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Elvis Presley - 1974-03-03 ES, Event Number 8 [madison CWP 03]

Label: Madison CWP 03 (Released: 2000)

Recording Type: Live Recording
Location: Houston , TX.
Date: March 3 - 1974. Evening Show

Tracklisting:

01 - See See Rider
02 - I Got A Woman / Amen
03 - Love Me
04 - Trying To Get To You
05 - All Shook Up
06 - Love Me Tender
07 - Johnny B Goode
08 - Hound Dog
09 - Fever
10 - Polk Salad Annie
11 - Why Me Lord?
12 - Suspicious Minds
13 - Introductions
14 - I Can't Stop Loving You
15 - Help Me
16 - How Great Thou Art (with reprise)
17 - Let Me Be There (with reprise)
18 - Funny How Time Slips Away
19 - Elvis Talks
20 - Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Riff

Notes: "Event Number Eight" (The eight wonder of the world) is a pretty good CD of an unusual performance given by Elvis at the Houston Astrodome in front of 44175 peoples.

Wrongly dated as Afternoon Show.

Concert: This show is unusual because the Joe Guercio's orchestra wasn't there, it's only Elvis , his rhythm band and his back-up singers. Given the above this soundboard recording has a warm feeling of a very small venue since you cannot hear the crowd too much (they were quite far from the stage). You'll certainly understand what I mean while listening to "Help Me" which sounds almost like an undubbed studio version. You can also feel James Burton , Ronnie Tutt and the other members giving little extras for making it a fuller sound. Most of the performances are excellent but some of the highlights would be , Trying To Get To You , Johnny B. Goode , I Can't Stop Loving You , Help Me , Let Me Be There. As with the first Madison release (Breathing Out Fire) the packaging is professionally done and does look great.
All in all a very good show from a very good tour.

Incl. covers