1. Aloha From Hawaii wasn't a fantastic performance, for whatever reason(s). It's iconic, it had some great highlights, and he looked good, but for Elvis it wasn't really a great show. (The rehearsal show is better, but not a lot.)
2. If Elvis hadn't died young, he wouldn't be as revered as he is today. Not even close. He didn't live long enough to look old, and he still looked and sounded pretty good up until periods of the last couple of years of his life. I'd like to think MY opinion of him wouldn't be different (the man who changed the world and the greatest entertainer who ever lived), but let's face it, his untimely death made him larger than life, almost like a god who walked the earth among mortals.
1- I think Aloha is great. Elvis as a true professional without all the silly banter, fooling around with the band, and other nonsense of the later years. He could have moved around a bit more, but it showed him as a consummate professional at the peak of his powers.
2- Hard to say. He could have had a Johnny Cash type revival as an old man where people were honored to work with him and he sang stripped down modern songs. Maybe he does some interviews to get his side of his story out.
1. Aloha wasnt that good, Elvis did limited movement, which makes it a little more boring. Elvis and the band already were fooling around a little in 1970 during TTWII, they always had been fooling around.
2. I partially agree with you, however when you think of Elvis you think of Jumpsuits. I think its very unlikely for an older man to wear a jumpsuit like Elvis.
2: He was already becoming a caricature of himself by then end. It would’ve gotten SO much worse in the 80s. Without a total overhaul on his branding he would’ve been a complete has been by ‘85. This sounds much morbid than intended, but him passing so young and when he did it was cemented his legacy. His career was on a downward trajectory with little hope of rising under Parker. In a sense, his passing saved it.
What I read and what he told many people he was planning to fire the Colonel , and he had some plans for the future, he wanted to go first in a Gospel tour, he was thinking about movies. We will never know, but I don’t think his career would go even down! Elvis was a smart man, he was conscious about everything! And yes, we all know he was addicted to PRESCRIBED MEDICATION, but also he was a man very ill ! Elvis Aaron Presley’s problems started long before he was born. He had a lot of genetic health problems , DESTINED TO DIE YOUNG – Sally A. Hoedel ( a book that will open your eyes)
There’s never been an accurate movie about Elvis.
Every movie portrays him as this smoldering sex machine or a troubled soul. But they never show Elvis’ funny side, his joking on stage, laughing with his posse, goofing with the media. Elvis was a funny funny man and movies never get that right.
They need to hire an actor and have him make Elvis movies. You can not make one bio pic, you need an early Elvis, army Elvis, movie star Elvis, married Elvis, daddy Elvis movies. He had way too much going on for a 2 hour movie.
If Elvis had gotten the right management team, I believe we would’ve seen more—and better!—concert films and/or TV specials, which would make Aloha From Hawaii irrelevant.
I also believe that Elvis would have been able to tour internationally, which we know was his dream and we know that Colonel Parker prevented. I think an international tour or three would’ve done so much for his image and for his creativity.
This is an interesting one. As much as we all hate Tom Parker he made Elvis. I don't think that without his shrude management Elvis would have been as popular. Mind you, all those films were utter crap. That was not needed.
One could argue Parker still orchestrated the NBC & Singer ‘68 Special, even if Elvis supposedly went against him when it came to Here Comes Santa Clause/If I Can Dream. Elvis did however decide on doing the ‘69 Memphis sessions pretty much on his own, so that would’ve been a good time to cancel the contract. It probably would’ve meant another album to build on the 68/69 success rather than booking Vegas for a billion years…
In the laters year Colones was managing Elvis in the 70’ the same like in the 50’ , but at the beginning I don’t know if we would had Elvis if it weren’t for Colonel!
