Dead Elvis

Product Description
1997 album by the acclaimed electronica act featuring thesingles 'Dirt' and 'Rocco'. 11 tracks total. Full colorpicture CD. Concrete/ Deconstruction release.

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Dead Elvis

Average customer rating: Listen to this one the whole way through Groovus Dead Elvis - always right Like a journey Sweet...

Dead Elvis Death in Vegas Manufacturer: Time Bomb ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Contino Sessions Satan's Circus (w/ Bonus Live CD) Milk It: The Best of Death in Vegas Death in Vegas Scorpio Rising ASIN: B000005ENR Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. All That Glitters
2. Opium Shuffle
3. GBH
4. Twist & Crawl
5. Dirt
6. Rocco
7. Rekkit
8. I Spy
9. Amber
10. Rematerialised
11. 68 Balcony
12. Sly

Album Description

1997 album by the acclaimed electronica act featuring thesingles 'Dirt' and 'Rocco'. 11 tracks total. Full colorpicture CD. Concrete/ Deconstruction release.

Album Details

European Version Featuring Different Cover Art

Customer Reviews:

Listen to this one the whole way through.......2005-10-03

This album is meant to be enjoyed from start to finish. It almost isn't fair to listen to the catchy, head-nodding singles ("Dirt" and "Rekkit") without also giving equal weight to the development of the album. You'll be surprised to see how Dead Elvis takes you through a journey starting in the reggae/groove genre, moves to a sampled-rock section and then finishes with several smooth, bass-driven and smart downtempo songs. It's production is flawless with content that will leave any music lover in peace. Enjoy!

Groovus.......2005-10-03

Easily one of my favorite albums; it flows as a real album should, slowly running a course through several moods and styles (all of them very... well, groovy). If you prefer quality of individual tracks, this album is loaded. Example: "Rematerialised" is an especially powerful, sexy piece that combines the rhythm of reggae with the dark intensity of the heroine-rock surrounding it on either side.

Dead Elvis - always right.......2004-09-24

This album is absolutly amazing. it just creeps into your conciousness without you noticing, and in every situation thereafter you'll think "i know, i'll put on Dead Elvis". its just absoultly appropriate for every situation. and its funky as nobodys buiesness. Buy buy buy. the cantino sessions aint nearnly as good though.

Like a journey.......2004-06-18

I was blown away by this album. There's so much on here to enjoy. It's really an experienece from start to finish. I couldn't believe how it all flowed together, the sounds and just everything. There's a reggae influence, then all of a sudden hard trance, and more. You have to listen to it from start to finish. At the end it gets pretty dubbed out! They use live instrumentation which sets them apart from other groups in this genre. Excellent stuff!

Sweet..........2003-09-01

I purchased this on a whim after hearing the song "Dirt" somewhere else... and I'm glad I did! It's totally unique, and that's a good thing. The best way to describe it would be to say it's filled with mixed beats and often eerie electronic melodies. Some of the songs are funky ("Dirt"), some are dreamy ("68 Balcony"), and some are pretty hard to classify ("Rekkit"), but all of them make for an interesting listen. Great music to just leave on while you're in the car, or chilling out. Love it, haven't gotten bored of it, and that's really all I can ask of a CD.

Average customer rating: The definition of Musical Genius Epistolary reflections on Costellian themes... Beauty? Truth? You Can't Handle Either!! Deep and moving music from Elvis Costello. Give it a Try

The Juliet Letters Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: For the Stars North Brutal Youth All This Useless Beauty When I Was Cruel ASIN: B000002MI4 Release Date: 1993-01-19

Tracks:

1. Deliver Us
2. For Other Eyes
3. Swine
4. Expert Rites
5. Dead Letter
6. I Almost Had A Weakness
7. Why?
8. Who Do You Think You Are?
9. Taking My Life In Your Hands
10. This Offer Is Unrepeatable
11. Dear Sweet Filthy World
12. The Letter Home
13. Jacksons, Monk And Rowe
14. This Sad Burlesque
15. Romeo's Seance
16. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
17. Last Post
18. The First To Leave
19. Damnation's Cellar
20. The Birds Will Still Be Singing

Amazon.com

Good on Elvis for risking the ridicule of a blinkered pop world with this unprecedented (for him, certainly, and most anyone short of Kurt Weill) and quite lovely album of bitchy, wise, and funny art songs accompanied by strings. His freshest, most evolved work in years. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

The definition of Musical Genius.......2007-05-22

If/when this ever is reprinted you MUST purchase it. It is beautiful in ways that I can't describe. For a writer/musician who is known for writing some amazing pieces, this is his pinnacle.

