Live in Memphis [Live]

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WE9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elvis Live On Stage In Memphis, November 26, 1999

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

This review is from: Live in Memphis (Audio CD)

Elvis is in fine shape vocally and physically. He has a lot of fun on this album probably because he is playing to his hometown fans.

It is not my favorite of his live albums but it is a very good live show. I do not like it as well as the others because the orchestra only has the brass at this show. It is minus the strings and reeds and the overall effect isn't quite as good as it is on Madison Square Garden or the Aloha From Hawaii Albums.

Hopefully RCA will re-remaster this album and bring out the backbone of the show (the band) a bit more like they did on the recently released 25th anniversary Aloha show.

The horns are overbearing and need to be toned down.

Overall its a good album and worth having in your collection.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Under-appreciated live recording., March 10, 2000

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plsilverman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Memphis (Audio CD)

I have not yet purchased the CD of this set, but the vinyl serves me well: it's Elvis best live-in-concert performance since the '61 Benefit show. I think the '74 effort was dismissed because it was deemed yet another in a long series, actually starting in '68. But many factors make it a very significant event: Elvis' vocals, noticeably stronger and "brighter" than on the '73 Hawaiian show; the hometown atmosphere; the version of "Let Me Be There" which was so good that (reportedly) a test 45rpm promo was made and the cut was issued a second time on a later album; "How Great Thou Art" from the l.p. which won a Grammy! And I still think that the rock and roll Medley was good enough to release on a single A-side! Fans, go back and listen (Reconsider, baby...).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chase, July 10, 2001

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Chase D. Spratlin (Monroe, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Memphis (Audio CD)

ABSOLUTELY fantastic!!! This is what I experienced when I saw him in Atlanta in 75 and 76. He's in a good mood and very engaged in the music. It doesn't get any better than this although the entire concert doesn't make the recording. lastly people get a life on the criticism of his drug abuse ( I'm sure as hell not perfect) and look at the incredible impact he had on the 20th century and the stardom that nobody will ever approach again!