From Elvis In Memphis

A bit boring on the first half. 6/10

Probably the least good Elvis album I’ve gotten so far but it’s still Elvis

There is probably nothing particularly special about this album, but Elvis' iconic voice is always enchanting

я все еще не очень люблю Элвиса

I liked it but not sure I could listen to it more often than once

wella wella wella weeeeeell it's Rick and Morty tiiiiiiiime

Better than the early stuff but still not a fan. Obvious stand-out tracks are In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds

I can no longer think of Elvis without thinking of Rick and Morty time

This must be Elvis’s pub singer era. Not his best work

Some stone cold classics on this one, love Elvis’ vocal range

Some of Elvis' best work as well as a decent amount of hidden gems. Entertaining & energetic from start to finish, and does a nice job of incorporating heartfelt love songs without being too sappy or corny. Excellent overall listen. Top tracks: I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms), I'm Movin' On, In the Ghetto

Never been a fan of Elvis Presley's style of singing, so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it. I wouldn't say that I did enjoy it, per se, but it also wasn't unpleasant. Mid- to low-tier 3/5

Um… it’s Elvis! He’s got the baritone. But… In the Ghetto and Don’t Cry Daddy are… so cringey. I mean I appreciate the sentiment, but… this whole album almost strikes me as a LasVegas parody in a film. As if it were a foreshadow of the Elvis to come. Can’t. Go. Higher. Than… 3 3 Boolean: True, I suppose, cause it’s Elvis!

Great album that tails off after the original track listing (except suspicious minds)

It's another showing from Elvis, and thus one too, is pretty good. It still sounds approximately like Elvis, but in 1969, so there's a slightly more modern rock/country/blues thing here. But these songs *are* generally good. Gentle On My Mind is a fantastic song, though I do prefer Glen Campbell's recording. And In The Ghetto has aged weirdly, just because of Elvis' legacy, but it is good, and does possess at least a little self awareness. Anyways, even though this does feel a little more mature (or at least palatable to modern ears), this is still an Elvis album. This isn't really a bad thing, but you know how you feel about it, and it's pretty "your mileage may vary".

elvis... he was okay

Second to none. Long live the King!

1. look - 1 2. ztrong - 1 3. heart - 1 4. black - 2 5. hurting - 2 6. moving - 1 7. pouuer - 1 8. mind - 1 9. loving - 2 10. travelz - 1 11. day - 1 12. ghetto - 2 13. mindz - 2 14. cry - 1 15. rain - 2 16. mama - 2

A classic never dies

good

Very classy, reminds me of sitting in an old classic bar in New York sipping on dirty martinis. Could definitely get repetitive. Elvis has a beautiful voice.

Ends with some massive hits, but we both enjoyed the grooves of the album’s first half, which didn’t align with what we thought was Elvis’s style. It’s less in your face and more chill, with simple but tuneful basslines

Man, this really brought me back to my Grandma’s house on her old record player. I don’t personally know too many people who listen to Elvis outside of the novelty of “Hey, it’s Elvis!” but dang, he really is the King.

Second Elvis album in a row. This is The King heading back to what he does best. He was a master of mixing country twang with urban blues. Elvis has been critiqued about his singing of black music, but I find that he honors it. Fun, cheeky lyricism I. “Power of My Love”. Only on the extended version di you get “Suspicious Minds”.

not his best but he is classically the King

Listened to while doing puzzle games. Can never get enough of Elvis. Such a beautiful voice paired with some amazing love tunes. Didn't know he sung "Gentle on My Mind" (Love Glen Campbell's rendition.), and "In The Ghetto", so those were a happy surprise. Favorite Song -"Momma Liked The Roses"

6/10

Some really great, tender stuff. Most Elvis albums feel more like compilations but this feels like a proper album.

Ja top albumpie, Paar goede bangers zoals in the ghetto en supsicious minds

Not much of an Elvis fan.

Elvis is good, but only Rock 'n' Roll Elvis is really cool

Acho que nunca tinha escutado do início ao fim um álbum do Elvis. Bão.

Es un 3.5 pero le doy un 4 por que la voz de Elvis es fenomenal, auqnue si es un álbum bastante duro de terminar de escuchar y entiendo que es porque es de el final de su carrera

Stole it all from black performers

I’m not an Elvis fan but many of these were good

Elvis is the worst part of all these songs

Ugh I'm really not an Elvis fan but some of the songs were really catchy. The band completely carries him here

Outstanding

ya know, i've never really dived into elvis. obv i know a few of his songs here and there, but let's take a better look. ok i had to finish the album at home, so my listening was disjointed. that said, i think elvis knows what's up.

Honestly, much better than expected

It’s a perfectly decent listen and he sounds good backed with a more ‘southern-soul’ style band. But ultimately I don’t listen to Elvis by choice and like the other Elvis, he has too many albums here.

Not a great Elvis fan, and this didn’t do a lot for me, truth be told,

I recognize a bunch of these tracks by title, but I've never listened to this album start-to-finish before. This is a solid Elvis album. I'll be adding this to my list of albums to listen to again.

Högt och lågt!

Inget stort Elvis-fan men några bangers som höjer det över mängden finns det helt klart här.

Oh yeah, the king!

I’ve never listened to an entire Elvis album before. It was about what I expected. Probably not something I’d listen to on the regular. Maybe I’ll change my mind as I immerse myself in more older albums. I appreciate Elvis for his place in music history. It’s interesting to hear music produced before rock and country had diverged so much. There is other music from the same year that I do like a lot that had progressed much further towards a more modern sound.

