Now this is how you remix Elvis!

[vivaelvis]

Screw Viva Elvis and it's chopped up amature remix. This real amature knows how to do it right! Check out each one of his remixes of the 50's tracksa. You will be BLOWN AWAY!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avuV5d0we6A

[EnigmaticSun]

Even though remixes are not my cup of tea, this sounds so much more effective than other things I've heard. Won't be the last time someone achieves a good result with such humble methods!
The picture used is ridiculous of course.

[SleepyJack]

Certainly sounds better than the attempts made for "Viva Elvis"...still think that you can`t beat the originals though. I guess that someone with the right talent and equipment could put together a good remix album,don` think I ever really heard a remix that made me go "Wow"...plus, i think that it`s the kind of thing where the novelty wears off fairly quickly,especially with the kind of dance-remixes etc. I think that it might all work a bit better if Elvis vocals were used with the music being played live in the studio by great musicians like Eric Clapton...then you might have a project that might just work musically and as a way of introducing Elvis to a newer generation.... problem is..that would take time,effort and money..and it doesn`t seem like Sony or the like are interested in contributing any of those things....Hope they turn around and prove me wrong some day!

[marijaep]

Certainly sounds better than the attempts made for "Viva Elvis"...still think that you can`t beat the originals though. I guess that someone with the right talent and equipment could put together a good remix album,don` think I ever really heard a remix that made me go "Wow"...plus, i think that it`s the kind of thing where the novelty wears off fairly quickly,especially with the kind of dance-remixes etc. I think that it might all work a bit better if Elvis vocals were used with the music being played live in the studio by great musicians like Eric Clapton...then you might have a project that might just work musically and as a way of introducing Elvis to a newer generation.... problem is..that would take time,effort and money..and it doesn`t seem like Sony or the like are interested in contributing any of those things....Hope they turn around and prove me wrong some day!

It sure is better than most I've heard, but nothing outdoes the original. Remixes can be a good way to bring Elvis closer to the newer generations, but it takes some professional work and as Jack said: time, money and effort.
Sadly, people rarely take the time to make something worth listening. Everything is so instant in this world.

:(

[KPM]

I actually like this-but as I will echo the comments of Jack-I like the originals.
This young man seems to have a good handle on how to remix thought.

[Diane]

This was not bad, thanks for sharing but the only remix that actually did make me go wow is the JXL A Little Less Conversation. Other than that one, I prefer the originals rather than the other remixes.

[Albert]

Wow! I AM SHOCKED!!! What an amazing mix. I think it's one of the best I''ve ever heard. It sounds like it's recorded this way by Elvis.... stunning

[laura17]

great! very well done. seems they captured the spirit of elvis.

[Trelane P]

Brilliant!

[Hitchie]

Definately a great mix! Great to pull in new, younger Elvis fans. But they need to also hear the originals. Nothing can beat Elvis' own recordings done the way he wanted them done.

[Tommy]

A must listen.........................amazing remix!! (y)

[Trelane P]

check out the other 9 or so remixes he posted. all brilliant.

[rickb]

Good remix - almost makes up for that hairstyle!

[gunter]

I hear vision, talent and dedication. This is how it's supposed to be done! Get this on the radio and to the clubs!
I'm not 100% sure (to be the purist) about the other songs though, but 'Mean As Me' is just perfect. (y)
Take that Spankox! And all the other clowns ...

[Cliff]

Man !!! This guy is a genius !! I'm a traditionalist when it comes to Elvis' music, but these have blown me away. Not only has he remixed them, it's as if he's rewritten the whole melody. Just shows what a difference a different arrangement can make. The only fly in the ointment for me is the cover. Looks almost like Aston Kutcher.

[EnigmaticSun]

the only remix that actually did make me go wow is the JXL A Little Less Conversation.

That sure is interesting. The remixes posted by this guy are more similar to modern rock bands, whereas the JXL remix has nothing to do with rock, nor roll..

You could imagine those 13yo female monsters drinking alcoholic lemonade while playing this on the cell phone.

[SleepyJack]

That sure is interesting. The remixes posted by this guy are more similar to modern rock bands, whereas the JXL remix has nothing to do with rock, nor roll..

You could imagine those 13yo female monsters drinking alcoholic lemonade while playing this on the cell phone.

Bet that`s one area of the target-audience they hadn`t counted on when it was made!:lol:

[marijaep]

You could imagine those 13yo female monsters drinking alcoholic lemonade while playing this on the cell phone.

:lol: They scare me.

[KPM]

Man !!! This guy is a genius !! I'm a traditionalist when it comes to Elvis' music, but these have blown me away. Not only has he remixed them, it's as if he's rewritten the whole melody. Just shows what a difference a different arrangement can make. The only fly in the ointment for me is the cover. Looks almost like Aston Kutcher.
See thats where I see things a little different-the melody should pretty much stay the same, unless the author of the song, the artist of the song and the original producer sign off on changes.........it seems a lack of "creative respect" to the originators. Sure these sound pretty good-but there is a principal here IMO
Same with movies, colorization, adding scenes back in that the Original Director and editors took out..............great directors and film artists have been fighting those type changes for years since technology made it possible to make huge changes in films that were from another era.
Sometimes yes you can do things-things which may be very pleasing but the question that should always be asked is
"Just because you can do something on one level....does that always mean you should?"
To me its like saying the "Mona Lisa" should every so often be repainted, her smile adjusted to make it broader, or to make it fuller-sure someone could do this, but it would be beyond imagination to actually do it..................................same principle. IMO

[SleepyJack]

Think I agree with you on that.Everything from music to art to literature is created at a great moment in time and comes together by its` own magic and circumstances....I think that things should either stand or fall on their own merits and be left unchanged as they were when they were created.
If we were to change everything to suit the current fashions and ideas the Mona Lisa would be a 36dd by now and Pinnochio would be a real girl.

[SleepyJack]

I think as well that when you listen to an Elvis song,say "Hound Dog" for example...part of the magic is that you`re listening to it pretty much as people did back in the `50s...it`s the same song that caused such a commotion and had such a huge success..it`s the same musicians,the same sound...it`s "Hound Dog" in its` purest form...it is rare that you can improve on something that original and that great,and you certainly can`t alter it without losing some part of the magic.
So,maybe if you do slow it down and add a thumping bass-line and an army of african drummers it might appeal to somebody somewhere in a way that it otherwise might not have...but then it isn`t "Hound Dog" any longer really.
I think that the great musicians and artists all understood that their music could not last forever,or be popular forever....they never expected it to.Just like Elvis learned from listening to all those great blues and gospel artists and became himself,then went on to influence those that came after him...and so on.. Everything changes and moves on...it has to or life would get pretty dull and uninteresting in no time.Trying to make a new Elvis is not going to work... all we can do really is make sure sure that the world remembers how great the real elvis is. Hope that makes a bit of sense to someone...!!

[Diane]

I agree with both of you, too much meddling with the classics will eventually make them lose their originality and then all you have is a fake.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

I like this version, it reminds me of an 80's rock tune though.....

[Trelane P]

I agree my friend! I actually like the hairstyle though :) - Mean Woman Blues remix is currently favourite:

http://www.youtube.com/user/elvisxshow#p/u/10/avuV5d0we6A

[goodelvisgirl]

yeah an ok remix better than some of them i have heard but for me u can't beat the originals just a whole new era of music we r into now its all dance music n rap here in the charts but still think elvis could cut it in todays market wae good song choices .

[janice mcclelland]

:helpsmili Are these re-mixes available to buy?

[Ematt]

Less of the dodgy 80`s guitar widdling would have helped.