Elvis Costello Fan Forum

great idea HW! is there a recording of this STELLAR show?

exactly DOC...it's a SHOW! with a REAL showman!; an ENTERTAINER! be entertained!!!!! sheesh...

LICENSE TO KILL was the 600th different song for me and four more came before night's end!!! 604 in 97 shows is an incredible number. it shows the diversity of THE MAN and the only reason i share here is to illustrate how he does the unfathomable! the only thing i do right is picking the correct sho...

the "I WILL NOT BEAT A DEAD HORSE" bump. okay last night added FIVE and i also included VERONICA 2 as i can not see it having been played this way when he performed it solo back in March in Japan. our final number for songs played by the last night Beacon is 132. what do you know...my 122 ...

EarlManchester wrote:

bronxapostle wrote: alison > the wind cries mary

"The Wind Cries Mary" alone, or did it also segue into Over The Rainbow > Someone

EARL...nothing but MARY tonight. i like it fine this way as it came closest to the song melodically that i've heard yet.

i have seen in the ninety seven times i've seen him LIVE! the number topped 600 fairly early in the set tonight 5-24-2011 as he did TEN alone at the show that i had NEVER seen before. i can supply the accurate number tomorrow. see why ELVIS IS KING!!!!!!

pretty much got it ANCT except for a few tack ons and ONE song missing: uncomplicated>shotgun I LOST YOU after FIREWORKS brilliant>tangled up in blue alison>the wind cries mary pump>subterranean let me just add...how COOL of E after displacing Pete for Questlove; calling him to the MICROPHONE for th...

Who Shot Sam? wrote:He made a crack last night about having to out out yet another series of reissues if there were some sort of catastrophe with the Spinning Songbook.

yes...a classic!!!!!!

you'll love it susan...

uh oh...competition! which one's better??? now watch for last night (5-23) everyone will have to endure banalog!!!!!!

i thought i began this last REVOLVER thread already...who wants to meet at the stage door to say hello???? cool, was able to delete i will be there, and probably doc, between 7-7:30. i know the POPE is in town and i'm certain jmm will show. everyone knows where??? on 75th between Bdwy and one block ...

Good God...tonight could be massive. glad i'll be in the orch third row! E made reference to today being Dylan's birthday also, so you KNOW he will honor it at least once. who knows what else he has up his sleeve to unleash upon us? should be lots of fun indeedy! get yourself a ticket....

nyc bump (TWO NIGHTS DOWN) add nothing yet. see why i LOVE road trips!!!

i'm wired too...but, that 5:25 alarm is scaring me. i gotta try. till tomorrow...

not yet, tomorrow???

And No Coffee Table wrote:In this case I did it, but others may have been responsible in the past. I hope it's correct now.

i ALWAYS love my proofreaders...thanks ANCT! i see the correction already. you're a KING!!!!!!!!

all these years and i still do NOT know who takes my setlist from here, gets it on the wiki, AND gives me the credit...THANKS!!! but, i must verify...KRALL and T BONE just walked on and off the two times and did NOT perform at all. and Tennessee also did NOT perform at all on the short PURPLE RAIN! ...

ABSOLUTE LUNACY; A FREAK SHOW...FOOKIN FANTASTIC!!!! 8:13-10:42 I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW HEART OF THE CITY MYSTERY DANCE RADIO RADIO WATCHING THE DETECTIVES CLOWNTIME IS OVER II w/ fast ending STRICT TIME...............PADDY (XAVIER) dances!!! MAN OUT OF TIME OUT OF TIME OLIVER'S ARMY A SLOW DRAG WIT...

i'll only go if Borgata COMPS me a pair!!! what about the WELLMONT date???

docinwestchester wrote:Second night of a 3 night run. I won't be there, but looking forward to reading good reports and hearing an analog recording as well.

yeh, of course you are! but, will i have the time to ready it for a hand off tomorrow? THAT is the question! how long start to finish last night doc?

hope it lands on B&W tonight or tomorrow doc! please rip me a copy of last night!

hope you all had a great show. looks like i'll do well these next two shows. doc, im sure your recording is fine. see ya tomorrow.

thanks ANCT. doubt i'll get B&W WORLD again on one of the next 2 nights. oh well...

is it my imagination or does this feel like a BACKSTREETS setlist watch thread, only with NO SETLIST available?

i want GO AWAY!!!!!!