Elvis lives and Liverpool just loves it

Finally, the matter of exploring Presley´s voice, becomes as elementary to finding out about lasting sucess, as anything else. The following quote defines it. "What is more important about Elvis Presley is not his vocal range, nor how high or low it extends, but where its center of gravity is. By that measure, Elvis was all at once a tenor, a baritone and a bass, the most unusual voice I've ever heard" As told by Gregory Sandows, a Music Professor at Columbia University, and published in "The Village Voice", sometimne in the late 90´s. In short, he seems to be saying, how many people could really resist a voice so flexible?

And then there´s the unerring ear. A prerequisite for preserving, intact, every style of music in that hard drive I just mentioned. How many people do you know who, as your friends, have confided in you that this or that musician, is no longer cool for them. This, or another is thee one they will like to revere, not the first one. I have, hundreds of them. But, even if there is a teenager today that defies that political correctness, keeping everything in his hard drive, that is, how many of them will have an unerring ear, as Presley did, to keep the smallest of nuances, burrowed deeply into his musical hard drive, ready for use, instantly? And, of them, how many would have a voice so unique that, in addition to being extremely elastic enough, as to actually sound different, it can resonate, then deliver credibly to most ears no matter how many fields of music it is being tested against?

I saw this show but in Manchester. I was overtaken with emtion when I saw the Arena was packed with young and old alike. When I saw Elvis walking the corridor then walking on stage I thought what it must have been like to see him live. It was amazing, the whole show from beginning to end was fantastic, the band, the backing singers, the lot, Congratulations to the people who put this show together for us. I don`t think anyone will ever come close to being as good as Elvis. I would say that because after 32 1/2 years since he left us he is still pulling them in . Long May he reign and God Bless him.

Fats Domino, since 1951, Little Richard and Bill Haley in 1953, these were the only three of the so-called "founders of rock and roll whom Presley listened to before he ever went to the SUN studios to record an acetate, in the summer of 1953. But the ones that made an imprint on him, even before them, were bluesmen like Arthur Crudup, Joe Brown, Arthur Gunter, Roy Brown and Wynone Harris. The problem with exploring the maze of musicians who influenced Presley , that early on, is that it includestenors like Enrico Caruso and Mario Lanza, pop artists like Dean Martin and Bing Crosby, country stars like Hank Williams and every possible musician from all known fields of music, like Agustin Lara, the Mexican giant or Thomas Dorsey, the gospel giant. No Jazz musicians influenced him but with a palette as varied as that, which he then meshed into a very personal style, both as a vocalist, and as a showman, how could any of his predecessors, or any of his later contemporaries, like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison or Carl Perkins, could even hope to shine in as many fields as he later did. It would be impossible. Let´s put it this way. Most youngsters love one thing, then when they hear another, it´s like they discard one style for another, the most recent, the most cool, and so on and so forth. What they got, and this remains so, even today, they put in imaginary disks. Not Presley. Theyt were all kept, for later use, in his hard drive. What is even more striking is that 50 years have passed without a single other musician being able to create as much controversy, awe and adulation, and for as long as he did. It has to be the package he had, but most liukely, it was the voice that did it. There´s no other explanation.

Elvis the Concert is indeed the best next thing to a real Elvis concert in the 70's however this show has been touring since 1997 and has been selling out in NYC Music Hall,Wembley,Tokio Dome and all major stadiums from around the world during all these years. Yes it is surprising that an artiest who has been dead for over 30 years still has the high ratings on tv when his shows are being shown to a nationawide audience or have people flock in mass to the arena's when the name ELVIS onlu appears. Remember this was the same guy who sent in the 50'? or 60's his cadillac on a worldtour because "the king" himsel was not able to attend. And guess what,the people came to see that cadillac of Elvis(gold plated one) Now most artists nowadays would kill for a soldout stadium when they themselves would not attend and for that the question is: Why does Elvis still gets that done? Why is he sill being seen in august or january on national tv newsbroadcasts around the world? Why is he still being mentioned so many times on Hollywood movies,in tv shows and by other artiest with his name of his wellknown phrases(thank you very much) or even immitated with jumpsuits or sunglasses? Why doesn't John Lennon or Jimmy Hendrix or Bob Marley or Frank Sinatra get these kinda of exposure even though they to were
also great artists during their lifetime? Hell, i can even ask that about the selfproclaimed King of Pop Michael Jackson. The answer for that is simple: Elvis Presley was the 1st who set the bar for what an idol/popstar should be like. He was not the inventer of Rock'n roll,artists like Chuck Berry,Jerry Lee Lewis or for that matter Little Richard were that,yet Elvis was the 1st artist who dared to cross musical borders in a time when blacks were seen in the US as second class citizens and the KKK rules heavenly in the city's of the USA. He was a poor boy who loved listening to black artists and visit,desoite forbidden, churches were blacks sang gospel songs.
Elvis woke middle age America up with his hip movements and bad boy attitude wich till then
was never seen before. He took alot of heat for that and because of that,dared middle-age
white America to accept socalled 'negro'music caus Elvis thought it was grea music. Elvis
was the guy who did it all beore anyone did anything and he sang like he sang personally
to you,the listener and people recorgnized that. He always,till the end, gave it all and people loved him for that and cherished it. For that, the enduring love of an artiest towards his audience,he is still today many times over recognized by generations to come.

'Elvis In Concert' is an amazing musical experience bringing together the wonders of modern day technology and brilliant musicians/singers. It is the nearest one can get to experiencing THE KING. The current European Tour comprises some 14 concerts and all have been near sell-outs which is fantastic for a man who has been dead for nearly 33 years. Elvis was a one of a kind performer and there will never be another like him. His charisma and voice are amazing and his movements unique. It is rumoured that the concert will return in the near future. If so then miss it at your peril as you will have been deprived of a rare musical experience.