It’s all good but I struggle to find anything in specific I really enjoy from this. Elvis’s voice is good but it does absolutely nothing from me knowing that nobody would care if he wasn’t stealing music from black artists.

Elvis schmelvis

Honestly expected a lot more out of this

I enjoyed this, Elvis’ voice sounds great.

Este disco es una foto perfecta de uno de los momentos cumbres en la carrera del rey. Muy grande!

Quite melancholy. I preferred it to his earlier work.

Elvis may be the king but I've found that his output can be very hit or miss for me. There are some true classics here but there are also plenty of songs of his I've never heard before and likely won't remember tomorrow.

Feels very Vegas

ELVIS STOLE MUSIC FROM THE GODS AND GAVE IT TO WHITES. FOR THIS HE WAS CHAINED TO A ROCK AND ROLLED FOR ETERNITY.

I think this was the last stop on the road to Fat Vegas Elvis and therefore 4.5 stars.

This was bad. I liked the first one we listened to but this doesn’t do it for me. Still better than Mariah Carey’s bullshit though.

Caught me at the right time this as I just watched EPIC and was blown away. His voice and persona. Some bangers on here too his voice carries it and shine through a good album. Really shone through

yeah, this is just some good Elvis songs. what do you want from me? 7/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: LONG BLACK LIMOUSINE, SUSPICIOUS MINDS, GENTLE ON MY MIND

This was a shocker to me only due to the date... I did not know Elvis had new music in 1969 that turned out to be classics! I knew he played through the 60's & 70's but thought his music was generally from the 50's. To learn that "In the Ghetto" came out a couple of years after Sgt Pepper blew my mind. Classic album that started a mini Elvis renaissance.

I’ve loved Suspicious Minds for decades - that bumped this album up to a 4.

I suspect the only reason this makes the list is that this was the first “real” album for Elvis after 18 generally lousy (even though Blue Hawaii was the first album I ever bought and had a few great tracks in it) cash cow soundtrack albums from 1961-1969 that his manager forced him to do to go along with the similarly lame movies. In the Ghetto and Suspicious MInds (the latter is only on the reissue) are great tracks, fun to sing along to. They alone make this a three.

People hate on Elvis for no reason. This is a cool album.

kein elvis presley fan wegen mama idk

ta bien, pero bastante monótono

Some classic Elvis on here. Highlights: "Only The Strong Survive", "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road" and "Suspicious Minds"

didnt wanna listen to it sorryyyyy 🤗

Rock ‘n roll underrated by me; very nice groove music, should make a playlist with some of these songs in it (like a morning groove, cleaning playlist). However, lot of the same vibes and don’t think I’d listen to it for long periods of time.

This is my first Elvis album on the Generator, so I need to pay some respects. I see his life, music and performances as an astounding and extraordinary set of phenomena. (Even his after-life is extraordinary, eg 'earnings' by his estate...) The USA in which he started out is kinda hard for me to imagine (though it was not all that long ago), I try to comprehend what he stood for as his career took off, it is sadly too easy to comprehend something of how he ended up. All that said, sad fact is, I'm not that into his music in general. I tried to give this album an open-minded (open-eared?) listen, but it doesn't do much for me. I get that there's "Memphis sound" on this album, that's reasonably appealing, at least as far as the backing tracks go. But the recording and mix are offputting - the lead vocals would be mesmerising in themselves (that unmistakeable style), but are wallowing in heavy reverb, while everything else is crystal clear (but even the stereo separation is weird). And the lyrics are somewhat offputting (with the exception of In the Ghetto - where my little freakout is at the footnote that Presley was worried this song would put off his fans?!). The detailed account of the recording of the album is also offputting, for the number of erstwhile movers, shakers and grifters hanging around, apart from the talents of the composers, arrangers and musicians involved. Overall, this album seems a very long way from where my tastes are at. (The 'legacy edition' includes Suspicious Minds, which I do find appealing, but I put it to one side as not part of the album in question.) Overall, for me this album is Okay, 6/10.

elvis more like alvisn... and the chimpnuks ;)

The album has a soul and country feel, with a balance between groove and emotion. Overall, it is a well rounded and easy listen, i could revisit this again.

Three elvis albums?????????? Why

My word his voice is molasses. It’s honey dripping. It’s sensuality and masculinity and soul. The songs? What songs? I noticed some blues, some perhaps tired-by-1969 prime Elvis rock diddies, a little of the unfortunate melodious flourishes of the day. But Elvis in my ear? Yes please.

We sang Elvis songs in my elementary music class--stuff like Jailhouse Rock and Hound Dog. One of my favorite Christmas songs is Blue Christmas because I love how cheesy Elvis sings it. This is a long way of saying that I am neither an Elvis lover or hater. Elvis just is. This album was better than I thought it would be, but I don't think it was all that great. Seemed to lack a point of view other than "Elvis sings a bunch of songs." And the songs weren't particularly exciting. They seemed heavy on a false sense of nostalgia. There are probably better Elvis albums out there. This was all very meh. 3 stars.

Pretty fun even if the only thing that gives it a unique-feeling spark is the matching of this musical styling with Elvis' distinct voice, it still works

I don’t listen to Elvis, but I can see from this album why he was so popular; there are some good tunes in here. Some stand outs to me were “Wearin’ That Loved On Look”, “Long Black Limousine”, & “Suspicious Minds”.

