From Elvis In Memphis

Not a fan of this album. Some of the songs are ok, but after yesterday's album it's boring.

its Elvis, feels to old for me

Better that expected. Didn't love all of it but in the ghetto was a surprise. 3 stars

Nice collection of Elvis Presley. A couple stand up, but it’s the same formula. Don’t get me wrong, it is nice, but after the 5th song gets repetitive. I think the reason why thy put it here was related to what was happening to his career- a sort of comeback- but in general, it is Elvis Presley back in the 69 -when Beatles dominated the music scene, the year of Woodstock- no more, no less.

I almost felt something, but I think that may have just been me going into a coma. The singer had no opinion or say in almost all of the choices concerning the creation of this album (or any of his albums frankly). This creates a separation between the vocals and the content of those songs. A wall between what the song is really about, how the writer felt about the song, and how Mr. Presley sung them. Elvis has a lot of energy, which I enjoy, but I don't think he was ever that talented, just and excited kid with a good manager (arguably). The lyrics, production, and instrumentation were all good, but just good. Elvis gave a powerful performance, but he's just not all that in my opinion. 3/5

2,5 the album became better every song. The first 5 song were rather boring.

There's still a lot of churn on this album. It's an improvement on the lame film soundtracks, but hardly the future of rock 'n' roll. It's the voice as ever that pulls it off. There's some great harmonies with both the make and female backing singers. In the Ghetto is a great hertbreaker song. But I wanted something a little more dangerous before Elvis heads to the hotel circuit and death on the shitter.

Solid mid-career sampling of The King and therefore worthy of the list. I never really got into Elvis - maybe just never appreciated him like I should have - still, he's always been just okay for me.

Elvis is altijd lastig voor me. Ik ken Elvis vooral als een soort karikatuur/persiflage en het is lastig om daar omheen te luisteren. Naar mate het album vorderde begon ik het meer te waarderen. Dus ik heb het daarna nog een keer vanaf het begin aangezet, maar toen kwam ik er achter dat de oorspronkelijke Side A (track 1 tm 6) voor mij zwakker is dan de rest. De oorspronkelijke Side B (track 7 t/m 12) vind ik wel goed.

It‘s Elvis, it’s fine

Me lo aspettavo un po' meglio. Finalmente arrivano 'In the ghetto' e 'Suspicious Mind'

Favourites: -In the ghetto -Suspicious minds -Kentucky rain Iconic

Si bien no está nada mal lo que hace Elvis, no es música que podría escuchar seguido. Siento que las canciones más rockeras no suenan tan bien como las más lentas, que a su vez me aburren baaaaaaaanda (como In the Ghetto, que está bien que habla de una realidad triste, pero ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). Por lo general, las lyrics de la mayoría de las canciones me parecen extremadamente cheesy. Me quedo con Power of My Love y Suspicious Minds como los highlights. 5/10

ta todo bien con elvis loko un clasico pero algunos temas no los puedo escuchar enteros

Elvis is a true tragic figure in the history of rock and roll. He was a trailblazer in the 50s and was incredibly talented, but for the rest of his career just seemed hopelessly lost and out of step with the times. This album is pretty good compared to his other post-glory-days albums, but for 1969 it just feels a bit clueless. Some of the best songs (Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain) weren't even on the original album, instead they were released as singles. By 1969 that's just not how it was done anymore. Other songs sound like cheap imitations of hits by other artists. For example, After Loving You is a blatant ripoff of Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino and Power of My Love sounds like a watered-down version of Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters. Overall it's not bad but it's sad that Elvis couldn't have better fulfilled the potential he had. 3 stars.

Jee Suspicious minds! Hyvähän tämä on. Elvistä riittäis kyllä lyhyempikin levy.

fine I guess.

Elvis is Elvis. Pretty recognizable voice and style. Okay album.

Really liked a couple of tracks, Suspicious Minds, and In The Ghetto, but mostly a bit meh.

king of rock... meikäpoika monarkian vastustaja heh...'' track Mean your'' bruh mietin hetken mitä helevettiä se meni sanomaan....melkein iski propsit (+1 score)..noh... yks parhaista lauluäänistä, ei ehkä teknisesti mutta meikä pojalla vähän erilaiset skaalat heh...mid, mieliala päätös...nälässä... power of my love

It Elvis Classic

I was never a huge fan of Elvis’ voice it’s so dramatic but some of these songs it works really well.

If you didn’t listen to this with headphones or earbuds the first time through, you need to go back and listen to it again. The tasteful use of the background singers and instrumentation really comes through in beautiful 1969 stereophonic sound. And the southern style really shines in tracks like “It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’” (which sounds like it should be sung by cowboys around a campfire) and “After Loving You.” Listen to the snare in “Only the Strong Survive” — it’s so restrained and appropriate; every drummer (and producer) for the last 50 years would take the snare and amp it up, until it reaches its full culmination in the snare in Green Day’s Basket Case. In this case, the percussion stays in the background, probably in an effort to emphasize Elvis’s voice. Before I listened to this I didn’t know any of these songs other than “Suspicious Minds” and “In the Ghetto”, but I can’t believe more of these haven’t been covered. “The Power of My Love” is so bluesy — I’d love to hear a Blues Traveler version. I think Elvis himself covered “Gentle on my Mind” on this album and of course Glenn Campbell’s cover came along a few years later and really made it famous. Some of the songs like “Mama Likes the Roses” and even the famous “In the Ghetto” sound like Elvis trying to continue the tradition of teardrop rock that was popular in the 1950s, but now just sound sappy. If I’m in 1969 I prefer Zeppelin, but this isn’t bad at all.

