Reply With QuoteI took a listen to these earlier. Its hard to tell on some because the sounds so quiet. But burning love sounds promising and now or never is interesting.
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Burning Love is my favorite, could be a single release worthy!
I took a listen to these earlier. Its hard to tell on some because the sounds so quiet. But burning love sounds promising and now or never is interesting.
Love the clips. Thanks for posting. The new version of 'Burning Love' has got to be one of the single releases from the 'Viva Elvis' album - it is too good not to be. This could be a No.1 single in the UK and other countries. C'mon SONY don't let us down on the marketing! By the way, the songs shown in the footage are the stage versions - the album versions are very different with much better sound.
Brian
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Brian,
I could not go to the Elvis week i hear that they played some of the tracks from the Viva Elvis album,i just wondered if you heard them and what did they sound like lastly and your thoughts on them?
regards
emma
Hi Emma,Originally Posted by emmapeel
Unfortunately, I could not go to Graceland for Elvis Week so I have not heard any of the new album tracks other than some of the show versions on the various clips above.
Best.
Brian
OMG. Brilliant. It's Now Or Never is fantastic. Had to listen again. I agree as well that Burning Love is great. Can't wait to buy the album. When is it due for release?
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Trelane,
The album will be released in the UK and Europe on 8th November and the U.S.A. on 9th November.
Brian
I like Burning Love-it really sounds contemporary and kicks!
Its Now or Never they obviously played with his vocal playback to lower and slow down certain words and notes, not sure on that one how I feel?
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This new album will be one for the ages! Those who don't want it then it's their loss. For those who do, then you are in for a real treat!
Hate to say it but the new Burning Love rocks harder than the original 1972 version.
Love what they do with All Shook Up, can't wait to hear this new arrangment with Elvis voice. Its Now or Never is interesting too.
Burning Love? sounds like remix from the crapy 80's, It could have been on Felton Jarvis lousy Guitar Man remake sessions.
Now all of this does sound too showbiz and little rock and roll, but this are the stage versions, let's wait until the definitive versions on cd first.
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I was at the Orpheum for the Elvis Week premiere of the Viva Elvis version of "Suspicious Minds." I thought it was pretty and it has that same modern showbiz style that all these Cirque productions have, but it was more sentimental than rocking. Overall, I think it is a new take on the song that is true to it's emotional content. I still prefer both the original studio version and the live versions I've heard, but the new one is perfectly good, too.
#This new album will be one for the ages! Those who don't want it then it's their loss. For those who do, then you are in for a real treat!
Hate to say it but the new Burning Love rocks harder than the original 1972 version.
Agreed.
Brian
Should be an interesting album to listen to.."Burning Love" definitely sounds like it rocks more than the original.Not sure what I feel about the show as a whole though...bit too glitzy and a bit too over-done for me i think.I`m not being critical,looks like everyone involved put together an entertaining show that would appeal to a lot of people and did it well.Given the choice I`d rather watch Elvis,Scotty and Bill playing on a flat-bed truck...but that`s just me!
I agree, I would rather see Elvis play with his original people as well but I am pleased that they chose him to pay tribute too and I think they did it well ....in their own style.
Burning Love sounds harder... more contemporary-not necessarily better (there is a difference)This new album will be one for the ages! Those who don't want it then it's their loss. For those who do, then you are in for a real treat!
Hate to say it but the new Burning Love rocks harder than the original 1972 version.
On the other hand, "Its Now or Never" does not sound correct-,as I said, you can hear the speed being toyed with on the words and notes to make the song fit the "arrangement" they wanted. It sounds odd, at points-IMO
"The new album will be for the ages"??? Thats a subjective call-especially since we have not heard the whole album, and what we have heard seems to have some hits, and misses IMO
The original Elvis produced songs-now those are for the ages, anything afterwards....without his input-will almost never be as good as what he did originally at the time it was new. IMO
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I agree-there is a tendency of some to somehow want to "make these tinkering with the originals music" somehow "as good or better" than the hits that sold the style to start with. IMO that is rarely possible-except for ALLC.... anything I have heard that has been remixed, or "tinkered with" is not as good as the originals.