Great album from one of the great voices and I love this period of his career. It gets a solid 6 from me

how was this guy ever popular

5/18/26. Personally not a big Elvis guy, although there's good songs on this. You can tell it's a well-produced record for the masses, and the songs are as straight forward as they can be. It captures the pop sound of its era.

Acho que nunca tinha ouvido um album inteiro dele, interessante

Such a talented and versatile artist. His songs range from slow and groovy to upbeat and lively. Fav song is Suspicious Minds’.

First song has very funky vibes, and is just a really fun listen and I think a great opener. I feel instantly pulled in. Second song, has kind of that jazz vibe. Talking mixed with some singing. I can see why they call Elvis a culture vulture. It sounds like the backing vocals are done by black women as well. Power of my Love sounds like exactly what I'd expect to hear on a Las Vegas strip. It's crazy how much influence Elvis had over the showtune sound, while taking so much from black culture.

Awesome

All the songs sound the same. I didn't mind 'True Love Travels on a Gravel Road'. 'In the Ghetto'...sigh.

This was my first full Elvis album listen, really enjoyed it. He's got a great voice and the band is super solid.

Much better than I expected, think I view Elvis as a bit of a punchline but I can see why he was so popular

Perfect for driving on country roads and summer. Really enjoyed listening to this with my windows down. This made me want to explore his other albums

suck it up and listen to ts josh

Es un buen disco, aguante elvis

Eka Elvarin levy tässä projektissa. Tää oli ihan kuunneltava levy. Bändin soitto sujuvaa ja soundit kohdillaan.

Though I usually find Elvis Presley deeply corny, this wasn’t too bad.

“HE’S WHITE??!!??” Anyway, enjoyed but probably won’t come back

A lot of fun

Probably the best cover artist of all time!

glorious country soul - The King doing The King's Thing

Fantastic, lush orchestra, and incredible albeit repetitive vocals. I felt like once the initial novelty of his vocals wore off, it got a little tedious to listen to Still, very cute and good!

Och it was fine I suppose. Elvis was a hero to most but he didn’t mean shit to me.

This is more of a "modern" sounding Elvis studio record. While it still has some of the super echo-y old-school vocals, the production sounds good and the songs are pretty bad-ass. It will always astound me that they left "Suspicious Minds" off this record and released it as a stand-alone single. That's more something that would happen in the UK market.

Awesome

The album is definitely one that you could put on in the background in mixed company and no one would really complain. Nothing spectacular.

Hate to do it... But this album put me to sleep. This was my first Elvis album and I hope his other work isn't this sleepy...

I have always loved Elvis

So beautiful. Don't mess with The King boy. I gotta get more of him on vinyl. Top to bottom, this is beautifully put together, soulful, romantic, the whole thing. Great example of why he’s The King.

Good album to half listen to. Late era Elvis, nothing revolutionary here.

It's Elvis

I wish I could get into this but I just can't, but in the same breath I do not think it is terrible. Songs like In the Ghetto and wearin that loved on look are interesting and a postive example of what makes Elvis a powerful artist but it's just music that I can't get into. Fav tracks: wearin that loved on look, black limousine, and in the ghetto

El verdadero rey del rock. Dulce, compañero, amante dewl morfi. UN groso. Es rock que no falla, tal vez se puede volver un poco denso para nuestros tiempos

Sounds like Elvis.

the king

Long black limousine, Gentle on my mind, Suspicious minds, Kentucky rain Good one for Joe

Where is there to say? This is Elvis f**king Presley! His voice is so soothing and I could listen to him sing stories to me all day. What a legend and what a fantastic album!!! Favorite tracks: I’ll Hold You In My Heart I’m Moving On After Loving You Suspicious Minds

Tuntuu Lana del rey coquette las vegas

Never listened to elvis cause hes way before my time. I probably knew 2 songs on this album like in the ghetto. But there were so many good songs .

Exactly what you expect. Enjoyed it as much as I ever enjoy elvis. Which is not enough to choose to listen to it.

Always thought I don’t like Elvis. Cruise ship karaoke in a jumpsuit. This one wasn’t the cheese fest I was expecting. Likely won’t be back but I enjoyed it.

Didn’t love the Ghetto song

Was a huge Elvis fan in my early teens. Just in awe of his talent and charisma. But I think as I've grown up I realise that whilst his was a massive talent, it is not one I am drawn to. Two bangers on this album, The rest is meh

Pretty good, Never been the biggest Elvis fan but this was good.

A fun classy album with a great collection of songs for a variety of moods, had to listen to it twice. Suspicious minds is my cliche favourite

Elvis is whatever

It's Elvis. He can be cheesy, but he still has a pretty classic sound that brings on the nostalgia.

i really liked "I'll hold you in my heart" & "power of my love". i've always been a fan of elvis' voice. this is an album that makes a lot of sense being on this list as elvis's influence on popular music lasted quite a long time. his career was very interesting. when i listened to "power of my love" i could only think of this quote from stephen davis' book hammer of the gods: "[led zeppelin] considered themselves uncle elvis’s depraved nephews."

Not a fan but good

What is it about Elvis that makes him so moreish? It should be pop nonsense being over produced, stolen from black people and written by committee, but i listened through twice then listened to more Elvis and lovee every second. The voice is so good. The songs are consistently excellent and the band play hard and well. He has so much charisma i can see why people though he was an alien

Previously had the Elvis Is Back album on this list, which I was way more impressed with - even though it was mostly covers. The only real song that spoke to me was In the Ghetto, but the rest were quite dull. Not even Elvis' voice could compensate for that, sadly. Mid 3.

