Reply With QuoteThe show is bad, Elvis is bad (or somewhat confused) and the sound hurts your ears!
Fire In Vegas
Tracks:
01. 2001: A space odyssey
02. See see rider
03. Trouble
04. Raised on rock
05. Love me
06. Steamroller blues
07. What now my love
08. Blue suede shoes
09. Memphis Tennessee
10. Long tall Sally/Whole lotta shakin' goin' on/Mama don't dance/Flip Flop and Fly/Jailhouse rock
11. Love me tender
12. Hound dog
13. Fever
14. My boy
15. Suspicious minds
16. Band introductions & introduction Petula Clark
17. I can't stop loving you
18. American trilogy
19. Bridge over troubled water
20. How great Thou art
21. Big hunk o' love
22. Help me make it through the night
23. Can't help falling in love
24. Closing riff
25. The original Elvis medley
26. I've lost you (single version)
Label: Peaf CD 1993
Released: 1993
Sound quality: poor/average (audience recording)
Date: August 6, 1973 (Opening show)
Location: Las Vegas
Jumpsuit: (?)
Reviews: n/a
Last edited by Sonny; 02-04-2007 at 06:31 AM.
The show is bad, Elvis is bad (or somewhat confused) and the sound hurts your ears!
Interesting, to me it sounds like a pretty good show, with a combination of some strong performances intertwined with some humorous moments.
The sound isn't too bad considering it is an audience recorded source, you can make out quite clearly most of the dialogue, infact, for an audience recording the sound is pretty good in my opinion (though the speed of the recording seems to be a little out).
Worth checking out if only for the live version of 'Raised On Rock', 'My new single' announces Elvis as the opening drum beats thunder out. Coupled with the 50's 'Trouble' (as it is here) it works very well.
Among the other highlights are 'Memphis, Tennessee', a playful 'Fever', some different phrasing on 'My Boy', and what sounds like dog barking in the background at the start of 'Trilogy', prompting several comments from Elvis.
Amusingly, a lady in the audience calls out a request, 'I Can't Stop Loving You' to which Elvis fires back 'I can't stop loving you either, baby'.
Unfortunately, he earlier declines a request for 'If I Can Dream', but does offer a very solid and comitted version of 'Bridge' instead.
Enjoyable show all in all, I'd play it again sometime.
Last edited by spinout-designs; 05-14-2006 at 06:06 PM.
'What, honey ? ..... one scarf for the balcony ?! ........... OK ........... gimme a baseball ! ............ there's no way unless you put a rock in it'.
(Las Vegas - 7th December 1975)
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Fire In Vegas
Actually...I was at this show, sitting front and center. I was able to get both a kiss and a scarf that evening! This was the 3rd summer that we had been in Vegas on opening night, and this was a great show. FYI.....Elvis was wearing the "Aloha" Eagle jumpsuit.
It must have been so great, utmom2008! You sure had great seats!
Thanks, for sharing!
franny
It's one opening show that wasn't recorded good, The Show is great It's The recording is bad, first and last time Elvis Sing Raised On Rock Live, It's Medley with Trouble and My Boy Wasn't Recorded by Elvis yet.
It's great show I think
Tom
Take a look at you and me,,Are we too blind to see, Do we Simply turn our heads and look the other way.....(Line From "in The Ghetto")
Yes, trust me..it was a very good show!Originally Posted by poormansgold
Franny...you are welcome! I would love to share my Vegas stories...anytime!!It must have been so great, utmom2008! You sure had great seats!
Thanks, for sharing!
franny
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