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by Hawksmoor
Mon May 30, 2022 5:32 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: 'How to Play the Guitar and Y' - a audio book by Elvis , Sept. 2021
Replies: 17
Views: 11836

Re: 'How to Play the Guitar and Y' - a audio book by Elvis , Sept. 2021

Now available on CD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1799790053/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_98G933BZVH1M1XP94GKK I'm interested but...how much of a palaver is this for a UK buyer? I can just order it from Amazon US and they convert the price to £ for me (and then spend six weeks 'shipping' it, naturally)? Or it's e...
by Hawksmoor
Mon May 30, 2022 3:14 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "The Resurrection of Rust" - 2022 album by Rusty (EC & Allan Mayes)
Replies: 58
Views: 45667

Re: "The Resurrection of Rust" - 2022 album by Rusty (EC & Allan Mayes)

Just listened to it right through for the first time to try and get a fix on who’s doing what. All the Imposters appear to be playing on every track. Surrender to the Rhythm (Nick Lowe): Elvis and Allan trade alternate lines on the verses and sing the chorus together. I’m Ahead If… (Jim Ford): Allan...
by Hawksmoor
Sat May 28, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Look-Hear-Listen-Now with Elvis Costello, May - June 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 3643

Re: Look-Hear-Listen-Now with Elvis Costello, May - June 2022

This tour now starts tomorrow. Indeed. So, because of football shenanigans' (with which I have zero sympathy, having no interest in football), it turns out I will be on the 'opening night' (Leeds, tomorrow). I will report back as soon as I can on what 'some surprises' and 'other records' might appe...
by Hawksmoor
Sat May 28, 2022 6:26 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Songs of Bacharach & Costello: collection based on Painted From Memory, March 3, 2023
Replies: 200
Views: 945019

Re: New compilation / package, based on Painted From Memory, 2022

(…) Hmm. That does sound a bit more like a compilation of the PFM tracks plus other previously-released collaborations with Burt, plus the two new tracks. I'm getting doubtful now about whether it will include out-takes or demos. Not overly bothered about 54th Street or the RAH, I've got good quali...
by Hawksmoor
Sat May 28, 2022 3:57 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Songs of Bacharach & Costello: collection based on Painted From Memory, March 3, 2023
Replies: 200
Views: 945019

Re: New compilation / package, based on Painted From Memory, 2022

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40881068.html Elvis Costello: 67, and it's time for this year's model to reflect (…) One of the many projects Costello completed during lockdown was a collection of songs marking his 30-year collaboration with legendary American composer B...
by Hawksmoor
Tue May 24, 2022 6:21 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Look Hear Listen Now (specifically Leeds)
Replies: 0
Views: 2722

Look Hear Listen Now (specifically Leeds)

I'm quite excited about these events. Well, the only one I'm actually going to is Leeds on Sunday (29th) but it sounds promising. They're billed as 'fabulously compact venues' on the official site, and indeed, all my dealings for the Leeds one have been via Crash Records (which appears to be an inde...
by Hawksmoor
Sun May 01, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

I love how on an EC album that the song that you like the least ends up being a real favorite. For TBNI, I cringed a little when I first heard “Mistook for a Friend” - now I love it. For Look Now, it was “Dishonor the Stars”. Then there is “In the Darkest Place”, “The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love...
by Hawksmoor
Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

I'm finding the contrarian opinions refreshing, especially the way they're being expressed here-- not in any way bitter or angry, just clear-eyed that we all receive these things differently depending on where we are situated in our lives. Not everything connects! What a great post, and makes me th...
by Hawksmoor
Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:09 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

Absolutely! Aren’t we fortunate not to have someone releasing material that we might buy out of loyalty and then feel heartbroken to think they had sunk to such a low level. Not thinking of anyone in case you think I’ve someone in mind but there have been so many tailings off . Didn’t Elvis once sa...
by Hawksmoor
Sat Apr 16, 2022 3:13 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis at Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala, April 13, 2022
Replies: 8
Views: 5103

Re: Elvis at Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala, April 13, 2022

N. T. writes on Costello-l Facebook: “What a treat. Elvis sang a wonderful version of We Are All Cowards Now arranged by Ted Nash of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.” Nice! I thought that was also one of the standout tracks on Hey Clockface , maybe even my favorite. Of the non-Paris tracks, I ...
by Hawksmoor
Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:00 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

nearly agree. loved listening to it, once again amazed by himself, but don't find it is sticking much, despite my admiration at a distance. I can't really tell if that is becasue i was 27/8 when mait and tym came out and am now over 70 and simply can't/don't/won't listen the same way. I recall dyla...
by Hawksmoor
Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

After taking an extended break from TBNI, returning to it is amazingly rewarding. It’s a REALLY REALLY good record. No doubt about it. Putting it on the same level as Get Happy!! is a bit crazy, since I believe that is the greatest record EVER made! You have a kindred spirit here. In fact, Get Happ...
by Hawksmoor
Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:38 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