I have a hard time getting excited by Elvis albums. His voice is great but the albums always feel kind of disjointed and it feels more like a collection of singles than anything else. This album is no different. It has a big country feel with some soul thrown in there for good measure. It’s a decent chill listen but nothing to write home about. At the end “In the Ghetto” finishes the album and I remember why Elvis has the reputation he does. 3 star.

"In the Ghetto" & "Suspicious Minds" are really load bearing tracks here, propping up an otherwise somewhat mediocre assortment of standard country cuts 3.5/5

Rock, soul, country, blues.

I kind of like some of Elvis’ early stuff. But after a point it goes downhill. This album was still surprisingly decent but still a bit lackluster

Easily the best Elvis album, so long as you include Suspicious Minds in the tracklist

I don’t love Elvis, but this was good.

the king

Big fan of the Memphis treatment (horns, backing vocals) and although both were laid on a little thick at times here it made this my most enjoyable Elvis listen to date and kept my theory that there was never a bad album recorded in the cities of Memphis and Berlin alive.

Some solid tunes but largely uninspiring on the whole. A weak 3

This is a difficult one as i started off really enjoying it and appreciating Elvis’s great vocals, but then i just got a bit bored. Obviously’In the ghetto’ and ‘Suspicious minds’ awoke me briefly from my funk but ‘dont cry daddy’ and ‘Mama liked the roses’ made sure i returned there.

I don’t get the Elvis thing, and never have - and this album has got me no closer to “getting” it. Objectively, “Suspicious Minds” is considered a classic that everyone knows all the words to - so it’s fine, as is “In the Ghetto” (despite me hearing it sung by Cartman in my head). But really, this all just sounds like every other Elvis song ever released. The only other track which stood out for me was “Kentucky Rain”, which I quite liked.

To me he sounds distinctly non-Elvisy on a few of these tracks - hoarse and like he really needs a lemsip and a long lie down. But that's probably because here in the UK, the majority of Elvis we hear is early, powerfully voiced Elvis not this late stage version. Suspicious Minds is the big hit from this album, and I do like it, but I also already knew In The Ghetto and Mama Liked The Roses (which I don't hate despite the maximum schmaltz). My favourite bit of the parts I didn't know was the lyrics in Kentucky Rain that was akin to every telephone conversation I ever have with my Mum: "They said, "Yes, she's been here" But their memory wasn't clear Was it yesterday? No, wait, the day before" I do really like quite a lot of classic Elvis songs, but this was just middle of the road fine. Should really be a 2.5, but: 3/5

Solid 4. Um dos, se não o melhor trabalho de Presley, uma boa compilação de faixas country/blue-eyed soul.

I’m not a big fan of Elvis. I don’t understand the hype. I only knew two songs on this album (In the Ghetto & Suspicious Minds). I think In the Ghetto is a super corny song. I do like Suspicious Minds though. I bought that song after seeing the Elvis movie.

I liked this album listen from Elvis Presley! This album was more blues, country, and soul focused than his more rock focused songs which I enjoy more but I appreciate that he was trying something different with more story driven songs. Overall, I enjoyed listening to this album but it wouldn’t be one that I would return to anytime soon. ‘In the Ghetto’ and ‘Suspicious Minds’ are standout tracks for me!

wow

I love Elvis. What a voice!

é o ken humano

Would I listen again: not purposefully putting it on but in the background it would be ok It’s fine. I just didn’t find it super interesting and his voice is not my fave

What more can be said about Elvis? This is an undeniably great album with well known hits and lesser known songs.

Late stage Elvis. Always good for a listen, but most certainly not in his prime.

He was a punchline/maybe alive/on a UFO when I was growing up and I never “got” Elvis. This album doesn’t make me get him still. One of the best songs on here is super cringe. A very uneven album for me.

7/10

Yeah, Elvis is pretty good I'd say. Was on a bad run of albums but this one was good.

Lekker

it’s good. some really good numbers and versions. the bonus tracks included on this include “suspicious minds”, but was not on the original. inclusion might have bumped it up to a fiver.

more of a jam than i anticipated

p170. 1969. 3 stars. Recorded right on the cusp of the change from burnt out rocker to Vegas cabaret. Veers from the brilliant to a syrupy overproduced mess.

lord have mercy

There are a couple songs that are perfectly fine, but I thought most of the album was just bad.

I hate to say it but as much as Elvis does have a lot of very same-y and repetitive music in his discography, he does also have quite a bit of really solid music. From Elvis in Memphis happens to be another full album of that killer material and I don't think it is mind-blowing but it certainly gets the job done! Elvis shows off his charisma in a way that feels a lot more captivating than some of his early childish work and later repetitive slop he would make. From Elvis in Memphis actually feels genuine to a degree, as you can hear an effort being made to make something worth while even if it isn't a legendary output. This is a nice album all things considered but still a far cry from my favorite Elvis project.

i had only ever heard his most popular songs so this was fun to delve into :)

Odd inclusion, I think, for an Elvis record. Ultimately just meh.

there’s a reason he’s called the king of rock n roll. necessary listening

Elvis. Always one of those artists for whom their legendary cultural status overshadowed their actual musical contribution. I thought this was a fine album. He does have a captivating vocal style at times, but at others it veered hard into schmaltzy lounge territory. As the original American heartthrob Elvis has a huge legacy, but again I don't think a ton of it is actually his music. I'm going 3/5 on this album because it wasn't bad to listen to, but he really didn't bring anything new to the table.

Pretty good - a little repetitive.

