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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Mighty Like A Rose at 30
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10941
Re: Mighty Like A Rose at 30
Probably my least favorite Elvis album. Aside from So Like Candy. He was in transition from Cait, who I imagine that song was about, and in a weird place. Overproduced and clunky. I love the Brinsley Schwarz cover of Ugly Things, but I think it precedes this by a year.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:23 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 10 NIGHTS AT THE GRAMERCY NYC FEB 2023 (NOW with COMPLETE residency tally at post one!)
- Replies: 221
- Views: 813408
Re: 10 NIGHTS AT THE GRAMERCY NYC FEB 2023 (NOW with COMPLETE residency tally at post one!)
Of that list, I have 5 songs, but only Home is Anywhere and Long Journey Home. Let me know if you want my clips.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 10 NIGHTS AT THE GRAMERCY NYC FEB 2023 (NOW with COMPLETE residency tally at post one!)
- Replies: 221
- Views: 813408
Re: 10 NIGHTS AT THE GRAMERCY NYC FEB 2023 (NOW with COMPLETE residency tally at post one!)
I have some clips from night 2. Not entire songs. What songs are you needing?
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at The Factory At The District, St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5091
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at The Factory At The District, St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2024
Fantastic show, now with 2 days hindsight. Our seats weren't great, near the back. Elvis should always have a General Admission section so true fans can get down close, but I digress. Loved all the new songs. Blood and Hot Sauce . . . . I can't get enough of. Part Baptist revival, part Campaign Carn...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at The Factory At The District, St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5091
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at The Factory At The District, St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2024
I'll be there tonight too. My 3rd show in less than a year. Gramercy night 2 last February; Summer Holiday Tour - Nashville, Indiana w/ Nick Lowe this past summer . . . . and now tonight. I don't know how he will top those 2 shows, and I don't really care to compare them. I just know its going to be...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, January 22, 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4184
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, January 22, 2024
https://twitter.com/ElvisCostello/status/1749667715764097214 Rolling out of Texas and hearing for K.C. Rolling? Is the band traveling by bus? San Antonio to KC is a long-ass drive. I could see the gear going by bus, but I'm trying to imagine the comfort of a 6 member band doing a tour with all thes...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1662
Re: It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
Here is the Jimmie Standing in the Rain clip from the Spectacular Spinning Songbook video. Gotta watch till the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NajKnxo5KY4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NajKnxo5KY4
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1662
It's a Wonderful Life (movie)
I rented "The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook" on Prime the other night. Fantastic. So many great performances in that, but the intermission set, as he refers to it, really stood out. Slow Drag with Josephine followed by Jimmie Standing in the Rain, in which he goes off mic at ...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:43 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis with Billy Joel 12/19/23
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20586
Re: Elvis with Billy Joel 12/19/23
Cool for Elvis, but goddam, that audience looks lost and bored from the one video clip. I don't think 90% of them even know the song Pump it Up, and who is this guy who wandered into our, ---I know 2 Billy Jole songs and I love them both, audience---. oh yeah, Allentown, i vaguely recall that song. ...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: What's your best ever EC gig?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 340023
Re: What's your best ever EC gig?
This was night 2 at Gramercy. The guest musicians were great and suited the songs well. About a year ago, when tickets went on sale, I had 2 or 3 nights in mind, but night 2's song selection stood out to me the most of as songs I wanted to hear. I wasn't disappointed.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: What's your best ever EC gig?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 340023
Re: What's your best ever EC gig?
I have video clips. They're just too large to upload. And I don't have a youtube account. I can email them to someone to post, just PM me your e-mail.
I have snippets of:
Scarlet Tide
A new song I didn't recognize
American without Tears
Last Boat Leaving
Home is Anywhere
Jack of All Parades
I have snippets of:
Scarlet Tide
A new song I didn't recognize
American without Tears
Last Boat Leaving
Home is Anywhere
Jack of All Parades
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:43 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: What's your best ever EC gig?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 340023
Re: What's your best ever EC gig?
I have a few shitty clips from night 2. Let me see if I can figure out a way to post them.
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:48 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: What's your best ever EC gig?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 340023
Re: What's your best ever EC gig?
I've seen him maybe 20 times the last 30 years? Best show might've been his solo show at the Ryman in 2014. No disrespect to the Attractions or the Impostors, and maybe I'm getting older, but I just don't care for all the banging about and noise. The subtle nuance of just acoustic guitar and voice a...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:29 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: US tour January / February 2024: 7-0-7 tour
- Replies: 23
- Views: 78176
Re: US tour January / February 2024: 7-0-7 tour
I've seen him twice this year. As much as I try to talk myself in wanting to go, I really want to know what will be new about this tour. Hard to top the NYC residency. Spoiled I suppose Hey Arnie...as the last date of this tour is early February, maybe we get a redo at Gramercy. :lol: I would be al...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: US tour January / February 2024: 7-0-7 tour
- Replies: 23
- Views: 78176
Re: US tour January / February 2024: 7-0-7 tour
I've seen him twice this year. As much as I try to talk myself in wanting to go, I really want to know what will be new about this tour. Hard to top the NYC residency. Spoiled I suppose
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Brown County Music Centre, Nashville, IN, June 25, 2023
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5359
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Brown County Music Centre, Nashville, IN, June 25, 2023
Just returned from Indiana. Fantastic show, and Elvis was in fine voice. So many highlights its hard to remember them all . . . . First off . . . tornado warnings and sirens in full roar about 2 hours before showtime had us very concerned. We drove over from St. Louis yesterday, ahead of the approac...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, OR, June 10, 2023
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5261
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, OR, June 10, 2023
I could do without the hits and don't care if they are ever played live again, at least in the old form. Any true fan who has followed him along his "Crooked Line" of genre bending would too. Thats what makes him uniquely Elvis. His career-long catalog is too deep and too good to keep trot...
- Tue May 30, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis In Iceland with Steve Nieve and Special Guest, Nick Lowe, May 25-29, 2023
- Replies: 64
- Views: 64246
Re: Elvis In Iceland with Steve Nieve and Special Guest, Nick Lowe, May 25-29, 2023
That shuttle bus thing sounds jacked up and would've caused me unnecessary anxiety, with the race to the seats. Still . . . 190 is pretty damn small group. I was at Gramercy for night 2 and there was probably 3 to 4 times that number, and it still felt intimate and outstanding. My only regret would'...
- Mon May 22, 2023 8:06 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Brown County Music Centre, Nashville, IN, June 25, 2023
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5359
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Brown County Music Centre, Nashville, IN, June 25, 2023
My wife and I are going. Sitting front row. Cannot wait. Sure hoping Elvis and Nick do several songs together.
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Young Phoebe Bridgers does PLU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2818
Re: Young Phoebe Bridgers does PLU
She's a talented artist. I'm not surprised at all. Was fortunate to see her at a small outdoor venue in St. Louis a couple of years ago with my wife and daughters and was completely blown away by her performance. And then she covered Tom Waits, Day After Tomorrow, which I thought was fantastic. Tale...
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets opening, US summertour 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 21834
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets opening, US summertour 2023
"OPENER" worked for me
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:07 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets opening, US summertour 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 21834
Re: Elvis & The Imposters with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets opening, US summertour 2023
Got my tickets for Nashville, Indiana. Front row!
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:52 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Meaning - Mr Crescent?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10555
Re: Meaning - Mr Crescent?
I've been trying to decipher the meaning too. The Crescent Honeyeater is a bird native to southeastern Australia ... is about as much as I've put together. Apparently the male crescent honeyeater is quite a melodic singer. But I'm not following the parlor spinet with only 9 strings. Starboard lights...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Ugly Things - Brinsley Schwarz
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13789
Re: Ugly Things - Brinsley Schwarz
Okay, I gave MLAR a fresh listen. Had set it aside for too long, and its not at all as bad as I remembered it. After the Fall, Georgie, Other Side of Summer, but goddam, So Like Candy . . . this song might be in his top ten, hearing it again. So much power, anger, tenderness. Tell me I'm wrong.
- Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:16 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Ugly Things - Brinsley Schwarz
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13789
Re: Ugly Things - Brinsley Schwarz
This track has been bouncing around in my head for 2 years now. A delightful discovery then, but alas, no digital download, at least that I could find. Bought 3 track special CD on Amazon for $8 a couple days ago, package arrived, and have been playing loudly on home stereo. I like it better than an...