Warner Home Video Celebrates Elvis Presley
Jazz News
7-7-07
On 13th August, Warner Home Video will commemorate the 30th anniversary of "The King's" passing with a collector's Limited Edition boxset and four Special and Deluxe Edition DVD releases. As a tribute to the man who made blue suede shoes, hound dogs and hip swivels an indelible part of America's pop culture, the ELVIS DVD boxset will be a must-have for every Elvis fan and film collector alike. Containing nine classic Elvis titles and 11 discs (details below), this is the ultimate in collectors' boxsets; each individually numbered and beautifully packaged to resemble a blue suede shoe box. Once these have been sold they will be discontinued…forever!
Also being released is a 2 disc Special Edition DVDs of the fascinating documentaries THIS IS ELVIS and ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. Both films are digitally re-mastered with exceptional sound, and include bonus features. Deluxe Editions of the much-loved Elvis movies JAILHOUSE ROCK and VIVA LAS VEGAS co-starring Ann-Margret will also be released.
Voted the Third Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine (after the Beatles and Bob Dylan), Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977) was also one of Hollywood's top box-office draws; he starred in 31 feature films and two theatrically released concert documentaries over the course of his career. 'The King's' music was as much a part of his box-office success as his good looks and charisma. In fact, some of his top-selling songs were from his movie soundtracks. Eleven of his soundtrack albums made it into the top ten on the Billboard Album charts and of those, four became number one hits.
It is estimated that Elvis has sold over a billion records worldwide, more records than any other artist in record industry history. Even 30 years after his death, Elvis still conquers new legions of fans as recent compilations of his RCA recordings, "Elvis 30 #1 Hits" and "Elvis 2nd to None", both topped the Billboard charts of best selling albums.
Elvis Presley died on 16th August 1977 at Graceland his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
More biographical information is available at the official Presley Web site, www.elvis.com
DVD RELEASES
THIS IS ELVIS 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITON (1981) £15.99 RRP, Cert 12
From executive producer and award-winning documentarian David L. Wolper (Roots, L.A. Confidential), THIS IS ELVIS is an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait crafted by Andrew Solt (Imagine: John Lennon) and Malcolm Leo (Rolling Stone: 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll). Elvis' "authorized biography" draws on interviews with the people who knew Presley best – family, friends, employees and mentor/manager Colonel Tom Parker – and includes some rare footage, including home movies, newsreels and several key TV appearances.
Disc 1: First-ever home video release of the original, uncensored 1981 Theatrical version in a new digital transfer with soundtrack remastered in Dolby Surround 2.0
Vintage featurette Behind the Gates of Graceland
Elvis Presley movie trailer gallery
Disc 2: 1983 Unrated expanded Home video version with 40 minutes of footage not shown in theatres
ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION (1970) £15.99 RRP, Cert U
It's summer 1970 and this concert documentary allows unrestricted access to the hottest show in town: Elvis Presley's milestone four weeks of appearances at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Dozens of tunes (including favorites "All Shook Up" and "Suspicious Minds") are included as the camera follows the show's development from rehearsal to stage. This 2-Disc Special Edition contains two versions – the original 1970 theatrical version and the critically-acclaimed Special Edition from 2000, which captures even more of Elvis' legendary performances. That's double the entertainment for Elvis concert fans.
Disc 1: (2000 Special Edition)
Restoration featurette Patch It Up: The Restoration of Elvis: That's the Way It Is
16x9 digital transfer with 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Presley career highlights
Director/restorer filmographies
Theatrical trailer
Disc 2: (1970 Original Theatrical Version)
Twelve never-before seen outtake song/nonmusical sequences
JAILHOUSE ROCK DELUXE EDITION (1957) £12.99 RRP, Cert U
In this 1957 box-office hit that's Elvis "Presley's best film" according to Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, the King plays Vince Everett, jailed for manslaughter after a bar fight. There, Vince learns to belt out tunes while "in the house" and after being paroled, follows a bumpy road to music and movie success. Six Presley songs by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller spike the story, including "Treat Me Nice", "I Wanna Be Free" and the classic shimmy-shakin' title tune that was Presley's favourite of all his films' production numbers.
