1 9 7 5 ▁it ▁will ▁probably ▁be ▁a ▁slightly ▁ancient ▁classic ." ▁Al bin ▁J . ▁Zak ▁III , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Music ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Alb any , ▁in ▁his ▁inaug ural ▁American ▁Music ological ▁Society / R ock ▁& ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁lecture , ▁"' A ▁Thor ough ly ▁Bad ▁Record ': ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁as ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Man if esto ", ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁assert ed : ▁" In ▁ret ros pect … ▁we ▁can ▁recognize ▁defining ▁moments ▁of ▁cry st all ization … ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁widely ▁sc orn ed ▁by ▁music ▁industry ▁veter ans ▁and ▁high - pop ▁af icion ados , ▁yet ▁in ▁its ▁r ude ▁enthus ias m ▁it ▁represents ▁an ▁em ph atic ▁assertion ▁of ▁a est h etic ▁principle ▁at ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁indicated ▁that ▁Pres ley ' s ▁record ▁influenced ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁music : ▁" What ▁got ▁me ▁into ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁wasn ' t ▁song writing . ▁When ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁came ▁across ▁the ▁radio , ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁in ▁my ▁mind ▁that ▁said , ▁' W ow , ▁what ▁a ▁great ▁song , ▁I ▁wonder ▁who ▁wrote ▁that ?' … ▁It ▁was ▁just … ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁there ." ▁ ▁Pres ley ' s ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁sold