They may not have had auto tune but they sped up the recordings. Listen to this take of "I Want You With Me". I don't know what his problem was but his timing and phrasing are way out. Strange ruclips.net/video/IW0tnMayhxs/видео.html
@@cliffedward That is something called Colonel Tom Fucking Parker wanting to sell more tracks and fit more songs on records. Elvis even hated it but the way his contract was, Elvis didn't have much control at that point.
@@alansohn855 Parker messed with the recordings because Elvis let him. If you want to blame anyone, blame Elvis for letting him interfere with his craft. Elvis should have put his foot down and told Parker where his limits were. This is something he never did.
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It was like the voice of God, so Elvis voice could basically hit multiple frequencies all at one time, it is actually metaphysically healing to listen to it no wonder so many people responded to him like they did people just knew it was special
My Auntie Sadie, who loved Elvis, saw him live in concert (feisty chick!), frequently spoke of him as if she knew him personally. He really touched people’s hearts - and this definitely made him even more amazing than he already was. ❤️🙏
incredible voice is an understatement his voice was unreal it’s unlike anything anyone has ever heard before he sings in whole tones is voice WAS music - not of this earth
@@lyallg8112 Yes. Yes. The greats have soul depth and diversity. Listen to how his chameleon voice changed multiple times in his very very short career and life. The stark difference between "shake rattle and roll" in 54' And "in the ghetto" in 69. The studio recording of "it's now or never" 1961, and. Suspicious minds, 1969. 1961's. "Can't help falling in love" 1956's. Hound dog, etc... His voice is all over the place in terms of change . Quite remarkable considering how short his career was.
I suppose auto tune and the like are what I hear in today's music, which I don't particularly enjoy. Even the lyrics are meaningless. Elvis' talent is rare these days, if it exists at all.
Thank You!! This was maybe my request- incredible to hear his isolated vocal. So pleased that his voice is almost untouchable by auto tune. Trailblazing 44 years after his death x
@@MyRackley Bob Dylan said a highlight of his life was Elvis singing his song. He might have done 2. Dylan said hearing Elvis for the first time was like busting out of jail. Elvis was his inspiration. As he was for hundreds more.
Mine too. I love the master cut of Bridge. I have listened intently to all cuts and the master is just the best. I have tested this on friends and they agree. I have seen many a person cry as Elvis sings this on the huge screen for Elvis in Concert. It had his real band members and singers live on stage, with his voice and three screens. It traveled the world until covid, starting in 1997. I saw it about 7 times in different cities.
@@timedwards8944 yes he was I saw him live in 1979 in Kansas City Kansas the memorial Hall he and June Carter Cash with a beautiful night imma'Texanand I was proud to be there!Wow!!!
He came from obscurity. Just another poor boy from the Deep South. Only his voice and looks set him apart. His influence was exactly the same as the folks he grew up with in Tupelo. But that voice was indeed a God given gift.
Yes, I, too, appreciate the respect you show Elvis. Took me a while to see it, but now I do. If you are so smart to be able to take that voice and play with it as you do and keep all the fans happy, you are a smart man. That is a precious voice. Thank you.
If there ever was a singer as close to perfection as possible, it would be Elvis. And to sound that good Live is unbelievable...never will be another Elvis. And as good a singer that he was, he was a much larger humanitarian...
My Professor for music appreciation class said that Elvis had the widest range of ANY untrained singer. His voice was BEAUTIFUL, especially his gospel.
I have listened to his voice from the beginning of his career to the end. No artist played their instrument like he did. It was uncanny the nuances, tone, range, power and all around play he could display through different stages in his life. He said one time, " I don't have a good voice, I just know what to do with it". He was only half right. He took a very beautiful toned voice to places that surprised the listener and left you wondering what just happened and how did he do that. Truly a master. Vicki
I was drawn to Elvis voice as a kid. He just stood out to me. The way he sung, the sound. I loved most pop up to about the early 90s then noticed all this electronic supplementation, over mixing etc in the new music. I just wanted to hear a great voice in its natural form. One reason I love Whitney Houston too. I can listen to Elvis forever and not get tired.
I listened to Elvis since the day I was born... And then when we went home, my mother would make me play records of someone that sounded just like him on the Hi-Fi stereo! 🤭 Not only did she have every single record, but I could pick the record that had a particular song that she wanted to hear and was only 3 years old! I learned to read English by playing (mostly) Elvis records. Of course the first tape I bought was Elvis and I have purchased every tape and CD ever recorded by Elvis. The only artist that makes me cry in almost every song. 😭 P.S. my mother was one of his Cooks and housekeepers.
It shows thatYou and millions like you re not professional & never ....... Just talent itself without vocal practices & secret private lessons, without step by step guide and connections, sound engineers, also stage acting ,also speaking and singing with dynamics , vocal higher range requirements need to be furbishing more and more on the techniques, until he/becomes barely somehow famous . Afterwards is the marketing marketers & connectors going for advertising alive from one continent to another. Also I am aware about auto tunes & other electronic devices with vibrato effects , thin or thick tremble voice only that helps only but if the singer goes *off key* then the equipment can't help. Regular sheepled people, everyday people think that and believe that only but only the talent alone made him her famous to be heard on radio, TV disk cassettes, CD , D.V.D. Holy Cow 🐄! Talent is only for starting purposely. Also many people who are not not not musicians can understand all what I said. It's also easy to think and believe something *like a chicken 🐔 with no head. Also the freedom of speech talking like a chicken 🐔 with no head full of nonsenses is allowed to post a desired comment anyway so we may see them .
What gets me is that Elvis never took a voice/ singing lesson in his life and he was the real deal. Elvis didn't have to use gimmicks. ELVIS was pure performer all entertainer...
Elvis’s vibrato is legend. It really is an amazing thing to see a visual of his voice. If they auto tune his voice, they are basically killing Elvis all over again.
To hear Elvis voice and vibrato before he had found his sound and image, listen to My Happiness recorded by 18 year old Elvis as a private demo at Memphis Recording Service in 1954.
Rolling Stone reports Simon later heard Elvis’ “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” He felt the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s interpretation of the track was dramatic. “But so was the song,” he added. “When I first heard Elvis perform ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ it was unbelievable. I thought to myself, ‘How the hell can I compete with that?'”
Elvis's voice is naturally dramatic. So performing a song like this, makes the song more powerful than it was before. I like both versions. Presley's voice though, brings it to another level for me...
Vocally, Simon couldn't compete with Presley, however, fortunately, Garfunkel was the main singer on the S&G single, and even better, the _only_ singer on the live video Fil recently posted. This is the first I heard Elvis's version, and, yes, I can see where Paul might say something along those lines, though I would also point out that he and Art had a major falling out, and they never have totally reconciled, so I don't know how much of his praise of the King's rendition is genuine and how much a subtle jab at Garfunkel. It doesn't matter which it is, because Elvis's is a truly great performance. As far as I'm concerned, Art's solo is my go-to version, and I think he more or less "owns" the song, though that may be much an associative response than anything. Maybe say he and Elvis are co-owners. It's instructive to note that Presley's arrangement is more or less identical with Simon & Garfunkel's, and that makes a lot of sense given that it is a Gospel styling, and Elvis was steeped in Gospel as much as he was R&B.
My sister just about cries when she talks about seeing Elvis in concert. She said people where saying he was out of shape but she said hearing him sing in person is something she was so glad she was able to do. Priceless!
People don't realise how ill Elvis was in his last Vegas years. The Colonel had him doing 7 shows a week to pay the Colonels massive gambling debt , when he had glaucoma, a painful genetic bowel condition & a prescription pill addiction. If you read the 3 bodyguard's book Elvis: What Happened, there's an awful scene where his Dr was trying to rouse a semi conscious Elvis with ice water & the Colonel just barks "get him on stage"& leaves the room with not a shred of concern.
@@sarahholland2600 If you read that book, remember that a lot of it I have found, through knowing people who knew Elvis, and researching myself, and by pure accident, is a bunch of disgruntled nothings out to make money and betray the man who had been so good to them. Ask another bodyguard, Jerry Schilling, of his time with Elvis. Of all the gifts, cars, houses, clothes, food, Hawaii vacations and much more they ALL got from Elvis. They were slugs, as were the ones after Elvis died who wrote a trash book. Never has there been an entertainer in history so betrayed by those around him, who were given so much, as ELVIS. Likely a part of the reason he died so young.
@@keetonplace I found the book sad. Yes he was great to his entourage , my comment doesn't say he wasn't, but the bits to do with The Colonel have a ring of truth to them that tallies with other TV documentaries that also addressed The Colonels financial abuse of Elvis. It was also quite accurate re Priscilla's frustration expressed in other books that she wanted more couple time without the entourage & that it played a factor in their marriage being un successful
Elvis would never need auto tune or any type of manipulation of his voice, unlike most of todays singers that utilize auto tune or other studio gimmicks. This man had a God given talent and God made sure that Elvis s voice couldn't be manipulated in the studio. Miss you Elvis
Here's the thing. Elvis's chameleon voice changed multiple times in his very very short life and career. Listen to the HUGE Difference between his voice on this song and his sun studio sessions in 54'. The studio recording of "it's now or never" 1960. "Can't help falling in love" 1961. Hound dog, 1956. In the ghetto, 1969. "Shake rattle and roll" 1955, "tomorrow is a long time" 1966. etc.....etc.....etc.... His voice is all over the place! I've never seen such change in such a very very short career. Remarkable
I was almost afraid to watch this in case they messed with Elvis' voice with auto-tuning. So happy to hear him in his glorious natural state. Love all the different variations & tones to his voice. Auto-tuning takes away the individual human element which makes singers sound uniquely different from each other.
No one can auto-tune perfection and that's what Elvis' voice was. He was phenomenal and in looks, voice, charisma and humble ways..incomparable. Elvis was and always will be the absolute best .Every song he ever sang, he owned.Yes, he is indeed the King of music ! Thanks for sharing. I love it !
@@kennethcurtis1856 Oh , I love the Beatles. Hey Jude was written by John for his son Jullian. I think Elvis did a beautiful job singing it too. There was nothing Elvis couldn't sing. He'd put his own spin on everything. Elvis had a voice no one could or will ever duplicate.
@@kennethcurtis1856 I can agree with you but it was only meant to be an off the cuff recording from 69 Memphis sessions but RCA released it on 72 LP of Elvis now. In my opinion It should never have been released.
@@Bloozguy I love every song he ever sang.In the 60s I was into Johnny Rivers, Percy Sledge, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Cash, etc.Glad you play guitar. I know every country music song out there because my daddy was a self taught guitar player( he was an awesome singer)and my brother was self taught too.. My brother also played the drums. He could play" Wipeout" and wow ! As much as I love Johnny, Elvis has always remained my # 1 You're right, to each his own!
ELVIS was and is the greatest Artist of all time! His voice like Velvet, his vibrato amazing! He didn't need auto tune! Nobody today come close! ELVIS forever the best!
J.D. Sumner said that was the reason why he was refused by Jim Blackwell. Elvis was all over the place and wouldn't sing one base music. He would sing tenor one moment and bass the next. Personally I don't think they should have ever changed the way the layout of the music was. Because it took away everyone else who made him great.
He was so underrated as a vocalist because of his larger than life persona and sexual magnetism that blasted on the scene during an era that was ready to explode with that energy. He had a magnificent voice that's finally being appreciated. Great vid!
Elvis "was so underrated as a vocalist" is probably the most ridiculous comment I've ever read on youtube! - Kiri Te Kanawa highly respected opera singer in 2014, “Elvis in his 20’s was the best singer that I ever heard” - Glen Campbel, “Elvis is the best singer that ever lived” - Roy Orbison, “Elvis was the firstest with the mostest" - Jackie Wilson, “Nobody can sing blues better than Elvis” John Lennon, “Before Elvis there was nothing” - B.B.King, “Elvis had an influence on all of us. They didn’t make a mistake when they called him the king” - Little Richard, “About every 1000 years God sends the world a messiah, Elvis was ours”....
@@MBrady1970 Yes he was underrated as a vocalist; no, not by his fans and peers in the music industry, but by the media and institutions like the Recording Academy et al. How many Grammys did Elvis win? Answer: One, for his "How Great Thou Art" gospel album! And therein lies the reason, considering the times. Elvis was not respected as an 'artist or vocalist' by the 'establishments'. Sure, his fans adored him and bought his records by the millions, and sure, his fellow artists knew and appreciated his immense vocal talent, but he didn't get those props from the media, some radio stations, parents, the religious communities, and the Recording Industry. Elvis was first and foremost to them a problem to society; his vocal ability was the last thing they saw or heard. While Sinatra was being dubbed with nicknames like "The Voice," Elvis was dubbed "The Pelvis." That's one of the reasons he appeared on Sinatra's show, to try and change that image and gain respect as a vocalist and artist. So you can say that my statement that "Elvis was underrated as a vocalist" is "ridiculous" all you want, but it's a fact! And I lived through those times to know.
@Adrian CV Well I assure you, I'm not an idiot... now go read my latest reply to @Michael Brady and perhaps you'll get clarity. And maybe next time, ask what someone means before calling them names.
Elvis had an incredible range. No singing lessons, no auto tune, just a gifted talented entertainer. It would be interesting to compare his daughter lisa Marie with Elvis’s range and your interpretation of them both in terms of how similar or dis-similar they maybe. Thankyou Fil, I love seeing you smile during the moments when we all listen and I hope his music touches you as it does his fans.
The end of Elvis’ live version when he sings “I will ease your mind” shows incredible control of his breathing, as he belts out that last line: awesome performance 😎
Elvis has the most beautiful voice ever recorded. His impersonators cannot capture his vibratto. Maybe that vibratto is one reason Pavarotti said he could not sing like Elvis. Elvis' tone of voice also sets him apart. I listen to him in the dark. The beauty of his voice overwhelms me.
Talent doesn't need autotune. The man is a legend with natural ability and vocal control. Other artists have said you had to hear him live to feel his warmth and presence in the song.
Elvis Presley was gifted one of greatest voices in the history of recorded music. Further, Elvis Presley had an almost infallible ear for music. Elvis Presley is a standalone legend and his contribution to music will last for eternity regardless of his sad ending in August 1977.