Special Features:
Commentary by Steve Pond, music journalist
Restored and Digitally Remastered in a 16x9 master, enhanced for widescreen televisions
New Featurette The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock
Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 from original production elements
Theatrical Trailer
VIVA LAS VEGAS DELUXE EDITION (1964)
£12.99 RRP, Cert U
In one of his most popular movies, Elvis Presley shared the screen with Ann-Margret in Las Vegas, easily creating the most electrifying teaming Elvis had on-screen. He's Lucky Jackson, a Grand Prix race driver working at a casino to raise cash for a new engine; she's a hotel swimming instructor - and the romantic action revs up from their first meeting. Veteran director George Sidney, combines the hormonal heat wave with fascinating sights of '60s Las Vegas. Songs include the high-roller title track, the stars' duet on "The Lady Loves Me", her sultry "Appreciation" and The King's version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say."
Special Features:
Commentary by Steve Pond, rock journalist and author of "Elvis in Hollywood"
Restored and Digitally Remastered in a 16x9 master, enhanced for widescreen televisions.
New featurette Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 from original production elements
Theatrical trailer
ELVIS – 11 DVD BOXSET £89.99 RRP, Cert 12
All of the above discs:
THIS IS ELVIS- 2 DISCS
ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS- 2 DISCS
JAILHOUSE ROCK
VIVA LAS VEGAS
Also includes five new-to-DVD titles:
CHARRO!
STAY AWAY JOE
KISSIN' COUSINS
GIRL HAPPY
LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE
CHARRO! (1969)
The Elvis on screen here isn't the clean-cut all-American kid ready to hit the beach or dance floor. Instead, stubble covers his face; his hat hangs low over his eyes and a bandanna hides the ugly scar that marks him as a killer. Written and directed by Charles Marquis Warren (creator of TV's Gunsmoke, Rawhide and The Virginian), this stark sagebrush non-musical saga follows an ex-outlaw trying to go straight – but he's got a score to settle when his own gang frames him for a heist.
First-time widescreen video release [16x9 2.4:1]
Theatrical trailer
GIRL HAPPY (1965)
Rock 'n' roll's first icon was ranked 6th among the top box-office stars when he headlined this film. Elvis portrays Chicago club singer Rusty Wells, who, when not wowing the crowds, has the added task of watching over the overly exuberant daughter of his mob boss (Harold J. Stone) while she's on vacation in Fort Lauderdale. Shelley Fabares, Presley's favorite leading lady and a singing star in her own right (her 1962 tune Johnny Angel was a #1 hit), plays the daughter. And the lively songs include "Do the Clam", "Good News", "Puppet on a String", the title tune and eight others.
New digital transfer of complete original theatrical version with Startin' Tonight song sequence now back in the film
Theatrical trailer
KISSIN' COUSINS (1964)
In his 15th film, the King takes on two roles, playing dark-haired Air Force Lt. Josh Morgan and Morgan's adversary, blonde good ol' boy Jodie Tatum. Lt. Josh's assignment: try to convince his look-alike cousin Jodie to allow a missile site to be built on his land. A fistful of tunes "Barefoot Ballad", "It's a Long Lonely Highway", "Tender Feeling", the title song and 6 others), some whoop-it-up-dancing and 13 mountain cuties called Kittyhawks add to the down-home delights.
New digital transfer of complete original theatrical version with Smokey Mountain Boy song sequence now back in the film
Theatrical trailer
LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE (1968)
In his 28th film, Elvis Presley plays frazzled photographer Greg Nolan, juggling two jobs and scrambling to keep his work life afloat while also contending with the kooky attentions of a beach beauty (Michele Carey). Four breezy songs, including the recent Elvis chart-buster, "ALittle Less Conversation"and the "Edge of Reality" dream sequence add to the zippy fun. And, for the first time, Elvis takes on-screen chances with his public image doing more "adult" comedy.
Theatrical trailer
STAY AWAY, JOE (1968)
Elvis Presley portrays amiable Navajo rodeo star Joe Lightcloud, returning to his home to help his tribe become cattle ranchers. A talented ensemble of screen veterans joins Presley for this good-time, two-fisted tale filmed in and around Arizona's scenic Sedona. Burgess Meredith is Joe's rascally father, Katy Jurado is his tough-love step mom and Joan Blondell is the shotgun-toting local gal setting her romantic sights on Joe.
