Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Goon Squad wrote:Phil Jupitus, Alison Moyet, and Jeremy Vine.
Not exactly World Superstars but proper EC fans none the less.

Yes. Didn't Vine once say that TYM is his favourite LP of all time? I don't think he's on record yet as to what he thinks of the Spanish version, but I hope he likes it!

My question is…how did Elvis come up with perfect songs for a dystopian lockdown before the boot actually fell? Is he psychic, or did his elite friends clue him in on what was about to happen? Hmmm? Viva Van Morrison. We are of course each welcome to our own opinion. Welcome to mine : this post is ...

One of Elvis' most under-rated LPs. 'Broken' is a tuneless dirge and (possibly controversial opinion) 'So Like Candy' doesn't quite work. Everything else is top-drawer Elvis. Lyrically dense, musically aggressive - the whole thing has a quirky, ragged, smack-in-the-face energy that surpasses Spike a...

I definitely saw Christopher Eccleston as I was leaving a gig in Manchester in the 1990s. And as we know, Alan Bleasdale is a big fan.

I'm with Deportee on this one. The more I listen to it, the more I think it is a remarkable thing. A coruscating critique of the way society is operating right now, but brilliantly, without naming or pointing fingers at anyone. Very much in the vein of Shipbuilding, where Elvis seems to be saying 'I...

I still can't believe that there has never been a proper release of all of EC's Wendy James demos. I thought for sure we would get them during the Rhino campaign but now I wonder if we ever will. I've always thought it would make a perfect limited edition vinyl release-- it's too obscure and raw to...

sweetest punch wrote:What does get lost is Costello’s brilliantly cynical wordplay.

Fair point but that's an occupational hazard of translating lyrics into another language. Obviously, wordplay, rhyming and puns are among Elvis' most important skills as a songwriter, but none of those things survive translation.

What I'd REALLY like to hear is TYM (remastered or not) without any vocals. I wonder if that's around somewhere.... Absolutely it's 'around', as for Spanish Model they worked from the original masters which presumably have the vocals on a separate track. So it would be perfectly possible, I guess, ...

Isn't it a bit worrying thatmany people seem to enjoy the (almost complete) absence of Elvis Costello on this release? He had already proved that he doesn't have to wite new lyrics (Wise Up Ghost) write melodies (too many songs in recent years) sing in tune (first in concert, recently also on recor...

I can understand where you are both coming from. In my view it is the word “disturbing” that is generating the heat. Personally this album does nothing for me. It is my ignorance I guess that means I can’t get into it. I’m pleased others are enjoying it though. That's fine, and I don't think it's a...

Two listens in, I'm loving this. Thought it would be a curio to add to the collection that I'd listen to once, but actually I can see myself going back to this several times. It's great fun. OK, the bits that really click for me are the bonus 'brutal' version of 'Pump It Up' (which is EC and the Att...

Anybody got it yet? Amazon claim mine will be delivered today...

NINE albums? If we count Look Now, Spanish Model and Clockface, that still leaves six. I presume one of them is Face in the Crowd. The rest... are anyone's guess! And at a pinch, one of them could have been the 'expanded' PFM for which he's been writing songs with Burt? Still leaves four unaccounte...

'He and his producer/collaborator Sebastian Krys have been working on nine separate albums over the past few years, since 2018’s Look Now ' Nine ! Yeah, that's hugely encouraging. As is the bit that says it's 'a response to realising he'd gone several years of recording only collaborations or speci...

jardine wrote:great idea, but, well, yuck

Yeah. I mean, wow. I think.

Or do I mean 'yuck'? Genuinely can't decide. Need to listen to it a few more times.

Is this the first one we've heard that significantly reworks the original lyrics (rather than just singing them in Spanish)?

Oh damn, from having thought ‘I don’t really need this’, as a result of listening I’m rather hooked and proud for our Elvis about the whole project. Wallet opening time again. Heh. I've been excited about it from day one and have pre-ordered it. I think I will have a lot of fun with it. My only (sm...

So, let me get this right, Despite being billed as a book about 'Elvis Costello and the Attractions' (and featuring only 70s/80s LPs on the cover), this book actually covers all LPs (including solo/Imposters/whatever), up to and including...? Or have I just misread all the references to WIWC, 'In An...

Well, it's a canny choice, I'll give her that. Probably the two stand-out tracks on PFM, for me (and I love the whole LP).

’Hello Again' will also see the first stage performances of songs from the future, as the band time-travel in all directions'. This is the norm! Well, quite. EC has always been happy to include songs from upcoming projects as part of the set, which I always look forward to. But if it's 'the norm' (...

This, from the announcement of the tour, adds fuel to the fire that we may be getting a new EC and the Imposters LP before the end of the year?

'Hello Again' will also see the first stage performances of songs from the future, as the band time-travel in all directions'.

17. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (Dub Remix) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Raquel Sofia & Fuego 18. Pump It Up (Duet Remix) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions & Juanes 19. Pump It Up (Brutal Remix) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions These tracks are listed as part of th...

https://www.elviscostello.com/#!/news/299818 I noticed a remastered version of This Year’s Model will accompany Spanish Model. How many remasters does this make? :twisted: :lol: All up on the website now - prices in dollars despite me logging in from a UK address. Vinyl This Year's Model (remastere...

verbal gymnastics wrote:Also http://elviscostello.info/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=7908

Ah, that helps, thank-you. it does look like the Mick Jones guitar part was omitted from the original, put back in for the '1984 Dance Mix' and is also there (somewhere) on the Sebastian Krys remix which has just been released?

That's a new one on me. Typo/human error, or could it turn out that Mick did play on 'Pump It Up' after all? This version of Pump It Up was released as a b-side on the 12" of Only flame in town. So it is true! This is exciting, I'd forgotten about the '1984 Dance Mix'. So what's the likeliest ...

Here's a curio. I'd always been led to believe that Elvis wanted Mick Jones to play on 'Pump It Up' but that the Clash were wary of him being 'poached', so in the end, he only played on 'Big Tears'. But the Wikii news article for this LP (presumably written by Elvis himself or by Sebastian Krys) ref...