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INTERNATIONAL EDITION : Fan-voted, 21-track compilation includes "Don't Be Cruel" ; "All Shook Up" ; "In The Ghetto" ; "How Great Thou Art" ; "Suspicious Minds" ; "Can't Help Falling In Love" ; "Jailhouse Rock" and more!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Ms. M. Owen
Format:Audio CD
l took part in this project and to be honest we had a choice to pick from not a choice full stop of any yes this is a greatest hits small version and l personally would have had many different choices ..l bought Elvis in Demand form Uk fan club and took part in the 80s ...this is a nice addition to your collection and supporting elvis and his legacy...nice for fans whooose name is on and fans who aint to say lam an Elvis fan ....l bought it for the concept and l was on who took part but l would have supported this even if l hadnt as it is commemorating his 35th aniverssary this 16th august ...a nice Cd for fans and non fans ...TCEing always
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I don't usually contribute a review unless I have actually purchased the item in question, but I shall make an exception here.
This new Elvis compilation, billed as "a celebration of Elvis for the fans, by the fans", appears to show that the King's fans lack a lot of imagination when it comes to their choice of songs (something which I don't think is genuinely the case).
For instead of getting a collection of what might be termed Elvis' "deep cuts", all that we get is basically another singles compilation. Of course, the likes of 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'Suspicious Minds' are touchstone moments in his career, but these are available everywhere. In terms of creating a more interesting track-listing, the choices are virtually endless. Just for starters, what about including some album tracks like 'Any Day Now' (from FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS) and 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues' (from GOOD TIMES), or under-exposed b-sides such as the delightful 'The Next Step Is Love'? Mind you, I will award an extra star for the fact that the wonderfully evocative 'Kentucky Rain' has been included here; it's a track often missed from Elvis' "greatest hits" compilations, so at least someone had the right train of thought with the direction of this album.
Overall, in commemorating an artist of such importance as Elvis Presley, this compilation is something of a wasted opportunity, doing little to reveal the more obscure corners of the King's back catalogue to those cursory listeners who are perhaps familiar with the big hits but wish to discover more.
This new Elvis compilation, billed as "a celebration of Elvis for the fans, by the fans", appears to show that the King's fans lack a lot of imagination when it comes to their choice of songs (something which I don't think is genuinely the case).
For instead of getting a collection of what might be termed Elvis' "deep cuts", all that we get is basically another singles compilation. Of course, the likes of 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'Suspicious Minds' are touchstone moments in his career, but these are available everywhere. In terms of creating a more interesting track-listing, the choices are virtually endless. Just for starters, what about including some album tracks like 'Any Day Now' (from FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS) and 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues' (from GOOD TIMES), or under-exposed b-sides such as the delightful 'The Next Step Is Love'? Mind you, I will award an extra star for the fact that the wonderfully evocative 'Kentucky Rain' has been included here; it's a track often missed from Elvis' "greatest hits" compilations, so at least someone had the right train of thought with the direction of this album.
Overall, in commemorating an artist of such importance as Elvis Presley, this compilation is something of a wasted opportunity, doing little to reveal the more obscure corners of the King's back catalogue to those cursory listeners who are perhaps familiar with the big hits but wish to discover more.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By D. King
Format:Audio CD
I can't see the point of releases like this if you've got any Elvis compilation cd you'll have all of these !
Why don't they release a cd with lesser known tracks like IS IT SO STRANGE or HOW THE WEB WAS WOVEN for example ?
Why don't they release a cd with lesser known tracks like IS IT SO STRANGE or HOW THE WEB WAS WOVEN for example ?
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