Not a ton to say. It's Elvis! This album is alright but probably wouldn't come back to seek it out. EVER SMILIN', EVER GENTLE ON MY MIIIIND

Pretty average actually

Good shit

No puedo darle mala nota siendo quien es. Es buen álbum

Classic that must hear once minimum

8/10

I like music I like Elvis

Es un álbum variado. Buena música a pesar de los gustos personales de cada uno. A mí, personalmente, me gustó el álbum de la mitad para abajo… Y las canciones de amor son las mejores.

I have never been convinced that Elvis was nothing more than a fossil embedded in the rock revolution of the 1950s who was kept in the spotlight because of his past accomplishments. This album confirms that. He sounds like an Elvis impersonator - the same sexy mumbles, horns, I-IV-V chord structures with the rockabilly bass line, female backup singers on reverb - a caricature of himself singing to tired formulaic templates. And to think the Stooges debuted this same year…

He sounds like a parody of himself. Also, Linda, c'est d'la pâte à dent

I appreciate that this list has a no compilation rule. The Rolling Stone list is particularly egregious in that respect. However, some artists, while very important, are much better served by a singles comp. Elvis is a clear example of this. Most of the tracks on here are perfectly fine but forgettable. The only ones I really vibed with were the hits, most of them which are technically bonus tracks. I'll stick with the greatest hits.

Imagine making your comeback at age 34. So much reminiscing and wistful dreaming and really not the same force as young Elvis.

I think I only like Elvis aesthetically... this album is just goofy.

Some nice jaunty bits in the beginning, but it couldn't hold me.

Wearin’ That Loved On Look: La verdad muy buen tema, me gusto Only the Strong Survive: buena, pero ahi I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms): na increible ya el principio. es maravillosa realmente increible. Long Black Limousine: Me encanto It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’: Increible I’m Movin’ On: esta es una de las que menos me gusto, pero aun asi me gusto Power of My Love: buena, pero ahi Gentle on My Mind: esta me re gusta mal After Loving You: buena buena, me gusto True Love Travels on a Gravel Road: me re gusto esta, es romanticona mal mme copa mucho. Any Day Now: me gusto mucho. es buen arriba, como que levanta todo lo lentazo y romanticon del album In the Ghetto: esta es una de las que menos me gusto, pero aun asi me gusto Suspicious Minds: me gusto me gusto Don't Cry Daddy: me gusto mucho la tranuqi que es. el violin de fondo me da años de vida Kentucky Rain: No me gustaba tanto, pero me termino gustando, el final tiene mucha aura Mama Liked The Roses: me gusta de ma sia do. lo prolija que suena toda la cancion es perfecta para los oidos me encanto. En conclusion, es el mejor album que escuche hasta ahora en esta web. Cada cancion es muy distinta a la a anterior, pero todas tiene algo igual, suenan espectacularmente bien. me encanto te felicito elvis

22/04/2026 Sorry Elvis, this wasn't one of your best. Next time, maybe. Spotify listeners: 22.4 million

I'm too young for this.

yea pretty classic, I guess 3.5/5? so 4?

OK I listened to this, I already knew I didn't like the way he sings. I learned that 38 minutes can feel pretty long too.

why are we still not over elvis?

I liked this record. Didn’t love it, but really liked it. The production is pretty inconsistent. A lot of weird added reverb to his vocal performances. The bass player is absolutely cooking, sometimes a little too much. I’m a big fan of Elvis, and listening to this album, knowing it’s later, less energetic Elvis, has me excited for the records from his prime.

3.5 Good to hear Elvis outside of just the hits, it's revealing and makes a much stronger case for his superstardom. Really enjoyed this album.

Elvis! Solide comme toujours!

good album, good sound, not really my style, not a big fan of elvis either, just meh, not that bad... can't say it was a waste of time

Boring. I like Elvis but not this one so much.

Established Elvis so perhaps not so exciting but led me to make a note to myself to acquire a cowboy hat and wear it in an American bar while listening to this album

Classic crooning Elvis: a classic sound.

It amazes me that Elvis is still popular. He's alright, but it's the 21st century... why is he 336th on Spotify? None of the songs stuck out to me.

Not an Elvis fan but recognized a few songs (Suspicious Minds is so good). It didn’t take long for me to note how great the backing band and vocals are. Enjoyed that more than Elvis himself.

me decesocioni

I really like Elvis. His music and career can have a lot of criticisms, but I find listening to him quite enjoyable and varied. This one is a popurri of everything, a show of many moods and emotions. But that makes it more akin to a "Best Hits" album than something more cohesive you could find on other artist. So, I guess it's not for everyone in that sense.

I've no idea how this landed at the time, but today this just sounds like a cabaret pastiche. Disappointing. Whatever magic Elvis may or may not have had, by this time it'd long gone.

Day 4 of 1001 albums. Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to this one but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm the youngest of 5 so I was brought up listening to Elvis. So it was "familiar". Easy to listen to and a couple of classics. 5/10

As good as the arrangements and production and performances are, it feels like half of these songs are just not that good on first listen at their core, but many of the others are great, so I'm hoping the rest eventually grows on me .

Trevligt och familjärt! Ingen omvälvande upplevelse kanske men ändå en härlig lyssning. Stark trea

Starkaste helhetsverket jag hört från Mr P!

Har tyvärr för tråkigt med Elvis, fattar inte grejen. Men finns ju såklart ett par fina höjdpunkter man inte kommer runt här också.

