Elvis Is Back

Nothing wrong with this one. Every song is good & it turns out that I think I am just an Elvis fan. Giving it a strong 3, as outside of the Elvisness of it there really isn't anything that special about this one. Fever deserves its flowers, I love the minimalist approach, just some hand claps, stand up base, Elvis & your occasional drum fill & it works brilliantly. Giving it a strong 3 or a 7.7 out of 10.

Everyone has an opinion on Elvis. Was he a talented singer? Did he borrow heavily from Black musicians? Was he a product? All of these things can be true. Some of the songs are great, but I can live without Elvis' version of "Fever" for the rest of my life.

Unimpressive album, which is hard to say. Elvis's voice carries every track but most of the tracks are just so so. Loved Dirty, Dirty Feeling and Solider Boy.

Jeg er som minimum nød til at anderkende at denne Elvis er den bedste på listen. Det fede ved det er hvor simpelt det lyder, men hvor mange lag der er i musikken.

Definition of absolute mid. Not bad, not good.

It’s an Elvis record. Elvis is good. Not much else to add. 2.5/5

It’s a very average album for this list and not quite sure this is one of Elvis’s albums here.

It was what it was and Im sure very exciting at the time. Was ok, nothing wrong with it except it sounded old. Better than rap..

Most people who bought this album will be dead now. There'll be stacks of them gathering dust in charity shops. And honestly, for all he's a nice singer, it's where they belong. Very dated. That's all I could think throughout this. I didn't dislike it. It's Elvis, innit?

Elvis is back just in time to influence adolescent Beatles so that they can take rock and roll in interesting directions.

This is my first time hearing Elvis... ever. I come into it with a bit of bias, as I didn't like him as a person. But we'll see how he actually is. 01. Make Me Know It Just a fun lil' song. I have a feeling that's gonna be this whole album. 02. Fever I honestly really love this. It's very Sinatra-esque, and I like this softer track! 03. The Girl Of My Best Friend This is on the radio of the BBQ restaurant I work at. I'm sick of it. 04. I Will Be Home Again I really appreciate the acoustic guitar of this track, love it a lot. Song itself is fine. 05. Dirty, Dirty Feeling Love how fast-paced and exciting this is! The lyrics are disgusting though. 06. Thrill Of Your Love Real generic, even for the time. Don't care for this one. 07. Soldier Boy It's just Trill Of Your Love, but it now has a soldier! I get that he was in the military, and so this song probably has some deeper meaning behind it, but honestly I just didn't care. You have to make me care, Elvis. 08. Such A Night Was just kind of alright... THEN THE CHORUS HIT. Is really fun, even if the actual writing is super lazy. 09. It Feels So Right By far my favorite instrumentation so far. Probably my favorite vocal performance too! 10. The Girl Next Door Went A'Walking Fairly basic, but undoubtably catchy as a motherfucker. 11. Like A Baby Love the sleazy sounding saxaphone, and is fun to see the comparison between love and babies. Otherwise, is just okay. 12. Reconsider, Baby If you told me this had the same backing instrumentation as Like A Baby, I would almost believe you. I'm not sure what I WAS expecting, but I was still disappointed. I don't personally think he's a great singer, so I have no clue how he blew up the way he did. Of course, I'm an 08' baby, so it was a bit of a time gap between then and now. But personally, I was underwhelmed.

Classic, but honestly pretty forgettable

I just searched my history and was surprised to see that this is the first Elvis entry of the project for me (and I am 457 albums in!) I believe that my parents were Elvis fans (and one of my father's best friends played on one of his tours,) but they did not push Elvis on me as a child the way they pushed the Beatles. And at least in part because of that, I just never understood the whole Elvis phenomenon. I guess understood might not be the right word - I read a lot of rock history books and I know Dylan and the Beatles along with everyone else worshipped him, so I understand that the whole world loved him - but I have just never been taken with his music the way I was with the Beatles as a kid. All of which is to say, I'm not a huge Elvis fan. But this era of Elvis - the relatively early stuff - is one I like. "Fever" will always remind me of Pee Wee Herman's stage show. And whoever in the Jordanaires had the really deep voice reminds me of Adam Driver in Inside Llewyn Davis.

Kinda like eating in a 50s diner - not exceptional quality, but has a certain vibe to it

Gudsbenådet stemme, men synes Elvis blir bedre med alderen. Låtene på denne er litt for mye svisker.

Pretty mild, if you ask me. Not a bad album at all--good band, decent songs--but it's in no way thrilling. I think Loving You is the good album and it's not on the list.

I much prefer uptempo Elvis, so whilst this is alright there’s nothing really special about it. Fever is a prime example, it’s good but not as good as Peggy Lee’s version

I do like Elvis's voice, and I'll certainly sing along to the classics or his Christmas album. However I'm discovering that I'm fairly indifferent to the albums, as they go in one ear and out the other. That being said I don't think anyone is capable of doing a terrible version of Fever - it's just a fantastic song and I enjoyed this version. I had to google who was doing the bass backing vocals on Make Me Know It and Thrill of Your Love, as they were astonishingly deep (I am guessing Ray Walker?). Some of the lyrics of Dirty, Dirty Feeling are a bit eye opening too: I hear you're pretty good at running But pretty soon you'll slip and fall That's when I'll drag you home with me girl I'm gonna chain you to the wall. Blimey, Elvis! 3/5

It's Elvis. Probably not the best of Elvis. Okay I guess

It's okay.

Tekst Time is a fascinating thing. When I was born, this album was fourteen years (and two months) old. Yet by then, this music already sounded pretty dated. If you go back fourteen years from now, to 2012, and play some random popular album from that year, you probably won’t hear much difference from the music being made today, AI craze aside. When I was growing up, Elvis Presley was still everywhere, but primarily as an icon from the past. His rather mediocre films would be shown on TV on Saturday afternoons, but prime time had long since become a thing of the past for him. People had Elvis sightings, a phenomenon that seems to have all but died out, perhaps partly because Elvis Aaron Presley, from Tupelo, Mississippi, would now be nearly 92. As everyone knows, Elvis died on the toilet just after my third birthday. A sad end for perhaps the first genuine teen idol, coinciding with the rise of a relatively affluent group of middle-class youngsters with plenty of free time and, for the first time in history, enough pocket money to buy singles, go out at weekends and slow-dance with girls in petticoats or greasers sporting leather jackets and elaborate quiffs. There are plenty of songs on this album to slow-dance to, and that’s immediately its biggest problem. The reason I started by talking about the album’s age is that it sounds so painfully dated that it’s difficult to listen to, let alone put yourself in the mindset of the time and understand why it caused such a sensation. This is particularly true of the slower songs—with one important exception—and the biggest culprit is the backing vocal group, the Jordanaires. Originally a gospel quartet, they accompanied Elvis for a large part of his career. I ran into [the same problem](http://ivo-habets.nl/39-ray-charles-modern-sounds-in-country-and-western-music-1962-6-10/) when listening to music from around this period with modern ears, particularly the backing vocals. The striking thing is that if you move forward just a few years, the music may still sound unmistakably old, but it feels far less dated. The music of 1968 onwards forms such a large part of the foundation of the (non-electronic) music still being made today that it somehow retains its freshness, and is often simply experienced as brilliant. Let’s be honest: not only was the foundation of modern music laid around 1968–72, but that period was also its high point. Of course, the music of those years grew out of what came before it, especially the blues, but certainly also the music of Elvis and his contemporaries. It’s no coincidence that the Clash copied the cover of Elvis’s debut album for their own first record. But that extra step in between makes a world of difference. Think of the Beatles and the Stones, too: their early albums are amusingly dated, whereas *Abbey Road*, for example, would still be a sensation rather than an anomaly if it were released tomorrow. More or less. So this album is a case for the time machine. The solitary highlight is, of course, ‘Fever’, which was already four years old at the time. It was originally written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell under the pseudonym John Davenport. Two years earlier, Peggy Lee had scored her biggest hit with it—or at least her signature song. Elvis’s version stands out precisely because of its sparse instrumentation: double bass, finger snaps and a little percussion. That, and sending the Jordanaires on holiday, makes the song sound far less dated than the rest of the album. Want a little taste of the evidence? Just listen to ‘I Will Be Home Again’. Go on, then, ‘Reconsider Baby’, the closing track, also raises the level considerably. Here, the instrumentation is noticeably better and more interesting. I’m sorry. Is this another case of blasphemy? Perhaps. To redress the balance a little, let there be no misunderstanding: Elvis was a wonderful singer with a wonderful voice. But, as is so often the case with (proto-)pop music, the dominance of the vocals over the music means I don’t listen to it with much enthusiasm. And there’s no original material on this album—or on his debut, for that matter. Oh, and in case you didn’t know: Elvis was back after two years of military service in Germany, during which he recorded no new music. This album, recorded directly in stereo in a fairly innovative move, was then made in just four days: 20 and 21 March, and 3 and 4 April 1960. As they’d say in Brabant: zodoedegeda (that's how you do it). Perhaps today’s artists, some of whom spend more than a year tinkering away in the studio, could learn something from that. When you hear how quickly all those brilliant records from around 1970 were recorded—a time when releasing a new LP more than once every twelve months was fairly normal—you sometimes wonder whether people nowadays squeeze all the spontaneity out of everything by overworking it. But hey, if they hadn’t invited the Jordanaires, they might have finished in three days!

Okay, on some level, I get why this album was included. Elvis is Back! is often cited as the point where Elvis Presley started to mature as a performer, improving his vocal range and diversifying his musical palette during his last few months serving in the U.S. Army. While there are traces of his early rock & roll style on tracks like Otis Blackwell's "Make Me Know It" and "Dirty, Dirty Feeling", the album as a whole is a measured modulation toward traditional pop, R&B, and doo-wop of the time, complete with polished stereo production. I can see on paper how these ingredients combined would make for a very marketable comeback for Elvis. And yet... I don't know; I feel like I didn't get much out of this. After all, it's still another album of mostly cover songs where I can more easily find the originals or better versions of the tracks nowadays. Take the song "Fever", for example; I can go to the Little Willie John original, the Peggy Lee lounge version, or even the rendition actress Nana Visitor did for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "His Way", and find better performances and gravitas than what Elvis offered. I can't deny that Elvis was a good performer, and I recognize that his vocal range has improved and sounded better with this production. But since my standard for covers was set high by someone like Aretha Franklin, it's difficult to think otherwise. If anything, it made me realize how sanitized Elvis's image had become, away from the raucous rock & roll lifestyle of his early output toward a more contemporary outlook. Again, it made for great marketing that Elvis's comeback record sounded this appealing. But as an album to check out decades removed, it was a different lane for him, but not enough to move the needle for me. That's all.

Rate: 7.5/10.

I’m generally fine with all these old timey records on the list. At least when there is a culling it’s of the more recent ones.

3.5/5

I find it very difficult to rate albums this old. They just sound like oldies to me. Not good not bad, pretty listenable, but old.

Alright, so I thought that this may have been his first or second album, but it's the fourth one. Overall, the vibes are alright but not the absolute best. I would say that it's pretty chill having it in the background and it's not bad listening to it.

Not vintage Elvis

Reconsider Baby

I already got Young Elvis (when he couldn't really sing yet) and Tired Elvis (when he couldn't sing anymore) on this generator, and both were huge disappointments. This record, however, is pretty nice. This is Peak Elvis, with enough energy and maturity to dominate the scene and make singing and swinging seem fun and effortless. This will never entirely be my kind of music - not because it's dated, but because I can't quite get past the fact that Elvis was essentially a puppet who never wrote a song in his entire career. He was certainly a fantastic performer with a silky voice, but nothing he did ever really resonated with me on an emotional level. That being said, this record is smooth and pleasant enough, and it works just fine as background music. It also helps that the musicians are very competent, allowing Elvis to really shine here. Not something I'll come back to, but it was a nice way to spend 35 minutes. 6/10

Very pleasant to listen to. No real standout track apart from the cover of Fever, but no obvious weak points either. It’s the kind of fairly neutral album I could easily come back to depending on my mood. I like the production too. It really sounds like a product of its time, but in a good way, more like a genuine snapshot of the era than something painfully dated. Clean, efficient and consistently enjoyable. Some tracks are really great, I especially enjoyed the blues And econsider baby among others. Nothing spectacular, but absolutely nothing wrong with it either.

Кроме Fever, я не узнал ни одной песни на этом альбоме. Мне очень понравилось слушать множество совершенно новых для меня песен Элвиса. "Elvis is back", 1960, 7/10 #слушал

So this album needs context as to why it's here on the list. See I'm listening going there isn't a lot of his hits on this one. It's a pretty standard Elvis album, since there is only three on the list I was confused as to why. Elvis is Back is a play on words. He was back from his stint in the Army. Now I'm not a huge Elvis fan, dude had talent and was a superstar so I was thinking this album would be I don't know bigger maybe? I've not listened to a lot of him outside of a greatest hits album. I'd suggest if you want to listen to Elvis you either invent time travel or go find a greatest hits album.

For a second I thought I was enjoying an Elvis album, but then it returned to mediocrity like I expected. This is probaly the best Elvis album I've heard, but still isn't that great. High 3.

Anytime I get served up an Elvis album, a wave of 'meh' flows over me. I don't necessarily hate him, I definitely hate some of his songs. I'm mostly on board with his Christmas album if I have to put a Christmas album on but mostly I find him to be a character I can't take seriously. I don't even think this dude liked music, he just happened to be a good entertainer and he made himself famous. I'm probably talking out my ass I don't know how I got here. Fever, didn't need to be covered, the original is perfect, this album was fine and mostly forgettable... 3 stars

It's certainly Elvis

This delivered pretty much exactly what I wanted from Elvis. Some smoother, crooner-esque songs, some rock n’ roll. Not sure there’s much I will return to - great cover of Fever but there are also much better ones out there.

1046 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."

This is the first time I've listened to an Elvis album. I mean he's way cooler than anything else going on at the time. I enjoyed it.

Harmi että Elvikseltä tääkin täällä

King has lost its crown. Tämmöstä peruskivaa...

Elvari on elvari.

Helt ok. Favoriten är Such a night som är väldigt bra. Elvis är som bäst när han får ta i lite och använda sin fantastiska röst till mer än bara "crooning". Jag är väl inte Elvis största fan men har absolut uppskattat massor av de låtar han sjungit genom åren. Detta album var lite trist här och där men man kan ju inte säga annat än att Elvis hade en galet bra röst.

fav songs: i will be home again romantic, smooth, pleasant 50/100

Oh yeah Elvis with your devilish swinging hips, never heard a song from this album before but one can get why you got so popular, good presence and nice production. Best track: "Such a night", you get both the famous tremolo vocals plus a surprising belting in the middle of the song which was quite uncharacteristic and pleasant.

Aggressively pleasant music. I actually liked this more than I thought I would. It's great kitchen music which is a blessing and a curse...this generator has given me a metric shit ton of great kitchen music already, so am I going to listen to this again? Probably not. But I really did like it. Just not something I'll ever reach for on my own.

Elvis Is Back is a pretty okay album. It's no secret that i'm definitely very familiar with Elvis (who isn't at this point) This album however doesn't really seem to have any of the songs that i know from Elvis. The general sound of this album is decent and around the same level as a lot of the other rock and roll artists that i have looked at. I also feel that it suffers from basically the same issue as a lot of the others do. That issue being that every song sounds the same with barely any notable differences which just causes a lot of them to become very unmemorable. It is a perfectly okay listen but it does barely anything to stand out in a sea of albums like it. Best Song: Such A Night Worst Song: Reconsider Baby

It’s good! The songs are better than what I used to think of as “Elvis songs.” I’d like to look more into how Elvis stole from Black culture, though. Then maybe re-listen to see if I can hear the influence.

3.5

3.5

A mid album, by what I mainly consider a singles artist. 3 stars

Elvis is back… in pog form! In the grand scheme of things though, pretty average. Voice good. Pogs good. Ho hum song list. Backstreet’s Back < Brian’s Back < Elvis Is Back < Back In Black < Baby Got Back.

Solid and boring. I know we owe him a debt of gratitude for moving music forward, but so boring!

Delivers on the doowops, falls at the shoobopshoobops

2.5

He’s BACK! and not as good as he was before he went into the army.

Young Elvis

Still early Elvis 1960.

this was actually very lovely for playing bananagrams this morning, i enjoyed the first half more- reminded me of lilo and stitch LOL- creepy thing, my first word was feverish, as i went to look up if i spelled it correctly, the song fever had JUST come on, very funny coincidence!

Favorite song: the girl of my best friend

I know, its Elvis, but as an album this wasnt that amazing.

Interesting, a bit more varied than back-to-back 12BB and doo-wop (e.g. Fever, very minimalist with a jazz-like bassline) Girl of My Best Friend is a decent doo-wop track. Ugh, lyrics to Dirty Dirty Feeling are a bit rough. Hmm, about halfway through and we're into ballads .. yawn Yeah, at the start I thought we were getting something a bit edgy, but it didn't materialise. Best track - Fever 3 stars

Kinda fucked with it. Once again would have been crazy back in the day

I was surprised when From Elvis in Memphis was generated because I was expecting a much more dated and somewhat corny rock and roll sound, but actually found some amazing production and grand performances that I really enjoyed. Elvis is Back falls much more in line with what I was expecting from an Elvis record. There's still amazing production here, but it just feels a lot more dated and the pop ballads are absolutely some of the corniest tracks I've heard. That said, there were some really cool tracks that stood out to me like Fever and Reconsider Baby. Overall, I appreciate his influence on rock and roll and I am happy to have heard this album, but I'm not going to be returning to it.

I don't really see the appeal of Elvis. He is fine, but honestly he is fine and so is this album.

Most of these songs are corny. Many artists have done Fever. I think I like Peggy Lee’s version better. Ray Charles does a good version too. Dirty Dirty Feeling has a swinging beat. He’s gonna chain her to the wall? Okay then. Such A Night had a good bopping tempo. It Feels So Right is the right idea but just doesn’t feel quite right. He has a few blues songs on here but the last song, Reconsider Baby is the best. Mostly cuz of the sax. Overall these songs lack the old time rock n roll energy of his earlier songs and lacks the hot sweaty passion of his later Vegas years.

I was surprised to only know one song on here, his cover of Fever. In its absence of iconic hits, this just felt like an old-timey album that was hard to relate to. It's still Elvis, so that gives it a bump, and it's cool that it's kind of a celebration of his return from military service, but it was overall just ok to me.

Elvis IS Back! (From the Army). And it's like he never went away. Twelve slices of prime Elvis, though no instant classics, a nice mix of rock-a-hula and slower burners. Definitely worth a listen.

Elvis got that thing. It doesn’t matter some tracks are schmalzy and idiotic. Elvis makes the air vibrate with anticipation and lust.

Felt like playing Fallout New Vegas, without the fun of actually playing New Vegas

Not an Elvis fan

12 songs My first Elvis album, before listening to this I knew only the greatest hits. It's nothing to write home about, and definitely not worth fainting over, but it's not bad either. Just a middle of the road album.

Yes Elvis. From the time when record companies ruled the roost and artists were product. Sounds like Elvis. Fever still a great song. I've been to the Elvis festival held once a year in Parkes, NSW. Thats Australia for you. Like this album not in a hurry to visit it again.

#395 For the most part, this is a bunch of short, quaint love songs, or often about cheating or being cheated upon, very of the time, 50s style, sort of doo-wop. It’s all fine but kind of boring too, not what I would think is essential listening, even if Elvis is essential listening. If the album was more like the bluesy closer, Reconsider Baby, I’d have a different perspective, although it pulled it up to 3 stars. Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Listen before you die? ❌ Fave track(s): Reconsider Baby Rating: 5/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh no. Yeah. This version of Fever is fire. That bass… perfection. And the King has such a sweet baritone. But the rest… I’d rather leave it in the crate. 3 - cause he’s the King Boolean: true, see above

Album n.9 A lot of love songs on the album. The saxophone adds to it I think. Not much of a fan. Dirty dirty feeling has some wired lyrics. Stand out songs: make me know it, soldier boy, it feels so right, the girl next door went a walking. I rate it 3.1

This was OK. Not a huge fan of his. Songs seemed to run together and/or were repetitive. 3 stars.

Pretty good, pretty good. Didn't have the Elvis songs I know and like the most but there are still two other albums.

You can hear why Elvis is the King. Such a good singer. Great voice and uses it to perfection. The music itself was good, not great.

Elvis could use his voice well. Not my favorite collection of his songs though.

More the Elvis I expected. Liked this better than some other Elvis albums that have appeared on this list

Tore... aga mitte midagi erilist. Elvis laulab ikka hästi ja iseloomulikult, aga plaadil on enamik lugusid väga sarnased ning midagi kõrvu ei jää. 3.3/5

The king is back! I think Fever is such an awesome song lol

he's white ??????

I like to listen to Elvis but man if you tune into what he’s singin about and then think about what it says re: American Romance, it sucks quite a bit. Nice production though.

Sounds like an Elvis album

Better then his debut, still boring though. 8th straight 3 star album btw. if that doesn't sum up this list...

Good background music, but there's nothing like his live performance of "Suspicious Minds" on here.

Surely there are better Elvis albums you could've put here

I don’t mind a bit of Elvis now and then but I wouldn’t say this was amongst his finest works

He’s no Elvis Costello though is he!

While this album doesn't have any of my favorites songs of his its still great to listen to him any song. Such a great voice!

negdje sam na pola i ovo je dosta bolje od albuma »elvis presley« koji sam prethodno slušao! taj je bio u biti dosta loš i velikodušno sam mu dao dvojku uglavnom, ovo je dosta bolje, premda ne bih ovako slušao. postavilo temelj za kasnije... jedna solidna trojka

HOLY SHIT! ELVIS IS BACK!???

Елвіс є Елвіс і тут хз що сказати. Але якщо бути відвертим, то я в нього по-чесному люблю умовно 5 пісень, одна з яких, fever, є на цьому альбомі. Тому ставлю 3. Інший матеріал класний для фільма\серіала про ті часи, але слухати окремо нема бажання.

Thoughts before listening: I've never really been an Elvis guy. I mean some of his songs are classics that I enjoy hearing from time to time, but I've never thought to myself "you know what, I could really go for some Elvis right now." Looking at the tracklist on this album, I don't see any of the standard Elvis hits, so I guess we'll see how strong Elvis' deep cuts are. Review: So this is undeniably the Elvis sound: 50s pop rock with a bit of a country twist and the instantly recognizable vocals. That being said, there are some stylistic curveballs in here. For instance, I was pleasantly surprised to see a cool, jazzy cover of "Fever" as the second track, and a few of these songs continue in that jazzy vibe by adding horns to the mix. All in all though, I'm missing the big, iconic hits on this one which means the best I can do is a 3.

Elvis is not really and album guy eh?

Perfectly…mid

Always seem to enjoy Elvis more than I expect to - Might just me nostalgia I guess

Elvis Presley possessed a vocal talent unlike any other white artist in the 50s. That adjective is important. He was excellent at interpreting other people’s music, specifically the rock and roll pioneers Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Big Mana Thornton. Derivative as he may have been, his voice was still one of the best on the radio and it showed in all his top ten hits. But there are few, if any, of those hits here. This is a comeback record, that doesn’t really stack up to it’s predecessors. Elvis was more of a movie star by the time this album came out. I don’t think the song choices were particularly good, especially Fever, which belongs to Peggy Lee so much that even Elvis couldn’t offer anything to add to it. The music is good: it’s pleasant early 60s pop music. It just doesn’t feel as fresh as Elvis’ previous output or as welcome as his music after the 68 Comeback Special. After reading about the album, the singles released at the time were some of Elvis’ best work. Stuck On You, Are You Lonesome Tonight, and It’s Now Or Never are classics that were puzzlingly not on the album. With these tracks, this could easily have been a 5 star album. Without them, it’s a curiosity (Elvis’ first album recorded in stereo) 3.5 stars

Elvis. 3/5

3.0

Classic Elvis

Jeg kan godt lide det, men jeg er ikke blæst bagover.

yank yank

It's fine,I guess. Musically not really anything groundbreaking. Well produced, sure, but not really exciting in any meaningful way.

Hard to deny his legendary voice, however theres only a few tracks on here i really care about. Standouts are Fever, Thrill of your Love and It Feels So Right.

What can I say, it's Elvis. Pretty classic. I've listened to a decent amount of Elvis but I haven't heard most of these songs before (with the exception of "Fever"). Pretty fun.

It's not his first. It's not his best. It's not his most innovative. Honestly it's mundane.

C'est plus sympa que ce que je m'attendais mais ça reste du Elvis et c'est pas trop ma came. Ambiance dîner américain

The Good: The King isn’t dead!!! The Bad: Wait… we have been lied to… The Ugly: Wishing for someone to be gone again… Not that this was bad, the fucking production quality is stellar, the musicianship is exemplary… and yet, this feels like a someone trying to relive their teenage years while nearing their ‘30s I don’t know… did not need to hear this before I die. I could use a Elvis Greatest Hits album, that should be heard… but alas, it shall not be that way. Will shoot this one down the barrel and keep my fingers crossed that the next album is worthy of death! 3*

meio qualquer coisa como qualquer coisa do elvis.

There were songs I’d give a one to and songs I’d give a five to. Fun to listen to this and overall better than I expected.

Yeah it’s fine

This was fine? Surprised it took me so long to get an Elvis album on here. "Fever" "Such A Night" and "Reconsider Baby" were the standouts for me

It didn't capture me all that much as a record, but I gave it three stars because that voice is as silky smooth as anything you'll here on some of these tracks! Pretty amazing

Damn, Elvis really is back, isn't he? This is the last time though seeing as this is my third and final Elvis album of the project. How do I feel about it? Well, it's probably my least favorite of the three, but it's still not bad. I've talked in length about the importance of Elvis Presley as a public figure more than anything else about him, so I'll just skip past that for redundancy's sake. The music on this album is okay. The arrangements are nice, but it is still fairly standard 50s-early 60s rock and roll, which has never been my favorite. I'd say this is my least favorite of the three because it doesn't really have any highlights like the best songs on the other two. This album doesn't really have anything on the level of "Blue Suede Shoes" or "In the Ghetto" for me. The closest it comes is probably "Such a Night," which I do like, but it's not quite as great as those other songs. Other than that, this is pretty much another Elvis album. Some parts haven't aged super well, but it could be much worse in that regard as well as every other regard. The album's nice, but not my favorite. 3/5.

The first three songs are great! After that it’s a mixed bag. Enjoyable listen, but not something that will go into my régularité rotation

Definitely not the best of Elvis. Hard to give it a low rating though

Always fun to get one of these early building blocks of rock and roll. Still a good listen, and Elvis’ voice will always be special.

Pretty good album with a lot of lesser known songs. By now I have heard the hits so many times through pop culture that they have gotten old. This album had a lot of songs that I didn't recognize and it was nice to hear them.

No, he's dead.

Smooth Elvis voice. Very much an early 60s sound. Nothing noteworthy.

The Girl of My Best Friend 10/10 Fever 3/10 Make Me Know It 4/10

Rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop built from lively guitar work, tasteful piano, swinging rhythms, and commanding vocals feels like watching a master craftsman casually demonstrate skills he no longer needs to prove—effortless, confident, and mostly enjoyable. Unfortunately the energy and Charm don't last me more than two songs.

I love Elvis as an icon, and I like a lot of his well known tracks. To be honest though, I find this pretty dull. I like the upbeat songs best, but don't like his vocals enough to enjoy the ballads.

No real standouts on here, very middle of the road

This is music created by Elvis Presley. I don't have much love or hate for the King. I recognize the talent and influence, but I don't know how well the music holds up outside of the occasional appreciation revisit.

Was it just today, or is this better than the other two Elvis albums on the list? You may have just gotten lucky today Elvis. Still a Greatest Hits compilation type of artist though.

I love Elvis, but couldn't they just have added one or two comps of his (with RCA and Sun) and just be done with this? Yes, maybe it was a success commercially and culturally speaking for the album format, as it sold a lot after Elvis returned from his forced military service abroad. But it wouldn't be the best introduction to Elvis at all! It shows he was already great at this point, but why are comps not allowed on this list? Do they not count as albums or something? Some of the best releases ever are comps!!

Ihan ok levy, ei oikeastaan Feverin lisäksi ollut hittejä.

Dear reader if you've come across this review and are kind of lost on the story you should go and see the reviews that I left for the Rolling Stones. It is a good bit of back story in there. Much like the Rolling Stones and the main character of the play I saw when I was in college called "The Importance Of Whiteness" the entire track of Elvis is based on stealing black music. Record executives were very much 'if we could find a white man who sings like a black man we'll make a million dollars'. Elvis is that white man. It does not take away from the music, you just need to understand that he stole it and made it OK for white people, at the time, to like it.

I respect Elvis, his legacy and works. But this album is pretty dated. I'm sure it went hard at the time, but I have to confess that it didn't really stick with me.

3 - decent

Elvis. But not his best stuff. Still pretty good though.

Always nice to listen to some Elvis, but there were no top Elvis bangers on this album sadly, just an average Elvis album

Für ein Album von 1960 wirklich gut. Seichter Rock, typische Elvis-Stimme. 3/5

I mean he ripped off everyone else - but he did it well!

well stop your complaining cause in the earliest part of the 60s every fucking musician is somehow an industry plant. and also the concept of industry plant is really unclear: yes, julian casablacas have a rich dad but he and julian's mom divourced when julian's only eight so is he a nepo baby or is the strokes an industry plant? nobody knows. 3/5. i don’t like it anyway.

Kind of a typical album of its era. Mostly forgettable doo wop and the occasional wacky cover. Stick with the greatest hits.

Some rockabilly, some crooning. Sounds like late 50s, sounds like Elvis. Includes a decent arrangement of "Fever". It's actually not bad, but nothing crazy good.

Smooth tones from the king himself. However, he's certainly not my king. I appreciate him, but it's not my cup of tea. I could sit and listen, but not with much emotion either way.

Now there might be 10 other albums on the 1001 list that are by Elvis. I’m letting the generator surprise me and am not looking at the list in advance si i am not prejudging. But i am listening to this and wondering why this is on here. Great production. Great back band. Elvis is Elvis. The Jordanairres he used for years before, so nothing new. Its not a gospel album that highlights a break from previous or a new direction. Maybe its that it is the last before a long line of movie related albums? Anyway, not bad, some good session musos, a nice blend ofcountry, rock, blues, gospel, Elvis’ voice in fine firm, lovely dreamy production, but a bit snoozy for me. I’m sure it spawned a thousand knock offs but then Elvis is arguably a knock off himself. I love Elvis, big fan but he really is an artist where a compilation tape is better than the albums.

A wider variety of musical styles here than his earlier releases, mixing in pop, a lot of soul, and a few ballads. I still prefer the tracks that hint at that earlier rock sound; like Dirty, Dirty Feeling. Though I LOVE the soul offerings like It Feels So Right. His cover of Fever is surprisingly great, more or less following in the style of Peggy Lee's version. All-in-all this is a really enjoyable record, and I have always loved this style and era of music. I have mixed feelings on Elvis though, since he was basically the originator of the music industry manufacturing a "superstar" by using a pretty face and charismatic entertainer to sell music that other (more talented) people created.

No he's not.

A bit boring

This album is a bit boring. I arrived late to the Elvis party but tend to like his sadder, more soul infused music.

Fine. I can appreciate what an impact Elvis had on music but he’s not someone I sit down to listen to. Just an okay album imo.

meh. I get he was trying new sounds after being in Army, but it's little boring...at least for an Elvis album.

Surely there are Elvis records that were more influential?

Sending him into the army was soooooo crazy. Overall it was fine but I swear half the songs didn't sound like him?

Enjoyable album from Elvis. Old school Americana vibes, and 50s pop styles throughout. I enjoyed this a decent amount.

This was the first album Elvis recorded after being discharged from the Army. It marks a change in the style of his music - more ballads and a pop sound - and a change in his vocal range. My Dad is a big Elvis fan, so I probably listened to more Elvis growing up than a lot of other artists. Listening to Elvis always just makes me thing back to a certain time, and while I wouldn't normally seek out listening to him, it's always nostalgic for me to hear his songs. I knew a couple of songs on this album, but not all of them. I found the album, generally, to be a little slow with only a few real catchy toe tappers. Production on this album considering when it was made and how quickly it was made is really extraordinary. But generally I would rate this as a middle of the road Elvis album.

I didn't realize he had played that "Fever" song. It was a pretty good album, not the Elvis that I expected either.

It's ok. Doesn't contain the classic Elvis tracks that I like but it's a pleasant enough listen.

puik album door the king

Nice and compact

I’ve heard this one before. I like Elvis just fine I guess. He’s got a lot of bangers and a lot of ok stuff and a lot of slop. This doesn’t have any of his big hits or even any of his more familiar ones from oldies radio. There’s a few bangers and everything else is pretty ok to good, with no schlock or slop, except “Fever”, which is just a bad song no matter who covers it. I like it just fine I guess.

This is the first record Elvis released after leaving the army, thus the album title “Elvis is Back!”. I listened to the original release (twelve tracks). Most of the tracks are covers, e.g., the Peggy Lee hit “Fever” and the Drifters “Such a Night”. Elvis received help on some songs from other big names like Floyd Kramer and Boots Randolph.

Good fun, can see why he was the king

I think Elvis is a little overrated. I get it, he made a the girls go nuts and made parents nervous. But Little Richard and Chuck Berry did it better.

If ever there was a definition of a 'greatest hits' artist. It's Elvis. Some great rock n roll on here, but a lot of filler. If you pick out the best bits it's fantastic, but he's not an album artist.

Good. Not that impressive, but I guess it's bc of the time too. 6.5/10

Almost a 4... the songs are great but they don't really stick for me. Except Fever. That ones stuck.

It was a good listen. Likely to return to a few songs but not the entire album. 3/5

Not usually an Elvis fan, but this had my foot tapping...

Elvis is good, he's fine. Fun to listen to, but won't reach for it much

Best Track - "Fever"

enjoyable

Favorite Song: Make Me Know It

It’s a fine album of its time but no real standout tracks. 3/5

huh, a couple that i'd never heard before.

Ok early 60’s pop. But there are many better singers of this sort of material - Pitney, Orbison etc. Songs a bit mid save where Elvis has a go a pop standard like Fever. Band good but they’re not the wrecking crew.

3 1/2

I can dig it, good cloudy cold day for this. 3+?

Not really my thing Liked his later stuff better

April Fools Day and the generator proclaims "Elvis is Back!". Well, if he has returned from the dead, I hope his comeback is a more interesting album than this one. First 2 tracks were good but everything else is very forgettable. I can see how this album was an important one in his career, being released following his return from the army, but that doesn't mean it's important music to listen to in the 21st century.

I prefer my Elvis to be Austin Butler personally. This guy’s alright though, easy listening.

Album rock classique, quelques sons plus intéressants que les autres, dont "Fever". Le King a su régner sur les années 60 et je comprends bien pourquoi.

Word on the street that the kids lost their minds to this wild and crazy music back in the day.

I have never heard a full Elvis album until now. This is recorded really well and sounds great. His voice is excellent as expected. Good mix of rock songs and slower numbers. Just a product of its time in terms of being an “album by committee”. Favorites were Fever Dirty, Dirty Feeling, and Such A Night.

It's missing some oomph, somehow, although a few songs are fun & Elvis-y enough that it's okay.

Elvis is great, but he’s been better

Decent from the King

Eh

nostalgic and cute but not his best.

It's not bad, it's just not all that great either. Sounds like Elvis though.

Good stuff kinda dated

Good Elvis album. Prefer from Memphis.

Nice production value for the 50s. Highlights: fever

This was okay.

Well... It's Elvis.

A fun Elvis album, glad I gave this a chance. “Fever” is like the “Come Together” of this album.

bacanita de música de fondo, me puso a bailar en algunas así que entiendo el appeal. Tiene una voz muy cool aunque ninguna me pareció memorable. Such a night me hizo devolverme a escucharla porque el ritmo es genial.

***agood easy listening album

Album très sympa, on passe un bon moment, mais ça n'impressionne plus en 2026. Pas les meilleures chansons d'Elvis Presley mais ça reste bien dans la moyenne ! Ce n'est certainement pas mauvais mais c'est pas du S-tier non plus. Note : 3 À réécouter : Oui

back with a ... not so much of a bang?? Pleasant voice but how do people actually love this? certainly not an album artist. I'm not an Elvis hater but also not on the elvis is king train...

Lord knows I’ve tried but I just can’t get into this early era Elvis.

Welcome back Elvis! I don't think this guy is supposed to be listened to in album format. Highlights: "Fever", "Dirty, Dirty Feeling"

Meh.

This started out great with that first track but then the rest just mostly went over my head. So much of this music by this point in time sounds like a parody or a joke. It’s interesting to think that at one time back in the day that maybe this was one of the great albums ever released. Perhaps a few more listens will help get me closer to appreciating this more but for now I’m not sure that I would ever play this whole album ever again. What an evolution the art of music has taken that these possible masterpieces from the past now sounds so unimpressive. But what a voice though so I do want to hear more from him and I see that there’s a couple more albums coming up. By the way what’s the deal with Elvis Costello getting 6 albums and Elvis Presley getting 3?!

Nothing new with Elvis. Seemed a bit uninspired to me

Classic Elvis tunes. Not bad music for the background. 3.0/5.0

Alriiiiight, Elvis! I haven’t ever listened to an Elvis album before and I was pleased with this one. I didn’t dislike any of the songs and I’d be delighted if I heard any of them in a public setting or on the radio. But as for listening to any of them on my own time, I don’t think I would, none of them really stood out to me. I like Elvis’ voice though he was definitely talented. 3 stars!

Enjoyed it more than I expected. Even so, got pretty repetitive.

2/26 First Elvis album I listened too all the way through. It was fine but nothing stood out to me

Historically significant because it was released right after his army stint, but when I think of Elvis I think of the energetic guy who caused a moral panic by shaking his hips, and a lot of these songs are downers lmao

that was elvis

Listening brought me back to Graceland… Elvis’ story is so complicated and sad… but I feel like 60’s Elvis was a little too canned. 3.4

It’s Elvis! It’s fine. 5/10 Decent

Fun romp with the King.

These songs were pleasant but didn’t grab me and I got bored toward the end. They’d be nice background music at a party but not something I’d throw on regularly.

Elvis just before he started making B grade movies

Elvis was many things - including an icon - but maybe he wasn’t an album artist?

À réécouter, mais effet boomer…

It was fine

Not huge on Elvis but surprised how much i enjoyed this. All decent tracks, and a great take on Fever, but 12xElvis is a lot for me even in 32 minutes.

The better Elvis. Still not great overall, but atleast hes got a great voice unlike SOME other Elvis' on this list.... Favorite song was Fever. 5.5/10?

Solid in pretty much every way, more versatile than I thought

Very smooth! This is more in a rhythm & blues style than Elvis' usual fare of rock & roll or rockabilly, but he pulls it off! (Not that it's all that far off sound-wise, lol.) The production is exceedingly crisp for 1960, which really helps show off the songs and Elvis' singing, which by this point has matured a bit from his earlier belting.

There's a lot of charm here! Standouts: Fever • The Girl Of My Best Friend • Dirty, Dirty Feeling • Thrill of Your Love • Reconsider, Baby

A nice variety of tunes on the album. Elvis isn't my favorite singer, but I can't deny he has a nice voice that works well for faster paced, upbeat songs as well as slower, more contemplative tunes.

Елвіс Преслі, знову. По правді, я не дослухала цей альбом, не тому що він поганий, просто було нудно. на мою думку ця музика була не розрахована на те, щоб слухати її в навушниках поки ходиш по магазину абощо

This was fine, always been indifferent to Elvis and this did nothing to change my opinion one way or the other.

I can see why it's influential but it is dated now. None of the especially famous songs either.

About as expected - not horrible but not earth shattering. Mid.

There's one reason that I liked some of this album, it's not because of his voice which I don't find that unique, it's because of the production. While I'm not a huge fan of Elvis, I am a huge fan of the Jordanaires. Their voices added depth and sophistication.

pressie my man, he is back, apparently Rocking the shirt on the album cover please send me the vinted link i can definitely imagine the SHOCK white people must have felt when he show up wiggling his little pinky HOWEVER it did not really age well hahah Dirty, Dirty Feelings too short tho

Eh - standard Elvis. Fine enough

Daar word je vrolijk van

Make me know it - 3 Fever - 4 The girl of my best friend - 3 I will be home again - 2 Dirty, dirty feeling - 4 Thrill of your love - 3 Soldier boy - 3 Such a night - 3 It feels so right - 4 The girl next door went a'walking - 3 Like a baby - 4 Reconsider baby - 4

Serviceable Elvis that grew on me as the album progressed; "Such a Night" was the anchor. Amused to see "The Girl of My Best Friend" on here, as I knew it best as a hit for Ral Donner... who was an Elvis soundalike.

Another generic Elvis album. Good for his time I suppose.

Pleasant and especially consistent for an album from 1960, but the songs aren't remarkable in Presley's pantheon. There's some excellent musicianship and production, for sure.

Well the song structures are pretty basic. Basic blues songs etc. But you can hear why he stood out. And dripping with sex appeal

A nice Elvis sounding album but the songs were just meh

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when has he ever left?

Not as rockin' and rollin' as his first album, but Elvis Is Back, is very enjoyable. The King experiments with poppier tunes and love songs, which he excels at. Elvis' voice is just as strong as ever. Perfectly enjoyable record.

I equal parts like and dislike, enjoy and hate. Its odd.

Early Elvis with the early Elvis sound. Lots of paper thin lyrics but Elvis is bigger than the songs

decent album, couple of nice songs. Its Elvis so obviously its infuential but I'm judging it based on that.

derrr rücken von elvis kenn glaub keiseinzigs lied make me know it hetmi jz nöd gad umghaue fever isch na cool? sehr reduziert dirty durty feeling FUNNY hmm jaa es paar lieder hani na cool gfunde, v.a. die wo nochli meh blues-element gha hend, iwie ischs für mich au sehr en 💫vibe💫 mitem hindergrundgsang aber schlussendlich hetmi au nüt packt

The King’s Slim Shady album.

decent

I don't really like or hate Elvis' music and I don't really like or hate this album. The music is pretty good, Elvis can definitely sing and still has that charisma that drew everyone to him. This album was released in 1960, but it feels like just about every song on here would have received a big round of applause at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. This was for all you lovers out there.

#830. The more I listen to Elvis's music, the less I understand about my grandparents' generation. This was what they were losing their mind about? But why though? 3/5: fine

It was fine. Nothing special.

Alright from bog death man

WHERE?

2.5

Nešto što nisam skontala prije generatora je da je Elvis imao stvarno divan glas i da može lupati bilo šta i opet će zvučati sasvim ok ako ništa. Ovo je poprilično nabacana kolekcija pjesama, ima svega i dobrog i ne tako dobrog, ali sve je potpuno uredu za slušati.

