Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is a superb country outing for Elvis, possibly his best work. He had been exploring his roots on many of his post movie albums and this particular release finds him at his country best.
Western swing, blues, countrypolitan, traditional country, gospel -- if it was music that even brushed the airwaves of a southern state, Elvis Presley at his best could make it his own, and Elvis was at his peak when he cut Elvis Country. Actually, Elvis Presley was positively on a roll at the time. A decade after the end of what were thought to be his prime years, he was singing an ever-widening repertory of songs with more passion and involvement than he'd shown since the end of the 1950s; he was no longer transforming the nature of popular music with every record and performance, but he was a major concert draw and tickets to his shows were in nearly as much demand as those for the far less accessible Frank Sinatra. What's more, his voice had achieved a peak of perfection as an instrument, acquiring a depth and richness, a beauty to go with its power at which even his best work of the early years had only hinted. And it all came together on Elvis Country, his greatest long-player of the 1970s, and one of his three or four best albums ever. Elvis threw himself into this record with every bit of the passion displayed on its better known, soul-oriented predecessor, From Elvis in Memphis, and it was even more personal; new or old, these were all songs he cared about. And he's a commanding and charismatic vocal presence, whether he's covering "Snowbird" (a then recent hit for Anne Murray), redoing a 1940s classic by Ernest Tubb ("Tomorrow Never Comes") in an arrangement akin to Roy Orbison's "Runnin' Scared," a Bill Monroe standard of the same decade ("Little Cabin on the Hill"), reprising Jerry Lee Lewis's "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" in a version dominated by the guitar and bass (and with scarcely any piano), or covering Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away" as a slow blues. He doesn't necessarily supplant the originals (except for "Snowbird," where he does make you forget Anne Murray), but he gives you more than enough reason to listen, again and again, to everything here. And good as he is on the covers, nowhere is Presley better than on "It's Your Baby, You Rock It," the only new song on the album and as fine a record as he cut during this entire boom period in his career. Producer Felton Jarvis and a cadre of Nashville sidemen (augmented by James Burton) provided as good backup as Presley ever got, including a hard-rocking electric guitar and harmonica sound on Bob Wills's "Faded Love" and a gospel-style accompaniment to "Funny How Time Slips Away," and giving "Make the World Go Away" a lean, more urgent sound than Eddy Arnold's original hit.
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Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) är Elvis Presleys trettiosjunde skiva.Denna skiva är ansedd som en av hans bästa studioalbum. Mellan varje låt hör man en snutt av "I was born about 10 000 years ago" därav subtiteln.Skivan sålde guld och är en av de få skivor av Elvis där man la lite omtanke på omslag och övrig layout. Omslaget pryds av en två år gammal Elvis och i de första upplagorna följde det även ett kort där omslagsbilden fanns på ena sidan och en bild av Elvis anno 1970 på den andra.Elvis version av Whole lotta shakin'goin on är väldigt rockig och påminner mycket lite om countrymusik.På denna skiva finns både country, rock`roll och blues. En perfekt summering av Elvis rötter förutom gospelmusiken.
The five-night country-soul affair in Music City provided the backbone to three of Presley's 1970s releases: "Elvis: That's the Way It Is," Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)" and "Love Letters from Elvis."
