Thank you so much...i went to see him in Baltimore in 1971and to see this video of him and knowing i was right there is something i will never forget...it brought back so many memories..i was so far away i didn’t bet to see him close hp...but showing this video..i got to see him close up..and its the biggest joy for me to see it...thank you again...this meant the world to me.♥️♥️♥️
Thank God the documentary Thats the way it is was professionally filmed and we all can see in 1970 perfection and Elvis at his phenomenal best, sadly medication slowly altered his abilities except the voice which was strong and moving to the end . Come again Elvis we'll treat you better next time !!
Derek, the last line of your comment brought me to tears! Oh, if only we could have him back. Healthy and strong and conquering the world. In his older years, Elvis could have gone into music production. Let's face it, he directed, produced and conducted his performances himself anyway! Lol👑👍
Elvis the best singer ever most handsome man ever loved him ♥️ his voice was just has brilliant right up to the last show before he passed and love all his songs ♥️ it's now or never a fantastic song ❤️ but loved them all ❤️ classic music 🎶 from the 👑 elvis rip ❤️ still missed still loved ❤️ for ever and missed so much ♥️ 🌹🌹🌹💐💐💋💋
Elvis presley got more emotional in the 70 s especially after his divorce,,,he was never the same after Priscilla left him a took his daughter. Everything that happened to Elvis just kept adding to his heartbreaking life a he got more a more emotional a loniness really set in. I believe Elvis felt God was his best friend.
I agree, you can tell by his change in his music. He sang more emotional songs such as I lost You It's Midnight and separate Ways etc. He sang them in a way that you could tell they were coming straight from his heart with such emotion! You could Feel his loneliness. It almost brings me to tears when I listen to them but they are also some of my favorites!
Good choice of songs for us to work with. Well, first of all for Elvis himself, behind closed doors, he was always trying to evolve, vocally that is. He loved Listening to Italian tenors like Caruso and Lanza. In 71, his voice may have altered somewhat, but I prefer saying it was maturing or it was transitioning. The power is there..... This is why he became and will always remain King Elvis👍👍👍TCB Frankie’Elvis’
I'll listen to Elvis for a couple hours a day my boyfriend to be watching TV and getting mad at me my ear plugs in my ears where I can hear Elvis sing he seemed like it angel from heaven
What I find interesting is you can listen to Elvis and tell what year it is, I think his voice always was changing over the years, but definitely not for the worst. I love his high energy in his shows and in his voice, that was definitely missing in 1976/1977. Great clip, and thank you for posting.
I believe Elvis died from a broken heart he loved his wife so much and he loved Lisa Marie with all his heart and soul she just like her father she got a beautiful voice
Elvis' voice is as powerful as ever. It's the poor sound of the recordings, as you can hear the voices of the backing singers above Elvis. Tiger Man sounds as though he has a cold.
I think Elvis's voice got better as he got older. He could sing anything. I love the manly deep voice be threw in here and there. Elvis played with his voice and kept your attention. Saw him live in NYC in 1972 and his voice was great, if I heard him right. I was in another world, Elvisland. LOL
After 71 his voice was still better than most, but definitely different. It wasn’t as powerful and he slurred some of the words. 68-70 his voice was so clear and crisp. You could hear every word.
I just think everything was still fresh for Elvis as far as the live performances from 68-71. Especially 69 and 70, he really put forth max effort in songs like Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, All Shook Up, Can't Stop Loving You, etc. After that he started doing them more as medleys and just running through some of them and shortening them up. In many audience - recorded shows, he'd ask for requests and you can hear people in the audience, and many people wanted to hear those older songs specifically. I think he was just bored with them. Other songs like Bridge, American Trilogy and How Great Thou Art, as time went on, he seemed to put in more and more effort into those songs. The ones that the orchestra played a big part in, just getting a really big sound out of them.
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Joe Esposito said in an interview that the reason he and some of the guys are seen in some of the videos helping Elvis get off the stage had alot to do with the glaucoma .The bright lights plus flashing camera bulbs almost blinded him after the concerts. Some forms of glaucoma and depending on the stage of the eye disease can cause pain...headaches.. nausea...
@@paulandrew6457 I am glad your dad was helped from eye drops. I know a couple of people who are on pain meds ..they must have either a type of glaucoma that may cause pain or a more advanced stage of the disease.Bright lights bother them both and one of them has frequent headaches.
Glaucoma is high blood pressure in the eyes. If not treated it can lead to blindness. He had so many health issues that weren't much known about in those days ( autoimmune disease ). These cause a lot aching all over , pain in the joints and fatigue. Obviously these problems don't let you sleep well either. If only he could have been cared for better.2021
Honestly, I liked every single performance. But I'll go with It's Now or Never, because of his voice. But I tell you, it was really hard for me to choose, because everything is good. Thank you David, very nice selection. And about his changing voice in '71. Yes, it did. And not in the good way. It wasn't that bad, but he started loosing control sometimes. When I'm listening to songs from that session, I feel that even Elvis knew himself that he can't control his voice right. He sang far better on the next session in March of '72. And he sang better onstage during all '71. My favorite songs from '71 are: I'll take you home again Kathleen, Early Morning Rain, We can make the Morning, Don't think twice and I,John.
I’ve always felt that ‘71 was a turning point for him. ‘68-70 he was phenomenal in every aspect..not saying he wasn’t after ‘70, but you could see and hear a difference! He was moving fantastically but you can tell the weight was slowly coming and his voice was a little different as well. Maybe the drug use was increasing due to many things ie; the problems in his marriage, different illnesses etc. but if I have to vote I pick Bridge with the option for It’s Now or Never..the recorded version is amazing as well, hitting that high note..unbelievable!!! I really enjoyed listening to these particular songs and it just shows that whatever was going on in his personal life he NEVER let his fans down always giving everything he had..an incredible human being for sure!!! Thanks for sharing 💙💙💙💙
Yeah, I noticed that he changed a little bit. If you listen carefully to his performance of Tiger Man in Jan. 1971 at the end of the video, you can already hear the difference in his voice comparing to Nov. 1970(Only two months). But everything was fine till Aloha from Hawaii. After that something went wrong.
Definitely It's Now Or Never. That powerfully piercing cry in "tomorrow will be too late" is incredible. I saw him in Eugene, Oregon in 1976 and he did the same thing with that song.