I prefer my Elvis a little less croony, a little more rock and roll.

It was alright

This was fine. Don't think it moves the needle for me on my perception of Elvis. His cover of Fever was a weird choice.

Sigh. gg. Best album I've heard by Elvis. Song actual enjoyable songs on here coming from an Elvis hater.

I mean, this album is decently energetic and has a couple of pretty engaging tracks—I liked it more than his debut—but there’s nothing special about it. For an album release in 1960, it even sounds pretty good, and the instruments are decent (besides the terrible use of stereo, of course). But do people actually enjoy all these songs by men who are nonstop horny about the women around them? Like, there’s probably hundreds of thousands of them, so there’s gotta be some appeal, right? There’s so many of them that it’s not romantic in the slightest and borderline creepy. I don’t get it. Can we make something else instead?

Charitable 3 stars, I expected more honestly. The ballads are shit, the rock and roll song are much better which makes me hesitant to give this only 2 stars. I enjoyed half of the album after all.

A bit of Elvis never hurt anyone really.

3/5

Elvis returned from the German military service amd within a month he recorded and released this comeback album. His voice was so smooth and easily recognisable. Fever is a great hit. The other songs aren't that famous, they are still good thoughnI feel like I prefer a greatest hits album by Elvis rather than a studio album.

A totally harmless and somewhat enjoyable Elvis album.

A bit sleepy, but not bad

This was enjoyable. I wasn’t familiar with any of these songs except for “Fever,” just not familiar with his version. It was kinda nice and refreshing to listen to 32 minutes of Elvis with his rock and bluesy swagger and not hear any of his classics. Solid 3.5/5

Just fine. No notes.

its Elvis so like

It's Elvis, I can't not like Elvis. Is his music cool, no, but I enjoy it.

No. 26 I’m very familiar with Elvis Presley, but I’ve never listened to a whole album of his music. There’s lots to enjoy here from Elvis. though it does not have the out and out raw energy, swagger, and urgency of his best 50s stuff, there’s still heaps of style.

Classic. Just don’t like Elvis much

Elvis had a great voice but my taste is more Nick Cave…

It was fine. But, for me, Elvis has only done a couple of truly great songs. Suspicious Minds and In the Ghetto.

alter rnr

The age old question returns: Do we separate the art from the artist, particularly if the artist in question is dead? With that being asked, let me say he still had one of the greatest singing voices of all time. Favorite Track: "Such A Night".

It’s Elvis. It’s fun but nothing revolutionary anymore

solid but not memorable

This is my 500th album, the supposed midpoint of the list overall, and I'm feeling good. This was like a checkpoint, nice and breezy. I feel confident in finishing this without losing my mind, thank you The King.

Not my cuppa but appreciate the quality

Respect the artist - not for me

Absolutely fine Missing burning love. Would be better with burning love

Respect to Elvis but this is not the style I love listening to. Not a bad album but I’m just not an Elvis fan.

Ich kann schon verstehen, dass er mit dem Aussehen, Bewegung, Stimme ein ganz großer geworden ist. Aber er ist eher der "Live"-Typ, der das Publikum um den Finger wickelt. Auf Platte funktioniert das nicht so gut.

I wasn't familiar with any of these Elvis tracks. A mixture of Rock-and-Roll, R&B, and Blues. A bit dated, but I quite liked it, especialy his cover of "Fever", and the Blues track "Reconsider Baby".

Classic Elvis

My favourite Elvis so far

Classic era, very enjoyable

The peppier, spicier first half makes for especially good Elvis, before it settles down into his take on some more typical ballads. Fever is a weird and hilarious listen, but not unenjoyable. An above average Elvis record.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

Good but not among Elvis' best... very solid 3 stars

I feel like there are going to be more Elvis albums on here, because this doesn't have any of the really big hits. His voice is still less goofy on this one, but it's more of a collection of songs than any sort of cohesive album. The session musicians behind him are tight and play everything well, especially the backing vocals. I don't know enough about who he inevitably took these songs from, so I can't comment on the history behind it. I suspect it's not great, like so many industry creations of the time. Anyway this was pleasant, nothing really standout.

It was ok, but just that. Of course his voice is amazing, but the songs are just ok.

Much more "Elvis" than his first album, earning this an extra star, even without the big hits.

Good

Genre: Rock & Roll Well, it’s Elvis. Great singer, and a rock and roll legend, but this album was just meh. Some decent rockers, Fever is a good moment, but otherwise best used as background noise for a themed event. 3/5

the fact that Elvis was drafted is mindblowing to me. many have already cracked jokes about it but i can't imagine anything like it nowadays. i suppose the BTS boys doing their mandatory service counts. loses me a bit as it goes on but not a bad experience. Elvis' voice does some fun little croaks on Such A Night. i wish that the album format had a bit more polish in the early 60s because they would just dump anything on these and it really hurts to have this be the big representation to the modern album audience. but such is life. deserves to be one of the 1001? it has a good case of being one of the most important points of the Elvis story, and there are some good songs even if none were huge smash hits. i think the three Elvis albums on this list are decent picks. maybe i would lean towards a singles compilation for this time period if i didn't wanna follow the rules.

Favorite Track: Fever

Generic Elvis

This album has all the hallmarks of an Elvis record but not a lot of the spark that made his best work so iconic. The performances are smooth and polished, the production is tidy, and Elvis himself sounds in great voice, but it feels like the edges have been filed down too much. It’s got the style, just not the bite. There aren’t any real standout classics here, and much of the tracklist leans toward easy-listening ballads and mid-tempo numbers that never quite catch fire. It has that unmistakable sense of being held back, as if he wasn’t really allowed to lean into the raw rock and roll that made him famous. Elvis Is Back! is perfectly listenable, but it’s more background than bold statement. It shows his versatility as a singer, sure, but it doesn’t capture the energy or danger that defined his best work. It’s Elvis, just not at his most exciting.

276/1089 - It was fine.

It was alright, it sounded like Elvis

This is truly from a whole different era. Was 1960 really that long ago? Yep - I guess it was. That was a fun listen. L actually remembered some of the songs. L = (2.75*s) It’s hard to believe that this was risque and the start of rock ‘n roll. J = (2.9*s) Oh, the music world musta been quite excited that Elvis Is Back…