Elvis Presley would have turned seventy-five on January 8th, 2010. In celebration of that event, the RCA label, through their Legacy Series, has issued a four-disc, hundred track box set.<\/p>\n
Elvis 75: Good Rockin\u2019 Tonight <\/i>may not contain any huge surprises, nor has it unearthed any new material that had been hidden away, but what it does do, it does well. It gathers all of his number one hits, some other well-known material, live performances, and a few cuts that do not surface very often, and assembles them in chronological order to present a nice history of Presley\u2019s music.<\/p>\n
Everything has been digitally remastered, which has given it a crystal-clear sound. In addition, there is an 80-page booklet, which includes a 7000 word essay by Billy Altman, rare photos, and copious information about every track.<\/p>\n
In the mid-\u201850s, Elvis combined country rockabilly with black Southern rhythm & blues, which eventually coalesced into a distinctive rock \u2018n\u2019 roll sound. When you add in his personal charisma, you have an artist who emerged as a cultural phenomenon and changed the course of American music. From 1955-1977, he recorded over 700 tracks, solidifying his reputation as The King of Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll. <\/p>\n
Disc one covers his rise to fame in 1953-1957. The set begins with his 1953 recording of \u201cMy Happiness,\u201d which was a present for his mother and well worth the $4.00 investment. His mid-\u201860s Sun material quickly follows, with songs such as \u201cThat\u2019s All Right,\u201d \u201cBaby Let\u2019s Play House,\u201d \u201cBlue Moon Of Kentucky,\u201d and \u201cMystery Train\u201d that jumpstarted his career in the South and paved his way to being signed by the RCA label. By 1957, \u201cHeartbreak Hotel,\u201d \u201cJailhouse Rock,\u201d \u201cAll Shook Up,\u201d \u201cHound Dog,\u201d \u201c(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,\u201d \u201cToo Much,\u201d \u201cI Want You, I Need You, I Love You,\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t\u201d had all topped the singles charts in the United States and made him a star. <\/p>\n
Disc two is the strongest from beginning to end, culling the best of his 1958-1962 material. Tracks such as \u201cStuck On You,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Now Or Never,\u201d \u201cAre You Lonesome Tonight,\u201d \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling In Love,\u201d and \u201cReturn To Sender\u201d are interspersed with some lesser-known material including \u201cThrill Of Your Love,\u201d \u201cDoin\u2019 The Best I Can,\u201d \u201cI Feel So Bad,\u201d and \u201cPocketful Of Rainbows.\u201d <\/p>\n
Disc three (1963-1969) wisely avoids most of his soundtrack material and concentrates on the series of strong singles that he issued during this period of his career. \u201cGuitar Man,\u201d \u201cU.S. Male,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Cry Daddy,\u201d and \u201cKentucky Rain\u201d may not have reached the top of the charts, but they remain some of the best in his catalogue. \u201cViva The fourth disc, 1970-1977, is the weakest as it presents material from the last part of his career, which is hit or miss. The live material just does not measure up, and while \u201cWay Down,\u201d \u201cBurning Love,\u201d and \u201cPromised Land\u201d may be listenable, overall this is the disc I will return to least often. <\/p>\n Elvis 75: Good Rockin\u2019 Tonight <\/i>may not be for everyone, but it is a fine addition to the Elvis Presley legacy. If you have avoided his box sets in the past or are a fan who must have everything, then this is a must purchase. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":30171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[6914],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-41816","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-elvis-presley","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41816"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}