You will sob. You will laugh. You will rage. You will be haunted.

From a purely musical perspective, when you listen to this CD you are in the presence of great genius.

Listen to it alone, at least at first. Listen in the dark and let the imagery flow over you like fog.

Epistolary reflections on Costellian themes..........2006-01-16

Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) has done his fair share of collaborations in the past decade. From the Grammy-award winning project with Burt Bacharach in 1998 to 2001's subdued "For the Stars" with Anne-Sophie von Otter Costello has branched out from his rock roots in diverse directions. "The Juliet Letters" from 1993 was the first in a long line of such collaborations. Costello and the Brodsky Quartet were brought together by mutual appreciation (Costello went to Brodsky Quartet concerts while the Brodsky Quartet attended Costello concerts). And Costello's now ex-wife Cait O'Riordan provided the epistolary theme for the project. She spotted a newspaper article about a professor that responded to letters addressed to "Juliet Capulet". Costello then presented the article to the quartet for inspiration. The group of five ended up writing all of the music and words (though much of the music is credited to "MacManus"). The results fall somewhere between classical song cycles and Beatle-inspired "string rock" (a la "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby"). Feelings of melancholy and anger pervade most of the songs. The strings punctuate these feelings perfectly. Fans of Costello's rock music probably won't find much to appreciate here. But the album contains many of the same classic Costello themes and vocal styles utilized in his rock.

Like a Richardson novel, letters provide the basis for the project. Failed and frustrated relationships abound. "Thank you for the flowers / I threw them on the fire / And I burned the photographs that you had enclosed / GOD they were ugly children" Costello sings venemously on the driving "I Almost Had a Weakness". After all, nothing seeps loneliness more than an unanswered love letter. But more than love gets the treatment here. Other songs include a suicide note ("Dear Sweet Filthy World"), a letter from a soldier to a stranger ("I Thought I'd Write to Juliet"), a bizarre experiment in selective exhumation ("Damnation's Cellar"), a reflection on separation ("Why?"), and a letter full of hope in the face of despair ("The Birds Will Still Be Singing"). Many songs explore the sad one-sided nature of letter writing. And no song responds to any other song. This fills the songs that deal with ineffable questions with an almost desparing isolation. But not everything is doom and gloom. "This Offer is Unrepeatable" picks up the mood with a humorously exaggerated letter from a scam artist (and it more than a little resembles the Tom Waits' classic "Step Right Up"). The final song injects some hope into the stark themes in the manner of "Old Man River": "Banish all dismay / Extinguish every sorrow / If I'm lost or I'm forgiven / The birds will still be singing". So in the end, things aren't as bad as they seem. The world goes on regardless of our ephemeral concerns. And as long as the world goes on hope exists.

This CD contains a lot of very beautiful and moving music. Two violins, a viola, a violincello, and voice provide all of the instrumentation. Costello branched out into something very different here. And not all of his fans appreciated it. Regardless, in retrospect "The Juliet Letters" pointed to the future. This year Costello will tour orchestra halls. Not only that, he also wrote a full orchestral score ("Il Sogno"). Strings appear more frequently in his recent music. And year by year he seems to embrace "classical" music more intensely. Still, he hasn't abandoned rock and pop (as "When I Was Cruel" and "The Delivery Man" testify). Though this early collaboration remains somewhat underappreciated, it nonetheless fully showcases Elvis Costello's diverse, adaptable, and broad musical scope. Costello will doubtless appear somewhere on the list of accomplished twentieth and twenty-first century musicians.

