Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Olympia Theatre, July 1994: A brilliant gig, but the best thing about it was that I didn't have to go to Féile to see them – I hate muck, queueing and portaloos. Not The Attractions , it was The Rude 5 , in 1991 , not 1994. http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde...

just seeing your Lou Reed 'RICHARD evaluation' now Hawksmoor...a GREAT story! i was beyond impressed too with what i saw that June day. i was running around with SONY in hand that day. it could be that i acquired a fragment of his appearance on tape. i must go excavating for that days cassettes. th...

fred darden wrote:What is abs technique? Never heard the term except as stomach muscles.

Sorry typo for abs read and!

I remember hearing Bruce’s bass on Human Hands in IB and thinking they’d double tracked him abs then heard him play it live at Shepherds Bush in 1994 and being dumbfounded at his virtuosity abs technique !

i would imagine at least a couple songs together, right? My guess is that the nature of Zoom will prevent anything 'together' live unless they've done a pre-recorded stitched together thingy, like the epic 'What's So Funny' recently. EC's contributions to Steve's Imobile Tour pieces with SN trying ...

Isn't that Pete's daughter Tennessee next to him in the video clip ? I love watching her laughing throughout the "Monkey To Man" video - she's obviously got her Dad's sense of humour as well as his drumming talents !

I think 'thin', if you stick to the butter metaphor, implies that there is a lot of output ... This project isn't Elvis'. It's an attempt to generate some income, particularly for the Nieve family. Anyone genuinely begrudge Steve some income ? No one's forcing yo to buy it after all! Ah, that old c...

I have to say, I don't think it's 'thin' at all. I think it's new and exciting stuff. Experimental, challenging, interesting, and well worth a listen. I honestly don't know any other artist who, at 66, is still interested enough in music - or in their own music - to be even doing this. You want 'th...

I have to say, I don't think it's 'thin' at all. I think it's new and exciting stuff. Experimental, challenging, interesting, and well worth a listen. I honestly don't know any other artist who, at 66, is still interested enough in music - or in their own music - to be even doing this. You want 'th...

Top balcony wrote:My contribution from the Spanish TYM thread,Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:28 am :

Top balcony wrote:Sooo Last Year's Model.

"Hé Horloge" est à présent quoique dans acomptes....

Nostradamus

But did you predict "Turning The Town Red" for Liverpool last year -- i think not."

Apart from Verbal's tablets-of-stone definitive version, I defo agree "Lists? shimshts!", in general. But I have to say MLAR's placing is way out of order! Get aahtah my pub!!! And controversionally, I almost never listen to My Aim Is True, and would rank it bottom 10! It worries me that ...

Hawksmoor wrote:Just another generic list that will have EC fans nodding happily at some choices and outraged about other choices. No way should MLAR and Clockface be down in the relegation zone. No way.

Absolutely !

It finally ended up here in Sweden as well. Thanks to new political situation, there was an added customs fee for the package as well. (€15 if you´re interested). Will not buy records from UK from now on. Looks and sounds interesting. Will play it tonight. You could always ask a friend in the U.K. ...

Man, I'd be hard pressed to pick just one. A few that stood out: 2/1/81: Night Two of English Mugs Tour, w/Attractions, Palladium, NYC 9/12/82: Oxford Apollo Theatre w/Attractions 12/24/82: Royal Albert Hall, London w/Attractions 8/10/83: Pier 84, NYC w/Attractions 10/86: All of the Costello on Bro...

I was sharing some memories with another forum member about the gig at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion 40 years ago tonight. It was only my 3rd Elvis gig after seeing two lacklustre performances in Birmingham, one only days earlier where he had gone through the motions, one encore and off. Now more than 7...

fred darden wrote:Any update on the release of this?

Not heard anything yet and my fingernails are already pared down to the bone in anticipation - as if!

Ditto, en route to Chicago. And to the home of the Pilgrim Fathers ! Never heard that expression before. I think we just call them pilgrims in the states. Definitely a phrase employed here 15 miles north of Plymouth! With regards to the album, I played one side during dinner with my wife and her co...

Received today - at last!

krm wrote:Thanks for sharing sulky!

Cheers, krm,
hope you and yours are still safe and well!

fred darden wrote:Ditto, en route to Chicago.

And to the home of the Pilgrim Fathers !

40 years ago today I attended my second ever Elvis Costello concert at the Great Hall at Exeter University in Devon. I'd graduated and left London to return home and spent a long time hunting for a local job unsuccessfully (thanks Maggie) and reverted to doing voluntary work. I lived 40 miles away s...

MOJO wrote:I think there is like one pressing machine on the planet right now. Wasn’t there a fire somewhere that caused major problems with manufacturing/production?

Don't know, I mean Elvis has been able to press multi coloured versions of "Hey Clockface " so ??!!..........................

Welcome, TrevorDSpike, hope there's enough here to keep you motivated. As MOOT says, there are a number of internet/PC/librarianship authorities who have way more skill and expertise in the way these things have been devised and arranged and they hopefully will give you more access and guidance. Doi...

Brilliant sometimes over wrought and imprecise but very profound analysis. made me play the album and read the observations in sync at 01:20 am!

Neil. wrote:Home made marmalade - nice!

Huge universal a(peel)