Thank you for covering this set. This set would be ideal for newer fans wanting to dig deeper. I bought the ‘Way Down-in the Jungle Room’ release and it still retails for around a tenner. I have the Sun Sessions and many others, including the official live albums, most of expanded with rehearsal and sound check outtakes. So I wouldn’t need this particular set. I particularly like recordings that have been presented without Strings,Brass and Backing Singers. Elvis’ catalogue often gets this treatment. I only wish that Jerry Lee Lewis’ Golden Hits & The Killer Rocks On,from ‘63 & ‘72 would get this kind of treatment! Many others may purchase this set, lots to enjoy without a doubt.
I have the Elvis box set From Nashville to Memphis from 1993. The set you have might be even better as it covers a lot of different periods. Might need to look into that one and yes he is the King Of Rock And Roll.
Looks great. The live concert performance on there is really good as well. Elvis seemed in great form and in a really good mood. I also like a couple of the Stax recordings where Presley gets soulful (If You Talk In Your Sleep and Got a feeling In My Body - what a groover that is)!
I was in the film business in Memphis for 30 years or more and learnt a lot about Elvis. He was a truly good guy who liked to help people out. He took pills but not street drugs. I think he felt there was a true difference. He had a prescription for everything he needed from Dr Nick. (See Keith Richards on the genius of Dr Nick.) There's a video subject for ya!
Many years ago I got the two box sets walk a mile in my shoes and from Nashville to Memphis..they have so many gems ..I would burn cds for friends (remember that) and they would automatically become Elvis fans..
I wish that Sony Legacy would bring out an Elvis Mono box Set. An Elvis Mono box set would go nicely with The Beatles Mono box set and The Bob Dylan Mono Box set.
And the Rolling Stones's mono box set, which is the only way you can get the original UK configurations of their albums. It has an extra disc, Stray Cats, but unfortunately omits one of their greatest recordings, I Don't Know Why I Love You.
Great video, Barry. Speaking of Memphis, I just returned from a my very first visit there today. I got to stand on the spot where Elvis, Johnny Cash etc. sang their early hits in Sun Studios, before the actual mic they used. I was in awe! Graceland was also an enjoyable experience!
ruiner great my nephew went on the tour a few years ago was pretty awesome to visit sun plus graceland he was in a band several years back they were in a local club was neat experience for him enjoyed the town
went there a couple of years ago...yes ....it was "Mecca"......spent a week plus there! I cannot recommend it enough for rock and roll fans to GO. Graceland takes an entire day IF you do it right.
I would also highly recommend the Sony/FTD (Follow That Dream Records) American Sound “Trilogy” Classic Album cd sets (From Elvis In Memphis, Back In Memphis, From American Sound Studios), each is a deluxe 2-disc fold-out 7’’ set with booklet, featuring the masters and the cream of the crop of the outtakes from Memphis’ American Sound Studio (Chips Moman produced), early 1969. On 6 cd’s you’ll then have the best of his later period pre-70’s Vegas. Apart from the 1960 Elvis Is Back sessions (also on FTD Classic Album and as a FTD sessions cd box set I think), it doesn’t get any better than this.
For so long, those early singles, especially the RCA ones, had a reverb haze that slightly muffled everything. Then the Elvis “Rocker” album came out, with a lot of that reverb stripped out, revealing more of the power and sharp-edged energy of the early records. Listening to that album was a revelation.
The UK track listings of Elvis's first RCA albums are very different from the US listings. John Lennon said that Elvis's first album was his favourite (along with Dance Party) but he was referring to the UK version. If you look at the configuration, it is much more impressive.
To all rock & roll fans - if you really do love r n r....you owe it to yourself to to go "Mecca" (i.e. Memphis, Tennessee) . We did and spent a whole week plus there, purely to make "the pilgrimage". It was fantastic. There are several Rock museums to go see including Stax, Sun, and another one, and of course, Graceland. There's other great stuff to see too! Plan on spending a WHOLE day at Graceland alone...there's a lot to see!!!!!
From what I understand that 7" size and design is big in Japan right now and may be how the cd may get reintroduced to the buying public as a collectible item again, so you get a size where you can read the liners and big enough for album display in your home as opposed to the unattractive plastic case. Fingers crossed.