Det här är den Elvis Dino älskar. Alla låtar är typ bängers. Och satan vilket band han har bakom sig här. Fullblodsproffs. Det är så tight 🥲 Enda som kan dra betyget är mängden covers men kan fan inte klaga. Vem vill inte höra Elvis tolka till exempel burt Bacharach eller gentle on my mind?

kingen!!

Känns som att hela skivan går i 80% hastighet. Som poddarna jag lyssnar på när jag ska somna. Lite segt tyckte jag alltså under första lyssningen, var nere på en tvåa. Andra lyssningen? Ojvoj... Ojvoj... Vart ska jag börja? Kanske den mjuka ljudbilden? Otroligt vad härligt varmt det låter. Körerna måste typ vara inspelade i hangar? Sen har vi ju de freggin King på det. Vilken pipa! Både tyngd och lätt krisp med en jävla närvaro. In the ghetto är ju ren gåshud. Och sen Sus minds på det. Många andra fina låtar också. Lite dirty ibland med. Går hem.Titel och omslag är grymma också. I den här genren (white soul?) måste det här vara ett av fejsen på Mount Rushmore eller på en metaforisk femhundring. Skulle nog kunna lyssna på denna många gånger till. //Från Belvis i Långhundra

Overall I really don't like albums that are just performance and not original. On top of that, this one is of tired music from a tired musician. It's mostly a monument to the destructive force of the music industry, bleeding one of its earliest superstars dry. Kind of a sad listen.

I liked it a lot but definitely not something i would listen to on a day to day. iconic tho

Music for squares

kinda poopy…

IDK man this shit mid as hell, sounds like a white picket fence, suburbs home.

i don't consider myself an elvis fan, but this is a remarkable record. it probably is the one to own. i mean, come on, "suspicious minds" is one of the best rock n roll songs ever recorded

There's a reason he's the King, that voice!

This album is a mixture of blues, country, gospel sounds, and Elvis's soulful voice. This is my first full album exposure to Elvis (the generator seems to enjoy giving me later works by an artist). Elvis always seemed more like a character to me than an artist (just based on what I've seen and heard in mainstream pop culture). Listening to this kind of humanized him for me, however. I can tell that Elvis had presence and appeal, but this kind of music just doesn't resonate with me.

Elvis does Memphis Soul… better than the Vegas era, but still nowhere near as essential as his early-stage rockabilly explosion.

B Wearin' That Loved On Look 4 Only The Strong Survive 4 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) 3 Long Black Limousine 4 It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' 3 I'm Movin' On 3 Power Of My Love 3 Gentle On My Mind 3 After Loving You 3 True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 3 Any Day Now 5 In The Ghetto 4 Any Day Now is one of my all time favorites. Other than that, not the most amazing album, but it’s definitely a vibe throughout.

Oli miten legenda tahansa mutta tämä on aivan hirveää, musiikin ja taiteen irvikuvaksi nimitettävää kuraa. Voi hyvä taivas sentään. Miten tämä on voinut olla myyvää ja legendaarista. Yäk! Todella raskasta kuunnella mutta sinnittelin. 1/5

mwah

Some great tracks, fantastic vocals ofc. Suffers from late 60s “stereo” mixing (drums only on left channel)

8/10

Loved it to be honest

It's unfortunate my two favorite songs on this albums aren't from the original release, but from the bonus material. Kentucky Rain and Suspicious Minds are my two favorites. There doesn't feel to me like there's anything groundbreaking here, but it's all good music. Very enjoyable. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

En lo personal, no lo pude terminar de escuchar porque me aburrió un poco. Creo que tiene más que ver con mi gusto musical, porque no soy muy fan de Elvis Presley, así que no logró atraparme demasiado. No me pareció malo, pero sí de esos álbumes que simplemente no conectan contigo y se sienten un poco largos.

Nothing special except for Suspicious Minds.

It was fine. Standout songs: Only the strong survive It keeps right on a hurting

Meh

Taattua Elvistä. Ei sisällä hittejä. Viimeinen kappale sydäntäsärkevä. Yhtenäinen albumi.

Elvis showed me a whole different side of himself — top stuff

Elvis isn’t my type of music at all. But I can still appreciate him and what he did for music. This album was just ok not my cup of tea 5.5/10 2.7/5

Favorite Track: Only the Strong Survive

Meh

The Memphis Boys dominated this studio.

my liking started off slow on this one but towards the end I realized I liked the album so much so I rewinded some of the songs as I was going through it. it was a unique sound I did not expect from Elvis, which made me like it even more.

He has a sound all his own. Gentle on my mind is nice.

I was amazed how much hate this album got—fat Elvis, overproduced, cheesy—and yet it has three of his best songs: In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds, and Kentucky Rain. Is it the last good Elvis album? Yes. Are those the only three songs on the album worth hearing? Sadly, yes. There’s a reason why I’ve always stuck to his greatest hits. That said, long live the king.

Good listen. Really enjoyed about half of these songs, the other half was meh. 6.75/10 Top song Suspicious Minds (followed closely by wearin' that loved look on)

I was expecting to dislike this. Judging the cover I thought I was going to get bloated Vegas Elvis. Turns out this is an enjoyable country soul album. Two classic tunes in The Ghetto & Suspicious MInds push the final score from 2.5. to a 3.

*1969. *Goodness this was depressing. Every song was mopey and sad. *Suspicious minds was the most uplifting song on the album. Sheesh. *Otherwise, it's standard Elvis faire - which is hard not to enjoy, even if he's being a sad sack. RATING - 6/10

Production on this is crisp. This definitely helped me understand Elvis more than his debut album.

