Elvis Costello Fan Forum

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what an interesting topic, Bob...

Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Seven Rooms Of Gloom - The Four Tops You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes Blame It On The Sun - Stevie Wonder (and a dozen of others by him) I Want You Back - Jackson 5...

Ringhio - Im not a huge fan of "Quarry" - dont like the production much and I think they left all the best songs off the record. I love "Never Played Symphonies", "Mexico" and "Munich Air Disaster...". BUT "Ringleader" is top notch - not sure why yo...

Ringhio: like me you're clearly a Vauxhall and I fan. Lifeguard is a fantastic song. Beethoven is getting some good nods here. I thought it was probably inessential, but maybe not! Intersing opinion on the last two. I found Quarry to be a real grower, rate it highly. ROTT I loved from the off, but ...

Everyday Is Like Sunday Boxers Mexico (better if live) Satan Rejected My Soul (better if live) Sister I'm A Poet (beethoven was deaf live album) Whatever Happens I Love You Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get Seasick, Yet Stil...

And Johnsburg, lllinois wins.

Hello, I am Anthony La Paglia and I like North very much.

"And my card is..."

1. Blue Valentines
2. Rainbirds
3. Johnsburg, Illinois
4. Hang Down Your Head
5. Martha
6. Soldier’s Things
7. In the Neighborhood
8. Ice Cream Man
9. Singapore
10. Lonely

11. I Don’t Want To Grow Up

1. Into My Arms
2. Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For
3. Straight To You

You could have saved time reading the first post of the thread.

Well, you wouldn't be able to see them, anyway.

1. Let’s Dance
2. This Is Not America (with Pat Metheni Group)
3. Ashes To Ashes
4. The Man Who Sold The World
5. Magic Dance (yeah)
6. Absolute Beginners
7. Space Oddity
8. Changes
9. Life On Mars?
10. Sons Of The Silent Age

11. The Secret Life Of Arabia

The fact that it ends.

Last Boat Leaving.

I think that the second interview is more interesting, especially when he talks about the songs and his relationship with them.

The "spy movie" guitar riffs.
Excellent fast opener both for an album and a gig.


Imagination (is a powerful deceiver).

“The only two things that matter to me, the only motivation points for me writing all these songs,â€

BlueChair wrote:That's pretty depressing, Ringhio. Assuming you like those three, I bet there are tons more that you would like if you gave them a chance.

Can you name a few?

Not Rag Mama Rag and such, possibly.

1. Whispering Pines
2. The Weight
3. I Shall Be Released
4. and
5. I
6. do
7. not
8. like
9. the
10. rest.

1. The Kids Are Alright
2. 1921
3. I Can See For Miles
4. I Can't Explain
5. Happy Jack
6. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
7. Pinball Wizard
8. Substitute
9. My Generation
10. Magic Bus

I think that Muswell is a bore. 1. Autumn Almanac 2. Shangri La 3. I'll Remember 4. Village Green Preservation Society 5. Waterloo Sunset 6. Dead End Street 7. Till The End Of The Day 8. Stop Your Sobbing 9. Rainy Day In June 10. So Long -------------------------------------------- 11. Days 12. Tire...

All.

Particularly: the piano intro with the "ooooh", and when guitar and drums stop and a warm and heartfelt voice goes:

"Darkness would become me underneath the table
As the fury raged around the house
Your despairing tread was angry and unstable...".

Next:

Crimes Of Paris.

"There is no catharsis in Elvis Costello’s music, only tension".

Interesting.

Oh my.

I remember that in 1998 (or was it '99) Elvis appeared in an italian musical program to promote Painted From Memory. Carmen Consoli played before him, and he commented that "her voice was beautiful".
And a new love bloomed.

I can't stand her.

Personally, I prefer the albums (and the songs) that mantain a certain continuity in my appreciation, even though I don't listen to them very often (i.e. BY, Spike, TJL) - I don't need to listen to them very often because they've settled quite deep in me, there are elements in them that make their e...

Interesting list, Ringhio - you don't rate anything very much up there from his early period (MAIT to Imperial Bedroom), or anything from All This Useless Beauty, WIWC or The Delivery Man. Not a criticism, just an observation. The fact is that I don't like the early albums very much. I found many s...