Elvis Costello Fan Forum

A cracker. Would love to hear a band arrangement of this - it's crying out for a bit of piano, if you'll pardon the pun.

A rope leash wrote:Well, technically, I don't know what the Hell I'm talking about.

Not true.

A rope leash wrote:But for me, Momofuku is Elvis' best release of recent years.

True.

I have no idea really, and couldn't begin to suggest any actual figures, but I do have a personal theory that most artists these days make a hell of a lot more from playing live than (a) they used to and (b) they make from recording music. Back in the good old days when I was a lad and it was all fi...

Back to the song itself-- it's fascinating to me how divergent the reactions to it are, simply because it's SO subjective and mysterious. I mean, I think my least favorite Costello song might be "The Long Division" off of Painted From Memory-- it just always seemed like a particularly wea...

I will never understand the general antipathy towards NR #1. I just don't get it. It's a really terrific opening track that sounds like the smartest track The Traveling Wilburys never wrote. Yet it's probably sparked as much dislike among EC fans as any track I can remember. Agree, I also find this...

docinwestchester wrote:mp3 file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?1bdqwmike8v9z

Many thanks as always, much appreciated.

I'm fairly sure I was at the Liverpool gig but the memory is a little hazy these days. Was it the tour where Rank and File were the opening act?

As for his not making albums anymore, I don't pretend to understand the financial aspects of the biz, but I suspect that as long as there are viable record companies EC will have the option of cutting an album. If he chooses to go into a snit and not exercise the option, that's his business. But it...

docinwestchester wrote:Flacs and mp3's:

http://www.mediafire.com/?c60g3azgst12h

The Spell That You Cast
A Voice In The Dark
Indoor Fireworks (partial)

Really nice stuff, thank you so much.

From a recent interview - * Costello isn’t entirely happy with Universal’s decision to release several live albums, including Live at Hollywood High and Live at the El Mocambo, both recorded in 1978. "There's a bewildering amount of records with my name on them out there. They keep releasing a...

It was a really great show tonight, with McCartney doing superb versions of "Jet" and "Band on the Run" to promote the re-release of that album. Neil Diamond did a nice acoustic band version of "I'm A Believer" and then Elvis, with just his guitar and a friend on doubl...

Radio Times is listing this as tonight, 26th?

alexv wrote:Another review.

http://www.craveonline.com/entertainmen ... som-114697

Can't argue with that one, can you? I think he likes it.

I've pre-ordered to obtain it, but I'm assuming it'll just be a download - although hopefully there'll be cute bit of cover art or whatever with it, which you can download and print off if you wanna make yourself a physical CD copy?

Agh, I've already ordered my CD from play.com. Now it turns out I can get the CD and a digital EP from nationalransom.com! Who knew this was going to happen?! The same thing happened to me when The Walkmen released their latest, the wonderful Lisbon . I pre-ordered the album only to find out later ...

John wrote:

And No Coffee Table wrote:Hear "I Lost You" at 45:20.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00trzkp

Wow - Elvis in UK radio play shock. It might have been just before half past five on a Monday morning but it's better than nothing!

And it's described as 'his brand new single'? Interesting.

Any pointers yet on where's gonna be the best place to get hold of the Japanese version?

Am I the only one who noticed EC launching into a seemingly-impromptu version of "Complicated Shadows" and directing it at Bruce Thomas right after Bruce almost ruined an otherwise brilliant version of "Man Out of Time" with that horrible, jumpy bass riff at the end? A pity, bec...

So Five Small Words is the single, eh? Interesting. I find it even more interesting that the word "single" is used. Is there some kind of definition? It's a pretty vague definition these days, isn't it? The 20th century concept of a single (a track from the LP that was given a physical re...

And it is, if we can believe this month's Mojo, Brett Easton Ellis' favourite Costello LP. Which is worth something, I guess.

I don't suppose there's any chance that 'In Another Room' might be a fully-produced studio version rather than the out-take we already have? Great though it is, it has a slightly rough-hewn/unfinished feel. I'd love to hear a full-band or even orchestrated version.

Well, on the whole, I believe pop music isn't as good as it was in the period roughly 65 - 75. That's the peak, and it's been up and down since then, never quite reaching the same height. The 80s was easily the nadir. Interesting. See, for me, it's the late 1970s and (very) early 1980s (OK, that's ...

We don't know, basically. Well, not for sure. The press release for the Costello Show series mentions a Royal Albert Hall concert and a Variety Theatre concert as at least two of the others. The RAH is likely (but not certain) to be the January 1982 concert/s recorded for a possible live LP at the t...

Song for Rose?
As opposed to the martinet (singular) in Pony Street.

New word: toilet

'Marmalade'? I confess, that's a tricky one. For the first time, I'm really stumped.