Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I'm Your Toy.

Napoleon or Aloysius?

Face the music: Rank the songs from My Aim Is True from best to worst (read: favourite - least favourite). Face the facts: Watching The Detectives is on CD1 of the latest reissue, so it's IN. If you don’t rank ALL the songs that are on MY list (English & American versions) I will put in the miss...

1. ...This Town... 2. Let Him Dangle 3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror 4. Veronica 5. God's Comic 6. Tramp The Dirt Down 7. Miss Macbeth 8. Satellite 9. The Other Side Of Summer 10. Hurry Down Doomsday 11. Georgie And Her Rival 12. So Like Candy 13. Baby Plays Around 14. Chewing Gum 15. All Grown Up 16. ...

Yes, the new Ron is as incredible as the first three. I just bought a record by a guy I know nothing about, Devendra Banhart's "Rejoicing In The Hands," after hearing about five seconds of it in a small record store, and it's incredible. It's totally original and at the same time sounds li...

I actually agree on Days.

Strange alternatives, obvious choice - High Fidelity

25 Fingers or Tommy's Coming Home?

In The Darkest Place (The whole album, really)
Recent live versions of The Home Truth

It's definitely worth normal full price.
I can't believe the space in Bill Frisell's guitar work. It adds another dimension to Love Field and Poor Napoleon especially. Great examples of less is more when compared to the originals.

Goodbye Cruel World isn't necessarily Elvis' worst collection of songs, but it's the worst mistreatment of them, so I'll go with that one. (Kojak Variety escapes the slot owing to very low pretensions. Punch The Clock's sound suits its fine pop songs very well, in my book. The Juliet Letters and Spi...

Mr Thompson may be my favourite songwriter, and is by far the best guitarist I know - no, make that instrumentalist. These two really go hand in hand, too; his solos really extend the meanings/emotions of his songs. Not like his lyrics aren't good enough on their own, either - I think John Cougar Me...

I wasn't on the board to submit a list (tears of rage, tears of grief) but weeeee you guys have great taste (tears of joy, tears of elation)

Doesn't people generally like "Soul For Hire"? My few EC pals do. Deserves to be played at least once on Ally McBeal. "Dissolve" isn't as popular as that one, for what I understand, so I'd say that's the underrated one. Would have been cool to hear that wild harmonica and vocal s...

1. Get Happy!!
2. Brutal Youth
3. Painted From Memory
4. When I Was Cruel
5. All This Useless Beauty
6. Goodbye Cruel World

1. Get Happy!! 2. This Years Model 3. Imperial Bedroom 4. Trust 5. My Aim Is True 6. Armed Forces 7. Almost Blue It's amazing how many great songs poured out of the man in those years, but my Top Three albums are from different decades: 1. Get Happy!! 2. The Juliet Letters 3. Spike, and I have high ...

It is the new and improved I without the insomnia, ie. one less level of insanity, ie. no more list overkill. Btw, I got a speeding ticket courtesy of No Action once too.

I feel welcome, like Bill Murray in "How's Bob?"

I really like the fast version of This Year's Girl, but then again I'm a bit of a speedfreak. The alternative B Movie was really good live when played faster too. Does anyone know if Elvis only ate amphetamines on tour, and that's part of the reason why those early Attractions albums sound comparati...

I'm sorta new to this board, so I'm checking out older posts that I know most of you will have seen enough of by now, so sorry if this pops up on the first page because of my reply. I just had to submit my list, and comment on the Radio Radio/Watching The Detective dispute. Here in Sweden Watching T...

I'm sorta new to this board, so I'm checking out older posts that I know most of you will have seen enough of by now, so sorry if this pops up on the first page because of my reply. I just had to submit my list, and comment on the Radio Radio/Watching The Detective dispute. Here in Sweden Watching T...

I thought I'd be too late for this, but seeing as the results haven't been posted...

1. Alison
2. I'm Not Angry
3. Red Shoes
4. Watching The Detectives
5. Welcome To The Working Week

weak: Pay It Back

I think I Want You and Alibi are both really well-written songs to begin with, and the bands' wonderfully understated playing on both makes them even better recordings. Alibi does suffer a little from being the younger (less original) track, but the lyrics aren't that similar except for the format. ...

Top:
1. Trust
2. All This Useless Beauty
3. My Aim Is True

Bottom:
For The Stars
Cruel Smile
The Best Of Elvis Costello - The Man (funniest title, though)

My Back With A Vengeance bootleg says he did it at Shepherd's Bush Empire too (same tour). During the Brutal Youth tour he used to sing a verse or two of Chelsea in mid-Lipstick Vogue, which I thought sounded great. The words to My Funny Valentine may appear at the end of almost anything long, and s...

I'm Not Angry and Just A Memory
Uncomplicated and Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
No Action and I Hope You're Happy Now
Accidents Will Happen and King Horse
Invasion Hit Parade and Just Another Mystery (and My Dark Life too)
I Want To Vanish and Radio Silence

"All This Useless Beauty"

Which song would have sounded best if covered by the Smiths 20 years ago -

Big Sister's Clothes or Mouth Almighty?

Human Touch

Suspect My Tears or Burnt Sugar (Is So Bitter)?