RCA missed the boat on Elvis in the 70s. A LOT of great songs 73-76. Country music was changing, and so was Elvis. If Elvis would've lived, I believe he would've ruled the country charts in the 80s.
Moody Blue album peaked at #28 on Billboard 200, just before his death. It was his highest charting studio album in 6 years since Elvis Country album. It will rise to #3 after he death. The Moody Blue single itself was a Top 10 hit in the UK. Despite Elvis didn't perform a single concert in the UK during his 23-year career, people out there were still buying his records. That's fantastic. His records were sold really not bad in the 70's, especially compared to his contemporaries, like Chuck Berry or Rick Nelson.
@toastertwo1602 Due to poor management, bad quality and mixing of his recordings, plus the wave of 50s nostalgia, his reputation suffered. Some great music!!
I heard a great quote from the colonel today - "when I met the boy all he had was a million dollars worth of talent - now he's got a million dollars". sounds exactly like the colonel
David , Loving Arms is one of my favorites . When Elvis sang he'd put his heart into each song...whether he felt up to it or not. Be it rock n roll...ballads..country or gospel. Yes, Elvis had it all. I loved to hear him speaking at the beginning. Such a melancholy way to end my evening. Thank you and God Bless you David. ⚡️💖 TCB
“Loving Arms” is one that I listen to every day! Country and blues are two genres that I came to appreciate for the first time when I “discovered” Elvis a little over a year ago. Loved this! 🫶
David, I so agree with you that Dec. ‘73 at Stax was such a powerful session for Elvis. He was recharged, in comparison to the unfocused and lackluster session that July. “Loving Arms” is one of my favorite Elvis songs as is his his version of the wistfully melancholic adult contemporary classic “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” which he also recorded during this session. Great perspective and great stuff from you on this one!
I love love love all them songs ! His voice has got such a beautiful sound to it …..I can never get tired of listening to him sing …. Thankyou for highlighting these songs xxx
I love this video and all Elvis' music! All the songs are awesome sung by Elvis! There will never be another singer like him that can sing anything and sound awesome! This brought me to tears! Thank you, David!
Elvis was at his very best when he was allowed to explore and be free……however even on a bad day, he could outperform anyone on the planet…..then and now…..we miss you E every single day, sleep in eternal peace you beautiful soul
IMHO the Stax sessions were an improvement over the 1971 Nashville sessions. Especially the songs he recorded in December of 1973. My favorite songs from that sessions is "Thinking About You". Another great cut.
You've nailed the sentiments about these sessions that I've had for years!! They've never received the credit that they deserve. Stupendous! Every time I listen to Lovin' Arms, I have to crank up the "Singin' somewhere in the lonely niiiight, Dreaming of the arms that held me TIIIIGHT!" Just love it!
Elvis was more than Rock n Roll, his amazing rendition of a ballad was incredible, he got so much emotion into the song that you believed it. Loving arms is truly great track and it is such a !gem" to hear out takes, any Elvis fan just loves these moments to hear something different Stax in my opinion was another incredible highlight in Elvis career, maybe it did not satisfy the critics who wanted him to do more Rock, but it satisfied Elvis because he was singing the songs he wanted to sing and it certainly satisfied this fan. Great upload thanks.
Im reminded how truly special his artistry was by the great inside information you share with us on your OUTSTANDING channel! Well done my man, you never cease to amaze...
Oh gosh I haven’t listened to these songs in quite awhile..so true how awesome it would be to hear it differently on FTD’s! I found myself singing along the way it is on the master haha! His voice is superb, astounding!
Great video ! Thank you. I know the work that goes into keeping up a channel that’s on the level yours is. We, the fans, appreciate you and all that you do.
I love listening to the alt takes too. I can't actually remember what was dubbed/over dubbed or not dubbed at all on these stax recordings as its been a while for me but for years whenever I'm looking up an elvis track on RUclips I automatically add the word "take" to my search. I usually enjoy listening to these alt takes as they give you a stripped back and authentic sound compared to a lot of the masters which, for me, sometimes have too much layered on. The horns, the backup singers and even Elvis's voice being pushed down in the mix. Prime example would be the legendary take six of Suspicious Minds. Some others... Stranger in my own hometown and I washed my hands in muddy water. I'm really off topic now...! Honky Tonk Angel from these sessions is fantastic.
I’ll do the same thing! I like the alt. takes after these years I listen to the masters, and I also like the undubbed! The horns and all that is not necessary.