Id say from a musicians perspective, that while Tiger Man has fast guitar licks, Polk Sald Annie is the most difficult and most well performed song in this line up. You gotta be really good to make it sound like that. Props to Ron Tutt.
And if he is still alive somewhere he deserve it people got a right to know to they don't happen to know where he's at Jane was still here with us I feel it in my heart
Elvis' voice definitely sounded deeper but excellent as always. I would have to pick "It's now or never" I never heard him sing it like this. Very energized! Very beautiful! Thanks for this selection!
I've seen the interview that you are talking about and I agree with you . The problem with prescription drugs is the reason of his strange behaviour. . His voice and his presence on stage were a little damaged.too The early Seventies were the moment when Elvis needed to stop to fight against his monsters. But the show had to go on.....with all the consequences. His voice began to fade a little but was warm and powerful enough to perform songs like Bridge over troubled water. Great ! The King for ever.❤️🇮🇹
I think his voice began to sound “breathy” around this time. Also about the glaucoma, light can, in some cases cause pain. Elvis performing under all the bright lights could have caused him to need pain meds.
@tintinesk Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Going back to the 70's when Elvis had the disease, I read that he would get a shot directly into his eye. My gosh can you only imagine how that must have hurt! So I can understand how he began to take more meds for pain. His high blood pressure was also a factor since he put so much feeling and energy into his concerts. So sad to think all this was going on and we fans never knew anything was wrong. Then Priscilla leaves him when he needed comfort. I will never understand that.
@tintinesk I don't know the size of the needles that were used for his eyes. I just remember reading an article when he was doing a recording session and one of the men there said about it. I forget so much now, but I think Elvis laid on the floor and the Dr shot it into his eye in the recording studio, and they heard it pop. I felt so sorry for Elvis when I had read it. I also am not a fan of Priscilla and if you ever get to read Child Bride, she was very forward with boys at a very young age. Her Mom favored her over her other children and was always putting her in beauty contests. I guess you know that Priscilla's real father was killed when she was very young and the Mom remarried Paul Beaulieu and tried to keep it a secret about her real father being killed. Priscilla needed a lot of attention from men from young on up. She says Elvis had flings but she has had so many of her own. She broke up Mike Stone's marriage and all the while taking more money from Elvis. She went through the men in 70's & 80's, so she is no angel. Yes she is a very beautiful woman, but I feel very vandictive also. Not sure, but I don't think Lisa Marie and her are on good terms now. I read that Lisa messaged her about coming to Benjamin's funeral. That was very strange why that boy would shoot himself behind a locked bathroom door. Lisa will be hurting a long time with that happening plus her losing her Dad so young. Sorry this is so long, but I love to discuss Elvis. I just wish his life could have been happier. When he became famous, he was happy he could buy anything for his Mom, but when she died, I think he lost his way. Then in Germany he met Priscilla and she kept after him till she got her way to come to Graceland. She knew Elvis had Anita Wood his girlfriend before and after he came out of the Army. No wonder she worried about trusting Elvis. She was no better and is always saying she had no life... Well she sure waited the 5 years to divorce Elvis, so she could get a bunch of money. I hope your eye problem is able to be cured. Take care and stay safe. This country is so messed up with all that is going on, it's so scary. Not sure what is in store for us next. So I figure I enjoy listening to Elvis and that is what I do. I enjoy his music and watching the videos.
@tintinesk I agree that Priscilla was unkind to Elvis after the breakup but your comments leave out the premise that Elvis lost interest in her sexually after Lisa Marie was born and therefore she would throw it in Elvis' face that another man did desire her especially when Elvis was a man who would have sex with any woman who showed signs of life and could fog up a mirror but didn't desire his own wife. That certainly publicly humiliated her and Elvis didn't care. I believe Priscilla's claims about him rejecting her after she gave birth. Joyce Bova said in her book she didn't tell Elvis she was pregnant because he told her mommies shouldn't try to be sexy. She may have gotten that tidbit from Priscilla's book which came out nine years before to amp up her story but we'll never know. Elvis had no significant woman in his life who did have kids but they went on to have kids after they left Elvis. Linda Thompson, Sheila Ryan, Priscilla and Ginger Alden. Ann-Margret tried for years to have kids with her husband. Elvis and the Madonna/Whore complex have elicited a fair number discussions on Elvis and Gladys' odd relationship. It was more than the running around that made Priscilla give up just as it did for the others who felt obligated to "take care" of a grown man who just wore them out with his neediness. In the end, no woman stuck it out with him. Again, I agree with you that she owed Elvis more loyalty than she showed him but she came from a place of pain when she made those comments.I choose not to judge her.
Yes...by '71 the '70's sounding' Elvis was emerging. Just prior ('68-'69) it seemed like he had rediscovered his voice....deeper, more soulful..right on the money and a little raspy at times. Probably motivated big time to 'comeback'...I always thought this was Elvis best voice of his entire career. His early 60's voice was very dialed in and GOOD...with great control, along with a newly found higher 'ballad' register. After '70, things started to sound a little less crisp and clear....still powerful....but not quite as stellar. This '70's voice' is what so many of today's tribute artists sound like to me.
However on February 23 there was no reprise after. Maybe I'm wrong but if you search for February 1971 23rd. And listen to the ending of Bridge it sounds exactly the same?
The songs you picked are fantastic. I think his vocals weren't the same as 1970, maybe a little thin. One of my many favs from that year was I'm Leaving.
I still liked "Bridge Over Troubled Waters " of '71. He also used to do one close to the same time with that song. Another one called "I Can Help "he thought the message was the important thing and felt like he COULD help. I just wish he were around to help today. I also liked "Polk Salad Annie "
In September 1970 he still had the grittiness in his voice, but by May 1971, the grittiness was gone and he sounded more nasal. and not quite as powerful. Maybe just lost some passion or was getting bored again.
His toncils were wrecked from so many infections. It's amazing even so how good he sounded! He refused to get them taken out starting ing the service. He was afraid his voice would be gone. He got very sick a few times in the service and it continued the rest of his career. The author Sally said she talked to a couple of the autopsy. Drs and they said his toncils were almost non existent and had big holes in them. Before taking the stage he had drops put in his eyes and I did see him using and inhaler for his breathing. Dr k also treated his throat before he went on. I noticed he cleared his throat before a song on stage alot during a show. On top of that basically being almost legally blind. All that he went through to give the wonderful performances is just Amazing! Nobody that I can think of would still show up so as not to disappoint his fans!