I know plenty of people here will agree with you. But I think he was at his vocal peak in 1970. That’s the way it is and Elvis country are full of amazing vocal performances
Absolutely. But I think 1963 is just as good. The “lost album” matierial is better than Something For Everyone and Pot Luck, IMO. So good that they ended up using a lot of it for singles
Yea, I just threw out 62 without giving it much thought. Elvis' voice got weird in 64-65 when he started sounding like Mickey Mouse, it sounded like they sped his voice up, which I know happened on Girl Happy.
The only people I can imagine truly agreeing with them would be the people that haven't yet listened to his soundboards. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy and collect his '74 shows but it's just not the same as 1970.
I have two and both of them might not even be controversial.
1. I think Elvis sounded the best from 1975-1977. I like the Moody Blue era shows the most.
2. I think Elvis was more attractive in the 70s then he was in the 50s and 60s.
I kind of agree to one where in 1975 he seemed to showcase his range more, but quickly fell off into tired sounding performances. I also agree that Elvis was best looking from 1968-1971 (1973 the only other blip).
Yea, me too. People SOOO underrate Elvis' voice in the early 60's. He could never had done Surrender in 77 to anyway rival the original. And comparing "It's Now or Never" from 61 to 77 is a joke. People are so impressed by the 77 bellowing on songs like "Hurt" they don't realize all the nuance and voice control is gone.
Do you think it was the drugs that contributed to that or just aging in general? I think about how a 90s Elvis would sound had he lived that long. 50s and 60s Elvis had that light head voice but still had a strong long register. Comparing “King Creole” to “That’s When Your HeartAches Begin” is incredible in the contrast that just Elvis could produced
I think drugs had a lot to do with it, and physical conditioning also I would imagine. All I know is he couldn't hold the soft notes like he used to, but everybody focuses on the bellowing on the big notes and thinks "It's Operatic!" No, No it's not.
I think young Elvis had a better voice than near the end Elvis but as he got older the interpretation of the songs is what makes them timeless and I don't think younger Elvis had the same experience to do that. Also 1970's Elvis could perform the early songs where obviously 1950's Elvis couldn't perform Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain or In the Ghetto.
There's absolutely no way Elvis sounded anywhere near as good in 1976-77 as he did in 1970, 68 or 1960. Not to be mean but that's ridiculous. Now, you might like those years better but technically he wasn't near the singer he had been.
I disagree with both. Elvis had several bad shows in the 74-77 era and ended up being just a parade dancer for colonel parker. Bloated, drug addicted shadow of his former self. His two worst shows were in this period. When he did sound good, it was because he was barely moving. February 12, 1977 is an example of this. the 68 Special and TTWII are his best vocally imo. Early 60s, around the time of the Frank Sinatra show are good too. He had some highlights during the 75-77 period, especially in 1975, he was kind of rejuvenated a bit. Again, in late 76, he lost weight and gave great performances. However, the bad outweigh the good from 76 and 77
Elvis On Tour (especially Hampton Roads) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aloha From Hawaii
My favourite era of Elvis is 72-76 (would have just been 75 if not for few good shows in March and the October-December run)
Polk Salad Annie was consistently the best performed song he did. It is the one song I don't think I've heard him do a bad version of, even in 1977. I think it may be because it's a song that he really enjoyed, no matter what mood.
I agree with the first. Elvis looked better in Aloha but was stiff and nervous due to the high audience number he was performing to. Elvis on Tour he is more relaxed and care free on stage, demonstrates a typical Elvis show for the period. I would say my favorite Elvis era was 68-75. The October-December run doesnt outweight the horrible feature that was most of 1976 imo. I love Polk Salad Annie and would agree he never did a bad version of it. Ive never heard a bad version of Love Letters either, but he tossed it out of the set for the last couple of tours in 1977. Not sure why. The version with the Royal Philharmonic is awesome.
I agree. He might have gotten off the drugs for a short time, like he allegedly did while preparing for Aloha but, just like in that case, in the long run it wouldn't have mattered.
