by talkfromtherockroom | Jul 27, 2024 | Reviews
Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, had always wanted to be a gospel singer. A lifelong ambition, many of Presley’s greatest recorded musical moments in the studio or on a live stage originated from his immersion and admiration of gospel music. In 1957, during...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jul 2, 2021 | Reviews
Jamming this evening in the ‘rock room’ is a live Elvis Presley performance hailing from the closing night of a 58 show season at the Las Vegas Hilton. This particular recording is a well-balanced reel to reel in contrast to the usual Presley cassette soundboards to...
by talkfromtherockroom | May 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today in the ‘rock room’ we set the rock time machine for February 23, 1970 visiting Elvis Presley’s closing show of his Winter 1970 residence at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presley’s official LP release On Stage, Feb, 1970 resulted from...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 9, 2014 | Put the Boot In, Reviews
Reeling and rocking in the ‘rock room’ today is a warm soundboard recording of Elvis Presley live in Las Vegas during a midnight performance on August 11, 1972. Presley was playing fairly consistent and definitely rocking shows...
by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 16, 2012 | Reviews
When someone like Elvis Presley is such a part of the public’s collective consciousness it’s hard to come to grips with what his contributions actually were to rock and roll music. We all have seen the “Velvet Elvis” paintings, the statues, the...