Album just does nothing for me. I don't need to hear about your cup of soup, old man! Even the dog ran out of the room listening to this. Suspicious Minds gets a pass. Any Day now had a decent melody too. In the Ghetto is good, too.

Jamais écouté avant. Du Elvis tardif, que je ne connaissais pas du tout. La voix fatiguée (mais ça lui va plutôt bien), il livre un album disparate, accompagné par des musiciens très talentueux. Tantôt crooner guimauve un peu pathétique, tantôt plus inspiré quand il parvient à faire cohabiter ses racines country et blues avec ses inspirations soul. Top : Power of My Love Flop : I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)

ilk defa böyle bir albüm dinledim albüm eski Amerika'nın o country tarzı ben hiç hayatımda dinlemiştim sadeve filmlerdr görmüştüm bne beğendim ama açıp bunu dinliyim demem yani

Apart from the two hits, it has a lot of filler. Although, this is an album with a lot of charisma.

This is cool and all but I'm a Beatles guy.

Boring to me, but bailed out by Suspicious Minds, which is in StarCraft 2

Good but smaltzy

Decent album - has 2 of the few Elvis songs I actually like on it, but I still think he was overrated.

A mix of rock, country and soul. He's a great singer and the backing band is pretty great too. Wearin' that Loved On Look, Kentucky Rain and Power of My Love were the standouts to me, but the whole album was great.

Two great songs and a bunch of dreck translates I guess into a 3/5

Hmmm - to me this is just Cheesy Vegas Lounge Singer Elvis. Leaves me cold. In fact it actively makes me want to put something else on…..so worse than cold! 2 - just because Suspicious Minds is pretty decent.

Suspicious Minds“ trägt das Album spürbar. Die Mischung aus Soul, Country und moderner Produktion wirkt direkt, kraftvoll und erstaunlich frisch. Nicht jeder Titel sitzt, aber die Highlights haben genug Gewicht, um das Gesamtwerk klar nach oben zu ziehen.

I'm not really an Elvis fan, but he does have a nice voice. There is a real good energy captured on this album and I found it entertaining throughout.

Not my cup of tea.

Other than the beautiful songs about his parents and uh *checks song title* The Ghetto??? This was basically just 40 minutes of Elvis being a simp ass yearning lover boy… he’s just like me fr.

It’s fine - doesn’t really have any uptemp stuff. Feels similar to the Sinatra album “In the wee small hours” rather mopey and bland for the most part. Won’t be back to this one.

This was boring. A glimmer of a decent song here and there, but mostly just boring.

Great...Elvis just stealing other (most black) artists songs and using his dumb voice. Look, i'm not the target Elvis audience. The session musicians here are solid - and there are some good vibes- but it gets old pretty fast. The recording of in the ghetto should be buried 6ft in the ground to never be seen again.

They called him the king for a reason, and he's pretty damn good.

Pleasantly surprised! Listened while cooking and felt like a suburban in the 70s somewhere in the midwest

Nice music, 6,5/10

The king. Great story telling.

My 2nd Elvis album so far and, as with the first one, it's fine. Some songs I enjoyed and some that just passed me by, pretty average overall.

ELVIS. The King.

Nice album from the King of Rock’n’Roll. Few tracks added into my collection.

I don’t like early Elvis albums at all. Once you hear Sister Rosetta Tharpe sing the original versions of those songs, Elvis sounds boring. But I really like this later album. Great backing band, great production. The songs aren’t trying too hard to impress anyone and they just do their thing.

1. Wearin that loved on look: Buen tema, no me parecio nada del otro mundo. Tipo blusito piola. 5,5/10 2. Only the Strong Survive: Me gusto un poco mas que el anterior, mas blusito baladita. 6/10 3. I´ll Hold you in my Heart: Meh. No me disgustó, pero meh. 5/10 4. Long Black Limousine: Parecido al anterior 5/10 5. It Keeps Right on a Hurtin: Misma linea. 5/10 6. I´m Movin On: Más movidita me gusta apenitas más. 5,5/10 7. Power of My Love: Igual que la anterior o un poco menos quizas. 5,25/10 8. Gentle of My Mind: Meh. 5/10 9. After Loving You: 5/10 10. True Love travels on a gravel road: 5,5/10 11. Any Day Now: Me gusta un cachin más. 6/10 12. In the Ghetto: Me gustó un poco más, tipo baladita tranka, piola. 6,5/10 13. Suspicious Minds: Más "cuerpo" más piola. 7/10 14. Don´t cry daddy: Me gusta, buena baladita. 6,5/10 15. Kentucky Rain: Me gusto bastante. 7/10 16. Mama liked the roses: Buen cierre. 6/10 Nota General: Es como que me es mayoritariamente intrascendente. Sobre el final repunta un poco con buenos temas, pero que son buenos y hasta ahí. Nada wow. 6/10

Un disco clásico, no me generó muchas cosas ni me llegó del todo. Seguro es el favorito de muchos e inspiró a otros cuantos. Elvis una voz inigualable y es una leyenda. Seís son los puntos.

I don't usually think of myself as an Elvis fan but when he was on, he was on, and so is that backing band. 50,000,000 fans can't be wrong.

Ok....Elvis....I don't know....it just depends on which era I'm listening to. I'm not familiar enough with his timeline to be able to say which period I liked best, aside from just his "earlier" stuff. This croony, sad howling doesn't do it for me. And listening to him sing "In the Ghetto" is just cringey. Nonetheless, it is Elvis, and without him we would have never had the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, among a few others. 2.49 stars.