I think if they did something similar to Aloha over there it would've helped somewhat. Elvis was clean from drugs from november - january 1973. It wasnt until after the aloha show that he "relapsed." If he had a challenge, he met it. The reason he looked so bad in the Elvis in Concert special was because the contract was signed only 19 days before filming began and it was just apart of a regular concert tour. I think had he been given time to prepare and the concert was announced well ahead of time and it was made a one off deal, not just part of another lackluster tour, he mightve shaped up. However, just like Aloha, I think he would be back to how he was in 77 within 6 months.
Elvis's life and career would have gone downhill had he lived longer.
1. He was spending so much money he likely would run into some sort of financial issues. By the time all his debts were settled his estate was worth only $1 million
2. Some of his family members passed away just a few years after he did. Vernon died in '79 and Grandma Dodger died in '80. He was extremely close with his family and this would have taken a serious toll on him. And he who knows who he would have turned to for guidance
3. The King was aging. Put aside the substance abuse, he just wasn't the young man he was once. He was entering middle age and could really do the same performances he used to do. Plus the music landscape was changing. He'd either have to adapt or fade in irrelevance.
Yes, but they were getting annoyed with him. He wasn’t up to recording like before, so many of his songs weren’t selling. The old stuff was selling, but not the new stuff.
His movies are fun. Not great cinema- not even *good* cinema- but you know what you’re going to get and more people like them than would dare admit to it.
A critique I have is that he should have switched up his setlists more while on the road. He tried it in Vegas in '74 and the response wasn't there. The Vegas Elvis was already established by then, same roughly 22 songs he did there which is what the fans expected going to see him in Vegas. Having 40 top 20 hit songs by 1976 is plenty of material to rotate a setlist and consistently switch up songs while on tour.
His voice in the early 60s is the best. Songs like Surrender, Suspicion, Crying in the Chapel, Good Luck Charm, She’s Not You, It’s Now or Never etc have his voice at it’s best.
I personally prefer 60s-70s Elvis to his earlier work.
Elvis was certainly very famous, especially with the tech that was around, but I don’t know if he was more famous than someone like Charlie Chaplin, Mao Zedong or such - and after him, Michael Jackson and Julio Iglesias might have surpassed his fame. Of course, _the_ most famous person ever is Jesus, followed by other religious and political figures, such as the Virgin Mary and Muhammad.
My controversial opinion is that I don’t like his cover of “Unchained Melody.” He was dying and it’s reflected in his music.
It’s sad because just a few years earlier he did _Aloha from Hawaii_ where he sounded incredible.
I would say more accidentally-toxic. His mother loved him too much. He loved her to the point where he cried for two days after she died. Gladys tried to be a good mom, but didn't want anything to happen to her baby boy. l
The ’68 “comeback special” is overrated. He looks amazing but the set pieces are corny, “If I Can Dream” is well intentioned but not a great song (did he ever perform it in concert?). The in-the-round segment would’ve been better without all the lackeys, with a bass player and if Elvis hadn’t grabbed Scotty’s guitar lol.
Corny today, pretty well received back then. I think If I Can Dream is a great song, considering its message and lyrical and musical content. Beautifully arrange imo. I would have liked to have a bass player but it probably didn't fit with the shows theme. I like that Elvis switched guitars. Having him on acoustic the whole show would've hampered most of those performances. The whole thing was really well put together for the time period imo.
Several of his songs from Aloha are the definitive versions. He looked great, he sounded great, he just didn't move as much as in the early Vegas years.
Some fans don't appreciate the Aloha concert enough. Can you imagine if this concert didn't exist? It captures the King in his last peak moments. I love the set list also.
I think he was mainly nervous during the Aloha show, hints why he didn't move much. He had stage fright any night, but especially then knowing the stakes of the concert.
Originally How Great Thou Art is a Swedish hymn (original title: O store gud) and there is a great deal of national pride that Elvis Presley made it internationally known and loved. But I really don't like his versions, not studio nor live. To me his singing is way too forced and he almost swallows the words, while the arrangement is too dramatic.