We are not going to be able to remix Elvis songs for every generation, in every new style or change to come along.....if so you water down the essence of what made it great.........Elvis and his contributions to the production of those hits.
Elvis sells Elvis-gimmicks are great, they help..... but are not the saving grace.... to carry Elvis into each generation.
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I've been thinking alot about this, and in the end I will say: We should avoid any comments about if this new remixes are better or not than the originals.
Let's say, we might like better or not this new stuff, thats a personal thing and anyone is entitled to an opinion. But to say this is better than the original? hmmm...
I think they are totally diferent musical entities: Elvis originals are about making records, and they showcase the musician ship, goals and ideals of a certain era, of a certain genere: gospel, rock, pop, country, and more than anything, of a certain artist: Elvis. PLEASE REMEMBER: ELVIS IS MAINLY BUT NOT JUST ABOUT HIS SINGING, HE WAS THE PRODUCER, THE ARRANGER, THE DEDICATED MUSICIAN THAT SEARCHED FOR CERTAIN SOUND COMING OUT OF THE BAND, THE PERFORMANCE IS NOT JUST HIS SINGING BUT THE SOUND GENERATED AMONG HIM AND THE BAND. So to just say: this is BETTER than the original, is quite dangerous and does shortage Elvis as a performing artist and musician. You might like it more, well, yes, but thats a different deal.
This new tracks are not about making records, not about musician ship, not about an artist looking for a sound in the band to let him self out on a song, they are not about an Elvis performance, this new backing tracks are about putting an specific show: The cirque do solei, they are about Cirque do Solei performance using Elvis theme as their vehicle. This CD will be Cirque do Solei, not Elvis, and there is nothing wrong with that. I'm not against it, and I might even like it and enjoy the whole thing. But we have to know the difference, this is not Elvis, this is hardly rock or gospel music, this is 100% showbiz and novelty, and yes, you migh like it even more than Elvis originals, just as you might like whatever artist more than Elvis, in this case the Cirque do Solei musicals, but to say its better I think we can't.
We can say Burning Love alt take 4 or the Live version is better than the studio master and show argue why, we can say Chuck Berry as a rocker, or Tom Jones as an entertainer, or whoever as a country or gospel singer where better or not than Elvis and argue about that, just as we can say the Elvis soundtrack deliver by Cirque do SOlei is better or not than the Beatles one, or any other soundtrack deliver by Solei is better or not from any musical soundtrack from a similar musical show Elvis related or not. But to compare the original Elvis recordings with this remakes its out of place, its a crossing we should avoid.
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Geez, I just don't know. I've got real mixed feelings about this. I was a little slow at getting the Beatles cd of that show. But when I did it blew me away. Mind you they had George Martin & his son on their side. I wonder who produced this?
Some of the arrangements sounded a little messy, especially "It's Now Or Never". As I say, I just don't know.
Thanks for the release update Brian.
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Totally agree-could not have said it better.
Music or movies-any creation sparks from the driving power of that creation-the artist.
When someone tinkers with the "artists creation" without any input of any kind from that artist you change the focus and design of that creation.
Would someone take a Rembrandt and decide-I think this will attract more of an audience today if.... we add, more green where the red is, more red where the green is?????
Sure you can do these things but the reason Rembrandt is a master-is because he knew how to make great art, art that lasts, art that is timeless..........
Elvis is timeless, not every single person sees it, but they can see he was a master at what he did......just as some prefer Van Gogh over Rembrandt but see they both are master at what they did.
Yes music remixes are interesting, sometimes exciting-but I just think its hard to compare them to the master recordings which show the timelessness of the original recordings.
We did not have remixes until the last 30 years or so, when people began "sampling" other riffs and portions of songs to make "new hits"
VIVA ELVIS may produce a great selling album with interesting takes on the originals...but I would never say they are better than the originals-in my subjective opinion!
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