Elvis Costello Fan Forum

True Stories:

4th grade teacher: Ms. Skinner
5th Grade teacher: Mr. Fry

My mom's OB/GYN: Dr. Beaver

Rope- an eloquont and thoughtful reply, one which undoubtedly puts you at the head of the pack. Sweet Pear- I am a great respecter of opinions. I am not arrogant enough to think that somehow my opinion is 'better' than someone else's. However, I do have to take issue with a couple of particular thin...

Gloomy Sunday by our man
Superstar by Sonic Youth
King of the Road by REM
Black Diamond by the Replacements
Mary Tyler Moore Theme by Husker Du
Dancing Queen by U2
Girl You'll be a Woman Soon by Urge Overkill
Lost Cause by Me

I'll take grizzled, yucky MicK Jagger's mug over some artificial crap any day. I find plastic surgery to be hideous looking. Madonna looks her age to me (a positive), although I heard recently maybe she was doing the Botox thing now.

Ask away Rope.

I'm not watching it, but my friend Paul was one of 50 finalists (out of 40,000!) for the show- had he made the cut, I'd be glued to it.

Pophead and Otis are my new crushes of the hour. Brainy-looking men are sexxay! Now, if I could just keep my undying love for BlueChair a secret...any guys on the board who like black chicks...? Hmmm....black chicks, white chicks, tall chicks, short chicks, young chicks, old chicks, and most other ...

I think the title track is worth the price of admission alone. Brilliant.

Hey Happy Birthday! I may be passing through Yakima when I'm in Washington next week visiting the fam. If so, I'll message ya and we can go grab a tall cold one.

Cheers!
Dave

Can't think about this too much....so this is spontaneous....

1. You Tripped at Every Step
2. I Want You
3. Accidents Will Happen
4. The Birds Will Still Be Singing
5. Painted From Memory
6. God's Comic
7. Kid About It
8. Suit of Lights
9. No Action
10. My Dark Life

whiskeyfoot

Starman
Ashes to Ashes
Heroes (the German language version- I don't know why)
Sound and Vision
Oh! You Pretty Things

Pretty arbitrary here, probably change it tomorrow:

Beatles: Rubber Soul
Kinks: Something Else
Afghan Whigs: Gentleman
Weezer: Pinkerton
EC: Trust
Nick Cave: Murder Ballads
Makers: Rock Star God
Pixies: Tromp le Monde
Bob Dylan: Another Side of Bob Dylan
Aimee Mann: Bachelor No. 2

Ain't if Funny How Time Slips Away
In the Ghetto
Polk Salad Annie (any version)
Can't Help Falling In Love
Are You Lonely Tonight?

Blue, sign me up for 'Big Sister's Clothes'- I actually recorded an acoustic only version 4 or5 years ago, but it'll be new to y'all. Should I just send it to you as an mp3 or what?

I know most here prefer 'rowdy rhythm EC' but I am truly excited about the idea of a full-fledged torch album (which, btw, was the original concept behind Almost Blue before it turned country). PFM isn't really a torch record, cause Bacharach's arrangements are always too busy for that type of strip...

I really dig KV, but I must say I'm not the most discriminating EC fan (if he releases it, I like it, etc.) KV came out when I was living in an awesome small apartment in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. I was in 'Pirate's Alley' which is right behind the Cabildo (houses the Louisiana...

The Year of the Cat on cassette by Al Stewart. My brother 'let' me order it from his record club. I paid of course. First single was probably "With a Little Luck" by Macca and Wings First vinyl: Some KTel compilation off the TV. I remember it had Kiss, KC and the Sunshine Band, the Addriss...

We love the Mardi Gras Mood...are you a New Orleans transplant ice nine?

Hey Rope, did you go first or second night? I was at the second night- he did a great version of Sweet Pear with a killer solo from the man himself and a really rocking version of Watch your Step. I actually have a set list from that show that some lovely roadie handed me.

Hey Cope, I saw EC and the Rude Five at the Greek on the MLAR tour back in 91 or whatever. Great venue, great sound, great show. Met a wonderful couple, Kevin and Judy, who I corresponded with for a bit LONG before we had this awesome forum. Have a blast. PS: You definitely will NOT be perceived as ...

Fall, 1986
A dorm room at Eastern Washington University
A young man with a fifth of Southern Comfort using Mountain Dew (!) as the chaser
You do the math.

Make it Jack for me out of the choices listed.

Poppet, I think a lot of what you said is why metal 'spoke' to rural kids back then. There wasn't anything to 'do' where I grew up and so it was just kind of a group of kids sitting around. Metal always positioned itself as us against them, and the 'us' was very inclusive. Other stuff of the time (J...

Anyone else read this little gem by Chuck Klosterman? A pitch perfect account of being a heavy metal fan in rural America during the metal-drenched 80s. I too was a wannabe metal star, although I never grew my hair or owned a single pair of leather trousers. Around 1986 my tastes 'matured' and I got...

Both of the most recent Frank Black discs
A Mighty Wind Soundtrack
Nick Cave - Murder Ballads
Supergrass - Life on Other Planets
Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
UFO - Best of Collection
Dr. Dre - The Chronic