I`m not a musician, just a lifelong Elvis fan. This was pure magic. Hearing him without background music was as if he was talking to me from another sphere. Although I`m very ignorant in this field, you are an expert in, I`ve learned a lot. I love it when you start to smile at certain sections because it looks very honest. Thank you very much, Fil🙏 Friendly Spring 💐greetings from sunny Slovenia🌞
Wow, we should all be happy that nobody had auto tune back in the day for Elvis' voice. The range of his vibrato is simply amazing. Trying to "correct" Elvis would have been equivalent to correcting the "fractured" faces in Picasso's paintings into faces with all the parts in their proper places ! !
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Unbelievable unique voice. What a masterclass he was & without any formal singing training. I think he’s one of the best solo artists ever. One can just close their eyes and listen to him and feel so many emotions from just the sounds he makes between words. Thanks much for sharing this with us. Love your Elvis tapes.
I'm always amazed how beautiful his voice is..The king...He was the total package..The world was lucky to have him .. Their will never be another..👑💕❤️⚡
You are so right on. That's why it was so unique. He made it his own. He understood emotion and how vibrato resonated. He got the psychology and body vibration within people. Elvis was no dummy. He could hit everything, right on. It wasn't what he was going for. He wanted the crowd to enjoy it and feel it.
He had so much emotion in his voice and it feels authentic. That is why his favorite songs to sing were emotional and often gospel. He sang with his heart and his audience could feel it. Even in this analysis I can feel the powerful heart and soul of Elvis. Thank you Fil for this thoughtful and respectful analysis of an American treasure.
I really enjoyed your analysis of Elvis voice, he was one of a kind, and I pray they don't try to mess anything up in new releases. He sang with such feeling and that's what made him so special and why we always recognize his voice. He didn't and doesn't need auto tune! His voice was good given and perfection and you don't mess with that!
Elvis‘s voice is singular and entirely human… Like a fingerprint that we all fall in love with for some reason because we’re all dialed in to that beauty!
Elvis' vocal ability changed quite dramatically from his 50's, 60's to 70's. I really liked his ability to use different effects for different songs, such as Love Me Tender or Is it So Strange, to Jailhouse Rock. Then it's different again for other periods of his career. For me he was one of the greatest singers pf all time. Wonder what he would think that these days that his music has been added to, changed, re arranged and analysed so much.
Not many people comment or notice how much Elvis voice changed over the years. Natural changes but also from prescription drug abuse. He always sounded great though. I like his sound up to 1969 ish the best. The change from his 1968 comeback to his Aloha in 73 is huge. Thats just 5 years. Having said that he still sounded great in 1973. He was the best ever in my mind
@Adrian CV I agree his voice was still great in 1973 just no longer at the prime. My favorite is "What now my Love" Gives me goose bumps listening to it. Love the way he belted songs out in the 68 comeback. I also agree Elvis was best from his return from Germany to 1969. I Love the song Surrender. Yes his time in Vegas was a huge factor on his voice changing. Listen to him in 1969 and compare to 1971. Obvious change. Drugs, eating habits, work schedule etc all were magnafied and accelerated the rapid changed after he started in Vegas. I've heard it said in interviews Vegas killed him
@@paulthorsen9211 Vegas did not kill him. He liked it out there. Went out ahead and stayed after. He went to others shows and had fun. Yes, it was grueling to start with, 2 months a year 7 nights a week, but he was a young man and did very well. As time went by, the schedule changed to less time there, until finally it was 2 weeks. He was in bad shape by then. He was the hottest ticket in America in the 70's. He toured everywhere, nonstop. I researched that and it boggled my mind how hard this man worked on the road and the venues Parker put him in that needed to be bigger, so he had to do TWO, THREE shows in some cities. He outdid everyone. It was all laid out there for me to how many were at each concert. Better records could not have been kept. Elvis is the most documented entertainer, ever. Although Plant adores Elvis, I think he believes HE was the hottest ticket. Nope.
It was a quote from an interview from one of his own. 1970 onward Elvis health, voice and appearance changed a lot in very little time. Everything accellerated. Yes in the beginning it is said elvis loved Vegas. True 1969 Elvis in Vegas compare to1972 I see and hear a big change.though
@EXO Kai is my Michael Jackson The voice of Elvis was clearly better from his earlier days up to about 1968,69. It is clear as day his voice changed after that. The drug abuse was certainly a factor. Having said that his voice was still great. I love his version of "What now my love" simply awesome
His abundance of volume, tone and breath is fantastic. Instead of clinical, precise accuracy he instead basically carpet bombs the notes. This adds overtones and undertones that appeal to the human element of music. Great video Fil. Your voice is fantastical!
Makes a natural singer like Elvis , not better , but bad due to note 'clipping", or in Elvis'case , not reductions, And yes, auto tune makes other performers sound better, that is why they have it ! :)
I couldn't ha e said it any better. He was truly blessed with a unique talent given from our Lord. I'm glad we had the technology to save his performances so we have them to listen to and watch.
@@kayekretz6206 You can "have" anyone or anything that allows you possession. Some people and some things are non negotiable / up for grabs. Unfortunately for you I am the latter. Go ahead and extol the virtue of auto-toon. Synthetics will always be a distant second to natural talent.
I agree with you 100%! The idea that some anonymous person would dare to put AutoTune on Elvis--- or any other great singer of the past---- infuriates me. Would they do this to the Beatles or the Beach Boys? The Four Freshmen? Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan? Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti? I could go on all day with the most fantastic and wonderful singers in music history, whose fame and worldwide popularity is based on the totally pure sound of their natural human voices. If they do this without telling people, then it's nothing less than a criminal fraud.
A remarkable, unique, and the most beautiful voice ever heard...why would anyone want to auto tune perfection! There have very few people with the talent that ELVIS had. Well, I actually do not think anyone has ever had the talent that he had! GOD blessed ELVIS with such an absolutely glorious voice and in return ELVIS praised GOD with it! Most entertainers tend to forget just who; meaning GOD, gave them the talent they have! That is most entertainers, except ELVIS PRESLEY!!!
With all the talent that Elvis displayed during copious live performances, how could anyone dare to even suggest that he could ever have been auto tuned?
Now you get a better understanding of why you can't escape your emotions when listening to Elvis. His seemingly crazy almost out of tune vibrato that sits on top of almost pitch perfect and his expertize on fraising (spelling?) Each word is out of this world. A true master!
You Sir, know your Elvis. Regarding frasing and pitching I think Elvis might be the the greatest artist ever. To understand him though, gospel music is the only way.
Proves his magical vibrato moved as fast as he did on stage! Great video showing how amazing this musical giant was. No one will ever touch his catalogue too with such a range of music he performed. Your analysis shows, not only with the way phones are controlling our lives, that perfection in everything is wanted by so many. Slight imperfections are what separates us from becoming sterile computers. Let the natural art breathe! Elvis will always be at the top of the game and to me anyway, like so many others, is perfection personified.
Man, that scared me! 😱 It would be a crime against humanity. But Elvis was "John Henry": man against the machine. And he'll win every time. It's gospel singing. *Great* gospel singing. A computer can't do that. It can't communicate raw emotion. Raw, gentle, caressing . . . sublime.
Came across your video by accident, I'm a massive Elvis Fan, and so happy to hear you acknowledge that his range was massive and auto tune proof. The fact his music is still selling 40 years after he passed, and more young people are loving his music, ....well that Speaks for itself.....sounds like companies trying to cash in on a quick buck.