Okay, I'm definitely warming up to this one. But it was a long road to get there. My first reaction to hearing this album was feeling a little distant from the music. I guess that's a fair way to put it... listening to Elvis' voice has always had the quality to me of viewing an historical artifact behind a glass case. Very much like listening to a broadcast recording of Churchill. You can't help but listen to it and go "oh, that's just Elvis The Historical Figure," and it almost rolls off my ear like it's a museum piece. It doesn't help that– and I'll be honest here– Elvis really hams it up. An amazing performer, no doubt, but you get the sense he could be singing about anything! I'm always wondering who's the man behind the singer, what his internal life must be. Whether he is actually connecting to the words in "In The Ghetto" (written by Mac Davis). Is he really feeling it? Why am I getting the same feeling I get when I hear an audiobook reader recite someone else's book? Where is Elvis in this picture? All that said: This is just a really pleasant album to listen to, and a great example of a crossroads album between the Nashville sound and some soul/ Motown influences. It's just a good mix. Part of me is like, eh, the playing is nice, but have you heard the basslines that James Jamerson is doing on all those Motown records? Really any late-60s Motown record puts this record in stark relief. Especially for 1969... a LOT has happened to develop that sound by then. But the cool thing about this album is that Elvis is doing it, and he's doing it *well.* I need to stop wishing that an album *isn't* this other, better produced album, and just appreciate the moment that we get. And it is a treat that we get to listen to this kind of crossover. 3/5

This was pretty good. There are a couple of my favorite Elvis songs here.

Goede zanger, lekker relaxte muziek. Niet meteen mijn favoriet maar heel goed te luisteren. ***

Well it's Elvis so it's a perfect voice. Bang average album though.

In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds were the highlights. Not an Elvis fan but this wasn't bad.

The vocals are not very loud compared to music. I liked a couple songs on the album.

Liked blues and rock more than I thought

The main attraction of Elvis Presley is his ability as a performer. I feel that what makes him so captivating has little to do with his studio album material. That said, From Elvis in Memphis has some lovely tunes, but feels more like a compilation rather than an album. You've got to have some Elvis in the list of 1001 albums though, so I completely understand it. I'm also currently away so I can't be asked writing much more than that. 'In The Ghetto' is gorgeous though, easily my favourite on here.

In his late sixties revival period the King goes off to Chips Moman’s American Sound Studios in Memphis and records his last great run of tunes which includes the stunning Suspicious Minds as an associated single to this album. American Sound Studios was a run down little joint, Chips knew it had the vibe, when the King went for his first visit his verdict was "funky". To get a sense of just how bad things were for Elvis, Reggie Young from the house band recounted how they were really intrigued to be working with Elvis but nowhere near as excited as when they were working with Neil Diamond! Chip's knew the best way to get Elvis into it was to treat him as he would any artist and make him work for it, and it shows. A couple of quibbles, Elvis never let go of the banks of backing singers, who were redundant from the get go. And the Nashville strings are similarly unnecessary, I'd love to hear a clean version of In The Ghetto (I'm sure it's out there, send me a fax if you know). His take on Gentle on My Mind is very Elvis doing Elvis, and it works. When you know Glen Campbell set the benchmark for covers of that song, the King had quite a challenge, but he met it. It's an extraordinary song (apparently John Hartman wrote it after watching Dr Zhivago, no doubt stunned and inspired by Julie Christie...or was it Omar Sharif?) and Elvis gets how to take us through that journey to the cupped hands round the tin can, he makes it his song, beautiful. The country twang fits, I'm Moving On nicely shows Chips handy work with his Memphis cats, who can match the Nashville kind. This is an "album" in the true sense of the word and as much Chips Moman's as EP's.

Ordinarily I’m more likely to make fun of Elvis than appreciate him. But the first track really helped - this is the kind of Elvis I can really get into. Less so the slower tracks, especially the slow-dance ballads with the wavery voice. I did enjoy the other up-tempo ones, and “True Love Travels on a Gravel Road”.

Fine. He has a pretty good sounding voice

Alright. I like the orchestra parts. It’s a little melodramatic at times, though.

- wearin' that loved on look - supicious mind - please don't cry daddy bon albun

Inicios de rock de una de las mejores voces. Canciones con ritmo y buenas melodías

You know exactly what you're getting here. It's Elvis through and through.

I am not an Elvis fan! At all! In large part because he stole music from black people without providing the appropriate credit, and because he only seemed "original" to white people at the time bc the music world was so segregated. But this is such a well produced and thoughtfully conceived album, a return to the soulful roots of Southern rock. So I'm a bit torn! I'd give it a 4 for production and concept, but a 2 for originality. So I guess it's a 3 ...

Music has changed so much since Elvis' time and its undeniable his influence on music. His iconic voice accompanying his provocative (for the time, now pretty mild) dance moves made him a legend. The songs on this album are mostly unexciting and bland. The few gems here do shine through.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Power of My Love (7) 2 - True Love Travels On a Gravel Road (10) 3 - Wearin' That Loved On Look (1)

Worth it for In The Ghetto alone

Very elvis. It was interesting to listen to after watching the movie and also kind of sad. Suspicious minds is a great song, so is after loving you.

The 60's moved fast on Elvis. Rock and roll had be commandeered by the British invasion, with the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who others eclipsing what Elvis had done in the 50's. As such, Elvis pivoted into an acting career for much of the 60's, though he would back these up with soundtracks. This stint in Hollywood was largely unremarkable. Aside from one gospel album in 1967 (that won him his first Grammy!), Presley was following a formulaic run of generic movies supported by generic soundtracks, year after year. By 1968 our dear Presley was in a slump. Moviegoers and the music charts were tired of him, so it was time for a comeback: Elvis is performing live again! The success from this live show would propel him back into the spotlight and give him the boost needed for his proper comeback album From Elvis In Memphis in 1969. This album is nothing like his back catalogue. Abandoning his pop rock, rock and roll, and gospel sounds and trading them in for SOUL. Presley moans and wails with so much emotion, these songs are worth their salt. If I saw Presley in a dozen movies over 8 years and then this was his comeback album, then you'd consider me a fan. Worth noting that this record is surrounded by psychedelic releases, with only Dusty Springfield being the other notable soul act of the day. Regardless, Elvis certainly stood out and it's warranted.

I knew it was coming, and today was the day. Elvis Presley. I am NOT a fan of Elvis by any stretch of the word, so I have kind of internally been dreading the first of what I assume is many Elvis albums on this project. Fortunately, this is not "Hound Dog" Elvis or "Blue Suede Shoes" Elvis; this is a more soulful Elvis that I personally find much more tolerable. Given that, I ultimately I found this album pretty inoffensive and enjoyable. It wasn't particularly buzzing with excitement, but it wasn't outright boring, either. The production was surprisingly good for 1969, but I didn't really get a "live" energy from this. Elvis definitely sounds great for a live album, though! Some songs that really did stand out to me, as a non-Elvis listener were Power of My Love, Any Day Now, and Suspicious Minds (which, in my uneducated opinion, is among his all time bests, even though I tend to prefer the Dwight Yoakam version).

