Elvis Costello Fan Forum

With the exception of IB and NR (which are anal-retentive masterpieces), my favorite EC albums, more often than not, tend to be the ones that he just sort of bangs out and doesn't seem to fuss over too much. MOMOFUKU is definitely one of these "quickies", and I love it. "Song with Ros...

MLAR is just wrong on every level: weak songs, overwrought production, bad hair, weird beard, stupid hat. And then there's "Broken" -- grounds for divorce right there. See ya, Cait -- don't let that door hit you in the ass....

Sorry, no demos -- but your post made me revisit NATTFYT, and I'm glad I did. I think it's a nice, albeit slight, piece of work -- and I compare it favorably against a stuffy, overripe contemporary like MLAR....

I have a sealed MAIT with stickers saying NEW FROM COLUMBIA RECORDS and ALBUM OF THE YEAR: ROLLING STONE CRITICS AWARD....and a $5.89 price tag! It's awesome.

Baffling, brilliant, boring, brooding.

"Worthless Thing" and "The Great Unknown" succeed despite the dated, wildly-inappropriate production. I can go years without listening to any of the other tunes on here....

I couldn't disagree more with that. I think Dylan's entire career has been a reaction to public perception of him and his work. A skinny Jewish kid named Rob Zimmerman from Hibbing, Minnesota, reinvents himself as a New York folk singer with a balderdash biography about him being a kid who ran away...

I think EC should take a page from Dylan's playbook and just stop fucking caring about an album's critical or popular reception. It's obvious that Dylan, whether he's putting out masterful things like "Love & Theft" or complete nonsense like "Christmas in the Heart", just cou...

Methinks this is Elvis in Drama Queen mode once again. He's just mad that NR didn't sell -- can't say I blame him....

Just stumbled upon this, had never heard before......and it's terrible, isn't it? Ah, the '80s....

Jesus, stunning version of WYS...! Never heard before -- thanks...

An EC LP that's "overwrought and overwritten"? That's like saying the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is "too busy"! :P All kidding aside, ATUB is way up there on my EC list -- top 3 or 4 easily. The lazy comparison is with IB, of course, but I've always thought of it as perhaps th...

LOL! The self-interview is the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen....

What a beautiful item!

wow. this surprises me. i like this song, but i don't love it. i admire the craftsmanship (as always), but it kinda-sorta too cute by half, ain't it?

:D :) :o 8) :lol: :P :twisted: :wink: :mrgreen: ALISON WATCHING THE DETECTIVES ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN MOTEL MATCHES BEYOND BELIEF MAN OUT OF TIME KID ABOUT IT AMERICAN WITHOUT TEARS SUIT OF LIGHTS DEEP DARK TRUTHFUL MIRROR SULKY GIRL THE OTHER END OF THE TELESCOPE POOR FRACTURED ATLAS I STILL HAVE TH...

"Kiss Like Your Kiss" is a horrible song -- it's nearly as bad as "Jailhouse Tears" (sorry, I'm in a shitty mood today....).

IMPERIAL BEDROOM: It's a jungle in there -- an ornate, serpentine jungle....

another listen to the first half. 3 things 1. jimmie still reminds me of early ellington, east st. louis toodle-oo almost referenced by name, but also that pulsing beat, and in the brass, black and tan fantasy. and he mentioned his grandfather's sea voyages as a musician and having a picture of ell...

"Dr. Watson" would be a new addition to my list for sure.

This black and clipped misshapen thing
Hobbling on from claw to ring
Hung upside down and cawing
Pecking at carrion of the fallen

Fuck me!

well said, PD!

the concept of a "double album" no longer applies, and hasn't for years -- album length (or 45rpm song length, etc.) has always been dictated primarily by format. if CDs would have been around in 1966, "Revolver" would've been an hour long, and the white album would've run nearly...

Chuch Underground and Dr. Watson have now joined All These Strangers at the top of my list. These songs stun me....

Nice -- but it sounds a tad flat without Mike Compton's vocals....

it's listed as the 17th track in the U.S. iTunes store....