Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I was at the show at Summerfest also and I thought it was great! We arrived about 3/4 of the way through Jackie Greene and we were lucky enough to get a picnic table to stand on to see the show. I thought that the horns added a lot to the show. Especially the old classics like (I Don't Want To Go To...

Thanks for the update!

That is opening day of Summerfest too.

I've been gone for a while from this board, but the Summerfest news brought me back. I am excited that Elvis is playing Summerfest! Here is a little bit of info for you all on how Summerfest works: There is an admission to get into the Summerfest grounds. Not sure how much it is, but you can check t...

Besides Elvis:

Warren Zevon
John Hiatt
Squeeze
Over the Rhine
XTC (But I need to fill in a lot of stuff that is on LPs)

I have seen all of these live except XTC. Do they tour at all? I would love to see a Dukes of Stratosphere reunion album and tour....

However, the bonus disc has some great stuff, especially She Loves The jerk.

I have the original GBCW, which I seldom listen to, so no bonus disk... Is She Loves The Jerk the John Hiatt song???

...as far as the supergroups go, the only one that really worked for me was the Travelin' Willburys.

What got me curious about Hiatt's earlier music was the fact that I didn't even know about his first 5 albums and the fact that he wrote the Three Dog Night classic Sure as I'm Sittin' Here. Quite often, a musicians early work is there best. I think I will Start off with Living a Little, Laughing a ...

I have Slow Turning on LP & CD. I love Sonny Landreth's guitar on that CD. Bring the family I have on LP, but not on CD yet.

Goody, didn't I read that you just got Crossing Muddy Watters? How do you like that one?

I recently started replacing my John Hiatt LPs with CDs, and discovered that he has a lot of material out there that I am not familiar with. I don’t think that I have heard any of his stuff before Riding with the King, Warming up to the Ice Age, or Crossing Muddy Watters. I don’t own The Tiki Bar is...

After reading my post again, I would like to qualify that ATUB is a CD that I would recommend someone to have. It just took me a while to get into it.

I have never been able to appreciate KV like the rest of EC albums. I have tried to get into the CD, but it is just too hard to get into it. I don't think I should have to work that hard to enjoy a CD. Every time I play KV, I find myself skipping half of the songs. Five years from now, I may pop it ...

My line that goes through my head changes from time to time. The most recent one that is just kind of stuck in the gray matter is: Look at the graceful way she dances On foot speaks, the other answers Another one that has been going through my mind lately is: One day they'll probably make a movie ou...

BG, I did not know that is a piano player... Thanks for the info. The only thing I know about Diana is that she is married to EC.

I think I may need to buy the new CD. I liked the preview on that page. Anyone have any recommended listening for Diana???

I thought it was a nice touch to have her thumbing through a book of sheet music and Oliver's Army is legible.

I like what she has done to the song vocally, but I like what Steve does with the piano work sooooo much more than Diana's piano player.

Not sure if strong is quite the word that I am looking for… But there is a trend that starts with Trust where the songs are normally slower and more soulful songs. I tend to like EC’s slower/soulful songs, so most of them are among my favorites on the album. World and His Wife and The Next Time Arou...

I noticed that EC often finishes up each album with strong songs, so I decided to mix my own CD with the last song off of each album. This does not include extended play songs. I am thinking about calling the CD The Last Time Around. I will have to re-record it when AB is released so that it can be ...

Every song on B&C is brilliant(minus "Honey Are You..." and "Next Time Around").

I have always felt that Next Time Around was one of the stronger songs on B&C...

Based on the style of music she plays, I would say:

IB
TJL
PFM

Only 5???

1 B&C
2 IB
3 KOA
4 MAIT
5 TYM

Can we take CDs that we burn? If so, I will take a CD that I just burned with the last song off of each album in place of TYM.

John's photos are better. You can skip my link.

Here is a link to a pic of EC and Diana on the red carpet.

http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/gal ... 775#photos

EC appears to have the stars in his eyes. Or at least his glasses.

I think my wife's words were that she "didn't mind" Elvis Costello. She is not a big fan of his. I am not even sure if she can name any Costello songs. She is going to the Oriental Theater show with me, and I am looking forward to seeing her reaction at the concert. I think the fact that i...

With the exception of Eisenhower Blues, there is not a bad song on KOA. Glad to hear that you are going to give it another chance! It will probably be stuck in my CD player for a week now after reading this. Anyone with teenage daughter that has played Our Little Angel when her date came to pick up?...

Does anyone know when Almost Blue will be re-released? I really need this on CD, even though it has never been one of my favs. I have not had a turntable hooked up for many years, so I have not heard AB for 10 years or more. I honestly have not missed it, but once I have AB, I will have all of EC's ...

Blue, How about this formula: assign 15 points for a #1 vote, 14 for a #2, 13 for a #3... down to 1 point for a #15 vote. Add up the total points and the most points is # 1, 2nd most point #2 and so on. The only problem with this system is this: A song may not have any # 1 votes, but may have the mo...