Elvis Costello Fan Forum

"the estranged Bruce Thomas"

Night 2 thoughts: EC's vocals were definitely rougher vs Night 1. Keeping the set lengths under 2 hours is a good idea if he's going to sustain a full tour at a high level. I was looking forward to hearing Charm School, but it really was a mess vocally at the start. On the plus side, he played Photo...

maxrocker59 wrote:I also was disappointed that he only played a few mega-hits, again 3 fewer than the night before. Am I the only one that feels that way?

Yes, most likely. He has to play the hits, but we as a group tend to like the rarities. The more obscure the better.

Steve played a snippet of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" at the end of From A Whisper to a Scream.

Elvis at the Cap, always a treat. Some observations: 1. I really like the current arrangement of Strict Time, the opener. Much more than the standard album version I heard live in 2011. He slows it down and adds the female vocals for a really beautiful effect. I believe that Davey does the vocal arr...

No opening act. Elvis hits the stage within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time, so be in your seat at 8:00 PM sharp tonight.

Damn she nails that ending in the Party Girl video.

That's a really heartfelt and insightful essay by EC.

That's a setlist!

"In Elvis We Trust"

The nominations will be announced November 20, according to this article:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news ... ammys-2020

"Party Party", while hated by most, does have some fans:

http://www.nosuchthingaswas.com/2011/02 ... party.html

"A live video stream of the 2019 Honors & Awards show will be webcast via NPRMusic.org, while live audio simulcasts of the show will be available via SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, and on Nashville area terrestrial radio stations: WRLT (100.1 FM), WSM (650 AM) and WMOT (89.5 FM)." https:/...

verbal gymnastics wrote:It would be great if Elvis duetted with any of these!

Brandi, for sure, will share the stage with Elvis at some point. I hope.

verbal gymnastics wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/03/alan-johnson-interview-jeremy-corbyn-boris-johnson-elvis-costello?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Seems like a cool guy.

And I must be totally out of the loop, was that truly a new song (which EC said he just wrote) played before “PL&U”? DON'T KNOW, WASN'T THERE. any lyric or other clue for us? If he said that, probably true. I HOPE SO. thanks Mea culpa, I misunderstood what he said until I just watched the video...

So Bruce was a no-show?

The current arrangement of I Can't Stand Up/High Fidelity is really good! I know it's in every show and looks very ho-hum when reading the setlist, but man it kicks ass in the live setting. Kitten and Briana's vocals are especially strong here.

The Anthem looks like an amazing venue. Hope someone can report back on this.

Sorry, don't know what you mean about Asbury show mention here Eugene. M/M Hush was a highlight that night for me too. And doc.... when you can get the exact wording of the EC mention regarding Morrissey verbatim, i would love to read it. I am pretty certain he jumbled the wording of what he meant ...

EC: "I'm gonna play you a new song now. This comes from a show called Face in the Crowd. It's gonna be on the stage in New York next year. Y'all gonna come see it?"

Is this an official announcement?

EC: "So how ya been? It's good to be back. We're so pleased to be here in Forest Hills and not in Forest Lawn. On the way here we were trying to think what songs would be appropriate for a night like tonight. My early career on the pro tennis circuit has gone unrecorded in song. So we thought m...

You guys are gonna have a fun 2020!

Clem is a beast. That is all.

Congrats! You guys deserve it.

Of course ba and I will represent! The Cap is a 20 minute drive from my house. I've been to dozens of shows there, including all of Elvis'.

verbal gymnastics wrote:And the chances of any UK dates this year are...

Slim to none. Why does he hate you guys so much?