Intriguing! Went to Memphis and Graceland in the spring/summer of '91. Seemed like it was already such a long time since he died. Remember hearing about it on News at Ten, Reggie Bosanquet announced it I think. I was 9. When I went to Graceland, even all that time later, it was still packed with tourists. I was having a mooch around for a couple of months before starting at university in the States but it was quite the time for a musical trip around America too. Grunge was kicking off in Seattle, House, Techno Miami Bass and Hip Hop ruling the underground airwaves and urban clubs, Paul Simon live in Central Park. I was in hog heaven and I'm not even a muso like you ;) Speaking of the early '90s, ever fancied doing a review of Madchester Albums? Stone Roses, Thrills 'n Pills (Happy Mondays), Gold Mother (James), Some Friendly (Charlatans), Technique (New Order) etc.? Cheers. :)
So here’s a a thing. I recently bought Chris Charlesworth’s book ‘25 Albums That Rocked the World. I started to read it a couple of hours ago and the first album is Elvis’ ‘Complete Sun Sessions’. I scoured Amazon and Apple Music to stream it whilst reading about it but not available. I head to UA-cam as a last resort to find that 8 minutes previously you’d uploaded this piece about a new box set that includes the very recordings I’d been seeking. Spooky hey?
From Elvis in Memphis is one of the greatest albums ever! I have heard Suspicious Minds stripped down in a previous box set and it was amazing! Can’t wait to hear this. And the Sun Recordings are like hearing the six-days of creation in guitar, bass, and vocals (drums were added on the day of rest). Revolutionary and Evolutionary. Most important recordings of the last century.
Oddly enough you mentioned Elvis's gospel roots. He himself mentions during the Comeback special that he believed that rock N roll was a mixture of gospel and rhythm and blues. How does this coalesce with the sexuality inherent within that genre. Another fun fact. Dr. Richard Dawkins loves Elvis's gospel sides?!?! I do as well. I think his religious music is some of his finest work. No wonder his only Grammy wins were for his gospel sides.
Sam Phillips sold Presley's contract to RCA for $35000. Parker blocked a bid from Atlantic for $50,000 (Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson literally out everything the label owned into hock to raise the 50K) - the thought was that Parker was looking to negotiate stock and, later, casino options from the RCA conglomerate. Later, he sold all of Presley's future sales royalties to RCA for $4,000,000 - half of which he kept (he used it to pay off casino debts) and because he had failed to protect Elvis from tax liability in any way, Ol' E got about $750K. He was still obliged to produce 2 albums a year, of course, so he basically gave up trying. Why bother leaving Memphis to record, it just costs money you will never get back. He just needed a single now and them to keep the mechanical royalties coming in - so, basically. old Elvis never got paid for any future work and he stopped getting paid for his past work. In the early 80's, Priscilla and the estate sued The Colonel and RCS on behalf of Lisa Maree and won back a significant chunk of the rights. But they barely got a cent for the post-death goldrush. And, come to think of it, what they got of that the Colonel still got 50% from! There's a video on it somewhere in my back catalogue.
Ever since Danish Elvis superfan, Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, took over responsibility for Elvis' recorded legacy he's done the near impossible, reclaiming Elvis' reputation from a self-parodying joke and Las Vegas lounge act to an exciting, innovative and trailblazing musician whose impact on popular music is incalculable. Jorgensen's Elvis discography is a must read. His work at mining Elvis's recording archive has been of immeasurable importance to fans and scholars of popular music. The box sets he has curated rank alongside those of Bob Dylan and Jethro Tull in terms of importance, comprehensiveness and quality. Every major artist deserves their own Jorgensen. The new box, Memphis, is a bit different than earlier sets. The latter typically focus on a single set of sessions, like the Stax, box set or the American Studio box set, or the two Nashville box sets, or a run of concerts, like the Live 1969 (Las Vegas), Elvis on Tour, or the Aloha concert. Memphis covers a longer span of time as it focuses on everything he recorded in Memphis, from his first recordings at Sun Studios to his last recordings in his Graceland home. All of the studio recordings have received their own in-depth sets. The difference here, with the exception of the Sun recordings--as you've mentioned--are stripped of their overdubs. They are revelatory. We get to hear, for the most part, Elvis and a small set of musicians recording magic. On some of the tracks the backing vocalists were there at the basic sessions. We learn that Elvis was completely involved and in control of his recording sessions. The live concert is previously released, but it is nice to have it here for completeness.
