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Excellent is all I can say.
Elvis had the best backing band.
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My wife and I first saw this DVD on PBS and enjoyed how it was put together. Any fan of Elvis will really want to get this DVD.
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I own all of Elvis' DVD's and I welcomed another to my collection. I read the reviews on amazon, and bought this DVD. What a disapointment. You are better off buying the original DVD performances. I felt the whole DVD was just showing the band, not Elvis. The shots keep going to the singers, and the musican's and Elvis third. If you were there for the live performance of this concert event in Memphis, then I am sure it was more enjoyable b/c you could keep your eyes just on the Elvis screen. They also were shown photos and clips on the side screen, which we could not see. If we were able to see photos and clips of Elvis then it would have been better.
No disrespect to the band members or the singers, they did a great job, but I came to see Elvis not the band.
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I was as big of Elvis fan as there ever was,but, he's gone, I miss him and this was a really bad idea. It looked pathetic to see all these old (but talented) geezers, up there performing with a forever young Elvis. Not only that, but they changed some of the licks they played too. Wonder how Elvis would have liked that. Elvis as a performer was always great, even if he just stood there. But, the best way to see him is in original concert films. Course that's just my opinion. I miss him.
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In the first few minutes of this DVD, I thought this was going to rank right up there with "That's The Way It Is: Special Edition" or "ELVIS: '68 Comeback Special-Deluxe Edition" but disappointment soon set in.
You see, there's a nice bonus feature (38 minutes) where Ronnie Tutt, Joe Guercio, and Joe Moscheo tell some great stories about their experiences with Elvis, as well as the making of this show. Gordon Stoker from the Jordanaires is there, too, but seems more interested in keeping the spotlight on himself. Anyway, it's a cool bonus feature...but...
They have also spliced portions of this reminiscing segment into the actual concert! And not just between songs (as was done with the original "That's The Way It Is") but DURING songs! It's horribly distracting and for me nearly ruins what could have been such a wonderful DVD.
The 1973 Aloha footage blends so nicely with the 2002 concert footage that the illusion can take you in very easily. It seems like Elvis is there with them!
Unfortunately, they used some really low-quality video footage for the "That's The Way It Is" segments. Much better video quality exists for the "That's The Way It Is" performances, such as on the Special Edition version, so I'm not sure why a somewhat blurry source is used here. This takes away from the illusion a bit, but not nearly as bad as people interrupting to talk in the middle of a song.
A few of the Elvis performances on this DVD are not officially available elsewhere on DVD. They are 1970's "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (cut from "That's The Way It Is: Special Edition" DVD)--somewhat ruined by an interruption as described above, 1970's "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" (available only on "Elvis: The Lost Performances" VHS), and 1972's "How Great Thou Art" (also available only on "Elvis: The Lost Performances" VHS)--interrupted for Stoker to tell a myth.
Here's the full track listing of the concert portion:
Aloha 1973
1.) Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
2.) See See Rider
3.) Burning Love
4.) Welcome To My World
5.) I Can't Stop Loving You
6.) Steamroller Blues
7.) Johnny B. Goode (has a cool bit of extended "live" solos but they of course interrupt it to explain this)
8.) You Gave Me A Mountain
Vegas 1970
9.) That's All Right
10.) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
11.) Mystery Train/Tiger Man
12.) Just Pretend
13.) Are You Lonesome Tonight? (including "...do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair...")
14.) Walk A Mile In My Shoes
15.) In The Ghetto
16.) Polk Salad Annie
17.) Bridge Over Troubled Water
18.) The Wonder Of You
19.) Suspicious Minds
Aloha 1973
20.) I'll Remember You
21.) A Big Hunk O' Love
22.) My Way
23.) How Great Thou Art - Hampton, VA 1972
24.) If I Can Dream - The Comeback 1968
Aloha 1973
25.) An American Trilogy
26.) Can't Help Falling In Love
This is a great show and must be something to see live (especially since the songs won't be interrupted). All of the performances here, from Elvis to the band to the background vocalists, are top-notch. The sound is usually wonderful.
I could have lived with interruptions between songs, but not during them. Instead of being a DVD I'd play several times a year, I'll probably play this once every couple years as a novelty. A real shame, as this kind of release is not likely to get a redo.
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