Aloha From Hawaii [Live]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WEW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,621 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elvis Aloha From Hawaii: In pre-historic sound, December 1, 1999

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Mike Kurosky (Ft. Worth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aloha From Hawaii (Audio CD)

It is a great album but do not buy it.

Instead purchase: Elvis Aloha From Hawaii 25th Anniversary Edition

It has remastered sound, added tracks and added speaking parts by Elvis to the audience.

I would only give this origal disc 3 stars due to sound quality.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Erratic Elvis, June 16, 2003

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alan benatar (Cape Town) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aloha From Hawaii (Audio CD)

Elvis is by far the greatest artist of all time and I am a huge fan owning most of his material but this album is not as good as people make it out to be.In many of the songs he sounds bored and lethargic and much of his passion is lost.The problem with the 70's is you have to sift through live and studio cuts to find gems.Elvis's true artistry was displayed in the 50's and when he came out of the army.Then he started to waver with sub standard material from the films.He redeemed himself with the 1968 comeback special where he sang some of his classic Sun and RCA songs better than he did originally,his voice more gravely and bluesy.From then on his recordings ranged from sheer brilliance to ghastly pap.Research before you buy because RCA will release anything that moves or doesn't move in order to see dollar signs.The colonel would be a Proud Mary.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "I'm A Cement Mixer, Baby; A Churnin' Urn Of Burnin' Fire!", December 7, 2004

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aloha From Hawaii (Audio CD)

I have always liked this album, but I recommend that you buy the newer version with extra tracks and dialogue added. As it is, this is still a great live Elvis performance from 1973. The set is 22 songs long, and also features the traditional "Also Sprach Zarathustra" introduction and a track of Elvis making introductions of the band. Standouts here are led by the best version of "I Can't Stop Loving You" in history: the vocals are powerful, and the band is in top shape, with particular kudos going to the drums and horns. Also strong are "Burning Love," "Steamroller Blues" (even though it's tongue-in-cheek, it's still great), and "A Big Hunk O' Love," which Elvis introduces by saying simply "Big Hunk," a line that always makes me laugh. On the down side is the simply appalling version of "Hound Dog" featuring guitar work that is reminiscent of an unpleasant pre-disco funk that does not compliment the song in the least.

This is a great CD overall, but I would look out for the newer release with more material for essentially the same price. Elvis fans will love this performance, and overall I give it four stars.