Best track on "King Creole" LP 1958
Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:47 am
Hello again!
We´re going further with the second soundtrack album. A mixed affair with excellent tracks mixed with lesser good tracks. Crawfish is not bad but a bit odd for Elvis. Doesn´t sound like anything else he recorded.
The original album has just 11 tracks, which must have a bit stingy in 1958. The good news is that I just have to exclude one track, and it must be "Steadfast, loyal and true". Just a school-song, nothing more.
My two favourites are Trouble and Hard headed woman. I chose Hard headed woman, because I prefer the 1968 versions of the first one. My overall feeling is that the music is a bit overproduced, but of course it´s the "New Orleans-feeling" that makes it.
Vote on people!
Regards//Björn
We´re going further with the second soundtrack album. A mixed affair with excellent tracks mixed with lesser good tracks. Crawfish is not bad but a bit odd for Elvis. Doesn´t sound like anything else he recorded.
The original album has just 11 tracks, which must have a bit stingy in 1958. The good news is that I just have to exclude one track, and it must be "Steadfast, loyal and true". Just a school-song, nothing more.
My two favourites are Trouble and Hard headed woman. I chose Hard headed woman, because I prefer the 1968 versions of the first one. My overall feeling is that the music is a bit overproduced, but of course it´s the "New Orleans-feeling" that makes it.
Vote on people!
Regards//Björn
Re: Best track on "King Creole" LP 1958
Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:22 pm
dreambear wrote: The good news is that I just have to exclude one track, and it must be "Steadfast, loyal and true". Just a school-song, nothing more.
Guess what? I agree!
Re: Best track on "King Creole" LP 1958
Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:47 pm
Kuenzer wrote:dreambear wrote: The good news is that I just have to exclude one track, and it must be "Steadfast, loyal and true". Just a school-song, nothing more.
Guess what? I agree!
That makes me very happy!
//Björn
Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:48 pm
There's some good ones here. I like them all except 'Don't Ask Me Why' ..... don't ask me why!
Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:10 pm
The Purple Gang wrote:There's some good ones here. I like them all except 'Don't Ask Me Why' ..... don't ask me why!
Why ?
Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:56 pm
ColinB wrote:The Purple Gang wrote:There's some good ones here. I like them all except 'Don't Ask Me Why' ..... don't ask me why!
Why ?
I said "don't ask me why" .... oh never mind!
To me, it's a totally forgettable song and I can never remember how it goes until I hear it. Even Elvis fails to make it memorable.
Now, what song were we discussing?
Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:31 pm
Don`t ask me ........why 
, I actually voted for that song and you may Ask me why, just because I like the song
But of cause I like most of them, it`s always dificult to say just wich one is THE best
, I actually voted for that song and you may Ask me why, just because I like the song
But of cause I like most of them, it`s always dificult to say just wich one is THE best
Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:57 am
And sometimes it depends on which day it is, or what mood you are in. So this is really difficult. King Creole is a good song, but I think the arrangement could have been better. Perhaps a little bit more straight forward like "Little sister"
//björn
//björn
Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:36 pm
all songs from king creole are good -
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
also love - Dixieland rock
GREAT FILM AND GOOD SONGS
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
also love - Dixieland rock
GREAT FILM AND GOOD SONGS
Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:55 pm
karlos wrote:all songs from king creole are good -
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
also love - Dixieland rock
GREAT FILM AND GOOD SONGS
Have you voted on the other albums? If not, do it!
//björn
Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:08 pm
dreambear wrote:karlos wrote:all songs from king creole are good -
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
also love - Dixieland rock
GREAT FILM AND GOOD SONGS
Have you voted on the other albums? If not, do it!
//björn
i have just have dreambear
Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:15 pm
It’s "Trouble" for me. A right-in-your-face kind of song. Great lyrics, fantastic delivery. The 1968 version is better, but it’s still the best track from that LP. Of course, ask me another day and I might say something else. That’s the beauty of Elvis, isn’t it, and one of the reasons we keep going back for more?
Per
Per
Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:46 pm
Karlos wrote:
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
Karlos, howcome "Don`t ask me why" only has one vote then?
i like all of them especially - Dont Ask Me Why .
Karlos, howcome "Don`t ask me why" only has one vote then?
Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:58 pm
Trouble....mainly because it kicks off the 68 comeback in such a fantastic way, that makes this one of my alltime favourites
Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:40 am
thekingisalive wrote:It’s "Trouble" for me. A right-in-your-face kind of song. Great lyrics, fantastic delivery. The 1968 version is better, but it’s still the best track from that LP.
I agree with that.
It is also my favorite song.
Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:47 am
It appears that everyone likes SIDE 1, better than SIDE 2
Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:44 am
Trouble
No hesitation here
No hesitation here
Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:03 pm
Dixieland Rock for me.
Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:32 pm
No "trouble" with the winner here. A true Elvis classic!
//Björn
//Björn
Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:44 pm
"New Orleans" is utterly superb. WAY better than "Viva Las Vegas" (though VLV is still excellent) -- so that should tell you something! I think it needs better attention.
Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:14 am
Cryogenic wrote:"New Orleans" is utterly superb.
I wholeheartedly agree ...
What an awesome, underrated and underappreciated, lil track ...
At the time, I was shocked, and enlightened, to see the tune included in the 1997 box set, PLATINUM.
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