| | |  | POP MUSIC | Home » » Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (Deluxe Edition) | | | | | | | Description: | | 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. Credits | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Elvis Presley, James Burton, Jerry Scheff, Charlie Hodge, John Wilkinson | | Director:
| Gary Hovey | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Bmg Marketing | | Run Time:
| 242 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| June 22, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
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46 of 46 found the following review helpful:
 This is the moment I've waited forMar 19, 2005
By Johnny Heering
"trivia buff"
This Deluxe Edition DVD features pretty much everything you could ask for in regards to Elvis Aloha from Hawaii. You get the staged footage of Elvis arriving in Hawaii and greeting fans, which is actually pretty boring. You get the complete rehearsal concert that was taped two days before the live broadcast. Elvis shows more energy here than in the broadcast concert, but he forgets more of the lyrics and sings two less songs. You get the complete Aloha from Hawaii Concert, which has been re-edited from scratch. The show was originally broadcast with quite a bit of "montage" footage, which means multiple images from the concert seen on the screen all at once in video blocks, but almost all of those effects were removed from this version. After the concert, Elvis recorded five songs on stage with no audience, which were inserted into the concert after commercial breaks, played with montage footage of Hawaii. The complete footage of that recording session is here, complete with all takes of each song, with no footage of Hawaii. Finally, the original broadcast version of Elvis Aloha from Hawaii is included, minus the commercials. What more can you ask for?
34 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Outstanding - he's back and clearer than ever.Aug 07, 2004
By E R Vela
I'll be brief and to the point.
This dvd remastering is fantastic. You can see the pores in his skin, the follicles of his hair. The sound is beautiful. We have all already seen the concert, but not like this. Thank you, thank you, thank you goes out to all the people who painstakingly beautified this dvd to its peak visual and aural symphony.
Well done and enjoy it!
37 of 40 found the following review helpful:
Elvis' Last HurrahApr 02, 2005
By W. Hetfield
"Walt Hetfield"
I love this DVD - play it all the time. As a teenager in the 70's I was totally put off by Elvis. I couldn't relate to the "Captain America meets Englebert Humperdink" personna/music. I liked the 50's Elvis when I'd hear him - but I thought he was washed up. I didn't see the special when it first aired in '73.
Now I'm older and wiser. This DVD has everything that you could want related to the show. The dress rehearsal really kicks a#@. What an incredible band! In the actual show Elvis is a little off key compared to the rehearsal - he looks pretty nervous through the first few numbers. But then he relaxes and we get a primo performance. I find myself watching the first disc more - the uncut performances of the rehearsal and the broadcast. I never seem to get tired of it.
James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, the Sweet Inspirations and the whole gang just smoke throught the whole thing. After this, Elvis had a few more good moments left on record, but the overall quality of his work really deteriorated. This was his last peak - on video at least.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Classic performance with extra material--what a guy!Sep 03, 2004
By a viewer
This new-edition DVD set is simply great! It includes the concert version that was originally telecast in the US in April 1973, and the version shown live to much of the rest of the world via satellite (a big deal in 1973) three months earlier. It also includes the "alternate" concert, which was the rehearsal for the live telecast. These are awesome concerts performed just before Elvis' health began its major decline, showing his generosity (Kui Lee Cancer Fund) and patriotism. The first segment shows footage of Elvis' arrival at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, taped for the concert introduction. (He stayed in the Rainbow Tower there, visible in the footage.) My favorite bonus segment of the set, however, is the taping of the "extra" songs which were inserted, with scenery, for the US telecast. These were taped in the middle of the night, just after the arena cleared immediately after the live satellite telecast. How he, and his musicians, could perform so well, recording five quality songs on the spot, just after doing a concert beamed live to billions of people is astounding!! His remarkable talent and stamina really come across here! My personal favorite, "No More," was not used in the telecast and is seen nowhere else in the set. His interactions between takes with the director and musicians during this segment, never intended for public viewing, show a personal side of this GREAT performer. The credits roll over the beautiful song, "I'll Remember You," and we certainly always will. This is a classic set to be enjoyed for years.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
A MUST HAVE DVD OF A LEGEND WHO COULD CHARM THE BIRDS OUT OF THE TREES!Jul 23, 2005
By Alexandra Giovanni
The "Elvis-Aloha from Hawaii" Deluxe Edition DVD surprised a lot of recently formed Elvis fans who saw it for the very first time. The common misconception these days is that Elvis was in decline musically especially on stage during his last few years on earth, but the Aloha from Hawaii special clearly destroys that grotesque misconception as Elvis was still performing to sold out concerts during these years and was still the king of music and of concerts (As an aside, this was a time when Elvis was recording material that was better than even some of his #1 and top ten hits but, sadly, he was robbed of having more #1 and top ten hits throughout the 1970's even though much of his music such as Separate Ways or Always on My Mind and the fantastic That's The Way It Is and "Fool" albums or the Promised Land and Today albums and his last couple of albums such as Moody Blue sold very well and are still popular today; Elvis, to his credit, finally had a feud with his recording company, RCA, during the last two years of his life as a result of their lack of marketing skills and/or questionable album covers such as putting concert photos of Elvis on his new recording albums which gave most people at the time, especially D.J's, the false impression that Elvis only released concert albums instead of new recording material after his '68 comeback special).