It was a different time. Whenever I hear most Elvis songs I'm shocked at how popular I hear he was and that he caused so much outrage 50+ years of popular music and culture later he's just a crooner. Not a bad record, though.

this was solid. but it's not exactly my speed

This was fun but turned into a chore quickly. I found the background got repetitive and Elvis's vocal flourishes got absurd after a while. I think the phenomenon of Elvis was about more than just the music.

"Suspicious minds" und "In the ghetto" sind killer. Der Rest ist aber eher langweilig.

Very country based.

Estuvo ok, pero lo mejor es Suspicious Minds. Qué temazo.

ikkje da besta av elvis

Standard Elvis - nothing suprising or diferent to expectations. If this is live, as it claims to be, then the man could sing - but that isn't really news to anyone. Not being a fan this left me unmoved, but respectful.

Elvis’ voice is undeniable, as is his historical importance. I don’t know if it’s just me or the wrong moment, but I didn’t feel any particular emotional highs (except for In the Ghetto).

It was a bit too slow for my liking but there were a few songs that stood out to me and I enjoyed

Better than expected, some easy listening.

Ehh it's fine. Got a kinda smooth quality that I don't like. But still it's Elvis so it isn't bad, but it doesn't impress me. 3.5/5

Elvis live was good but I prefer his more upbeat tunes.

I like Elvis, just seems like a pretty tight concert to me. Didn't do much more for me than that. Favorite tracks: "I'll Hold You In My Heart", "Any Day Now"

I can't get past the fact that I think of Elvis as just... always sounding dated to me. Although the Mrs. doesn't hear it, and maybe that's just her hearing it all the time when she was growing up. But the album does have some of Elvis' strongest material ("Suspicious Minds" is probably my favorite of his pieces), and the cringiest (ugh, "In The Ghetto" just does NOT hold up well today.). Gentle On My Mind... I am familiar with the song, because I remember hearing a joke in a comic once, which always stuck with me. It was only today that I realize they were making fun of this song. "It's knowing that your door is always open and your furniture is gone..." which struck me as comical. Maybe it's just with the back-up singers, and how they're used, it just all sounds like something my Dad was interested in. But I've felt that way with all the Elvis albums we've heard. So... yeah.

This is an OK album, and I dont even really like Elvis! In the Ghetto and suspicious minds are both amazing songs, and all the tracks are good (even if you dont like country music like me). 3/5

Good

I enjoyed a good portion of the songs, but many still fell flat and I lost interest in them quickly. After 16 songs without a theme or common thread that the album is pushing, it gets a little tedious to keep listening. Still not bad by any means though. 6/10

I know he make a career by stealing from black artists, and I won’t go into the grooming, but damn, he was able to translate emotion through songs really well. Long Black Limousine, After Lovin You, and Suspicious Minds were my favorites from the album. Kinda found it disturbing he had created a fantasy in which his wife was newly dead and his kids just wanted to help him find a new mommy (Don’t Cry Daddy) and a serial cheater demanding obedience from his woman (Wearin That Loved On Look) left a bad taste in my mouth.

this has everything to do with us, daddy

God

Good

This music reminds me of my dad, in a good way. Various Elvis songs played in the background through my childhood and it was always nice, easy listening music. This is no different. However, I don't think music like this will ever be a consistent part of my listening rotation.

Good timing, what with the Elvis biopic out in cinemas. In The Ghetto always gets me.

in the ghettoooo

This was actually pretty decent

Seems like Elvis’ leftover mid hit album. Suspicious minds is my top pick for the album. Slow and romantic for the easy hearts

4/5 music quality. As a country album. 2/5 in principle why tf is Elvis singing about the ghetto? so 3/5

A lovely live Elvis album. The mix is a little drum heavy in places, but it's fun nonetheless.

I really like Elvis, though this is far from my favourite album. The 1998 version of this album has Suspicious Minds, which is a great song, but I'm not sure whether to account for that, so I won't

Don’t mind Elvis but nothing really jumped off the page for me except for In The Ghetto. But that just reminded me of Eric Cartland’s version from South Park. I did listen to Suspicious Minds because it’s great but doesn’t count to the score.

Makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn’t alive for, hah. Great to listen to while working but no song really stuck out.

I dunno man, Elvis just doesn't do it for me; I think his voice and style is just too much of a cliche by now. It's not bad; I enjoyed many of the songs to some extent, but it just sounds too generic.

Okay. Elvis has never been my jam.

Pretty good for stealing music from black musicians.

Nie jestem fanem elvisa, nie znałem tych utworów i jakoś szczególnie mi nie podeszły. Coś tam śpiewał i grał na gitarce, ale takie spłaszczone troche się wydawało.

I really enjoyed this but I am disappointed it didn't sound like it was live at all! It would have been nice to sense that atmosphere more. This was a more ballady album I sensed, which I liked - but I would have liked some more upbeat ones

Elvis is a weird one for me. He obviously has some bangers but I find it hard to listen to him without getting some boring ballady song. For the king of Rock and Roll there isn't enough Rock. But this album was pretty good.

Suspicious Minds is my favourite Elvis song, and In the Ghetto is decent, but the rest are mostly songs my nan liked

With a large backing band that includes horns and a choir of harmony vocals, Elvis runs through some so-so material. It's not bad but the problem for me is this is this is the start of the Vegas period beloved of Elvis impersonators. I really like Elvis but his earlier material (especially his vocals) are so much sweeter, grittier and basically better than anything here.

Enjoyed listening to a bit of Elvis. There are some slow crooner tracks littered throughout the album, which always seemed to be followed by an upbeat track, redeeming itself. Overall, a good variety.

Its elvis, I'm not sure why this is better or worse than any other elvis...it fine

Not the greatest collection of Elvis tracks but a reasonable live album

This seems really produced for a "Live" album.

Wack Elvis is nice but idk

Not horrible, usually not into 'live' recordings but this one wasn't awful

Elvis just kind of exists in a "of course he's good, but it's not my kind of music" place for me along with people like Frank Sinatra and Buddy Holly. That being said, this was pleasant and enjoyable. There were some weaker songs, but the highs were pretty high.