I agree that his voice starting getting shaky around that year, he used his gritty voice less I’m not sure if he purposely wanted to or his voice just naturally changed. Nonetheless his voice never failed him, great. perfect
I love #1,#2 born and raised in Baltimore! But I’m a huge fan of the ALOHA AND LAST CONCERT 6/27/77 the voice was AMAZING AND AWESOME!! The whole concerts were EXTREMELY GREAT, even when he was sick the last one his voice NEVER FAILED HIM TIL THE END!!! But I guess #1,2,4,3,5, that order for me!
Or maybe just wanting him alive so much the day he died I would 19 years old my first child I fell to the ground in tears started rolling down my face with the King
This is the year when the songs started to change. Its a merge of 1970 & 1972, especially with polk salad annie and suspicious minds. I definitely think that suspicious minds was better in 1970, however i guess Elvis got bored of the song and wanted a short version
Hi 👋 there David. I would have to pick " IT'S NOW OR NEVER " , out of the" 5 songs " to choose from. I have seen " our ELVIS " give a speech on RUclips, not sure if it's the same one you were referring too , NERVES, AND ALL , OUR ELVIS WAS SO VERY PROFFESIONAL, WHEN ACCEPTING THE AWARD , and yes " he was out of his comfort zone " but pulled it off beautifully!!!!!!!!. LONG LIVE ELVIS PRESLEY, NOBODY WILL EVER SURPASS " OUR ELVIS ". ABSOLUTELY 💯 💯 💯 💯 LOVE " OUR ELVIS ". Thankyou David. Regards Jessicah.
I’m a massive Elvis fan, I love him and always will. But we can’t forget the fact that his drug dependency effected his performances. By the time he went from uppers then to downers through early to mid 70’s , the pace was too upbeat , therefore performance effecting his breathing. Clearly see him struggling. Although I’d still happily stand or sit there for hours watching him. Still so very mesmerising ! RIP king 👑❤
I feel it was great to the end.just image that you cannot go out and everyone always wants something from you.so dont judge him until you walk in his shoes. Just see how anyone could do that many shows and not be tired.the best singer ever rip
My dad passed away when I was 17 years old and I didn't know what you're my daddy passed away Elvis at one of his concerts a mom and dad teddy bear with their song together
It's Only Love was a posthumous hit in the UK it reached #3 in 1980 and spent 10 weeks in the charts. That's a great song. You're right Elvis voice wasn't as smooth in 1971 he was singing more from the upper chest and had more vibrato but he was starting to find his power on the big dramatic songs and where there wasn't drama he created it but there was also a sadness there. Listen to the Christmas recordings they're not very uplifting Elvis sounds sad singing them but on He Touched Me he's putting it all into the songs. So I love 1971 but the signs of what's to come are there if you listen for them. Elvis is up and down. He still was about pleasing the fans who saw him in concert though you can tell from he was giving them a show. I think Elvis did all those songs better in other years but I'll pick It's Now Or Never. ;)
His voice was amazing he could hit any note even after 71 I found him still fantastically strong and amazing maybe after 74 sometime after that he started changing but I don’t think he did before that
I can see what you’re saying but if he was on his medicine that might’ve affected him because I listen to him after 71 and not every performance with anything close to the one you’re playing in fact I saw him twice in Memphis concert and I saw him when he hit Fort Wayne Indiana Very incredible a lot of the electricity nothing like in a concert I’ve ever been to in my entire life
Yep surely the pills didn't help !! Who knows what concoction he was taking !! The backing vocals on bridge where really drowning out his vocals !! It's now or never !! Just awesome !! Noticed he took his belt of I wonder why!! Thx Dave!
If I remember right Elvis was recording in Nashville when he started suffering eye pain. Dr. Nick flew in from Memphis bringing an eye doctor with him and Elvis was diagnosed with glaucoma . Dr Nick gave him a shot of 100 mg of a pain medicine I believe Dilaudid that is a whole lot of pain medicine. The eye doctor followed up with a needle directly in his eye. I maybe wrong, but that is the first time I ever read of Elvis taking pain medicine and for a guy that fell in love with every drug he took and carried the Encyclopedia of prescription drugs with him he became easily hooked. I can see in this video how heavy he looks compared to less then a year earlier and probably a side effect of pain medicine. But Elvis at half strength is a100% more then anyone else.
Elvis was still great, but we have to remember he was getting tired. Same with voice. Nobody,s gonna be fresh like they were when young But even a lack luster Elvis I would still go see. He always manages to pull a rabbit out of the hat. Just when you think this is gonna be a poor concert,but most people put up with it because they admired and respected Elvis, plus he was a once in life the phenomenon. But even lousy concerts Elvis manages to get in a few power house song a And even if he only belted out 3 songs magnificently for whole concert, still would have been worth I to . The water spill incident was cute, proving Elvis was not arrogant, this superstars was nervous and sweating. He truly was a humble man. We all have to forgive Elvis for some lackluster concerts, those pills didn't help with the exhaustion. Elvis and James Brown were the two hardest working entertainer s at that time, if only he would have taken 2 years off. Fire Parker, get a new decent managers. Oh what might have been.
All were great my personal favorite No#3 Polk Salad Annie. However my all time favorite show in it's entirety was the concert footage from 1970 Elvis "That's the Way it is." In my opinion this entire show from 1970 marks the pinnacle of Elvis' Las Vegas years.
Elvis est un showman né. Il prend possession d’une chanson et fait oublier l’original par son interprétation. Sa voix peut être douce, puissante, émotionnelle. Il n’a pas chanté de lyrique, quel dommage il aurait pu. Il prend possession de la scène, du public par sa voix, sa gestuelle, sa communication. Il aurait fait un merveilleux prêcheur. Elvis est accessible. Je pense que notre relation avec lui continue depuis 43 ans parce qu’il savait écouter et échanger avec son public. Assister à un concert est un formidable moment d’émotion, de joie, de rire, de partage.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ...Has the best video and live version of Elvis singing , Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain, Bridge Over Toubled, Water and You Gave Me a Mountain. 1970 Elvis voice was the best. The sweet Inspirations, ( in this video and others) you can hear them screaming ELVIS. LOL 🤣 most songs the back up singers do drown EP out. I think he did that as the later years went on because he got lazy. And all he had to do was do some karate moves and the woman went nuts. But overall thank you for some fantastic footage. Keep them coming thank you!!!
