, it's about how you get there. |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 9:22pm
You look like him so i think your biased young man,,,,
 ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 22 August 2012 at 9:29pm
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keith richards ------------- ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER) |
Posted By: Gate12
Date Posted: 23 August 2012 at 11:34am
| Springsteen mun. |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 23 August 2012 at 11:53am
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Roy Orbison ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: PearlJam
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 8:43am
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The answer you're looking for is James Brown.
------------- If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. |
Posted By: dr_martinov
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 9:15am
No way man, he's the godfather of soul!
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Posted By: PearlJam
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 10:42am
He unified the titles with ease.
If we're arguing he can't be both, then I plump for Jonny Cash. Mainly because he had a combo of the licks and he was an utter bad-ass.
------------- If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 10:53am
| Did you know James Brown claimed that he had had surgery to implant Bulls testicles upon his body, in order to increase his virility. |
Posted By: dr_martinov
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 11:26am
I'd like to say that's literally a mix of bullshit and bollocks but I actually suspect it's true.... and you can't argue with results.
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Posted By: PearlJam
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 12:10pm
Did he have his testicles removed and replaced or did he, effectively, double up? 4 balls. Wow. Virile, man - didn't he also say he could impregnate a woman by just looking at her?
He did have a habit of making stuff-up and was usually drugged and / or boozed up, bless him.
------------- If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. |
Posted By: dr_martinov
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 12:23pm
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LEGEND. Apart from beating his wife.
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Posted By: scarletman
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 1:46pm
That'd be one hell of a Milk Shake though ! ------------- |
Posted By: bazlewis
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 5:00pm
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James Brown was a showman with a decent voice. But lets be fair Otis's range was so much better he has to be the King of Soul. ------------- To be a Scarlet is as good as it gets |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 5:23pm
If your talking soul voices then Al Green and Sam Cooke were the best |
Posted By: PearlJam
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 8:00pm
I'm with Big Baz - no one beats Otis! scarletman: Gross! ------------- If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose. |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 8:58pm
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Helen Shapiro ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: Mister Jolly
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 9:26pm
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Prefab Sprout, mun. ------------- Just because my second name's Jolly, it doesn't mean I have to be jolly all the ****ing time Jolly Tours - A jolly time for all (just keep away from the fountains) |
Posted By: welsh treg
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 9:27pm
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Noddy Holder and Jim Lea ------------- No One's has called me moonlight Graham in 50 years |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 9:37pm
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Slim Whitman. ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: the ezmanoid
Date Posted: 24 August 2012 at 11:21pm
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Paul Simon ------------- what is point? |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 8:04am
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Tom Jones ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 8:55am
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Who's the Queen of Rock n Roll? Chrissie Hynde? Karen O? Susie Quatro? Debbie Harry? |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 8:55am
Ha. Very good mun. |
Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 2:32pm
aye ...karen carpenter, aretha, dusty springfield etc ------------- ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER) |
Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 5:25pm
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The question is, of course, impossible to answer - especially as people have different ideas about what 'rock and roll' actually is. I'd rule out C&W singers (Orbison, Cash) as that's a different style; likewise soul singers (James Brown etc.). Elvis ruled himself out when he went to Las Vegas and started wearing white jump-suits covered in sequins! In order to attempt an answer, I'll provide a purely personal definition: music with a clear, powerful beat which is not over-complicated, and a clothes style which (for the most part anyway) is not downright embarrasing. There also needs to be a fairly large and consistent body of work. Applying these criteria, I can't look beyond the Rolling Stones, whose great R&R songs include: Satisfaction, Brown sugar, Sympathy for the devil, Start me up, Honky tonk women, Jumping Jack Flash, Street fighting man etc. etc. IMHO, Hendrix was, and remains, the greatest rock guitarist of all time - but he didn't live long enough to produce a long catalogue, and was becoming increasingly experimental (more jazz-inclined) towards the end. Groups and individuals from 1970 onwards are different again - Led Zeppelin are brilliant, but is their music R&R? For me, it's gone a bit beyond that. Some punk could, maybe, be described as R&R, but categorisation is tricky. So there you have it - and at least some of the Stones not only lived the R&R lifestyle, but actually managed to survive it - so far, anyway! ------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift) |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 25 August 2012 at 6:52pm