First time hearing Elvis Presley verson of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' very nice cover. Love all the details you point out. thumbs up Fil 👍 and Elvis 👍
So Elvis was as wonderful as everyone thought? When I was small I used to steal my Uncles records of Elvis. I grew up loving him. He was born the same year as my Mother and they died weeks apart. Elvis is one way I connect with her. Thank you.
Elvis performed a beautiful version of "The Impossible Dream" live in 1971; it was the first time he performed it live, and he reached some emotional level that he never reached again when performing it. (His later versions of it were good, but never as raw.).
Interesting. Funny that I never noticed the extent to which the "Elvis sound" is really the wide vibrato. There are clearly other mannerisms to it as well, but the vibrato was a huge part of it.
Gosh, this series is so educational. This one also hit me as Elvis was my favorite singer growing up, and I remember exactly where I was when I learned of his death. Great work Fil!
Just awesome, Which ever song he sang turned into gold. Here is what Paul Simon said when he heard Elvis sing Bridge over troubled water (When I first heard Elvis perform ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ it was unbelievable. I thought to myself, ‘How the hell can I compete with that?)
You were showing excitement while you are explaining why ELVIS is so great and why I have known it for so many years. I was there from the beginning and I don't live far from Memphis, and you know who lived there!
Auto tune wasn't invented in Elvis' lifetime. He had something many performers today do not have. It's called talent.
They may not have had auto tune but they sped up the recordings.
Listen to this take of "I Want You With Me". I don't know what his problem was but his timing and phrasing are way out. Strange
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@@cliffedward Not strange at all, it was the FIRST take and it sounded awesome
@@kmantyniemi I've just listened to this song and I agree with you... it really sounds awesome. Pure Elvis' unique style. 👍😉🇿🇦
@@cliffedward That is something called Colonel Tom Fucking Parker wanting to sell more tracks and fit more songs on records. Elvis even hated it but the way his contract was, Elvis didn't have much control at that point.
@@alansohn855 Parker messed with the recordings because Elvis let him. If you want to blame anyone, blame Elvis for letting him interfere with his craft. Elvis should have put his foot down and told Parker where his limits were. This is something he never did.
So Elvis's voice is autotune-proof, it seems. What a relief! Long live the king!
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The one and only great singing voice of , Elvis Presley!❤️👍🏻
...the voice of God.
He didn't like to be called The King he said there was only one king and that was God
It was like the voice of God, so Elvis voice could basically hit multiple frequencies all at one time, it is actually metaphysically healing to listen to it no wonder so many people responded to him like they did people just knew it was special
Elvis was a gift to humanity.
Elvis wasn't from this planet, Elvis was an ET.
My Auntie Sadie, who loved Elvis, saw him live in concert (feisty chick!), frequently spoke of him as if she knew him personally. He really touched people’s hearts - and this definitely made him even more amazing than he already was. ❤️🙏
@@donnadaisy333 I saw Elvis and even in his final years his concert was and remains still the gold standard for entertainers all time.
There will never be another voice like 'The King'.
Buddha Cook, you’re SPOT-ON! He was absolutely amazing! I consider him the best singer in the world!
Elvis is better than auto tune 👍🏻👍🏻
Darn right!
Elvis had an incredible voice, incredible charisma, incredible looks. There never has been another like him and there never will be.
incredible voice is an understatement his voice was unreal it’s unlike anything anyone has ever heard before he sings in whole tones is voice WAS music - not of this earth
Don't know what the L IS DOING THERE 😮😮😮
Yes there will. There is always another one coming; let's hope so anyway
@@kurtisbubier8275I doubt it.
Best singer and performer ever. No one can replace him. King 🤴
Elvis doesn't need auto tune, auto tune needs Elvis.
Auto-tune needs to GO AWAY!
@@RobinMarkowitzcoolmedia Absolutely. But then where would the "wonderful " artistes of today be ??!! 🤪🤪
@@RobinMarkowitzcoolmedia , I was going to comment exactly the same.
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Yes. Yes. The greats have soul depth and diversity.
Listen to how his chameleon voice changed multiple times in his very very short career and life.
The stark difference between "shake rattle and roll" in 54'
And "in the ghetto" in 69.
The studio recording of "it's now or never" 1961, and. Suspicious minds, 1969.
1961's. "Can't help falling in love" 1956's. Hound dog, etc...
His voice is all over the place in terms of change .
Quite remarkable considering how short his career was.
Auto Vibrato
Elvis Presley’s voice actually outsmarted auto tune!
Barry Young, autotune wasn't invented until the late 90's What's going on here is reverb/echo mode.
Absolutely it did! 👍👍
@@sergeantmasson3669 shame that you didn't get what Barry was saying there.
@@plawl05a Barry's comment was/is of no value. Auto tune didn't exist during Elvis's lifetime. Can't outsmart something that didn't exist.
Amen to that my friend!
Elvis breaks all rules and sings like an Angel.
I knew it...his voice is perfect 😆 No one will ever match that voice.The best there ever was
I suppose auto tune and the like are what I hear in today's music, which I don't particularly enjoy. Even the lyrics are meaningless. Elvis' talent is rare these days, if it exists at all.
Hey Steve 👋
Well, there's k d lang
Elvis …perfect voice , perfect talent , perfect looks, perfect manners, and Southern gentleman…
More proof that Elvis was one of a kind. His voice was so unique... Thanks, Fil. 👍
Yes unique and beautiful.
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@@MyRackley listen to preacher man bob. Elvis 100000%
@@MyRackley I agree. Just some are at the top of the food chain like Elvis.
Absolutely unique voice!
I often wonder what kind of music he would have made if he had gotten older! One thing is clear, it would have been great!!!
I got goosebumps listening to Elvis' natural, God given voice.
@Cindy Powers * Me too! He is otherworldly!
Absolutely 💋💕
Yes definitiv!
It’s absolutely unmistakable. I definitely feel it psychically. It’s like magic. It’s weird. 😀
Thank You!! This was maybe my request- incredible to hear his isolated vocal. So pleased that his voice is almost untouchable by auto tune. Trailblazing 44 years after his death x
Elvis didn't need autotune - he could sing.
@@MyRackley Bob Dylan said a highlight of his life was Elvis singing his song. He might have done 2. Dylan said hearing Elvis for the first time was like busting out of jail. Elvis was his inspiration. As he was for hundreds more.
@@keetonplace Unfortunately, bob Dylan had the worst voice in music. I can't even listen to him at all, it's horrible. But I agree Elvis is fantastic.
@@jewelbell5 Yes, he truly has a bad voice.
His lyrics were good though @jewelbell5
Elvis Presley at his best was the greatest vocalist of the 20th Century. Absolutely unmatchable.
His voice has always been my bridge over troubled water. A true gift from God. I miss you Elvis.
Mine too. I love the master cut of Bridge. I have listened intently to all cuts and the master is just the best. I have tested this on friends and they agree. I have seen many a person cry as Elvis sings this on the huge screen for Elvis in Concert. It had his real band members and singers live on stage, with his voice and three screens. It traveled the world until covid, starting in 1997. I saw it about 7 times in different cities.
You made me cry.