Never seen the jumpsuits without a belt was this common, does anyone know ?, I love the story about Simon and Garfunkel seeing him perform Bridge over and saying they would never sing it again :-) Bridge over is the fav for me
Love all these songs..great choices. I concur that maybe his voice was not as powerful on some as before , but still excellent. I read somewhere that he said he hated "Suspicious Minds". I think maybe his musical preferences were changing. Love "Elvis is the Man" thanks for sharing!!!
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I just think Elvis looked like a balloon with the air slowly bleeding out of him. He could center depending on the song , but the music was behind Elvis at this time. His moves speak volumes!❤🎶🎯
For me, Elvis' voice was still the same, the sound here is weak, so it is natural not to hear well. Elvis had been taking lots of pills for years. I am an Elvis fan so as there will be no one else. I liked them all, but bridge trouble water, all of them is the one I prefer.
I think it's just 68-70 we saw high quality Audio and video in that's the way it is the 68 TV show But if you say his voice changed how not he was knocking himself for audience and sweating till he gets cold so he must experienced a lot of sickness at that time flu fever and his voice will be effected with that Singers needs to drink vitamins honey herbs so they wouldn't need to clear their throats every second They wouldn't let him breath after a song they strange him out We want to see Elvis too live in this world but the old generation they were so selfish with us they saw him a lot and they made him tired I'm so furious I love u Elvis RIP
@@hafsael7259 was referring to the sound of these videos in particular. I love Elvis, I saw the movie thats the way it is, in the cinema and it was amazing.
Yeah but after 71 if you see Elvis on tour and Aloha from Hawaii his strong deep voice us back right just compare between this video and the 2 documentaries
From my own observations I thought physically he looked great, full of nervous yet electrifying tension, agility off the scale, and his moves wow, he sure was letting off something. Something else I noticed he wasn't wearinghis wedding ring, 71 I believe was a turbulent time in his own personal life too. I do think a combination of things that year may have been an explanation as to why his vocal deliverence of certain songs may have appeared to change, however i dont think he ever gave a poor deliverence, he always gave it as he felt at that moment., so natural honestand sincere. Elvis by late sixties had lost his angelic sweet tones and heavenly vibrato and replaced it with a much richer deeper mellow and matured sound, I don't think he ever lost his vocal control though and his vocal embellishments were more prevalent at this time too, quite simply he was maturing and so was his voice. Elvis was a genius as to which vocal approach to take with any song, and knew exactly when to use his backup singers and his band to enrich the sound . He knew when to hold back and when to let go, and i think in these particular songs he displayed that knowledge fully. His vocals conveyed angst ,passion tenderness and always sincerity, he simply conveyed how he was feeling inside, these clips are a perfect example of that. I def don't think at this stage his physically ailments were at such a stage he was requiring copious amounts of pain relief, but think I'm right in saying that he was suffering with problems with his throat and I believe was hospitalised for it, perhaps it was a problem with his vocal chords, which must have been very worrying for him at the time, hence another possibility as to why folk thought his voice was changing, maybe he'd advised to stop for a while but knowing Elvis letting in his fans down wouldn't be an option. Whatever he sang and howeve he delivered it he sure put on one heck of a show. He still went from 71 to 77 delivering some amazing vocal performances. Ps tigerman sounds as thought he's actually singing with a sore throat.
Thanks for the long response. I’ve never heard (unless I’ve forgotten) that he had throat problems in 71. A few people have mentioned it to me so I’ll have to check it out!
Thank you so much...i went to see him in Baltimore in 1971and to see this video of him and knowing i was right there is something i will never forget...it brought back so many memories..i was so far away i didn’t bet to see him close hp...but showing this video..i got to see him close up..and its the biggest joy for me to see it...thank you again...this meant the world to me.♥️♥️♥️
Wow, that’s awesome!!
Those were some fuckn cool videos nobody but Elvis could do it . JIMMY Campbell
That’s right!!
He was born to do it
I think there's no energetic singers like elvis today
There will never be another. The greatest entertainer in history by far. Just on another level that no one else will ever come close to
You forget that Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson came at his level of entertainment. But I respect your opinion, I'm not here to step on it.
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I think MJ and Freddie were more dynamic entertainers than Elvis. And more creative aswell.
Thank God the documentary Thats the way it is was professionally filmed and we all can see in 1970 perfection and Elvis at his phenomenal best, sadly medication slowly altered his abilities except the voice which was strong and moving to the end . Come again Elvis we'll treat you better next time !!
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Derek, the last line of your comment brought me to tears! Oh, if only we could have him back. Healthy and strong and conquering the world. In his older years, Elvis could have gone into music production. Let's face it, he directed, produced and conducted his performances himself anyway! Lol👑👍
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To me elvis had it all could sing any kind of music the king 😎
Elvis voice was awesome from the beginnig to the end
Wayne Mello he is the king no other singer can compare to elvis never will TCB 🤴
I want to thank you once again for keeping Elvis Memory alive years from now I won't be here and I know he is still be out a people loving Elvis
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Elvis the best singer ever most handsome man ever loved him ♥️ his voice was just has brilliant right up to the last show before he passed and love all his songs ♥️ it's now or never a fantastic song ❤️ but loved them all ❤️ classic music 🎶 from the 👑 elvis rip ❤️ still missed still loved ❤️ for ever and missed so much ♥️ 🌹🌹🌹💐💐💋💋
Elvis presley got more emotional in the 70 s especially after his divorce,,,he was never the same after Priscilla left him a took his daughter. Everything that happened to Elvis just kept adding to his heartbreaking life a he got more a more emotional a loniness really set in. I believe Elvis felt God was his best friend.
I agree.
You need to stop posting nonsense on every Elvis Presley video on RUclips because it's more than annoying.
@@mexicanfries5336 To whom are you saying to stop commenting ?
I love listening to Elvis.
I agree, you can tell by his change in his music. He sang more emotional songs such as I lost You It's Midnight and separate Ways etc. He sang them in a way that you could tell they were coming straight from his heart with such emotion! You could Feel his loneliness. It almost brings me to tears when I listen to them but they are also some of my favorites!