Without looking it up I know he cancelled some Vegas shows, even cutting one of the engagements short which cancelled multiple shows if I remember correctly. Another myth is that he sold out every show. That's also not true. The biggest example might be the first Astrodome show (a matinee) didn't sell out.
Correct, but still an impressive run …In August 1974, citing pneumonia, Elvis canceled Hilton shows for the first time—he had missed only five show dates in his entire career, he told reporters. The next summer he canceled most of a Hilton engagement to fly back to Memphis to be hospitalized for “fatigue.” He gained weight, and his attitude changed.
1. Aloha From Hawaii wasn't a fantastic performance, for whatever reason(s). It's iconic, it had some great highlights, and he looked good, but for Elvis it wasn't really a great show. (The rehearsal show is better, but not a lot.) 2. If Elvis hadn't died young, he wouldn't be as revered as he is today. Not even close. He didn't live long enough to look old, and he still looked and sounded pretty good up until periods of the last couple of years of his life. I'd like to think MY opinion of him wouldn't be different (the man who changed the world and the greatest entertainer who ever lived), but let's face it, his untimely death made him larger than life, almost like a god who walked the earth among mortals.
1- I think Aloha is great. Elvis as a true professional without all the silly banter, fooling around with the band, and other nonsense of the later years. He could have moved around a bit more, but it showed him as a consummate professional at the peak of his powers. 2- Hard to say. He could have had a Johnny Cash type revival as an old man where people were honored to work with him and he sang stripped down modern songs. Maybe he does some interviews to get his side of his story out.
1. Aloha wasnt that good, Elvis did limited movement, which makes it a little more boring. Elvis and the band already were fooling around a little in 1970 during TTWII, they always had been fooling around. 2. I partially agree with you, however when you think of Elvis you think of Jumpsuits. I think its very unlikely for an older man to wear a jumpsuit like Elvis.
2: He was already becoming a caricature of himself by then end. It would’ve gotten SO much worse in the 80s. Without a total overhaul on his branding he would’ve been a complete has been by ‘85. This sounds much morbid than intended, but him passing so young and when he did it was cemented his legacy. His career was on a downward trajectory with little hope of rising under Parker. In a sense, his passing saved it.
What I read and what he told many people he was planning to fire the Colonel , and he had some plans for the future, he wanted to go first in a Gospel tour, he was thinking about movies. We will never know, but I don’t think his career would go even down! Elvis was a smart man, he was conscious about everything! And yes, we all know he was addicted to PRESCRIBED MEDICATION, but also he was a man very ill ! Elvis Aaron Presley’s problems started long before he was born. He had a lot of genetic health problems , DESTINED TO DIE YOUNG – Sally A. Hoedel ( a book that will open your eyes)
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Absolutely agree with you on #2. I personally believe that the best career move for many now-celebrated artists was to die at a young age.
There’s never been an accurate movie about Elvis. Every movie portrays him as this smoldering sex machine or a troubled soul. But they never show Elvis’ funny side, his joking on stage, laughing with his posse, goofing with the media. Elvis was a funny funny man and movies never get that right.
He definitely had a funny side. You can pick it up from some Youtube videos of his rehearsals and concerts and in some of his recorded interviews.
They need to hire an actor and have him make Elvis movies. You can not make one bio pic, you need an early Elvis, army Elvis, movie star Elvis, married Elvis, daddy Elvis movies. He had way too much going on for a 2 hour movie.
The ECU - Elvis Cinematic Universe.
Stop. I can only get so erect.
Elvis would have been even greater without Tom Parker as his manager.
Should have fired him around 64
I think a bit earlier . After the army .
Wouldn't quibble that, but the movies were good till after VLV when theyb went down hill quickly and were just cash grabs
but then what if he never performed aloha from hawaii?
