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The Reviews Are In on Viva ELVIS - The Album

November 17, 2010

The reviews are in on the newly-released "Viva ELVIS - The Album," and many of them are very positive! Here are some of the highlights:

USA TODAY – Pick of the Week!
“’Suspicious Minds’ dispenses with its signature guitar pattern, starting like a cross between a gospel hymn and ‘Everlasting Love’ before transforming into something like a U2 anthem.”

FORBES.COM
“’Viva Elvis – the Album’ a multi-faceted audio extravaganza creating a larger-than-life musical portrait of Elvis.”

MSN MUSIC
“You’ve never heard these tunes like this before… ear-popping collages.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
“‘Suspicious Minds’ opens with Elvis' soulful, echoing voice and prominent piano notes, then shifts into a guitar introduction that evokes memories of U2's classic anthem ‘Bad.’ The song has a strong drum and guitar component without losing the sing-along quality of the original.”

BLOOMEBERG NEWS
“A radical mix of his hits.”

BLOGCRITICS
“And we’re off to the races as 'Viva Elvis - The Album' turns up the heat and the velocity as it dashes through a representative sampling of The King’s mastery of genres from Delta blues, gospel and Southern folk to movie soundtracks and Vegas pop.”

“You won’t be able to help falling in love (with The King) again. Some things were just meant to be!”

RECORD COLLECTOR
 “I loved it. A great mash up of Elvis, early, middle and late in his career. Great fun!”

THE DENVER POST
“Casting well- known melodies and riffs in a new light is an admirable enterprise.”

BILLINGS GAZETTE
“‘Blues Suede Shoes’ positively rocks with a fierce blues harmonica and AC/DC riffs.”

“Elvis would have liked this project.”

VIRGINIAN- PILOT
“Elvis for the iPod age.”

THE DAILY NEWS – Mckeesport, PA
“Gleaned from thousands of samples, the platter was painstakingly put together by producer Erich Van Tourneau and the results are nothing less than spectacular.”

MUZIK REVIEWS – 5 Stars
“You have to get this album. I’ll say it again; you have to get this album. It is a work of art. Giving this album only 5 stars is unfair; It deserves an entire constellation. Do your ears a favor, go a buy it and play it as loud as you can and don’t forget to sing along because you know every word just like I do. Have mercy! Elvis has just come back into the building for a spectacular encore performance! Long live The King.”

MUSIC TAP
“Viva Elvis takes the classic works of [Elvis Presley], and crafts them into a finely tuned, transitional mosaic of song.”