You all ever checked the from 1st take to master series for Elvis songs on RUclips? Really gives a listener insight to how Elvis' vocals, feeling and such came together in a song he sang.
@@ElvisistheMan_ Check out Like a Baby take 2. The acoustic is louder than in the master. It always sounded to me like Elvis's playing style but I wasn't 100% sure as the playing is also much more adventurous than we are used to from Elvis. More licks thrown in and he's up and down the fretboard. It is him though! If you check out take 1, Elvis plays the intro on the acoustic and then between takes 1 and 2 he shyly says "I can't make it...y-you get the intro." to someone else. Very cool!
Lovin Arms is perhaps Elvis's best vocal performance of the 70s.His voice had a purity and power unmatched by any other singer on this sublime track.The Stax sessions are much underrated.👑👑👑👑👑
The Colonel, RCA, and Elvis' inability to take charge of his career were all big reasons he had apathy and lost interest. Can you imagine if Elvis dumped Col and RCA and with a Steve Binder type manager who would not let him get away with being complacent, what a force of nature he would have been. The overseas tours, great music, and a good movie role....he would not have been bored bc he would have been challenged. It may have saved his life. Thanks David for your videos. I always enjoy them.
What did Steve Binder do after the 68 Special? Not a lot. Elvis did plenty. These songs were too downbeat to be hits they were more about how Elvis was feeling when he recorded them and he picked songs that he told a tales that he related too. The 72 -77 songs tell us more about Elvis as an artist and man as does tone in his voice. Its not Hound Dawg for girls its better and more adult.
@paulandrew6457 .....Did you watch the documentary on the Making of the 1968 special?? Steve Binder gave him a voice and fought the Col. I am in no way putting Elvis down. I just know he had dreams for other things, and I wish those opportunities were not taken from him. He deserved better.
Always loved "Loving Arms" - truly a gem. So many great songs came from those Stax sessions - always thought they were underrated. Great video as usual!
You don't have to CONVINCE ME HOW GREAT ELVIS WAS.... there was no one like him, and there never will be...I watch Elvis on RUclips...EVERYDAY, sometimes it maybe for 30min... and sometimes it can be 5hrs..or longer...like now.. it's 4 am and I've been watching Elvis reaction since around 9:30pm....I saw him in concert in 1973.. when I was 16yrs old.. and I can't remember one song he sang...I was just so caught up in.. him.. he was just so amazing...I mean I even remember what I wore, but once I saw him, it was like all I could do was see...I guess I was TOTALLY STAR STRUCK...I just love him... then and now... there will NEVER BE ANYONE LIKE ELVIS..❤️❤️❤️
I just love that song "Loving Arms". Sadly he didn't sell many records anymore. He had to earn his money doing live shows. By the way, I love those outtakes too. Many times better than the masters.
Thanks so much for another great video!! I love ❤ Love Elvis’ 💎 Gems! I also favor his outtakes much more than the masters!! I could listen to em all day long so thanks again bc I really enjoy your channel and appreciate All the Hard work it takes to bring Elvis to us!!
The July sessions were marred by an outdated studio that was too small, the sound was bad, Elvis favorite mike was stolen. RCA brought in a sound truck for the December sessions and viola, magic.
What you said about Elvis’s voice in 71 is something I haven’t noticed. I’ll have to go back and see if I can pick up on that. He definitely had some vocal transitions through the years. There was a pretty clear transition in about 66-67, and you can really tell by the 68 special that his voice had chanced quite a bit from the early years
Kathy Westmoreland once commented that these recordings weren't supposed to be heard by the public and that Elvis would have been mortified for us to hear them. Everyone gets a frog in their throat now and again. I personally find the recording process interesting. You can listen and tell how hard they worked! I sometimes find some of the out-takes better than what was released! (There were a lot of other artists who covered this song at the time, Olivia Newton-John was also one)
Hey David true one of my favorites . Songs Loving Arns Good times Album elvis voice sound so great thankyou show this video David look forword more great video
Gotta catch up here 😂😂..Elvis was not only a vocal genius and the king of vocals, but he was a producer in his own way!! He had an ‘ear’ to what works or doesn’t work. His vocals on that particular country song ‘Loving Arms’ was INSANE….. I always play that particular verse over and over and over just to hear that powerful voice. Friggin wow, some great recordings here..TCB⚡️⚡️⚡️
Wow, seeing this video has transported me back to the 70's 😀 Some great songs I've never heard before (and one or two that I have), thanks for sharing, I'm going to subscribe 😁
I love all his recordings made with American sound studio and Nashville, i always wondered why he just sang most of the same stuff , he could have done so much more 😢
The Stax Sessions included some really good bluesy tunes that could've been killer. Unfortunately Elvis' voice might have been at its all-time low. It's weak and thin and shaky and he even wanders off key. It's hard to believe that he is the same singer who was the best vocalist in the world ten years earlier. Can you imagine him singing some of these tunes like Three Corn Patches, If You Don't Comeback in like 1967-68? They would've been as good as Big Boss Man and High Heel Sneakers. You mentioned some of his issues and I think it's obvious that it really took a toll on his voice (drugs, poor diet, overwork, smoking). Take Good Care of Her is another example of him losing his vibrato, resonance and power. It's sad. He should've been in rehab and been resting. Still my man and still the GOAT.
