Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I said, "Keep doing what you're doing. An album a year is all we ask." That was in 2004.

cwr wrote:Between this song and his Paul Simon liners posted on Huffington Post, it's like March 1st was the day Costello learned to use the Internet...

Indeed. And thanks for the link, Doc!

When an artist signs a record contract and then doesn't release any material for a long period of time you can always assume that it is the record companies' decision (unless the artist is terminally ill or something like that). Good point, Pope, and a perspective I didn't consider. However, have w...

Yes, this isn't really anything new. He's pissed off that his new album didn't sell like hotcakes (except to everyone on this board who either ordered it directly via his website or snatched it up in the first record store they could find) and he says the industry can't support him. Just like it did...

I dread the ticket prices for this. I'd love to see the Philly show, since the Attractions (non-wheel) night there was the last of the 1986 tour, and my first EC show.

Rob Sheffield, who's not as clever as he thinks he is, devoted a blog post to "Trust":

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blo ... 0-20110124

Having been to one of the warm-up Beacon shows, I was very excited when this album finally came out. And I remained so for the first few weeks. Looking back, however, it seems a little anticlimactic. While I'm still more familiar with the ATUB songs than I am, say, those on WIWC, it seemed more of a...

When I first got iTunes in 2005 I loaded up all the Elvis CDs to date, and burned the contents onto new discs in chronological order by recording date (as best as I could ascertain). I recently took the stack with me on a road trip, and I enjoyed hearing some of the stuff in a slightly different con...

My Columbia cassette starts with Love For Tender. Just sayin'.

I felt like a real dope buying those Edsel boxes--they were a big expense for me at the time, and for very few tracks that I didn't already have (and even fewer that I really listen to all that much)--but now, years later, I sure am glad I have 'em. They are nifty. I have no regrets when it comes t...

Get Happy!!, Trust, Imperial Bedroom, King Of America, Blood & Chocolate.

cwr wrote:

, on some level he hates the fact that his fan base consists of a lot of obsessives like him who obsess about every little nook and cranny of his body of work.

I've often felt that too. He hates us, but he needs us, and he hates that he needs us.

While I hate to disagree with Christopher...I disagree about the "this is my last album" thing. As long as record companies produce a physical entity that people have to touch with their hands (or whatever) to hear, there will still be albums. Vinyl is stronger than it's been in years. And...

verbal gymnastics wrote:Is it me or is Elvis' site difficult to navigate?

It's not you.

Yes, I'm in the "like it, don't love it, but certainly don't hate it" category.

johnfoyle wrote:http://www.vvinyl.com/v/elvis-costello- ... nsack/1101

At least now we know what the cover looks like!

What amazed me about the original post of the tracks on that website upon whose souls God should have mercy on was the alleged source of the sound files. Subscribers of a certain fanzine back in the day should certainly recognize the name...

There's an essay by Dave Marsh in Stranded (edited by Greil Marcus) wherein he insists that The Beat is about "wanking". http://books.google.com/books?id=JNctDAFKuioC&printsec=frontcover&dq=dave+marsh+stranded+costello&source=bl&ots=8uFqDXIMKx&sig=PGGulL4f8i7KMGKnscq7O4...

Given my ignorance, what is the difference to the sound if it is half speed mastered? Here's a pretty good explanation: "Half speed mastering refers to the speed of mastering the original recording onto the master lacquer, which is then used to make the masters that press each LP. Many standar...

wardo68 wrote:walked in alongside Tom Colicchio and another guy I recognized from Top Chef but couldn't place his name

Turns out it was Alfred Portale. We can all sleep better knowing this.

Outside of the Colbert song, the Chieftains song and "Winter Song", has EC ever performed any holiday-themed songs in concert? Considering all the covers he's plowed through over the years, if Xmas songs haven't figured so far I doubt they ever will. Of course, if he did do a Xmas album I'...

Review & pics: http://bit.ly/aQvpSm It irked me to see a comment from someone who boasted of being able to sit in the front row but was disappointed that she didn't know most of the songs, wishing he'd played more "hits". People have already taken her to task, and felt compelled to jo...

"Interview" here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#39986101

He's on a panel of sorts, and he's asked for his two cents starting around the six-minute mark.

How about the dude who introduced the band and their new album "National Anthem"? That was pretty stupid. You'd think one might take a little more time to learn these things before getting on stage in front of hundreds of people. Kinda embarrassing. Pete Thompson, National Anthem... these...

A surprisingly negative review from Jim Farber of the NY Daily News, with whom I usually agree:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... nsom_.html