Elvis Presley Live Septmeber 2, 1974 Desert Storm
Title: Desert Storm Label: Fort Baxter Label Number: 2200 Release Date: 1997 Recording Type: Live Soundboard Recording Location: Las Vegas , Nevada Date: September 2 - 1974 , Closing Sound: Soundboard ! Track Listing: CD 1: 01 Microphone Dialogue 03:03 02 I Got a Woman / Amen 06:43 03 Karate Dialogue 01:11 04 Untill It's Time For You To Go 03:32 05 If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 02:48 06 It's Midnight 03:13 07 Big Boss Man 02:42 08 You Gave Me a Mountain 03:41 09 Priscilla Dialogue 06:02 10 Softly As I Leave You 02:56 11 Hound Dog 02:02 12 An American Trilogy 03:55 13 It's Now Or Never 02:30 CD 2: 01 Band Introductions 08:32 02 Bringing It Back (sung by Voice) 02:58 03 Aubrey (sung by Voice, Elvis recites the words) 03:43 04 Band & Celebrity Introductions (Vikki Carr and Bill Cosby) 04:21 05 It's Now Or Never 02:39 06 Let Me Be There 03:40 07 If You Talk In Your Sleep 03:33 08 Drugs Dialogue 05:10 09 Hawaiian Wedding Song 02:04 10 Jewelry Dialogue 02:21 11 Can't Help Falling In Love 01:37 12 Closing Vamp 00:12 Truly one of the most unique moments of Elvis' life ever captured on tape. Apparently the tabloids printed a story about Elvis being a heroin addict , and Elvis took offense to the story in a BIG way. Usually a closing engagement show is a special thing , with a lot of celebrities in the crowd , a longer setlist, Elvis in a great mood, etc. Certainly there are some interesting song choices here, but the most interesting moments occur on disc 2 with the infamous "Drug Monologue". The "Drug Monologue" has been widely bootlegged since the 1980's vinyl releases. It was surprising that a soundboard release of this infamous show surfaced. The sound engineer didn't record "2001", "See See Rider" and part of "I Got A Woman"; he also cut out Voice performing a beautiful song titled "I Can't Live Without you". However , the non-soundboard bootleg release "Drug Story" features the complete show. "Bringing It Back" and "Aubrey" are performed by Voice A lot of celebrities in the audience , to include Priscilla (of whom Elvis talks about the car gift-exchange for the holidays) , Elvis' current girlfriend Shiela Ryan and others. The only show on tape where Elvis performed two full versions of "It's Now Or Never" The "Drug Monologue" gets pretty graphic in language and Elvis tries to contain his fury but can't; it is obvious that he is very upset about the tabloid , and even seguing into "Hawaiian Wedding Song" he still can't calm down enough until midway through the song. Sound Sample: Big Boss Man Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Concert: Even though the show is marred by Elvis' temper , it is still a high energy show and surprisingly good and is a fairly long show. The crowd definitely got their money's worth that evening ! (Ciscoking)
