Artist: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic | Album: If I Can Dream | Released: 2015 | Genre: Rock and Roll, Pop | Country: UK | Duration: 00:49:47
Elvis Presley always had a keen taste for schlock so perhaps he would’ve wanted to record an entire album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — and it’s also possible that he’d want to duet with Michael Bublé, but duets aren’t common within his catalog — but If I Can Dream, a record assembled from original Elvis vocal tracks and newly recorded orchestral accompaniment, is most assuredly not an album Presley would’ve made if he was alive. To begin with, a constant in Presley’s career was how he played with his bands — drawing energy from their distinctive chemistry; whether it was Scotty Moore and Bill Black crammed into the confines of Sun Studio or James Burton leading the TCB Band on a wide stage — he never treated the bands as support, he collaborated with them. Because he’s a long-time gone, he’s unable to play with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, so If I Can Dream contains no kinetic kick, no matter how well constructed it is. And make no mistake, it’s a nicely produced record: it’s impossible to find the seams between the present and the past and, if the light hits just right, If I Can Dream gives the illusion of a performance
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