I definitely want to vote (I think I'm one of the biggest Elvis fans on ILX) but doubt I'll get my 50 songs in an order I can live with by tomorrow. It's a bad time right now.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 21:57 (five years ago) link
good, then let's wait until Moka's back after mid July
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 22:01 (five years ago) link
Poll shook up.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 5 July 2018 06:40 (five years ago) link
Euler, Moka et alThanks for the welcome hiatus. I just put the second CD from 'The Searcher' soundtrack to try and prompt me to a ballot when I saw the latest posts. I was wondering how on earth i could rank 50 tracks and had settled on my favourite ranked no.1 (not telling yet) and then the rest unranked because, well, I've been listening to Elvis for over 40 years now and I can only think of one absolute stinker ('Confidence") that I would actively turn off. Living with the music for so long has meant going through ebbs and flows between the decades and genres. I was a fool for the early Sun and 50s RCA stuff as a kid and I still think there's not a harder '50s song than 'Hound Dog' hands down, but the post Army era brought out some beautiful studio work (musicians and technology). There are nuggets of gold all through the 60s prior to the American Studios 'return to form'. The NBC TV special black leather sets are still killer (The Searcher uses these as the fulcrum of the documentary). Then the 70s - long ago dismissed as trash, but as this thread has shown, there are some incredible performances. The 70s was where - I believe - Elvis took off the mask. Yes, some of the songs might have been easy, or less than rock 'n' roll, or songs that the Colonel wanted him to include on the album because of the publishing rights, but the songs prior to the 70s were never so personal (except for the 2 demos he did at Sun for his mother). The obvious autobiographical - Always on my mind / Separate ways - are well known but the two I linked to up thread - Pieces of my life / It's midnight - I don't think will get any love outside dedicated Elivis fandom, but in those two he opened his heart just a little bit wider. And the sad thing about 70s Elvis is that those gems and others such as 'there's a honky tonk angel'/ good time charlie's got the blues, 'elvis country', all the jungle room stuff, they are all overlooked in favour of the elvis-burger-vegas pantomime. And yet the two best Elvis films - that's the way it is and elvis on tour - are 70s and proud, and i'm rambling now, so i'll wind it up quickly and probably be the first person to have compared elvis to a stick of blackpool rock: wherever you break it along the linear line of his career you will always find something that (to me anyway) PROVES his gift of musicality (some born?, most learned, but all respected). I seriously don't know how to rank a top 3 of the sun recordings, let alone compare 'baby let's play house' with the effortless beauty of 'she's not you' or the hard tack of 'stranger in my own home town'. i thin i've just convinced myself that it's number 1 ranked and the other 49 unranked and let them sit where they sit with other people's ballots. so thanks euler for delaying this and thanks moka for being the catalyst. I can't wait for the roll out.
PS Euler, awesome photo pick for the start of thread. Can I suggest something like this once the rollout has left the building?
https://i.imgur.com/0MvYSmC.jpg
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 5 July 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
Milky white wayTake my hand precious lordHow great thou art
A gospel parallel career to the day job: Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Little Richard
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 5 July 2018 20:36 (five years ago) link
With Cooke, while his early career was as a gospel singer, I don't think he ever recorded gospel again after "Lovable."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 5 July 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
xp Doc Pomus wrote A Mess of Blues, Surrender, Little Sister, Suspicion, Marie's The Name, Viva Las Vegas for starters― Ρεμπετολογια, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 10:35 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Ρεμπετολογια, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 10:35 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the arrangement on ' mess of blues' is so good. loose and tight in equal measure. and beautiful tonal balance to the recording.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 5 July 2018 21:28 (five years ago) link
one absolute stinker ('Confidence)
Yes that is definitely the worst Elvis song I've heard. It makes Do The Clam sound like Mystery Train.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 5 July 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
just want to namedrop Orion in here. while thrift shopping i came upon this book
https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/222985478851_/Elvis-Presley-The-Most-Incredible-Elvis-Story.jpg
i believe it was self published by the author, or that she had some kind of regional deal, but author Gail (G.B. Giorgio, from Marietta GA i believe) had her first book pulled from distribution or something so the first third of the book is a conspiracy theory about publishers trying to silence her.
she puts forth the theory that Elvis faked his death and presents a lot of evidence in this book. the birth certificate and tombstone misspelling of Aaron (his twin brother's first name, he died young, but cast a mysterious shadow over the Presleys) and she talks about the Geraldo 20/20 episode and finally there is the public display, when they showed Elvis's corpse for a public memorial, his nose looks entirely different, his face is described as if he were a poorly made wax dummy.
not that i believe any of it, but it's all incredibly interesting lore. i think she wrote many books on the subject. the last chapter even features the transcription of a rare encounter with The King post-"death" in a Hawaii airport!
one of her theories included the singer Orion. i don't know much about Orion but this is very fascinating because she claimed he was Elvis in disguise, and if you look at Orion's first album, it has a coffin and is called "Reborn". he's actually pretty talented - he sounds like a really good Elvis impersonator.
https://e.snmc.io/lk/f/a/06ace0c3d05ce556f984ddaac015c1c3/2801068.jpg
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJP50Cm9X0
in truth, Orion was singer Jimmy Ellis. that doesn't stop people from jumping to conclusions. from another youtube video:
Barb Delawder6 years ago@Tiffany16ization jimmy was not Elvis...jimmy was shot and killed on dec. 12, 1998 along with his ex- wife whien a robber came into his pawn shop in Alabama. there r rumors that jimmy may have been EP's half brother but there is no real proof. but they were 2 different men. jimmy just happened to sound like EP. Jimmy was born in Mississipi but his real mother took him to Alabama to an adoption agengcy where he was adopted at a very young age by the Ellis's.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
lol the audience in that video
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 6 July 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
dont know how y'all have time for this
i wd probly try to sneak in "Clambake" (the song)
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
I don't have time for this! But it'll happen anyway. We're up to 9 ballots. I'll close voting next Monday or Tuesday.
http://rollingstoneindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/elvis-comeback-special-1968-cropped.jpg
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
I forgot to remember to forget hervote and was under the weather this weekend, so thanks for the extension.
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
9 ballots? Come on folks, don’t let the King down.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 17 July 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link
i’ll throw something together this weekend
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 04:28 (five years ago) link
Almost home euler! Have you counted results if not forward them to my mail I’ll do it next week.
Keep voting people! I refuse to start this poll if we don’t get at least 15 votes for it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 11:28 (five years ago) link
Ballots not votes
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 11:30 (five years ago) link
i'll send a ballot later today
― . (Michael B), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 11:33 (five years ago) link
Can’t remember the recording history of “Suspicion,” wondering if such knowledge will affect my ballot
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 23:07 (five years ago) link
I will also send a ballot in the next few days!
― sciatica, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link
Will be sending ballot
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 19 July 2018 02:56 (five years ago) link
If I manage to get it together to send in a ballot, it might just consist of the last fifty Elvis songs I have listened to at that point in time.
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 July 2018 03:02 (five years ago) link
http://www.elvisblog.net/Voting%20For%20The%20Elvis%20Stamp/Poster%20.jpg
― Brad C., Thursday, 19 July 2018 16:04 (five years ago) link
https://www.sweetmagnoliatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Elvis-blanket-throw-Jan-2018.jpeg
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 July 2018 03:26 (five years ago) link
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6a1af9_2e46c3471584444eb5aaf1fbfbc2a6e6.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_332,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/6a1af9_2e46c3471584444eb5aaf1fbfbc2a6e6.webp
― Brad C., Friday, 20 July 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
Probably drafting a ballot tonight.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 July 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
Drafting ballot right now, just found via Wiki that all of these songs were recorded on 7 June 1970, released on Elvis Country. There were some really fertile sessions once he was reinvigorated after the 1968 special and before the Colonel's live touring treadmill kicked in:
Tomorrow never comesFunny how time slips awayI really don't want to knowFaded loveI washed my hands in muddy watersMake the world go away
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Saturday, 21 July 2018 22:35 (five years ago) link
Voted!
A lot of my stuff ended up being later-period and like, half of From Elvis In Memphis, and a lot of known singles.I should have dug in to his catalog more but I feel like I just needed to vote with my heart.
THIS way to fun times:https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f0/b3/b5/f0b3b58acb1d6ec0e6efbfa437b356be--youre-hot-in-august.jpg
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 22 July 2018 02:13 (five years ago) link
Voted
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 22 July 2018 03:07 (five years ago) link
Is this due today? *twiddles thumbs*
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
Voted.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 22 July 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
Lots of 70s stuff on my ballot. (I went the full 50.)
let's say due end of day tomorrow? I am so bad at this.
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVyOm-D94J4&frags=pl%2Cwn
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
Just kidding. Ballot sent.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
let's say due end of day tomorrow? I am so bad at this.― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, July 22, 2018 8:24 PM (eighteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, July 22, 2018 8:24 PM (eighteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
let's try that again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG5nqWBI7Ok&frags=pl%2Cwn
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
How many ballots so far?
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 22 July 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
Trying to get this done, listening to Radio Free Shake Rag whilst doing so.
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
Euler, did you get my ballot?
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 22 July 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
Okay, finalizing, about to send via U.S. Male email.
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
Sent. Please let me know if you did not receive.
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2018 21:25 (five years ago) link
band perfect on this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSGGmOf_zdU
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 22 July 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link
Voted! A lot of my stuff ended up being later-period and like, half of From Elvis In Memphis, and a lot of known singles.I should have dug in to his catalog more but I feel like I just needed to vote with my heart. THIS way to fun times:🖼
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 July 2018 23:09 (five years ago) link
:D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 23 July 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
Although tbh I skewed more 50s than 70s although I did include some of the more obvious 70s cuts
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 23 July 2018 00:39 (five years ago) link
How many of you are voting for songs written by Ed Wood’s ex?
― Isora Clubland (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 23 July 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
Sent!
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 July 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
time to push this poll across the line
https://www.graceland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1football.jpg
― Brad C., Monday, 23 July 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
"We gotta win this race"
― niels, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 10:56 (five years ago) link