The Aloha from Hawaii special symbolizes the fact that Elvis, a musical and cultural pioneer and legend, was still at the top of his game in 1973 and wasn't about to slow down even though his health would start to slowly deteriorate during this time. He looks incredibly gorgeous and is clearly in control of his band and of what he wanted to do and how he wanted the music to be projected. One part of the DVD that struck me is during the post-concert recording of Hawaiian Wedding Song when the band missed a chord that most people would not have noticed but Elvis somehow picks up on it even as he is singing and immediately tells the band that they missed a chord they did not realize and Elvis goes over the song again so he and his band can now perfect it. What a strong vision and work ethic he truly had! Many singers would have overlooked a seemingly minor, hidden error, but not Elvis. He wanted his fans to have nothing but the best as he would often say.
To understand the `73 special, one would have to go back to the Elvis '68 special and his return to concert performances thereafter. Elvis had already produced the concert documentaries That's The Way It Is (1970) and Elvis on Tour (1972) and the Aloha from Hawaii special was just the icing on the cake of a journey that showed Elvis going from an entertainer finding his way back into his musical roots in 1968 to a polished, professional genius who mixed rawness with drama into his performances by the early 1970's. His voice was pure and full of emotion and drama as he matured during the 70's and the DVD shows how the fans were drawn to Elvis' magnetic voice which had a renewed freshness to it during this time in which he was in his late 30`s. As Charlie Hodge (the guy who gave Elvis his water and scarves and sang harmony with him, and who helped Elvis arrange his music) once said on Boston's "Elvis Only" with Jay Gordon (Oldies 103.3), Elvis had a "love tone" to his voice which is why people loved him and respected him and responded to him. This "love tone" is clearly evident in Aloha from Hawaii.
It is just so wonderful to have a DVD that shows Elvis' voice in such a very powerful and beautiful way! His voice matured so much compared to a few years earlier that he was now confident enough to hit more and more notes in a powerful yet pure and tender way that some opera singers would be envious of and he could simply go from this unique singing style to singing a rock or country song in the next minute or two. This is what made his concerts so exciting and unpredictable and the DVD brings this out in a very special way. Just view the DVD and see how Elvis sings Johnny B. Goode, Steamroller Blues, Suspicious Minds, Hound Dog and I Can't Stop Loving You while singing What Now My Love, American Trilogy and It`s Over in one show!.
Elvis was separated from Priscilla at the time of his Aloha from Hawaii special (sadly, they separated about a year or so earlier) and they would divorce in October of 1973 so it is evident that in Aloha from Hawaii his mood was much different than it had been in, say, That's The Way It Is in 1970 in that he seems to be sad at times and when he does smile and laugh it no longer is as free-flowing and even childish as it was in That`s The Way It Is. This dramatic aspect of his personality is clearly shown in many of the songs that he performs in Aloha from Hawaii. How can anyone not feel for him as he sings It's Over, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, What Now My Love and I'll Remember you? His voice definitely has an even more dramatic, emotional and polished tone when he sings these songs than he had when singing ballads such as Love Me Tender in the `68 Comeback Special or even You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling in That's The Way It Is in 1970 (his TCB band and orchestra as well as his background singers were also remarkably different in 1973 as they are far more dramatic and more polished than in previous years) and it seems as though Elvis is now singing from pain and not only from pure energy. He proves in Aloha from Hawaii that whenever he sang a song that he didn't do so to simply make money, but because that is exactly how he truly felt at the time, that he needed to sing a certain song to release or to project his thoughts and feelings. In other words, Elvis was real and authentic and Aloha from Hawaii brings this important part of Elvis' life and personality to a forefront. This is why even a non-Elvis fan would benefit from purchasing and watching the DVD edition.