President's Remarks at Victory 2004 Rally in Paradise Valley, ArizonaSanctuary on Camelback MountainParadise Valley, Arizona 12:46 P.M. MST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. (Applause.) Thank youall for being here. I want to thank my friends, John Kyl and JohnMcCain, for their leadership. They're good, honest people and they'regood to work with, and they do a great job representing Arizona. Ipresume you want me to sign the water bill. (Laughter.) No wonderyou're here. Anyway -- (laughter.) I finally made it to Arizona -- back to Arizona. You know, we'rekind of warming up for these debates. I'm looking forward to tomorrownight. It's a chance to point out major differences. For example, ifthe Senator has his way, this is the way every house will feel becausehe doesn't have an energy policy. (Applause.) But it's going to be alot of fun. I want to thank Arizona State for hosting the debate, andthank the good city of Phoenix and Tempe for being such gracioushosts. I'm -- will be teaming up here in a minute with Laura. She's beenworking her way from east to west. She and little Barbara arecampaigning New Mexico today, and Jenna introduced me in Coloradosprings. And I was sitting there watching that gracious young ladyintroduce me in front of 10,000 people, saying, my, does time fly, youknow. (Laughter.) It's an unbelievable feeling, really. I told thegirls when they were young, I said, oh, don't worry, we'll go on thefamous father-daughter camping trip, come to the Grand Canyon, mayberide down the Colorado River. And this is the grand camping trip wenever took them on, campaigning for President. (Laughter.) But it's alot of fun to have your family out there. I tell people -- and this is true -- I think it's true. It's gotsome truth to it at least -- that either when I asked her, or shortlythereafter, Laura said, you know, I never want to have to give apolitical speech. I'll marry you, but I don't want to give a speech.I said, okay, you got a deal. And -- but fortunately, she didn't holdme to the deal. The American people have gotten to see her as a warm,compassionate, great First Lady. (Applause.) It's such an honor to serve the people. You know, people say,well, gosh, that's interesting -- what's it like on your marriage,being the President and First Lady? I say, it strengthened ourmarriage. After all, I've only got a 45-second commute. (Laughter.)But we're representing the country together. And Laura has come toknow what I know, that we have a chance to really do some good thingsfor people. And I remember when she gave the radio address to the --and spoke to the women of Afghanistan, made it very clear that theAmerican people were standing with them as they went from tyranny tofreedom. And the feedback was fantastic, and she realized what I know,as well, that just simple gestures and kind -- moments of kindness canreally make a difference in people's lives, and can help lift spiritsand make a valuable contribution to the future of the country. I tell people that I'm going to give you some reasons why to put meback in tomorrow night -- that's part of the purpose. But perhaps themost important one of all is so that Laura is the First Lady for fourmore years. (Laughter and applause.) And my running mate is doing just fine. I talk to him quitefrequently. I think I'm going to see him tomorrow on a video -- on aSVTS, we call it, which is a secure two-way conversation via video. Wetalk about national security needs. And he's doing great. He'sholding his own. He did a wonderful job in the debate. (Applause.) Itell people he didn't have the -- I tell people plainly the fact, andthat is, he doesn't have the waviest hair there amongst thecandidates. But I didn't pick him for his hairdo. (Laughter.) Ipicked him because he's a man of sound judgment and great experience,and he's getting the job done. And I'm real proud of Dick Cheney andproud to serve with him. (Applause.) I want to thank members of the Congress who are here. Trent andJosie Franks are with us. It's great to see you all. (Applause.)Thanks for coming. You're doing a fine job, and I'm proud you'rehere. Shadegg is with us. Where is John? Somewhere, anyway. Eitherthat or he's outside trying to find some cool air. (Laughter.) I wantto thank J.D. and Mary Hayworth. They're with us today. (Applause.)Big J.D. Appreciate you coming. Jeff and Cheryl Flake -- there heis. Thanks for coming. I'm glad to see you all. (Applause.) The Mayor is with us, Ron Clarke, of the town of Paradise,Arizona. What a fantastic name. (Applause.) Paradise. What a greatname. You know who is here -- I'm a member of the ex-governors club.And my old buddy, the ex-governor of the state of Arizona is with us,Fife Symington. (Applause.) I appreciate you coming. You look great,for an older guy -- no. (Laughter.) I want to thank my friend, JimClick. (Applause.) I appreciate his leadership. Several people camethrough the line and said, I'm Click's friend. I said, well, I'msorry. (Laughter.) But thanks for coming. (Laughter.) I want to thank my -- longtime friend of mother and dad's, andmine, Jim Simmons. (Applause.) I appreciate Jim, and thank you forbeing here. I don't know if many people know this, but he used to livein Midland, Texas. And that's where Laura is from, that's where I'mfrom. Mother and dad were living out there, and they became fastfriends. You can't make it in this line of work unless your friendsstay with you. That's just the way it is. And I appreciate Jim.