Beauty? Truth? You Can't Handle Either!!.......2006-01-06

The reason the Costello/Brodsky collaboration "Juliet Letters" is such a difficult listen is also why its the MOST SINGULARLY BRILLIANT ALBUM IN THE ENTIRE ELVIS COSTELLO DISCOGRAPHY! And this declaration is coming from a man who could write a thesis on "Armed Forces" and "Imperial Bedroom" in his sleep! The idea of setting "letters" to music has certainly been done before, but Costello sticks his neck out, both as a composer and singer in ways he'd never done before. Accompanying yourself with just a string quartet (no snarling guitars or euphonious keyboard filigrees,) is the surest way to test your mettle as a vocalist. And sure, sometimes Costello's voice isn't exactly the strongest, but like say, Billie Holliday it always seems to occur precisely when the lyric calls for it: check out "Who Do You Think You Are?" or "The Birds Will Still Be Singing" and you'll hear exactly what I mean. Even his ode to a chain letter, "This Offer Is Unrepeatable" serves up a cheeky bit of satire worthy of "Three Penny Opera." Of course, you can only experience this album sporadically - could anyone watch "Death Of A Saleman" or "Long Day's Journey Into Night" repeatedly without losing one's mind? Emotionally-wrought exercises like "Letters" take a lot out of you, even when you're merely the observer (or listener,) rather than the participant. But that's what makes the journey, however bittersweet, one worth taking.

Deep and moving music from Elvis Costello........2005-06-18

The Juliet Letters is a moving colaboration from Elvis Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet. His deep vocals are complemented by the string quartet. This album is
neither fish nor fowl (classical or pop) it's just a musical
exercise. The strings are some of my favorite compositions,
(viola, cello and violin). Elvis Costello not only got the Brodsky Quartet a bigger audience but he inspired them to
write their own music (a third of the songs are composed by the Quartet).

While it might not be everyones cup of tea, the music is brilliant and Elvis reaches octave levels I thought I would never imagine he could ever attain. Maybe sometime in the near future he'll work with them again. I applaud him for taking such a bold step in making a non-commercial album.

Highly recommended.

Give it a Try.......2004-03-03

I've been listening to a lot of Philip Glass and Steve Reich lately,and its caused me to go back to this album to give it another go.Previously I thought that it was an interesting experiment which hadn't worked out very well.Now I think that it is a good album for rockers and classical music lovers to use to stretch their ears a little.So called crossover albums are usually horrifying-does anyone else remember that album that Procol Harum did with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra? Elvis flatly denounces the concept in the liner notes.And not everything on this album works.It isn't the brilliant work that some of the other reviewers seem to think that it is.But it is a worthwhile experiment and a work that should be given a fair chance.Rockers and classical music lovers tend to be snobbish and dismissive of one another.This is a good work for them to live with for a while.When Elvis and the Brodsky's click-on "Jackson Monk and Rowe" or "Romeos Seance"-the results are as beautiful and valid as anything either of them have ever done.
Three stars because some of this simply doesn't work. But this is a work anyone who likes Elvis or the Brodsky's should have in their collection.

Average customer rating:

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Musical Performances - Volume 1 Paul Simon , Sting , Eric Clapton , Counting Crows , Annie Lennox , James Taylor , Jewel , Lenny Kravitz , Tom Petty , and Grateful Dead Manufacturer: Dreamworks Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BTKQA4

Product Description

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Musical Performances, Vol. 1 1. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon 5:55 2. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting 4:23 3. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 6:44 4. Round Here - Counting Crows 5:22 5. Why - Annie Lennox 5:03 6. Secret O' Life - James Taylor 3:52 7. Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel 4:27 8. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz 3:48 9. Honey Bee - Tom Petty 4:58 10. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead 3:35 11. What Would You Say - Dave Matthews 3:44 12. Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel 3:42 13. Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello 3:07 14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 4:37 15. I Love L.A. - Randy Newman 3:37

Average customer rating: Intimate 2for2 Interesting combination!! Incredible sound for only vocals and guitar Exquisite MacManus/Frisell

Deep Dead Blue, Live at Meltdown Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell , and Bill Frisell Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Sweetest Punch: Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach My Flame Burns Blue Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello The Juliet Letters The River in Reverse ASIN: B00000AOR1 Release Date: 1995-08-21

Tracks:

