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Posted by: stefan Apr 22 2007, 12:53 PM

Vegas Rhythm

Genre: live recording
Format: soundboard
Sound: excellent
Tracks: 20
Playing Time: 51:06

Recorded live: Las Vegas, NE, February 3rd 1973 Dinner Show


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01 2001 Theme (1:41)
02 See See Rider (2:28)
03 I Got A Woman - Amen (3:10)
04 Untill It's Time For You To Go (2:31)
05 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (2:06)
06 Steamroller Blues (2:55)
07 You Gave Me A Mountain (3:18)
08 Fever (2:52)
09 Love Me (1:32)
10 Blue Suede Shoes (1:15)
11 Love Me Tender (1:50)
12 Johnny B. Good (1:42)
13 Hound Dog (2:07)
14 What Now My Love (3:09)
15 Suspicious Minds (5:05)
16 Band Introductions (1:38)
17 I'll Remember You (2:38)
18 I Can't Stop Loving You (2:21)
19 American Trilogy (4:40)
20 Can't Help Falling In Love - Closing Vamp* (2:10)

* taken from the 'opening vamp'


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Notes:

Good Dinner Show concert. The concert is very laid back, professional and has a pleasing song line up.

This concert was released in 1993 as http://elvis-tkc.com/forum2/index.php?showtopic=71 (wrongly dated as being the February 5th 1973 Dinner Show) by Fort Baxter.

The sound on this re-release is, imo, much better than the Baxter release, which had fantastic sound already. On this release the sound is extremely well balanced and it has a great 'ambient feel'. In other words, it's one of the few soundboards that gives you a 'being there' feeling.


Audio Sample: http://www.elvis-tkc.com/~audioupload/Stefan%27s%20uploads/Johnny%20B.%20Good%20(Vegas%20Rhytm).mp3

Posted by: Tigerman Apr 23 2007, 11:38 AM

This is a grate record. The sound is good, the set list is decent, alltough it could have been better IMO.

That said this is one of those records i can really play from start to finish.. Well I admit i do skip love me tender if close to my stereo.

I haven't compared the sound with "It's a matter of time", but i'll be sure to do that.. Alltough my baxter CD is full of scratches and some tracks are not working anymore.

Posted by: stefan Apr 23 2007, 11:42 AM

In that case you must agree with that this version has better sound

Posted by: Tigerman Apr 23 2007, 11:53 AM

No doubt. I'll be sure to treat this one better aswell.

Posted by: colonel snow Apr 23 2007, 02:45 PM

has your CD CD-rot?

colonel snow

Posted by: Tigerman Apr 23 2007, 03:44 PM

It's just ordinary scratches. Some really deep.. But only two or three tracks is un-playable. I have never come across cd-rot in my Elvis collection yet.

Posted by: kingofspades77 Jan 4 2008, 01:08 AM

I recently sat down with the headphones on and listen to the show all the way through..first thing that impressed me was the sound..Stefan's right, the show is very professional. My favorites were Until its time for you to go(enjoy all versions), What now my love, mountain, steamrollerblues..about all songs were performed well so i enjoy it all!!

Posted by: NightRider Jun 9 2008, 09:33 PM

Have just managed to get a copy of this one..thinking before that i was happy with Its A Matter Of Time. Wish i would have looked for it sooner now i have heard it....a very nice improvement and a wondeful package too...( the booklet is awesome ! ).

Posted by: mrsongman Sep 17 2011, 01:38 PM

It is 'just' a Las Vegas show after the Aloha project....However the setlist is enjoyable and profesional and the sound is great.
It also gives me the feeling to be there too......

* Nice guitar solos from James Burton on Johnny B. Goode :-)

Posted by: stefan Sep 19 2011, 07:42 AM

Yes Pieter, those solo's on 'Johnny B. Good' from '72 and '73 are pretty good indeed. Sadly, after '73 the space for James and his solo's became lesser and lesser.

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Although this Vegas season is generally known to be 'boring', and in a certain way it perhaps is, I find it a decent season personally. If you take away the voice problems Elvis was having mid February he performs quite decent shows in much the same manner as August '72, but with perhaps a less 'exciting' set-list. The concert on this cd still remains my favorite of this season though and that's only partly because of the great sound.

Posted by: colonel snow Sep 2 2013, 07:30 AM

here is a clip with the full album version.


colonel snow