Blog #Elvis Presley

A detailed history and review of Elvis Presley's June 1970 session in Nashville which resulted in the recording of 34 masters, three full albums, and several hit singles.

A review of Elvis Presley's two sessions at Stax Studios, Memphis, 1973. The first session was in July 1973, the second in December. The sessions resulted in three albums. Here I assess the recordings as a mature update of Elvis' original Sun sound, being a genre-bending blending of country, R&B, gospel, rock, and pop. I also select the cream of the material to argue that the Elvis Stax recordings deserve to be considered among the best of his career.

A brief review of the Elvis "Hits of the Seventies" album, more by way of reminiscence of a favourite album from 1977.

A short review of the Elvis Camden albums from 1968 to 1975, with a brief reference to those that came after.

This is my review of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the Elvis movie that has met with both popular and critical acclaim. The review is a deep dive divided into four parts.

A selection of the best Elvis Presley tracks on a year-by-year basis. In making my selections, I have blended studio, movie, and live material together, along with genres, to give a measure of Elvis’ genuine multiplicity in music.

A review of ‘Elvis,’ the biographical film directed by Baz Luhrmann (2022). Many Elvis fans (and others besides) love it; I don't. Here I set out my reasons why.

A breakdown by headings and sub-headings of my prospective book on the music and career of Elvis Presley.

A selection of the essential Elvis Presley tracks, in the manner of Desert Island Discs. I drew up an initial ‘shortlist’ of seventy tracks, reducing it in time to thirty. Eventually, after much thought and deliberation, I produced a list of ten essential tracks. That still put me two over the Desert Island limit of eight, but having lost ‘Wooden Heart’ and ‘Tomorrow is a Long Time,’ I refused to cut any further.

A brief appraisal of Elvis Presley's rendition of "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen."

A brief exploration of Freddie Mercury's lifelong admiration of Elvis Presley. Freddie Mercury had many influences, but Elvis was the first and most enduring.