Elvis - 30 years after

[Rocker]

Elvis added the ending with the screaming.

But not the "hunka-hunka burning love", right? I heard that that was on the original too, but I haven't heard it, so I can't say.
I have to admit that I like the liveversion of that song better, he seems more into it.

While we were talking about the Memphis-albums from the early 70s (Stax), I think there was a big chance which they blew, to really make a great series out of it. Imagine three complete albums recorded in Memphis and then he presents them live with his first Memphis-show since '61, released as "Recorded live on stage in Memphis". I think that album is a very good one (in fact I wished the Aloha show would've been this good, performance wise). He's in very strong voice and sings with power, which was this way on many of the early '74-shows. Unfortunately he only played "Help me" from the Stax-sessions. Over the years "If you talk in your sleep" "My boy" "Raised on rock" "It's midnight" "Promised land" "Spanish eyes" "Good time Charlie's got the blues" were all played live and "You're love's been a long time coming" was rehearsed (which shows how much respect he had for the material that was recorded). That could've been such a fantastic show and very good promotion for his new albums. Just a little thought

[MBE]

The hunka hunka is there but not emphisised as much. I think the song ends with the first verse being sung at the fade. What I am getting at actually is that Elvis had to have gotten into Burning Love once he started recording it because it's hardly a paint by numbers cover version. Getting him into the mood may have been hard but I think he really made a classic once he decided to record it. That live album would have been a good idea, he probably just didn't think of it.

[Rocker]

Check this out:

http://www.smileysmile.net/index.php/news/jerry_schilling_and_elvis

And with a little more text:

http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=26196

Anyone has that book? It seems not to be available in Germany, so I couldn't get it yet...

[MBE]

I have it and I like what I have read so far. He speaks of Elvis as a real friend no garbage in it.

[Rocker]

So yesterday was a big Elvis-event on a german TV-station, as I have posted before. they showed "Flaming star", after that "Elvis by the Presleys", which was nice but imo has no reason to exist because it's basically the same stuff that was already know, but Jerry Schilling and Michelle Beaulieu were tehre for a little Beach Boys-connection (unfortunately the don't talk about any relationship between Elvis and the boys). After that came the first big thing, a new edit, made out of the deluxe-DVD-edition, of the '68 comeback special. Very well done and changing between Stand-up and Sit-down-shows, unfortunately none of the production numbers (except "Trouble/Guitar man" and the new video of "If I can dream"). I wished they wouldn't have showed one of the stand-up "Blue suede shoes" but the one from the second sit-down-show.
After that came the Aloha-concert and fortunately they mostly used the stronger performances from that show, no boring "Hound dog" or "Blue suede shoes". the worst thing they showed was "I can't stop loving you" and that one is only bad because of the intro which Elvis totally blew. Actually you could almost think that this was a great concert, which it wasn't of course. They even used different camera-angles from the Deluxe-DVD.

All in all, a great evening of Elvis on TV and finally they showed that you can pay tribute to him by showing some of his finest hours and not "Paradise hawaiian style".
At the same time as "Elvis by the Presleys" and the Comeback was shown, another TV-station showed "It happened at the world's fair" and today they gonna bring "Viva Las Vegas" while a german-french art-TV-station is doing another Elvis-evening. Hope that I can watch enough of that as it's my mother's birthday and we all go out tonight.


Oh and the new best-of "Elvis - the King", which was advertised very much, because the TV-station, along with another one and Germany's biggest boulevard-magazine are the partners, is selling very good over here. It was top 5 yesterday on amazon.de and the awesome "Viva Las vegas" double CD was in the 60s.

Hope that they'll show "That's the way it is" and "Elvis on tour" for the next anniversary. I think this is the way to go to get Elvis back into everyone's minds as an artist

[Rocker]

Here's something cool. It's a documentary about the making of Elvis' first album (the one with the cover that "The Clash" used for "London calling"). Sam Phillips, DJ Fontana, Scotty Moore, BB King, Keith Richards and Ernst Jorgensen are among those who where interviewed. You can hear how Sam Phillips was the producer during the Sun-years and how Elvis became his own when going to RCA (I hope those sessions you can hear little snippets of, will be released on FTD someday). I think it could've been a little deeper with more detail but at least there is a documentary that is about Elvis' work and music. It features some live-performances too. What do you guys think about it?


Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

[MBE]

It's ok but should have been more strictly on the album because so much of what's there is covered elsewhere. Also got tired of the celebrity talking heads. I would have rather seen a little more of the musicians who worked on it and of course more Elvis footage.

[I. Spaceman]

There's a lot in Elvis By The Presleys that isn't covered elsewhere.

[Rocker]

There's a lot in Elvis By The Presleys that isn't covered elsewhere.

But not too much about his work, or am I wrong? I only saw the edited version of "Elvis by the Presleys" that was shown on TV and to tell you the truth, I'm not very keen on seeing the rest if all is about this personal stuff.

[I. Spaceman]

There's a lot in Elvis By The Presleys that isn't covered elsewhere.

But not too much about his work, or am I wrong? I only saw the edited version of "Elvis by the Presleys" that was shown on TV and to tell you the truth, I'm not very keen on seeing the rest if all is about this personal stuff.

Yep, it is not about the music. But for anyone who cares about the man himself, not just the artist, it is a great documentary.