(Applause.) Bob Castellini and Susie are here. They've helped on this event.I want to thank my longtime friend, Bob Castellini. (Applause.) Iwant to thank Dave Thompson. I want to thank the Chairman of theRepublican Party of Arizona, Bob Fannin, and his wife, Lisa.(Applause.) Let's see here -- 21 days from today, the people will be going tothe polls. AUDIENCE MEMBER: You've got my vote! THE PRESIDENT: That's good. (Laughter.) I certainly hope so.(Laughter.) I don't know who is counting the days. I guess -- but myspirits are high. I feel great. I really feel like the people --(applause.) I got a good record to run on. I went to Washington to dosome things. You might remind people about what this economy has beenthrough. The stock market was declining six months before I arrived inWashington, D.C. We had one of the most significant stock marketcorrections in our history, and it foretold a recession. And then wegot attacked, which cost us a million jobs. But we acted. I acted. Iled the Congress. We cut the taxes in order to create consumption andinvestment. And this recession was one of the shallowest in Americanhistory. We're on the move. Jobs are being created. There's a sense ofoptimism everywhere I go. Do you realize that there are morehomeowners today than ever before? More minorities own their home thanever before in the history of the United States. (Applause.) What afantastic, fantastic statistic. The entrepreneurial spirit is strong. I mean, I meet smallbusiness owners all over who feel like tomorrow will be a better day,in part because of the policies we have put in place. Listen, farmersare doing well, and that's good. When you got a good ag economy, yougot a good economy. Think about that. The agricultural sector isdoing well, which means rural America is doing well. There are brightspots all over this country. And what I'm going to tell the peopletomorrow night is we're not going to go back to the days of tax andspend. We're not going to go back to the days where -- kind of thevision of economic policy is we're going to take your money and we'lldecide what to do with it. Running up the taxes on the American peopleright now would be bad for our economy. And we're not going to let himtax you. We're going to win -- in Arizona, and we're going to win inNovember. (Applause.) So it's -- you can't run on your record, see, you got to run on --the only reason you look at your record is to say, I did what I said Iwas going to do, and now here's what I'm going to do. And the best wayto make sure jobs stay here is to make sure America is the best placein the world to do business. That means less regulations. That meanslegal reform. That means a common-sense energy policy that will makeus less dependent on foreign sources of energy. That means opening upmarkets for U.S. goods. One of the interesting debates in this campaign is about trade. Igo around telling the people, look, we open up our markets for foreigngoods, and that's good for you. I explain to them that when you havemore products to choose from, you're likely to get that which you wantat a better price and higher quality. That's how the market works. Sorather than preventing you from having more choices, I think what weought to do is to say to countries, you treat us the way we treat you.Let's open up markets for U.S. products and U.S. goods and U.S.services. And that's how you keep jobs here in America. And you keep jobs here in America by being wise about how we spendyour money. I look forward to working with Senators McCain and Kylabout -- to bring some fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C. But you'renot going to have fiscal sanity if John Kerry is the President. He'sbeen the most liberal member of the United States Senate, which meanshe likes to spend your money. That's what that means. Now, he can tryto run from his record, but I'm not going to let him hide. (Applause.) A couple of other quick points before people start to fall out here-- (laughter) -- including me. (Laughter.) I can't wait for thehealth care debate. It's clear in this campaign, there's a differenceof opinion. He said the other day, the government doesn't haveanything to do with his plan. When he said that I could barely containmyself. (Laughter.) Of course, the government has something to dowith his plan -- it's the cornerstone of his plan. It's the crux ofhis health care policy, to expand the federal government. I have a different view. We've got to address costs with medicalliability reform. We got to address costs with -- (applause) --structural reforms by giving consumers more choice in the marketplace.That's how you begin to control costs. And that's why I'm such a bigbeliever in health savings accounts. I could give you the wholelitany, but what I'm telling you is that there is a vast difference ofopinion about health care. And I'm absolutely confident our view isthe way to help make sure health care is available and affordable. I'm looking forward to talking about education. This is a subjectabout which I've got great passion. We reformed our -- the way thefederal government looks at schools. We measure now, in return forextra federal money. You got to measure if you want to save people'slives. You've got to measure if you want to educate every child. Ifyou don't diagnose the problem, you can't solve it. Listen, I'm looking forward to debating tomorrow night on domesticissues that will make a difference. I'm looking forward to probablyspending a little time, hopefully, on the war on terror because there'sa big difference of opinion on the war on terror. Let me tell you a couple of things, and we'll all go home and findsome air-conditioning. First, you got to understand the nature of theenemy. They are