https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vu6Yi-6g_sAlways On My Mind (Rehearsal)
"Nah, shit. Sooner we can get it over with the better"
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 23 September 2022 08:30 (one year ago) link
if you haven't heard it, i highly recommend the first post-army album, 'elvis is back!' it's a little uneven, but there's some killer moments -- 'reconsider baby' is as good as anything he ever did.― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, April 26, 2013 1:48 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, April 26, 2013 1:48 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Heard his cover of “reconsider baby” for the first time. Recorded in 1960 and just fantastic.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 25 September 2022 04:03 (one year ago) link
tarfumes otm - never been to spain is a great example of the power he had by then
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 00:46 (one year ago) link
Let’s of other covers out there besides his it seems.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 00:49 (one year ago) link
Let’s? Lots
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 00:52 (one year ago) link
At the risk of stating the obvious, when he sings the high part there is still so much bottom in it, whereas with other singers it might sound thin, nasal, screechy, shouty, screamy, etc. Which sometimes is the desired effect but stuff.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 01:46 (one year ago) link
But still.
(Can I type a single sentence without substituting one word for another? Let’s see)
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 01:52 (one year ago) link
Just be glad you didn't throw an extra 't' on that word before 'stuff'.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 21 November 2022 02:37 (one year ago) link
Heh, you forgot to add #onethread
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 02:43 (one year ago) link
Not to be cliched, but it’s an example of what made him so great, is even in material that had been done by other artists, he could find the emotional connection to a) make it his own & suit his voice, and b) convey that emotional connection to the listener it’s a lot of what ppl don’t like about him, that he comes in too hot with all these big ~feelings~ but it’s just so fuckin essential to the apprecation of him, to just let yourself feel what he’s giving and not be embarrassed by it
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 November 2022 03:07 (one year ago) link
plus his version SLAPS, it has such a swing to it
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 November 2022 03:08 (one year ago) link
Right. The thing is, even with the big voice and big emotions, he usually seems to be in pretty much in total control of his singing, it’s not full tilt from beginning to end 24/7.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 03:28 (one year ago) link
one bad opinion I used to have as a teenager was that the last generation holding so tightly onto the memory of Elvis was kinda pathetic. but now I see there will never be another one like him
― frogbs, Monday, 21 November 2022 03:33 (one year ago) link
xpost yeah exactly, the control & modulation is key to drawing you in
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 November 2022 03:39 (one year ago) link
frogbs, there’s some truth to your teenage opinion tbh, it’s not like all those people were listening to his version of “Hurt,” for example. For many he was still some cool good-looking dude they crushed on when they were teens who reminded them of their youth.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 03:42 (one year ago) link
he comes in too hot with all these big ~feelings~ but it’s just so fuckin essential to the apprecation of him, to just let yourself feel what he’s giving and not be embarrassed by it
I did not expect to like the movie, but I liked it very much. The final scene, recreating "Unchained Melody" down to the cups of Pepsi on the piano, really gets to this source of his power, illustrating his introverted and emotionally sophisticated core that will connect with you if you let him. No matter what heaps of glory or trash surround him.
― bendy, Monday, 21 November 2022 14:49 (one year ago) link
^boom
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 November 2022 15:02 (one year ago) link
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, November 20, 2022 10:28 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, November 20, 2022 10:39 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
OTM. I was just listening to the live version of "How Great Thou Art" from the Amazing Grace set, and...holy hell, the degree of control he has at the absolute top of his range, where most singers would start to falter, is astounding. And that's just on the technical level: the fact that he was also able to sustain the drama and elevate the HUGENESS of it all...and do it TWICE, because he reprises the final section...just blows my mind. And he did that every night.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 21 November 2022 17:06 (one year ago) link
FWIW, the Museum of the Moving image is screening Elvis on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7pm and Baz Luhrmann will be there to do a post-screening discussion.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 19:54 (one year ago) link
And it's FREE!
https://movingimage.us/event/elvis/
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 19:55 (one year ago) link
this cover is good and incorporates george harrison's wa wa :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-FC177E8zI
― kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 21:37 (one year ago) link
Yes! Was thinking of posting that myself.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 November 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
Oh, NEXT Tuesday is the screening
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 November 2022 22:20 (one year ago) link
Starting to think this guy totally knew what he was doing every time he opened his mouth to sing.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:09 (one year ago) link
What was he thinking when he sang “The Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce” in the film Girl Happy” (1965)?
