- Audio CD (4 July 1992)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sonybmg
- ASIN: B0002W0ZQA
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 102,662 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This album sends shivers up and down my spine. Here's why: The King was simply at his absolute very best vocally. His delivery is breathtaking and the voice is unbelievable - right from the first note to the last chord of the last track. Ten gold-plated songs filled with awesome power and soaked with pure emotion. He sounds Rock; Country; Rhythm; Blues; Ballad; and Gospel - all in one album!!!
Elvis kicks off with T-R-O-U-B-L-E and you can tell immediately that he means business. This is his heaviest and fastest rock track of the 70's. He just attacks it head on. We will never hear a cover version of this track by any other artist, simply because no one else can deliver this track with the same aggression. And the 'hiccup' sounds at the end are mesmerising.
AND I LOVE YOU SO comes next and Elvis does true justice to this classic. Just listen to that voice. Suddenly you are a ballads fan! SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED would have sounded too country but Elvis turns it into a brilliant country-rock piece. It ranks as one of my favourites here. WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE takes you into another world as backing vocals come in very prominently and beautifully here.
The rest of the album is truly superb with notable outstanding tracks such as, well, all of them. Just listen to the phenomenal power of SHAKE A HAND and decide for yourself if this is a blues, rock or gospel - or the emotion-filled PIECES OF MY LIFE. The beautiful FAIRYTALE shows us how country music should sound - Presley style!
Next the Billy Swan number I CAN HELP and you can sense how much Elvis is into it just by that powerhouse ending. BRINGIN' IT BACK is so good that words alone cannot even come close to a description - those few minutes are worth the album alone. The Tom Jones hit of the sixties GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME is the last magic spell on this CD. But this is a very different version with Elvis and backing vocals merging beautifully to really blow you away.
ELVIS TODAY was released in mid 1975 - when Elvis had turned 40 and the world was watching his waistline rather than his work. Glam rock was at its peak and Presley was now more of a concert performer than a recording artist, having not recorded anything in a studio since late '73. The puzzling crime however was that although Elvis was performing sellout concerts to screaming fans all over America, this album should have gone to number one but didn't.
I hope you enjoy Elvis Today as much I do. Just turn it up loud! Today
Elvis kicks off with T-R-O-U-B-L-E and you can tell immediately that he means business. This is his heaviest and fastest rock track of the 70's. He just attacks it head on. We will never hear a cover version of this track by any other artist, simply because no one else can deliver this track with the same aggression. And the 'hiccup' sounds at the end are mesmerising.
AND I LOVE YOU SO comes next and Elvis does true justice to this classic. Just listen to that voice. Suddenly you are a ballads fan! SUSAN WHEN SHE TRIED would have sounded too country but Elvis turns it into a brilliant country-rock piece. It ranks as one of my favourites here. WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE takes you into another world as backing vocals come in very prominently and beautifully here.
The rest of the album is truly superb with notable outstanding tracks such as, well, all of them. Just listen to the phenomenal power of SHAKE A HAND and decide for yourself if this is a blues, rock or gospel - or the emotion-filled PIECES OF MY LIFE. The beautiful FAIRYTALE shows us how country music should sound - Presley style!
Next the Billy Swan number I CAN HELP and you can sense how much Elvis is into it just by that powerhouse ending. BRINGIN' IT BACK is so good that words alone cannot even come close to a description - those few minutes are worth the album alone. The Tom Jones hit of the sixties GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME is the last magic spell on this CD. But this is a very different version with Elvis and backing vocals merging beautifully to really blow you away.
ELVIS TODAY was released in mid 1975 - when Elvis had turned 40 and the world was watching his waistline rather than his work. Glam rock was at its peak and Presley was now more of a concert performer than a recording artist, having not recorded anything in a studio since late '73. The puzzling crime however was that although Elvis was performing sellout concerts to screaming fans all over America, this album should have gone to number one but didn't.
I hope you enjoy Elvis Today as much I do. Just turn it up loud! Today
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are few albums i listen to without skipping a track but this one is so good that all you have to do is sit back and listen. Vocally Presley is fantastic - from songs such as the fast T-R-O-U-B-L-E or the slow Pieces Of My Life, he carries it off superbly. I think this version of Green, Green Grass Of Home not only matches but betters Tom Jones' version. With much more emotion and strength in his voice. I can see that maybe it wasnt the right choice of songs for the average music fan in 1975. But for Elvis fans i fail to see how its been so overlooked.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Released in 1975, Elvis Today failed commercially, but did include some exceptional performances from the King.
The best tracks on the album are T.R.O.U.B.L.E, Shake a Hand, Pieces Of My Life and I Can Help.
T.R.O.U.B.L.E is excellent, a fast rocker and in fine form by Presley and the accompanying band.
Shake a Hand is outstanding, Elvis deliveres a fine performance, one of his best, far surpassing the Great Jackie Wilson's version, and Paul McCartneys version a couple of years ago pales miserably in comparison.
Pieces Of My Life is outstanding. This song is emotional, and powerful, and again a defining song for Presley. His phrasing, voice and breath control are still unsurpassed, I can only say WOW about this song.
I Can Help is the Billy Swan classic, and although Elvis version is not as good as Swan's, it is faster, and a lot of fun for the listner.
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Elvis Today.
Again i have this it is a good cd and i would recommend this to all Elvis fans who don't have this in there collection should.
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Published on 16 Mar 2010 by Ramsey Anne Hodges
I love this
Not something I say very often but I do love this CD. It showcases Elvis in different moods, different tempos and all with the distinctive energy and drive that he brings to all... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by White Rose
The Best Mid 70's Album
The spring-heeled rocker "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" sits over the Today like a rock'n'roll colossus. Undoubtedly the strongest cut from the album, Elvis and the band show that when the... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2005 by Mr. J. Hadwin
elvis today tommorow and forever!
The only thing about this album you need to know is that it is fantastic- I am a teenager and listen to all kinds of music but this album is the best one I own - I have listened to... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2005 by nicholas wale
Rock - with soul and a great voice. 4.5 stars
You'd have to be lacking in everything not to enjoy this album. It's got it all, from a stomping opening track to the reflective and deeply melancholic "Pieces of My Life". Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2005 by Mr. C. Glen
Late Elvis - variable and melancholy
Released just two years before his tragic death, Elvis Today showcases the artist at his vocal best, but the song selection is at best variable and conveys an undertone of dark... Read more
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