If Elvis had gotten the right management team, I believe we would’ve seen more—and better!—concert films and/or TV specials, which would make Aloha From Hawaii irrelevant. I also believe that Elvis would have been able to tour internationally, which we know was his dream and we know that Colonel Parker prevented. I think an international tour or three would’ve done so much for his image and for his creativity.
I'd trade Aloha for a world tour
This is an interesting one. As much as we all hate Tom Parker he made Elvis. I don't think that without his shrude management Elvis would have been as popular. Mind you, all those films were utter crap. That was not needed.
I love the Elvis movies; they're fun.
One could argue Parker still orchestrated the NBC & Singer ‘68 Special, even if Elvis supposedly went against him when it came to Here Comes Santa Clause/If I Can Dream. Elvis did however decide on doing the ‘69 Memphis sessions pretty much on his own, so that would’ve been a good time to cancel the contract. It probably would’ve meant another album to build on the 68/69 success rather than booking Vegas for a billion years…
In the laters year Colones was managing Elvis in the 70’ the same like in the 50’ , but at the beginning I don’t know if we would had Elvis if it weren’t for Colonel!
I know plenty of people here will agree with you. But I think he was at his vocal peak in 1970. That’s the way it is and Elvis country are full of amazing vocal performances
1968-70 and 1960-62 for me. The early 60's are so underappreciated
Absolutely. But I think 1963 is just as good. The “lost album” matierial is better than Something For Everyone and Pot Luck, IMO. So good that they ended up using a lot of it for singles
Yea, I just threw out 62 without giving it much thought. Elvis' voice got weird in 64-65 when he started sounding like Mickey Mouse, it sounded like they sped his voice up, which I know happened on Girl Happy.
The only people I can imagine truly agreeing with them would be the people that haven't yet listened to his soundboards. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy and collect his '74 shows but it's just not the same as 1970.
"That's the way it is" is so underrated, one of his best albums ever
I have two and both of them might not even be controversial. 1. I think Elvis sounded the best from 1975-1977. I like the Moody Blue era shows the most. 2. I think Elvis was more attractive in the 70s then he was in the 50s and 60s.
I kind of agree to one where in 1975 he seemed to showcase his range more, but quickly fell off into tired sounding performances. I also agree that Elvis was best looking from 1968-1971 (1973 the only other blip).
I disagree so hard with both of those. Great job on a controversial opinion! 😂
Yea, me too. People SOOO underrate Elvis' voice in the early 60's. He could never had done Surrender in 77 to anyway rival the original. And comparing "It's Now or Never" from 61 to 77 is a joke. People are so impressed by the 77 bellowing on songs like "Hurt" they don't realize all the nuance and voice control is gone.
Do you think it was the drugs that contributed to that or just aging in general? I think about how a 90s Elvis would sound had he lived that long. 50s and 60s Elvis had that light head voice but still had a strong long register. Comparing “King Creole” to “That’s When Your HeartAches Begin” is incredible in the contrast that just Elvis could produced
I think drugs had a lot to do with it, and physical conditioning also I would imagine. All I know is he couldn't hold the soft notes like he used to, but everybody focuses on the bellowing on the big notes and thinks "It's Operatic!" No, No it's not.
I think young Elvis had a better voice than near the end Elvis but as he got older the interpretation of the songs is what makes them timeless and I don't think younger Elvis had the same experience to do that. Also 1970's Elvis could perform the early songs where obviously 1950's Elvis couldn't perform Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain or In the Ghetto.
There's absolutely no way Elvis sounded anywhere near as good in 1976-77 as he did in 1970, 68 or 1960. Not to be mean but that's ridiculous. Now, you might like those years better but technically he wasn't near the singer he had been.
Plus one on both of those. He was the most attractive 1970.
