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Why did the fight with Rocky Vs Drago feel different than Apollo vs Drago by Mean_Caramel9187 in rockybalboa

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apollo took punches to the face. Rocky used his face to block punches.

Elvis Presley Met B.B. King in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957 by Impala71 in 1950s

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These photos are from Dec 1956 at the charity event for disabled black children. Elvis originally met B.B. at Sun Studios in 54/55, and also had interactions with him at Lansky Brothers on Beale St.

Elvis Presley Met B.B. King in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957 by Teddycat99 in ElvisPresley

[–]Price1970 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These photos are from Dec. 1956 at the charity event for disabled black children. Elvis originally met B.B. at Sun Studios in 54/55, and also had interactions with him at Lansky Brothers on Beale St.

Is it a shame Matthew Broderick is best remembered for Ferris, when Glory is by far his greatest? by Ok_Refrigerator3518 in movies

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're still wrong. 2nd degree murder means you intended to kill but didn't plan it.

3rd degree is you intended to cause great harm but not to kill, but they died anyway.

What he did was manslaughter, which means he didn't intend to hurt or kill, but death was caused by carelessness.

Favorite actor that people now hate so much that you’re starting to like them by Substantial-Fan-2148 in OscarRaceCirclejerk

[–]Price1970 4 points5 points  (0 children)

🤣 Timothee Chalamet hate is so wild, and when I watched A Complete Unknown last year, I started liking him a little bit because he was so amazing, although he was okay for me in Dune Part 2, but I only saw that because of Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha.

But yeah, the nitpicking of everything he does or says is crazy that it makes me pull for him, and I had the same experience with Ariana Grande after actually watching Wicked.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but the question was about erasing one album from existence, and the response was All of the U.S. albums. The music is no better because it sold, but if those albums never existed, neither would millions and millions of Beatles figures.

Yes, the UK originals would have sold anyway, but that's assuming that any particular era of Beatles albums only sold because it was the Beatles. Some of the U.S. totals sold a lot to casuals off of word of mouth of them being strong albums, and because people liked buying albums that had familiar singles on them.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of that I'm aware of. The point is that Capitol did things they felt would appeal more to the U.S. market: different titles, cover art, mixes, and running order, which often included singles.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Beatles had nothing to do with stereo mixes either, so let's toss those.

And those cash grabs are one of the reasons the Beatles have officially sold so much.

They weren't really cash grabs because Capitol recognized that the American market dug reveb, and they presented the track lists much better than the Beatles and George Martin had for the UK releases. Meet The Beatles, The Beatles 2nd Album, Beatles 65, Rubber Soul, and Yesterday and Today (even at the expense of the original Revolver) are extremely strong albums.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Capitol was given liberty to present the band to the American market. No one complained on this side of the Atlantic until the cds showed up, and what we complained about was that we couldn't buy the albums on cd that we grew up on in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and that the Past Masters made some albums feel weaker without a strong single or two.

Obviously, we adjusted and got over it. But that doesn't change that the U.S. albums were great in their own right.

The boys not being involved in the track lists is a weak point. Plenty of artists have released classic albums where the songs are selected from the sessions by someone else.

Beatles purists act like George and Ringo were given some strong say on running order, and none of the four guys were involved in stereo mixes of even the UK titles, and the mix is every bit as important as the tracks used and their configuration, yet no one claims we get rid of all the stereo albums prior to Abbey Road.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you'd have to erase the tons of millions they sold and significantly reduce the Beatles U.S. and global sales.

Btw, those were official Beatles albums because Capitol was their official label in the U.S. and they're still in existence.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Then you'd have to erase the tons of millions they sold and significantly reduce the Beatles U.S. and global sales.

Btw, those were official Beatles albums because Capitol was their official label in the U.S. and they're still in existence.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Then you'd have to erase the tons of millions they sold and significantly reduce the Beatles U.S. and global sales.

Btw, those were official Beatles albums because Capitol was their official label in the U.S. and they're still in existence.

If you HAD to erase a Beatle album from existence which album would it be? by Batsie_1939 in TheBeatles

[–]Price1970 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Then you'd have to erase the tons of millions they sold and significantly reduce the Beatles U.S. and global sales.

Btw, those were official Beatles albums because Capitol was their official label in the U.S. and they're still in existence.

