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Our thread for Lisa -Marie Presley. - Our Condolences, Love & Prayers to all of her family.

wendijane said:
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omg! This guy here? He did a Michael reaction video which I posted somewhere on the board. I'll have to try to find it. He was assessing Michael's vocal performance. It was a bit technical but I could follow most of it. He clearly loves Michael as an artist, the whole thing was fabulous. I loved it to bits.

Haven't got time to watch this just yet, I'll save it as a treat. :)

Thank you so much for posting. I'm all excited, lol.
 
I really enjoy reading music criticism. I want to throw in a few small quotes about Lisa Marie's music.

The Times - Will Hodgkinson - Sat 14 Jan 2023
"... she had made Storm and Grace, an album that leaned into blues, rockabilly and country, the styles that first inspired Elvis. It wasn't bad ... it was a tasteful, perfectly good work missing only that certain magic."

Daily Telegraph - Neil McCormick - Sat 14 Jan 2023
"I first met Lisa Marie in 2012 ... [when] she was promoting her third and finest album, Storm and Grace."

"Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, was released in 2003. Lisa revealed a surly, gutsy country rock voice and darkly poetic lyrical style, set to streamlined radio-friendly pop rock ..."

"Her 2005 follow up album, Now What, essayed a tougher, more electronic sound, and though it reached the Top 10 in the US, it lacked the charm of her debut ..."

"Produced by the great guitarist T Bone Burnett, 2012's Storm and Grace is Lisa Marie Presley's finest work, a sombre slice of mature Americana, with an air of melancholic resolution in confessional songs addressing betrayal and disillusionment with celebrity."
 

Lisa Marie Presley Memorial Service Information​

A Celebration of the Life of Lisa Marie Presley will be held on Sunday, January 22, at 9:00 am on Graceland’s Front Lawn. In addition to family and friends, the general public is invited to attend. Following the service, there will be a procession to view Lisa’s final resting place in Meditation Garden.
If you are unable to attend the service in Memphis, the ceremony will be available to watch online via Graceland’s Livestream page.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Lisa Marie’s memorial service will take place on the front lawn of Graceland. Fans will gather on the north lawn of Graceland Mansion, adjacent to the seated area on the center lawn that will be reserved for Lisa Marie’s family and friends. Access to the north lawn will be standing room only, on a first come, first served basis as space allows.
Please read through all the following information carefully.
PARKING
Graceland parking will open at 5:00 am on Sunday, January 22. Graceland’s main parking lot is located at 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. The Memphis Police Department will not allow cars to line up on Elvis Presley Blvd. prior to 5:00 am when the parking lot opens, so please plan your arrival accordingly. Parking is $10 for cars and $15 for oversized vehicles.
GUEST ACCESS TO SERVICE
At 5:00 am, fans will be allowed to enter Elvis Presley’s Memphis complex via the TCB white gates, located inside main parking lot. After entering through the gates, proceed up the ramp, turn left at Vernon’s Smokehouse, and then proceed down across the footbridge to a queue line area in front of the airplane terminal. Joining the queue line via the Graceland parking lot/TCB white gates is the only point of access – you will not be able to enter the queue line via Elvis Presley Blvd.
At 7:00 am, fans in the queue line will begin to pass through the security check point before being escorted across Elvis Presley Blvd., through the main Graceland gates, and allowed to proceed to Graceland’s north lawn via the driveway.
The north lawn area can accommodate hundreds of people, but since we cannot predict turnout, we cannot guarantee entry. This area will be limited to standing room only, and once the area is full, fans will be asked to remain outside the gates until the procession to Meditation Garden begins following the service.
Due to expected rain throughout the week, we anticipate the grass to be wet and the ground soft. Please plan accordingly with footwear. Cold weather is also anticipated.
MEDITATION GARDEN PROCESSION
Following the memorial service, all fans may join a procession to Meditation Garden where Lisa Marie and her family have been laid to rest and then back down through the front gates. All guests on the north lawn will be able to join the procession following friends and family. EPE staff will be on hand to provide direction to those fans on the north lawn.
Fans unable to access the north lawn for the service due to capacity, will be allowed to join procession as well. To participate in the procession, you MUST be in the queue line in front of the airplane terminal no later than 11:00 am. No one will be able to join the queue/procession line after this time.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO KNOW
GRACELAND TOURS
Graceland Mansion Tours will begin at 12:00 pm on Sunday, January 22, and will only be available as part of our Graceland UVIP guided-tour experience. Only a limited amount of UVIP tours will be available on this day.
In addition, Elvis Presley’s Memphis and the Lisa Marie Airplane will open to ticketed guests at 10:00 am and be open throughout the day. The Lisa Marie: Growing Up Presley Exhibit is included as part of the Elvis Presley’s Memphis experience. TICKET INFO
SECURITY
For the safety of those attending, fans will pass through a security checkpoint. No weapons, bags, (including camera bags, backpacks, shopping bags, coolers, briefcases, or luggage items), bullhorns, noisemakers, folding chairs or umbrellas will be allowed. All these items should be returned to your car before entering the queue line. Graceland is not responsible for holding your place in the queue should you need to return items to your car.
ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Guests attending in wheelchairs, scooters, or walkers will be allowed into a handicapped area located on the driveway with 1 additional companion (who will stand). Please note, access to this area will require navigating up a steep hill on the paved driveway.
CAMERAS/AV
Still cameras with or without flash may be used on the mansion grounds; however, professional cameras, camera tripods, selfie sticks, video equipment, movie cameras, tape recorders, music playing devices and radios are strictly prohibited.
NO FOOD OR DRINKS
Food items, drink cans and glass containers are prohibited on the mansion grounds.
SMOKING
Smoking is not allowed anywhere on Graceland Mansion property. In the interest of the health and comfort of others, smokers on the street and on the plaza property are encouraged to find open, non-crowded areas to smoke.
FLOWERS OR MEMORIALS
You are welcome to bring single flowers, bouquets, or other small remembrances to place at the gravesite as you walk by in the procession. Larger floral arrangements must be left with security at the Graceland gates for placement by EPE staff prior to January 22.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages all who wish to send something to do so in the form of a donation to The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation. The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation (EPCF), a qualified 501(c)(3) organization, offers support to various charitable organizations, especially focusing on arts, education, and children's programs in the Memphis/Whitehaven area. DONATE HERE
NO MORNING WALK-UPS
Due to arrangements for the memorial service, no morning walk-ups will be available the mornings of January 20-22.
 
