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Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11783

Who is your favorite of these pre-British Invasion artists?

Machine Head · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:09 pm

You mean pre-British Invasion rock artists.
Anyway, I voted for Cooke

Bruce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:12 pm

Negative Creep wrote:

Who is your favorite of these pre-British Invasion artists?

The Beach Boys and Dylan don't belong on there. Yes, they were popular in America a little before the Beatles were, but they each started recording at about the same time as the Beatles did.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11783

Dylan's first album was released in 1962.
The Beach Boys in 1961 I believe.

Even if there wasn't THAT much of a difference, they still technically count because the British Invasion didn't "officially" spearhead until 64.

Bruce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:20 pm

Negative Creep wrote:

Dylan's first album was released in 1962.
The Beach Boys in 1961 I believe.

Even if there wasn't THAT much of a difference, they still technically count because the British Invasion didn't "officially" spearhead until 64.

The Beach Boys had a single out in 1961, but no albums til 1962.

Like I said, they were both popular in America before the Beatles were, but the Beatles were popular in many countries before Dylan was popular in America. His first album did not chart. The Beatles had a hit single in the UK already in 1962.

Dylan and the Beach Boys are much more contemoraries of the Beatles than they are pre-British Invasion artists.

Bruce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:23 pm

Where's the Drifters and Bo Diddley?

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11783

They're not hugely popular on DDD unfortunately, except by a select few. I love Diddley personally.

That the Beach Boys album came out in 62 still proves my point. That British Invasion happened in 64. Even if it's merely two years, it still pre-dates it. So it counts.

Dylan's The Times They Are-Changin' was already causing somewhat of a stir in 1963, I believe.
Still a year before the Invasion came.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:41 am

Negative Creep wrote:

They're not hugely popular on DDD unfortunately, except by a select few. I love Diddley personally.

That the Beach Boys album came out in 62 still proves my point. That British Invasion happened in 64. Even if it's merely two years, it still pre-dates it. So it counts.

Dylan's The Times They Are-Changin' was already causing somewhat of a stir in 1963, I believe.
Still a year before the Invasion came.

No, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" is from 64.

His 63 stuff is "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Don't Think Twice" and the rest of the things on "Freewheelin."

joe c · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:35 am **Posts:** 2909

Would have voted Dylan had a seen him, but voted for the Beach Boys. Props to Roy O!

invertt · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:58 am

Negative Creep wrote:

Dylan's first album was released in 1962.
The Beach Boys in 1961 I believe.

Even if there wasn't THAT much of a difference, they still technically count because the British Invasion didn't "officially" spearhead until 64.

Dylan gets my vote.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19339

Bruce wrote:

Where's the Drifters and Bo Diddley?

And the Everly Brothers. Only fifteen slots available, though.

Voted Beach Boys, with Elvis right behind.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:41 am

ClashWho wrote:

Bruce wrote:

Where's the Drifters and Bo Diddley?

And the Everly Brothers. Only fifteen slots available, though.

That's why he shouldn't have included Beach Boys and Dylan, who were really contemporaries of the Beatles.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19339

Well, they were both active recording artists in the USA prior to the British Invasion. Perhaps not the best choices, but not wrong.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:54 am

ClashWho wrote:

Well, they were both active recording artists in the USA prior to the British Invasion. Perhaps not the best choices, but not wrong.

I agree they qualify, but I don't think they fit the spirit of the question. Essentially by voting Beach Boys you are saying that their 1962-1963 releases alone trump everything that Elvis did from 1954-1963. Whoever you vote for it should be based only on what they did before 1964.

Otherwise you can say that your favorite pre British invasion act is Ronnie James Dio or Simon and Garfunkel or Aretha Franlin or Stevie Wonder, anybody who made at least one record before 1964.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19339

Yeah, I wasn't looking at it that way. For just pre-British Invasion material, Elvis wins.

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