Customer Reviews

Dead Elvis

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I initially bought this CD for just the track "Dirt", but after listening to the whole CD, I love each and every song! The intro to "Dirt" was taken from an annoucement at the original Woodstock..."from now on, this is a free concert." Dead Elvis is like getting a 5 scoop ice cream cone with all different flavors and you love each and every flavor. I hear songs to this CD played alot as background music on MTV's Realworld/ Roadrules. It has lot's of variety - something for everyone!

Combining dub electronic, ambient noise, and great grooves, Death in Vegas is one of the most original bands in decades. Some tunes have a reggae influence, while others are flat out bumping hard trance. The unifying element in Dead Elvis is their gritty, herion-rock sound. Death in Vegas don't use samples as ornamentation, they use simple samples as the centerpiece for each tune; much like avant garde composer Steve Reich.

If you are tired of hearing the same old pop riffs and blues scales, then check out any Death in Vegas CD. Their influence will be heard for several years to come.

Love the ablum. Total "techno", some limbo plane between Mininsrty and early Depeche Mode. Throw in some reggae and some blues and you get a Dead Elvis. Holmes and Fearless have made a great record. Covers all kinda moods and emotions. The thing that seperates them from other "techno" bands is their use of live instrumentation. Yeah this stuff rocks.

I really liked this CD because it got me in the mood when I was working, like on homework and it kept me awake on those long nights. It was really good to hear music like that.

This album is meant to be enjoyed from start to finish. It almost isn't fair to listen to the catchy, head-nodding singles ("Dirt" and "Rekkit") without also giving equal weight to the development of the album. You'll be surprised to see how Dead Elvis takes you through a journey starting in the reggae/groove genre, moves to a sampled-rock section and then finishes with several smooth, bass-driven and smart downtempo songs. It's production is flawless with content that will leave any music lover in peace. Enjoy!

This album is absolutly amazing. it just creeps into your conciousness without you noticing, and in every situation thereafter you'll think "i know, i'll put on Dead Elvis". its just absoultly appropriate for every situation. and its funky as nobodys buiesness. Buy buy buy. the cantino sessions aint nearnly as good though.

Like getting rocketed by canon fire.

If I definitely knew this thing would not be edited I would litter this comment with all types of obscenities. This album is so out-of-this-world fantastic, I cannot contain myself whenever I listen to it. These guys are making art out of sound - they are high-brow artists.

These are the kinds of people we need playing music. People with vision.

Easily one of my favorite albums; it flows as a real album should, slowly running a course through several moods and styles (all of them very... well, groovy). If you prefer quality of individual tracks, this album is loaded. Example: "Rematerialised" is an especially powerful, sexy piece that combines the rhythm of reggae with the dark intensity of the heroine-rock surrounding it on either side.

There isn't any other band that sounds like DIV. "Dead Elvis" is an amalgam of house, reggae, and trip-hop. Using samples and original band sounds, DIV produce a sound that can only be described as "Heroin Rock". Some tunes are slow and hypnotic (Opium Shuffle); others are jamming and heavy (Dirt).

If you ever get a chance to see DIV live, don't miss them. They sported a 10-piece band last time they toured; and the club was bumpin'.

This album is a cool mix of the grooviest music I have heard, with some cool and elaborate funky beats. It is good upbeat music that one can listen to doing anything. Very catchy.