Johnny Cash was great also
@@timedwards8944 yes he was I saw him live in 1979 in Kansas City Kansas the memorial Hall he and June Carter Cash with a beautiful night imma'Texanand I was proud to be there!Wow!!!
He came from obscurity. Just another poor boy from the Deep South. Only his voice and looks set him apart. His influence was exactly the same as the folks he grew up with in Tupelo. But that voice was indeed a God given gift.
Can’t auto tune the King!
:- )
I really appreciate the respect you show Elvis Presley.
Great video Fil!
Thank goodness!
Auto-tune is for people who can't sing that's my cue can't auto-tune Elvis he sent years perfecting his craft for all the world to enjoy
Yes, I, too, appreciate the respect you show Elvis. Took me a while to see it, but now I do. If you are so smart to be able to take that voice and play with it as you do and keep all the fans happy, you are a smart man. That is a precious voice. Thank you.
If there ever was a singer as close to perfection as possible, it would be Elvis. And to sound that good Live is unbelievable...never will be another Elvis. And as good a singer that he was, he was a much larger humanitarian...
E = EXTRAORDINARY
L = LEGEND
V = VOCALLY PERFECT
I = ICON
S = SUPERSTAR 👑
Might change the s for sexy .😂😂👍👍👍
Elvis used his voice like a musical instrument! He was the best!
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My Professor for music appreciation class said that Elvis had the widest range of ANY untrained singer. His voice was BEAUTIFUL, especially his gospel.
I agree completely! This is why he hit the jackpot on vocal range, aside from being skilled at playing the piano and guitar!
@@rozyuziel3313and more,he arrenged his songs versions.😊
So true…..❤
Auto tune is a step backwards for the King - beautiful voice, total charisma, no one will ever be what Elvis Presley was.
I have listened to his voice from the beginning of his career to the end. No artist played their instrument like he did. It was uncanny the nuances, tone, range, power and all around play he could display through different stages in his life. He said one time, " I don't have a good voice, I just know what to do with it". He was only half right. He took a very beautiful toned voice to places that surprised the listener and left you wondering what just happened and how did he do that. Truly a master. Vicki
Well said Vicki. I totally agree. Elvis is The VOICE! 👍
I was drawn to Elvis voice as a kid. He just stood out to me. The way he sung, the sound. I loved most pop up to about the early 90s then noticed all this electronic supplementation, over mixing etc in the new music. I just wanted to hear a great voice in its natural form. One reason I love Whitney Houston too. I can listen to Elvis forever and not get tired.
Can you do that with Bob Joyce?
I listened to Elvis since the day I was born... And then when we went home, my mother would make me play records of someone that sounded just like him on the Hi-Fi stereo! 🤭 Not only did she have every single record, but I could pick the record that had a particular song that she wanted to hear and was only 3 years old! I learned to read English by playing (mostly) Elvis records. Of course the first tape I bought was Elvis and I have purchased every tape and CD ever recorded by Elvis. The only artist that makes me cry in almost every song. 😭 P.S. my mother was one of his Cooks and housekeepers.
What a crazy time to be alive when rock n roll was unleashed to the public. I wish I could have experienced it.
What Elvis had could not be taught...or learned...natural perfection.
It shows thatYou and millions like you re not professional & never .......
Just talent itself without vocal practices & secret private lessons, without step by step guide and connections, sound engineers, also stage acting ,also speaking and singing with dynamics , vocal higher range requirements need to be furbishing more and more on the techniques, until he/becomes barely somehow famous . Afterwards is the marketing marketers & connectors going
for advertising alive from one continent to another. Also I am aware about auto tunes & other electronic devices with vibrato effects , thin or thick tremble voice only that helps only but if the singer goes *off key* then the equipment can't help.
Regular sheepled people, everyday people think that and believe that only but only the talent alone made him her famous to be heard on radio, TV disk cassettes, CD , D.V.D.
Holy Cow 🐄!
Talent is only for starting purposely.
Also many people who are not not not musicians can understand all what I said.
It's also easy to think and believe something *like a chicken 🐔 with no head.
Also the freedom of speech talking like a chicken 🐔 with no head full of nonsenses is allowed to post a desired comment anyway so we may see them .
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@@georgezachary4405 Dude, you need to get some help. Seriously, or lay off whatever it is that you're on. I may be wrong but damn
What gets me is that Elvis never took a voice/ singing lesson in his life and he was the real deal. Elvis didn't have to use gimmicks. ELVIS was pure performer all entertainer...
Elvis was to singing like Julius Caesar was to warfare. You can't teach what they had.
When you have that much natural talent, you don't need lessons. Lessons might have been bad for him.
Elvis voice hit multiple frequencies at once
I would like to have Elvis vocal chords analyzed
Elvis’s vibrato is legend. It really is an amazing thing to see a visual of his voice. If they auto tune his voice, they are basically killing Elvis all over again.
Is his vibrato fully natural or did he work on it?
Both,natural but he practiced a lot,there is a video in1972 where he stated that.
To hear Elvis voice and vibrato before he had found his sound and image, listen to My Happiness recorded by 18 year old Elvis as a private demo at Memphis Recording Service in 1954.
Rolling Stone reports Simon later heard Elvis’ “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” He felt the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s interpretation of the track was dramatic. “But so was the song,” he added. “When I first heard Elvis perform ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ it was unbelievable. I thought to myself, ‘How the hell can I compete with that?'”
Elvis's voice is naturally dramatic. So performing a song like this, makes the song more powerful than it was before. I like both versions. Presley's voice though, brings it to another level for me...
Vocally, Simon couldn't compete with Presley, however, fortunately, Garfunkel was the main singer on the S&G single, and even better, the _only_ singer on the live video Fil recently posted. This is the first I heard Elvis's version, and, yes, I can see where Paul might say something along those lines, though I would also point out that he and Art had a major falling out, and they never have totally reconciled, so I don't know how much of his praise of the King's rendition is genuine and how much a subtle jab at Garfunkel.
It doesn't matter which it is, because Elvis's is a truly great performance. As far as I'm concerned, Art's solo is my go-to version, and I think he more or less "owns" the song, though that may be much an associative response than anything. Maybe say he and Elvis are co-owners. It's instructive to note that Presley's arrangement is more or less identical with Simon & Garfunkel's, and that makes a lot of sense given that it is a Gospel styling, and Elvis was steeped in Gospel as much as he was R&B.
Love their version too especially as they wrote it both great
@@jamesadcock5235 Paul Simon was the songwriter, and Art Garfunkel only provided vocals.
After this video, I think I fell in love with Elvis all over again.
My sister just about cries when she talks about seeing Elvis in concert. She said people where saying he was out of shape but she said hearing him sing in person is something she was so glad she was able to do. Priceless!
Because she was intelligent to know she was hearing the greatest male vocalist that ever lived.
People don't realise how ill Elvis was in his last Vegas years. The Colonel had him doing 7 shows a week to pay the Colonels massive gambling debt , when he had glaucoma, a painful genetic bowel condition & a prescription pill addiction. If you read the 3 bodyguard's book Elvis: What Happened, there's an awful scene where his Dr was trying to rouse a semi conscious Elvis with ice water & the Colonel just barks "get him on stage"& leaves the room with not a shred of concern.
@@sarahholland2600 yes I watched that video... the colonel was a terror! And Elvis was too good a person to fire him.