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Lisa Marie Presley Memorial Service by Elvis Presley's Graceland

Watch Elvis Presley's Graceland's Lisa Marie Presley Memorial Service on Livestream.com. The memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley on the front lawn of Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Starts Sunday at 2:50 PM
Lisa Marie Presley Memorial Service
Elvis Presley's Graceland
Memphis, TN, USA
The memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley on the front lawn of Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
 
zinniabooklover said:
I really enjoy reading music criticism. I want to throw in a few small quotes about Lisa Marie's music.

The Times - Will Hodgkinson - Sat 14 Jan 2023
"... she had made Storm and Grace, an album that leaned into blues, rockabilly and country, the styles that first inspired Elvis. It wasn't bad ... it was a tasteful, perfectly good work missing only that certain magic."

Daily Telegraph - Neil McCormick - Sat 14 Jan 2023
"I first met Lisa Marie in 2012 ... [when] she was promoting her third and finest album, Storm and Grace."

"Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, was released in 2003. Lisa revealed a surly, gutsy country rock voice and darkly poetic lyrical style, set to streamlined radio-friendly pop rock ..."

"Her 2005 follow up album, Now What, essayed a tougher, more electronic sound, and though it reached the Top 10 in the US, it lacked the charm of her debut ..."

"Produced by the great guitarist T Bone Burnett, 2012's Storm and Grace is Lisa Marie Presley's finest work, a sombre slice of mature Americana, with an air of melancholic resolution in confessional songs addressing betrayal and disillusionment with celebrity."
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Thank You @zinniabooklover very much for this post. It is good to read peoples thoughts.
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... and just want to mention that whilst some people think that - (quote from social media in general )" all her whole catalogue of her songs and lyrics must about Michael ". To be fair, i don't think she was that transparent and i believed she liked privacy. Safe to say that she left each song open for each listener's own interpretation and that to me, is grounded thinking , and is the mark of a solid writer and artist.
 
zinniabooklover said:
omg! This guy here? He did a Michael reaction video which I posted somewhere on the board. I'll have to try to find it.
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“British guitarist analyses Michael Jackson's UNPROCESSED vocals!”

It’s from “Wings of Pegasus”, and I find many of the videos on that channel to be interesting.
 
wendijane said:
Thank You @zinniabooklover
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You're welcome. I love this thread. It's so interesting.

wendijane said:
very much for this post. It is good to read peoples thoughts.
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I agree. I love other people's writing, their thoughts, their use of language. It doesn't bother me if I don't agree with their assessment. I like a good argument, lol. But a good piece of writing can often help to unlock your own thoughts. Or that's how it works for me.

wendijane said:
... and just want to mention that whilst some people think that - (quote from social media in general )" all her whole catalogue of her songs and lyrics must about Michael ".
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Well, that's depressing. Only the shallowest writer would do that, write about just one thing or just one person. Well, OK, that's not strictly true. The Chicks' album, Gaslighter, was all about the divorce of the vocalist. Every song. In the end, I got rid of the CD even though there were a couple of great songs on it. I understand that she had a lot of pain to process but for me as the listener I don't want 10 or 12 songs about the same thing.

Lisa Marie's life was so full of drama, how could she ever write about just one strand of it. Michael was a huge part of her life but there was so much else going on. And that's before you factor in her father which is likely the biggest part of her writing, I would guess.

wendijane said:
To be fair, i don't think she was that transparent and i believed she liked privacy. Safe to say that she left each song open for each listener's own interpretation and that to me, is grounded thinking , and is the mark of a solid writer and artist.
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Exactly so. Most lyricists say this. The songs can be somewhat personal - although not always - but even when they are they still might not mean what you think they mean. And the most important thing is for the listener to make the lyrics their own. She has said this in interviews. Spoken like a true artist.
 
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