Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I can't listen it's too sad.

Big Nothing

Don't ask why...it's self explanatory.

The grand finale with fans who besiege the stage, just under his feet, and with I Want You so painful and intense, whispered a bit 'into the microphone a little' off, slicing his heart in slow motion, with a knife thin.


Holy moly!

It almost seems like he had to create some hollow adversity in his life so he could overcome it. He could have dished more and poked up the fire. He doesn't care enough to be angry anymore, and I guess it's a good thing. It's a good slice of the history of the last days of the "record industry&...

The book suffers from the same circumstance I spoke of in another thread. He is pushed to do so much, and he does get it done but he depends too much on his science fiction twin to get it done one time. So the product isn't quite as great as it could be, but an under-worked and wandering literary pi...

I was surprised at how much of his childhood he recalls. I kind of liked the family history, as it makes it easier to see how someone becomes a professional musician. It helps if you are born to it. I wish he had dished more on Diana, and I didn't see a thing about Bruce's novel. He's very wise to s...

I might disagree some. Part of me would like to see Elvis slow down and take it easy. He works very hard. He could relax for a while and work on something spectacular. A song-a-day sounds like some kind of sound factory, where you're docked for bathroom breaks. Yes, it could be profitable, but what ...

I finished the book about ten minutes ago. I took the opportunity to buy it and read it on the occasion of a minor but painful surgery. It hurts to laugh. Elvis moonwalks through his life with the elegance of dust revealed by an afternoon sun ray through dirty green glass panes set in grey wood with...

I adore this recording, warts and all. It's okay to complain about Elvis' voice, but for me it only adds to the sincerity of the recording. These are not easy songs to sing. Try it yourself, and see if you can even keep your breath. No person with a "beautiful" voice could do any better, i...

A class act all the way and the sorrow is unanimous.

I saw him in Oakland on the Let's Dance tour. Stevie Ray Vaughn played in the band.

A rare one, and under appreciated if you ask me.

This was the most exciting thing I've seen on television in a long time. I got chills and it made me cry.

It is a little cool this morning, and I have a toothache, but...

I can't wait for the movie.

Telling the cops to stand down or else.

That's my boy.

I did not get to see this show at all, even though it passed fairly close to me. I have enjoyed visiting this site daily for all the updates and reviews. The reviews have been almost universally glowing, both here in the states and across the pond. I do hope this show will be presented in some sort ...

Thanks, I needed that...

I find it interesting...forgive me if I am mistaken, but you are in England, correct? I think Every Day I Write the Book is the only Elvis song I have ever heard in an elevator or retail store here in the USA, and I have probably heard it about ten times. It must be a conspiracy. Didn't Elvis say re...

I use my forum moniker for not only this forum, but also for other forums. I also use it for some junk email. I have often spelled it out for people and they have said it aloud..."a rope leash"...but no one has ever said "O hey like from that song!" I know it's pretty obscure but...

Bandleader for late night variety shows is for second-tier artists. For an icon like Elvis to take the job the role would have to expand. All the band does is carry people on and off stage and entertain the audience during breaks. The television audience doesn't even get to hear the whole performanc...

Late night shows in the USA may be funny, and topical, and even sometimes entertaining...of course, they are much beloved. But when we look at what Paul Shaffer does and what Questlove does, it amounts to filling down time with music. Elvis can't play all his own tunes...I don't think the public wou...

I'm pretty sure they tape more than one show a day, so it isn't exactly a five day a week "job". I can't see Elvis doing the music on Late Night. If it is to be done the way Paul Shaffer does it, he will have to play his versions of familiar radio "hits"...Elvis doing his own tak...

One would think that Elvis could find the time to write a few songs for her so she doesn't have to rehash the oldies.

Wow! Three chances to see him in my state! Looks like he's cutting a path across the plains, into Dixie and down to Florida. I wonder if he's driving?!

Shit, I gotta get tickets...!

I bought this today at the local Hasting's store. It was the last one on the shelf, which kind of surprised me at $14.00 per copy...that is, I didn't think there were that many hard core fans around here.

I will be looking at this mag for years...

I don't know how Elvis does it, really. Looking at the tour dates, the air travel alone would kill me. His voice is weary, and his age is showing. He's earned the self-indulgence, and we owe him an homage of respect. My wish is that after these tours he goes into a trance for five or six years and w...

Happy Birthday Elvis Costello!