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- Sat May 19, 2007 12:57 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: ELVIS and the IMPOSTERS on LETTERMAN 5-18-07
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13371
What was the deal? I'd seen him perform these two songs live two nights earlier and he was on fire. On this one, the sound was muddy, the tempo was rushed, and his singing sounded bored and unenthusiastic. Dave barely took time to shake his hand before the show ended. There was such a wierd vibe goi...
- Thu May 17, 2007 9:12 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis plays New York, May 16 '07
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21703
- Wed May 16, 2007 11:06 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis plays New York, May 16 '07
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21703
- Wed May 16, 2007 10:28 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: New Nick Lowe album
- Replies: 79
- Views: 62117
I've been listening to this (review copy) and can say it's a gem, a charmer -- not a masterpiece, becuase that's too pompous a term for anything by the ineffable Mr Lowe -- but a thoroughly delicious piece of work nonetheless. The songs are witty (of course), self-effacing (duh), and sometimes even ...
- Wed May 16, 2007 10:19 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis plays New York, May 16 '07
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21703
- Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:39 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 'I will never love Elvis Costello'
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15242
sez you...I've always had a thing for Huey. Completely irrational, no doubt. Back to the article -- I've never read anything else by this guy and don't expect I ever will. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but if this guy can't get the passion in Elvis, then he doesn't deserve to have ...
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:56 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis as God
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9212
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis at Macca classical concert, NY , Nov. 14 '06
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3417
- Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:54 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: That Bugger Elvis...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25920
Great to read all this. Inspired by it, I just sat down yesterday and played every major album in order from My Aim is True through to North (well, it was St. Patrick's Day, but I ran out of time...). So many songs that had faded from my memory now came snaking back out to re-occupy that section of ...
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:51 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: River in Reverse discussion
- Replies: 439
- Views: 305340
Well, I went to the Tibet House benefit tonight, to hear Allen Toussaint perform -- on the sneaking hope that Elvis might show up as a surprise last-minute guest -- didn't happen, but by the time the show was over I didn't care, there'd been plenty of other fine music to satisfy me. But Allen did me...
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:44 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Am I losing my Elvis obsession?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5700
I guess what's relevant is WHY you didn't -- and whether you intend to do so eventually. Now that it's possible to pre-order these things online and download them from iTunes, the fun has gone right out of being IN the store ON the day it comes out. Esepcially when you have already been able to list...
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:55 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite bonus tracks from the reissues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9475
- Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:59 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Interview with Steve Nieve
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4624
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:45 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Ray Davies
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26393
Yes, I've had to explain Elvis as well to a few folks. But not nearly as many as I've had to explain Ray Davies to. OK, I'd understand if they didn't recognize Ray's name, he hasn't done much as a solo artist -- but it's really upsetting when they have no idea who the Kinks are (I refuse to say &quo...
Blue -- The Jayhawks Tangled Up in Blue -- Bob Dylan Blue Telescope -- John Hiatt The Band Wore Blue Shirts -- Joe Jackson Pink Moon -- Nick Drake Red Moon -- David Gray Green-Eyed Girl -- Greg Trooper Golden Years -- David Bowie Heart of Gold -- Neil Young Black River -- Amos Lee Black Messiah -- t...
- Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:34 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Ray Davies
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26393
No, from all the interviews I've read with Ray over the past year or so, the shooting did not turn him into a bitter conservative. He did write an article (in the London Times? or maybe the Telegraph?) criticizing the current US administration for having failed New Orleans, for underfunding levee ma...
- Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:25 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Ray Davies
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26393
Yeah, Ray's politics can be confusing. He was raised practically as a Socialist, and sometimes when you're so far left, it looks reactionary. Reactionary is a funny word---Ray is reacting to the abuses of the modern world, but I think his sympathy for the common man cannot be questioned. There's a d...
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:52 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Rank Trust
- Replies: 47
- Views: 41304
1. New Lace Sleeves 2. Watch Your Step 3. Different Finger 4. Big Sister's Clothes 5. Shot With His Own Gun 6. Lover's Walk 7. Strict Time 8. White Knuckles 9. From A Whisper to a Scream 10. Club Land 11. You'll Never Be a Man 12. Pretty Words 13. Luxembourg 14. Fisn 'n Chip Paper One thing that str...
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:29 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: NME TOP 100 BRITISH ALBUMS EVER
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26258
I'd absolutely never heard of Julian Cope, Supergrass, Happy Mondays, Beta Band, Cornership, Elastica, Spiritualized, or Massive Attack. But then I was not a teenager in the 90s. Several others I'd heard the names (who could forget the name Super Furry Monkeys?) but I doubt I ever heard the music. R...
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:39 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: NME TOP 100 BRITISH ALBUMS EVER
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26258
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:35 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: I Am Not Worthy....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9312
Many thanks to everyone -- I have just bought everything (it turned out I had a $100 credit, not just $75). Well, everything you suggested besides Painted From Memory, which I realized I already had. I keep forgetting it is earlier than When I Was Cruel, it's such a timeless disc. Everything was on ...
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:51 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: NME TOP 100 BRITISH ALBUMS EVER
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26258
Hmm, sorry, didn't mean to imply that these bands were listed BECAUSE Americans don't know them--I must have left out a clause somewhere. Believe me, I suffer no delusions that these folks care whether Americans listen to their bands or not. And thank you for elucidating all the reasons why NME is n...
- Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: EH'S ANGER!!!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15248
- Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:51 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Rank North
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17307
This is such a fabulous album, I too hestitate to put anything at the bottom, but here goes: 1. Let Me Tell You About Her 2. When Did I Stop Dreaming? 3. Still 4. You Turned To Me 5. I'm in the Mood Again 6. When It Sings 7. Fallen 8. Someone Took the Words Away 9. When Green Eyes Turn Blue 10. You ...