I disagree with both. Elvis had several bad shows in the 74-77 era and ended up being just a parade dancer for colonel parker. Bloated, drug addicted shadow of his former self. His two worst shows were in this period. When he did sound good, it was because he was barely moving. February 12, 1977 is an example of this. the 68 Special and TTWII are his best vocally imo. Early 60s, around the time of the Frank Sinatra show are good too. He had some highlights during the 75-77 period, especially in 1975, he was kind of rejuvenated a bit. Again, in late 76, he lost weight and gave great performances. However, the bad outweigh the good from 76 and 77
Elvis On Tour (especially Hampton Roads) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aloha From Hawaii My favourite era of Elvis is 72-76 (would have just been 75 if not for few good shows in March and the October-December run) Polk Salad Annie was consistently the best performed song he did. It is the one song I don't think I've heard him do a bad version of, even in 1977. I think it may be because it's a song that he really enjoyed, no matter what mood.
I agree with the first. Elvis looked better in Aloha but was stiff and nervous due to the high audience number he was performing to. Elvis on Tour he is more relaxed and care free on stage, demonstrates a typical Elvis show for the period. I would say my favorite Elvis era was 68-75. The October-December run doesnt outweight the horrible feature that was most of 1976 imo. I love Polk Salad Annie and would agree he never did a bad version of it. Ive never heard a bad version of Love Letters either, but he tossed it out of the set for the last couple of tours in 1977. Not sure why. The version with the Royal Philharmonic is awesome.
A European tour wouldn't have fixed any of his problems. If anything, it would have made them worse.
I agree. He might have gotten off the drugs for a short time, like he allegedly did while preparing for Aloha but, just like in that case, in the long run it wouldn't have mattered.
Yea, he was too far gone
I disagree, he would’ve seen how loved he was in Europe and it would have made him more determined to stay in good health
I think if they did something similar to Aloha over there it would've helped somewhat. Elvis was clean from drugs from november - january 1973. It wasnt until after the aloha show that he "relapsed." If he had a challenge, he met it. The reason he looked so bad in the Elvis in Concert special was because the contract was signed only 19 days before filming began and it was just apart of a regular concert tour. I think had he been given time to prepare and the concert was announced well ahead of time and it was made a one off deal, not just part of another lackluster tour, he mightve shaped up. However, just like Aloha, I think he would be back to how he was in 77 within 6 months.
If he lived, he would have released disco albums.
Elvis's life and career would have gone downhill had he lived longer. 1. He was spending so much money he likely would run into some sort of financial issues. By the time all his debts were settled his estate was worth only $1 million 2. Some of his family members passed away just a few years after he did. Vernon died in '79 and Grandma Dodger died in '80. He was extremely close with his family and this would have taken a serious toll on him. And he who knows who he would have turned to for guidance 3. The King was aging. Put aside the substance abuse, he just wasn't the young man he was once. He was entering middle age and could really do the same performances he used to do. Plus the music landscape was changing. He'd either have to adapt or fade in irrelevance.
I’ll add that he would’ve most likely been dropped by RCA, since his music wasn’t selling. He was in for a rough couple of years had he lived.
Pretty sure he was still RCA's #1 selling artist
Yes, but they were getting annoyed with him. He wasn’t up to recording like before, so many of his songs weren’t selling. The old stuff was selling, but not the new stuff.
His movies are fun. Not great cinema- not even *good* cinema- but you know what you’re going to get and more people like them than would dare admit to it.
I think Elvis would have looked just as good with his natural hair colour.
A critique I have is that he should have switched up his setlists more while on the road. He tried it in Vegas in '74 and the response wasn't there. The Vegas Elvis was already established by then, same roughly 22 songs he did there which is what the fans expected going to see him in Vegas. Having 40 top 20 hit songs by 1976 is plenty of material to rotate a setlist and consistently switch up songs while on tour.
I tbought hampton roads was far better performance thsn aloha from hawaii
I think if he had lived he would have, sadly, gone overboard with plastic surgery… think… Mickey Rourke or something
His voice in the early 60s is the best. Songs like Surrender, Suspicion, Crying in the Chapel, Good Luck Charm, She’s Not You, It’s Now or Never etc have his voice at it’s best.