Outside of some quite good releases earlier in his tenure, Jorgensen is not rated very highly at all within the serious fan community. Shoddy and uninspired work always seems to follow his products around and this latest one is no exception [out-of-sync audio issues, clipped vocals, overdubs on tracks claiming to be undubbed, perplexing mixing choices, curious Las Vegas cover art, inept album title, etc. etc.].
lennon was wrong. the stuff on this set is mostly great. the album elvis made right out of the army is brilliant but unfortunately not included...the live set from 1974 is better than ok.
phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän -nən a: a rare or significant fact or event b: pluralphenomenons : an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence
Some of the new mixes are terrific. But unfortunately, many of them are dreadful, with buried lead vocals, weird panning etc. And also there's very noticeable sync issues that make certain tracks unlistenable. The mixing choices, of course, are a matter of opinion and preference, but there's just no excuse for having sync mistakes on an official release. That's just plain careless and sloppy.
“Before Elvis, there was nothing.” - John Lennon "Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles." - John Lennon "When I was a kid I wanted to be an accountant. Then I discovered Females and Elvis Presley and my life changed" -Robert Plant “There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.” - Bruce Springsteen “You couldn’t take your eyes off of him. He was what every musician wanted to be. He was one of the biggest influences on me. I wanted to be Elvis.” - Joe Perry "Elvis is king. Period." - Gene Simmons "I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States." - Mick Fleetwood "Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me." - Elton John "It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid." - Elton John “When I first heard Elvis' voice, I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.” - Bob Dylan “Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.” - Rod Stewart “He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.” - Mick Jagger "Elvis wrote the book. We are all just followers" -Freddie Mercury
“Before Elvis, there was nothing.” - John Lennon "Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles." - John Lennon "When I was a kid I wanted to be an accountant. Then I discovered Females and Elvis Presley and my life changed" -Robert Plant “There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.” - Bruce Springsteen “You couldn’t take your eyes off of him. He was what every musician wanted to be. He was one of the biggest influences on me. I wanted to be Elvis.” - Joe Perry "Elvis is king. Period." - Gene Simmons "I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States." - Mick Fleetwood "Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me." - Elton John "It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid." - Elton John “When I first heard Elvis' voice, I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.” - Bob Dylan “Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.” - Rod Stewart “He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.” - Mick Jagger "Elvis wrote the book. We are all just followers" -Freddie Mercury
Recent subscriber and.... another great video... I have to say I first got pulled in to your "troll" videos and those amazingly "droll" put downs and cultural references you had for the haters. Very funny... Your dead pan vocal delivery is really engaging! Sod the haters! In fact, please do another one! Completely unrelated to the musical content, I like this fairly new camera view of your office and I like the art on the walls. I know you need no advice from some doofus like me but - as an idiosyncratic element of these videos - a new and interesting bit of art on the canvas on the left of screen would be a great addition. I loved the painting in previous vids, which looked a bit like Beech Avenue in Dorset. Anyway, enough of my piffle - I wish you all the best and more success!
Thank you for covering this set. This set would be ideal for newer fans wanting to dig deeper. I bought the ‘Way Down-in the Jungle Room’ release and it still retails for around a tenner. I have the Sun Sessions and many others, including the official live albums, most of expanded with rehearsal and sound check outtakes. So I wouldn’t need this particular set. I particularly like recordings that have been presented without Strings,Brass and Backing Singers. Elvis’ catalogue often gets this treatment. I only wish that Jerry Lee Lewis’ Golden Hits & The Killer Rocks On,from ‘63 & ‘72 would get this kind of treatment! Many others may purchase this set, lots to enjoy without a doubt.
Abbey Road, Let It Bleed & Elvis in Memphis were the 3 albums I bought when I was 16 going on 17 in 1969. Still playing them.
Hearing my dad play his Elvis records when I was a kid started my life long love of music.
I have the Elvis box set From Nashville to Memphis from 1993. The set you have might be even better as it covers a lot of different periods. Might need to look into that one and yes he is the King Of Rock And Roll.
It sounds like a great collection. May need to think about getting this one. Thanks for sharing.
Looks great. The live concert performance on there is really good as well. Elvis seemed in great form and in a really good mood.
I also like a couple of the Stax recordings where Presley gets soulful (If You Talk In Your Sleep and Got a feeling In My Body - what a groover that is)!
