50s, 60s or 70s What do you prefer?

[Wendy56]

Do you have a favorite Elvis "season"? Why? About me... well, I like them all. I guess each one has something special. 50s. time seems to be great, the fashion, the music... that sexy Elvis' style. 60s. are defined by the movies, I think. And 70s are, kind of, spiritual to me, wonderful time too.

[elvisdownunder]

well the 50s are what made Elvis so famous, but i became an Elvis fan because of his passionate live performances, i listened to 'the wonder of you', how great thou art, i can't stop lovin you' etc, and so the first boxset i bought was the essential 70s masters, i just loved the bellowing quality in his voice, which i have tried partly to copy, and the passion he put in to the songs above

but as time went on, i began to broaden out, lately i have recognised that the 50s WAS the decade that opened the worlds eyes to Elvis, the young sexy 21 year old who swivelled his hips to rocknroll and music history, and i appreciated that fact by listening to the live Little Rock 56 recording, the kind of uncontrolled animalistic show that managed Elvis to let go. when i listen to 'that allright mama, heartbreak hotel, and hound dog, THESE are the recordings that made Elvis the phenomenon

and then in the 60s we find a kind of controled maturity that is light years away from what he was, he works hard to make his voice perfection while making his emotions clear in the songs.

this is how i think of these decades

i enjoy both the 60s and the 70s for reasons above, but i'll have to go with the 70s as my fave decade

[Wendy56]

I agree with you, Scott, (elvisdownunder) 70s were great, many good songs were recorded then. Those years really rocks!!! I like 70s very much.

By the way, thanks for your reply.

[Lisa]

I like the 70's.. Because I love the Vegas years etc

Lisa

[michu]

Do you have a favorite Elvis "season"? Why? About me... well, I like them all. I guess each one has something special. 50s. time seems to be great, the fashion, the music... that sexy Elvis' style. 60s. are defined by the movies, I think. And 70s are, kind of, spiritual to me, wonderful time too.

I share your viewpoint although, I think its not surprise, I like 60s less than 50s and 70s.

[EnigmaticSun]

Bono of the band U2 has said that the Vegas era is underrated and indeed this does ring a bell... It is the most emotional era and the voice is 'bigger than his gut' indeed. Elvis and the opera!

[joanne]

Elvis looked at his best and sounded at his best in the 70`s in my opinion.

[P.S. Annie]

Most exciting era for me is the 50's, the music, clothes, the rebel. But love the 60's to, espacially the beginning and the end, 1968 comeback special, 1969 superb Memphis sessions. And 70's because of the concerts and the change of his voice. But the soft spot is for the 50's.

[Elvisgirl]

the 70's....

[moodyblue87]

I agree, i think the 70s is the best

[Fire_Eyes]

It was a toss up between the 50s and 60s. In the 50s, it was all about music and that's what Elvis focused on. Sometimes I think he never should've changed from the music. But either way, he did, and we have the mostly movie dominated 60s, which I particularly enjoyed the most. Not because his movies were award winning, because they were certainly not, but because although he may not have had the time of his life doing these movies he looked good doing it. I also must give honorable swoons to both 1968 and 1969.

[Matelvis]

I prefer the 70's because he wase the tiger man in Las Vegas.
Of course, in the 50's, I like im because he bring somthing new, a new world of music was born.
In the 60's we got the 68 comeback absolutly fantastic ...

[rick]

I like all era, but the 70s I find most fascinating

rick

[pacer1965]

I like all the era's as well
My top 3....

1.1970s
2.1960s
3.1950s

[iloveelvis05]

Okay...I like all of Elvis, but if I had get specific, this would be it.

50's -- I like the Elvis' energy the best in the 50's.

60's -- I like Elvis' looks and of course, the movies, the best in the 60's.

70's -- I like the songs that were sung by Elvis the best in the 70's.

[Graceland1979]

I LIKED ELVIS IN THE 70'S HE WAS A GREAT HE WAS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING JUST THE WAY THE MAN COULD SING

[Graceland1979]

I LIKED ELVIS IN THE 70'S HE WAS A GREAT HE WAS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING JUST THE WAY THE MAN COULD SING

BEFORE ELVIS THERE WAS NOTHING
PROUD ELVIS COLLECTORS CLUB MEMBER SINCE 1997

[Wendy56]

50's -- I like the Elvis' energy the best in the 50's.

60's -- I like Elvis' looks and of course, the movies, the best in the 60's.

70's -- I like the songs that were sung by Elvis the best in the 70's.

You're right. I agree. 70s are specially

[Liverbobs]

Well, I actually prefer the years 67-77, I'd go for the 70's but I can't miss out the 68 special or the Memphis 69 sessions

[Tommy]

I love all the era's. They all have something very special.

Long Live The King,

Tommy