Loving Arms would be later recorded by Dixie Chick and Katey Sagal and they do what elvis did and empathize on the kast verse with that higher and stronger notes on "dreaming of the arms that held me tight".
I've got If you talk I'm your sleep and I've got a thing about you baby on 45rpm records from when they first came out.I have the Stax recordings .I'm going to have a listen again.I gotta a feeling in my body is one of my favorites. Elvis voice was at his best on these tracks.❤🎶
The first sessions with the Memphis boys wasn’t there were in awe, it’s that they noticed the unhealthy difference in Elvis than the 69 sessions years when he was so enthusiastic and energetic . It struck them sadly as they lived him.
Hey man i love your videos and (i dont know if you have covered this on your channel) i found this collection called sold out which is restored elvis footage from the 70s.
I believe Elvis liked playing the smaller studios, the ASS sessions of '69 are Elvis at his very best, beyond compare, soaring like an eagle free from the movie contracts and sound tracks. The ftd of those sessions is one of my favourite albums, wearing that loved on look, true love travels on a gravel road, long black limousine and of course the raw early version of suspicious minds (imo the best version before it got sexed up with the overdubs, although I like that too lol ). Like we've said before Elvis was never scared to share the stage, and even in the interview here he credits his band members as inspiring and he's sincere when he says that, it's from the heart. Likewise in these places especially he soaks up the energy from all the artists that have played there before him it's in the walls and he feels it. Maybe in some way it reminds him of Sun records, I mean at Sun it won't have passed him by that he was recording in the same room that Howlin' wolf sang everybody's in the mood !
You are right - again! The Material was really good, in fact l think it is still one of Elvis' best recording sessions... but RCA's strategy Was and will be a mystery to me.. of course l know that it was more and more difficult to bring Elvis into a Studio... but l am sure that there would been other way's to make him "coming back" for recording... if you listen to the Outtakes then you hear the real Elvis.. they add so much overdubbs on his records... for some Songs l think it is ok, but not for every Song... l love the songs!!
Awesome, very interesting! I just finished the HBO documentary. Stax Soulsville USA. No mention of Elvis, surprisingly. But great documentary! Did you happen to catch it yet?
I would guess that it was July. Cathy West Moreland said that when I was played the actual record before he recorded his version, he saw how everybody got very emotional and Elvis realized that he couldn’t top it, so he didn’t try..
RCA missed the boat on Elvis in the 70s. A LOT of great songs 73-76. Country music was changing, and so was Elvis. If Elvis would've lived, I believe he would've ruled the country charts in the 80s.
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He was marketed very badly. A 2 year old could have down better
I can see that happening
Moody Blue album peaked at #28 on Billboard 200, just before his death. It was his highest charting studio album in 6 years since Elvis Country album. It will rise to #3 after he death. The Moody Blue single itself was a Top 10 hit in the UK. Despite Elvis didn't perform a single concert in the UK during his 23-year career, people out there were still buying his records. That's fantastic. His records were sold really not bad in the 70's, especially compared to his contemporaries, like Chuck Berry or Rick Nelson.
@toastertwo1602 Due to poor management, bad quality and mixing of his recordings, plus the wave of 50s nostalgia, his reputation suffered. Some great music!!
His singing is awesome.
I heard a great quote from the colonel today - "when I met the boy all he had was a million dollars worth of talent - now he's got a million dollars". sounds exactly like the colonel
“And I have 50 million!”
The stax session were so amazing! And Loving arms is one of my favorite songs ever.
