Harum Scarum - Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was and still is the king of rock and roll but along with his music came his films and although they never reached the heights that his music did they produced some great sound track and Harum Scarum is one of them. Containing much lesser known Elvis tracks this album offers something different to fans and non fans alike, it is still the raw pure vocal talent of Elvis but the musical arrangement of the tracks and the change of pace to the normal Elvis music brings out another side of his talent. There are a couple of weaker tracks on this album in the shape of Harem Holiday and Shake my tambourine but all in all it is a great listen ...  Read the complete review

HARUM SCARUM is a CD released by the Elvis Presley specialist record label FTD and is related to the 1965 movie of the same name. It is an extended version of the original LP, with alternate takes and outtakes added to supplement the original master recordings from the original album tracks. The material on this album is definitely not Elvis' best. Some of the songs are OK, such as WISDOM OF THE AGES which has a fast tempo and a cool groove, and HAREM HOLIDAY, which is quite a tacky song but the outtakes reveal Elvis mucking up the lyrics but still keeping going. Other song are of lesser quality, such as SHAKE MY TAMBOURINE. This is a throwaway song ...  Read the complete review