Almost Blue

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:00 am

I have to say that Almost Blue has never been one of my favorite records. I listen to it once in a blue moon (no pun intended) and skip songs all over the place but the songs that I do listen to, I LOVE!
I mean, c'mon, how cool is Honey Hush??

So in light of the new reissue, how about ranking AB most to least favorite?

I have to say that I hadn't planned on tallying the results or anything like that. (But if someone wants to.....) I was just curious as to how everyone felt about the record and how it fit in relation to EC's other records.

I suppose we need to decide if it should be AB proper or with the bonuses or what.

Somebody want to start?

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:06 am

Almost Blue is one of my top 5 Elvis albums.

001. Honey Hush
002. Why Don't You Love Me?
003. How Much I Lied
004. I'm Your Toy
005. Sittin' and Thinkin'
006. Good Year For the Roses
007. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
008. Brown To Blue
009. Success
010. Colour Of The Blues
011. Sweet Dreams
012. Too Far Gone

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:24 am

wehitandrun wrote:Almost Blue is one of my top 5 Elvis albums.

I remember you saying that WHAR. Glad to see what you have to say.

A rope leash · Post by **A rope leash** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:55 am

I don't have the new reissue, but I do like it when Elvis goes country. He always picks the best tunes to cover.

You think I'm psycho, don'tcha?

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:02 am

Oh you're askin for it, Rope!

Branst · Post by **Branst** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:04 am

01. Too Far Gone
02. Sittin' And Thinkin'
03. Colour Of The Blues
04. Good Year For The Roses
05. Sweet Dreams
06. I'm Your Toy
07. Brown To Blue
08. How Much I Lied
09. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
10. Success
11. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
12. Honey Hush

SweetPear · Post by **SweetPear** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:24 am

Really Branst, Honey Hush is last?

I do like the live version better though. Nothing was like hearing EC do it live in person. WOW!

Branst · Post by **Branst** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:29 am

I like the song a lot. I do prefer the live version over the version on the album. I really like every song on Almost Blue, "Honey Hush" is just my least favorite but it doesn't mean I dislike it.

To note, I just got this album for the first time Tuesday so my selections might change sometime down the road. I've listened to it about 5 or 6 times since Tuesday and it's really great.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:14 am

This has always been a favorite record of mine - it turned me on to so much music I might not have discovered otherwise -

1. Good Year For The Roses - I like this version much more than the George Jones hit - spooky arrangement.
2. Too Far Gone - A perfect song - I like EC's version as much as the Tammy Wynette hit and the beautiful Emmylou Harris take.
3. I'm Your Toy - This one introduced me to Gram Parsons.
4. Colour of the Blues - George calls it Color of the Blues - a classic from the Mercury era George - great rendition by EC
5. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down - Led me to re-discover Merle Haggard.
6. Sittin' And Thinkin' - Cool ass song - three G. Jones songs on this record and the two about alcoholism aren't his. Made me buy a Charlie Rich record.
7. Success - Doesn't kill me like Loretta's - still great!
8. How Much I Lied - Another fine GP tune, done well.
9. Brown To Blue - Corny but it works - I like the George Jones version better.
10. Sweet Dreams - I wish He's Got You made the record instead of this one.
11 Honey Hush - I never thought this fit that well on the record - Johnny Burnette and the Rock N' Roll trio rock harder than the attractions - and the vocals don't approach the Big Joe Turner hit.
12. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do) - I think he could have picked a better Hank Williams song (You're Gonna Change would have fit great) - like Honey Hush, it doesn't approach the original.

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:34 am

Seems like you two shy away from the faster numbers because you view the album as a slow record.

Honey Hush is one of my favorite songs of all time, which is why I threw it first. "Why Don't You Love Me" is quick and great- shades of Get Happy!!'s tracks.

"How Much I Lied", "I'm Your Toy", and "Sittin' and Thinkin" are simply flawless- but "Too Far Gone"? C'mon now.

I wish "Psycho", "Cry Cry Cry", or "He's Got You", or "Blues Keep Calling" made the album instead of "Too Far Gone".