I was in the film business in Memphis for 30 years or more and learnt a lot about Elvis. He was a truly good guy who liked to help people out. He took pills but not street drugs. I think he felt there was a true difference. He had a prescription for everything he needed from Dr Nick. (See Keith Richards on the genius of Dr Nick.) There's a video subject for ya!
Many years ago I got the two box sets walk a mile in my shoes and from Nashville to Memphis..they have so many gems ..I would burn cds for friends (remember that) and they would automatically become Elvis fans..
I wish that Sony Legacy would bring out an Elvis Mono box Set. An Elvis Mono box set would go nicely with The Beatles Mono box set and The Bob Dylan Mono Box set.
And the Rolling Stones's mono box set, which is the only way you can get the original UK configurations of their albums. It has an extra disc, Stray Cats, but unfortunately omits one of their greatest recordings, I Don't Know Why I Love You.
Absolutely ! On the (enormous Elvis) bootleg market there was a huge deluxe Elvis Mono cd box set released some years ago…
What we are left with is just awesome natural talent,the king, thanks to you for reminding me all the best 🙏
These recordings are exceptional sound wise. Clean and good depth with nice stereo separation. Great remixes and well packaged as shown in the video.
Great unboxing / this is definitely now in my wish list. Classic Elvis
Elvis before he went commercial? Count me in!
It's a fine album.
Some of the unadorned tracks are quite beautiful.
Look forward to your review.
Great video, Barry. Speaking of Memphis, I just returned from a my very first visit there today. I got to stand on the spot where Elvis, Johnny Cash etc. sang their early hits in Sun Studios, before the actual mic they used. I was in awe! Graceland was also an enjoyable experience!
ruiner great my nephew went on the tour a few years ago was pretty awesome to visit sun plus graceland he was in a band several years back they were in a local club was neat experience for him enjoyed the town
went there a couple of years ago...yes ....it was "Mecca"......spent a week plus there! I cannot recommend it enough for rock and roll fans to GO. Graceland takes an entire day IF you do it right.
I would also highly recommend the Sony/FTD (Follow That Dream Records) American Sound “Trilogy” Classic Album cd sets (From Elvis In Memphis, Back In Memphis, From American Sound Studios), each is a deluxe 2-disc fold-out 7’’ set with booklet, featuring the masters and the cream of the crop of the outtakes from Memphis’ American Sound Studio (Chips Moman produced), early 1969. On 6 cd’s you’ll then have the best of his later period pre-70’s Vegas. Apart from the 1960 Elvis Is Back sessions (also on FTD Classic Album and as a FTD sessions cd box set I think), it doesn’t get any better than this.
For so long, those early singles, especially the RCA ones, had a reverb haze that slightly muffled everything. Then the Elvis “Rocker” album came out, with a lot of that reverb stripped out, revealing more of the power and sharp-edged energy of the early records. Listening to that album was a revelation.
I cried the night the King died ❤
The UK track listings of Elvis's first RCA albums are very different from the US listings. John Lennon said that Elvis's first album was his favourite (along with Dance Party) but he was referring to the UK version. If you look at the configuration, it is much more impressive.
Thanks for this and your other great content, ordered my copy of this.
Hope you enjoy it!
Another excellent piece by the way.
Amazing CD box 🤩
Thanks for the heads up about this. I bought it from the Gaceland store and i look forward to digging into this.
Essential for any serious music collection.
To all rock & roll fans - if you really do love r n r....you owe it to yourself to to go "Mecca" (i.e. Memphis, Tennessee) . We did and spent a whole week plus there, purely to make "the pilgrimage". It was fantastic. There are several Rock museums to go see including Stax, Sun, and another one, and of course, Graceland. There's other great stuff to see too!
Plan on spending a WHOLE day at Graceland alone...there's a lot to see!!!!!
A fine review from a fine artist 😊
From what I understand that 7" size and design is big in Japan right now and may be how the cd may get reintroduced to the buying public as a collectible item again, so you get a size where you can read the liners and big enough for album display in your home as opposed to the unattractive plastic case. Fingers crossed.
Thank you very much.
Thanks man. I need to get that - pronto.
The RCA labels should be orange not yellow but looks like a great set - Pedantic Steve !
