"Elvis - Behind The Image Vol.2" DVD
(Praytome Publishing/ Bud Glass Production)
When the DVD production
"ELVIS - BEHIND THE IMAGE, Vol. I"
was released two years ago, it took the fans',
collectors' and reviewers' breath away. Praytome
Production provided breathtaking, previously
unreleased footage of Elvis in pin sharp 8mm
quality. We agreed that an augmentation wouldn't
be possible.
But a few days ago, Praytome Publishing proved
that even 100% are increasable!
"ELVIS - BEHIND THE IMAGE, Vol.II"
presents us besides interesting anecdotes of
companions the probably wildest concert recordings
of the American superstar.
Besides Cynthia Pepper (known from Kissin' Cousins)
the two Gospel singers Ed Hill and Ed Enoch
, both members of J.D. Sumner's Stamps Quartet,
tell about their shared time with Elvis. Nearly
one and a half hours we get information from
first hand. No rumors, no speculations but facts!
Among that worth knowing reports about the legendary
"Jungle Room Sessions" in Graceland,
the last studio sessions of the great Elvis
Presley.
The monologues of the both singers and Cynthia
Pepper are being loosened by yet another 8mm
material and numerous, superb and unreleased
photo works . Besides the message of the death
in the American television (CBS-TV, 08-16-1977)
we get an emotional statement of J.D. Sumner
and several very short 8mm sequences. Among
that recordings of the Opening Act of the STAMPS
and recordings of "Elvis on the Airport"
from 1977.
But already the opening
sequence of this DVD makes us guess that it
holds something very special, something outstanding
ready for us, which tops the sociological aspect
of the contemporary witnesses. 2ND TO NONE to
other Video and DVD productions Praytome Productions
presents us already in the first seconds a brand
new futuristic Elvis in the virtual robe of
the new millennium. Surrounded by an aura of
neon light, we get an idea of what is expecting
us
You thought you experienced Elvis in "Jailhouse
Rock" and "Viva Las Vegas", during
"That's The Way It Is" and "On
Tour" at his dancing climax ? Forget it!
"ELVIS - BEHIND THE IMAGE, Vol. II"
shows you in an impressing way, what Elvis was
able to on stage!
Compared to that, his dance to "Polk Salad
Annie" in TTWII is tame and the "Johnny
Be Good" - opening sequence of "Elvis
On Tour" is few impressing. When Elvis
wiggled with his butt in 1956 in the Ed Sullivan
Show he was considered morally harmful to young
people. In 1971 it was pure sex!
The fire Elvis was able to raise in November
'71, makes us laugh abut the Ed Sullivan-appearance
from 1956. Never was Elvis's wildness, his zest
for action, his undamped energy and his hot
motion sequences documented better, than on
this DVD!
Rid of all the necessities of Hollywood Elvis
swept over the concert stages of America like
a tornado in November 1971. Agile like an athlete
and limber like a panther Elvis made thousands
of frenetically crying fans become contemporary
witnesses of an American phenomenon. "Elvis
- Behind The Image, Vol. II" makes us become
eye witnesses, too, and helps us to understand
(even better) why Elvis is rightly considered
as the greatest rock star of the 20th century.
Uninhibitedly he through himself into his hardest
rock songs, made his extremely good looking
body in peak condition pass through twitches,
threw himself on the ground , rocked and rolled
and seemed to explode on the stage
For nearly 20 minutes the breathtaking show
recording from November 12th 1971 in Houston,
Texas pulsates on our screens, in which Praytome
Productions doesn't let us calm down, followed
by 15 further hot minutes of wildest stage acrobatics
from Dallas, Texas, from November 13th '71.
While our hands grab the arm chair and we don't
believe our torn open eyes we experience Elvis
letting his body explode from imaginary surges.
How else could one explain these wild twitches,
which shake his sexy body from tip to toe?
Full of verve Elvis spins in his snow white
skintight suit over the boards of the stage,
makes his derriere gyrate lasciviously and cuts
the air with aggressive karate hits. In the
rhythm of the thunderous sound of his beamy
TCB Band Elvis rotates around his own axis,
makes his legs shake and his arms rotate to
the beat of his songs. Subsequent to an abrupt
turn he suddenly he takes a startup, rushes
over the left half of the stage and throws himself,
slipping to the edge of the stage , on his knees.
We have never seen anything like that before
!!!
The electrifying sound of his rock songs reaches
even 33 years after his hot Rock'n'Roll show,
without sound, transferred digitally from celluloid
to DVD, thousands of avid music lovers in their
living rooms.
Never before was Elvis's stage present documented
better than on this fantastic live reportage!
After further live recordings from San Bernardino
(May 10th 1974), Los Angeles (May 11th 1974)
and Las Vegas (September 1st 1974), we get several
trailers on further products from Praytome Productions.
Trailers, which are so excitingly produced,
too, that already this commercial spots have
more quality, than some of the loveless and
quickly produced Elvis DVDs of the past.
The high excellence of this DVD justifies without
a doubt the price of 48 €, which features
a correct cost/performance ratio. The picture
quality is so high, that only the missing sound
might remind us that these are no official TV
recordings.
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