Those white jump suits are something else. ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 4:02pm
They are indeed - and whatever it is, it definitely ISN'T 'rock and roll'! ------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift) |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 4:11pm
| What has dress sense got to do with it? |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 5:03pm
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holly johnson. ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 5:10pm
I said "Rock" |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:01pm
Cos if there too tight you can reach the higher notes. ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:09pm
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Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:14pm
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neil tennant ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:15pm
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will smith ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:22pm
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andy bell ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:23pm
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jimmy sommerville ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: welsh treg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:51pm
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Renée and Renato Rock on dude  ------------- No One's has called me moonlight Graham in 50 years |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 8:54pm
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crazy frog. ------------- I WAS THERE-LIBERTY STADIUM 11/9/07 & 26/3/16 OSPREYS 9-SCARLETS 14! OSPEYS 16-SCARLETS 25! |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 9:17pm
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Bryan Ferry ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: westwalesrnrclub
Date Posted: 26 September 2012 at 12:26pm
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Hi - first post here. I think in order to answer that you first need to establish what is meant by Rock'n'Roll. Traditionally I see it as music of the 1950's but the term seems to have been pilferred by Heavy Metal fans etc. If you are looking for the King - take a listen to Big Joe Turner - genius. |
Posted By: dimcyril
Date Posted: 07 April 2013 at 11:19am
| I really have an irrational dislike of Bryan Ferry. Maybe it is becsuse of his sons or maybe because of his awful version of a hard rain's a gonna fall |
Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 07 April 2013 at 4:20pm
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marvellous marvin gaye ------------- ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER) |
Posted By: 9331101972
Date Posted: 07 April 2013 at 4:22pm
| Keith Hodge |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 07 April 2013 at 4:44pm
Surely he's the king of soul? |
Posted By: lucky1
Date Posted: 07 April 2013 at 5:43pm
| Bill Hayley,rock around the clock. |
Posted By: Iwlew
Date Posted: 15 August 2013 at 10:34pm
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Very hard to choose. It's always been USA and UK who produce the best music that's a fact. You have Rolling Stones, Beatles, Queen, Oasis to name a few. While in America you had Elvis, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen ect... The king of pop is MJ no doubt. The king of Rock would have to be the king (Elvis). The best showman has got to be Freddie Mercury (just watch Live Aid 85). To end in my opinion the greatest rock artist has got to be Springsteen, the guys a machine. Aged 63 and playing for 3 to 4 hours while the youngsters last about 90 minutes. ------------- And We Were Singing... |
Posted By: Gary Coleman
Date Posted: 16 August 2013 at 9:00am
| I would say it's either Demis Roussos or Cronos from Venom. I sometimes suspect these two may be the same person, just like Michael and LaToya Jackson were before they faked their own deaths and went to live on a pacific island with Lorc Lucan, Princess Diana and Robert Maxwell. |
Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 16 August 2013 at 1:47pm
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Posted By: reesytheexile
Date Posted: 17 August 2013 at 12:13pm
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I gather Cliff Richard was the UK Elvis at the start -his image has changed a little bit since then (emphasis on understatement!) as I am reminded every time we call into Frankie and Benny's after a home game and its someones birthday !!!! Also what really happened between him and Sue Barker??
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Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 17 August 2013 at 3:04pm
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what about ,fats domino..cab calloway...little Richard....Jackie Wilson....jerry lee lewis...greatest rock beard goes to demis roussis or George baker ------------- ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER) |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 18 August 2013 at 12:17am
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Elvis ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |