Maybe I'm a cynic, but it seems to me that stringing a bunch of segments about Elvis together isn't really much a tribute. I was just left feeling kind of tawdry by this piece.
Here's why:
For the most part we hear a lot segments that alternate between the sincer and the exploitative. I just kind of felt that the piece did not treat the Elvis impersonators with dignity. Ok, maybe that's me. But I just felt like the piece exploited these folks obsession with Elvis.
The connective segments between the pieces are either missing or don't give us the perspective we need to honor these folks, we just end up looking at them and left to wonder why.
The tone of the piece is a bit understated. The music included is kind of chill and this adds to the introspective nature of the piece. The DJ like back announcing of the segments is kind of awkward.
The production is a bit uneven, though I do kind of like mixing the Elvis hip hop in, but it kind of makes me wonder about the other pieces. But the anger and cuss words at the end are bit over the top and quite frankly, a turn off. That ads to the over atmosphere of disrespect for the subject.
Review of The Plan- Elvis
Steve Yasko
Posted on January 23, 2006 at 06:32 AM
Aren't we over Elvis yet?
Maybe I'm a cynic, but it seems to me that stringing a bunch of segments about Elvis together isn't really much a tribute. I was just left feeling kind of tawdry by this piece.
Here's why:
For the most part we hear a lot segments that alternate between the sincer and the exploitative. I just kind of felt that the piece did not treat the Elvis impersonators with dignity. Ok, maybe that's me. But I just felt like the piece exploited these folks obsession with Elvis.
The connective segments between the pieces are either missing or don't give us the perspective we need to honor these folks, we just end up looking at them and left to wonder why.
The tone of the piece is a bit understated. The music included is kind of chill and this adds to the introspective nature of the piece. The DJ like back announcing of the segments is kind of awkward.
The production is a bit uneven, though I do kind of like mixing the Elvis hip hop in, but it kind of makes me wonder about the other pieces. But the anger and cuss words at the end are bit over the top and quite frankly, a turn off. That ads to the over atmosphere of disrespect for the subject.