Good choice of songs for us to work with. Well, first of all for Elvis himself, behind closed doors, he was always trying to evolve, vocally that is. He loved Listening to Italian tenors like Caruso and Lanza. In 71, his voice may have altered somewhat, but I prefer saying it was maturing or it was transitioning. The power is there..... This is why he became and will always remain King Elvis👍👍👍TCB Frankie’Elvis’
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Loved this video. His voice always went up & down. He was always wonderful. I loved his gyrations to Suspicious Minds. ELVIS IS THE MAN ❤
Gave you the first like! Elvis is the man!
A full of energy on stage. Elvis is the King. Always do the best. We love him
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That man with the best-looking thing I've ever seen in my life and his voice is like the angel that stinging he was a beautiful man always be the king
I'll listen to Elvis for a couple hours a day my boyfriend to be watching TV and getting mad at me my ear plugs in my ears where I can hear Elvis sing he seemed like it angel from heaven
What I find interesting is you can listen to Elvis and tell what year it is, I think his voice always was changing over the years, but definitely not for the worst. I love his high energy in his shows and in his voice, that was definitely missing in 1976/1977. Great clip, and thank you for posting.
It's has to be its now or never just love the song thank you for sharing what memories you share with us wow 🎉 x 👍
christ above that bridge over troubled water is OUTSTANDING
I believe Elvis died from a broken heart he loved his wife so much and he loved Lisa Marie with all his heart and soul she just like her father she got a beautiful voice
His voice changed because it was his vocal range was outstanding he was always trying different ways of singing songs
That is not why his voice changed.
Elvis' voice is as powerful as ever. It's the poor sound of the recordings, as you can hear the voices of the backing singers above Elvis. Tiger Man sounds as though he has a cold.
Listen to the professional recordings. You can tell.
Yes and the backing vocals sounded like pterodactyls. They were screeching like witches.
I never thought his voice was what you said it was i always thought it was amazing
Thanks! Love his 1971 cocncerts with the Imperials! I think he did a great job this period! The best! Greetings from Peru!
Tiger Man, ELVIS has just left the building!
I think Elvis's voice got better as he got older. He could sing anything. I love the manly deep voice be threw in here and there. Elvis played with his voice and kept your attention. Saw him live in NYC in 1972 and his voice was great, if I heard him right. I was in another world, Elvisland. LOL
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After 71 his voice was still better than most, but definitely different. It wasn’t as powerful and he slurred some of the words. 68-70 his voice was so clear and crisp. You could hear every word.
Especially it feels in uptempo songs, like Polk Salad or Suspicious Minds.
I just think everything was still fresh for Elvis as far as the live performances from 68-71. Especially 69 and 70, he really put forth max effort in songs like Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, All Shook Up, Can't Stop Loving You, etc. After that he started doing them more as medleys and just running through some of them and shortening them up. In many audience - recorded shows, he'd ask for requests and you can hear people in the audience, and many people wanted to hear those older songs specifically. I think he was just bored with them. Other songs like Bridge, American Trilogy and How Great Thou Art, as time went on, he seemed to put in more and more effort into those songs. The ones that the orchestra played a big part in, just getting a really big sound out of them.
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Joe Esposito said in an interview that the reason he and some of the guys are seen in some of the videos helping Elvis get off the stage had alot to do with the glaucoma .The bright lights plus flashing camera bulbs
almost blinded him after the concerts. Some forms of glaucoma and depending on the stage
of the eye disease can cause pain...headaches..
nausea...
Interesting. I never knew that 👍🏻
My dad had glaucooma he took eye drops but no pain medication.
@@paulandrew6457 I am
glad your dad was helped from eye drops.
I know a couple of people who are on pain meds ..they must have
either a type of glaucoma that may cause pain or a more
advanced stage of the disease.Bright lights
bother them both and one
of them has frequent
headaches.
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Glaucoma is high blood pressure in the eyes. If not treated it can lead to blindness. He had so many health issues that weren't much known about in those days ( autoimmune disease ). These cause a lot aching all over , pain in the joints and fatigue. Obviously these problems don't let you sleep well either. If only he could have been cared for better.2021
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Suspicious minds is my favorite elvis song he did amazing 👏
I saw him in Philly Nov. 8th 1971 and thought that was a great performance.
Wow I bet it was!
Honestly, I liked every single performance. But I'll go with It's Now or Never, because of his voice. But I tell you, it was really hard for me to choose, because everything is good. Thank you David, very nice selection. And about his changing voice in '71. Yes, it did. And not in the good way. It wasn't that bad, but he started loosing control sometimes. When I'm listening to songs from that session, I feel that even Elvis knew himself that he can't control his voice right. He sang far better on the next session in March of '72. And he sang better onstage during all '71. My favorite songs from '71 are: I'll take you home again Kathleen, Early Morning Rain, We can make the Morning, Don't think twice and I,John.
Oh I forgot “We can make the morning.” Great song!
We can make the morning was phenomenal in 71.
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Great video, man! Really hard to choose one...
#2. SUSPICIOUS MINDS - I love his energy in this one!⚡
I think that’s my favorite too. His moves!!
He’s the king with the most amazing voice. He always sang with the most amazing power, and it never ever gave out.
I’ve always felt that ‘71 was a turning point for him. ‘68-70 he was phenomenal in every aspect..not saying he wasn’t after ‘70, but you could see and hear a difference! He was moving fantastically but you can tell the weight was slowly coming and his voice was a little different as well. Maybe the drug use was increasing due to many things ie; the problems in his marriage, different illnesses etc. but if I have to vote I pick Bridge with the option for It’s Now or Never..the recorded version is amazing as well, hitting that high note..unbelievable!!! I really enjoyed listening to these particular songs and it just shows that whatever was going on in his personal life he NEVER let his fans down always giving everything he had..an incredible human being for sure!!! Thanks for sharing 💙💙💙💙
Yeah, I noticed that he changed a little bit. If you listen carefully to his performance of Tiger Man in Jan. 1971 at the end of the video, you can already hear the difference in his voice comparing to Nov. 1970(Only two months). But everything was fine till Aloha from Hawaii. After that something went wrong.
I loved his voice from 1954-1977. His voice did change some somewhat but it was always great.
I think number 4 was his best. I truly enjoyed all of them. Thank you very much.
It’s now or never is great and rare for that year!
Definitely It's Now Or Never. That powerfully piercing cry in "tomorrow will be too late" is incredible. I saw him in Eugene, Oregon in 1976 and he did the same thing with that song.
