1. Elvis Arrives And Greets Fans 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra 3. See See Rider; Vamp\ See See Rider 4. Burning Love 5. Something 6. You Gave Me A Mountain 7. Steamroller Blues 8. My Way 9. Love Me 10. It’s Over 11. Blue Suede Shoes 12. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 13. Hound Dog 14. What Now My Love 15. Fever 16. Welcome To My World 17. Suspicious Minds 18. Introductions By Elvis 19. I’ll Remember You 20. An American Trilogy 21. A Big Hunk O’ Love; A Big Hunk O’ Love – music element (with copyright) 22. Can’t Help Falling In Love; Can’t Help Falling In Love\ Vamp 23. Also Sprach Zarathustra; Also Sprach Zarathustra\ Vamp 24. See See Rider 25. Burning Love 26. Something 27. You Gave Me A Mountain 28. Steamroller Blues 29. My Way 30. Love Me 31. Johnny B. Goode 32. It’s Over 33. Blue Suede Shoes 34. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 35. I Can’t Stop Loving You 36. Hound Dog 37. What Now My Love 38. Fever 39. Welcome To My World 40. Suspicious Minds 41. Introductions By Elvis 42. I’ll Remember You 43. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On; Long Tall Sally\ Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 44. An American Trilogy 45. A Big Hunk O’ Love 46. Can’t Help Falling In Love 47. Vamp 48. Blue Hawaii; Blue Hawaii – music element (with copyright) 49. Ku-U-I-Po – Take 1; Ku-U-I-Po – Take 1 – music element (with copyright) 50. Ku-U-I-Po – Take 2; Ku-U-I-Po – Take 2 – music element (with copyright) 51. Ku-U-I-Po – Take 3 52. No More – Attempted Take 53. No More – Take 1 54. No More – Take 2; No More – Take 2 – music element (with copyright) 55. Hawaiian Wedding Song – Take 1 56. Hawaiian Wedding Song – Take 2 57. Hawaiian Wedding Song – Take 3 58. Hawaiian Wedding Song – Take 4 59. Early Morning Rain 60. Paradise, Hawaiian Style 61. Also Sprach Zarathustra 62. See See Rider 63. Burning Love 64. Something 65. You Gave Me A Mountain 66. Early Morning Rain 67. Steamroller Blues 68. My Way 69. Love Me 70. Johnny B. Goode 71. It’s Over 72. Blue Suede Shoes 73. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 74. I Can’t Stop Loving You 75. Hound Dog 76. Blue Hawaii 77. What Now My Love 78. Fever 79. Welcome To My World 80. Suspicious Minds 81. Introductions By Elvis 82. I’ll Remember You 83. Hawaiian Wedding Song 84. Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On; Long Tall Sally Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 85. An American Trilogy 86. A Big Hunk O’ Love 87. Can’t Help Falling In Love 88. CreditsFar superior to any previous home-video version, the huge deluxe edition of Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii captures over four hours of footage from the King’s historic televised concert from January 1973. The main concert is presented in its entirety for the first time since its original worldwide satellite telecast, and reedited to remove the now-dated split-screen “montage” look. But that’s not all–as a prelude to the concert, the first disc includes 17 uncut minutes of the “Elvis arrives” footage (only 2 minutes of which appears in the concert film) followed by the complete rehearsal concert that took place two days before the telecast. This rehearsal, which was released separately on video as The Alternate Aloha Concert, is rougher than the official show, but more relaxed and often more satisfying musically.
Leading off disc 2 is footage of five songs (“Blue Hawaii,” “Ku-U-I-Po,” “No More,” “Hawaiian Wedding Song,” and “Early Morning Rain”), including multiple takes, recorded after the performance, four of which (“No More” was the exception) were incorporated into the American television special that was shown a few months after the live telecast. Those four songs are not included in the uncut version of the concert on disc 1, but the original version of the American television special is also on disc 2 so you can watch the concert the way you’ve always watched it for the sake of nostalgia, or you can compare it to all the other pieces you’ve seen and decide which you like better. Either way, Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii is an embarrassment of riches that’s rivaled only by its companion release, the three-disc deluxe edition of Elvis’s ’68 Comeback Special. –David Horiuchi
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April 20, 2008
#1
I thoguht Elvis was better than this. When I saw this DVD, I realized he was not an musician, or artist, and NOTHING, but just a CROWN.
April 20, 2008
#2
This is a bad show, a boring show. It’s wind-up Elvis all gussied up like Don Ho doing a stint at the Wiki Tiki Motor Lodge. It’s the King Of The Rocking Chair, stepping about the stage like a man afraid the screw might come out of his hip replacement. He does a load of over-the-hill crooner songs, from the Perry Como, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra songbook. Clearly Elvis knows his dope addiction has rendered him incapable of the kind of full-throttle performance he used to dash off just a few years earlier. He has the manner of a guy just getting the thing over with, before going back to his hotel suite to blow dope. (Which is exactly what happened, according to those at hand.) Some have blamed the lackluster performance on the pressure of doing a satellite show. Certainly there was more pressure on a 22-year-old kid doing the Ed Sullivan Show live in 1957–and look what a bundle of confident energy Elvis was in those days. His voice has also thinnned and deteriorated. Gone is the soulful, raw throaty quality of the ’68 Comeback Special and the Memphis recording sessions. Elvis seems totally detached from the audience, like they’re not even there. The production team tries to liven things up with some gimmicky montages and footage of the islands. In one funny sequence, Elvis sings “Early Morning Rain” while a barechested Hawaiian guy walks along the beach on a sunny afternoon. The DVD includes the broadcast performance (original and recut), and the rehearsal show two days earlier plus some production extras that aren’t worth mentioning. Dare you to sit through all of it. Don’t the Presleys make enough off the Graceland tours without putting this one over on fans?
April 20, 2008
#3
seemthis was originally issued AS A mono vhs tape, and maybe a laser disc in stereo, if the sound track was released onto dvd with the original quad mix’s, this would get a 10 star rating.
April 20, 2008
#4
I read the other reviews and I must say, “Love Is Blind (and deaf)”. Many call it “This is Elvis at his very best!!!” WRONG!!! Elvis at his very best can be found on “Elvis-That’s the way it is” Special Edition and “Elvis- The ’68 Comeback Special” Deluxe Edition DVD.
I been an Elvis fan since I was 10 back in 1965 and I love the guy too, but come people, yes, Elvis was and is the best, but at times, he was one of the worst.
The sound and picture quality on this DVD set is superb, but Elvis’ voice was not, and by the way, where was Elvis anyway? All through the 2 DVDs he looks hundreds of miles away, rarely smiles, barely moves. If not for the multiple camera angles and expertise of the video engineers, there wouldn’t have been any action at all…THIS IS NOT ELVIS AT HIS BEST!
The complete “Elvis Arrives” sequence on the first disk must have been staged, the “fans” there, if any were fans at all, responded as if they were only there out of curiosity (or paid to be there). Elvis arrives looking lost, the “fans” , except for a few, were all poker faced. The Elvis, Aloha broadcast version of “Elvis Arrives” on disk 2 clearly had cheers and screams dubbed in.
The rehearsal concert, disk 1, again, where is Elvis? Hardly moves, forgets the words, he looked more like small time Elvis impersonator than the Elvis of previous years.
The post concert insert song session on disk 2, forgive me, but Elvis look and talked sedated, perhaps nervous and took something to (overly) calm him down.
O.K., for the hard core Elvis fan, this DVD set is a must, for the average Joe, it’s a waste of money, rent or borrow it.
Again, The best of Elvis is nowhere on this DVD set, it’s on the “Elvis-That’s the way it is” Special Edition and “Elvis- The ’68 Comeback Special” Deluxe Edition DVD.
April 20, 2008
#5
This wasn’t worth the money I paid for the deluxe.Lots of it was nonsense…If I could sent it back I would of…. I would just bought the Aloha from Hawaii.Don’t waste your money,buying this.If I could sell it now I would !!!!!!Anyone want to buy it,let me know………..