Customer Ratings & Reviews

Lots of black spots and just sound on the dvd of the concert.

THIS IS THE BEST OF ELVIS PRESLEY CAPTURED ON AUDIO AND VIDEO DURING THE FINEST APEX OF HIS GRUELING LIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE IN THE 1970's, AS RECORDED ON STAGE FOR TWO OF FOUR RARE, SPECTACULAR JUNE 1972 SHOWS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, IN NEW YORK CITY. THE AUDIO QUALITY OF THE CONTENT OF THESE COMPACT DISCS HAS BEEN RE-MASTERED AND POSITIVELY ENHANCED TO PERFECTION. I ALREADY OWN THE TWO ORIGINAL TITLES, AS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED, THOUGH THE OVERALL SOUND IS NOTICEABLY IMPROVED, AND THE BOTH SHOWS ARE NOW COMBINED AND AVAILABLE IN THEIR REAL, COMPLETE, UNEDITED FORM. ACTUALLY DURING ELVIS' LIFETIME ONLY THE EVENING PERFORMANCE HAD BEEN RELEASED ON VINYL LP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL NEARLY TWO DECADES AFTER HIS UNTIMELY PASSING THAT THE EQUALLY SUPERB AFTERNOON SHOW WAS RELEASED ON CD. THESE ARE PRECIOUS MEMORIES OF THE PURE ELVIS, WHILE HE WAS STILL IN TOP VOCAL AND PHYSICAL FORM, CAPABLE OF PERFORMING "LIKE A PRINCE FROM ANOTHER PLANET". FACTUALLY, THIS FITTING NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE TITLE OF A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE COVERED OF HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE OF FOUR SHOWS, AND IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT CRITICS OF THIS N.Y.C. NEWSPAPER TO SHOWER ANY ARTIST WITH ANYTHING BUT THE HARSHEST CRITICISM, AND HIGHLY UNIQUE TO SHOWER AN ARTIST WITH SUCH AN OUTSTANDING LEVEL OF PRAISE. AT THE TIME, THIS CAME AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO ELVIS HIMSELF, AS HE STILL HADN'T OVERCOME THE TERRIBLY NEGATIVE REACTIONS YEARS EARLIER TO HIS PERFORMANCES ON TELEVISION, ALSO HAVING HAD TAKEN PLACE IN N.Y.C. INDEED, THIS WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND NO ONE COULD DENY THE REMARKABLY CURRENT TALENTS, CHARM, AND APPEARANCE OF ELVIS PRESLEY ON STAGE. ANOTHER FACT IS THE INITIALLY SCHEDULED VENUE FOR THESE ELVIS SHOWS HAD BEEN "RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL", BUT WAS SUDDENLY CHANGED TO THE LARGER CAPACITY, BETTER OVERALL EVENT VENUE OF "MADISON SQUARE GARDEN". MY ONLY NEGATIVE COMMENTS PERTAIN TO THE COMPANION DVD, SINCE I DO NOT APPRECIATE THE AWFULLY CHOPPY WORK DONE ON THE PRESS CONFERENCE EXERPTS. MY SOLE DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE CD'S IS THAT I ONLY WISH THEY WOULD NEVER END. THIS IS A MOST REASONABLY PRICED & MUST-HAVE RELEASED BOXED-SET COLLECTION OF SUCH FANTASTICALLY ENTERTAINING AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL. THE WRITING IN THE ACCOMPANYING BOOKLET SAYS IT WELL..."PLAY THIS LOUD AND ENJOY"!

Elvis Presley was one of the greatest Live performers ever. This was pre-lip sync days so he worked very hard and his fans loved him for it. This is a MUST BUY!

No fan should be without this collection as it captures the raw, uninhibited energy that was Elvis Presley...