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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Lightyear Video
Salesrank: 63539
Released: April 25, 2000 |
| Our Price: $37.92 |
| Used Price: $13.14 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This rehearsal for Elvis Presley's historic January 1973 satellite broadcast, Aloha from Hawaii, provides a fascinating contrast to the better-known, often lionized TV concert. While minor technical glitches and a few between-songs remarks betray its run-through status, this performance trumps the broadcast in musical terms, its headliner more focused and vocally confident, his mood more relaxed and carefree alongside the next night's intermittent tensions. For loyal fans, it's a worthwhile companion; for more skeptical viewers, the rehearsal tapes underscore the mounting pressures, signaled the next night, that would soon pull the King inexorably from his throne.
For video release, the program includes most of the pre-concert sequence seen on Aloha from Hawaii before cutting to the rehearsal footage. This is Elvis poised at a turning point, now far from the Memphis truck driver who metamorphosed into rock & roll icon 18 years earlier, sifting Vegas glitz and Hollywood drama into his show. The remarkable Presley stage band (boasting legendary guitarist James Burton) is reliably tight and powerful, and the song list is identical to the telecast, save for bonus tracks subsequently added to that program. --Sam Sutherland
Elvis: The Alternate Aloha Concert Reviews:
Elvis Presley The Aternate Aloha Concert Elvis At His Best 
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Elvis The Alternate Aloha Concert 2 , The King Is Still Here
2003-05-01 - Elvis The Alternate Aloha Concert I'm Trying To Get Hold Of It But I Have Not Had Any Luk What So Ever The Last Review I Wrote Was A Big Matsake Because It Was Not The Alternate I Got Hold Of It Was The Original Video Of Elvis Aloha From Hawaii But To The Alternate Aloha Concert I Think It Was Great And I'm Still Going To Try And Get Hold Of It Because It's A Great Concert One Of The Best I've Seen . CLINTON HORTON
Elvis The Alternate Aloha From Hawaii Concert
2003-04-21 - I Think That The Alternate Aloha Concert Is Better Than The Original Concert Because Elvis Is More Relaxed And Lose And I Think It Shuld Be Out To By In Britin I Have Just A Taped Video Of The Concert And I Think It's One Of The Best Elvis Presley Concerts Ever To Be On TV And It Should Be On TV Every Once In A Wile To Show Peopel All Over The World What Elvis Was Like On Stage Elvis Is The Greatest Singer Of All Time I Wish I Could Get Hold Of An Original Copy Of Elvis The Alternate Aloha Concert I'm A Mega Elvis Fan And I Have Everyone Of His Films And Concerts All On Original DVD And Video But This Concert I'd Do Eveything To Get Hold Of A Copy On DVD Or Even Video If Eney One Has Eney Idea On How I Can Get Hold Of A Copy Would You Be So Kind And Phone Clinton On 01443 812888 , I Would Be Most Greatfull , Elvis The Alternate Aloha Concert Is Great I Think He's Better In The Alternate Then The Original He Looks More Cool Looks More Relaxed And He Moves More He's Not Nirvus In Eneyway He Goes On To That Stage And Burns The House Down By Clinton Horton At 142 Hengoed Ave Cefin Hengoed Wales , CF82 7LF
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1973-1977 
2002-09-14 - In January 1973, Elvis filmed his awesome Aloha From Hawaii TV show. THAT is the video to buy for a great look at Elvis. He plays the same songs as in this show, but he plays better in the real concert. Here, he is tense, boring, unprepared and stiff. He completely forgets "Burning Love," he has mistakes in a lot of his other songs, and he does LESS songs than in the live broadcast.
The Elvis presented here is more along the lines of the 1977 Elvis, you know, the one who skipped verses of all the songs in "Elvis In Concert." 1977 brought a fat, nervous, unfun Elvis, much like the Elvis here -- nervous and unfun. Do yourself a favor and spare this for the TV broadcast. (I bought them both around the same time on VHS but could certainly live w/o this one.)
Comfortably numb?
2001-08-15 - I saw this on local television yesterday and I must agree with the texas viewer. What a let down after watching "That's the way it is special edition". Sad... Elvis is not "relaxed", he is numb, lethargic, slow and glassy-eyed. Unassured on his feet, he walks the stage hesitantly, like he doesn't know where he's going and might fall down. He is not having a good time, anyway it would be impossible, stoned like that.
If you're interested in this concert, get the record instead (the official show), because the music and singing are great, and you have the best tracks of the blue hawai album as a bonus. You don't need to SEE Elvis like this, just listen. If you want to see Elvis perform, get the above-mentioned film.