He did a good job on this performace! Rare for 71.
Id say from a musicians perspective, that while Tiger Man has fast guitar licks, Polk Sald Annie is the most difficult and most well performed song in this line up. You gotta be really good to make it sound like that. Props to Ron Tutt.
And if he is still alive somewhere he deserve it people got a right to know to they don't happen to know where he's at Jane was still here with us I feel it in my heart
his voice was amazing in 71 just listen to a evening prayer
Elvis' voice definitely sounded deeper but excellent as always. I would have to pick "It's now or never" I never heard him sing it like this. Very energized! Very beautiful! Thanks for this selection!
I like it’s now or never too! I’m glad you liked the video!
There is only one Elvis he gave it all he could probably was getting tried
It was a great performance,he sounded fantastic.
I've seen the interview that you are talking about and I agree with you . The problem with prescription drugs is the reason of his strange behaviour. . His voice and his presence on stage were a little damaged.too The early Seventies were the moment when Elvis needed to stop to fight against his monsters. But the show had to go on.....with all the consequences. His voice began to fade a little but was warm and powerful enough to perform songs like Bridge over troubled water. Great ! The King for ever.❤️🇮🇹
I think his voice began to sound “breathy” around this time. Also about the glaucoma, light can, in some cases cause pain. Elvis performing under all the bright lights could have caused him to need pain meds.
True! That’s what I was talking to someone else in the comments about.
@tintinesk Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Going back to the 70's when Elvis had the disease, I read that he would get a shot directly into his eye. My gosh can you only imagine how that must have hurt! So I can understand how he began to take more meds for pain. His high blood pressure was also a factor since he put so much feeling and energy into his concerts. So sad to think all this was going on and we fans never knew anything was wrong. Then Priscilla leaves him when he needed comfort. I will never understand that.
@tintinesk I don't know the size of the needles that were used for his eyes. I just remember reading an article when he was doing a recording session and one of the men there said about it. I forget so much now, but I think Elvis laid on the floor and the Dr shot it into his eye in the recording studio, and they heard it pop. I felt so sorry for Elvis when I had read it.
I also am not a fan of Priscilla and if you ever get to read Child Bride, she was very forward with boys at a very young age. Her Mom favored her over her other children and was always putting her in beauty contests. I guess you know that Priscilla's real father was killed when she was very young and the Mom remarried Paul Beaulieu and tried to keep it a secret about her real father being killed.
Priscilla needed a lot of attention from men from young on up. She says Elvis had flings but she has had so many of her own. She broke up Mike Stone's marriage and all the while taking more money from Elvis. She went through the men in 70's & 80's, so she is no angel. Yes she is a very beautiful woman, but I feel very vandictive also.
Not sure, but I don't think Lisa Marie and her are on good terms now. I read that Lisa messaged her about coming to Benjamin's funeral. That was very strange why that boy would shoot himself behind a locked bathroom door.
Lisa will be hurting a long time with that happening plus her losing her Dad so young.
Sorry this is so long, but I love to discuss Elvis. I just wish his life could have been happier. When he became famous, he was happy he could buy anything for his Mom, but when she died, I think he lost his way. Then in Germany he met Priscilla and she kept after him till she got her way to come to Graceland. She knew Elvis had Anita Wood his girlfriend before and after he came out of the Army. No wonder she worried about trusting Elvis. She was no better and is always saying she had no life... Well she sure waited the 5 years to divorce Elvis, so she could get a bunch of money.
I hope your eye problem is able to be cured. Take care and stay safe. This country is so messed up with all that is going on, it's so scary. Not sure what is in store for us next. So I figure I enjoy listening to Elvis and that is what I do. I enjoy his music and watching the videos.
@tintinesk I agree that Priscilla was unkind to Elvis after the breakup but your comments leave out the premise that Elvis lost interest in her sexually after Lisa Marie was born and therefore she would throw it in Elvis' face that another man did desire her especially when Elvis was a man who would have sex with any woman who showed signs of life and could fog up a mirror but didn't desire his own wife. That certainly publicly humiliated her and Elvis didn't care. I believe Priscilla's claims about him rejecting her after she gave birth. Joyce Bova said in her book she didn't tell Elvis she was pregnant because he told her mommies shouldn't try to be sexy. She may have gotten that tidbit from Priscilla's book which came out nine years before to amp up her story but we'll never know. Elvis had no significant woman in his life who did have kids but they went on to have kids after they left Elvis. Linda Thompson, Sheila Ryan, Priscilla and Ginger Alden. Ann-Margret tried for years to have kids with her husband. Elvis and the Madonna/Whore complex have elicited a fair number discussions on Elvis and Gladys' odd relationship. It was more than the running around that made Priscilla give up just as it did for the others who felt obligated to "take care" of a grown man who just wore them out with his neediness. In the end, no woman stuck it out with him. Again, I agree with you that she owed Elvis more loyalty than she showed him but she came from a place of pain when she made those comments.I choose not to judge her.
@james2774 Very well said!!!
Yes...by '71 the '70's sounding' Elvis was emerging. Just prior ('68-'69) it seemed like he had rediscovered his voice....deeper, more soulful..right on the money and a little raspy at times. Probably motivated big time to 'comeback'...I always thought this was Elvis best voice of his entire career. His early 60's voice was very dialed in and GOOD...with great control, along with a newly found higher 'ballad' register. After '70, things started to sound a little less crisp and clear....still powerful....but not quite as stellar. This '70's voice' is what so many of today's tribute artists sound like to me.
Love that version of Bridge over troubled water. But it's actually from 23rd February 1971👍
However on February 23 there was no reprise after. Maybe I'm wrong but if you search for February 1971 23rd. And listen to the ending of Bridge it sounds exactly the same?
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The songs you picked are fantastic. I think his vocals weren't the same as 1970, maybe a little thin. One of my many favs from that year was I'm Leaving.
He played that song in concert for a while!
71 was a great year, it was my year of birth :)
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I seen all of his movies he had out I love the country one can't think of the name of it when he plays Jesse great movie to me
I still liked "Bridge Over Troubled Waters " of '71. He also used to do one close to the same time with that song. Another one called "I Can Help "he thought the message was the important thing and felt like he COULD help. I just wish he were around to help today. I also liked "Polk Salad Annie "
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Such a huge talent
In September 1970 he still had the grittiness in his voice, but by May 1971, the grittiness was gone and he sounded more nasal. and not quite as powerful. Maybe just lost some passion or was getting bored again.
