The Guide to Elvis Presley
Submitted by lbangs on Thu, 05/19/2005 - 06:50
Tags:
- Elvis Presley (1956) - *****
- Elvis (1956) - *****
- Loving You (1957) - ** 1/2
- King Creole (1958) - ** 1/2
- Elvis' Golden Records (1958) - *****
- 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2 (1959) - *****
- His Hand in Mine (1960) - **** 1/2
- Something for Everybody (1961) - **
- Blue Hawaii (1961) - ***
- It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) - **
- Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3 (1964) - **** 1/2
- How Great Thou Art (1967) - **** 1/2
- Double Trouble (1967) - 1/2
- Elvis TV Special (1968) - *****
- From Elvis in Memphis (1969) - *****
- Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (1970) - ****
- On Stage: February 1970 (1970) - ****
- Love Letters from Elvis (1971) - *
- He Touched Me (1972) - **** 1/2
- Elvis as Recorded at Madison Square Garden (1972) - ** 1/2
- Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (1973) - ***
- Raised on Rock / For Ol' Times Sake (1973) - **
- Promised Land (1975) - ** 1/2
- From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976) - **
- Moody Blue (1977) - ***
- Elvis in Concert (1977) - 1/2
- Elvis Tapes (1979) - *
- Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 5 (1984) - ****
- The Top Ten Hits (1987) - *****
- Known Only to Him: Elvis Gospel 157-1971 (1989) - **** 1/2
- The Million Dollar Quartet (1990)- *****
- The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters (1992) - *****
- From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters (1993) - *****
- Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs (1994)- **** 1/2
- Live a Little, Love a Little / Charro! / The Trouble With Girls / Change of Habit (1995) - *
- Command Performances: The Essential 60's Masters II (1995) - ****
- Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters (1995) - *****
- Elvis 56 (1996) - ****
- Great Country Songs (1996) - *** 1/2
- An Afternoon in the Garden (1997) - ***
- Platinum: A Life in Music (1997) - ***
- Greatest Jukebox Hits (1997) - *** 1/2
- Tiger Man (1998) - ***
- Memories: The '68 Comeback Special (1998) - ****
- Sunrise (1999) - *****
- Home Recordings (1999) - **
- Suspicious Minds (1999) - *****
- Tomorrow Is a Long Time (1999) - ****
- Artist of the Century (1999) - ****
- Burning Love (1999) - *** 1/2
- Can't Help Falling in Love: The Hollywood Hits (1999) - ***
- That's the Way It Is: Special Edition (2000) - ***
- Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings (2000) - *** 1/2
- Country Side of Elvis (2001) - ***
- Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002) - **** 1/2
- 2nd to None (2003) - ** 1/2
- Elvis at Sun (2004) - *****
Author Comments:
This appears just like my CC series, but there is one crucial distinction. This list is the combined opinions of me and the critics in the critical consensus series. My vote counted for one point just like the vote of each critic.
Essentially, this is simply an update of the CC series with my little voice tossed in as a drop in the critical pool.
Scale:
***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever
I don't know if you've seen it, but the new Uncut special edition dedicated to Elvis is great. I read through most of it on a plane ride a week and a half ago, and I became so engrossed I didn't even notice when one of the engines fell off and we cartwheeled down the runway on landing.
;)
Johnny Waco
I've noticed it was out, but I haven't had the chance to browse it yet. So I should cave and spend the dough, eh? Uncut usually shines on those specials, and Elvis is certainly worthy...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs