Elvis Is Back

Fav: Such A Night Least Fav: Fever It’s easy listening, but with nothing standout. Kind of a running theme with his albums imo

Strong 3. While this album is a bit boring and lacks any of the Elvis gusto you hear about, I do understand why buttoned-up White folks emerging from the 50s really at up this (for the time?) funked-up White boy.

Was going to say "at least only half an hour", but I actually enjoyed a song or two.

Starting with the good -- this album sounds great for the time of recording. Production is extremely clean and crisp, with vocals sounding fantastic, mixing giving a lot of space to the instruments, and the individual instruments sounding clear and punchy. This album also has quite a bit of variety ranging from blues (Reconsider Baby, It Feels So Right) to Doo-Wop (Make Me Know It, Soldier Boy) to "beach rock" (The Girl of My Best Friend) to Rockabilly (Dirty, Dirty Feeling), which keeps things interesting. However, I found it made for a bit of weird sequencing (especially the first three songs). Favorite songs were the absolutely spartan blues song Fever, which is built entirely around a ponderous bass line, snaps and the occasional drum roll; Soldier Boy, a languid and beautiful ballad; It Feels So Right; and the closer Reconsider Baby. Otherwise, the songs are all fine, but sound like a thousand other songs I've heard from this era. Can't see myself coming back any time soon, but this was a fine ride to start the day. 3 / 5

This is a pretty cool album. Another one where I would love to be able to hear it as if it were actually 1960 and it was the bee's knees. Very unique sound with a great voice. Don't think it's quite enough to get it to a 4, but I can understand why Elvis was such a huge deal after listening to this album just once.

Elvis Presley > Elvis Costello. Just a smooth singing 30 minutes of classic music

Fever is a jam. The rest is just ok. Don't really think I'm the biggest Elvis fan but its not outwardly bad. Meh 3.

2.5 rounded up

Neither of these Elvis albums has been bad, but I’m still disappointed there’s a third one in our future

This might be one of the best albums I’ve heard from the era, at least from white guys, but maan I just can’t help but feel like all of these songs were stolen from artists, who sung it even better. I’m gonna give it a 3, because I enjoyed it, but I have a sour taste in my mouth.

Sort of freaked out by his voice sometimes... Have to be honest and say I didn't particularly enjoy it. Although again, I didn't hate it, and guess it was okay... I'm gonna be kind and give it 3, even though I'm leaning towards a 2... Might change my mind

Fine nothing crazy or notable

- Typischer Elvis Vibe - Macht gute Laune - Hat mich jetzt nicht ganz vom Hocker gehauen aber hat Spaß gemacht es anzuhören Topsong: Fever

It’s ok, feel like the other two made for enough Elvis albums though

Elvis has a great voice and his use of it as an instrument is well done. There is some fun music and the mixing is pretty dynamic. A song like It Feels So Right has an interesting use of the Blues, not so on the nose. I'm not so sure about it's construction as an album. It doesn't flow nicely, but I enjoyed the listen.

This is a good album. But it does not demonstrate what made Elvis a cultural icon. It lacks the energy and seductiveness of his earlier live and television performances. And it lacks the showmanship of his later Vegas years.

I was quite skeptical when I got this one, but I enjoyed it just fine! Dude can sing. Guess that's why he's the king of rock, huh?

96/1001 :: Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ➖ Rating: 6 Listen before you die: Yes Fav Songs: Fever, Dirty Dirty Feeling, Reconsider Baby What can I say, I’m a fan of The King. Guy was a professional. I know he didn’t write much but that voice is unmistakable and his arrangements were cool. This album was a good example of that. The album sounded very 50s but it was a sound that he had perfected at this point. Another cool thing about Elvis is that for the time, he didn’t play it safe. He was a massive pop star but to his credit a lot of his songs had bite, both stylistically and from a content perspective. People love to hate on the King but Reconsider Baby is a badass blues performance any way you slice it.

My only experience with Elvis Presley is hearing some songs of a compilation album (the 30 #1 Hits) when I was a kid. My parents have the CD and they used to play it a lot in the car. However, I can't remember almost any of the tracks, except for 'A Little Less Conversation'. Back to the album, this marks as my first real experience with an actual Elvis Presley record, and I must say that it is just fine. It basically works more as a compilation of tracks than a cohesive project. Not that it is a bad thing, as a lot of great records do the same thing, but in this case it doesn't work as well mainly because most of the songs feel very standard rock and roll with nothing interesting going on. What I can say is that I find his voice quite appealing (as so many people did back in his days) and the production to be incredible good. I must have heard a remixed or remastered version without noticing it, because it sounds incredibly clear for its time. In the end, a project which sounds decent but that doesn't have any real substance to make me come back.

Ok album

Fever is a great song, striped down and quiet. Lots of good ol sappy rock tunes and of course that voice is iconic. Warm and Warbly

När Elvis och de andra 1954 gick in på Sun Records i Memphis förändrade världen. Denna skiva kom när det redan var gjort och får bedömas för sig..

1960 Elvis is back from the war! He mashed to get her Blues and pop and rock in this 31min album. It was rocking throughout.

Ain't got nothing against the King but I've always wanted to appreciate him more than I actually do. It's nice to like things! I certainly like his music but rarely love. Almost every song here is a 3.5 teetering on a 4 so I should definitely give this record some more plays. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be a top 10 record among aficionados; I've got so much more to explore to fully understand the appeal. I think I like sad Elvis and gospel Elvis the most but the #1 hit singles ain't bad either, none of which appear here although "Such a Night" reached #2 on Billboard. The non-album single "Stuck On You" reached #1 before the release of Elvis Is Back. It's a goodun.

I've seen this described as Elvis going more of a "sophisticated pop" route but it's uneven. Recorded and released after his return from the army, it's clear that they just wanted to pump as much material out of this guy as quickly as possible. His record label even kept releasing old unreleased tracks during his military service. Side A is so sleepy outside of Dirty, Dirty Feeling which is a scrapped King Creole track but it's a nice jolt. Such a Night is a great vocal performance and arrangement. The three bluesy songs out of the last four tracks are serviceable. All told, if you're not sold on Elvis, I don't think this will sway you, but it's got some juice.

Not even the Army could hold Elvis back. Elvis returns with new material after a two year hiatus and probably sounds the most polished he's ever sounded. As a result, things are maybe a bit more subdued than one would come to expect compared to energy of Elvis' previous performances. Regardless, there still is some range and variety here; blues, crooning pop, and R&B. It's a quick listen on top of all that.

You can tell that Elvis worked on his vocals for this album. I feel like Elvis is less of an artist that does albums and more of an artist that does singles, so overall I felt this was not a great album, but I'm not sure what other of his albums you would pick to represent him that isn't a compilation. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

2.6 Definitely up there for one of the most overrated artists ever. This was one of his better albums, although there's about 3 "flavours" of songs here that are rinsed and repeated. Helps that it actually ends on a decent track, but so many are just so damn boring. Also, how the fuck was this guy a sex symbol. JD Vance levels of punchable faces.

No my favourite genre but it’s elvis so there’s that. 3.5

Fever is such a banger song that I appreciate every cover of it that has happened so yeah well done Elvis. Feels like a bunch of singles but hey it’s elvis so one cant super complain.

It was better than I expected! Not my style, but I still enjoyed it.

Solid Elli. Ekki meira en það. Man varla eftir einu lagi á plötunni degi síðar eftir 4 hlustanir. Nema fever. Sem hann gerði ekki nærri því jafn vel og Peggy Lee.

Ósköp fínt og þægilegt en ekkert meira en það.

It's Elvis alright, but in just "meh" form.

Not some of my favorites, but an ok album

The genesis of my interest in Rock music starts with the Beatles, so Elvis feels a bit too old fashioned in comparison. This is not too bad though.

Hard for me to get through this album. Its ok, but I'd rather listen to the artists Elvis was listening to. Decent songs, good recording.

Meh. Oubliable comme l'autre de Elvis. Me semble un peu plus inventif, avec par exemple Fever qui est pas mal.

Pretty fun, actually. I will be listening to the original versions of these songs, since I highly suspect that at least most of these are covers. But this really wasn't that bad.

Elvis strikes me as more of a singles guy than an albums guy. This one is fine. I like the variety but it also feels poorly organized.

I can see why the ladies went crazy over him. He has a ton of albums, I hope more of them pop up on this list. Favorite song: The Girl of My Best Friend

Makes me think of That Thing You Do. I'm not a huge Elvis fan. I can see why he was successful. I haven't seen the Elvis biopic. Spikes of nostalgia. This one is hard to rate and I've been stuck on rating it for a while so I'm just going to give it a 3 and move on with my life.

Blah

*1960. 4th studio album. *Solid, polished sound. *Enjoyed pretty much every song, but nothing memorable and probably wouldn't revisit. *Would rate higher if Elvis didn't have better albums. RATING - 6/10

This was very much what I expected, it didn’t really have any of Elvis’s iconic songs though and nothing massively jumped out. Pleasant enough.

I was going to make a jest about the album title being changed from “Elvis Is Black” but I couldn’t really figure out how to land that plane across the 24 hours I had with this assignment so here’s… this as my review blurb instead. Workshopping, people.

I promised myself that I'd go into this album cold and not research it. So, here's my inference-based thoughts on this LP. Elvis is back? He must be fresh out of the army. Time for a bunch of crappy movies and the stepping stone to a Vegas residency/being built like an ostrich. Oh, boy! That Tom Hanks movie really stunk. Elvis can sing! He's got a lovely range. Unfortunately, the album does not. 'Fever' (again, inferring here) is a decent cover. But, the rest of the album is very similar. A lot of that 50s rock piano. And blues progressions. He belts out and shows his range as a singer, but there is a serious lack of 'rock' (and/or roll). A lot was similar in the writing/arrangement. 3 Stars. From a guy who starred in an Elvis themed musical.

This album gives the vibe of a gentleman in the twilight of his life looking at a photo album and remembering the love of his life - his now-deceased beloved wife. While he sips a brandy, he thinks of their first date at a night club, their romantic holidays driving to beach towns, and sitting on the porch of their moderate home while watching their children play. Picturing himself cuddled up on the outdoor two-seater with a blanket over their laps, he is filled with an inner warmth. He puts the album down, and smiles to himself, thinking back to his lively youth.

Звучит новаторски как для тех лет, и это звучание будут использовать ещё и в девяностых различные артисты. Очень неплохо, но не для моего плейлиста.

Fever is the only one that moved me. This is not my favorite Elvis music. ★★★

It's Elvis. It's ok.

Fever - loved his version! Tingy and groovy. Released the wiggle

i only knew one of these songs (Fever rules 10/10), but this is exactly the kind of Elvis stuff I really enjoy

Elvis is back from the military. Fever is a banger, Pleasant and easy to listen to.

I like it. Thank you very much 🕺🏻

Elvis. Pleasantly enjoyable.

Excellent!

Huh thank you very much

This is really showing it's age IMO. Not that it's bad, but it feels pretty dated and it's hard to imagine listening to it again purely for the enjoyment of it.

It’s Elvis, so his voice is gold, but I really only liked a couple songs. The rest were a bit too bluegrass for my taste.

Nice typical Elvis music, nothing wrong with it but no great songs on it. It brings back memories of my Memphis trip but that is not enough for four stars… 3.4 stars

Dad- 5 Mom- 8.5 Mike- NA Lori- 4 Michael- NA Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 5.83

S'alright. I have some love and respect for his hits, but this didn't really feel like it had any.

Off the cuff remark: I have always been bewildered by the love of Presley. There ARE some good possibly some great songs - none of them on here. But to me contemporaries like Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochrane, Fats Domino and Little Richard are better. There, said it. Standout track: It Feels So Right Revisit?: probably not. Though there is nothing to be offended by on this album.

This isn't a great album, but it's easy to listen to and had some really fun songs

I've never actively listened to Elvis but I know all the 'hits'. So it was interesting to me to hear some of the lesser known songs. Its good. I don't think he adds anything to the music, just a white guy making blues more accessable to white folks at the time... if you know what I mean. Just a watered down version of the good stuff.

I've never been the biggest fan of the King, but he's definitely one of those musicians where I completely understand why he was so successful and beloved.

Fever çok çok iyi şarkı. Diğerleri biraz fazla pop bence ama güzel yine de.

RnR, 1960 -> 3

Okay, this one has a bit more variety than the other two albums.

Elvis is so iconic that people don't dare question his greatness, and while he really was an excellent performer, albums like this just confirm that he was merely a vehicle to sell black people's music to a largely bigoted white audience. If you listen to any great black musicians of the era, you'll find incendiary passion that Elvis rarely approaches on this or other records. He even croons his way through a well known blues standard Reconsider Me. The upside is that it is still largely an enjoyable records but unlike the music of his black peers (and quite a few white ones), a large part of it sounds a bit outdated and milquetoast. I love Scotty Moore's guitar work though, as well as Elvis's somewhat subdued performance of Fever.

3/5

Doesn’t sound vital

Elvis, the King! A bit tamed, but with a merciles distinctive voice. Good.

Oldies this week. I don't know the impact of this specific album in 1960 but I fully understand the mark Elvis left on American music. I've never listened to this album and really don't know any of the tracks as none of them made his Greatest Hits or #1's album. Upbeat intro with "Make Me Know It". His version of "Fever" is good, but definitely not the best. Pretty vanilla stuff I thought. "I Will Be Home Again" & "Thrill Of Your Love" bored me to sleep. There was better music being released in 1960, I'm sure of it. Favorite: "Such A Night". Kind of slow and sleepy, not quite the 'Elvis Is Back' bang I was expecting. 3 stars for being listenable but average at best.

Never listened to an entire Elvis album. Appreciate his place in music history, but not sure if I’ll listen to another Elvis album, unless there are more in this list. A couple of classic songs here for sure, but this sits on the border of the crooners and rock and roll and I prefer things after we’ve crossed that border firmly into rock territory.

Can’t go wrong with elvis

Elvis could most certainly sing but I've never been much of a fan. He had already peaked before I was born and by the time I became interested in music, the music world had pretty much passed him by. Outside of "Fever" which was pretty bad, this was kind of fun nostalgia of a bygone era of popular music and the short run time wasn't long enough for this to wear out its welcome.

Ordinarily I don't much care for Elvis but, driving along at 5.30 earlier this morning, this just hit the right mood. Really enjoyable, and glimpse perhaps, of why he was so revered.

Still not an Elvis fan. Best song-Fever

Man, old music was weird, listening to ten different people's versions of the same song over and over again, is Peggy Lee's Fever my goat or is this slightly-different version from slightly-later a real game changer? I'm so glad Bob Dylan graciously invented singer-songwriters a few years later, I don't know how long I could've lasted back then What's the answer to the Fever question? I don't know, they're just both there. This isn't my mess, the '50s did this, Elvis is just another casualty of society. The music sounds neat. I like the first song and it doesn't have its own Wikipedia page so it's probably original. That is super swanky and at least partially on fleek. "Elvis Is Back!", more like, "Elvis-es, BACK!" which is, actually, what I say when I'm warding off a pack of feral Presley/Costello albums on 1001albumsgenerator.com. Some of Dimery's elite assassins, they are.

Not bad, but not great. Didn’t mind it but there weren’t any true standouts on this album.

the way she walks, the way she talks

This guy's got a good voice.

It’s pretty good. Doo-woppy backing vocals really elevate it for me. Excited for where this challenge could go.

Elvis has some great tunes in his catalog, but he is not an albums guy. That said, nothing on this album really stands out as great.

Lots of better ither Elvis

Not bad. Never been a huge Presley fan. Never listened to a whole album from him before, but this wasn't bad.

I find it interesting that all of Presley's big hits came from singles, not the studio albums. So is this an album I need to hear before I die? It's pretty mediocre Elvis stuff.

Wow, Elvis two days in a row!

It’s an Elvis album. It’s not bad, and obviously it has historical significance, but it’s not something I feel a need to revisit after listening once. Favorite: Fever

Look, I get it. It's good.... but something about Elvis just doesn't click with me. Never has.

Where did he go? Elvis reminds me of my childhood as my dad was a big fan, it all sounds the same to me and if you are looking to listen to Elvis you might as well throw on a greatest hits album because it's all about singles and not albums back in Big E's hayday

Elvis

• 3/5 • Stylistically varied and polished performances, but nothing that really stands out

Definitely Elvis!

Saucy stuff. Not as criminally good as Elvis in Memphis, but he indulges in a dirty, lowdown sound that’s a lot of fun.

Meh

Not my favourite Elvis record, but I can see this one being a good vibe for driving to.

I didn't expect the amount of doo-wop that was in this record, and I am all for it. I enjoyed most of the tracks, and there was enough variety to keep my attention. The highlights in this track are the blues-heavy tracks, especially in the last track, "Reconsider Baby", where the band puts up a remarkable performance. There wasn't really a lowlight in this record, but if I had to choose, it would be the sombre tracks, specifically "I Will Be Home Again". It wasn't a bad performance, but it did feel a little out of place considering the brighter tracks in this record. Favourite Track(s): Thrill of Your Love, Reconsider Baby Least Favourite Track(s): I Will Be Home Again, Dirty, Dirty Feeling

Pretty standard Elvis fare. Good take on Fever. Whoever wrote the lyrics for “The Girl Next Door went A’ walking” should feel embarrassed

2.5/5

# Album Name: Elvis is back # Artist: Elvis Presley # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: There is no doubt the man has the voice and hips of a legend. But the albums ive heard so tend to drag. Elvis is definitely more of a singles guy to me. His greatest hits if you like. I still do not put him in the same category as the beatles. Who are far superior imo. The fact he doesnt write any of his songs doesnt help the cause. Couple of good tracks on the album though. The rest was largely forgettable. Love his vocals though. # Top Tunes: Fever / Such a night # Would I listen to it again? Parts of it.

I just don’t get the hype

pretty good i suppose...

Pretty medium, but I do like tambourine man

More boring Elvis. *sarcastic yay*

fever ... lalala ... da gab's damals schon ein paar nette Sachen

Even considering the age of that album, I think it's a bit boring. It does have a few good songs, but maybe it's just not my thing. fav track: Fever

I love Elvis like the next person but these songs aren't as striking.

Pretty meh. Elvis is the king of the single-a whole album is a bit much. Probably 2.5-don’t think I’d revisit.

Correcto

Elvis is a classic for a reason, but i would argue this isn't the best of his stuff.

This wasn't bad, but it sounds more like someone trying to sound like Elvis than Elvis himself. 3.5 stars

5/10

This has a lot of the elements that have made an albums a 2 for me before but the instrumental is just intriguing enough and Elvis soothing in a unique way tobump it up

Elvis transitioning from the King of Rock and Roll to a pop star. Col. Parker wanted a money machine who cares about artistic integrity. Still a nice set of songs

3.5

some bangers

Ja, okay. Nicht schlecht, aber nichts Besonderes.

3.5 Stars.

Im not a big Elvis fan. This album didn't change that. But it wasn't as bad as I expected

Best smooth music. Grappig, hij ziet er op veel foto's wel een beetje uit als een sukkeltje. Hij was hier ongeveer 25. Ja, wat relaxt wel dit album. Beetje kerstfilm-vibes.

It’s Elvis…. Not sure what else to say…

Pretty enjoyable.

En vrai rapide et sympa

There are lots of cover versions as was usual in those days. It's not his best recording, but ok.

Not bad, pretty standard Elvis album.

A sound I've previously only ever heard imitated. This was enjoyable and new. A product of very different times, hard but interesting to imagine. Best tunes: make me know it, the girl of my best friend; dirty, dirty feeling; soldier boy, such a night

You can hear a difference in Elvis and interpretations with respect to phrasing and his vocal range is bigger. The band behind him was f'n amazing. The recording quality was impressive. I will listen to this again when mowing the lawn. The Big E.

Pretty weak. Not bad just meh.

This doesn't have the hits I'm familiar with but it was interesting hearing some deeper cuts. I guess I'm not crazy about it though.

3.0 - Ok

I love Elvis but I only liked the last few songs on this album.

It's wasn't bad but there are other better albums. It's not the one I will recommend to people that are interested in listening to his music.

I guess I can understand why Elvis was big back in the day, but 65 years later, it's not that exciting anymore. The songs are OK, but nothing particularly memorable. The only good thing with this one is that I checked out Fever, realised that the version I knew was not even the original one, and long story short, it's a classic story of rip off by white musicians of music made by Black people in the US (OK, to be fair that's the whole story of the beginnings of rock'n'roll).

Classic Elvis. Not bad music, and he's of course a great singer. However, it's very characteristic of the 50s style to lean on pretty generic song structure and chord progressions, so it does end up being a bit boring.

To preface this: I don’t know much about Elvis apart from how he changed music, and his impact (and his banger PB&J&B sandwich), since I was born way, way after that time, so I don’t know at all how this compares to the rest of his discography so I have to rate this on its own. There is some good stuff on this album, he covers some nice sounds and it’s fun to listen to, but I’ll probably only return to maybe 1 or 2 songs off of here because the rest didn’t leave a huge impact on me, but I will say I enjoyed the lyrics over the upbeatness of the tracks, man was really trynna get with his best friends girlfriend, haha. Anyways, I enjoyed this, not a bad listen, not my favorite ever, but not half bad. Rating: Good (Strong ☆☆☆) Favorites: Fever (I actually really like this one a lot, Thrill Of Your Love, It Feels So Right.

Pretty good. None of the all time greatest hits, but every song is still above average. Melodic and atmospheric. 3,7/5

Elvis isn't my favorite and this is a more tame version of his music than I'm used to hearing. I don't think I recognized a single song on this album. But it does make for pretty easy listening. I think I made it 2 times through the album before deciding to move on to other music for the day.

It's aight. Over quickly.

Lots of ballads, but two good stand out songs with Fever and Such a Night. Good stuff by the King!

It’s Elvis! Kind of what you’d expect from post-army Elvis, and kind of all the same. Nice vocals and pleasant sound, though. Best song: Such a Night

Elvis is good but he sings one song fifteen times. Some songs started out with the suspicion of being different but then turned into the same one. Stand-out: Such a Night

Pretty mediocre but sounded fine. Low 3.

meh

5/10 - It sounds like elvis and therefore sounds like the 60s. It is fine.

Pretty mediocre

Not feeling this Elvis album. But it is a classic.

Elvis is always so cheerful, good music to listen to while doing chores, I even thought I am a white american farm wife for a while. Don't get me wrong, I love Elvis and I do enjoy this album, but it's simply not sth I would normally listen to everyday. My mom would love this.

Top tier musicians playing a nice amalgam of 50s popular genres encompassing country, RnB, soul, blues, doo wop and jazz. The vocals are great: warm and hugely charismatic. The guitar is twangy and tight. But none of the songs or performances really stand out as anything more than well crafted genre pieces.

It’s Rick and Morty time

Elvis is as smooth as ever on this one. Although it's not my typical go-to music, it's always fun to listen to.

Good that he is back... but he is not for me

ive been a 90 year old gramma since i was 13 so believe me when i say im a bit of an Elvis connoisseur myself 🧐🙂‍↕️ that being said this is a weak good comeback album, especially by Elvis standards, his earlier works are just sooooo sooo good that this one just can't compete with them and with some of his latter stuff as well....what happened in the army man😔

Not the best, it's just a collection of love songs.

Can't beat a bit of Elvis

How did this album make this list out of all the great Elvis stuff? This is just boring. At least 3 stars though, I mean, it is Elvis after all.

you know, i actually didn’t hate this album. or elvis. i don’t know i would listen to this again or a lot, but if i was playing fallout and wanted to listen to the background music on the fallout radio, this would be perfect

60/100. Elvis Is Back! doesn’t bring anything groundbreaking to Elvis Presley’s sound. Compared to his earlier records, the production quality is certainly improved, making for a smoother and more polished listen. However, when looking at it from a perspective 60+ years later, the album doesn’t feel as impressive today. For its time, this was a great release, showing Elvis’ versatility across rock, blues, and ballads. But in retrospect, it lacks the energy and innovation that made his early work so exciting. While still a solid record, it doesn’t leave a lasting impact the way some of his classics do.

I would not consider myself an Elvis fan, but none the less, it’s a tightly produced and fun album. Hard to deny it’s rightful place within this list.

Some great songs on here, his version of Fever and Reconsider Baby were especially good. I just don't vibe with the whole doo wop thing, which was a lot of the songs. Still a good listen, though, and interesting context. My stepdad's dad casually mentioned a few months before he died that he met Elvis when he was in the army, probably not long before this was recorded.

Competent R&R. 3.2

Don’t think I’ve heard any of these Elvis songs. Thought they were decent.

I have a theory that the popularity of Elvis correlates with the excessive consumption of jello salads, but it's too complicated to get into here. Also I still find it crazy that Elvis was drafted.

Elvis ilahduttaa..

Meh - I've never really fully drunk the Elvis koolade.

I have a strange relationship with Elvis' music. he is the alpha to a lot of my favorite artist's omega. without him, they would not be. most musical artists in the 20th and 21st century would not be. and yet, I am rarely impressed by his music. it's alright. it's not bad. there was nothing here that was bad. and yet, there was not a lot that I felt very strongly about either. the highlight for me, by a long shot, is 'such a night.' but the rest I could take or leave.

Elvis Presley stands for the fifties/sixties in America in the same way as the Korean War, the Vietnam War or Richard Nixon. But somehow it was also a time of new beginnings. Elvis Presley's music was groundbreaking for his time. He had an unmistakable and great voice. Nevertheless, my relationship with him was rather ambivalent. I didn't like many of his songs and the ones I did like were always a bit cloying. I thought his movies were horrible. His late performances and his demeanor made me ashamed. Only now have I become more gracious. Now I can concentrate on his music. And some of it was and is very good. Unfortunately, I hear less of it on this album. The only track I really liked here was Fever. In my opinion, there are better albums by Elvis. 3/5

does anything truly stand out on this? could i write poetry to this? n

It sounds weird to hear the Jazz standard "Fever" sung by a male. At least it is welcome change from the Rockabilly formula that was Elvis' bread and butter. The rest of this "comeback" album sticks to what made him famous in the first place. Some folks love it and still call Elvis "King". I'm more of a Buddy Holly guy myself.

This was just OK. There was much more interesting music being made in the 50s. Elvis could sure sing, but this batch of songs is pretty weak.

*Elvis Is Back!* is a fascinating album that showcases Presley’s ability to adapt and expand his sound. It’s an essential listen for Elvis fans and an interesting piece of music history. However, it lacks the revolutionary impact of his earlier work or the emotional depth of his later material. Still, as a comeback album, it’s a solid, enjoyable collection that proves the King still had plenty to offer.

It's just okay.

okay, not may favorite, but not a huge Elvis fan overall.

Fever was good, but a lot was forgettable

I'm not an Elvis fan, so it's hard to say much about what seems like a very Elvis album (and now my third from this collection), although I *will* say that this is infinitely better than "From Elvis in Memphis", so there's that. I kind of feel like the "1001 Albums" entry's quote of Elvis kind of says it all: "I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to." Sad but true, and doesn't really help explain why we have three albums by him, but thankfully this is my third.

solid Elvis album.

Enjoyable album, vocals are just fun to listen to. Obviously loses some points on originality. Also has some weird lyrics, like many of these old albums. Very consistent quality from front to back. I think the right Elvis album could be a four, but this is a three.

I grew up listening to Elvis so its all white noise to me at this point. Fever is great and gets me hot and bothered so thanks pal. This seems a little low energy compared to his catalogue in some places. Its okay, his impact is undeniable but I am noticing how much recycling he uses for riffs and song structure. Great voice though.

Elvis is fine. I’ve never been blown away by his music but I understand that he was groundbreaking and a maverick and no wonder he was so popular. This album was just fine. Fine fine fine. Thank you very much

I don't know how this album made it onto the list. His first album after getting out of the Army and all the magic is gone. His voice is still there, but the rawness and passion is gone.

Was not a bad album, but not one of Elvis’ most memorable.

Ok 3/5

Rating: 6.5/10 Starts off great, ends not so much.

"The Girl Of My Best Friend" is my jam on this album.

Can't argue with the talent and massive influence that Elvis had, and obviously he had some songs that have some great staying power. But as an *album*, I just didn't find anything here that wowed me.

Decent

Its Elvis?

Great stuff here, I was wondering when this listing was going to offer up something worth listening to again.

Yup. It's Elvis. Dead before my time, doing what others did before him.

I am not a fan of Elvis Presley. I respect, greatly, the influence he's had on so many of the early musicians I have very high regard for (Keith Richards, Paul McCartney... I mean the list is impossible to compile), so I do recognize that much of my disconnect is that I wasn't there to experience the insane impact he had on early rock and roll. Trouble is, I simply can't disconnect the late-era Elvis — with his gross hypocrisy about drugs, pure over-indulgence, and 14-year-old Priscilla — from the icon who set the world on fire. Not to mention his appropriation of R&B... I just don't relate to the music. But, I'll give it to him, dude can sing, and he was a maverick in so many ways that I'll go against my initial assessment of giving this a middling 3 stars. The album didn't thrill me, but I can't deny that Elvis had a gift for making music.

It’s late 50s/early 60s Elvis, it’s exactly how you think it would be. It’s fine and easy listening but not something I would reach for I don’t think

Won't somebody think of the children!!! It's amusing to think this caused moral outrage from parents, whose teenage daughters were swooning and screaming at the front of the stage. It really shows just how conservative society was back then.

Quite enjoyed this. None of his 'hits', but his voice is in fine form and the recording itself and band sounds great.

Reconsider Baby - bluesy and jazzy. Nice! Overall, very Elvis-y. Don't think I'll re-listen, but not bad overall.

decent

Sounds like Elvis to me…

I don't get what's meant to be so great about this album. Yes, his voice is incredible but surely this isn't his greatest album? As albums go, I don't see why this one deserves a place in the 1001.

Ba dum bum bum ahh music

I'm still not sure that I'm really an Elvis guy, but this one has an interesting backstory at least. Elvis got drafted in 1957 as he was starting to get big, and this was his return to recording after his Army stint. He literally was back. The whole thing is perfectly fine, and it's pretty much I would have expected out of a 1960 Elvis album. I just find him a bit boring on the whole (even compared to some other stuff from roughly the same time). He's got a great voice and I can see the appeal back then, but it just falls a bit flat to me. I also didn't think there were really any songs that stood out too much here, and it doesn't really have any of his popular singles. Anyway, it's ok, but that's it for me. Favorite song: Such a Night Other: Make Me Know It, Fever, The Girl of My Best Friend 10/22/24

A few bangers.

Goes alright, like the Bluesy/Country stuff.

The cover of Fever and The Girl of My Best Friend are both so fucking good. This didn't sell me on becoming a big Elvis fan but I enjoyed it a lot, I listened to it twice. Probably won't come back to the whole thing through hence the 3/5 but those two songs are fucking great. I like this a lot more than the more manic high energy classics I've heard like Hound Dog which I find kind of obnoxious, ballad-y crooning Elvis is where it's at.

Can’t say I’m a huge fan of Elvis, his ‘thing’ has never really been for me. That being said, I appreciate classic stuff. He’s a monumental figure. This album breezes by. I can’t be too mad about it.

not bad, nice sound.

Very mid Elvis record. Not an Elvis fan beyond the hits. The mixing is superb though like wtf. 3/5

As a colleague of mine said, it's nice to hear another side of Elvis. Fever is certainly the standout for me.

Oh yes he is. I enjoyed this but didn’t love it? So maybe it’s a 3… but that doesn’t feel right. 3.5?

As Elvis goes it's solid and enjoyable, but I'm not really a huge Elvis fan

an OK Elvis record

I liked it because it didn't contain any hit singles. I wasn't familiar with a single track from it, it was like discovering Elvis for the first time. Having said that, it didn't come through with a lot of strength.

I like Reconsider Baby the most and it’s maybe the one that feels more of a traditional Presley song. I am not convinced Presley does R&B and Do Wop better than other folks back the.

Starts a bit slow not the Elvis I wanted but it’s getting better the further in I get

Finally Elvis~ even though he's an asshole...

It's ok

I hadn't heard of any of these tracks before playing this album, so it was a chance to hear fresh Elvis with fresh ears, and I quite liked it.

Where'd he go?

Why is there so much Elvis? I know he is an important figure in rock music but it’s a bit outdated now don’t you think? Nevertheless, the record has some very good songs.

It said that he died on Wikipedia but I swear I saw him officiating a wedding in Las Vegas yesterday!

This album is supposed to reflect a more mature Elvis, fresh from his military service and ready to show a new side of himself. However, I find that his music still doesn’t resonate with me, mature or not. Elvis and his music aren’t necessarily bad, but they don’t strike any emotional chord with me. The standout moments on this album are the country, blues, and jazz elements, which were interesting, but overall, it wasn’t compelling enough for me to want to listen again.

Good mix of rockabilly and slower almost croon-ey

Found this to be an underwhelming album from Presley. A lot of standard doo-wop and blues, which was okay, but not a lot of energy from him. 3/5

Not his strongest record. Some covers and all that. 3/5

Love Elvis but this wasn’t anything special

Soothing voice

A little blues, a little rockabilly, it is unmistakably Elvis. It's fine. It's good. I feel like we, as a culture, have had such a heaping helping of Elvis in our collective conscious that even the songs that don't really hit make us pine for a ""simpler"" time. Call it 3.5. Peggy Lee's version of "Fever" is better, though I'm genuinely surprised at the amount of force Elvis puts behind it. Favorite tracks: "Fever", "The Girl of My Best Friend"

Fairly standard Elvis. Not bad, but not his best.

Classic Elvis vibes. I do enjoy having it on, but nothing stands out as being great.

his voice is very nice to listen to. yet the only song that I remember from this list is 'Fever'

Kinda of a dowop feel, a few to many slow songs, but he was good!

🎧THANK YOU Elvis for coming BACK

Best Elvis album on this list. Definitely like early era EP the best. 3/5

Ah, Elvis Presley. This album announcing Elvis' return to music contains his signature sound, though perhaps it is over the top with songs like "Soldier Boy" and "I Will Be Home Again." Still, it's amusing that he didn't skip a beat and even came back with a better sound. Still, this album doesn't contain his most well known songs. It can be hard for me, a millennial, someone who grew up with Elvis already dead, to fully understand the significance of what Elvis did--because so many musicians have built upon Elvis' accomplishments and done much grander things. Someone had to start rock music, and that was Elvis. That being said, the album was a slog to get through (and I love fifties classics like this!), but I have respect.

Not his best album, my favorite is still "Fever" on this one.

I don't think I heard any of this album before, which surprised me. I liked it. Didn't blow me away but solid tunes all the way through.

Decent, like his debut and Memphis Elvis more tho

This is Elvis for sure

A very solid Elvis record with vocal performances that had clearly matured with his intentional work while he was deployed in the Army.

Not nearly as banging as Live From Memphis, but yeah. It fucks

good solid album, its easy likeable but not impressing. nothing lifechanging for me but also easy to listen through without the urge to skip songs

Nothing particularly offensive or memorable. It's possibly getting the 3rd star because I only had to listen to 31 mins

Very classic Elvis. A couple of good songs but I’ve never been a big Elvis guy. Lyrics are a bit cringey looking back at them.

3.5

Kinda lacking on hits. It's good, not he's a singles guy.

Not a massive fan of Elvis but can’t deny his talents

B- Make Me Know It 3 Fever 3 The Girl Of My Best Friend 3 I Will Be Home Again 3 Dirty, Dirty Feeling 3 Thrill Of Your Love 3 Soldier Boy 3 Such A Night 3 It Feels So Right 3 The Girl Next Door 3 Like A Baby 3 Reconsider Baby 3 Just pretty boring, but sounds nice.

short & sweet but a little too low energy, repetitive in feeling despite its length

Fever The Girl Of My Best Friend Dirty, Dirty Feeling Such A Night

rip elvis

A bit more of his crooning than I’d prefer. While I see its appeal, especially among the young ladies at the time, I definitely like his more upbeat stuff better. Not a lot of the rockabilly feel on this one. But I suppose it’s a relatively solid album.

I enjoyed this more than the first Elvis album, but not by much. Still don't get what all the fuss was about.

It’s Elvis, kinda speaks for itself. Not always my vibe but still solid.

A pretty solid album, on the cusp of a four. The final song "Reconsider Baby", comes off as a tepid lift of far better blues songs and reminds me of how much the entire affair owes to artists who were not given the same chances as Elvis.

Doesn't feel like this is Elvis' greatest album, as I didnt recognize any mega hits here, but its overall solid. I had never listened to a full Elvis album before but he has a pretty good range in his voice beyond his normal Elvis twang. The album felt average on the whole and I think my favorites were Thrill of Your Love and Reconsider Baby.

catchy music but i dont think for me Elvis can ever get above a 3 for cultural appropriation.

One of the greatest performer / artists ever, but this album is pretty average. Still worth being on the list because it’s Elvis.

The usual med-period Elvis material. I loved this stuff as a teenager, but it does nothing for me now, except to bring on a faint nostalgia.

Im simply not am Elvis super fan. Ots always nice to hear and good music but kind of outdated to me with some exceptions. Album is ok but nothing special for me. He has better ones.

Just Another Elvis

It's Elvis. A few standout tracks. Good production. Tight backing musicians.

OH FUCK. I’ve never listened to Elvis because he’s my mother’s most hated artist. Time to give him a fair shake I suppose That sure was an album that I don’t remember anything about. It was fine

Every time I see an Elvis album cover or poster or old video - I can't help but think about how cheesy this guy is and how only my parent/grandparents were really fans. But, then I listen to the album (which, are still kinda cheesy) and can't help but get sucked in. He did have a great voice and a certain swagger. He's iconic for all the right (and wrong) reasons. He's the world's first true pop star. Even this album - which doesn't contain any of his "hits" - is a solid album and fun to listen to.

you couldnt release this today. theyd say “elvis already released this album in 1960, how did you get into my office??” thats what made elvis so special. he knew to release his music before he had already released it.

He's back! ...but he isn't perfect. It doesn't help that none of his huge hit singles are present here. And concordantly, a key element of pre-army Elvis energy feels keenly absent. None of the tracks are particularly memorable except the three openers (Make Me Know It, Fever, The Girl of My Best Friend). The two moods appear to be either "crooning with very little instrumentation" or "fast-swing-rock but lacking some energy". Don't get me wrong – it's still pretty enjoyable music. But it doesn't reach the heights of his pre-1960 work I'm familiar with. Lots of gentle, "classical rock" harmonies going on in the backing vocals. Pretty cool. The bass and particularly the drums are mixed decently, but written simply, without letting their respective players shine as much as the vocalists and solo instruments (e.g. sax). Feels a little gramaphoney (granny music?), but what can you do, prior to the earth-shattering revolution of music in the 60s? This is the kind of music that sold well, and Elvis was fully aware of that. 3/5 Key tracks: Make Me Know It, Fever, The Girl of My Best Friend, Dirty Dirty Feeling, Such a Night

3+

Nice to hear some deep cuts from Elvis to be reminded he wasn’t always the caricature he has turned into.

Will just watching Priscilla skew my listening experience?? Can’t deny his absolute butter vocals. I wish I could get past caring that he is just a performer and didn’t actually write anything. I love that this is only 32 minutes long tho because Dude is not an album artist.

The King he is

Goddamn did Elvis write a lot of the exact same song. It’s a pretty GOOD song but i wouldn’t listen to 12 of remixes of a band’s one hit wonder in a row, and this is only marginally better ;)

relatively bland. like it’s fine but i expected more from “the king”

fínerí, rennur ljúflega. safn laga ekki samhangandi verk. 3,5

Highly polished, boring, and nowhere near as raw or fun as his debut album.

listened 2x. 3.1/5

Ausser feverrrr

The ballads aren't all that interesting but the uptempo songs are all quite good and I'd be happy to revisit.

It's fine.

Quintessential Elvis Presley. This album really captures his character and musical ability. Not someone I listen to regularly, if at all, but this is a really nice record.

Great voice. Definitely look up all the original songs, though.

I'm surprised that I enjoyed several songs on this one. I can see how Elvis was so alluring for his generation - he's really smooth.

Nice vibe to album, what I thought Elvis would sound like which was pleasant but no major surprises in terms of stand out songs. Best was Fever which he didn’t originally sing.

Kinda enjoyed this, much more than other Elvis I've had to listen to. I'm going to be generous with my 3

way better than the last elvis

It was fine! A little too much of the same throughout the album, but nothing bad.

i mean, it sure is elvis. fine to listen to, but milquetoast as always. 2.5

Alright but idk if he earned the exclamation point

Fun stuff.

This was the best of the Elvis albums I've listened to so far. The first half was good then it went downhill from there. Not a big fan of the music, but I can tolerate listening to it.

Elvis doesn’t particularly excite me, but this is one of his better albums that I’ve heard. Great vocals here

Fun. Glad I listened to a full Elvis album. But I think I’ll just stick with his greatest hits from now on lol

(5,3/6) Gave me a "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" Kind of sticky album with a way to much "baby kisses". Obviously another time but still, it's Elvis the pelvis... (1,2,5,10,12)

Post Army Elvis stumbles a bit with consistency but still has the pipes to crank out the blues.

Like him or not, Elvis is pretty good. Listening with modern ears it's refreshing but doesn't do anything for me to push it above a 3. I did enjoy my listen tho Fav songs - Fever - Soldier boy

Elvis takes a stab at an album. Thing is he's a singles artist and the hits really aren't there. Not entirely his fault. The rock album wasn't really a thing for another 5-6 years. It's a decent attempt. The two drummers (D.J. Fontana and Buddy Harman) are excellent.

Earlier poppier Elvis. Some good songs but not exactly my cup of tea

"Elvis is Back," the 1960 comeback album by the King of Rock 'n' Roll, marks Elvis Presley's return from military service with a collection that encapsulates the essence of Elvis in a brisk 32 minutes. Across 12 tracks, Elvis swings from the drawling cover king we know to delivering wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am performances that are short, serviceable, and, well, fine. Standouts like "Make Me Know It," "Dirty Dirty Feeling," and his sultry take on "Fever" showcase Elvis's unparalleled ability to make any song his own, proving the album's fun quotient is undeniably high. Yet, despite its moments of enjoyment and historical significance as Elvis's post-Army reintroduction, "Elvis is Back" doesn't quite ascend to the zenith of his discography. It's an album that, while showcasing the King's versatility and charisma, leaves the listener wanting more of the raw energy and innovation that characterized his most transformative work. In the grand scheme of Elvis's illustrious career and the vast universe of music history, this isn't the album I'd enshrine in the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." It's a testament to his talent, no doubt, but more a footnote than a chapter in the story of a legend.

Elvis.

Classic

To me, the real magic of Elvis was is in the rock-a-billy/ country western songs he recorded with Sam Phillips. Elvis sang those songs like he was born to do nothing else. Styled with R&B and a hint of Ray's electrified gospel, he and Sam made something that no one had heard and that people all over the world are still listening to and imitating. And Elvis sang it with such confidence that it instantly sounded wholly realized and...obvious. He joins the Army and upon returning they decide that he should make, basically, a doo top record ?? The engineering is BRILLIANT. It is one of the most beautiful sounding records ever. Fever is a fantastic track for auditioning hi-fi gear. But the magic of Elvis barely appears (Dirty, Dirty Feeling and Such a Night) and even then feels constrained and watered down. The remainder of the album sounds even more constrained as if he's imitating the crooners. And while it's a decent imitation, it isn't magical the way his Sun sessions were.

I know he was an excellent performer and a very successful money machine, revolutionary at the time. But truth is he didn’t write the songs and, overall, I thought I’d like it more. [0140/1001]