He's got some country lyrics here, and the style has totally changed up to ballads from his older rockabilly. S'ok.

Some cool songs, nice to listen to some of Elvis' less popular works

3.5

Elvis. Yeah

Hasn’t aged that well

I generally enjoyed this album, I don't know if I'd ever listen to 40+ minutes of Elvis in a row again but I understand why so many adore him - he's a crooner with simple blues sounds. I can't listen to In the Ghetto without thinking of New Girl so that's always a plus.

I liked it more than I thought I would.

Solid Elvis effort .

Entiendo todo pero festejé cuando terminó.

It’s Elvis, it’s ok. In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds are great tracks, the rest are just usual Elvis stuff

Элвис как Элвис я не ценитель

The king is back. A bit more soft and souly than the previous rock-and-roll, and he sounds more mature. Not a bit listen, but I am not terribly excited. Long Black Limousine and Suspicious Minds are standout, maybe because they are the most complex songs (some are more classic country songs that are relatively boring)

Really enjoyed listening to some songs that Ive never heard of before, seems to be going back to his roots. Reminds me of listening to Elvis with my father, great memories.

Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto...... class tunes

My first Elvis album experience. Not bad by any stretch, and I can see why people are such huge fans. I would've liked to listen to this with my Dad ❤

Not an Elvis fan at all. Pleasantly surprised how listenable this was.

The standards are good, but there's a lot of boring county Elvis shit on here.

Meh. I’ve never really been a huge fan of Elvis.

Listened before? N ELVIS! Late Elvis, that is, but still Elvis! Pros: well, it’s Elvis. He’s got a great voice and a good selection of songs. I enjoyed this one. Cons: it’s late Elvis so his voice was starting to go a little bit. Also, a lot of slower songs on this one when I’d prefer Elvis to be peppier. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Long Black Limousine, I'm Movin' On

A really decent effort by Elvis in his late stages of life. Two massive hits, with "Suspicious Minds" being a favorite of mine. Lots of decent songs. But also lots of mediocre songs. There's usually some hook that gets me to appreciate the song, but I'm not sure I'd exactly call it good. For example, the dramatic repeated chorus in "Long Black Limousine" sounds so great with the horns and harmonious vocals, but there wasn't much else to the song besides that made it stood out, maybe the piano was cool. Songs do get better starting with "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road." Sweet and soulful, with mature introspective lyrics, and diversity in style and energy. Probably his most coherent effort, and the least filler, but even these non-filler attempts didn't satisfy me.

It's a bit too long. Definitely not bad, but I wasn't the biggest fan of this one. Pretty good music to listen to while doing the dishes, though.

Like nearly every Elvis album, there are 14 tracks of awful dreck. Then there is In the Ghetto, and Suspicious Minds, two pop songs of such excellence that you forget the rest of what you had suffered through. Honestly, those two songs deserve a six out of five. The rest of it is solid ones and twos, in both the rating and digestive sense. Honestly, Elvis recorded maybe four perfect albums. The problem is, he hid them over about 40 bloody albums.

6/10

Decent album that has some of his hits and is filled with other songs that aren’t as well known. Doesn’t seem like there’s a real style or theme in this album. 6.0/10

Elvis was a badass

171121 12:36 3.5

I understand how he is was so popular in his time, but the overdone crooning doesn't really do anything for me now.

A but more country than I was expecting, but in the ghetto and suspicious minds are bangers

It's superb Elvis in his later period. Not essential, but a great reason why he remains so popular. Some good soul pop crooning songs. Excellent band.

Bon mais rien de trop fou. Ça reste le son auquel on est habitué de Elvis

Granny really liked Elvis, so this album made me think of her. He is just okay in my mind but there are good memories

The Delta-Blues influences are front and center for most of this album, allowing Elvis to show off his guitar and vocal chops. The back half sags into kitsch balladry a bit, but the overall product still makes for a good listen.

not a huge elvis fan

Expected more from this album - I think the songs let it down as the production is great.

Bare mega hyggeligt. Kærlighedsslasker.

Ren fløde, kærlighed, pop, simpelt, 60’er

Elvis

3/5 why can't i get Elvis? :(

This is fun enough background music. It's pretty inoffensive by 2021 standards, and there are a lot of ballads on it, but I still enjoyed it. Elvis is well before my time, but I can't deny his talent. 3.5/5.

Some good songs and one great one. Suspicious minds, is actually incredible!!

I need to be in a specific place of mind to really enjoy this but it's not bad.

This is the second album from Elvis Presley for me to review on this list. "In the Ghetto" was the only song on this album that I know that I've heard before, and is a good example of how I feel about this album. The music is fine, but "In the Ghetto" has enough warble and melodrama in it, that I get stuck thinking about charicatures of Elvis rather than the music. I've had too much exposure to bad Elvis. This album has too much melodrama for me. "I'm Movin' On" is a good track, and has a similar groove as "A Little Less Conversation". Rounding up, I give this album a full "meh".

Yeah it was alright

of course this would be the kind of album that you'd find on a list where you're like "hey Elvis is pretty important, he should be on here" and you find the one with Suspicious Minds and you're done. the real problem here is that this album came out at a time where people, art, and music were becoming rebellious. but it's okay moms and dads, Big Guy is still here, he can still sing, for now, and he's got 12 completely inoffensive songs for you. at a point I blanked out and had an emotional whirlwind where I realized how good the backing band is, which quickly wore off when all they played were the same "bum-baa" blues chords and sounded like the guys at a live band karaoke place. pretty generous 3 here. I don't know why I'm giving it a 3. It should be a 2 but I just can't

My mum loves Elvis so always have a soft spot. Starts with some upbeat blues numbers, then a very-elvis soul crooney slow tune 'I'll hold you in my heart'. Blues, gospel, soul & rock n roll, country. Suspicious Minds is on this - what a tune (this is on the spotify album but just read it wasn't on the original). Not an album chocoblock full of hits, but still not loads of filler. Much prefer the upbeat tracks. If Suspicious Minds was actually part of the original release I'd give this a 4.

This is decent level Elvis… about as Elvis as I’ll go!

