Quote #167

'This is the best way to hear Elvis the Superstar, with 'Hound Dog,' (1956),'All Shook Up,'(1957), 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' (1960), and the ever zany 'Suspicious Minds' (1969), still sounding fresh and immediate -impressive given how many times most the world has heard them -, and showing off the diversity of Elvis' singing, from the purity of his gospel falsetto to his rock and roll purr.'

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