It’s hard to tell why..
the glaucoma had a lot to do with him sounding nasal there are outtakes of his 1971 recording sessions where he would complain about it
He had the what I call ‘69 grittiness’ from about 67;68 until November 70
@@sithlordvader3435 what? Glaucoma is an eye issue. Has absolutely nothing to do with a persons voice. Please don’t make things up
His toncils were wrecked from so many infections. It's amazing even so how good he sounded! He refused to get them taken out starting ing the service. He was afraid his voice would be gone. He got very sick a few times in the service and it continued the rest of his career. The author Sally said she talked to a couple of the autopsy. Drs and they said his toncils were almost non existent and had big holes in them. Before taking the stage he had drops put in his eyes and I did see him using and inhaler for his breathing. Dr k also treated his throat before he went on. I noticed he cleared his throat before a song on stage alot during a show. On top of that basically being almost legally blind. All that he went through to give the wonderful performances is just Amazing! Nobody that I can think of would still show up so as not to disappoint his fans!
71 was in my opinion the year when his voice changed
I agree that his voice starting getting shaky around that year, he used his gritty voice less I’m not sure if he purposely wanted to or his voice just naturally changed. Nonetheless his voice never failed him, great. perfect
I love #1,#2 born and raised in Baltimore! But I’m a huge fan of the ALOHA AND LAST CONCERT 6/27/77 the voice was AMAZING AND AWESOME!! The whole concerts were EXTREMELY GREAT, even when he was sick the last one his voice NEVER FAILED HIM TIL THE END!!! But I guess #1,2,4,3,5, that order for me!
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Or maybe just wanting him alive so much the day he died I would 19 years old my first child I fell to the ground in tears started rolling down my face with the King
This is the year when the songs started to change. Its a merge of 1970 & 1972, especially with polk salad annie and suspicious minds. I definitely think that suspicious minds was better in 1970, however i guess Elvis got bored of the song and wanted a short version
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Hi 👋 there David.
I would have to pick " IT'S NOW OR NEVER " , out of the" 5 songs " to choose from.
I have seen " our ELVIS " give a speech on RUclips, not sure if it's the same one you were referring too , NERVES, AND ALL , OUR ELVIS WAS SO VERY PROFFESIONAL, WHEN ACCEPTING THE AWARD , and yes " he was out of his comfort zone " but pulled it off beautifully!!!!!!!!.
LONG LIVE ELVIS PRESLEY, NOBODY WILL EVER SURPASS " OUR ELVIS ".
ABSOLUTELY 💯 💯 💯 💯 LOVE " OUR ELVIS ".
Thankyou David.
Regards
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Just love , It's Now or Never . . .
Now or never is the best performance
I’m a massive Elvis fan, I love him and always will. But we can’t forget the fact that his drug dependency effected his performances. By the time he went from uppers then to downers through early to mid 70’s , the pace was too upbeat , therefore performance effecting his breathing. Clearly see him struggling. Although I’d still happily stand or sit there for hours watching him. Still so very mesmerising ! RIP king 👑❤
It was one of my favourites years
Hi David you have some great information about Elvis, you have definitely done your homework ha ha. Thanks for sharing xxx 💝
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I feel it was great to the end.just image that you cannot go out and everyone always wants something from you.so dont judge him until you walk in his shoes. Just see how anyone could do that many shows and not be tired.the best singer ever rip
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The man!
My dad passed away when I was 17 years old and I didn't know what you're my daddy passed away Elvis at one of his concerts a mom and dad teddy bear with their song together
Those costumes are out of this world! Amazing especially the black with gold top!
It's Only Love was a posthumous hit in the UK it reached #3 in 1980 and spent 10 weeks in the charts. That's a great song. You're right Elvis voice wasn't as smooth in 1971 he was singing more from the upper chest and had more vibrato but he was starting to find his power on the big dramatic songs and where there wasn't drama he created it but there was also a sadness there. Listen to the Christmas recordings they're not very uplifting Elvis sounds sad singing them but on He Touched Me he's putting it all into the songs. So I love 1971 but the signs of what's to come are there if you listen for them. Elvis is up and down. He still was about pleasing the fans who saw him in concert though you can tell from he was giving them a show. I think Elvis did all those songs better in other years but I'll pick It's Now Or Never. ;)
Yeah you can definitely tell his voice had changed on the Christmas album
WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN AT THOSE CONCERTS HE WAS AT HIS BEST. SO HIGH ENERGY. LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM
His voice was amazing he could hit any note even after 71 I found him still fantastically strong and amazing maybe after 74 sometime after that he started changing but I don’t think he did before that
His voice never changed during that song is just a very bad recording that’s what I pick up
I can see what you’re saying but if he was on his medicine that might’ve affected him because I listen to him after 71 and not every performance with anything close to the one you’re playing in fact I saw him twice in Memphis concert and I saw him when he hit Fort Wayne Indiana Very incredible a lot of the electricity nothing like in a concert I’ve ever been to in my entire life
I’m 62 and I still have a very powerful voice I really don’t struggle hitting those notes so I don’t think it had anything to do it’s just a bad night
Yep surely the pills didn't help !! Who knows what concoction he was taking !! The backing vocals on bridge where really drowning out his vocals !! It's now or never !! Just awesome !! Noticed he took his belt of I wonder why!! Thx Dave!
Elvis could have done opera EASILY! He had the voice for anything!!!
If I remember right Elvis was recording in Nashville when he started suffering eye pain. Dr. Nick flew in from Memphis bringing an eye doctor with him and Elvis was diagnosed with glaucoma . Dr Nick gave him a shot of 100 mg of a pain medicine I believe Dilaudid that is a whole lot of pain medicine. The eye doctor followed up with a needle directly in his eye. I maybe wrong, but that is the first time I ever read of Elvis taking pain medicine and for a guy that fell in love with every drug he took and carried the Encyclopedia of prescription drugs with him he became easily hooked. I can see in this video how heavy he looks compared to less then a year earlier and probably a side effect of pain medicine. But Elvis at half strength is a100% more then anyone else.