@@sarahholland2600 If you read that book, remember that a lot of it I have found, through knowing people who knew Elvis, and researching myself, and by pure accident, is a bunch of disgruntled nothings out to make money and betray the man who had been so good to them. Ask another bodyguard, Jerry Schilling, of his time with Elvis. Of all the gifts, cars, houses, clothes, food, Hawaii vacations and much more they ALL got from Elvis. They were slugs, as were the ones after Elvis died who wrote a trash book. Never has there been an entertainer in history so betrayed by those around him, who were given so much, as ELVIS. Likely a part of the reason he died so young.
@@keetonplace I found the book sad. Yes he was great to his entourage , my comment doesn't say he wasn't, but the bits to do with The Colonel have a ring of truth to them that tallies with other TV documentaries that also addressed The Colonels financial abuse of Elvis. It was also quite accurate re Priscilla's frustration expressed in other books that she wanted more couple time without the entourage & that it played a factor in their marriage being un successful
I’ve been an avid Elvis fan for years. The man had a God given talent that no singer, before or since, has surpassed.
The King's voice is fantaaaaaastic even without music!!!!
Elvis would never need auto tune or any type of manipulation of his voice, unlike most of todays singers that utilize auto tune or other studio gimmicks. This man had a God given talent and God made sure that Elvis s voice couldn't be manipulated in the studio. Miss you Elvis
Here's the thing.
Elvis's chameleon voice changed multiple times in his very very short life and career.
Listen to the HUGE Difference between his voice on this song and his sun studio sessions in 54'.
The studio recording of "it's now or never" 1960. "Can't help falling in love" 1961.
Hound dog, 1956.
In the ghetto, 1969.
"Shake rattle and roll" 1955, "tomorrow is a long time" 1966.
etc.....etc.....etc....
His voice is all over the place!
I've never seen such change in such a very very short career.
Remarkable
Totally!! Like a different person within 5 Yr periods - just from 1956 to 1960 post-army - a relatively short time but such a difference. Love it
His voice got stronger as he got older. I think.
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It literally changed multiple times in his very very short career. Truly remarkable.
I was almost afraid to watch this in case they messed with Elvis' voice with auto-tuning. So happy to hear him in his glorious natural state. Love all the different variations & tones to his voice. Auto-tuning takes away the individual human element which makes singers sound uniquely different from each other.
I was afraid as well. When I saw the title, I said, "Oh noooo!" out loud. So glad his was the authentic, perfectly imperfect pitch. Yayyy.
tks! I was afraidnod hearing...
Next thing you know they’ll be auto tuning Ella Fitzgerald
That is how it is when I click on these videos...🙈🙉
@@dcmc7383 Yeah, I like where he says, Please, Don't Mess with Elvis's Voice, leave it alone...
No one can auto-tune perfection and that's what Elvis' voice was. He was phenomenal and in looks, voice, charisma and humble ways..incomparable. Elvis was and always will be the absolute best .Every song he ever sang, he owned.Yes, he is indeed the King of music ! Thanks for sharing. I love it !
Music not just Elvis was better left natural.
I'm a big Elvis fan and not a Beatles fan, but his version of 'Hey Jude' sucks.
@@kennethcurtis1856 Oh , I love the Beatles. Hey Jude was written by John for his son Jullian. I think Elvis did a beautiful job singing it too. There was nothing Elvis couldn't sing. He'd put his own spin on everything. Elvis had a voice no one could or will ever duplicate.
@@kennethcurtis1856 I can agree with you but it was only meant to be an off the cuff recording from 69 Memphis sessions but RCA released it on 72 LP of Elvis now. In my opinion It should never have been released.
@@Bloozguy I love every song he ever sang.In the 60s I was into Johnny Rivers, Percy Sledge, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Cash, etc.Glad you play guitar. I know every country music song out there because my daddy was a self taught guitar player( he was an awesome singer)and my brother was self taught too.. My brother also played the drums. He could play" Wipeout" and wow ! As much as I love Johnny, Elvis has always remained my # 1 You're right, to each his own!
Why this man is the king of rock ‘n’ roll. Unmistakably distinctive, eternally emotive. And essentially Elvis! Thank you for doing this
Yeah, he ACTUALLY HAD the talent to MATCH the nickname! Elvis was TRULY the KING of ROCK & ROLL!!!
Wow! His voice alone blew my mind. He was truly blessed with a great voice.
ELVIS was and is the greatest Artist of all time! His voice like Velvet, his vibrato amazing! He didn't need auto tune! Nobody today come close! ELVIS forever the best!
"VELVET" spot on!
This is just brilliant. just confirms what we’ve always known.
Yes! 👍
A BIG YES👑
Well if his music was auto- turned it was done long Elvis's body was 6 feet under because auto tune didn't exist when Elvis was alive
J.D. Sumner said that was the reason why he was refused by Jim Blackwell. Elvis was all over the place and wouldn't sing one base music. He would sing tenor one moment and bass the next. Personally I don't think they should have ever changed the way the layout of the music was. Because it took away everyone else who made him great.
Indeed 👑⚡
Elvis still brings joy to millions of people .
He was so underrated as a vocalist because of his larger than life persona and sexual magnetism that blasted on the scene during an era that was ready to explode with that energy. He had a magnificent voice that's finally being appreciated. Great vid!
His voice ñ talent was ãlways recognised & ãppreciated by his fans, the King was never underrated 👑⚡🌟
@@Shelley550 True, but I wasn't referring to his fans.
Elvis "was so underrated as a vocalist" is probably the most ridiculous comment I've ever read on youtube! - Kiri Te Kanawa highly respected opera singer in 2014, “Elvis in his 20’s was the best singer that I ever heard” - Glen Campbel, “Elvis is the best singer that ever lived” - Roy Orbison, “Elvis was the firstest with the mostest" - Jackie Wilson, “Nobody can sing blues better than Elvis” John Lennon, “Before Elvis there was nothing” - B.B.King, “Elvis had an influence on all of us. They didn’t make a mistake when they called him the king” - Little Richard, “About every 1000 years God sends the world a messiah, Elvis was ours”....
@@MBrady1970 Yes he was underrated as a vocalist; no, not by his fans and peers in the music industry, but by the media and institutions like the Recording Academy et al. How many Grammys did Elvis win? Answer: One, for his "How Great Thou Art" gospel album! And therein lies the reason, considering the times. Elvis was not respected as an 'artist or vocalist' by the 'establishments'. Sure, his fans adored him and bought his records by the millions, and sure, his fellow artists knew and appreciated his immense vocal talent, but he didn't get those props from the media, some radio stations, parents, the religious communities, and the Recording Industry. Elvis was first and foremost to them a problem to society; his vocal ability was the last thing they saw or heard. While Sinatra was being dubbed with nicknames like "The Voice," Elvis was dubbed "The Pelvis." That's one of the reasons he appeared on Sinatra's show, to try and change that image and gain respect as a vocalist and artist. So you can say that my statement that "Elvis was underrated as a vocalist" is "ridiculous" all you want, but it's a fact! And I lived through those times to know.
@Adrian CV Well I assure you, I'm not an idiot... now go read my latest reply to @Michael Brady and perhaps you'll get clarity. And maybe next time, ask what someone means before calling them names.
