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Track Listings
| 1. Raised On Rock |
| 2. Are You Sincere |
| 3. Find Out What's Happening |
| 4. I Miss You |
| 5. Girl Of Mine |
| 6. For Ol' Times Sake |
| 7. If You Don't Come Back |
| 8. Just A Little Bit |
| 9. Sweet Angeline |
| 10. Three Corn Patches - J.D. Sumner & The Stamps |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Callum G
Format:Audio CD
"Raised On Rock" must surely be Elvis' most underrated 70's album along with 1976's "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennesee".
Nevertheless, as with every Elvis album there are some hidden gems that make the grade and qualify the album as an overall enjoyable listen. The title track is fascinating to hear because of it's semi-autobiographical tones and lyrics. I've always had a soft-spot for "Find Out What's Happening", "Just a Little Bit", "For Ol' Times Sake", the beautiful "Sweet Angeline" and the Leiber and Stoller rocker "Three Corn Patches".
I would much rather experience the mature Elvis sound of his later concert years than experience the cotton-candy embarrassment of some of his movie soundtracks from a decade earlier.
Nevertheless, as with every Elvis album there are some hidden gems that make the grade and qualify the album as an overall enjoyable listen. The title track is fascinating to hear because of it's semi-autobiographical tones and lyrics. I've always had a soft-spot for "Find Out What's Happening", "Just a Little Bit", "For Ol' Times Sake", the beautiful "Sweet Angeline" and the Leiber and Stoller rocker "Three Corn Patches".
I would much rather experience the mature Elvis sound of his later concert years than experience the cotton-candy embarrassment of some of his movie soundtracks from a decade earlier.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By tommyboo
Format:Audio CD
This is quite a dangerous album. No one should be introduced to Elvis Presley with this 1973 release.
For someone who is arguably the founder of modern day rock with his blending of rhythm and blues with country and gospel to bring out rockabilly leading to rock and roll, singing the title track Raised On Rock is just an inappropriate song for Elvis. Though he performs the song brilliantly, just look at the lyrics:
I remember as a child I used to hear
Music that they played Lord with a feel'
Some call it folk, some call it soul
People let me tell you it was rock and roll
And then he also sings:
Listening to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the DJ's played
A honky tonk a Hound Dog, a Johnny B. Goode
Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood
Elvis was NOT raised on rock. Instead, he grew up listening to the blues, country, and gospel music, which he later blended and used to launch his style of Rock'n'Roll.
With a front cover showing a flashy Elvis in action on stage, the remainder of the album is, thankfully , much better lyrically but perhaps not as memorable as his other 70s albums. There's even a highly forgetful track called 'Three Corn Patches' that Elvis should have left for some other unfortunate singer to record.
Here's a quick list of the album songs and my personal opinion of each track:
1. Raised On Rock - Great performance but inappropriate lyrics
2. Are You Sincere - Attempts to re-capture the success of his 1960 hit Are You Lonesome Tonight. Nice enough but didn't have the same impact
3. Find Out What's Happening - Funky Rock'n'Roll. Love it
4. I Miss You - Great love song
5. Girl Of Mine - Highly forgetful
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For someone who is arguably the founder of modern day rock with his blending of rhythm and blues with country and gospel to bring out rockabilly leading to rock and roll, singing the title track Raised On Rock is just an inappropriate song for Elvis. Though he performs the song brilliantly, just look at the lyrics:
I remember as a child I used to hear
Music that they played Lord with a feel'
Some call it folk, some call it soul
People let me tell you it was rock and roll
And then he also sings:
Listening to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the DJ's played
A honky tonk a Hound Dog, a Johnny B. Goode
Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood
Elvis was NOT raised on rock. Instead, he grew up listening to the blues, country, and gospel music, which he later blended and used to launch his style of Rock'n'Roll.
With a front cover showing a flashy Elvis in action on stage, the remainder of the album is, thankfully , much better lyrically but perhaps not as memorable as his other 70s albums. There's even a highly forgetful track called 'Three Corn Patches' that Elvis should have left for some other unfortunate singer to record.
Here's a quick list of the album songs and my personal opinion of each track:
1. Raised On Rock - Great performance but inappropriate lyrics
2. Are You Sincere - Attempts to re-capture the success of his 1960 hit Are You Lonesome Tonight. Nice enough but didn't have the same impact
3. Find Out What's Happening - Funky Rock'n'Roll. Love it
4. I Miss You - Great love song
5. Girl Of Mine - Highly forgetful
6.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. H. Walker
Format:Audio CD
So you want to hear a side of Elvis you've never heard before? If so, listen to this album. It's the only country/funk/gospel album he recorded in the 70's and it's wonderful. Lovely spare arrangements, fantastic muscianship and no horns or strings, just female vocals and a lovely funky sound.
This album has been so overlooked but IMHO it's just such a great example of what a great band can do in the studio even when the artist (Elvis) is not at his best.
This album has been so overlooked but IMHO it's just such a great example of what a great band can do in the studio even when the artist (Elvis) is not at his best.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The second wind (fourth wind?) that was the Hawaiian show in January was all but spent with the release of "Raised On Rock". The theory was sound, Elvis had sold well recently with "Steamroller Blues" and "Burning Love" so if the country wanted Rock'n'Roll from the king, then Rock'n'Roll they will get.
But Elvis let the side down with a poor vocal performance, obviously triggered by poor health.
"For Ol' Times Sake" is a fine performance of a cool Tony Joe White track and "Find Out What's Happening" is a good rock'n'roll track, so he could cut it when the material was better, but the rest is average songs not very well performed.
In September of that same year Elvis re-recorded some of the vocal tracks from home, and in much better voice he made a much better fist of "Sweet Angeline" and "Are you Sincere", but they're not great records.
It's still quite a good record, sorry if I sound too negative, at least it's a little more upbeat than some of his 70s output. But what happened to "I've a thing about you baby". If you haven't heard it, it's a belting song from the same session that produced this record. Why not flesh out these thin 10 songs with it. Come on RCA!!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Don Barrie
Format:Audio CD
Elvis was not in good shape when he recorded this album in 1973. He was tired, addicted to prescription drugs, and became disinterested with life altogether. This album was antipated as Elvis' final glorious moment in Memphis, but most of the music here reveals a different story. Only one recording was actually completed in Memphis ("Girl of Mine") while the others remained unfinished. The two best tracks on this CD are the ones recorded in Palm Springs, California ("Are You Sincere" and "I Miss You"). But like with many of Elvis' least successful or remembered albums, there's usually one exceptional song that sadly remains ignored, and "I Miss You" is one example. It is handled beautifully by Elvis, and sounds like he actually cared when he sang it (which was considered rare for him during this period). I recommend this album mainly for serious Elvis fans (like myself, as I bought the CD when I was in Scotland a few months ago). But most of the material is mediocre, sad to say, including the lame title track.
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The story of Elvis's last recording years, in my opinion have often been unfairly slated. In fact he cut many great tracks in the years from 73-76 but the Raised On Rock album has... Read more
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