Theatrical trailer
11th July 2007 02:59 PM
pdog
quote:Fiji Joe wrote:
I actually agree with this guy...the ultimate object at the time is to entertain...Elvis did that better than any other...you can say that these other folks wrote their own songs, played better guitar, whatever...what they could not do was sing with a voice that is a once in a lifetime...to move people to any emotion he wanted...that, is the essence of music...and there has never been anyone who I am aware of who could do that so effectively...the sum of these other guys' talents do not equal Elvis' greatest talent...his voice...it is far too easy to cast Elvis off as some sort of Vegasized freak...easy to criticize the mistakes he made in the latter part of his career...but you have to remember, he had no one before him to show him how ghey that Vegas stuff was...he was blazing the trail so to speak...I guarantee you that if these other ragamuffins had the offers, they would have done that stuff too...rebellion, punk, critical acclaim...those terms have always been the crutches of those who didn't have the talent...Eddie Cochran couldn't carry Elvis' over-sized jockstrap
Who is comparing, I never compared... Most of the things you desribe Elvis doing fit someone like Justin Timberlake today. The guy has talent, moves people, but they don't move me. I'm 100% certain, that I don't like 95% of Elvis music. Are we talking about rock and roll or are we talking about ability, because they are not the same for me...
11th July 2007 02:59 PM
lotsajizz
I love Elvis and will ALMOST always defend him...but there is little defense that can be made of his last dozen or so movies.....
11th July 2007 03:07 PM
pdog
quote:lotsajizz wrote:
I love Elvis and will ALMOST always defend him...but there is little defense that can be made of his last dozen or so movies.....
Is there anything besides The Sun Sessions CD, that you think someone like me would like...
11th July 2007 03:14 PM
Fiji Joe
quote:pdog wrote:
Who is comparing, I never compared... Most of the things you desribe Elvis doing fit someone like Justin Timberlake today. The guy has talent, moves people, but they don't move me. I'm 100% certain, that I don't like 95% of Elvis music. Are we talking about rock and roll or are we talking about ability, because they are not the same for me...
Relax Bickel...I'm 100% certain that I was 95% not speaking to you directly...we're talking about music...call it rock n' roll, rockabilly, call it what you want...that's part of my point...Elvis was stellar in virtually ever genre that existed at the time...rock, country, blues, gospel, etc....but yeah, you certainly can dislike 95% of the music he made...but I find that hard to be the case if you're listening with an open mind...I used to swear up and down how overrated Elvis was...for no other reason than b/c my dad like him...then I heard some of his gospel stuff...and it was game on after that
11th July 2007 03:17 PM
Fiji Joe
quote:pdog wrote:
Is there anything besides The Sun Sessions CD, that you think someone like me would like...
See..it's like your pigeon-holing yourself before you ever even listen to Elvis...that's exactly what I used to do with his music...don't listen to Elvis' stuff to see what sounds like what you already like...just listen to his stuff and see what you DO like...does that make sense?
Try some of his gospel records...he'll make you weep like a baby
11th July 2007 03:20 PM
pdog
quote:Fiji Joe wrote:
Relax Bickel...I'm 100% certain that I was 95% not speaking to you directly...we're talking about music...call it rock n' roll, rockabilly, call it what you want...that's part of my point...Elvis was stellar in virtually ever genre that existed at the time...rock, country, blues, gospel, etc....but yeah, you certainly can dislike 95% of the music he made...but I find that hard to be the case if you're listening with an open mind...I used to swear up and down how overrated Elvis was...for no other reason than b/c my dad like him...then I heard some of his gospel stuff...and it was game on after that
I'm only able to type at a 50%... Gospel is cool, but I only can take a few handfuls, and Cash fills that genre for me... I've always looked to Elvis to rock me, maybe it was his look, and that he is called the King Of Rock & Roll. Like Jizz said, his movies really were horrible, and my Mom and Sis watched them, and I've had to ignre the impact of them on me, to be open minded with him, and it is not easy. Then again, I think the song JailHouse Rock, is probably one his coolest, even though watching the movie is like being prison raped.
