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In\u00a0Far Out<\/em>\u2019s Quick-fire Questions series, we have a recurring question that asks musicians whether they think The Beatles are overrated. When you look at the common consensus, the overwhelming majority agree that, absolutely not: the Fab Four, who changed the game for music as we know it, are anything but overrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even asking the question is sometimes met with exasperated gasps and impassioned responses, but it makes complete sense as to why. Like many of the biggest legends in history, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, you name it, it\u2019s impossible to dispute the impact they made on modern music, no matter the disparities that come with personal taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presley, for one, has become a more polarising figure over the years, and despite his reputation as \u2018The King\u2019 and the ultimate symbol of rebellion who revolutionised music forever, time has birthed an array of clashing opinions about whether he was actually as innovative as people thought he was, one of the biggest criticisms being that he repurposed Black music for white audiences, which is fairly difficult to dispute when looking at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, his impact still cannot be understated. In fact, if you look at all of music\u2019s greatest heroes, Presley will always have a solid positioning when it comes to the real game changers, and not just in terms of how good his music was, but with the way he also inspired a mass surge of other musicians to follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of whom still cite him as a major influence, including Creedence Clearwater Revival\u2019s John Fogerty. As much as Fogerty seems like someone who spawned from his own pool of talent with little influence from outside sources, this was far from the truth. In fact, one of Fogerty\u2019s biggest revelations was that the best music comes from the heart, but he only learned that from those he admired, including blues player\u00a0Robert Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presley, on the other hand, was someone he always viewed as one of the ultimate greats \u2013 a true trailblazer who no one could match, not even The Beatles. In fact, Fogerty said as much during Track Star\u2019s Testing John Fogerty\u2019s Music Knowledge<\/em>, a strong statement that shows just how much the late legend impacted him as a young music lover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussing Presley\u2019s \u2018Blue Moon of Kentucky\u2019, Fogerty described him as \u201cthe greatest\u201d, recalling the first time he discovered the singer as a kid and thinking he was the coolest, most rebellious person he\u2019d ever seen. \u201cHe was a classic version of juvenile delinquent,\u201d he said. \u201cHe played all this wild music. They called it rockabilly, but it eventually just became rock \u2018n\u2019 roll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On how he surpassed the legends who came after, he added, \u201cThat early session of his life \u2013 I don\u2019t think anyone has touched that, not even The Beatles. I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019s ever come close to [that version] of \u2018Blue Moon\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get two forces as big and explosive as Presley and his British rock \u2018n\u2019 roll counterparts, comparisons are expected. However, many people hold the same opinion as Forgerty \u2013 likely also including many in our Quick-fire series \u2013 that Presley was, foremost, the first to come and disrupt the entire scene. And secondly, that he did it all on his own, the first major rock star who wasn\u2019t afraid to ruffle a few feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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