Best live version of Help me make it through the night.

I see it's on Southern Nights, but I'm thinking an earlier version may be better.

While I prefer the studio master, I enjoy this one from December 1975... can be heard on the FTD Dinner at Eight...

While I prefer the studio master, I enjoy this one from December 1975... can be heard on the FTD Dinner at Eight...

How is that show overall?

How is that show overall?

The show is outstanding with excellent versions of And I Love You So, Trying To Get To You, Softly As I Leave You, America (both released by RCA in 1978/77) and a short run-through, but still entertaining version of Wooden Heart.

How is that show overall?

The show is outstanding with excellent versions of And I Love You So, Trying To Get To You, Softly As I Leave You, America (both released by RCA in 1978/77) and a short run-through, but still entertaining version of Wooden Heart.

Softly As I Leave You and America from this show isnt the same as the ones released in late 70s by RCA.
(But they are from the same date)

While I prefer the studio master, I enjoy this one from December 1975... can be heard on the FTD Dinner at Eight...

How is that show overall?

The Midnight show is much better. To me Elvis never knocks HMMITTN out of the park. He's always a bit lazy on it, even on the studio versions. Not a favorite of mine.

i got to say the February 19 1971 performance, this version also being the only with the original intro

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

While I prefer the studio master, I enjoy this one from December 1975... can be heard on the FTD Dinner at Eight...

that's a very good performance

19 Feb 1971 is a fantastic version, although I also really like the Tahoe May 13th 1973 LS version, because of the way the key is raised near the end of the song. Always gives me goosebumps.

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

Like Callaghan says:Opinions are like arseholes.................

How is that show overall?

The show is outstanding with excellent versions of And I Love You So, Trying To Get To You, Softly As I Leave You, America (both released by RCA in 1978/77) and a short run-through, but still entertaining version of Wooden Heart.

Softly As I Leave You and America from this show isnt the same as the ones released in late 70s by RCA.
(But they are from the same date)

You are correct... my bad

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio.

Agreed. The studio version is shockingly lifeless, even by 1971 standards.

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

No one in the world of entertainment, has ever, in the history of music, done this song justice.
We are still waiting for a definitive version.
I did hear a chick do an OK version back in 2010.

I go for the early 1971 performances as well. 2-19-71 may be the best post TTWII Vegas show.

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

Whether or not Elvis did the song justice is a very subjective issue. I like the master and most of the live versions, which I rank amongst my favorites in any playlist.

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

Whether or not Elvis did the song justice is a very subjective issue. I like the master and most of the live versions, which I rank amongst my favorites in any playlist.

And that is the best version.

How is that show overall?

The show is outstanding with excellent versions of And I Love You So, Trying To Get To You, Softly As I Leave You, America (both released by RCA in 1978/77) and a short run-through, but still entertaining version of Wooden Heart.

Also check out the show on Dec 14th that was included with the book "Fashion for a King". 80 minutes long and Elvis in good form and spirits.

I think the master is fantastic!! I have never heard a live version that comes close. The power in the B sections and the vulnerability in the verses. I always thought he sounded in great focus and control on this particular track. Not a hallmark of those sessions I understand.

Whether in concert or in studio, it bores me to tears.

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio. Some of the 1973 performances are OK.

i agree......but Portland 73' and Nashville 73' are pretty good live versions.

What about Atlanta, July 3, 1973 ES..?

http://ciscoking.jordans-elvis-world.co ... finale.htm

Me likes it.

Here's a great performance (from February 1971) that precedes his studio recording from May of that year... linked from Cisco and Jordan's site...

http://ciscoking.jordans-elvis-world.com/cds/audio/stream/live_in_las_vegas_cdr/26.ram

None of Elvis' recordings do the song justice, but he did it better live than in the studio.

Agreed. The studio version is shockingly lifeless, even by 1971 standards.

It's another example of how much he was straying from his own talent, and ability to select the right song.