Elvis had an incredible range. No singing lessons, no auto tune, just a gifted talented entertainer.
It would be interesting to compare his daughter lisa Marie with Elvis’s range and your interpretation of them both in terms of how similar or dis-similar they maybe.
Thankyou Fil, I love seeing you smile during the moments when we all listen and I hope his music touches you as it does his fans.
He never thought he was good. He had no idea just how great he was!
The end of Elvis’ live version when he sings “I will ease your mind” shows incredible control of his breathing, as he belts out that last line: awesome performance 😎
Elvis had an amazing voice and I agree that no one should mess with the talent that was God given to Elvis.
Agree... There should be a law against it...
Elvis has the most beautiful voice ever recorded. His impersonators cannot capture his vibratto. Maybe that vibratto is one reason Pavarotti said he could not sing like Elvis. Elvis' tone of voice also sets him apart. I listen to him in the dark. The beauty of his voice overwhelms me.
Agreed, but Stuart Duff's vibrato it is quite close.From show "Stars in their eyes".
Brava! Well said.
@@gabrielbalazs9310 But he does not have Elvis tone of voice and he does not have 50 different singing voices as Elvis does.
@@margarettaylor8107 i didn;t say that.
@@gabrielbalazs9310 good
I've never heard his voice isolated, so thank you for this. He really sounded magnificent!
Damn, ELVIS didn't even need to try hard, mighty gifted voice! Excellent how you explained and broke it down. Thanks!
It would be terrible to auto tune the voice that can sing rock, country, blues and gospel with perfection.
Talent doesn't need autotune. The man is a legend with natural ability and vocal control. Other artists have said you had to hear him live to feel his warmth and presence in the song.
Elvis Presley was gifted one of greatest voices in the history of recorded music. Further, Elvis Presley had an almost infallible ear for music. Elvis Presley is a standalone legend and his contribution to music will last for eternity regardless of his sad ending in August 1977.
I couldn't have said it better.😊
You cant autotune perfection
I`m not a musician, just a lifelong Elvis fan.
This was pure magic. Hearing him without background music was as if he was talking to me from another sphere.
Although I`m very ignorant in this field, you are an expert in, I`ve learned a lot.
I love it when you start to smile at certain sections because it looks very honest.
Thank you very much, Fil🙏
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Wow, we should all be happy that nobody had auto tune back in the day for Elvis' voice. The range of his vibrato is simply amazing. Trying to "correct" Elvis would have been equivalent to correcting the "fractured" faces in Picasso's paintings into faces with all the parts in their proper places ! !
Great analogy!
Well said!
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Hello Dear, How you feeling today??
Hope everything is Ok with you over there 😊❤️
To a certain extent, all these remastered and contemporary remakes of Elvis' music have corrected flaws in the Mona Lisa.
Take that ridiculous looking diaper off your face.
Unbelievable unique voice. What a masterclass he was & without any formal singing training. I think he’s one of the best solo artists ever. One can just close their eyes and listen to him and feel so many emotions from just the sounds he makes between words. Thanks much for sharing this with us. Love your Elvis tapes.
Hevhadctraining later. Sure he did. And he was a good student.
His voice is 4D in a 3D world.
Thank you for your regard for Elvis. I'm 73 years old and I miss his music terribly. There could have been so much more, in my opinion.
No auto tune back then. Elvis was pure talent.
I'm always amazed how beautiful his voice is..The king...He was the total package..The world was lucky to have him .. Their will never be another..👑💕❤️⚡
I love the bottom line.. Elvis was a great and soulful singer its the voice of incredible passion..
EP never needed auto tune- he was just that pure of voice. There are plenty of singers that should NEVER be touched by a computer. Elvis is one.
Elvis is and was an Angel! Best voice ever! Angel face!
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You are so right on. That's why it was so unique. He made it his own. He understood emotion and how vibrato resonated. He got the psychology and body vibration within people. Elvis was no dummy. He could hit everything, right on. It wasn't what he was going for. He wanted the crowd to enjoy it and feel it.
Gosh, his isolated voice is simply mesmerizing! She didn't needed a chorus, or an orquestra or a band. He was THE music himself! I cried! Thank you!
Great Video ! So, Elvis' voice was too unique for auto-tune ? That's fantastic! 🙂
No, everyone's voice is unique.
Elvis is my favourite singer of all time! And I agree - leave his voice alone, he doesn’t need to be auto tuned. He was perfect!
Oh man! The most beautiful voice ever! This man is phenomenal, he can sing any song. Thank you Fil for your assessment. Very interesting. 👍🇿🇦
When opera singers fit in all of Elvis's voice you know that's the best in history
WOW!! 100% ACAPELLA and it's PLEASING to our EARS!
He had so much emotion in his voice and it feels authentic. That is why his favorite songs to sing were emotional and often gospel. He sang with his heart and his audience could feel it. Even in this analysis I can feel the powerful heart and soul of Elvis. Thank you Fil for this thoughtful and respectful analysis of an American treasure.
I really enjoyed your analysis of Elvis voice, he was one of a kind, and I pray they don't try to mess anything up in new releases. He sang with such feeling and that's what made him so special and why we always recognize his voice. He didn't and doesn't need auto tune! His voice was good given and perfection and you don't mess with that!
I imagine that this is 1) why Elvis voice was SO unique and 2) why he is so hard to impersonate and 3) why you ALWAYS know when it's Elvis singing ❤
I agreed! He had the "perfect" voice. No one should touch it. Love his voice!
Elvis‘s voice is singular and entirely human… Like a fingerprint that we all fall in love with for some reason because we’re all dialed in to that beauty!
His voice separated out is fantastic!
His voice doesn't just have a virbrato, it has a quality of bringing in another dimention, possibly from heaven.
Elvis' vocal ability changed quite dramatically from his 50's, 60's to 70's. I really liked his ability to use different effects for different songs, such as Love Me Tender or Is it So Strange, to Jailhouse Rock. Then it's different again for other periods of his career. For me he was one of the greatest singers pf all time. Wonder what he would think that these days that his music has been added to, changed, re arranged and analysed so much.
Not many people comment or notice how much Elvis voice changed over the years. Natural changes but also from prescription drug abuse. He always sounded great though. I like his sound up to 1969 ish the best. The change from his 1968 comeback to his Aloha in 73 is huge. Thats just 5 years. Having said that he still sounded great in 1973. He was the best ever in my mind
@Adrian CV I agree his voice was still great in 1973 just no longer at the prime. My favorite is "What now my Love" Gives me goose bumps listening to it. Love the way he belted songs out in the 68 comeback. I also agree Elvis was best from his return from Germany to 1969. I Love the song Surrender. Yes his time in Vegas was a huge factor on his voice changing. Listen to him in 1969 and compare to 1971. Obvious change. Drugs, eating habits, work schedule etc all were magnafied and accelerated the rapid changed after he started in Vegas. I've heard it said in interviews Vegas killed him
@@paulthorsen9211 Vegas did not kill him. He liked it out there. Went out ahead and stayed after. He went to others shows and had fun. Yes, it was grueling to start with, 2 months a year 7 nights a week, but he was a young man and did very well. As time went by, the schedule changed to less time there, until finally it was 2 weeks. He was in bad shape by then. He was the hottest ticket in America in the 70's. He toured everywhere, nonstop. I researched that and it boggled my mind how hard this man worked on the road and the venues Parker put him in that needed to be bigger, so he had to do TWO, THREE shows in some cities. He outdid everyone. It was all laid out there for me to how many were at each concert. Better records could not have been kept. Elvis is the most documented entertainer, ever. Although Plant adores Elvis, I think he believes HE was the hottest ticket. Nope.
