Retooled Elvis album marks a new take on the King

Boston Herald ^ | 10/18/10 | AP

[raccoonradio]

The Suspicious Minds remix

[EggsAckley]

I am a professional musician. This Remix is EXACTLY right......Elvis would be loving it. The original backup was very redundant and pedestrian.

Excellent job!!

[Wooly]

This has been needed for years. Elvis was a fantastic voice, but the original mix on most of his songs had a Ray Coniff singers type mix that muddied his voice. The mix was okay for 4x3 AM car radios, but it stinks on modern digital equipment.

[MissTed]

Didn’t like the beginning, but loved it about 1/2 way! Thanks for posting. :o)

[EyeGuy]

“....new take on the King...”

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Whew! Its about the music. Good.

These days, one might expect the FagMafia to try to “expose” The Pelvis as a closet queer.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

One of my personal faves of Elvis.

Fine young cannibals did an awesome job with a rework in the late 80's

[Mind-numbed Robot]

What happened to Col. Tom Parker? What percentage of Elvis’ money did he get? (I heard 50%) What did he do with it and is he still around?

[blondee123]

Have to have it!!! It's fantastic, Elvis voice is the star, and the new background music makes the song even better!

Yes, I think Elvis would love it too!

[La Lydia]

Awful. Sounds like it was recorded when he was taking downers. At times, not even sure it is his voice. Too slow. No edge. Borders on elevator music. Awful.

[hoagy62]

Dang! That sucker’s actually GOOD! I agree that Elvis would’ve LOVED it!

[hoagy62]

Col. Tom left this mortal coil Jan. 21st, 1997.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Thanks. Know anything about their arrangement?

[SamAdams76]

Parker died about 10 years ago. Yes, he usually got between 25-50% of all Elvis royalties. Not bad for a guy who got his start working carnivals. The "colonel" moniker is undeserved however. He was an enlisted man in the Army and spent time in the brig for going AWOL. The "colonel" title was apparently bestowed upon him by the governor of Louisiana for a political favor.

Anyway, if you get a chance to read a bio on Parker, he had a very colorful life, even before he hooked up with Presley.

[Vendome]

Remix of Suspicious Minds sucks for musicality and deliberate off timing of vocals to the beat.

I would never buy this crappy hoax.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Don’t take life so seriously... You’ll never live through it!

[RckyRaCoCo]

They(music/movie industry)are caught in a trap and they can't walk out.....they've run out of conceptual ideas.

This has been my favorite song since release....I'll stick with the original, thanks.

[AnnGora]

The “Colonel” was an illegal Dutch immigrant. Which is the reason the Colonel never left the US when Elvis was serving in the Army in Germany. It is also the reason Elvis never toured Europe: the Colonel could not risk leaving the US because he would have had to obtain a passport. He also made sure Elvis paid more than his fair share of taxes (no legal loopholes or dodges) in case of the IRS snooping around.

It’s a fascinating story that has only come to light after Elvis died.

[Vendome]

Still a crappy remix.

The other two previous remix’s were terrific.

This one is just plain junky.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

OOps,

I thought you were referring to my post.

My bad.....and keep smiling,

Philip.

PS I haven't heard the remix, so I can't comment on that.

[stainlessbanner]

original is much better - the remix is off