11th July 2007 03:35 PM
Fiji Joe
quote:pdog wrote:
I'm only able to type at a 50%... Gospel is cool, but I only can take a few handfuls, and Cash fills that genre for me... I've always looked to Elvis to rock me, maybe it was his look, and that he is called the King Of Rock & Roll. Like Jizz said, his movies really were horrible, and my Mom and Sis watched them, and I've had to ignre the impact of them on me, to be open minded with him, and it is not easy. Then again, I think the song JailHouse Rock, is probably one his coolest, even though watching the movie is like being prison raped.
I can send you an Elvis compilation if you like...and oh yeah...the movies blow...those alone prevented me from listening to him with an open mind for many years
11th July 2007 04:06 PM
slash1230
Plus Elvis got more pussy than all those other dudes combined.
Just sayin'...
[Edited by slash1230]
11th July 2007 04:26 PM
Ten Thousand Motels
Quotes About Elvis
By Elvis / About Elvis
Quotes About Elvis
“Without preamble, the three-piece band cuts loose. In the spotlight, the lanky singer flails furious rhythms on his guitar, every now and then breaking a string. In a pivoting stance, his hips swing sensuously from side to side and his entire body takes on a frantic quiver, as if he had swallowed a jackhammer.”
Time Magazine,
May 15, 1956
"His kind of music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac...It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people."
Frank Sinatra,
1950's
“It isn’t enough to say that Elvis is kind to his parents, sends money home, and is the same unspoiled kid he was before all the commotion began. That still isn’t a free ticket to behave like a sex maniac in public.”
Eddie Condon
Cosmopolitan, December 1956
“I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy.”
Ed Sullivan
During Elvis’ third appearance on his show,
January 6, 1957
“As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act...Acting is his assignment in this shrewdly upholstered showcase, and he does it."
Howard Thompson
Review of King Creole
New York Times, 1958
“A Presley picture is the only sure thing in Hollywood.”
Hal Wallis
Producer of nine of Elvis' films.
“There is something magical about watching a man who has lost himself find his way back home...He sang with the kind of power people no longer expect from rock ‘n’ roll singers.”
John Landau
Review of Elvis, (1968 TV Special).
“It was the finest music of his life. If ever there was music that bleeds, this was it.”
Greil Marcus
From his book, Mystery Train, remembering the 1968 TV Special.
“There are several unbelievable things about Elvis, but the most incredible is his staying power in a world where meteoric careers fade like shooting stars.”
Newsweek, August 11, 1969
Review of Elvis’ Las Vegas engagement.
“...a style and panache that come close to pure magic. Lithe, raunchy, the sweat pouring down his face, he now moves with the precision of an athlete, the grace of a dancer...flamboyant and flashy, sexy and self-mocking, he works with the instincts of a genius to give poetry to the basic rock performance.”
W.A. Harbinson
From his 1975 book, The Illustrated Elvis. A passage reflecting upon Elvis' 1969 Vegas engagement.
“So what it boils down to was Elvis produced his own records. He came to the session, picked the songs, and if something in the arrangement was changed, he was the one to change it. Everything was worked out spontaneously. Nothing was really rehearsed. Many of the important decisions normally made previous to a recording session were made during the session. What it was was a look to the future. Today everybody makes records this way. Back then Elvis was the only one. He was the forerunner of everything that’s record production these days. Consciously or unconsciously, everyone imitated him. People started doing what Elvis did.”
Bones Howe
Recording Engineer
As quoted in Jerry Hopkins’ 1971 book, Elvis, A Biography.
“A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man’s music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.”
Jackie Wilson
“You have no idea how great he is, really you don’t. You have no comprehension - it’s absolutely impossible. I can’t tell you why he’s so great, but he is. He’s sensational.”
Phil Spector
“Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it’s a whole new social revolution - the 60’s comes from it.”
Leonard Bernstein, 1960s.
"There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man."
Frank Sinatra, 1977
“Elvis Presley’s death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique, irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst upon the scene with an impact that was unprecedented and will probably never be equaled. His music and his personality, fusing the styles of white country and black rhythm and blues, permanently changed the face of American popular culture. His following was immense. And he was a symbol to people the world over of the vitality, rebelliousness and good humor of this country.”
President Jimmy Carter, 1977. His official statement following Elvis' death.
“Elvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.”