3.5

Was expecting this to be bad. But it's actually pretty good. I'm kind of a sucker for this style though, heavy on the organ, lots of soul. You can tell his backing band is pretty fantastic and lays down some nice grove. His voice is fine. A few cheesy moments towards the end.

Nice songs on it, love the rendition of "In the Ghetto", but overall a bit too old school for me

Chill

Disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more. Can't deny Elvis, of course. Just wasn't feelin it

I kept thinking, "yep this is Elvis. I wonder if he wrote any of this?"

"Elvis, was a hero to most, Elvis was a hero to most, Elvis was a hero to most, But he never meant shit to me straight up racist, the sucker was simple and plain —Fuck him AND John Wayne!" The above taken from Public Enemy's Fight the Power from Fear of a Black Planet's 1990 release. Recently, I read an interview with Quincy Jones and he alluded to Elvis as a racist and even stumbled on an unsubstantiated quote from Elvis that he remarked "The only thing a Black woman can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes." [whaaa...?] My first instinct is to say that haven't had any exposure to Elvis... except that I have. Elvis is pop culture Americana and there are references to him everywhere. I've heard the song, Suspicious Minds countless times, never attributed it to Elvis and (surprise) It's a great song, wonderful even, the horns, choir and the evocative feeling of it. Also, when people used to watch TV together, this Southpark episode (https://youtu.be/5SYwLZ-riqg) elicited laughs from others, but I didn’t fully get the reference until (surprise) I listened to this album. This is a decent album and I liked it just fine. But reviewing an Elvis album and knowing the things that have been said about him compounded by it being the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which I NEVER learned about, and is NOT in any pop culture, gives me hesitation. Is it okay to like something and separate it from the artist? Is the artist the art? And if so, is it okay to enjoy something that it prevents you from enjoying the art? It’s an important question to consider and perhaps there is no correct answer. I'll finish with this... I often think about a scene from a Curb Your Enthusiasm that illustrates this perfectly. Larry, who has, over the course of the previous 11 episodes, enjoyed the company and fallen for a woman he’s been working with. Then this happens...(https://youtu.be/5SYwLZ-riqg). Did you catch Jeff's (NSFW) reaction at the end? –––– Yes. ^This may be a BS review, but since you’ve made it this far. You should know the song 'Suspicious Minds' now has another home on one of my ‘favorites’ playlist.

An 8-track best-seller. Not bad.

Classic Elvis.

If you don't *really* know Elvis' music - this is NOT the rock 'n roll that made him the King. This album was a comeback of sorts, but also largely a departure from the hits that established him as an icon. He returned to his country/gospel/soul roots, with an added symphonic element for this sometimes over-produced, arguably overly-sentimental collection that was a huge hit at the time it was released. I find it rather syrupy and much prefer his early stuff, but it has a decided nostalgia for me, too, remembering family trips in the station wagon, listening to him on 8-track. While Suspicious Minds is a personal fave, most of the tracks smack of the Vegas Elvis that has become somewhat of a joke in later years. Still, his voice is powerful, with a style all it's own, and he pours emotion (sometimes too much?) into each and every song. His band, The Memphis Boys, are as solid as can be - tight when they need to be, loose & flowy when it serves the song. They accompany the King expertly, never stealing his thunder but never letting him down.

Not my favorite type of music but enjoyed some of the songs and definitely a worthwhile listen

Pretty good as background music but not something special or catchy enough to save

Couple of stone cold classics in In The Ghetto and Suspicious Minds. Also really enjoyed Kentucky Rain, Elvis one of the all time musical legends.

Um álbum calmo e agradável, achei interessantes as coisas que Elvis disse no álbum, no futuro seria bom ouvir este álbum com as letras para compreender a mensagem na sua totalidade. Nota:6/10

A

Finishes strongly, last grip of songs really good, most notably in the ghetto and suspicious minds. Up to that point however it’s mostly forgettable, the songs all too similar with few highlights

Hard to dislike - song great songs and some very average

Very decent - would listen again.

Other than for a few songs of him, I've never realy liked Elvis' music or his persona. And while this is a pretty decent album, if it's his best as some claim, I'd stick with a greatest hits comp

goh ja, het is Elvis. Niet echt een verrassing. Elvish is meer mijn stijl ;)

Uhu-hu

I’ve never been a big Elvis guy. Let’s see how this is. “True love travels on a gravel road” is a decent tune. What was with that fade out and back in on “suspicious minds”? I liked the horn arrangements most of all on this album. “Mama liked the roses” was a nice song.

i've never thought elvis was that great. i also thought this was a live album. it feels good to be wrong. surprisingly listenable in [current year]

You listen to this while you make out with guy that is leaving and you dont know if you are going to see him again.... while its raining

The king is in top form here.

Really enjoyed the first half, had only previously know ‘In the Ghetto’ & ‘Suspicious Minds’ found that it felt a bit samey by the end though.

Pretty good. Not my favorite but not terrible at all.

Elvis has a great backing band on this one. A few songs on this album push my appreciation for sappy music however Elvis makes it palatable

"Baby, if you ever loved me Then Bonnie and Clyde loved the law" (Wearin' that loved on look) Decidme quién le hizo tanto daño a este pobre señor. El disco muy bien pero tengo que ser clara, la versión buena de In The Ghetto es la del Príncipe Gitano.

un clásico, muy bueno pero cada cierto tiempo, si no aburre

I mean... it's Elvis. It's good shit, but you ask me to tell the difference between the album tracks, and I can't help ya bud

Elvis is one of those guys I blow hot and cold about. As a youngster I thought he was impossibly tacky; an Elvis-obsessed housemate at college then opened a door to me; a subsequent visit to Graceland saw the pendulum swing back again to Elvis being crap; until at long last I got a box set of his early recordings, which are luminous. So to this album; there's craft, variety and some good material, but in comparison to his early output, a little stale and workmanlike.

I liked this one a lot more than the last one. Actually liking it was a little bit of a surprise for me. I feel like it had a little bit more to it than the 2 min pop from the last one. A little more full sounding, some soul or some such in there, it was pleasant.

Rock, folk. Suave. Melódico

I like this era Elvis. I like the guitar on “Suspicious Minds.” And I like the guitar on the cover, which I assume Elvis had no real clue how to actually play.

