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- Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:52 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Book promo, Royal Festival Hall, London , October 29th 2015
- Replies: 67
- Views: 85297
Re: Book promo, Royal Festival Hall, London , October 29th 2015
Very convivial evening. Great chat, even if he steered away from answering a lot of Nick's questions. The audience questions prompted some very good humoured replies and exchanges, not least the one about King Horse. I had no idea the song title came from XXXXXXX XXXXX (expletives deleted). The thre...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:47 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Book promo, Austin, Texas, 20 October 2015 - Rusty reunion !
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28832
Re: Book promo, Austin, Texas, 20 October 2015 - Rusty reunion !
Rusty Set List please!
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:46 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
I'm reading slowly to savour it, then listening to the audio roughly in tandem. Thoughts from a third of the way in...As well as being manna from heaven for the likes of us, his book is damn good and, no surprises, superbly written. The thematic structure, darting around chronologically, makes for f...
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:29 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 2016...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 41556
Re: 2016...
And no doubt wait to see what the book sales look like after Christmas...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:53 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Blmey I walked in that one - in a wishee washee kind of wayPostby verbal gymnastics » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:25 pm
Oh yes it was!
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:10 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
I hope the kids' Christmas wasn't the only reason he turned down the panto!
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:37 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello: My Life in 10 Songs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7635
Re: Elvis Costello: My Life in 10 Songs
Not a bad top ten of songs that have stuck by him, I wouldn't have too much to argue in it and anyway he's the boss in this situation. I can't say I listen for pleasure much to High Fidelity of When I Was Cruel #2 but I did like the Roots LP so that's more than a token recent number.
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:40 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
So I'm a little confused - the deluxe edition, is its audio component all just cribbed from the separately available audio edition or are these 'bonus tracks' not on the audio edition - and is this just a ploy to get us to buy as many editions as possible? Secondly, for discussion, should none of us...
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Book promo, Royal Festival Hall, London , October 29th 2015
- Replies: 67
- Views: 85297
Re: Book promo, London , October 29th 2015
Nick Hornby, that'll make an interesting erudite evening. So relieved it's not Wossy.
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:44 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - audio extract online
Yes, have to say (if I'm being hyper critical) I thought his reading was a little too self conscious, similar to how he delivers lines when he's acting or doing Simpson's voices or whatever (there I go being hyper critical again and ready to tell Elvis just how he should best do things, so I'd best ...
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:09 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 649238
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
So booked RFH (scene of many a memorable EC gig) for what I'm guessing will be an evening of extended between song banter...with no songs. That'll be odd.
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: What does your Elvis collection look like?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3128
Re: What does your Elvis collection look like?
Interesting that Wendy seems to be the only face on display. Better looking than Elvis? Surely not!
- Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:32 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis reconnects with Allan Mayes, his co-singer in 1970s duo Rusty
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10648
Re: Elvis reconnects with Allan Mayes, his co-singer in 1970s duo Rusty
Lovely photos - looks like the old gents enjoyed reminiscing then.
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:50 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters play Auburn, WA July 9 '15
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7306
Re: Elvis & The Imposters play Auburn, WA July 9 '15
'You can't park that thing here Sir'. Actually not all Steve's wheels look to be locked, which if they don't look out might provide some mid set action on one of these dates.
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:36 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Do You Know What I'm Saying?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10149
Re: Do You Know What I'm Saying?
I've always thought these songs were a mini rock opera, echoing and mocking the song cycle form that Ziggy Stardust exemplifies - whilst also being very sincere and revealing in their own right. EC did say he was giving Wendy James an acting job with these songs tracing the Rise and Fall of a Pop Pr...
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:22 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
- Replies: 57
- Views: 79348
Re: Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
Hope we'll make it early to the bar and say hellos. If not, self and friend Patrick will be sitting centre front row. Disclosure: many years before I knew him he wrote that review of The Juliet Letters in Vox Magazine, though all's long been forgiven by both sides, peace accords signed, prisoners ex...
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:37 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
- Replies: 57
- Views: 79348
Re: Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
Great turn out already to see the great man back off home. Looking forward to seeing everyone. I treated getting the tickets as a Glastonbury like endeavour to the extent that I ended up being the first person and got centre front row. Dangerous I know as EC does spit when he sings sometimes.
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:10 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis, solo, Harrogate , June 6 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22058
Re: Elvis, solo, Harrogate , June 6 2015
Placing all my faith in you VG
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:55 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
- Replies: 57
- Views: 79348
Elvis Solo, Basingstoke, Friday 26th June
Thought I should start a thread about the concert in this place comprising a thrilling series of roundabouts that we used to call Basingstoke. Last night of the tour so expecting some demob happy bonhomie from the man as well as a few treats in the set list and guest list - that's if his voice is ri...
- Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:47 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis, solo, Harrogate , June 6 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22058
Re: Elvis, solo, Harrogate , June 6 2015
Sounds like a great night and a cracking set list including rarer ones (to me at least) like White Flag and After The Fall. I'm not able to get out until Basingstoke..I know I know, last night of the tour, his voice will probably be shot and he'll have one leg in the departure lounge back to Vancouv...
- Mon May 11, 2015 1:18 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: French lyric of Indoor Fireworks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5199
Re: French lyric of Indoor Fireworks
C'est superbe. I'll hum it if you sing it.
- Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:08 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC to appear on the Late Show With David Letterman one last time, April 23, 2015
- Replies: 56
- Views: 56394
Re: EC to appear on the Late Show With David Letterman one last time, April 23, 2015
My penny's worth: As he said in Mark Kidel's pretty excellent doc ' when I need some money I go out and tour'. And with record sales not being what they were...whatever the reason it's great to have him playing, though he's always punished his vocal chords too much on tours. A veritable little throa...
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:29 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis duvet cover
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10398
Re: Elvis duvet cover
I must admit I'm very tempted
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:48 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis plays New Orleans, LA on 12 March, 2015
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33995
Re: Elvis plays New Orleans, LA on 12 March, 2015
Oh my god this sounds like a fantastic show. I've nothing more intelligent to say than: jealous or what!
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 2014 Wednesday Oct 29th LONDON, ENGLAND, Royal Albert Hall
- Replies: 80
- Views: 68062
Re: 2014 Wednesday Oct 29th LONDON, ENGLAND, Royal Albert Hall
new to youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrxOwSEVX34&feature=youtu.be Elvis Costello & Georgie Fame - Everybody Crying Mercy Thanks John. Thrilling to see this lovely intimate duo clip. Was expecting it on the night after seeing from set lists Elvis had been doing the song solo a fe...