1. Weird Nightmare
2. Love Field
3. Shamed Into Love
4. Gigi
5. Poor Napoleon
6. Baby Plays Around
7. Deep Dead Blue

Amazon.com

Elvis Costello has always had great taste in guitar players, from his early devotion to Wes Montgomery to his frequent use of Marc Ribot, while Bill Frisell has shown a special empathy for Costello's songwriting on The Sweetest Punch, his instrumental cover of Costello's collaboration with Burt Bacharach. This barebones duet meeting with Costello singing to just the accompaniment of Frisell's guitar comes from a 1995 London performance. Charles Mingus's "Weird Nightmare," with the composer's own lyric, is a moody, dissonant minor piece that establishes a common ground and sets one of the tones for the performance. While Costello's songs may sometimes be bleak, they're also driven by a reality principle with a sense of accomplishment in their own hard-won experience. Frisell is an excellent partner for him, creating a densely resonant atmosphere that stages and echoes the often haunted, memory-filled lyrics. The guitarist picks up on the singer's every vocal nuance, too, expanding on his complex moods and lifting every rising melodic line with his own sense of light. Songs like "Shamed Into Love" almost glitter with Frisell's serene and trebly arpeggios, and Lerner and Loewe's "Gigi" grows from an initial sense of loss to genuine wonder. The collaborative "Deep Dead Blue," with Frisell's compositional input, has an intriguing, almost fragmented structure. --Stuart Broomer

Album Details

This 1995 Recording Brings Together Two Artists (Elvis Costello and Bill Frisell) who Otherwise Might Not have Performed Or Recorded Together. Features "Poor Napoleon", "Love Field", a Rendition of Charles Mingus' "Weird Nightmare" and Four More Tracks. Recorded Live at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall During the Meltdown Festival on June 25, 1995.

Customer Reviews:

Intimate.......2003-12-13

Close your eyes. On the left of the stage sits Elvis Costello, geeky glasses, geeky smile, a microphone in his hand. On the right, Bill Frisell sits on the edge of a little Fender amp, rocking gently, picking his guitar in only the way he can.

While the audience applause in between each of the tracks on this album leads me to believe the setting was not quite as small as I like to imagine it, my imagination still beats out my reason. And that's what makes listening to this record so exciting. Clocking in at under twenty-seven minutes, and costing over twenty dollars, I had to wonder if this was worth the money. After it sat on my "To Buy" list for a few months, I decided to just spring for it.

I waited until, given what I'd read about the album and what I've already heard from Costello and Frisell as artists on their own, I thought the timing was right. It was a late night in November, sort of chilly outside. I wrapped up in a favorite blanket and listened to the album.

The album begins with "Weird Nightmare," an obscure Charles Mingus composition. Costello's voice is haunting when paired with Frisell's sparse lines, and Mingus' creepy lyrics bring out the best in both musicians. The tone is similar through the next three (two written by Costello, one a Lerner & Loewe standard) before picking the mood up considerably on "Poor Napoleon." Though it was originally recorded for Costello's "Blood & Chocolate," it is rerecorded here to a very effective end. Costello's voice is dead on, and (once again) perfectly matched to Frisell's one of a kind style.

This is music that needs to be heard. The next time you're lonely, pour yourself a glass of red (or two), light up a Lucky Strike, and curl up with a blanket. These twenty-seven minutes might not make you feel entirely better, but they'll certainly make you feel comforted.

2for2.......2003-01-14

live at the meltdown is truely one amazing piece of music. the pairing of elvis and bill was nothng short of genuis!! whether they are doing costello's "lovefield" or a mingus song "wierd nightmare" or the odd pair of writes (cait o'riordan/mac manus)"baby plays around" this CD offers nothing but talent from beginning to end. and i for one love elvis's voice

Interesting combination!!.......2002-11-18

Costello and Frisell happen to be two of my favorite artists. I had no idea that this album existed--I happened to stumble upon it one day while browsing through Amazon.com. I think they compliment each other pretty well. I particularly like the rendition of 'Baby Plays Around,' a gem from Costello's 'Spike' album that unfortunately often gets overlooked. The album has excellent sound quality. Fans of Costello and/or Frisell will dig this album.

Incredible sound for only vocals and guitar.......2002-10-07

When most people think of New Wave, good singers is probably not the first thing to come to mind, heh if not the last. However, Elvis Costello is one of the few New wave artists to have a simply amazing voice and it is never more evident than on this CD. With only guitar and vocals, the CD seems like it would be empty sounding, but instead it is just the opposite, creating a full lush sound that would actually be hurt by the addition of louder, more crash instruments like drums or bass. Bill Frisell's guitar work lies somewhere between the piano style of Eric Satae and the ambient experimentation of Fripp/Eno bridging the gap between minimalism and ambience to create a smooth, flowing wave of notes that wash over the listener. Costello then softly croons over frisell's work in incredible vocal range going from a gentle whisper to a full falsetto. The subtelty and brilliance of this album is breathtaking and the depth and beauty they can create with only 2 instruments at their disposal is more than impressive. Apart from the music, the sound is A+ quality for a live release and allows every note to remain intact in a concert that truly relies on the important of each and every sound. Finally, clocking in at only about 30 minutes, the CD ends without becoming repetative or boring, which eventually would be inevitable using only 2 instruments, simply leaving the content listener with a nice, concise batch of love songs.