Intriguing! Went to Memphis and Graceland in the spring/summer of '91. Seemed like it was already such a long time since he died. Remember hearing about it on News at Ten, Reggie Bosanquet announced it I think. I was 9. When I went to Graceland, even all that time later, it was still packed with tourists. I was having a mooch around for a couple of months before starting at university in the States but it was quite the time for a musical trip around America too. Grunge was kicking off in Seattle, House, Techno Miami Bass and Hip Hop ruling the underground airwaves and urban clubs, Paul Simon live in Central Park. I was in hog heaven and I'm not even a muso like you ;) Speaking of the early '90s, ever fancied doing a review of Madchester Albums? Stone Roses, Thrills 'n Pills (Happy Mondays), Gold Mother (James), Some Friendly (Charlatans), Technique (New Order) etc.? Cheers. :)
So here’s a a thing. I recently bought Chris Charlesworth’s book ‘25 Albums That Rocked the World. I started to read it a couple of hours ago and the first album is Elvis’ ‘Complete Sun Sessions’. I scoured Amazon and Apple Music to stream it whilst reading about it but not available. I head to UA-cam as a last resort to find that 8 minutes previously you’d uploaded this piece about a new box set that includes the very recordings I’d been seeking. Spooky hey?
Sony Legacy can show Apple a thing or three when it comes to reissues.
Just wow! Apple are innumerable levels above Jorgensen-produced Elvis product.
It's not even close, sadly.
From Elvis in Memphis is one of the greatest albums ever! I have heard Suspicious Minds stripped down in a previous box set and it was amazing! Can’t wait to hear this. And the Sun Recordings are like hearing the six-days of creation in guitar, bass, and vocals (drums were added on the day of rest). Revolutionary and Evolutionary. Most important recordings of the last century.
Nice , I know what to get my Mum for X-Mas ..,
Oddly enough you mentioned Elvis's gospel roots. He himself mentions during the Comeback special that he believed that rock N roll was a mixture of gospel and rhythm and blues.
How does this coalesce with the sexuality inherent within that genre.
Another fun fact. Dr. Richard Dawkins loves Elvis's gospel sides?!?!
I do as well. I think his religious music is some of his finest work. No wonder his only Grammy wins were for his gospel sides.
Sam Phillips sold Presley's contract to RCA for $35000. Parker blocked a bid from Atlantic for $50,000 (Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson literally out everything the label owned into hock to raise the 50K) - the thought was that Parker was looking to negotiate stock and, later, casino options from the RCA conglomerate. Later, he sold all of Presley's future sales royalties to RCA for $4,000,000 - half of which he kept (he used it to pay off casino debts) and because he had failed to protect Elvis from tax liability in any way, Ol' E got about $750K. He was still obliged to produce 2 albums a year, of course, so he basically gave up trying. Why bother leaving Memphis to record, it just costs money you will never get back. He just needed a single now and them to keep the mechanical royalties coming in - so, basically. old Elvis never got paid for any future work and he stopped getting paid for his past work. In the early 80's, Priscilla and the estate sued The Colonel and RCS on behalf of Lisa Maree and won back a significant chunk of the rights. But they barely got a cent for the post-death goldrush. And, come to think of it, what they got of that the Colonel still got 50% from! There's a video on it somewhere in my back catalogue.
Ever since Danish Elvis superfan, Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, took over responsibility for Elvis' recorded legacy he's done the near impossible, reclaiming Elvis' reputation from a self-parodying joke and Las Vegas lounge act to an exciting, innovative and trailblazing musician whose impact on popular music is incalculable. Jorgensen's Elvis discography is a must read. His work at mining Elvis's recording archive has been of immeasurable importance to fans and scholars of popular music. The box sets he has curated rank alongside those of Bob Dylan and Jethro Tull in terms of importance, comprehensiveness and quality. Every major artist deserves their own Jorgensen.
The new box, Memphis, is a bit different than earlier sets. The latter typically focus on a single set of sessions, like the Stax, box set or the American Studio box set, or the two Nashville box sets, or a run of concerts, like the Live 1969 (Las Vegas), Elvis on Tour, or the Aloha concert. Memphis covers a longer span of time as it focuses on everything he recorded in Memphis, from his first recordings at Sun Studios to his last recordings in his Graceland home.
All of the studio recordings have received their own in-depth sets. The difference here, with the exception of the Sun recordings--as you've mentioned--are stripped of their overdubs. They are revelatory. We get to hear, for the most part, Elvis and a small set of musicians recording magic. On some of the tracks the backing vocalists were there at the basic sessions. We learn that Elvis was completely involved and in control of his recording sessions.
The live concert is previously released, but it is nice to have it here for completeness.