cold-blooded. They -- they have no conscience And youcan't negotiate with them, and you can't hope for the best with thesepeople. We must find them overseas so we don't have to face them here,and that's exactly what we're doing. (Applause.) A couple of other things. Secondly is that in this different kindof war, it is important to send clear and understandable messages suchas if you harbor a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorist.See, it's one thing to go after the terrorist networks, which we'llcontinue to do, but we also got to go after those people who harborthem and support them. And that's what I meant when I told the Talibanto get rid of al Qaeda or face serious consequences. They didn'tlisten, and they're no longer in power. And I want you to remind your friends and neighbors about what tookplace this weekend. It is a phenomenal statement about democracy andfreedom. Do you realize the first person that voted in thepresidential election was a 19-year-old girl? That's unbelievable.(Applause.) It's an unbelievable thought. (Applause.) Imagine whatis happening in that society because of freedom. And it's in ournation's interest that we promote freedom in places like Afghanistanand elsewhere -- because Afghanistan is now an ally in the war onterror, and such a bright example of what is possible in parts of theworld that are desperate for free societies. The third lesson is that we've got to deal with threats before theycome to hurt us. That's the reality of September the 11th. Saddam wasa threat. We didn't find the stockpiles we thought were there, butremember what the report last week said. It said he was gaming theoil-for-food program to convince governments to get rid of -- weaken orget rid of the sanction program for one reason, to use his expertise torebuild his weapons. And what could he do with the weapons? He couldshare them with a terrorist enemy, which would make the harm done onSeptember the 11th mild in comparison to what they could do. That'sthe true threat we face. And therefore, it's incumbent upon aPresident to face those threats before they come to hurt us. Andthat's exactly what we did in Iraq. Getting rid of Saddam Hussein wasthe right thing to do, and the world is safer for it. (Applause.) And we'll succeed in Iraq. We've got a plan, and we're movingtoward elections. Think about a -- they're going to have elections inJanuary. It's dangerous there, and there's a reason: These terroristswant to stop us. They want us to quit. They can't stand the thoughtof a free society in their midst. They understand how powerful Iraqwill be as an example of people being able to live in a free society. I believe everybody wants to be free. I believe women in theMiddle East want to live in a free world. I know mothers from allwalks of life and all religions want to raise their children in a freesociety. I know that, and at the core of my belief is that people wantto be free because freedom is the Almighty God's gift to each man andwoman in this world. (Applause.) That's what I believe. Let me tell you one story -- one story, and then we'll all go homehere. (Laughter.) There's already enough hot air in here to beginwith. (Laughter.) I tell people I believe in the transformationalpower of liberty. And I put it -- I try to put it in terms soeverybody can understand what I'm saying. And I use my friend,Koizumi, as an example about what I mean. Now, he's the Prime Ministerof Japan. Laura and I are very fond of him. He's an interesting,interesting man. His favorite singer is Elvis. (Laughter.) One ofhis favorite -- pretty unusual. And one of his favorite movies is HighNoon. (Laughter.) And I sit down with him and talk to him quite frequently. And whatI find amazing is that I am talking to him at all, because it wasn'tall that long ago in the march of history that we were at war withJapan. Japan was the sworn enemy. My dad fought the Japanese,McCain's dad fought the Japanese, your dads, granddads were at war withthe Japanese. And after we won, Harry S. Truman, President of theUnited States, believed in the power of liberty to transform an enemyinto an ally. Think about what that must have been like for thePresident, to stand up to the American people and say, we're going tohelp our enemy become a democracy. We'll help Japan, not hurt Japan,the enemy, but we'll help lift up Japan as a free nation. And there were great doubters and skeptics. And you can understandwhy. Many lives had been turned upside down. Who wants to help anenemy, some probably asked. But Truman, and other Americans, stoodtrue to the belief that liberty is a powerful, powerful concept. Andso today, as a result of their belief, I sit down with Prime MinisterKoizumi, talking about the peace that we all want. We talk about howto keep the peace on the Korean Peninsula. We're talking about how tospread democracy and freedom. We talk about how to help the people ofAfghanistan and Iraq realize their dreams to live in a free society.He knows what I know: Free societies will yield a more peacefulworld. And I'm talking to a former enemy about peace. Someday an AmericanPresident will be sitting down with a leader from Iraq, elected by thepeople, talking about how to keep the peace in a troubled part of theworld, talking about how to spread liberty to corners of the world thatneed liberty, talking about how to make sure the example of a freesociety shines brightly for all. And our children and ourgrandchildren will be better off for it. (Applause.) The stakes are high. The stakes are high in this campaign. 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