Exquisite MacManus/Frisell.......2000-07-14

I must say this is a delightful cd... only if you are an open-minded listener. I thought every Costello or Frisell fan was such kind of person. Should I say that through the years I realize I was mistaken? I guess both Costello and Frisell ask for the same musical curiosity (or, lets say it: heterodox musical erudition) from the listeners than the one that obsessed them all the way; that is: their opening to different styles in music is not the attitude of a snob --is the rejoice of a musician who let him be surprised by the "new values" as well as by the traditions of their roots. That is the only way you can enjoy this cd: let you be driven into the subtle complexity of Frisell's guitar on "Love Field" and "Poor Napoleon", two underrated masterpieces written by Costello, who sings them as if he had learned the best of Sinatra's or Bennett's style (but remaining himself); or dive for that rare jewel that is "Shamed into Love" just to merge full of charity and self-consciousness; or re-read the Lerner and Loewe classic "Gigi" and realize that every thirty/fourty-some guy is a nowadays Louis Jourdan character is this XXI century world. Of course, there is more: you have "the taste of beauty" (that already was on "Spike") with "Baby Plays Around"; the rare Mingus song facing a darkness that's always lighten; and the original "Deep Dead Blue" version with its real "deep-end" approach, that breathless feeling of ephimeral marvel, that sort-of-satori revelation that can only be captured when a sublime songwriter (and very personal singer --I must admit: the kind of singer I prefer: honest and imperfect like the glimpse of a truth) and a talented musician, both of them as open-minded as faithful to themselves, work together for an open-minded listener with a wide open and sensitive soul. (By the way, excuse me for my English --it is not my everyday language).

Average customer rating: Listen to this one the whole way through Groovus Dead Elvis - always right Like a journey Sweet...

Dead Elvis Death in Vegas Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Contino Sessions Satan's Circus (w/ Bonus Live CD) Milk It: The Best of Death in Vegas Death in Vegas Scorpio Rising ASIN: B000025MLS Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. All That Glitters
2. Opium Shuffle
3. Gbh
4. Twist & Crawl
5. Dirt
6. Rocco
7. Rekkit
8. I Spy
9. Amber
10. Rematerialised
11. 68 Balcony
12. Sly

Album Description

1997 album by the acclaimed electronica act featuring thesingles 'Dirt' and 'Rocco'. 11 tracks total. Full colorpicture CD. Concrete/ Deconstruction release.

Album Details

Features the Original Artwork of Elvis Faced Graffitti on a Wall, which was Baned in the USA, Due to Rights Restrictions.

Customer Reviews:

Listen to this one the whole way through.......2005-10-03

This album is meant to be enjoyed from start to finish. It almost isn't fair to listen to the catchy, head-nodding singles ("Dirt" and "Rekkit") without also giving equal weight to the development of the album. You'll be surprised to see how Dead Elvis takes you through a journey starting in the reggae/groove genre, moves to a sampled-rock section and then finishes with several smooth, bass-driven and smart downtempo songs. It's production is flawless with content that will leave any music lover in peace. Enjoy!

Groovus.......2005-10-03

Easily one of my favorite albums; it flows as a real album should, slowly running a course through several moods and styles (all of them very... well, groovy). If you prefer quality of individual tracks, this album is loaded. Example: "Rematerialised" is an especially powerful, sexy piece that combines the rhythm of reggae with the dark intensity of the heroine-rock surrounding it on either side.

Dead Elvis - always right.......2004-09-24

This album is absolutly amazing. it just creeps into your conciousness without you noticing, and in every situation thereafter you'll think "i know, i'll put on Dead Elvis". its just absoultly appropriate for every situation. and its funky as nobodys buiesness. Buy buy buy. the cantino sessions aint nearnly as good though.

Like a journey.......2004-06-18

I was blown away by this album. There's so much on here to enjoy. It's really an experienece from start to finish. I couldn't believe how it all flowed together, the sounds and just everything. There's a reggae influence, then all of a sudden hard trance, and more. You have to listen to it from start to finish. At the end it gets pretty dubbed out! They use live instrumentation which sets them apart from other groups in this genre. Excellent stuff!

