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Elvis Presley - Elvis R&B Audio CD

A fair review of the Elvis Presley "Elvis R&B" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Elvis Presley reviews here, or go back to the Elvis Presley tabs.

Elvis Presley Band: Elvis Presley
Title: Elvis R&B
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Release Date: 2006-08-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Good Rockin' Tonight 2: That's All Right 3: Baby, Let's Play House 4: Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 5: My Baby Left Me 6: So Glad You're Mine 7: I Got a Woman 8: Shake, Rattle and Roll 9: When It Rains, It Really Pours 10: Trying to Get to You 11: Mystery Train 12: Trouble 13: Big Boss Man 14: Reconsider Baby 15: I Feel So Bad 16: Hi-Heel Sneakers 17: Down in the Alley 18: Mess of Blues 19: Stranger in My Own Home Town 20: Pledging My Love

The King
This classic has some real barn burners: "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", and my favorite "Mess of Blues". In the history of rock and roll there is Elvis and The Beatles and there is just everyone else. Things available on a wide collection of discs on one. It has been a little over three decades since the King died but his music will live on for future generations.


The King: Down and Dirty
I grew up below the Mason-Dixson line, but have never really warmed to R&B until the tracks on the '68 special. I had the good fortune to rent the '68 special, and purchased this disc as a result. This disc has the gems from the special in all their gritty glory, with plenty more treasures to break your heart to pieces. It's love, Baby.


DISAPOINTED
I brought the live disc(5 star) from Amazon. This disc is one of I beleive 6 in a series realeased earler this yr. After much consederation and listening several times too the new essensles collection( also 5 star{@ a local target})Both live and Ess Coll:Are extremely well (RE)masteres:Where as the R&B set is poorly re-mastered(picked up@boarders) by comparison. The main song on the R&b set I wanted was "I got a Woman". This track(along with the others)sounds worse then a almost 20yr old cassette(which also features mentioned title) I have. Because of the poor re-mastering of R&B ,I am not bothering with the other disc in this set. One plus for R&B - it features less popular songs,that are frequently featured on other cd.


Great Music ,Great Sound!
Oh Boy,the world of popular music suffered when Elvis Presley died. Some of these songs are over 50 years old but sound just amazing. His music went beyond just singing and playing. There is an underlying magic in nearly eveything he did. (except a couple of movie tracks!).
Dont hesitate to pick up a copy of this cd. It will make you happy.


Essential Elvis Compilation
Each volume focuses on a different aspect of Elvis' style - this one concentrates exclusively on his r&b roots. There have been Elvis Greatest Hits collections for decades, but the recent 2006 CDs (six so far) are probably the best thought-out Elvis anthologies in a very long while.

About half this material goes back to the very earliest Elvis recordings on Sun records and it's here that we are treated to vintage performances by Elvis as he establishes himself as one of the most important rock singers of the 1950s and beyond. It's neat listening to this music as it sounds so crisp and clear, which is a surprise considering how awful it sounded in earlier compliations. Of course, even though who don't like Elvis acknowledge that these are his most exciting recordings. That's why the second half of the CD is so surprising. It includes mostly songs recorded by Elvis during the 1960s during the period that is his supposed decline. While I can't argue that most Elvis LPs from the 1960s are worthwhile, all of them contain some great cuts. For me, it was a real treat to hear how vital Elvis still sounded even though he'd been eclipsed by other, younger rock stars.

If you want to understand why Elvis shook up the world of music, this CD is a great place to start. I bought it because I simply wanted to have so many of these great songs in a single place. If you love classic r&b, blues, or rockabilly you really ought to have this CD.


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