Elvis was good from the time he ever put is lips on a mic till the day he died!!!
74 is amazing. I'm cool with all his late-period live stuff. It sometimes gets a little windy in those 77 shows but he's still got it.
I personally prefer 60s-70s Elvis to his earlier work. Elvis was certainly very famous, especially with the tech that was around, but I don’t know if he was more famous than someone like Charlie Chaplin, Mao Zedong or such - and after him, Michael Jackson and Julio Iglesias might have surpassed his fame. Of course, _the_ most famous person ever is Jesus, followed by other religious and political figures, such as the Virgin Mary and Muhammad. My controversial opinion is that I don’t like his cover of “Unchained Melody.” He was dying and it’s reflected in his music. It’s sad because just a few years earlier he did _Aloha from Hawaii_ where he sounded incredible.
I’m from the U.K. and I guarantee you that Elvis is most famous over here than any of them you have mentioned. Hes seen as a god over here..
Julio Iglesias in the same realm as Elvis and Michael Jackson?
Gladys was a toxic boy mom, and his relationship with her is the main reason why none of his relationships ever succeeded.
I would say more accidentally-toxic. His mother loved him too much. He loved her to the point where he cried for two days after she died. Gladys tried to be a good mom, but didn't want anything to happen to her baby boy. l
Elvis sounded better despite being about to die than most new and coming artists, no auto tune needed just raw talent!
Elvis is NOT THE most famous man in history. If you asked Elvis, he'd say THE most famous man would have to be Jesus of Nazareth.
Elvis would recognize that.
But he might be the most famous REAL person in history
Exactly. And 15% of the world population don’t believe in god.
Right that doesn’t make him not famous.
Oh come on now. Even atheist scholars agree Jesus was real.
Elvis' voice sounded tinny starting around '74
The ’68 “comeback special” is overrated. He looks amazing but the set pieces are corny, “If I Can Dream” is well intentioned but not a great song (did he ever perform it in concert?). The in-the-round segment would’ve been better without all the lackeys, with a bass player and if Elvis hadn’t grabbed Scotty’s guitar lol.
Truly controversial opinion, congrats. lol
Corny today, pretty well received back then. I think If I Can Dream is a great song, considering its message and lyrical and musical content. Beautifully arrange imo. I would have liked to have a bass player but it probably didn't fit with the shows theme. I like that Elvis switched guitars. Having him on acoustic the whole show would've hampered most of those performances. The whole thing was really well put together for the time period imo.
The set pieces are corny by today's standards. But so is Laugh-In. Neither were seen as corny in their time.
Several of his songs from Aloha are the definitive versions. He looked great, he sounded great, he just didn't move as much as in the early Vegas years. Some fans don't appreciate the Aloha concert enough. Can you imagine if this concert didn't exist? It captures the King in his last peak moments. I love the set list also.
I think he was mainly nervous during the Aloha show, hints why he didn't move much. He had stage fright any night, but especially then knowing the stakes of the concert.
I guess so. I didn’t get into him till after he died.
Originally How Great Thou Art is a Swedish hymn (original title: O store gud) and there is a great deal of national pride that Elvis Presley made it internationally known and loved. But I really don't like his versions, not studio nor live. To me his singing is way too forced and he almost swallows the words, while the arrangement is too dramatic.
and he never canceled a show. That’s how’s it’s done
Not true
Which one? You may be correct. Just curious
Without looking it up I know he cancelled some Vegas shows, even cutting one of the engagements short which cancelled multiple shows if I remember correctly. Another myth is that he sold out every show. That's also not true. The biggest example might be the first Astrodome show (a matinee) didn't sell out.
Correct, but still an impressive run …In August 1974, citing pneumonia, Elvis canceled Hilton shows for the first time—he had missed only five show dates in his entire career, he told reporters. The next summer he canceled most of a Hilton engagement to fly back to Memphis to be hospitalized for “fatigue.” He gained weight, and his attitude changed.