David , Loving Arms is one of my favorites . When Elvis sang he'd put his heart into each song...whether he felt up to it or not. Be it rock n roll...ballads..country or gospel. Yes, Elvis had it all. I loved to hear him speaking at the beginning. Such a melancholy way to end my evening. Thank you and God Bless you David. ⚡️💖 TCB
God Bless u! I love these sessions!!!
@@ElvisistheMan_ So do I
His voice when speaking is so soothing
“Loving Arms” is one that I listen to every day! Country and blues are two genres that I came to appreciate for the first time when I “discovered” Elvis a little over a year ago.
Loved this! 🫶
And I love you so is also a very beautiful song🥰🙏🏽
Elvis always reached and touched his soul when recording in Memphis
I wish you would’ve recorded more often in Memphis
Thank you
The music recorded at Stax was some of his Best music! I also do love the American studio and jungle room sessions.
I love the music from these sessions. He just sounds great.
David, I so agree with you that Dec. ‘73 at Stax was such a powerful session for Elvis. He was recharged, in comparison to the unfocused and lackluster session that July. “Loving Arms” is one of my favorite Elvis songs as is his his version of the wistfully melancholic adult contemporary classic “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues” which he also recorded during this session. Great perspective and great stuff from you on this one!
Thanks man! The sessions are so good! There’s so many highlights it’s hard to pick one. I’m sure I’ll do videos on the rest of this songs later! ⚡️
I love love love all them songs ! His voice has got such a beautiful sound to it …..I can never get tired of listening to him sing …. Thankyou for highlighting these songs xxx
I love this song! So beautiful! Elvis' voice is so strong. A gem indeed! Thank you.
Thanks for always watching my videos
Thankyou David)you can tell how much you truly loved Elvis and definitely an Elvis fan
This was so interesting, informative and entertaining. Thanks for this Stax gem. Only Elvis❤
I’m VERY happy to hear that
The most unique voice of all time!
Any Gem Of Elvis Is Welcomed Always Wanting More Thank You❤ Keep Them Coming ❤
I will!!
American sound studios and the stacks sessions produce some great tunes 🏎🏁
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I love this video and all Elvis' music! All the songs are awesome sung by Elvis! There will never be another singer like him that can sing anything and sound awesome! This brought me to tears! Thank you, David!
Elvis was at his very best when he was allowed to explore and be free……however even on a bad day, he could outperform anyone on the planet…..then and now…..we miss you E every single day, sleep in eternal peace you beautiful soul
Lovely words!
IMHO the Stax sessions were an improvement over the 1971 Nashville sessions. Especially the songs he recorded in December of 1973. My favorite songs from that sessions is "Thinking About You". Another great cut.
Love seeing elvis talk love that song when he really wanted to put a song out he did it with all his heart
You've nailed the sentiments about these sessions that I've had for years!! They've never received the credit that they deserve. Stupendous! Every time I listen to Lovin' Arms, I have to crank up the "Singin' somewhere in the lonely niiiight, Dreaming of the arms that held me TIIIIGHT!" Just love it!
You can feel the emotion in his voice
Elvis was more than Rock n Roll, his amazing rendition of a ballad was incredible, he got so much emotion into the song that you believed it. Loving arms is truly great track and it is such a !gem" to hear out takes, any Elvis fan just loves these moments to hear something different Stax in my opinion was another incredible highlight in Elvis career, maybe it did not satisfy the critics who wanted him to do more Rock, but it satisfied Elvis because he was singing the songs he wanted to sing and it certainly satisfied this fan. Great upload thanks.
Fantastik !!!! David. Thank you so much. He sounds SO phenomenal,!
Glad you enjoyed it
Im reminded how truly special his artistry was by the great inside information you share with us on your OUTSTANDING channel! Well done my man, you never cease to amaze...
Thanks man I’m really happy when I read comments like this!
Hi David ♥
This was definitely a gem 💎 thank you for reminding me about the amazing song.
Thank you David xxx 💝
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Oh gosh I haven’t listened to these songs in quite awhile..so true how awesome it would be to hear it differently on FTD’s! I found myself singing along the way it is on the master haha! His voice is superb, astounding!
I was recording so many songs! Lol
Great video ! Thank you. I know the work that goes into keeping up a channel that’s on the level yours is. We, the fans, appreciate you and all that you do.
