Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Whereas I consider many of his non-rock excursions side projects, I get the feeling that this will not only be a real Elvis Costello album, but an important one as well. I'm excited about it. I agree, Norman. I've written before that there is a dimension in his song-writing that has been missing up...

The man is in love. I am REALLY REALLY REALLY excited to hear this record.

This is Hell Tears Before Bedtime But I liked both of those right off the bat. These three have grown on me to various degrees: Miss Macbeth - I second lapin's remark about a song with a golliwog. And the fishbone slide. Sunday's Best - for its wacky melody Crimes of Paris - er, well, this has never...

I think it's the stadium factor that has worn out Pump it Up. When you've heard it a few too many times between innings at a half-empty Kingdome in the early 90s (for example), it's hard to get the feeling of it back.

Rope is right. Once I started composing on a keyboard, the expression of my thoughts became far more precise and robust, and I could get more of them expressed "at speed" than I could scribbling furiously with a pen. Actually, what I miss are pens themselves, trying out new ones, finding o...

Cats could pull more weight, dammit.

Atonement is up there on my list of to-be-read. Right now it'd be great just to finish a book, any book. I can't remember the sensation of completing the last page of anything. Bogged down in or chewing on: Guns, Germs and Steel Annals of the Former World A Short History of American Law That last on...

I conducted a long correspondence with someone during college and after, in the days before email. I'd kind of forgotten the thrill of a hand-addressed, hand-written letter. The thickness of the envelope, her small, intelligent hand, the fervor of ... the fervor. I can't say that the correspondence ...

Craig and all, On Ontario, just east of Michigan Avenue, there are a Red Roof Inn and a Marriott Fairfield Inn, within a block of each other. I think Fairfields are supposed to be the least expensive in the Marriott "family" of hotels, and the Red Roof used to be a Motel 6. I would like to...

Man. I'm so far behind on EC re-issues, and now this. At least most of these will be first-time purchases for me.

Interesting that Love and Theft would be re-issued already. But not Time Out of Mind.

The soundtrack sounds cool too.

Not to be persnickity, c-punk, but the loop on WIWC 2 is from an Italian pop princess named Mina. The ABBA thing in the song is the quote from the lyrics of Dancing Queen. But you're right it is great story-telling by Elvis, robust, vivid scenery and characters, including his own. It was my no. 1. 2...

I came in at Kid A, then went back and picked up The Bends and OK Computer. I love all three of them, but I feel no compulsion to get anything else (except maybe the live EP that came out a couple years ago).

Everything they do well seems to be contained in those three.

Those are good choices, although I might replace Alibi with either 15 Petals or Doll Revolution. My vote went to WIWC No. 2.

Strange -- I don't see these LP covers, nor do I have the stretchiness problem. In the upper L corner is a PhPbb logo.

Also on a Mac.

"So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think,
And don't try to read my mind, because it's full of disappearing ink."

Yeah, that song is full of killer kiss-off lines. It gets my vote.

K of C: Ellington/Mingus/Roach: Money Jungle sounds great. What a line-up. Never heard it, butwould like to check it out. What year's it from? Around 1962. It's awesome. It's under Ellington's name, but the three contribute equally. On the Blue Note edition I have, there are some bonus tracks; not ...

On a bit of a jazz thing lately.

Ellington/Mingus/Roach: Money Jungle
Dave Douglas: Soul on Soul
Patricia Barber: Modern Cool

Edit: oh my god, I've actually got more posts than noiseradio!

I passed this book up on a remainder table 15 years ago, before I was the EC fan I am now. I'm pretty ambivalent about reading it. The new one -- as I noted on the old site last night -- features a picture of the band, from ATUB, on the cover. It surprises me that Elvis would allow an image of himse...

This is really terrific, Taz. Thank you for jumping on this so quickly and graciously.