Sweet..........2003-09-01

I purchased this on a whim after hearing the song "Dirt" somewhere else... and I'm glad I did! It's totally unique, and that's a good thing. The best way to describe it would be to say it's filled with mixed beats and often eerie electronic melodies. Some of the songs are funky ("Dirt"), some are dreamy ("68 Balcony"), and some are pretty hard to classify ("Rekkit"), but all of them make for an interesting listen. Great music to just leave on while you're in the car, or chilling out. Love it, haven't gotten bored of it, and that's really all I can ask of a CD.

Average customer rating: Pretty good for what it is

Sounds of the Seventies- Punk and New Wave Ian Dury, Big Star, Richard Hell,Cramps,Pere Ubu, Devo, Roky Erickson, Sex Pistols , and and MANY more !!! Manufacturer: Warner Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KLTTCY

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good for what it is.......2007-07-24

First off, here's a track listing -

1. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
2. The Stooges - Search and Destroy
3. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
4. The Jam - Modern World
5. Richard Hell - Blank Generation
6. Television - See No Evil
7. Patti Smith - Gloria
8. Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
9. B-52's - Rock Lobster
10. The Cramps - Human Fly
11. Nick Lowe - Heart of the City
12. Elvis Costelo - Radio Radio
13. Dave Edmunds - I Knew the Bride
14. Big Star - Thank You Friends
15. Blondie - X Offender
16. Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
17. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
18. Devo - Jocko Homo
19. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
20. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
21. Roky Erickson - Red Temple Prayer (Two-Headed Dog)

A long time ago, I used to get a lot of these compilations that would arrive in the mail. This one stood out for me. To a teenager in the early 90's, this was like a gift from heaven saying "Here, son - this is alternative music".
Now, nailing all of the punk era's great songs is impossible in one CD. Given that this is part of whole "Sounds of the Seventies" series, it's only a brief encapsulation of the punk sound. However, it does get a little of everything, from the "Beach Blanket Bingo" insanity of the B-52s to the snotty velocity of the Dead Boys. This CD makes a lot of obvious choices (namely tracks 1-7), but it also goes for some under the radar choices. This disc was my first exposure to the Cramps, Pere Ubu, Big Star, Devo, the Dead Boys, and Roky Erickson. If you're looking to dip your toe in the Punk/New Wave era, this will do the job, but only as a start. So many great bands aren't here that should be - Black Flag, Circle Jerks, The Damned, U.K. Subs, Wire, the Misfits, Minor Threat. If you're looking for compilations that are area specific, I heartily recommend every volume of Rhino's D.I.Y. series. Look it up.
Sorry if I've been long-winded, but I've had this CD for at least 15 years, and since there wasn't a review here, I figured I'd lay one down.
If this was helpful, let me know.

Average customer rating: Listen to this one the whole way through Groovus Dead Elvis - always right Like a journey Sweet...

Dead Elvis Death in Vegas Manufacturer: Concrete ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Contino Sessions Satan's Circus (w/ Bonus Live CD) Milk It: The Best of Death in Vegas Death in Vegas Scorpio Rising ASIN: B000006TPP Release Date: 1997-03-17

Tracks:

1. All That Glitters
2. Opium Shuffle
3. GBH
4. Dirt
5. Rocco
6. Rekkit
7. I Spy
8. Amber
9. Rematerialised
10. 68 Balcony
11. Sly

Album Description

1997 album by the acclaimed electronica act featuring thesingles 'Dirt' and 'Rocco'. 11 tracks total. Full colorpicture CD. Concrete/ Deconstruction release.

Album Details

European Version Featuring Different Cover Art

Customer Reviews:

Listen to this one the whole way through.......2005-10-03

This album is meant to be enjoyed from start to finish. It almost isn't fair to listen to the catchy, head-nodding singles ("Dirt" and "Rekkit") without also giving equal weight to the development of the album. You'll be surprised to see how Dead Elvis takes you through a journey starting in the reggae/groove genre, moves to a sampled-rock section and then finishes with several smooth, bass-driven and smart downtempo songs. It's production is flawless with content that will leave any music lover in peace. Enjoy!

