Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I just hope that they've gotten rid of the guy who screams "YEEEEEEEHAW" before, during, and after every song...

It's not THAT bad, really ... certainly not as good as something Elvis would have written, but good enough to compete with some of the other New Wave acts of the day. There's a lot of it that sounds very Squeeze-ish to me. 'La La La La La La Loved You' and 'Lonesome Little Town' are my favorites, an...

I can see it now -- the other volumes of "On The Road" will consist of the live discs from the Deluxe Editions of MAIT and TYM. Shh, don't give them any ideas!!! If this "On The Road" (or maybe "On The Road Again"? does this mean Bruce Thomas will be re-entering Elvis'...

"The number one album this week, Better Than Ezra. Number two, Ezra."

Ahh, Norm MacDonald...

Your great talent is in writing literate, witty, Beatles influenced rock and roll songs that work well within your vocal limitations. You should, by the way, take a look a footage of George Jones, Tony Bennett and Smokey Robinson, just to name a few, literally cringing as you sing along with them t...

You'll Never Be A Man became one of my top EC songs recently, after I listened to the bonus disc version (which is very similar to the familiar studio version, except a bit slower and more aggressive, guitar-wise) and EC's voice explodes on the word "foreign" at around the 2 minute mark. S...

I love lists like these. I should preface this by saying that King of America is tops for me. Always has been, always will be. It takes me back to a very particular time in my life a few years ago, and it was almost like EC knew exactly what I was going through and was singing the songs to me. It wi...

Yeah, I'd probably say Momofuku, followed by Delivery Man, then When I Was Cruel, then North. I likes me some rockin' EC.

"The Worst of Elvis Costello"? Wouldn't that just be "Goodbye Cruel World", minus 'Deportee's Club' and 'Peace In Our Time' and with 'Playboy to a Man'?

Hey, I like 'Walk Of Life'

For some reason, whenever I hear 'Carpetbaggers', I hear elements of 'Big Tears' and Squeeze's 'Up The Junction'. Can't put my finger on exactly what elements, so maybe I'm just hearing things.

Can anyone think of any instance(s) where Faragher's playing rises above just being his regular perfunctory style? eg. anything central to a song comparable to Thomas' playing on It's Time (nothing especially fancy or anything but it brings so much). 'Turpentine', to me, is especially interesting b...

It's available for a mere 99 cents' purchase on US iTunes.

Not sure about other countries or media, though.

Don't worry about reviewers, Ypsilanti. Especially anonymous bloggers (though I myself am one of them, as FAVEHOUR discovered in the Wolf Trap thread!), because any schmo can have a blog and mash a few keys to say what he or she thinks. Best not to pay them too much mind, unless you want a good laug...

You wrote this, Lester? Nice. I enjoyed all the detail, you obviously knew your stuff. What I meant about the lawn was, a fan so into it deserved to be up close! I agree! Though maybe next time I'll position myself up front and center. Cheap plug #1: Sound Round is indeed my site, though certainly ...

There's a song by song account here: http://soundroundreview.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/concert-review-elvis-costello-6-11-09/ Nice work. My only question is, why is this guy sitting on the lawn? Heh, that's my site :) Lawn seats were because my friend is too thrifty to splurge ... also, I think she ...

When was the last time he did a greatest hits revue? My friend and I went to the concert last night, and had a blast. She had gotten into EC through me, and I know she abhors country music, so I was skeptical when she got us tickets. I told her that the show would most likely be bluegrass, and heavi...

It's a good album, but I can't help but feel that it's a side project/indulgence, like North or Painted From Memory; something Elvis has wanted to do for a while, and is now getting to do. Having known of 11 of the 13 songs, the ones I feel the most enthusiasm over are the newer ones: 'Wine & Sp...

John wrote:Elvis is now no 3 on Amazon's US chart, no 4 in Canada and... 40 in the UK.

Elvis on top of Diana in Canada shock! It won't last long.

Must ... avoid ... obvious joke

Love, Love , LOVE "The Crooked Line". Have to listen to the whole thing a few more time for full absorption, but MAN! It sounds really good! Agreed, but I was prejudiced already, having heard a version from July '05 and deciding it was a gorgeous song. Next favorite is 'Sulphur to Sugarca...

My friend has gotten two tickets for me and her, so I'll be making the drive from Philly to Virginia for this. She said it's an early birthday present, but I really think it's a token of her appreciation for introducing her to EC for her birthday back in January!

Set list is on the Wiki here: http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Concert_2009-04-24_Birmingham Any ideas on what the new song (no. 13) is called very welcome. He mentioned he had written a new song called 'You Hung The Moon' in one of the magazine articles that either John or Martin kindl...

Boy With A Problem wrote:In no order

Mose Allison

Honestly, I thought he was dead. I don't know why, but it just seemed to me that he was. This is a huge surprise for me.

Boy With A Problem wrote:Stephen Stills & Bonnie Bramlett

And this was a huge laugh.

Ahh, another one I thought of: Richard Thompson.

The YouTube comments, as usual, crack me up.

I don't know why, but I'd really like to see Nick Cave on there, maybe do a duet of Cave's version of 'Stagger Lee'. (But not 'Where The Wild Roses Grow'!)