Al Green
“...At Sun Studio in Memphis Elvis Presley called to life what would soon be known as rock and roll with a voice that bore strains of the Grand Ole Opry and Beale Street, of country and the blues. At that moment, he ensured - instinctively, unknowingly - that pop music would never again be as simple as black and white.”
David Fricke Rolling Stone, 1986
“He was an instinctive actor...He was quite bright...he was very intelligent...He was not a punk. He was very elegant, sedate, and refined, and sophisticated.”
Walter Matthau, who co-starred with Elvis in King Creole (1958). From a 1987 interview.
“There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.”
Bruce Springsteen
“...it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody’s ear, and somehow we all dreamed it.”
Bruce Springsteen
“When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.”
Bob Dylan
“A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records...Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.”
Huey Lewis
“Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.”
Rod Stewart
“He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.”
Mick Jagger
“Before Elvis, there was nothing.”
John Lennon
“This boy had everything. He had the looks, the moves, the manager, and the talent. And he didn’t look like Mr. Ed like a lot of the rest of us did. In the way he looked, way he talked, way he acted - he really was different.”
Carl Perkins
“I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother. He said I was good and I said he was good; we never argued about that. Elvis was a hard worker, dedicated, and God loved him. Last time I saw him was at Graceland. We sang Old Blind Barnabus together, a gospel song. I love him and hope to see him in heaven. There’ll never be another like that soul brother.
James Brown
“He was the firstest with the mostest.”
Roy Orbison
“That’s my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you’d see pictures all over of Elvis. He’s just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it’s because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the f***ing room. I don’t give a f*** who was in the room with him, Bogart, Marilyn Monroe.”
Eddie Murphy
“He was ahead of his time because he had such deep feelings. He had the privilege of deep feelings because he was deeply loved by his mother, Gladys. He was able to appreciate profound beauty in sounds. And he started a musical revolution. They say all revolutions start from love.”
Imelda Marcos
“It’s rare when an artist’s talent can touch an entire generation of people. It’s even rarer when that same influence affects several generations. Elvis made an imprint on the world of pop music unequaled by any other single performer.”
Dick Clark
“Elvis Presley was an explorer of vast new landscapes of dream and illusion. He was a man who refused to be told that the best of his dreams would not come true, who refused to be defined by anyone else’s conceptions. This is the goal of democracy, the journey on which every prospective American hero sets out. That Elvis made so much of the journey on his own is reason enough to remember him with the honor and love we reserve for the bravest among us. Such men made the only maps we can trust.”
Dave Marsh
From his book, Elvis.
“It’s always been my dream to come to Madison Square Garden and be the warm-up act for Elvis.”
Senator Al Gore
Accepting the nomination for vice president at the 1992 Democratic Convention & prior to Bill Clinton's (aka "Elvis" by his security staff) acceptance of the presidential nomination.
“You know, Bush is always comparing me to Elvis in sort of unflattering ways. I don’t think Bush would have liked Elvis very much, and that’s just another thing that’s wrong with him.”
Bill Clinton
During the 1992 presidential campaign.
"He had total love in his eyes when he performed. He was the total androgenous beauty. I would practice Elvis in front of the mirror when I was twelve or thirteen years old."
k.d. lang
"I'm sitting in the drive-through and I've got my three girls in the back and this station comes on and it's playing "Jailhouse Rock," the original version, and my girls are jumping up and down, going nuts. I'm looking around at them and they've heard Dad's music all the time and I don't see that out of them."
Garth Brooks
"Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me."
Elton John
"It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid."
Elton John
"The first concert I attended was an Elvis concert when I was eleven. Even at that age he made me realize the tremendous effect a performer could have on an audience."
Cher
"Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business."
Isaac Hayes
"I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States."
Mick Fleetwood
"I remember Elvis as a young man hanging around the Sun studios. Even then, I knew this kid had a tremendous talent. He was a dynamic young boy. His phraseology, his way of looking at a song, was as unique as Sinatra's. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness."
B.B. King
"I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described as rock's cornerstone. He was the original cool."
Brian Setzer
11th July 2007 04:38 PM
Ten Thousand Motels
They missed a good one.........
"Elvis has left the building...thank you and good night."
