He ... comes off better than on any of his other albums since arriving at RCA, as a musician as much as a "star" (he'd always had a lot more to say about running his sessions than the critics who loathed his RCA years indicated).
To be honest I was expected much, more worse. To say Elvis's debut didn't charm me is a pretty large understatement, so I was not excited to get into this album. But listening I really feel like these tracks are much more memorable than the ones off his title album. His singing has improved, even if he's still doing that one stupid fucking thing with his voice (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about). Dirty, Dirty Feeling is really fucking weird though, with lyrics ... read more
The History of the Albums - n° 136
[I invite you to read my previous reviews of Elvis Presley's 2 albums released in 1956, listed below, to better understand his life and the context.] Even today Elvis is still a bit of a target for some critics accusing him of being a bit overrated because of his giant popularity (like many pop stars, whether it was 70 years ago or today). In the sense that many Rock n Roll artists would have deserved to have the same success, we can think of Chuck Berry, ... read more
Why did he have to come back? 😢
I don't really care that most of the tracks are covers. It's just that they're all worse than the original. "Fever" in particular is one of my favorite songs from this era, and this is one of the worst renditions of it that I've heard.
Just a typical Elvis album. A couple brilliant tracks, a lot of filler and a couple decent tracks. There really isn’t too much to say, it’s Elvis’ typical formula that doesn’t switch up too often. I didn’t prefer this to his Self-Titled album though, this had more variety, but Self-Titled had more recognisable tracks!
| 1 | Make Me Know It 2:00 | 72 |
| 2 | Fever 3:33 | 72 |
| 3 | The Girl of My Best Friend 2:23 | 68 |
| 4 | I Will Be Home Again 2:34 | 64 |
| 5 | Dirty, Dirty Feeling 1:34 | 63 |
| 6 | Thrill of Your Love 3:01 | 66 |
| 7 | Soldier Boy 3:06 | 67 |
| 8 | Such a Night 3:00 | 69 |
| 9 | It Feels So Right 2:10 | 64 |
| 10 | The Girl Next Door 2:13 | 65 |
| 11 | Like a Baby 2:40 | 64 |
| 12 | Reconsider Baby 3:40 | 68 |