Thanks I appreciate that a lot! It’s worth it 👍🏻
I love listening to the alt takes too. I can't actually remember what was dubbed/over dubbed or not dubbed at all on these stax recordings as its been a while for me but for years whenever I'm looking up an elvis track on RUclips I automatically add the word "take" to my search. I usually enjoy listening to these alt takes as they give you a stripped back and authentic sound compared to a lot of the masters which, for me, sometimes have too much layered on. The horns, the backup singers and even Elvis's voice being pushed down in the mix. Prime example would be the legendary take six of Suspicious Minds. Some others... Stranger in my own hometown and I washed my hands in muddy water. I'm really off topic now...! Honky Tonk Angel from these sessions is fantastic.
I’ll do the same thing! I like the alt. takes after these years I listen to the masters, and I also like the undubbed! The horns and all that is not necessary.
You all ever checked the from 1st take to master series for Elvis songs on RUclips? Really gives a listener insight to how Elvis' vocals, feeling and such came together in a song he sang.
@@ElvisistheMan_ Check out Like a Baby take 2. The acoustic is louder than in the master. It always sounded to me like Elvis's playing style but I wasn't 100% sure as the playing is also much more adventurous than we are used to from Elvis. More licks thrown in and he's up and down the fretboard. It is him though! If you check out take 1, Elvis plays the intro on the acoustic and then between takes 1 and 2 he shyly says "I can't make it...y-you get the intro." to someone else. Very cool!
@mrsongman yeah I know what your talking about I wish he would’ve done the intro himself. It sounded great! Just needed practice
@@Giblues yeah that's another top quality Elvis channel
Lovin Arms is perhaps Elvis's best vocal performance of the 70s.His voice had a purity and power unmatched by any other singer on this sublime track.The Stax sessions are much underrated.👑👑👑👑👑
I agree about stax but not his only great vocal display...
@@MichelleAtnip-iw2ymAgreed of course.
I love that song it's so beautiful you take care Dave and God bless
The Colonel, RCA, and Elvis' inability to take charge of his career were all big reasons he had apathy and lost interest. Can you imagine if Elvis dumped Col and RCA and with a Steve Binder type manager who would not let him get away with being complacent, what a force of nature he would have been. The overseas tours, great music, and a good movie role....he would not have been bored bc he would have been challenged. It may have saved his life. Thanks David for your videos. I always enjoy them.
What did Steve Binder do after the 68 Special? Not a lot. Elvis did plenty. These songs were too downbeat to be hits they were more about how Elvis was feeling when he recorded them and he picked songs that he told a tales that he related too. The 72 -77 songs tell us more about Elvis as an artist and man as does tone in his voice. Its not Hound Dawg for girls its better and more adult.
@paulandrew6457 .....Did you watch the documentary on the Making of the 1968 special?? Steve Binder gave him a voice and fought the Col. I am in no way putting Elvis down. I just know he had dreams for other things, and I wish those opportunities were not taken from him. He deserved better.
Always loved "Loving Arms" - truly a gem. So many great songs came from those Stax sessions - always thought they were underrated. Great video as usual!
Thanks!
I have always loved this song. I also loved Felton's remix on the 1980 Guitar Man Album.
Yes, a beautiful song and beautiful voice, and what a voice!
You don't have to CONVINCE ME HOW GREAT ELVIS WAS.... there was no one like him, and there never will be...I watch Elvis on RUclips...EVERYDAY, sometimes it maybe for 30min... and sometimes it can be 5hrs..or longer...like now.. it's 4 am and I've been watching Elvis reaction since around 9:30pm....I saw him in concert in 1973.. when I was 16yrs old.. and I can't remember one song he sang...I was just so caught up in.. him.. he was just so amazing...I mean I even remember what I wore, but once I saw him, it was like all I could do was see...I guess I was TOTALLY STAR STRUCK...I just love him... then and now... there will NEVER BE ANYONE LIKE ELVIS..❤️❤️❤️
One of my favorites and Good Times had some good tunes…and definitely some funk from the Stax Sessions
He was a different cat when motivated. Even further proving he had a terrible manager
Brilliant sessions! "Lovin' Arms" makes me cry every time I try n sing it! God bless u buddy. TCB, Marty D 😁
When Elvis was on form he was brilliant!! Nobody ever came close to being able to sing different styles of music like he did.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank YOU
Loving Arms has always been one of my favorites!
Mine too!
This is a fantastic hidden gem! Thanks for another cool one David!!⚡
Yes sir!