11th July 2007 04:40 PM
pdog
quote:slash1230 wrote:
Plus Elvis got more pussy than all those other dudes combined.
Just sayin'...
[Edited by slash1230]
Jerry Lee marrying his 15 year old cousin is probably one of my all time favorite rock and roll pussy getting moments...
11th July 2007 05:14 PM
voodoopug
quote:pdog wrote:
Jerry Lee marrying his 15 year old cousin is probably one of my all time favorite rock and roll pussy getting moments...
that is a few notches in the bedpost higher than Bill Wyman/Mandy Smith, no?
11th July 2007 05:52 PM
MidnightRambler
Pdog, your curiosity for other Elvis material makes me wanna attempt to try to answer it.
I've been a big fan for a long time and I appreciate certain sections of his career. Some love 50's Elvis (sideburns, scotty moore, sun records etc...), and loathe 70's Elvis (vegas, jumpsuits, etc...) some vice versa. I myself lean towards 70's Elvis because something about the sound during that time that jumps at me.
I'm sure there are other people here who can sell you on 50's Elvis--which is almost neccessary if you're gonna appreciate Elvis in ANY way. But me, I wanna focus on other stuff. I think like you, i appreciate rocking tracks and great music that will make my foot tap and even make me air guitar or air drum. Elvis' live band in the 70's, do a good job of doing that.
A lot of musicians will give credit to Elvis' rhythm band, The TCB Band, as one of the highlihgts of Elvis' live sound. Tight as musicians that knew their shit and knew how to play and follow a constantly moving Elvis. He can sing a couple notes of a song...which they've never rehearased and they'll play it without ease. That's a quality in musician that I respect, incredibly.
James Burton, the guitar player is one of the best. One of Keith's favorites...he even inducted him in the R&R Hall of Fame. The guy has played with everyone John Denver, Elvis Costello, Emylou Harris and Ricky Nelson. He created that great riff to "Susie Q". Created the "finger-pickin" sound. Fast fingers, that guy. The reason why I play guitar.
What a lot of people say, and I agree with, is that Elvis could sing anything and make it sound like a great...country artist...or blues singer..or rock singer.
Being from the south...blues was huge for him. And loved playing it:
When he reached Vegas, yeah eventually things got stale...around 73 till the end in '77. But in the beginning...things were great. '69-'72 were pretty damn good. His return in '69 is one of the best moments in his live career:
1970:
Rehearsals were also great to look into. And was always going on tangents and jamming...
Oh and of course...the guy could move:
Well anyway that's probably a good tip of the iceburgh right there. I tried to pick some stuff that were fun to listen to and easy to watch. Elvis did have crappy stuff out there like most of the soundtracks from his films...which I don't even bother with. And some rough songs after that here and there...but I focus on the good stuff. The stuff that works. That works for me, anyway.
[Edited by MidnightRambler]
11th July 2007 07:15 PM
stonedinaustralia
quote:pdog wrote:
Is there anything besides The Sun Sessions CD, that you think someone like me would like...
good question pdog!! - my guess is you might appreciate the psychedelic wooziness of "Edge of Reality" - if only for its inherent humour
11th July 2007 07:29 PM
lotsajizz
quote:pdog wrote:
Is there anything besides The Sun Sessions CD, that you think someone like me would like...
The Memphis 1969/Suspicious Minds sessions---also packaged as 'Elvis From Memphis to Vegas' and 'Elvis From Vegas To Memphis'
the return from the Army album 'Elvis Is Back'
his first RCA album, now with bonus cuts and B-sides
those are amongst his rocking-est that I'd think someone with your tastes would like....
11th July 2007 07:33 PM
robpop
Dude could sing.
