Danzig Sings Elvis is the curious product of one man's obsession with his favorite artist, and it feels like the musical equivalent of Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho: too close to the original to be a worthy reinvention, and too flawed in execution to feel like a successful homage.
Say what you will about his controversial cultural legacy, Elvis oozed brooding sexuality in almost everything he sang, and with such cool and effortlessness that he transformed hundreds of songs he didn’t write into natural extensions of his larger-than-life persona. In contrast, there’s just too much flop sweat on Danzig Sings Elvis.
If 2020 were an album, it would be Danzig’s Sings Elvis.
Discography Diaries #6: NOT GOODS
Album #35: Danzig Sings Elvis by Danzig
Genre: Rockabilly, Covers
Date: 24/09/2020
Time: 9:30 PM
We're so close to finishing off Fantanos NOT GOODs but today I'm gonna be covering a covers album from Danzig, Danzig Sings Elvis. I'm not familiar with Danzig's work in the slightest, all I know this record exists, and yup it's a covers album of Elvis songs, well if it's as bad people say I wont be offended at the fact it's a bunch of Elvis covers because I've ... read more
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| 2 | One Night 2:41 | 16 |
| 3 | Lonely Blue Boy 2:18 | 14 |
| 4 | First in Line 3:32 | 13 |
| 5 | Baby Let's Play House 2:35 | 11 |
| 6 | Love Me 3:09 | 7 |
| 7 | Pocket Full of Rainbows 2:55 | 10 |
| 8 | Fever 3:45 | 12 |
| 9 | When It Rains It Really Pours 1:49 | 12 |
| 10 | Always on My Mind 3:14 | 22 |
| 11 | Loving Arms 3:02 | 12 |
| 12 | Like a Baby 2:36 | 15 |
| 13 | Girl of My Best Friend 2:51 | 11 |
| 14 | Young and Beautiful 2:22 | 9 |