1963 Elvis Presley: (You're The) Devil In Disguise

Balladeer Elvis meets rocker Elvis head on in the same song? Well consolidating his appeal to ensure as broad an audience as possible is a nice idea on paper, but in practice the Janus-like mix isn't as appetising as it seemed on the menu; the balladic opening isn't that smooth and the rocking chorus doesn't rock all that hard. What's left is gimmicky hokum that satisfies nobody, least of all Elvis himself who on the 'slow' sections sounds like he's revving the engine at a red light and can't wait for the chorus so he can speed off. The extra geared handclapping outro tries to give it one last kick in the pants, but by then the damage has been long done and '(You're The) Devil In Disguise' is about as engaging as discussing advanced Calculus with a split personality, with neither of them knowing much about maths.