Last night Elvis has presented himself in fine shape, but today he appears rather subdued. His voice is fine, but somehow he isn't willing or able to invest more energy than absolutely necessary. However, after the oldie section he comes to life again and presents great renditions of "What Now My Love", "I'll Remember You" and "An American Trilogy".

As usual the orchestra performes an excerpt of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Then the band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and Elvis appears on stage. Charlie Hodge hands him a black guitar and the king walks over to the microphone.

The regular opener "See See Rider" sounds a tad reluctant. It's a nice performance, but it's not as "in the face" as yesterday.

The king intones the word "well" in different pitches and softly start to sing "I Got A Woman". I've never heared a rendition like that, Elvis sings quite low and it takes a while, before he injects some power. Of course he also includes some lines of the gospel "Amen", before reprising "I Got A Woman" and giving his instrument back to Mr. Hodge.

Elvis continues with the ballad "Until It's Time For You To Go". He uses it to come into contact with the ladies and to bestow them with a scarf. As a result his vocal performance suffers, but everyone is happy to trade a souvenir for a good presentation.

After having pleased the females Elvis once again focuses on the music. "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" is sung very well, but also rather cagily.

As expected the king doens't burst of energy, but at least he comes out of his shell and invests some power and feeling. He obviously likes the a-side of his forthcoming single.

The dramatic "You Gave Me A Mountain" is also sung with care and emotion, albeit not as well as in his recent movie "Elvis On Tour".

Of course Mr. Presley knows, that the fans come to hear the golden greats. Right at the start of "Fever" he has to laugh, because he knows, that he'll soon turn 40 years old ladies into screaming teenagers, simply by moving his legs.

Now Elvis announces "I'd like to do a medley of some of my records for you" and starts to sing "Love Me". Once again he works his scarf/kissing-routine and as a result sighs and laughter can be heared all throughout his performance.

Up next is "Blue Suede Shoes", but while the band performs the song in rockin' style Elvis' vocals are toothless.

During "Love Me Tender" the king repeats the old kissing & scarf stunt. Of course the ladies don't mind, just very few of them came here for the music.

With "Johnny B. Goode" Elvis presents another rock'n'roll classic and thankfully he does it with more power than he was willing to invest in "Blue Suede Shoes". He's still miles away from reclaiming his crown as the king of this style, but at least his rendition is acceptable. The highlight of the performance is James Burton's electric guitar. Damn, this guy knows how to play his instrument.

Now Mr. Presley toys a bit with the intro of "Hound Dog". Of course the fans instantly know, what's up next. Ironically Elvis comments "You don't know what I'm gonna do, yet. You just have a vague idea". The first part is done in a slow, bluesy tempo. Then the king continues in the expected rock'n'roll style. In general it's a tame performance, the power and joy of his earlier renditions is missing.

Moving on to his recent material Elvis presents "What Now My Love". Here the man from Memphis is fully engaged and especially the dramatic finale is sung in impressive style.

This one is a surprise, because so far Elvis has acted quite subdued. But now he delivers a performance of five minutes and also moves surprisingly well. In-between he jokes a bit with the fans, telling them the waiter would place them on stage on a swing, if the tip was high enough.

 Elvis takes a short break and introduces his band and harmony singers.

Now the singer announces a song from his current "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" project. He has sung quite a few of the new tunes during this show without having mentioned it, so I guess "I'll Remember You" means something special to him. His performance supports the idea, I've never heared anyone sing this ballad better. His rendition is tender, emotional and vocally stunning.

With "I Can't Stop Loving You" the tempo of the show is raised. Once again it's a good performance, much better than his rendition in Honolulu.

Before he bows out with the usual "Can't Help Falling In Love", Elvis presents another dramatic, big orchestrated ballad. "An American Trilogy" is nothing but a display of pure ability. The orchestra, the band, the harmony singers and the lead vocalist operate at the peak of their powers and deliver a stunning performance.

But now it's time to go and the king says "Thank you, thank you very much. There's a song in BLUE HAWAII I'd like to sing for you". He shakes a few hands, gives away his final scarf and soon disappears behind the golden curtain, which is slowly lowered as Mr. Presley sings his final notes. The band segues into the "Closing Riff" and within a minute the show is over.