Good. A bit slow for what i wanted today, but solid

IDK, not my style? Pretty similar songs the whole way through

Classic with many genres in one album

Fine. Elvis.

Couple gems rest meh

Not an Elvis fan in the slightest but this has some great songs.

I mean its Elvis.....That's cool I guess but I never got into the Cult of Elvis Personally so It was just meh for me. I mean Elvis is classic and has some hits sure but I think he's overrated! I have the feeling this kind of music hit different back in the day.

A charisma explosion, Memphis style. Some great production and songwriting, but ultimately, it is THAT VOICE that stands out. Power of My Love is sexy as all hell.

You know what? After listening to this record, I actually kind of get why people like the King so much. Outside of the classics and the songs that our neighbor Leon plays across the street, I actually haven't listened to much Elvis and this one was a pleasant surprise. Country/soul at it's best. Such a weird genre.

complicado ne mas teve umas massa

Fine, just classic Elvis vibes. Expected horny, was hornier than expected though

groovy

Soooo cheesy. I like his Rock‘n‘Roll songs better.

Good

2 classics the rest is just elvis songs

Elvis is Elvis is Elvis.

It is indeed an Elvis album

This is very sappy and uninspiring. I never understood the fascination with Elvis and I feel like people rarely talk about his music and only about his persona

Normal

Never really got into Elvis. It's 2026 now, no need to whitewash the blues.

Going into this, I suspected that Elvis was more of a singles artists than an album artist, and I think my suspicions were correct. There are some individually great tracks here: the barnburner I'm Movin' On, the bluesy Power of My Love, and the more emotional cuts like Long Black Limousine and In The Ghetto. Other than that, most of this album didn't move me. It felt like fairly standard country soul, albeit somewhat elevated by Elvis's passionate vocal performances. I can see why he became such a big star: his voice has a lot of power and soul behind it, and he's good at handling a variety of different moods and sounds. I just don't think he was built for the album format.

Not sure I’m a huge fan of Elvis, but I enjoy Suspicious Minds because it’s popular.

Thought I might like this as sometimes Elvis can be enjoyable, but nope. The little heard ones seemed to deserve their obscurity and the familiar seemed hackneyed.

Again, nothing special. Aside from Suspicious Minds (What a tune!) and In The Ghetto, the whole thing ends up being rather middling and unmemorable. Eh....

Elvis's voice is enjoyable for the first 5 minutes and excruciating for the next 45. The backup band cooked though.

I know Elvis is essential, but this felt cheesy.

Just kinda boring? Seemed more country than the last album of his I got, and not in a good way. "Wearin' That Loved On Look" and "Long Black Limousine" were okay, the rest was a solid meh.

Ruined by bad mixing. Stereo mix has every instrument hard-panned to one side or the other with no logic of why. Very disconcerting, and the music is nothing worth getting excited to put up with it. Might be good in a mono mix.

oh, this guy. It's fine, I guess. Weirdly depressing, but fine. Mostly inoffensive, mostly. "In the Ghetto" feels like the only truly good song on this album. The rest are just fine. Mostly.

These songs are ubiquitous from childhood. Not something I necessarily want to seek out or hear. 2/5

Rapidly dull.

He's been dead for decades, so what could he send me from his old stomping grounds?

I’ve never really liked Elvis. Something about his voice is unsettling about me - it sound untrustworthy, like I need to cover my drink if I’m near him. And perhaps that’s not fair, and I only feel that way because many people after Elvis tried to replicate the sound, so *they’re* the phonies. Obviously we wouldn’t have the musical world we have now if it wasn’t for Elvis. This album deserves a spot on this list for sure. But it’s not the music for me. The song that stands out for me is Gentle on my Mind - a song originally by Glen Campbell which I love. And he kind of massacred it, took it from a deep insightful song and made it sound like it belonged on the Vegas Strip. An added point for music influence gets him to 5/10 today.

Not as bad as I thought it would be but I don’t think I’ll ever listen to it again. Sorry elvis

I don't get it, this one was phoned in.

This must be Elvis’s pub singer era. Not his best work

Not much of an Elvis fan.

Not a great Elvis fan, and this didn’t do a lot for me, truth be told,

It’s all good but I struggle to find anything in specific I really enjoy from this. Elvis’s voice is good but it does absolutely nothing from me knowing that nobody would care if he wasn’t stealing music from black artists.

This was bad. I liked the first one we listened to but this doesn’t do it for me. Still better than Mariah Carey’s bullshit though.

Three elvis albums?????????? Why

how was this guy ever popular

5/18/26. Personally not a big Elvis guy, although there's good songs on this. You can tell it's a well-produced record for the masses, and the songs are as straight forward as they can be. It captures the pop sound of its era.

All the songs sound the same. I didn't mind 'True Love Travels on a Gravel Road'. 'In the Ghetto'...sigh.

Och it was fine I suppose. Elvis was a hero to most but he didn’t mean shit to me.

The album is definitely one that you could put on in the background in mixed company and no one would really complain. Nothing spectacular.

Hate to do it... But this album put me to sleep. This was my first Elvis album and I hope his other work isn't this sleepy...

I wish I could get into this but I just can't, but in the same breath I do not think it is terrible. Songs like In the Ghetto and wearin that loved on look are interesting and a postive example of what makes Elvis a powerful artist but it's just music that I can't get into. Fav tracks: wearin that loved on look, black limousine, and in the ghetto

Was a huge Elvis fan in my early teens. Just in awe of his talent and charisma. But I think as I've grown up I realise that whilst his was a massive talent, it is not one I am drawn to. Two bangers on this album, The rest is meh

Rock, soul, country, blues.

This is a difficult one as i started off really enjoying it and appreciating Elvis’s great vocals, but then i just got a bit bored. Obviously’In the ghetto’ and ‘Suspicious minds’ awoke me briefly from my funk but ‘dont cry daddy’ and ‘Mama liked the roses’ made sure i returned there.

I don’t get the Elvis thing, and never have - and this album has got me no closer to “getting” it. Objectively, “Suspicious Minds” is considered a classic that everyone knows all the words to - so it’s fine, as is “In the Ghetto” (despite me hearing it sung by Cartman in my head). But really, this all just sounds like every other Elvis song ever released. The only other track which stood out for me was “Kentucky Rain”, which I quite liked.

