This concert begins with the ominous strains of "Thus Space Zarathustra (Theme from 2001)" and rocks into a strong "See See Rider", then quickly followed by an uptempo "Proud Mary." Elvis then delivers three excellent ballads in a row; "Never Been To Spain, You Gave Me A Mountain, and Until It's Time For You To Go." Next up is a grooving "Polk Salad Annie", and without much pause Elvis launches into a string of early hits highlighted by a superb "Big Hunk O' Love."

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a standout tune and is followed by a great "Suspicious Minds" featuring some excellent guitar work from James Burton. "Love Me Tender" leads to the group introductions and a nice "For The Good Times" follows. "An American Trilogy" is superbly done and it is very nice to see how much the audience appreciated it considering the political climate in 1972. The highlight of the evening is the first performance of "Burning Love." This has always been one of my favorite songs and it's obvious the band is really up for this as the performance is excellent. A chug-a-lug "Release Me" is very nice, leading to a mischevious "Funny How Time Slips Away" with Elvis teasing the audience "how am I doing? Well I'm sweatin' alittle baby!!!" "Can't Help Falling In Love" brings this excellent show to a close.

This is a cd that every Elvis fan should have in their collection. For those of you who missed it the first time, it has recently been re-issued. SWEET CAROLINA, LIVE IN VIRGINIA, and AN AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN are probably Elvis' three best performances from 1972. If you have one, or all three, consider yourself lucky. Thanks Vicky for another outstanding job.