I just love that song "Loving Arms". Sadly he didn't sell many records anymore. He had to earn his money doing live shows. By the way, I love those outtakes too. Many times better than the masters.
Still have a thing about you baby! Ohh Elvis we love you.
I love the Stax sessions. I've read a lot of reviews that are fairly negative and I just never understood that. A ton of great performances!
Excellent analysis David, one of your best. And his stellar rendition of the Chuck Berry classic 'Promised Land' was recorded during these sessions.
Yes!! Great song and GREAT sessions.
I love Good time Charlies got the blues.
Fantastic David. Elvis vocals were definitely more smooth, just pure Velvet to listen to. Thank you xxx
Great choice! I very first time I listened to Loving Arms, I was hooked.
You can feel the emotion in his voice.
@@ElvisistheMan_ Absolutely!
Wowza! 🎯I can feel his desire … his deliverance is always so deep. He probably was thinking of someone in particular?
Good Time Charlie is another underrated track from around that same time sung in a similar style.
And Elvis sang it great live too!
Thanks so much for another great video!! I love ❤ Love Elvis’ 💎 Gems! I also favor his outtakes much more than the masters!! I could listen to em all day long so thanks again bc I really enjoy your channel and appreciate All the Hard work it takes to bring Elvis to us!!
Thank you I’m glad to hear that! Elvisistheman!!
Powerful stuff
04:47 .. holy shit! You're not kidding!!!
The July sessions were marred by an outdated studio that was too small, the sound was bad, Elvis favorite mike was stolen. RCA brought in a sound truck for the December sessions and viola, magic.
Absolutely beautiful song thank you ❤
What you said about Elvis’s voice in 71 is something I haven’t noticed.
I’ll have to go back and see if I can pick up on that.
He definitely had some vocal transitions through the years.
There was a pretty clear transition in about 66-67, and you can really tell by the 68 special that his voice had chanced quite a bit from the early years
Great song and his voice was amazing ❤❤❤
Another great video! You bring all the Gems out David . Thank you! Can’t wait til your next video keep them coming! 😍👑❤️
More coming!
Stax sessions were superb. Talk about the good times (take 3) is pure Elvis.
Hi .. This is cool. I had the Good Time album . I had to toss it. All scratched up!😢 But thumbs up on this!
Oh no I’d never have tossed it even scratched up! 😍👑❤️
@@ElvisChick-if9nc Well it didn't play at all is why I tossed it! I still have quite a bit that are s ratched up and I kept!😉
Kathy Westmoreland once commented that these recordings weren't supposed to be heard by the public and that Elvis would have been mortified for us to hear them. Everyone gets a frog in their throat now and again. I personally find the recording process interesting. You can listen and tell how hard they worked! I sometimes find some of the out-takes better than what was released! (There were a lot of other artists who covered this song at the time, Olivia Newton-John was also one)
Hey David true one of my favorites . Songs Loving Arns Good times Album elvis voice sound so great thankyou show this video David look forword more great video
I love "I got a thing about you baby."
Being an Elvis fan, you can tell the studio overdubs, the ones that make the song label "studio master" can change the song's mood or meaning entirely
I love all the outtakes!
ELVIS ❤
Thank you for sharing your stories! Love this ❤
You’re so right David! So many gems in his outtakes!
Yeah really!
❤The G.O.A.T.Rip Elvis,☝️✌️👍😢🌹🙏
Now that is soul!
thank you!
Gotta catch up here 😂😂..Elvis was not only a vocal genius and the king of vocals, but he was a producer in his own way!! He had an ‘ear’ to what works or doesn’t work. His vocals on that particular country song ‘Loving Arms’ was INSANE….. I always play that particular verse over and over and over just to hear that powerful voice. Friggin wow, some great recordings here..TCB⚡️⚡️⚡️
AWSEOME stuff !! any plans for more videos on these sessions ?
Not now but I KNOW they’ll come eventually
Love this song, yes wish you could have played the whole song. A lot of these at good, If you could see me now is absolutely wonderful.
Class
Good to see ya bro
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Wow, seeing this video has transported me back to the 70's 😀
Some great songs I've never heard before (and one or two that I have), thanks for sharing, I'm going to subscribe 😁
Good!
Awesome. Thank you.
Great song I was happy to hear it in the King Kong vs Godzilla movie as well
I love all his recordings made with American sound studio and Nashville, i always wondered why he just sang most of the same stuff , he could have done so much more 😢
Fantastic work as always 👌Best wishes from Lancashire England.
