The King is dead. And that is too bad, because we have to suffer through all of these Elvis impersonators. Now another has come along hoping to make money off of the great one’s persona. He is James Brown. No, not the gyrating, hardest- working-man-in-show-business, but the Belfast postman who sings and looks like Elvis.
So what, he sings like Elvis. My uncle sounds like him too, but you don’t see him making albums. So what makes this different? Nothing really, except that some brilliant cat thought people would like to know, “What would Elvis Presley be singing if he were alive today?” You would have a hard time convincing me that Elvis would sing Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” or Jimi Hendrix’ “Voodoo Child”. Please note that “Voodoo Child” was released long before Elvis was six feet under and he never felt the need to perform it then.
You might wonder what this guy sounds like. Well, The King sounds like, well, The King, Elvis. Not that you couldn’t tell the two apart, he’s not a dead ringer for him either. He does have a good voice and the music is great, but it reminds me too much of karaoke night at my local bar. Is the album worth a listen? Yes, one listen, but I don’t think anyone will care to hear it more than once. The King is dead, and now I’m really sorry.
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