Elvis was at the height of his powers in 1970. On Stage February 1970 captures Elvis in a Las Vegas performance. This 2-CD Legacy Edition is completely remastered and sounds great. Some obscure songs show up here. Have you heard Elvis sing “Mystery Train” before? I hadn’t. How about “Proud Mary” or “Funny How Time Slips Away”? This collection features Elvis at his best. Don’t miss this one!
PLAY LIST:
DISC ONE:
1. See See Rider 3:06
2. Release Me 3:11
3. Sweet Caroline 2:43
4. Runaway 2:46
5. The Wonder Of You 2:34
6. Polk Salad Annie 5:33
7. Yesterday 2:27
8. Proud Mary 2:47
9. Walk A Mile In My Shoes 2:59
10. Let It Be Me 3:39
11. Don’t Cry Daddy (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, February 18, 1970, Dinner Show) 2:38
12. Kentucky Rain (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, February 16, 1970, Dinner Show) 3:20
13. Long Tall Sally (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, February 18, 1970, Midnight Show) 1:32
14. The Wonder Of You (Rehearsal – Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, February 18, 1970, Afternoon Rehearsal) 6:57
DISC TWO:
1. Blue Suede Shoes 2:05
2. Johnny B. Goode 2:20
3. All Shook Up 2:07
4. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 3:15
5. Hound Dog 1:53
6. I Can’t Stop Loving You 3:19
7. My Babe 2:10
8. Medley: Mystery Train / Tiger Man 3:45
9. Words 2:45
10. In The Ghetto 2:56
11. Suspicious Minds 7:45
12. Can’t Help Falling In Love 2:12
13. I Got A Woman (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1969, Dinner Show) 2:39
14. Medley: Jailhouse Rock / Don’t Be Cruel (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1969, Dinner Show) 3:22
15. Heartbreak Hotel (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1969, Dinner Show) 2:19
16. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1969, Dinner Show) 3:32
17. Reconsider Baby (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 1969, Midnight Show) 3:17
18. Funny How Time Slips Away (Live At International Hotel Las Vegas, NV, August 25, 1969, Dinner Show)
Whoever first suggested that white suit didn’t do him any favors. But I think there were lots of performers wearing flamboyant clothes then.
Judy and I saw him on his last tour. It was sad. We were thrilled to get to see him, but after the concert, I told Judy that he looked terrible. She wouldn’t hear of it, but a few months later he was dead.
I like hearing Elvis sing “Mystery Train.”
Lady Gaga is taking flamboyance to a whole new level, Patti. Elvis’ white suit looks sedate compared to Lady Gaga’s outlandish outfits.
Pictures of Elvis in the last months of his life shows him bloated and drained of all energy, Bill. The “medication” extracted its price.
Elvis sounds great on these remastered CDs, David. And so do the backup singers!
Lady Gaga was a “club kid” and remains a musical child of Madonna Ciccone…the outfits are a lot of the package. Presley just demonstrated the kind of bad taste he did throughout his career…or should I say, obliviousness to taste, as he chose both brilliantly and poorly, from instance to instance, what he would choose to record or otherwise do.
You’re right about Elvis’ inconsistencies, Todd. But, maybe that was a side-effect of the drugs he was taking. Lady Gaga is working the same side of the street that Madonna and David Bowe struck gold on.
…and KISS and Alice Cooper and George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic and even to some extent Clinton’s inspirations, Sun Ra and the Solar/etc. Arkestra…
There’s always been a market for glamor in Rock, Todd. Lady Gaga just tapped into it. And, she can sing.
I think Elvis was at the peak of his powers about a decade earlier, George. I was never much of a fan.
Elvis had charisma, Rick. He was called “The King” for a reason. He died tragically, and too young.