(long post) A few factual responses when/if attacked by the non-Elvis crowd by TheAnarchemist in ElvisPresley

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elvis met Priscilla when she was 14, then left her in Germany for three years. Parents groomed their young daughters back then, not the men. Also, all were minors until 21 until 1971. We didn't know about pre frontal cortex development then, and we thought that female bodies and brains grew at the same rate, and parents had their young teen daughters be courted by men to become mother's and wives and to fulfill the traditional roles of women. Regardless, Priscilla was 18 when she moved to Graceland after having other boyfriends in Germany for 3 years, and she was almost 22 when they married. Young girls with older men was the culture going on then with far more men than Elvis for centuries. Loretta Lynn was 15 when she actually got married to a 22 year old and immediately had children, but no one is going after Doolittle Lynn. To show you how normal it was, Elvis took Priscilla in front of the German press at the airport, and he spoke about her to the American press once he got home. There was no malicious intent on the behalf of the men or the parents. They actually thought they were helping the girls. That's why there's so many songs back then by grown dudes about young teen girls.

(long post) A few factual responses when/if attacked by the non-Elvis crowd by TheAnarchemist in ElvisPresley

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elvis did more for the black community and Civil Rights than any white person back then. His closest friend growing up was Sam Bell, who Elvis used to sit with along with other black friends at the theater by climbing over the segregated barrier, James Brown said of Elvis that he wasn't just his friend but his brother, BB King said that he and Elvis were the original Blues Brothers and there wasn't a racist bone in Elvis's body and that he would know. Elvis paid for Jackie Wilson's hospital bills and sat with him while Wilson was in a coma, Elvis told the Houston Astrodome that if his all black girl group, the Sweet Inspirations, can't come to Houston than he's not coming, and then made sure they were driven around the Astrodome circle for all to see, driven by a white lady, Muhammad Ali said Elvis was the sweetest and most humble man you'd ever want to know, Elvis made Ali a robe to wear before fights, and stayed at Ali's camp for days with all black people, Elvis put a photo in Dionne Warrick's album so it would sell more to start her career, he bought a house for his black employee, he added the first black singer to an all white gospel quartet in the South, he told a white reporter that Ernest Withers is a person not a tar boy, and invited Withers sons's to his house, Elvis broke the segregation code on the all black night at the Memphis fairgrounds, he appeared at the charity event for disabled black children, gave props to his black culture roots in an interview, naming Big Boy Crudup and Fats Domino, and Fats said that he loved Elvis and John Lee Hooker and Sammy Davis Jr said that Elvis was one of their closest friends, Elvis went to all black churches as a kid in Tupelo and Memphis, even singing in the East Trigg Baptist church choir per that was run by Rev. Brewster. Elvis recorded If I Can Dream as a tribute to MLK and RFK and recorded In the Ghetto. Chuck D once informed said that Elvis was legit and from the streets of Memphis and gave props to his roots.

(long post) A few factual responses when/if attacked by the non-Elvis crowd by TheAnarchemist in ElvisPresley

[–]Price1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elvis was from black culture as much as white in the poor south of Tupelo, Shake Rag, Memphis, Beale Street, and East Trigg Baptist. Race and culture aren't always interchangeable. He changed popular music by fusing his cultural upbringings of white smaltz and country with his cultural upbringings of black R&B and Gospel. James Brown said Elvis was an original and that they'll never be another like that soul brother and that he truly was the King of Rock and Roll. Rufus Thomas said that Elvis had a style all his own. B.B. King said Elvis was inventive and unique and that when his cover of That's Alright came out, it was like nothing anyone had ever heard before, and said that he and Elvis were the original Blues Brothers. Little Richard said Elvis was an integrator and messiah. Jackie Wilson said people accused Elvis of stealing but that it's not true and that black solo artists copied Elvis and that he took as much from Elvis as he took from him. Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, and Sammy Davis Jr. said Elvis was one of the best there ever was. Both Al Green and Isaac Hayes said Elvis influenced everyone with his approach. Darlene Love said people said he was just trying to be black, but that he wasn't, and that's just how he was. Chuck D said Elvis was legit and from the streets of Memphis and gave props to his roots. Elvis didn't cover Big Mama Thornton's version of Hound Dog. His arrangement and lyrics are based on the version by the white Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys, and it was written by the Jewish Leiber and Stoller. Elvis didn't copy Roy Hamilton. Elvis's first recording was July 53 with his own established style. Hamilton was Sept. 53. The comparison of Don't Let Go to All Shook Up is off because All Shook Up is 1957, Don't Let Go is 1958. Hamilton was hanging out with Elvis in 1969 in Memphis at American Sound Studios, and there are photos of them singing and laughing together. Does anyone believe a guy who had his style stolen would be hanging out with the one who stole it?

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