I’m not a big fan of Elvis. I don’t understand the hype. I only knew two songs on this album (In the Ghetto & Suspicious Minds). I think In the Ghetto is a super corny song. I do like Suspicious Minds though. I bought that song after seeing the Elvis movie.

He was a punchline/maybe alive/on a UFO when I was growing up and I never “got” Elvis. This album doesn’t make me get him still. One of the best songs on here is super cringe. A very uneven album for me.

Odd inclusion, I think, for an Elvis record. Ultimately just meh.

Not a ton to say. It's Elvis! This album is alright but probably wouldn't come back to seek it out. EVER SMILIN', EVER GENTLE ON MY MIIIIND

I have never been convinced that Elvis was nothing more than a fossil embedded in the rock revolution of the 1950s who was kept in the spotlight because of his past accomplishments. This album confirms that. He sounds like an Elvis impersonator - the same sexy mumbles, horns, I-IV-V chord structures with the rockabilly bass line, female backup singers on reverb - a caricature of himself singing to tired formulaic templates. And to think the Stooges debuted this same year…

He sounds like a parody of himself. Also, Linda, c'est d'la pâte à dent

Imagine making your comeback at age 34. So much reminiscing and wistful dreaming and really not the same force as young Elvis.

I think I only like Elvis aesthetically... this album is just goofy.

I'm too young for this.

OK I listened to this, I already knew I didn't like the way he sings. I learned that 38 minutes can feel pretty long too.

why are we still not over elvis?

good album, good sound, not really my style, not a big fan of elvis either, just meh, not that bad... can't say it was a waste of time

Boring. I like Elvis but not this one so much.

It amazes me that Elvis is still popular. He's alright, but it's the 21st century... why is he 336th on Spotify? None of the songs stuck out to me.

me decesocioni

Har tyvärr för tråkigt med Elvis, fattar inte grejen. Men finns ju såklart ett par fina höjdpunkter man inte kommer runt här också.

Overall I really don't like albums that are just performance and not original. On top of that, this one is of tired music from a tired musician. It's mostly a monument to the destructive force of the music industry, bleeding one of its earliest superstars dry. Kind of a sad listen.

kinda poopy…

This album is a mixture of blues, country, gospel sounds, and Elvis's soulful voice. This is my first full album exposure to Elvis (the generator seems to enjoy giving me later works by an artist). Elvis always seemed more like a character to me than an artist (just based on what I've seen and heard in mainstream pop culture). Listening to this kind of humanized him for me, however. I can tell that Elvis had presence and appeal, but this kind of music just doesn't resonate with me.

mwah

En lo personal, no lo pude terminar de escuchar porque me aburrió un poco. Creo que tiene más que ver con mi gusto musical, porque no soy muy fan de Elvis Presley, así que no logró atraparme demasiado. No me pareció malo, pero sí de esos álbumes que simplemente no conectan contigo y se sienten un poco largos.

It was fine. Standout songs: Only the strong survive It keeps right on a hurting

Meh

Elvis isn’t my type of music at all. But I can still appreciate him and what he did for music. This album was just ok not my cup of tea 5.5/10 2.7/5

Meh

Album just does nothing for me. I don't need to hear about your cup of soup, old man! Even the dog ran out of the room listening to this. Suspicious Minds gets a pass. Any Day now had a decent melody too. In the Ghetto is good, too.

Boring to me, but bailed out by Suspicious Minds, which is in StarCraft 2

Hmmm - to me this is just Cheesy Vegas Lounge Singer Elvis. Leaves me cold. In fact it actively makes me want to put something else on…..so worse than cold! 2 - just because Suspicious Minds is pretty decent.

Not my cup of tea.

This was boring. A glimmer of a decent song here and there, but mostly just boring.

Great...Elvis just stealing other (most black) artists songs and using his dumb voice. Look, i'm not the target Elvis audience. The session musicians here are solid - and there are some good vibes- but it gets old pretty fast. The recording of in the ghetto should be buried 6ft in the ground to never be seen again.

Ok....Elvis....I don't know....it just depends on which era I'm listening to. I'm not familiar enough with his timeline to be able to say which period I liked best, aside from just his "earlier" stuff. This croony, sad howling doesn't do it for me. And listening to him sing "In the Ghetto" is just cringey. Nonetheless, it is Elvis, and without him we would have never had the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, among a few others. 2.49 stars.

When long-running artists pop back up in the zeitgeist, it's usually by going back to their roots. Elvis broke through in 1969 with this schmaltz? I guess it makes sense that his audience wanted comfort, not rock 'n' roll, given the tumult of the era, but what a missed opportunity. "Suspicious Minds" finds the right middle ground—I wish there were more songs like that, because it's legit great (and I love "In the Ghetto" even though it's cringe). The rest of this I don't need to hear again, especially eye-rolling sentimentality of "Don't Cry Daddy" and "Mama Liked the Roses."

Not without its charm I suppose. I actually am impressed with the band. They seem really good. This is very surface level though. Gone is the reckless abandon of the early period. It’s replaced with a carefully manufactured product that only implies rock and roll but isn’t the real thing.

I couldn’t get in to this album. It sounds so dated.

Unless it's a fat man in a wig, wearing a sequined onesie and performing in a working man's club, I don't really like Elvis... Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ❌️ I don't have time for this Revisit ❌️ Default ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 268 Already owned : 62 Purchased : 15 To buy : 1 Nope : 190

I wasn’t expecting elevator music, but once it was underway, I realized that this ultra-prouduced, super cheesy sound was my childhood impression of Elvis. It doesn’t help that the two best songs weren’t even on the original track listing.

Why does he do that crap with his voice? Makes otherwise decent stuff sound awful.

I never "got" Elvis. By the time I was old enough to pay attention, he had already become the drug-addled "fat Elvis" that later parodies dwelled on. But this album is from he was fit and (mostly?) drug-free, and it's...fine? Country soul blues with a great backing band and singers, and Elvis being Elvis. Some of the songs (such as "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)") really emphasize the parts of his style that are easy to parody, to the point it's hard to take them seriously. And then there are the songs that I know from other, better versions ("Gentle On My Mind" and "Any Day Now"). Maybe it would have done more for me if I'd paid attention when it was new, but at the moment it doesn't do anything for me.