11th July 2007 07:33 PM
lotsajizz
...and yes, the TCB Band was/is awesome....while Burton is well-known and deservedly so, do not overlook the fantastic Ronnie Tutt (one of the top 5 drummers in rocl) and bassist extraordinaire Jerry Schiff (the bass player the Doors finally used when they started recording with bass!)
many fantastic boots and live albums from the 70's are out there...frankly, I'm with Midnight Rambler, my fave Elvis is 70's jumpsuit Elvis--the Vegas Years
11th July 2007 07:40 PM
Gazza
quote:pdog wrote:
Is there anything besides The Sun Sessions CD, that you think someone like me would like...
well the early RCA stuff is pretty excellent. His first post-army album "Elvis Is Back" is up there with anything he's ever done. His late 60's/early 70's studio output is often superb too...try "from Elvis In Memphis" or the "Suspicious Minds" album compilation comprehensively covers the Memphis sessions that he did in early 69 (his first sessions there since the Sun era)
11th July 2007 07:43 PM
Gazza
quote:lotsajizz wrote:
The Memphis 1969/Suspicious Minds sessions---also packaged as 'Elvis From Memphis to Vegas' and 'Elvis From Vegas To Memphis'
the return from the Army album 'Elvis Is Back'
his first RCA album, now with bonus cuts and B-sides
those are amongst his rocking-est that I'd think someone with your tastes would like....
oops..you beat me to it. Pretty much identical tastes
11th July 2007 07:44 PM
lotsajizz
great minds think alike
and I hate Bon Jovi
11th July 2007 07:46 PM
MidnightRambler
quote:lotsajizz wrote:
...and yes, the TCB Band was/is awesome....while Burton is well-known and deservedly so, do not overlook the fantastic Ronnie Tutt (one of the top 5 drummers in rocl) and bassist extraordinaire Jerry Schiff (the bass player the Doors finally used when they started recording with bass!)
many fantastic boots and live albums from the 70's are out there...frankly, I'm with Midnight Rambler, my fave Elvis is 70's jumpsuit Elvis--the Vegas Years
My bad on leaving out credit to Ronnie Tutt...indeed a great drummer. Incredible movements and some great fills...for a guy to keep up with Elvis and make it look easy...is a damn good sign. Perfect match with Scheff who's fingers moved along quickly to cover every beat.
What a great band.
11th July 2007 09:42 PM
sammy davis jr.
Lets see....a guy who could barely play an instrument,couldn't write a song, and made a living throwing scarves around a stage and doing Karate chops is the King of Rock and Roll.OK.
11th July 2007 11:50 PM
Bloozehound
I've got a velvet Elvis clock in my office
It Rulez!
11th July 2007 11:56 PM
sirmoonie
quote:sammy davis jr. wrote:
Lets see....a guy who could barely play an instrument,couldn't write a song, and made a living throwing scarves around a stage and doing Karate chops is the King of Rock and Roll.OK.
And yet here we are on a Rolling Stones board decades later discussing his music. There may be a for that reason.
12th July 2007 12:27 AM
Fiji Joe
Elvis...I like that cat so much I wrote a song and made a video in his honor...when you go to Graceland...this is the song that plays in the public restrooms..not my finest moment, but I take all the accolades I can get
12th July 2007 01:25 PM
sammy davis jr.
SirMoonie wrote:
"And yet here we are on a Rolling Stones board decades later discussing his music. There may be a for that reason."
I'm not saying the guy wasn't talented, although his voice was not particularly strong, nor had range, but the King of Rock and Roll? I never thought he deserved the title. What next- Marvin Gaye is the Gopdfather of Soul?
12th July 2007 01:50 PM
MidnightRambler
quote:sammy davis jr. wrote:
I'm not saying the guy wasn't talented, although his voice was not particularly strong, nor had range,
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12th July 2007 02:16 PM
Gazza
quote:sammy davis jr. wrote:
Lets see....a guy who could barely play an instrument,couldn't write a song, and made a living throwing scarves around a stage and doing Karate chops is the King of Rock and Roll.OK.
as opposed to a guy who basically re-wrote the same melody over and over for 50 years (well, about ten years until he dried up), whose biggest hit was "My Ding a Ling" and who acquired a superb collection of videos of women visitors to his leisure complex taking a shit.....
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12th July 2007 02:18 PM
voodoopug
quote:Gazza wrote:
as opposed to a guy who basically re-wrote the same song over and over for 50 years, whose biggest hit was "My Ding a Ling" and who acquired a superb collection of videos of women visitors to his leisyre complex taking a shit.....
Elvis and Chuck (leave a log at my place) Berry earned most of their status because there were in the first group of "mainstream" performers to do what is not commonplace.
My Ding a Ling is a bit humiliating as he should have had at least 5 other #1 hits. He did not have the support of his record label!
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