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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wooly Booger Escape , I mean...Release !, 5 Sep 2007
Well..Viva Las Vegas!
With such 'attractive' and 'original' title one might think we 're back in 1964, for a joy ride through Vegas with Ann Margaret & Elvis! Daddy would love that too, but this is another messed up Wooly Booger release from GREAT 1969 concert season(on disc 2) backed up with another unnecessary compilation from 1970(on disc 1). Music is great, but we had it before so many times. What doesn't belong here is studio version of Viva Las Vegas opening on disc 1, so 'dont you be nobodys fool' to think this is some rare live version!
Another sad moment is that booklet contains Elvis picture from 1970 season and Colin Escott liner notes for 1969 season, and Vice Versa for second disc. (Vice Versa is not some Italian critic working for BMG)Well, even amateur fans from rest of the world know facts better then those who are payed to take care of the business. Idea for front cover was the same as for 'Live at International' but they painted it in gold, just like on '30 No1 Hits', and used B&W photos for booklet but with Elvis mike color altered to...you guessed it, gold, the same trick like for 'That's the way it was' 3CD box.
And now finaly some facts about what sales this messed-up product. First dics is previously released - simply a filler, but second one is a thriller.
This is first recorded concert in 1969 - not first performed. Could this be the reason for strange, messy sound, especially on first five tracks?
One could think that poor ole Elvis is some harum-scarum tambourine player, and he doesn't need no guitars around. I would like to point
out that this is NOT THE BEST SOUNDING CONCERT, as some people suggested, and sound differs from, for example, 'Live at International' or 'All shook Up' cd's. On this one production changes from song to song, sometimes it works great, sometimes not. However, this concert cd contains probably some of the best renditions of his standard 1969 repertoire, and Elvis & TCB band sound realy raunchy on some rockin' numbers like I got a Woman, Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, What'd I say ,and even Hey Jude is as raw as bloody steak. Once again, thanks to Elvis, BMG had no sneaking suspicion about our money marching up in their direction, even with obvious ill deserved confidence in their marketing abilities and careless love for our sadly departed King of Rock& Roll.
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