You like his voice best in which era?

[peter]

About Ian Gillan, i really can?t recall any of his music. But the way you always uplift him on this board.......you?ve made me very curious about that man and his voice, can?t you upload his best performance on mp3 in the off topic section? This way i can really judge his voice for myself.

I tryed to send there one of recordings from concert which I attended, but the file is too large (the song have over 6 mins, file is 5,9 MB). Who posted an 15MB file with Elvis vs. Williams duet? How did you post it? (I can post only 2MB).

[peter]

It?s same problem... I can send only 2MB attachments in mail... I will copy one song on a page of my friend and you can download it from this site. Ok?

[peter]

You can download it from this page:

http://www.sweb.cz/casio671/DP/

[peter]

Only other info:
The concert had 110 mins, they played 16 songs and they aren?t young men:
Ian Gillan (singer) - 59 now, in the time of show 58
Steve Morse (guitar) - 50 now, in the time of show 49
Don Airey (keyboards) - 56 now, in the time of show 55
Roger Glover (bass) - 57
Ian Paice (drums) - 56 now, in the time of show 55


OOH! It?s my 200 post!

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

Who posted an 15MB file with Elvis vs. Williams duet? How did you post it? (I can post only 2MB).

If you have you own web space you can link directly from a page to any file without having to upload it.

[peter]

Peter,

I don?t think i got all of the mp3 sample(only 1 minute 46), to me he sounds a bit like Guns and Roses.

I?m sorry but I have to say it: G?n?R are really poor poor band in compare with DP! Ok, I will send to this webpage one other song (cca 3mins, very short for them!) in which you will have to hear all great parts of Gillans vocal (AMAZING range, r?n?r style singing... and of course very nice voice).

[peter]

If you want to hear a singer with 5 octaves here he is:

http://www.sweb.cz/casio671/DP/

[peter]

This was classic Ian from 70s.

He sung part of song in classic position and after solis he sung it one octave (or more) higher....

[yiddle yisa]

I have to say I love them all! He could have sang "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and i'd faint!

Sincerly, Yiddle Yisa (h)

[AKing]

Elvis' voice was in my opinion best in the 1970's. I say 70's as a general feeling. There were so many fantastic 60's tracks too! But If I had to take one decade to a desert island and never hear anything else it would be the 70's! i simply couldn't function without such albums as
Love Letters
That's The Way it Is
Raised On Rock
Elvis (Fool)
From EP BLVD
and the list goes on......
A King

[carolynlm]

I can't make up my mind.........
What's unusual about that I hear you all say.......At a pinch I would say the 70's....no wait.....late 60's......no, hang on, 1958 was a pretty good year....I think I'll leave this one....next question?

[Mr. Songman]

Even though I'll gladly listen to any era that is playing, I prefer the 1970's Elvis to any other. I enjoy those kinds of songs more than anything that he ever did. I would have loved to have been in the Jungle Room at Graceland in February and October of 1976.

[NightRider]

Interesting Statistics building here......

1950s 2 4.65%
1960s 8 18.60%
1970s 33 76.74%

Anyone would think we have some 70's fans on the board

[Lonniebealestreet]

EPE/BMG: Think about that...

[EP4MEUK]

I know each to their own so it as to be the 70's for me


When Elvis first appeared his voice was country/rock with a most different sound to it not neard before with such songs like "Poor Boy" and "My Happiness" to which I think are awesome.Then the 60's became more Rock and Roll suiting the time era but then came the 70's and thats when for me Elvis came into his own.Unlike most artists around at that time his sound was again different to others with songs like "Moody Blue" and "It's only Love" filling me with more admiration for a great man with a fabulous voice. The 70's masters cd is always on my player and there it will stay :worthy:

love and peace,
Susan.

[Jumpsuit Junkie]

but then came the 70's and thats when for me Elvis came into his own.Unlike most artists around at that time his sound was again different to others with songs like "Moody Blue" and "It's only Love" filling me with more admiration for a great man with a fabulous voice. The 70's masters cd is always on my player and there it will stay :worthy:

love and peace,
Susan.

Did Elvis do "It's Only Love Live? If yes how often?

[Elvisgirl]

Think of the question in these terms. Ladies, which Elvis voice would you most like to hear singing to you first thing in the mornin', last thing at night ?

okay...wow!!!

well i voted for the 70's but to have him sing for me i wouldn't care what era it is cause his voice is always sexy. just the thought of him singing to me makes me swoon
50's, this in the morning. to wake up to that sweet, charming, magical voice....i wouldn't be able to do anything during the day...other than having elvis singing to me of course
60's, this during the day the sexiness of his voice in this era is raw. just what i would need between the morning and the night
70's, this in the night. that calm, sexy, gorgeous, sexy voice...but i wouldn't be able to fall asleep!!

i would never be able to do anything. i would be too weak

[Lonniebealestreet]

Glad that struck a chord with you, Elvisgirl.

Matt, I'm not aware of any live performances of It's Only Love...It would have been great though, I am sure. The performance heard on A Hundred Years From Now is my favorite--a very cool track on a fantastic CD.

[Joe Car]

So many great periods in EP's career, that's why his music is timeless till this day. I just recently watched the Aloha again and seeing Elvis perform Trilogy, how he gets stronger as the song builds, it's incredible and that gift coupled with his voice (amongst other things), set him far apart from anybody else.

[nashville cat]

I'll definitely go for the 70's era also. There was just so much soul in his voice. The 72-75 is my personal favorite.

The performances during the '69 Memphis sessions are some of my least favorite. He didn't seem to be singing with any subtelty at all and his voice had a hoarse quality (which worked well on some songs, granted.) He rebounded in a big way with the Nashville sessions in 70, IMO.

By late '75, there was a quite a bit of vibrato in his voice. I like some of the things during the Jungle Room sessions, but his voice just doesn't sound as clear to me. He could at times, sing with a lot of power though (Hurt, etc.). I almost feel like he was oversinging at times to try and make up for his physical shape and the fact he could not move around on stage like he used to.

I can't really decide though, because I also love the early 60's voice on "There's Always Me for example.