'Viva Elvis' 'Ear-popping Collages' (MSN) Grab Knockout Reviews

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'Viva ELVIS - The Album,' out now on Legacy Recordings, in cooperation with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. and Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, has been receiving waves of praise from critics. They've been drawn to producer Erich Van Tourneau's mix of the King's voice over a mix of blues, rockabilly, soul, gospel, garage rock, punk, urban and hip-hop (as well as snippets of 17,000-plus samples culled from countless albums, films, concert recordings, interviews and home recordings and more).

Here's what we've been hearing:

"A new take on the King"... "'Suspicious Minds' opens with Elvis' soulful, echoing voice and prominent piano notes, then shifts into a guitar introduction that evokes memories of U2's classic anthem 'Bad.' The song has a strong drum and guitar component without losing the sing-along quality of the original." -Associated Press

"'Suspicious Minds' dispenses with its signature guitar pattern, starting like a cross between a gospel hymn and 'Everlasting Love' before transforming into something like a U2 anthem." -USA Today (Pick of the Week)

"It's all inventive and invigorating, offering proof that Presley's music can handle being all shook up" -Billboard

"You've never heard these tunes like this before... ear-popping collages."-MSN Music

"'Viva Elvis - the Album' a multi-faceted audio extravaganza creating a larger-than-life musical portrait of Elvis"-Forbes.com

"A radical mix of his hits"-Bloomberg News
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