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What is more remarkable about the album is the fact it simultaneously established rock n' roll no longer as a teenage fad but as a genuine cultural movement, albeit firmly removed from its racial roots. Elvis Presley proved that a rock album could not only sell, as teenagers generally only invested in '45s in those days, but it could outsell the singles from its own and any other genre.
It's kind of hard to find something that works in a genre when you are literally one of the first groups of people doing it.
Overall, it is pretty good for what is it. Just all of the songs kind of hold the same exact vibe throughout.
This album is number 2 in the "1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" franchise.
Overall, it is pretty good for what is it. Just all of the songs kind of hold the same exact vibe throughout.
This album is number 2 in the "1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" franchise.
Unpopular opinion: Elvis here creates predominantly pre-owned music here, making it feel as though he is only capable of spinning music in his direction but is incapable of making something of his own. This is especially true in situations in which he takes music created by popular African American artists and essentially tries to replicate their sound. Unfortunately, this creates a situation in which Elvis stole the sound of Black America and popularized it due to his charisma and, ... read more
You'd be Tutti Frutti to give this anything higher. Not a great album. Soggy Bottom Boys did this first.
Elvis Presley has been passionate about music since his youth, inspired by the country scene with Hank Snow, and gospel with Jack Hess. He has worked hard and persevered to make himself heard and known when many people don't believe in him even for a second. Elvis was different, but he never gave up. When he went to Sun Studio in Memphis in 1954, to record his first 2 songs My Happiness and That's When Your Heartaches Begin, it was a real failure, essentially because Elvis didn't offer anything ... read more
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Track List
- Blue Suede Shoes
- I'm Counting On You
- I Got a Woman
- One-Sided Love Affair
- I Love You Because
- Just Because
- Tutti Frutti
- Tryin' to Get to You
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)
- I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')
- Blue Moon
- Money Honey
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Added on: April 11, 2013