We're Not Who You Think We Are
Album: Back in Memphis
Year: 1969
It goes to show just how different the world was in the late 1960s that Elvis Presley recorded his “comeback” music at the ripe old age of 34.
But that’s what it was when he stepped into a studio in Memphis and recorded a bunch of songs that felt raw and vital for the first time in over a decade.
[Read more…] about Certain Songs #419: Elvis Presley – “Stranger in My Own Hometown”
Album: The Sun Sessions
Year: 1955
So, the other Elvis. Now that I’ve softened my agree-with-Chuck-D stance that he never meant shit to me, I can also hear his peculiar, world-shifting genius.
But because I’ve never gone through any period in my life where I dug deep into his career, I just don’t have that much to say about Elvis Presley.
[Read more…] about Certain Songs #418: Elvis Presley – “Mystery Train”