When long-running artists pop back up in the zeitgeist, it's usually by going back to their roots. Elvis broke through in 1969 with this schmaltz? I guess it makes sense that his audience wanted comfort, not rock 'n' roll, given the tumult of the era, but what a missed opportunity. "Suspicious Minds" finds the right middle ground—I wish there were more songs like that, because it's legit great (and I love "In the Ghetto" even though it's cringe). The rest of this I don't need to hear again, especially eye-rolling sentimentality of "Don't Cry Daddy" and "Mama Liked the Roses."

An old head of cabbage.

Since watching the Elvis vegas music doc I’ve been more interested in Elvis. This album is a good summary why, not expecting much going in it has a ton of interesting things to offer throughout. I liked more than I thought I would and killer bass tone throughout.

This was quite good. I liked the second half of the album much more than the first.

Elvis is wonderful. This album was beautifully sung and that bass was killing it the whole time. I can't say these are my favorite songs by Elvis but they did showcase his voice and range.

Kind of a mixed album. There’s some really good material here, Elvis’s voice and delivery are always excellent, however, some of these songs are just bad. Suspicious Minds is the best track for sure. About half the songs are prettt good.

Not without its charm I suppose. I actually am impressed with the band. They seem really good. This is very surface level though. Gone is the reckless abandon of the early period. It’s replaced with a carefully manufactured product that only implies rock and roll but isn’t the real thing.

This was my Nana's favorite artist, so it always brings me back to memories of her whenever I hear Elvis. The guy could belt it out and for a live album, the production is top notch.

I grew up in a home full of Elvis vinyl, so I find it tricky to either hate or rate Elvis. He’s basically musical wallpaper to me - familiar, ever-present, yet rarely given dedicated attention. This is yet another serviceable yet unexceptional example for me.

Always enjoyed a lot of Elvis’ music, and I have a step-father that was an impersonator at one point, so I’ve heard A LOT of his music. This is definitely a really good album, and one that is more on the soulful, chill side of things. Was a good soundtrack for my morning routine.

Calm and cool but nothing screamed something I'd wanna go out of my way to put on. General 3/5.

I couldn’t get in to this album. It sounds so dated.

Unless it's a fat man in a wig, wearing a sequined onesie and performing in a working man's club, I don't really like Elvis... Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ❌️ I don't have time for this Revisit ❌️ Default ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 268 Already owned : 62 Purchased : 15 To buy : 1 Nope : 190

elvis's voice is only tolerable when someone is doing an impression of him

Primeiro album bom do elvis que eu ouço

Elvis sounds pretty good--back to his rock, soul, country roots--and Memphis band is solid. He chose some good songs. Suspicious Minds is awesome.

I wasn’t expecting elevator music, but once it was underway, I realized that this ultra-prouduced, super cheesy sound was my childhood impression of Elvis. It doesn’t help that the two best songs weren’t even on the original track listing.

Idk what to write: It's good but it's Elvis. or It's good but it's repetitive. Or maybe they're synonyms.

Know Elvis Had not listened to the album Knew a coupe of the songs. I enjoyed this. Great backing band and Elvis's voice sounds great. Pretty much all songs were good.

Why does he do that crap with his voice? Makes otherwise decent stuff sound awful.

A slow start, backloaded with bangers. It seems that 'Suspicious Minds' and 'Kentucky Rain' weren't on the original release. If they're included, then it's four stars. I like this era of Elvis a lot. Emotive, gilded, self-destructive. Yeah, four stars.

The first half of this didn't do much for me, to be honest, but man do I love Suspicious Minds.

"Any day Now" hit me the most. Can say it's bad? No. Probably i'm outta of time for this album. Can't deny it's good. "Suspicius mind" it's another hit

i actually got through the whole damn thing. the music is nice enough. i do struggle to imagine a sincere elvis singing some of these songs though, like in the ghetto and dont cry daddy are so eye rollingly unaware

I never "got" Elvis. By the time I was old enough to pay attention, he had already become the drug-addled "fat Elvis" that later parodies dwelled on. But this album is from he was fit and (mostly?) drug-free, and it's...fine? Country soul blues with a great backing band and singers, and Elvis being Elvis. Some of the songs (such as "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)") really emphasize the parts of his style that are easy to parody, to the point it's hard to take them seriously. And then there are the songs that I know from other, better versions ("Gentle On My Mind" and "Any Day Now"). Maybe it would have done more for me if I'd paid attention when it was new, but at the moment it doesn't do anything for me.

Loved every song. In the Ghetto has been one of my favourite Elvis tracks since I was a young kid, so relistening to this album felt nostalgic.

I can’t quite get away from the sense that Elvis is a bit of a tourist here. It’s not bad, I don’t think Elvis was capable of making anything bad, but I’m more taken with the musicianship of the Memphis Boys - esp. Reggie Young - and the various back-up singers.

2.8 2x

This list is making me like Elvis a whole lot less than I previously did. I like bluesy, rock n roll Elvis. I don't like Elvis the crooner. I did not enjoy this album.

Just realized that Eric Cartman has ruined In the ghetto for all eternity.

Pretty solid, with the hits mostly on the back half, but solid Elvis, if you like the guy.

Beter dan verwacht!

This was so much fun to listen to, and when you have Suspicious Minds on it. Bonafide classic!

Sielt se Elvis sitte tuli. Ei ollu huono albumi vaikka en oo kyl elvistä kuunnellu sitte ollenkaan ennen tätä. Paras biisi varmaan: Any Day Now Arvosana: 3,25

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