The 50 Greatest Love Songs
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It’s a shame that only one side of Elvis’ multi-faceted talent is remembered 25 years on from his death but there is so much more to the millennium’s greatest performer than garish jump suits and shaky legs. The 50 Greatest Love … More >>
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February 26, 2010
7:36 pm
Recordings sound like they were all done the same day,
in as little time as possible, with the least amount
of studio talent. Terrible.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 26, 2010
9:34 pm
About half the songs are great old songs I’m familiar with, the other half are songs made famous by other artists and most are clangers for Elvis that are painful to listen to.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 26, 2010
11:39 pm
Everyone’s heard of the `Elvis man’/ `Beatles man’ debate. In this world, you’re either one or another; if you like `50s rockabilly, James Dean and drag racing, then you’re an Elvis man. If you’re an artistic hippie with long hair and a passion for India, you’re a Beatles man. What with the death of George Harrison a couple of weeks ago, and Paul McCartney’s new album releases, the Beatles men have been gaining popularity and notoriety. But it’s here, with a re-release of some of Presley’s greatest hits, that us Elvis men will prevail. While normally affiliated with his rock hits like “Hound Dog”, “Jailhouse Rock” and “All Shook Up”, `The King’ Elvis Presley was also an excellent love balladeer, with this double-disc 50-song set showcasing practically every one of those tunes, be it the heart-breaking “Always On My Mind”, or the eardrum-breaking “She Wears My Ring”. As with other recent Elvis releases, this album also includes a special previously unreleased `alternate take’ of a song, in this case it being the superior “And I Love You So”, with Presley revealing in the beginning of the track that it was written for then-girlfriend Sheila Ryan. Strangely though, unlike other greatest hits, this album goes in reverse order, with CD 1 playing tunes between 1977-`69, and the second record hearing Elvis’ earlier songs of `60-’56, with unfamiliar tracks like “Don’t” and “A Fool Such As I” populating it. While we do admit that the CD could be cut down by at least 10 tracks, we must say that it is an excellent collection of some of the best tunes ever recorded. We hope that wherever Elvis is now, be it heaven, hell or on an alien spaceship getting anally probed, that he remembers how great a musician he was.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 27, 2010
1:52 am
Did not receive the original shipment. Emailed seller who did not respond for 2-3 days. But I did ultimately receive the item.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 27, 2010
2:55 am
You think That I a going to be the first to complain about “Anything Elvis”
It is Elvis at his best with Love songs.
Jimmy Walker
Rating: 4 / 5