That's the way it is

"Her er alle klassikerne inkluderet, men bortset fra det er det i ganske høj grad en Elvis langt fra de tidlige udgivelsers tekstuelle teenageunivers, vi møder: En patosfuld performer tæt på toppen af sin formåen. Og når kongen synger røven ud af bukserne - så bliver det som bekendt ikke meget større. Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) udkommer også i en tidobbelt udgave med otte cd'er og to dvd'er. Her er blandt andet seks hele koncerter inkluderet".

"Elvis' live albums from the early '70s contain a substantial store of quality material - dinner-show horn charts, strings, grandstanding vocals, and all. This 1970 offering from Las Vegas proves to be one of his best ... Acting on his affinity for country-pop figures like Campbell and Mac Davis, Elvis especially shines on the slow to mid-tempo ballads "I Just Can't Help Believin'" and "Just Pretend" (both seamless blends of torch song glitz and contemporary rock elements) ... Throughout the album, Presley sounds as commanding and powerful as he ever would and gets optimal backing by well oiled, Nashville-to-L.A. session luminaries (...) - Aretha Franklin's '60s backup singers, the Sweet Inspirations, deserve special mention ... Essential listening for Elvis fans, both die-hard and casual".

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"Her er alle klassikerne inkluderet, men bortset fra det er det i ganske høj grad en Elvis langt fra de tidlige udgivelsers tekstuelle teenageunivers, vi møder: En patosfuld performer tæt på toppen af sin formåen. Og når kongen synger røven ud af bukserne - så bliver det som bekendt ikke meget større".

"Elvis' live albums from the early '70s contain a substantial store of quality material - dinner-show horn charts, strings, grandstanding vocals, and all. This 1970 offering from Las Vegas proves to be one of his best ... Acting on his affinity for country-pop figures like Campbell and Mac Davis, Elvis especially shines on the slow to mid-tempo ballads "I Just Can't Help Believin'" and "Just Pretend" (both seamless blends of torch song glitz and contemporary rock elements) ... Throughout the album, Presley sounds as commanding and powerful as he ever would and gets optimal backing by well oiled, Nashville-to-L.A. session luminaries (...) - Aretha Franklin's '60s backup singers, the Sweet Inspirations, deserve special mention ... Essential listening for Elvis fans, both die-hard and casual".

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