Glad u like!
Makes me cry!
The Stax Sessions included some really good bluesy tunes that could've been killer. Unfortunately Elvis' voice might have been at its all-time low. It's weak and thin and shaky and he even wanders off key. It's hard to believe that he is the same singer who was the best vocalist in the world ten years earlier. Can you imagine him singing some of these tunes like Three Corn Patches, If You Don't Comeback in like 1967-68? They would've been as good as Big Boss Man and High Heel Sneakers. You mentioned some of his issues and I think it's obvious that it really took a toll on his voice (drugs, poor diet, overwork, smoking). Take Good Care of Her is another example of him losing his vibrato, resonance and power. It's sad. He should've been in rehab and been resting. Still my man and still the GOAT.
Loving Arms would be later recorded by Dixie Chick and Katey Sagal and they do what elvis did and empathize on the kast verse with that higher and stronger notes on "dreaming of the arms that held me tight".
love these videos thank you
Love this and so many songs from this era. according to Spotify Im in the top .001% of EP listeners. I mean, I listen a lot, but woah!!
I've got If you talk I'm your sleep and I've got a thing about you baby on 45rpm records from when they first came out.I have the Stax recordings .I'm going to have a listen again.I gotta a feeling in my body is one of my favorites. Elvis voice was at his best on these tracks.❤🎶
It's great. THANKS David! Where can it be found then? An FTD?❤
Wow!!! Thank you.
What's with your insane haircut? God Bless Elvis in heaven ♥️
I agree i prefer the songs before their cleaned up..... "Raw" Also the outtakes you experience his humorous personality and charisma.,.....#E
The first sessions with the Memphis boys wasn’t there were in awe, it’s that they noticed the unhealthy difference in Elvis than the 69 sessions years when he was so enthusiastic and energetic . It struck them sadly as they lived him.
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I LOVE Loving Arms. It is featured in the recent King Kong movie believe it or not.
Lol
Hey man i love your videos and (i dont know if you have covered this on your channel) i found this collection called sold out which is restored elvis footage from the 70s.
I believe Elvis liked playing the smaller studios, the ASS sessions of '69 are Elvis at his very best, beyond compare, soaring like an eagle free from the movie contracts and sound tracks. The ftd of those sessions is one of my favourite albums, wearing that loved on look, true love travels on a gravel road, long black limousine and of course the raw early version of suspicious minds (imo the best version before it got sexed up with the overdubs, although I like that too lol ). Like we've said before Elvis was never scared to share the stage, and even in the interview here he credits his band members as inspiring and he's sincere when he says that, it's from the heart. Likewise in these places especially he soaks up the energy from all the artists that have played there before him it's in the walls and he feels it. Maybe in some way it reminds him of Sun records, I mean at Sun it won't have passed him by that he was recording in the same room that Howlin' wolf sang everybody's in the mood !
Le stax sessions e un album strepitoso e con grande voce e potente,canzoni gioiello
You are right - again! The Material was really good, in fact l think it is still one of Elvis' best recording sessions... but RCA's strategy Was and will be a mystery to me.. of course l know that it was more and more difficult to bring Elvis into a Studio... but l am sure that there would been other way's to make him "coming back" for recording... if you listen to the Outtakes then you hear the real Elvis.. they add so much overdubbs on his records... for some Songs l think it is ok, but not for every Song... l love the songs!!
Yeah these are great sessions!
Awesome, very interesting! I just finished the HBO documentary. Stax Soulsville USA. No mention of Elvis, surprisingly. But great documentary! Did you happen to catch it yet?
No I haven’t but I’ll look for it. I dint have HBO though
Thank you 😊amazing 😊
I love Loving Arms! How many takes is there to listen to...I've heard the Elvis at Stax album on Spotify but is there an FTD with more?
Yeah the good times album. I don’t know off hand but there is at least 3 different takes.
Can't remember off hand, but was it July or December 1973 when Elvis attempted "We Had It All"?
I would guess that it was July. Cathy West Moreland said that when I was played the actual record before he recorded his version, he saw how everybody got very emotional and Elvis realized that he couldn’t top it, so he didn’t try..
@ElvisistheMan_ I thought he may have done some run throughs of song that may or may not have been released cause Felton was in booth.
@@ElvisistheMan_ I heard that Elvis was getting emotional and feeling the words when he attempted We Had It All.