Outside of some quite good releases earlier in his tenure, Jorgensen is not rated very highly at all within the serious fan community.
Shoddy and uninspired work always seems to follow his products around and this latest one is no exception [out-of-sync audio issues, clipped vocals, overdubs on tracks claiming to be undubbed, perplexing mixing choices, curious Las Vegas cover art, inept album title, etc. etc.].
I didn’t know he was still making music 😂
Bloody hell!
Why did he not tour the UK?
If you go to Memphis? Bring some bodyguards 😂
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@@classicalbum it's a crime filled dump.
@@classicalbum The rap scene from what I understand is literally killing each other there, imagine if The Stones and Beatles were shooting it out. 🙄
@@classicalbum
Most Dangerous Cities in America 2024
1. Memphis, Tennessee
2. St. Louis, Missouri
3. Little Rock, Arkansas
Dangerous City.. lol😅
I agree with John Lennon: Elvise pre-Army - good; post-Army - a living death.
lennon was wrong. the stuff on this set is mostly great. the album elvis made right out of the army is brilliant but unfortunately not included...the live set from 1974 is better than ok.
Love Lennon but that is a lazy quote. Some of Presley's very best work came at the end of the 60's and early 70's.
Wow! Your enthusiasm exudes. Don’t do this anymore,
phe·nom·e·non fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän -nən
a: a rare or significant fact or event
b: pluralphenomenons : an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence
Some of the new mixes are terrific. But unfortunately, many of them are dreadful, with buried lead vocals, weird panning etc. And also there's very noticeable sync issues that make certain tracks unlistenable. The mixing choices, of course, are a matter of opinion and preference, but there's just no excuse for having sync mistakes on an official release. That's just plain careless and sloppy.
Never loved Elvis and never understood the hype. Leaves me stone cold
You’ve always been that way!!! 😊
“Before Elvis, there was nothing.”
- John Lennon
"Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles."
- John Lennon
"When I was a kid I wanted to be an accountant. Then I discovered Females and Elvis Presley and my life changed"
-Robert Plant
“There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.”
- Bruce Springsteen
“You couldn’t take your eyes off of him. He was what every musician wanted to be. He was one of the biggest influences on me. I wanted to be Elvis.”
- Joe Perry
"Elvis is king. Period."
- Gene Simmons
"I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States."
- Mick Fleetwood
"Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me."
- Elton John
"It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid."
- Elton John
“When I first heard Elvis' voice, I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.”
- Bob Dylan
“Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.”
- Rod Stewart
“He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.”
- Mick Jagger
"Elvis wrote the book. We are all just followers"
-Freddie Mercury
Elvis REALLY ??? give me a break 🥱👎
“Before Elvis, there was nothing.”
- John Lennon
"Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been The Beatles."
- John Lennon
"When I was a kid I wanted to be an accountant. Then I discovered Females and Elvis Presley and my life changed"
-Robert Plant
“There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.”
- Bruce Springsteen
“You couldn’t take your eyes off of him. He was what every musician wanted to be. He was one of the biggest influences on me. I wanted to be Elvis.”
- Joe Perry
"Elvis is king. Period."
- Gene Simmons
"I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States."
- Mick Fleetwood
"Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me."
- Elton John
"It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid."
- Elton John
“When I first heard Elvis' voice, I just knew that I wasn’t going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail.”
- Bob Dylan
“Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.”
- Rod Stewart
“He was a unique artist - an original in an area of imitators.”
- Mick Jagger
"Elvis wrote the book. We are all just followers"
-Freddie Mercury
He's the king!! He wrote the book..
Recent subscriber and.... another great video... I have to say I first got pulled in to your "troll" videos and those amazingly "droll" put downs and cultural references you had for the haters. Very funny... Your dead pan vocal delivery is really engaging! Sod the haters! In fact, please do another one! Completely unrelated to the musical content, I like this fairly new camera view of your office and I like the art on the walls. I know you need no advice from some doofus like me but - as an idiosyncratic element of these videos - a new and interesting bit of art on the canvas on the left of screen would be a great addition. I loved the painting in previous vids, which looked a bit like Beech Avenue in Dorset. Anyway, enough of my piffle - I wish you all the best and more success!
My wife is the artist. The room doubles as my studio and her art studio
@@classicalbum Beautiful art! I'd love to see more. Thanks for replying Classic Album Review Bruh :), most appreciated.