However, while too much is spoken about these days concerning Elvis' personal life, Aloha from Hawaii is basically about his music and only his music even though the pain of his private life is visible in his choice of songs. Focusing on his music and on his tremendous band and background singers is what is most important when watching the DVD.
Elvis doesn't move too much in Aloha from Hawaii as he often did in his concerts probably because this was a worldwide television special and Elvis wanted the world to focus on his music and the lyrics as much of the footage centers on his face and on what he is projecting through his voice and facial features. Although he would continue to incorporate karate into his concerts such as in 1974 when he gave complete demonstrations on stage (how cool!), the Aloha from Hawaii special contains fewer karate influenced moves and was based mostly on music, and not on extra entertaining features.
It would be wrong to say that this was simply his last and greatest concert or milestone as he would go on to perform concerts and create more milestones that were just as powerful if not more powerful such as his Live on Stage in Memphis concert album in 1974 (now available on CD and recently updated with more music added; and should have been filmed but wasn't!) and his historic, record breaking appearance at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975 in which he broke the Beatles attendance record for a single indoor performance, and his Bicentennial shows in 1976 and the New Year's Eve concert in Pittsburgh in that same year in which his voice was very powerful and would make the Elvis of the 1950's and the Elvis from 1970 or maybe even the Aloha from Hawaii Elvis blush with envy. But, admittedly, the Aloha from Hawaii special is what defined Elvis' concert career as a legendary, versatile performer and not simply as the "king of rock and roll" and that is why it is important to purchase and view this important DVD as this one concert is a historical and musical achievement.
The DVD shows the dignity, class and charisma that Elvis brought to his performances as well as the energy, drama and emotion he often projected at the time. Aloha from Hawaii proves that Elvis could probably stand still for an hour and recite poetry and the fans would still go wild! He clearly had them in the palm of his hand. They were obsessed with him as he was of them.
Elvis must have been a nervous wreck before and during the special. Imagine being the first performer to sing via satellite to billions of people? What a tremendous responsibility yet Elvis took on this great responsibility and took the stage in Hawaii in 1973 to prove to the world that he is the greatest performer and singer of all-time. His voice was shaking with nerves during the beginning of the televised concert, and that is certainly the case when he addressed the fans before singing The Beatle tune called Something. It is often said that Elvis suffered from stage fright and was very nervous before each performance and would go into deep prayer before a show to ask God to give him strength. One can only imagine that he must have spent many hours on his knees praying before the Aloha from Hawaii special!
Overlooking the historical meaning of the concert would be a major error. Although Elvis kept his views to himself as he was always very much professional, he was truly committed to his country and loved being an American and opposed her enemies and was still traditional and religious in many ways. After all, this was January of 1973. The cold war was still raging on. Communism was a major threat. The world was increasingly becoming more hostile and dark. Elvis was a patriotic American who served in the Army for two years and had ties to the White House and the F.B.I., during the 1970's and he expressed to the government (to Presidents Nixon and Carter) his love for America. Elvis took the stage in Aloha from Hawaii wearing an American Eagle jumpsuit and sang some all-American songs like American Trilogy and Johnny B. Goode. Is it any wonder that the only countries that refused to air Aloha from Hawaii were communist countries? Keep that in mind when watching Aloha from Hawaii.
Seeing Elvis in his Aloha from Hawaii special helps to gain more respect for him and to feel for what he was going through personally although primarily focusing on the music is what he would want us to do. He was clearly a nice person who loved his fans and was very much immersed in music and in his fans to an extreme. And it is his music that people should be talking about these days and this DVD special helps to promote that important yet much overlooked point of view. The Aloha from Hawaii helps to explain why devoted Elvis fans favor the Elvis of the 1970's compared to any other part of his incredible career. It is this DVD special that will help non-Elvis fans to understand why Elvis is regarded as the greatest and most influential singer of all-time! How appropriate it was to have a tremendously special American legend like Elvis to perform a worldwide special in a place like Hawaii where "the night is heavenly and...dreams come true in Blue Hawaii."
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