Groovus.......2005-10-03

Easily one of my favorite albums; it flows as a real album should, slowly running a course through several moods and styles (all of them very... well, groovy). If you prefer quality of individual tracks, this album is loaded. Example: "Rematerialised" is an especially powerful, sexy piece that combines the rhythm of reggae with the dark intensity of the heroine-rock surrounding it on either side.

Dead Elvis - always right.......2004-09-24

This album is absolutly amazing. it just creeps into your conciousness without you noticing, and in every situation thereafter you'll think "i know, i'll put on Dead Elvis". its just absoultly appropriate for every situation. and its funky as nobodys buiesness. Buy buy buy. the cantino sessions aint nearnly as good though.

Like a journey.......2004-06-18

I was blown away by this album. There's so much on here to enjoy. It's really an experienece from start to finish. I couldn't believe how it all flowed together, the sounds and just everything. There's a reggae influence, then all of a sudden hard trance, and more. You have to listen to it from start to finish. At the end it gets pretty dubbed out! They use live instrumentation which sets them apart from other groups in this genre. Excellent stuff!

Sweet..........2003-09-01

I purchased this on a whim after hearing the song "Dirt" somewhere else... and I'm glad I did! It's totally unique, and that's a good thing. The best way to describe it would be to say it's filled with mixed beats and often eerie electronic melodies. Some of the songs are funky ("Dirt"), some are dreamy ("68 Balcony"), and some are pretty hard to classify ("Rekkit"), but all of them make for an interesting listen. Great music to just leave on while you're in the car, or chilling out. Love it, haven't gotten bored of it, and that's really all I can ask of a CD.

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Deep Dead Blue Live @ Meltdown Elvis Costello Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DERG6 Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

Limited edition 1995 Warner Brothers release featuring seventracks recorded live by Costello with guitarist Bill Frisellat the Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall RFH2, Londonon June 25, 1995. Unavailable in the U.S., it contains bothoriginals and covers, including Charles Mingus' 'WeirdNightmare' and the title cut from the classic musical'Gigi'.

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Where I Stand Joe Barr Manufacturer: Joe Barr ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA88RA Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. He'll Be Home
2. Where I Stand
3. Tennessee Line
4. If Ya Got a Mind To
5. Songs
6. Gone Fishin'
7. Only Love
8. Whoa Nellie
9. Such a Fool
10. Lets Pretend
11. Back the Truck
12. Right Lane to Heaven, Left Lane to Hell

Average customer rating: Elvis Lives!

King Junior - a tribute to the king King Junior Manufacturer: CAPP Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000BXAH7 Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

1. A Little Less Conversation (XL-VIS radio edit - rud-dee remix)
2. Fever (foundation video edit )
3. All Shook Up (candy remix edit)
4. Jailhouse Rock (moulin rouge mix)
5. In The Ghetto (dynasty remix)
6. Can't Help Falling In Love (taj mahal testament dub)
7. Suspicious Minds (54s walk of fame mix)
8. Viva Las Vegas (risque remix )
9. Heartbreak Hotel (rogue valley remix)
10. Teddybear (on air version)
11. Don't Be Cruel (la guardia's vibraphone mix)
12. Burnin Up (cary august acoustic mix)
13. Fever (FAB remix)
14. A Little less Conversation (bizarre video edit)
15. C C Rider (rud-dee retro zone mix)
16. Blue Suede Shoes (illusion remix)
17. Love Me Tender (graceland mix)
18. Are You Lonesome Tonight (full on vocal mix)
19. Hound Dog (rud-dee's son of a gun mix)
20. Always On My Mind (matteo d'amato remix)
21. A Little Less Conversation (dj cobra remix edit)

Album Description

What happens when an insomniac dance music producer stays up late one night and catches an Elvis impersonator on cable? A new twist to the King's legacy is born. King Junior's dead on Elvis vocalizations married to techno riffs and house beats is sheer genius. Transcending camp, King Junior re-invents The King for the 21st century.

The King gets the royal treatment, Dance style. In this tribute to The King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis gets cut up, reworked and re-made by some of the newest artists in the Electronic scene.

From trance and dub, to smokin' house, check out these remixes of the King's newly anointed classics and big time Summer hit, "A Little Less Conversation".

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Elvis Lives!.......2004-12-30

King Junior revives Elvis hits synched to modern rhythms. You could just imagine Elvis singing today in Las Vegas to these updated beats.

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