1957 to 1960
So, this isn't complete any longer; I have removed anything that I have on an actual album or box set. Because trying to search through 800 songs to find something is just impossible, and in those cases I am completely used to the album running order. So I have whittled this down to 488 by also removing the 'Alternate Masters' discs and giving them their own 'album'. So anyways... 1957 was a good year for The King. He recorded a lot of very good songs. It is odd that we haven't had any sort of specific collection for these - it is only 1957 and 1958 from the 50s that aren't on some sort of modern set. I could probably move out these Xmas songs to their own collection at some point, which would make a lot of sense; then I could easily crank up some Elvis on Xmas day each year. After Kiss. And James Brown. Between this and the '68 Comeback Special yesterday, you would think I have heard One Night and Trouble plenty enough for now, but listening to the original studio recordings here is like listening to them fresh. The whole King Creole soundtrack is awesome - one of Elvis' finest performances on film, as well. I absolutely love that main guitar riff on (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - one of those riffs where I just have to pick up a guitar and jam along. Once returning from the army, he certainly had a bit of a different sound; gone is that reckless fire and a young rebel, and instead things are a lot tamer and much more pop. But it still mostly has a great groove and his voice is quite improved. Then we hit the soundtrack for G.I. Blues and it all immediately goes downhill; these songs are so uninspired and just cringe. Except for Tonight's All Right For Love - I like that song a lot! The rest of 1960 is a mix of movie songs and random tracks. None of them are particularly interesting. The movie songs work in the movies (and LOGMAN sure does love him some Elvis movies), but they are not anything special on their own.
Highlights: Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do, All Shook Up, I Beg of You, One Night, Jailhouse Rock, You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care), Santa Claus is Back in Town, Trouble, I Need Your Love Tonight, A Big Hunk O' Love, (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I, I Got Stung
7/10
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