Elvis was still great, but we have to remember he was getting tired. Same with voice. Nobody,s gonna be fresh like they were when young But even a lack luster Elvis I would still go see. He always manages to pull a rabbit out of the hat. Just when you think this is gonna be a poor concert,but most people put up with it because they admired and respected Elvis, plus he was a once in life the phenomenon. But even lousy concerts Elvis manages to get in a few power house song a And even if he only belted out 3 songs magnificently for whole concert, still would have been worth I to . The water spill incident was cute, proving Elvis was not arrogant, this superstars was nervous and sweating. He truly was a humble man. We all have to forgive Elvis for some lackluster concerts, those pills didn't help with the exhaustion. Elvis and James Brown were the two hardest working entertainer s at that time, if only he would have taken 2 years off. Fire Parker, get a new decent managers. Oh what might have been.
suspicious minds is absolutely the
greatest performance 👏👏👏👏👏
All were great my personal favorite No#3 Polk Salad Annie. However my all time favorite show in it's entirety was the concert footage from 1970 Elvis "That's the Way it is." In my opinion this entire show from 1970 marks the pinnacle of Elvis' Las Vegas years.
I wish they would remaster and release the ttwii footage!
Cool! Cool!! I love this Channel!! If a person looked up the word Cool, You would see the name Elvis!
Elvis est un showman né. Il prend possession d’une chanson et fait oublier l’original par son interprétation. Sa voix peut être douce, puissante, émotionnelle. Il n’a pas chanté de lyrique, quel dommage il aurait pu. Il prend possession de la scène, du public par sa voix, sa gestuelle, sa communication. Il aurait fait un merveilleux prêcheur. Elvis est accessible. Je pense que notre relation avec lui continue depuis 43 ans parce qu’il savait écouter et échanger avec son public. Assister à un concert est un formidable moment d’émotion, de joie, de rire, de partage.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ...Has the best video and live version of Elvis singing , Suspicious Minds, Kentucky Rain, Bridge Over Toubled, Water and You Gave Me a Mountain. 1970 Elvis voice was the best. The sweet Inspirations, ( in this video and others) you can hear them screaming ELVIS. LOL 🤣 most songs the back up singers do drown EP out. I think he did that as the later years went on because he got lazy. And all he had to do was do some karate moves and the woman went nuts. But overall thank you for some fantastic footage. Keep them coming thank you!!!
Remember also that he and Prcilla were having issues. My opinion. 😯
Priscilla sp.wrong
I love this song Roses for Mama Anna Do It My Way and teddy bear I want a song with Dolly Parton I Will Always Love You
Brilliant Elvis might of had a sore throat doing tiger man but I love it sounds like 69 raw it's now or never amazing
It is!
Nice live footage. We want to see more of it. T c b. Canada
Me too lol
Never seen the jumpsuits without a belt was this common, does anyone know ?, I love the story about Simon and Garfunkel seeing him perform Bridge over and saying they would never sing it again :-) Bridge over is the fav for me
He had a belt for this jumpsuit, he just took it off in the middle of the show, cause he got tired.
Love all these songs..great choices. I concur that maybe his voice was not as powerful on some as before , but still excellent. I read somewhere that he said he hated "Suspicious Minds". I think maybe his musical preferences were changing. Love "Elvis is the Man" thanks for sharing!!!
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Poor Elvis 😇♥️ had severe glaucoma 😟 A physically ill 🤒 Elvis who was in a lot of pain 😟 was financially supporting 🤑 an army 🪖 of people.
I just think Elvis looked like a balloon with the air slowly bleeding out of him. He could center depending on the song , but the music was behind Elvis at this time. His moves speak volumes!❤🎶🎯
For me, Elvis' voice was still the same, the sound here is weak, so it is natural not to hear well. Elvis had been taking lots of pills for years. I am an Elvis fan so as there will be no one else. I liked them all, but bridge trouble water, all of them is the one I prefer.
I think it's just 68-70 we saw high quality Audio and video in that's the way it is the 68 TV show
But if you say his voice changed how not he was knocking himself for audience and sweating till he gets cold so he must experienced a lot of sickness at that time flu fever and his voice will be effected with that
Singers needs to drink vitamins honey herbs so they wouldn't need to clear their throats every second
They wouldn't let him breath after a song they strange him out
We want to see Elvis too live in this world but the old generation they were so selfish with us they saw him a lot and they made him tired I'm so furious
I love u Elvis RIP
@@hafsael7259 was referring to the sound of these videos in particular. I love Elvis, I saw the movie thats the way it is, in the cinema and it was amazing.
Yeah but after 71 if you see Elvis on tour and Aloha from Hawaii his strong deep voice us back right just compare between this video and the 2 documentaries
From my own observations I thought physically he looked great, full of nervous yet electrifying tension, agility off the scale, and his moves wow, he sure was letting off something.
Something else I noticed he wasn't wearinghis wedding ring, 71 I believe was a turbulent time in his own personal life too. I do think a combination of things that year may have been an explanation as to why his vocal deliverence of certain songs may have appeared to change, however i dont think he ever gave a poor deliverence, he always gave it as he felt at that moment., so natural honestand sincere.
Elvis by late sixties had lost his angelic sweet tones and heavenly vibrato and replaced it with a much richer deeper mellow and matured sound, I don't think he ever lost his vocal control though and his vocal embellishments were more prevalent at this time too, quite simply he was maturing and so was his voice.
Elvis was a genius as to which vocal approach to take with any song, and knew exactly when to use his backup singers and his band to enrich the sound . He knew when to hold back and when to let go, and i think in these particular songs he displayed that knowledge fully. His vocals conveyed angst ,passion tenderness and always sincerity, he simply conveyed how he was feeling inside, these clips are a perfect example of that.
I def don't think at this stage his physically ailments were at such a stage he was requiring copious amounts of pain relief, but think I'm right in saying that he was suffering with problems with his throat and I believe was hospitalised for it, perhaps it was a problem with his vocal chords, which must have been very worrying for him at the time, hence another possibility as to why folk thought his voice was changing, maybe he'd advised to stop for a while but knowing Elvis letting in his fans down wouldn't be an option.
Whatever he sang and howeve he delivered it he sure put on one heck of a show. He still went from 71 to 77 delivering some amazing vocal performances.
Ps tigerman sounds as thought he's actually singing with a sore throat.
Thanks for the long response. I’ve never heard (unless I’ve forgotten) that he had throat problems in 71. A few people have mentioned it to me so I’ll have to check it out!