"Our excited early talk of it being his best LP might have been slightly hyperbolic, but not by much " You people are out of your gourds! It's a good record, I really like it, but c'mon now.... Well...I don't know. I think those of us who are seriously into popular music - listening to it...
by Hawksmoor
Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:12 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

Took a while, but... https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2022/04/elvis-costello-36-boy-named-if.html Nice review. By this...' The Boy Named If is basically the rock album Elvis Costello didn’t make for the better part of fifteen years' I assume we're taking Momofuku to be his last 'rock album'. Th...
by Hawksmoor
Thu Apr 07, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Roseanne Cash: April 5th
Replies: 38
Views: 48293

Re: Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Roseanne Cash: April 5th

It's an incredible and beautiful song, and Elvis is in heavyweight league here. But, natural bias aside, he owns this. His falsetto on the chorus is spine-tingling, but when he comes in with the verse at 2:45, it moves to a new level. I'd love to know how much of this - lyrically and musically - is ...
by Hawksmoor
Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis on Facebook: “More surprises coming”
Replies: 7
Views: 5186

Re: Elvis on Facebook: “More surprises coming”

That would be great. Elvis hasn’t milked everybody for the original release :lol: True. He (or the record company) ned a little more time to milk the original release, I guess - based on the fact that Cruel Smile/Clarksdale only came out three or four months after their 'parent LP'? I can't remembe...
by Hawksmoor
Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:00 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis on Facebook: “More surprises coming”
Replies: 7
Views: 5186

Re: Elvis on Facebook: “More surprises coming”

I'm going to tie two bits of circumstantial evidence together and link this to the news of more recording at Memphis Magnetic, and speculate that we'll get a mini-LP based on TBNI with out-takes and alternative versions. In the style of The Clarksdale Sessions/Cruel Smile, that kind of thing.
by Hawksmoor
Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:11 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Liz Terrell covers Almost Blue
Replies: 5
Views: 4764

Re: Liz Terrell covers Almost Blue

Not a big fan of that, if honest. An exercise in stretching every syllable to maximum length to squeeze out some emotion. Much prefer Elvis' lighter touch approach to singing it. It's an incredible song, so let the song do the work.
by Hawksmoor
Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis in Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy Of Song
Replies: 15
Views: 10353

Re: Elvis in Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy Of Song

Elvis is the king of the contrived rhyme or half-rhyme. Which is great, as I love rhyme, and think it's a hugely under-rated technique - because everybody thinks anyone can do it. Look at this: 'Running wild just like some Child ish tan trum ' That's a masterclass in rhyming. I would call those vis...
by Hawksmoor
Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:38 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "The Normyn Suites" - Michael Leonhart - release date March 25, 2022
Replies: 19
Views: 12809

Re: "The Normyn Suites" - Michael Leonhart - release date March 25, 2022

Joshua Redman is on the new version, which can be heard here: https://michaelleonhart.bandcamp.com/album/the-normyn-suites Excellent, thank-you. So as far as my ears can tell me, Elvis' vocal is identical on both versions, and the only difference is the solo from around 2:45 onwards. They're both s...
by Hawksmoor
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:02 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

This month’s exclusive Top of the World album (available as a CD and download) includes Park Jiha, Talisk and Tanya Tagaq, plus an extra five bonus tracks featuring music from KOG (Kweku of Ghana), The Chieftains with Elvis Costello and more. The issue also comes with a bonus CD of contemporary Bal...
by Hawksmoor
Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:46 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis in Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy Of Song
Replies: 15
Views: 10353

Re: Elvis in Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy Of Song

This should be a really interesting read. BTW I've always loved this silliness from EC : To tell the truth our Mum ran off with someone else's father Went for two weeks' holiday in Taramasalata Elvis is the king of the contrived rhyme or half-rhyme. Which is great, as I love rhyme, and think it's a...
by Hawksmoor
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:56 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "The Normyn Suites" - Michael Leonhart - release date March 25, 2022
Replies: 19
Views: 12809

Re: "The Normyn Suites" - Michael Leonhart - release date March 25, 2022

OK, so we've got...'Newspaper Pane' and 'Radio Is Everything' - non-essential in as far as they're the identical versions that we already have? Then two versions of 'Shut Him Down', one of which is new? Which is the version we already have - Joshua Redman or Chris Potter?
by Hawksmoor
Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

It's weird. I play the LP now and I can absolutely hear that the backbone of each song is Elvis' voice and Pete's drums, with the bass added and then Steve coming in last to 'decorate' with the keyboards. Or...do I just hear it that way because Elvis has told us half-a-dozen times that that was the...
by Hawksmoor
Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022
Replies: 495
Views: 693794

Re: The Boy Named If, new album by Elvis & The Imposters, January 14, 2022

It's weird. I play the LP now and I can absolutely hear that the backbone of each song is Elvis' voice and Pete's drums, with the bass added and then Steve coming in last to 'decorate' with the keyboards. Or...do I just hear it that way because Elvis has told us half-a-dozen times that that was the ...