It was a quote from an interview from one of his own. 1970 onward Elvis health, voice and appearance changed a lot in very little time. Everything accellerated. Yes in the beginning it is said elvis loved Vegas. True
1969 Elvis in Vegas compare to1972 I see and hear a big change.though
@EXO Kai is my Michael Jackson The voice of Elvis was clearly better from his earlier days up to about 1968,69. It is clear as day his voice changed after that. The drug abuse was certainly a factor. Having said that his voice was still great. I love his version of "What now my love" simply awesome
His abundance of volume, tone and breath is fantastic. Instead of clinical, precise accuracy he instead basically carpet bombs the notes. This adds overtones and undertones that appeal to the human element of music.
Great video Fil. Your voice is fantastical!
Boy. We are lucky to have you! So ,without Auto tune , they are the real notes?But with makes them sound better than they really are?
Makes a natural singer like Elvis , not better , but bad due to note 'clipping", or in Elvis'case , not reductions,
And yes, auto tune makes other performers sound better, that is why they have it ! :)
I couldn't ha e said it any better. He was truly blessed with a unique talent given from our Lord. I'm glad we had the technology to save his performances so we have them to listen to and watch.
@@kayekretz6206 You can "have" anyone or anything that allows you possession. Some people and some things are non negotiable / up for grabs. Unfortunately for you I am the latter.
Go ahead and extol the virtue of auto-toon. Synthetics will always be a distant second to natural talent.
I agree with you 100%! The idea that some anonymous person would dare to put AutoTune on Elvis--- or any other great singer of the past---- infuriates me. Would they do this to the Beatles or the Beach Boys? The Four Freshmen? Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan? Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti? I could go on all day with the most fantastic and wonderful singers in music history, whose fame and worldwide popularity is based on the totally pure sound of their natural human voices. If they do this without telling people, then it's nothing less than a criminal fraud.
I just discovered The Four Freshmen this year on the Christmas stations - incredible!
Agreed. Absolutely criminal.
Totally agree!
A remarkable, unique, and the most beautiful voice ever heard...why would anyone want to auto tune perfection! There have very few people with the talent that ELVIS had. Well, I actually do not think anyone has ever had the talent that he had! GOD blessed ELVIS with such an absolutely glorious voice and in return ELVIS praised GOD with it! Most entertainers tend to forget just who; meaning GOD, gave them the talent they have! That is most entertainers, except ELVIS PRESLEY!!!
With all the talent that Elvis displayed during copious live performances, how could anyone dare to even suggest that he could ever have been auto tuned?
Now you get a better understanding of why you can't escape your emotions when listening to Elvis. His seemingly crazy almost out of tune vibrato that sits on top of almost pitch perfect and his expertize on fraising (spelling?) Each word is out of this world. A true master!
You Sir, know your Elvis. Regarding frasing and pitching I think Elvis might be the the greatest artist ever. To understand him though, gospel music is the only way.
Phrasing
Proves his magical vibrato moved as fast as he did on stage! Great video showing how amazing this musical giant was. No one will ever touch his catalogue too with such a range of music he performed. Your analysis shows, not only with the way phones are controlling our lives, that perfection in everything is wanted by so many. Slight imperfections are what separates us from becoming sterile computers. Let the natural art breathe! Elvis will always be at the top of the game and to me anyway, like so many others, is perfection personified.
You do a marvelous job of explaining complicated things in way that people can understand without sacrificing any of the true complexity. Thank you.
Man, that scared me! 😱 It would be a crime against humanity.
But Elvis was "John Henry": man against the machine. And he'll win every time.
It's gospel singing. *Great* gospel singing. A computer can't do that. It can't communicate raw emotion. Raw, gentle, caressing . . . sublime.
True talent and straight up had his own way of singing. I used to not really like his style but as I've gotten older I truly love his sound!
Came across your video by accident, I'm a massive Elvis Fan, and so happy to hear you acknowledge that his range was massive and auto tune proof. The fact his music is still selling 40 years after he passed, and more young people are loving his music, ....well that Speaks for itself.....sounds like companies trying to cash in on a quick buck.
His voice was a musical instrument like a guitar or bass. He was in complete control of his voice unlike other things in his life.
R.I.P.
First time hearing Elvis Presley verson of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' very nice cover. Love all the details you point out. thumbs up Fil 👍 and Elvis 👍
What ??!! Where have you been ??! Very nice ??!!
Elvis had a fantastic voice 👌. Auto tune belongs in the garbage 🗑
So Elvis was as wonderful as everyone thought? When I was small I used to steal my Uncles records of Elvis. I grew up loving him. He was born the same year as my Mother and they died weeks apart. Elvis is one way I connect with her. Thank you.
Thank you for this detailed explanation and for the information you have passed on to us.
Elvis was a natural. His voice was God-given!
Elvis performed a beautiful version of "The Impossible Dream" live in 1971; it was the first time he performed it live, and he reached some emotional level that he never reached again when performing it. (His later versions of it were good, but never as raw.).
Elvis is and always will be the King.
Interesting. Funny that I never noticed the extent to which the "Elvis sound" is really the wide vibrato. There are clearly other mannerisms to it as well, but the vibrato was a huge part of it.
Especially in his later days. His early vibrato was quite contained on the ballads.
And impersonators try to copy it but usually end up sounding ridiculous.
I listen to everything after 1969 live.. he definitely got better with age
This analysis really opened my mind to how special Elvis was. I’ve loved his music… now I understand why.
I have learned alot from Fil’s channel. Thank you Fil!
Nicely done. Elvis was king for a reason the voice was pure gold.
Elvis and Pavarotti are my two fav vocalists of all time. Neither needed autotuning and both excelled when singing live.
The most beautiful voice the universe 👑.
Thanks thanks very much ✌️
Gosh, this series is so educational. This one also hit me as Elvis was my favorite singer growing up, and I remember exactly where I was when I learned of his death. Great work Fil!
What a voice.
Thank you so much. There is nothing more valuable than a great teacher. You are a great teacher!
You always without fail provide an excellent musical education. Elvis was definitely a great singer. Thank you Fil✌🏼💙🎶🎶
Gosh, I miss him. I love your analysis. ♥️
Hello Tina how are you doing?
My gods, this is incredible. A truly gifted, gifted man.
The more and more I hear your explanations of auto- tune, the more and more I loathe it (I already hate it as a singer anyways)!
Just awesome, Which ever song he sang turned into gold. Here is what Paul Simon said when he heard Elvis sing Bridge over troubled water (When I first heard Elvis perform ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ it was unbelievable. I thought to myself, ‘How the hell can I compete with that?)
This is a marvelous and worthwhile voice analysis of the most amazing singer, artist, entertainer to ever breath into a microphone!
You were showing excitement while you are explaining why ELVIS is so great and why I have known it for so many years. I was there from the beginning and I don't live far from Memphis, and you know who lived there!