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- Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:56 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis, solo, Manchester, 10 June 2015
- Replies: 23
- Views: 34586
Re: Elvis, solo, Manchester, 10 June 2015
It was John Cooper Clarke, yes. Good spot on the fluffed 45 intro that led to an early Oliver's Army, I thought something had happened to throw him off for a second but didn't realise that was it. It was a terrific show, less muted than his Bridgewater gig last year, energised no doubt by the highly...
- Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:20 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis solo, Manchester (England), July 14, 2014
- Replies: 69
- Views: 66281
Re: Elvis solo, Manchester (England), July 14, 2014
Incredible show, add Five Minutes, Suit Of Lights and Less Than Zero to the above setlist.
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:29 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Oliver's Army censored by BBC 6Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17688
Oliver's Army censored by BBC 6Music
Apologies for a Daily Mail link, couldn't find it on another site
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- Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:10 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis in Ron Sexsmith documentary , Oct. '10
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12017
Re: Elvis in Ron Sexsmith documentary , Oct. '10
but my problem with Ron Sexsmith is that he doesn't seem to have evolved much as a songwriter. I know exactly what you mean, maybe the lack of commercial success has inhibited his development. The film also makes clear he's not one to stray too far out of his comfort zone. I was struck by the simil...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:13 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis in Ron Sexsmith documentary , Oct. '10
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12017
Re: Elvis in Ron Sexsmith documentary , Oct. '10
Iplayer link available for the next few days.
It's an extremely moving and sensitive portrait with an illuminating sequence of Sexsmith back stage at Spectacle, frozen by nerves, getting a quick pep talk from a serene Sheryl Crow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z2nby
It's an extremely moving and sensitive portrait with an illuminating sequence of Sexsmith back stage at Spectacle, frozen by nerves, getting a quick pep talk from a serene Sheryl Crow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z2nby
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:37 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Uncut Magazine (April)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3693
Uncut Magazine (April)
Elvis is the subject (again) of the Allan Jones column right at the back of the magazine - 'Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before', dated April 1989 in Dublin it's an interview about 'Tramp The Dirt Down' and which contains the intriguing quote 'I don't know much about Morrissey apart from the fac...
- Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: bbc 5 live 14/12/10 at 2pm
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11232
Re: bbc 5 live 14/12/10 at 2pm
From around 14.10 for about 40 minutes, played The Spell That You Cast and A Voice In The Dark and a couple of verses of Indoor Fireworks should be up on the Listen Again facility shortly.
- Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:31 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: When was your first Elvis gig?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 71921
Re: When was your first Elvis gig?
October 15th 1977 - Leeds University - the Stiff tour. He came out when Dury was on and I managed to get his autograph on my first Barclays Bank cheque book. My main recollection of that night is an absolutely off-his-face Wreckless Eric.
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:22 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: The Top 25
- Replies: 39
- Views: 43710
Re: The Top 25
Ok, I love a list You Bowed Down In Another Room I'll Wear It Proudly Suit Of Lights Jack Of All Parades Deep Dark Truthful Mirror All This Useless Beauty You Tripped At Every Step Sweet Pear Poor Fractured Atlas All Grown Up Satellite Red Shoes Less Than Zero Radio Radio Tiny Steps I Want You King ...
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:05 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Suit Of Lights
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13540
Re: Suit Of Lights
I've always thought that song was, first, about being an artist in a world mediocrity. Only after he's dead is he appreciated - hence, the refrain. The lyric centres on a contrast between performers (who hear the 'working man's blues' and presumably want to sing them) wasting their breath, dying a ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:13 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Suit Of Lights
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13540
Suit Of Lights
Anyone have an insight into what this is about? And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights I've twigged the references to Nat King Cole and Merle Haggard ('Working Man's Blues') Outside they're painting tar on somebody It's the closest to a work of art that ...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:05 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: ba meets BRUCE who meets ELVIS who plays with E STREET
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10006
Re: ba meets BRUCE who meets ELVIS who plays with E STREET
Great serendipity, backed up with reliable lists. Fantastic!
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:15 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC in the pit stage left next to Scialfa MSG 11-7
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16769
- Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:34 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Live At The El Mocambo to be re-released
- Replies: 76
- Views: 74619
Re: Live At The El Mocambo to be re-released
Three out of five from David Cavanagh in Uncut. There are young people today who would find the dangerous Elvis Costello utterly implausible. What, that chummy chat-show host who writes operas in his spare time? Dangerous? But he was. Between 1977 and 1980, Costello would have thought nothing about ...
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:36 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello in Montreal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5046
Re: Elvis Costello in Montreal
It was!
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Live At The El Mocambo to be re-released
- Replies: 76
- Views: 74619
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Song Titles Game - Part II
- Replies: 23646
- Views: 4168337
Re: Song Titles Game - Part II
Words - Neil Young
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello in Montreal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5046
Elvis Costello in Montreal
Is aired in the UK on the Sky Arts channel Thursday 13 August @ 10.30pm.
- Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:07 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: best ballad?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20474
Re: best ballad?
Can I put in a vote for "Satellite" (a ballad of sorts) in which Elvis correctly anticipated the internet?
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Michael Jackson RIP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29516
Re: Michael Jackson RIP
Thanks John for digging that out. You could question Jackson's presumption of guilt ("I don't dig that guy...") but as Elvis's contrition implies he seemed prepared to have to take it on the chin. I don't doubt that any attempt to contextualise the outburst would have been understandably i...
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Michael Jackson RIP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29516
Re: our man???
faithfull wrote:And who is 'our man'???
errrmm........Elvis Costello
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:55 am
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Michael Jackson RIP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29516
Re: Michael Jackson RIP
Anyone know if our man and MJ's paths ever crossed?
- Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: The Annex
- Topic: Song Titles Game - Part II
- Replies: 23646
- Views: 4168337
Re: Song Titles Game - Part II
No Reply - Buzzcocks
- Fri May 22, 2009 5:11 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: REVIEWS: Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
- Replies: 73
- Views: 76372
Re: REVIEWS: Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
4 stars out of 5 from Phil Sutcliffe and Mojo. Costello takes his mighty word power back to Nashville Tough to match his Noughties triumphs When I Was Cruel, North and The Delivery Man , but Costello has again hauled material from diverse regions of his writing life - including the Hans Christian An...
- Fri May 15, 2009 3:28 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: REVIEWS: Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
- Replies: 73
- Views: 76372
Re: REVIEWS: Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
and the free Word CD contains "Down Among The Wine and Spirits".