Pretty solid, with the hits mostly on the back half, but solid Elvis, if you like the guy.

Meh

I will start this by saying I have never been a huge Elvis fan and audible sighed when this popped up, but I decided to go into this open-minded. I really enjoyed the opening track and it made me think "Huh maybe this won't be as bad as I suspect" and then the rest of the album happens that consist mainly of slow ballads (my least favorite type of song). Still compared to the Adele and Neil Young I had to listen to earlier this week, I liked this album more than those. I also liked the iconic In The Ghetto and was a good end to the album. This album had really good bookends (the first and final tracks), but that boring middle brings it down. Also the tracks I liked still weren't anything amazing. Probably won't listen to this again, but I could see myself revisting Wearin' That Loved On Look again. Overall, I didn't hate it as much as expected, but didn't really like it either. Favorite Track - Wearin' That Loved On Look Least Favorite Track - I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) ⭐️⭐️

not a single piece of Rock‘n Roll

Suspicious Minds is great. The rest not so much

The thing about Elvis is that critiques should be largely centered around his voice because literally nothing else about his music is his. His voice is fine -- he uses the same vibrato trick and I guess in that era that would've been cool to hear. But his schtick goes stale for me maybe a quarter into the album. Not really my cup of tea. Highlights: In The Ghetto (ofc), It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

Elvis as he starts to slide into lounge singer. Listened up as far as In The Ghetto, which is where the original album ended.

While I never bought into the king of rock n roll. I’m more in the Chuck D camp when it comes to EP ( “Elvis ain’t shit to me …”). I do think he has a great voice hence the colonel glomming on to him. Stuck somewhere between the 50s white washing of black blues and rock and the much needed come back special is this gospel rock album. I have a soft spot for 60/80s gospel blues so this gets a slightly higher rating than I expected. I highly recommend the Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83 by soul jazz records

actually boring to me

This is later-day Elvis. The blues is pretty much gone and you can almost hear the fat depositing. Turn your head and look towards his past. This is an example of decline. 1.5 stars.

The kings nutsack plays harmonica

Un vibrato qui fait trembler les oreilles internes, pourtant il dit pas grand chose

Not really my style, but recognize several of the tracks on the album

In Father Ted, during a talent show, Ted, Dougal and Jack showcase "The Three Ages of Elvis". First, Dougal bops onstage as early Elvis, shaking his hips to rock 'n' roll music. Next, Ted appears in a full leather suit, as the middle era of Elvis, making his post-military comeback. And finally, Jack appears, holding a cheeseburger, sitting on a throne as the final stage of Elvis: The King. This certainly isn't early Elvis. It doesn't have the rawness or the energy of those early rock 'n' roll songs. We're not yet in the cheesy, jumpsuit-wearing, overproduced "King" era yet either. We're firmly in the middle ages of Elvis. And that's what it all sounds like. Middle of the road. These are a collection of non-offensive country blues songs. They're enjoyable enough, and Elvis' vocals are impressive throughout, but there's nothing amazing to note here. A lot of these songs could be interchangeable with each other, they're that non-descript. I always like to bring up that Public Enemy line about Elvis from "Fight the Power" to back up my feelings about the success of his music. But I've already done that in a previous review, so I'll try my best to refrain from mentioning it in future. Although, it does seem pretty coincidental that that particular Public Enemy album came up only two days ago. If you were to include "Suspicious Minds" in this (it was never on the original release, but was included on the reissues), then it's worth mentioning that it's one of the greats. Regardless of how I feel about Elvis, there's no denying that it's a great song. A great riff, fantastic melody, and that fake fade-out at the end is pretty clever too. But, taking the original track listing, the rest of the album is... grand. Enjoyable but very passive. This is the middle era of Elvis: post military, leather-suit-clad, and pretty middle of the road.

Groomer music

I get it, this is the King! Not just the MJ King of Pop, but the musical monarch of Memphis, TN! Still, as a kid, Lord Presley was already washed up and warmed over. My direct memory is that he was incoherent, probably incontinent (or whatever is the opposite), and morbidly run-down, but still a living legend. The music itself on 'From Elvis' is, to me, nauseatingly inoffensive with bland instrumentation. I know Elvis was amazing, but not on this record.

I just really don’t like his voice. Some of the songs weren’t bad, but it would be better with a different singer. Eric Cartman‘s version of in the ghetto is much better.

2/5

Previously unknown. This didn't feel like a necessary listen.

It started off really, really generic and awful. Then the last 5 songs, pretty good. With heart. Still really not great.

While I did enjoy this album. It's not my style of music I didn't hate the songs or anything but I wouldn't necessarily listen to this album again. It wasn't bad though

Do you want to hear late stage Elvis? I'm asking because I'd like someone else to write this review for me please because I would not. It's... Fine I guess. If you like Elvis you'll like this. I do not particularly like Elvis. A lot of the songs here dragged a hell of a lot (I'll Hold you in My Heart, Don't Cry Daddy, It Keeps Right On a-hurtin'). I just feel like there's not enough power behind his voiced for some of these songs, like Power of My Love feels like it needs someone who can really throw their voice and at this point Elvis cannot. On the other hand songs like "suspicious minds" and "I'm movin' on" save it from being absolutely rock bottom. Idk if its this or dad rock hell that I've been dragged through recently, I'll take the latter actually.

Didn't like it

This man groomed a 14 year old and people still glorify it ❤️

I don't think I like Elvis very much.

not for me

You either love or hate Elvis. His music's not really something I care about, but you can't deny hiow iconic and recognizable his sound is.

I’m not a huge Elvis fan, so this was meh for me. I will say though that the way he drawls out his words made me think of Cher lol.

meh

Singen kann er.

Elvis recorded a lot of music, mostly cheesy - l liked 2 maybe 3 songs from his catalog.

It's not bad to be honest but my lack of interest in this genre means it wears thin quick.

After hearing some many parodies of his voice, it's strange listening to Elvis sing. After I got over it, I realized this was an incredibly mid album.

Meh

it felt just like classic elvis, to me it was nothing too extraordinary, but listenable. i just think he has better songs, however i loved „any day now” and „suspicious minds”.

I get the appeal of Elvis, but in terms of a full length album I’ve never heard him really put it all together.