― Josefa, Monday, 28 November 2022 00:16 (one year ago) link
Ha, I actually like that one too!
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:21 (one year ago) link
I guess he was just a civic minded guy
― Josefa, Monday, 28 November 2022 00:23 (one year ago) link
Not saying he elevates that kind of material or everybody needs to listen to it, but his vocal performance of its own accord is fine.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:25 (one year ago) link
Tbh I like that song myself, I’ve spent a lot of time in Fort Lauderdale and I’m glad someone sang a song about it
― Josefa, Monday, 28 November 2022 00:29 (one year ago) link
A few days ago I listened to his cover of “What’d I Say,” which I think is also from a movie, don’t know which. Does it really need to exist? I dunno. But given that it exists, it sounds pretty damned good.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:31 (one year ago) link
Ah, it’s in Viva Las Vegas, which I never saw properly. Love the title track and some of the dancing though.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:33 (one year ago) link
Ugh, looking at some of this soundtrack stuff, kind of want to take it back.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 00:52 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbWBG0lS4Is
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 28 November 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
Ha, maybe you already knew about this thread: Elvis' Weirdest Songs
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 02:22 (one year ago) link
― Josefa,
!!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 November 2022 02:57 (one year ago) link
Of course, Motley Crue gave a shout out to Fort Lauderdale in "Girls Girls Girls," and Jaco Pastorius died there.
― Josefa, Monday, 28 November 2022 03:19 (one year ago) link
Forgot all about that and was imagining he had died in that apartment on Jones Street.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 November 2022 07:17 (one year ago) link
Oh hey. Just walked by MoMI and…
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 00:16 (one year ago) link
Popped in, thought about approaching Baz to show off my new Elvis karaoke chops, but security gave me the stink-eye so I thought better of it.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 00:32 (one year ago) link
Listening to the new Elvis On Tour box: four complete concerts from April 1972, the movie on Blu-Ray, and two discs of outtakes and rehearsals and whatnot. These live discs are insane. He only plays for an hour, but does between 20 and 25 songs — it's a positively Ramones-esque pace. The set list is mostly the same from night to night, with a few changes. And the band absolutely destroys, of course.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 5 December 2022 19:06 (one year ago) link
finally watched the movie, was taken aback by how wall-to-wall insane it was, felt like a good 60% of it was just insane montages and transitions
Tom Hanks in a fat suit was really weird to watch. he reminds me of Malkovich as Teddy KGB in Rounders. that accent he uses is so over the top, I just can't believe an actual human being sounded like that. he talks like he's a big cartoon rat or something. that said I haven't actually heard Tom Parker talk, so...
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:48 (one year ago) link
he talks like he's a big cartoon rat or something.
ahahahaha that is totally it!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:58 (one year ago) link
lol otm
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:21 (one year ago) link
Yeah, that's a fantastic description, and dead on.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
Hahaha yes! The whole thing is so garish and episodic and hard to digest in one sitting I think of it as Elvis: The CD-ROM
― Terrycoth Baphomet (bendy), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 20:41 (one year ago) link
I liked it in the theater but don't know if I could sit through it again.
― Because the Nighttoad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 20:43 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFojCn6m74
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 November 2023 18:50 (seven months ago) link
Forgot about thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFNB1XNFRQ
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 November 2023 18:55 (seven months ago) link
So about PRISCILLA.
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 25 February 2024 00:19 (three months ago) link