That's the Way It Is [BOX SET] [LIVE]

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Live
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bmg / Elvis
• ASIN: B00004TZCK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,199 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST EVER BMG RELEASE!, July 12, 2000

By	traceyandpete (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's the Way It Is (Audio CD)

If you have ever wondered about the power of Elvis Presley live,this Wonderful new 3 CD Set will enlighten you.

For the first time ever-we have a complete 1970 Elvis Concert- and it really is a must have for all Fans and non fans alike.

Disc 1 contains the original TTWII album plus additional tracks-all in superior sound.

Disc 2 contains a complete 1970 concert again in fabulous sound quality. Elvis really gives a fantastic show full of ultra high energy performances,backed by the famous TCB band. What a show!

Disc 3 contains Elvis and the TCB band in rehearsal,very interesting! You also get some more Live performances of unreleased songs.

All in all this is the best ever Elvis release by BMG,the performances are top notch as is the sound quality,contains over 40 Unreleased tracks!

A MUST!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Elvis Landmark, July 18, 2000

By	Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

RCA has truly delivered the goods with this stunning three-CD edition of Elvis Presley's "That's the Way It Is." Along with the original album, the box set includes a complete and previously unreleased concert from August 1970 that captures Elvis at his peak - a revelatory performance that justifies the purchase. More previously unissued material can be found on Disc Three, which showcases a fascinating rehearsal with Elvis and his musicians as they run through everything from "Cottonfields" to the "Peter Gunn Theme." For Presley fans and popular-music historians, the revamped "That's the Way It Is" emerges as a landmark (and long overdue) addition to the Elvis discography.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That's The Way It Is - Special Edition, December 14, 2000

By	Mark Littlejohn (Winter Haven, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's the Way It Is (Audio CD)

This is the very best compilation from RCA/BMG ever! I am a serious Elvis collector with over 60 live shows from 1969 to 1976, and I can honestly say this is the cream of the crop. Elvis was the #1 concert attraction in the US from 1969 to 1976, and that title was earned by performances like those in this set.

I bought the jewel box version (I didn't like the looks of the digipak) and while some complain about the packaging, what counts is on the inside. We get the original albumn with bonus tracks on CD-1; the complete midnight show of Aug. 12, 1970 on CD-2; and additional live and rehearsal takes on CD-3. Highlights include the following: (CD-1) I Just Can't Help Believing, Just Pretend, Stranger In The Crowd,& Something. (CD-2) A killer opening of That's All Right & Mystery Train/Tiger Man, Just Pretend, Words, You've Lost That Loving Feeling, Polk Salad Annie, Little Sister/Getback & Love Me (both feature Elvis on electric guitar), Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Suspicious Minds. (CD-3) Can't Stop Loving You, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Stranger In The Crowd, Make The World Go Away, Don't Cry Daddy/In The Ghetto, and Johnny B. Goode.

Many people have said that these songs are just the sames ones over and over, so no big deal. While some of the songs have appeared in the Elvis In Person or On Stage albumns, the sound quality is not the same, nor are the performances. Elvis' voice is way up front in the mix on this set and the backing vocals and instruments are superb. Of the 60 shows I have (50 of them are soundboard recordings) this is by far my favorite! In fact I made my own 80 minute CD-R of the best live tracks and have played it on a regular basis since this set came out in July. This set will go a long way towards educating music fans about Elvis in the 70's. Even as late as 1975 Elvis was still giving outstanding concerts across America, and I was fortunate enough to see him in Tampa, FL in April of that year.

If you are not an Elvis fan but would like to try some of his music, buy the Artist of the Cenutry collection and this Special Edition of That's The Way It Is. The rest of us who are fans will happily add this jewel to our collections. FYI: FTD (a division of BMG) is releasing the Aug. 10, 1970 opening night show this month, and hopefully BMG will include a complete show in the Las Vegas box set next year.