From Elvis in Memphis

This was better than I was expecting. The songs were all new to me but good until In The a Ghetto and Suspicious Minds which are among Elvis’s best. A good album - a solid 4 stars.

A straight 60s pop album with lots of strings, horns, and crooner vocals. I don't think this is a great album, especially coming from the King of Rock and Roll, but it's not offensive(except for the overbearing horns on a couple tracks.) I don't think this should be on a list of 1001 albums to hear before I die.

Dated but good quality

I saw Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their recent tour and they played a staggering version of Tupelo describing Elvis' birth into a Biblical storm in Tupelo, Mississippi. Prior to the performance, Nick Cave spoke about how much Elvis inspired him. I kind of found this surprising because I didn't see a lot of parallels between their music, but I honestly wasn't familiar enough with Elvis to really make an informed opinion.

Listening to From Elvis In Memphis now, I actually do see some similarities in their singing styles and some of the gospel aspects of the tracks although Nick has definitely twisted this sound into a much more menacing sound. I dug into it a bit further and according to the Red Hand Files this was Nick's favourite era of Elvis' music, and he even mentions a few tracks off this albums as his favourites, so it's starting to make a lot of sense.

Anyways, while I really enjoy digging into my favourite bands influences, I also enjoyed listening to From Elvis in Memphis a lot more than I was expecting. Not that I was expecting to dislike it, but I was expecting a much more dated rock-and-roll sound and for some reason I have an impression that Elvis is a bit corny and gimmicky. However, the production on this album is actually pretty amazing and it felt surprisingly timeless. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this album.

Some catchy jams. Musically In the Ghetto is good but god damned those lyrics are bad.

Gran disco, gran voz. Me guardo en favoritos:«Only the Strong Survive», «Power of My Love», «Gentle on My Mind», «In the Ghetto» y «Suspicious Minds».

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with suspicious minds!

Not my favorite of Elvis's Styles.

just not a huge elvis fan

Pleasant listen but not spectacular.

Good classic Elvis, a more soulful toned down later Elvis album.

One that is already in my collection.... a good re-listen today (a couple of the songs seem a bit dated. #Musicsky #Albumsky 3/5 Day 30

Elvis had the voice, the looks and the charisma so it would probably feel unfair if he’d also been blessed with a great sense of quality control. This album veers all the way from the sublime to borderline self-parody.

An excellent album for many reasons, but mostly b/c it shows us who Elvis is and who he is not. The 'first rock star,' he was a star but not necessarily a rocker. Prolific as a balladeer and a country western crooner, at least on record, he seems hardly to have a sense of humor, which isn't a failing, but can hardly be considered the appropriate stance of one who rocks, i.e., see Chuck Berry and his ding-a-ling. His business was in being austere. When that's understood, it gives a whole new dimension to tracks like 'I'll Hold You In My Heart,' 'In The Ghetto,' 'Don't Cry Daddy,' 'Kentucky Rain,' and 'Mama Liked The Roses.' I'm not so sure he cared about getting us to shake our asses or to move our hips - I think he just wanted us to listen.

Важко оцінювати таку персону як Елвіс. З одного боку я ніколи не був прямо прихильником його музики, з іншого - рівень харизми просто захмарний.
Тому поставлю 3 загалом.

Have to say, I enjoyed this one a lot more than the other two Elvis albums I've got so far, despite only knowing one song previously. It's really well produced and there were a few songs that I really enjoyed. Not sure if I'd go back to it again though. I'd say at this point Elvis was probably seen to be "past it", but this shows he still had some fuel in the tank!

Not a fan of the man but a good album.

The bar is closing, you're sipping beer alone in that dark corner, and your brain has stopped mussing. You're alone and it's closing time. Yesterday was more joyful. Barely.

I found myself wanting to here the TCB band playing some of this stuff live, except In The Ghetto of course.

Starts off a bit slow but still a beautiful album. Not the most innovative for its time, but you don't need more with a voice like Elvis and a collection of nice songs. His voice sounds great here and the lush instrumentation keeps even the more basic songs a pleasant listen. In The Ghetto is a great song to end on and the bonus tracks are even better, shame those weren't included on the album originally though. I'm a sucker for this schmalzy honey glazed 60s country pop and this is one of the best albums to do it.