Jon Burrows
Elvis Found Alive
Review by Gary Hill
This is music from the documentary of “Elvis Found Alive.” I received the DVD of that, but we don’t do negative reviews at MSJ and the whole schlock of presenting that thing as a documentary kept me from being able to give it a positive review. It also cast doubt on any potential for credibility for the previous documentary, Paul McCartney Really is Dead, which I previously reviewed at MSJ. Frankly, had I seen this new DVD first, I’d never have been able to give that one a positive review because only Joel Gilbert’s reputation made me think that one might be true. Now that he’s shot that in the foot, the follow up is worthless. I guess you could say he “jumped the shark.”
Looking just to the product at hand, though, this CD, it’s a different story. Jon Burrows who is apparently and Elvis impersonator recorded a number of songs in a manner he thinks Elvis would have done them, were the “documentary” true. I should say, I really don’t like Elvis, but I like a lot of this. Fans of the man will probably really enjoy this set. There is some cool stuff here.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2012 Volume 2 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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