Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I can't quite a hang on the lyrics just hearing the live version. Partly because I'm enjoying the tune too much! If my bloody CD would hurry up and arrive... Regrettable that a fair chunk of reviewers feel required to praise this album via a contrast with his supposedly "inferior" recent w...

Bet Pete loves that quote!

DVD!

Here's a review of a different sort: 9Y6d12npW5c He wants Young Elvis to sing it not 58/9 year old Elvis! And less repetition... No surprise that nothing is as good as I Want You on it. One of his greatest moments. Mine yet to arrive, but via the Brooklyn bootleg, with a couple of Apple appearance v...

Shame you didn't book me and my cover-crazy cohorts (though still no EC in the set!). Not that the date would have been good, and not that we could top an epic WSOP with the original keyboardist, but you might have enjoyed our Eton Rifles, Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag, Here Comes Your Man, and many...

Good to know you've survived (was going to add 'you old git', but I'll spare you).

Ah ha. I keep seeing references to this album, Amazon prompting me, etc. I confess I know nothing of him. Like the cover. Must check it out.

Wow, Costello and Waits on the same line-up. You can still buy lawn tickets by the look of it, and they're only $40ish. Waits' first concert in several years. Amazed it hasn't sold out quicker.

Hope it's on the BBC soon. Alfred Brendel's an Elvis fan?

Happy birthday, old sport. Hope the party is a cracker and sorry I can't be there in person to celebrate.

docinwestchester wrote:Definitely. I'm putting together a complete DVD. Should be ready in the next week or so.

You're my hero!

Was playing Brooklyn today and his voice has that slightly thrashed sound he might often have live. When you're there in person, it doesn't matter at all, you're experiencing the power on huge amplification amid the adrenaline of the performance, but you hear it more recorded. Not criticising, just ...

Doc W is making an offer on Dimeadozen of compiling the Fallon performances, but maybe that's just things broadcast and recorded to DVD, not web only ones. Would be great to have a compilation of the TV ones, anyway! Unfortunately the web ones linked to above aren't watchable in the UK. Hate that st...

Perfect!

I'm not rich enough to be an audiophile, though I'd gladly go down that route if I won the lottery. I have a relatively 'budget' but pretty decent hifi system and find I almost never play the iPod through it. The difference between it and CD quality is huge. I'm a total sucker for the booklets, I lo...

Alien eyes!

In fact I'm a bit disappointed that there seems to be less discussion of the album's splendid contents than of people's aggravation with delivery systems. I and others would love to join in the discussion, if we had a CD to discuss! Who needs all the glossy packaging? It's generally a bunch of crap...

The article links to this, excruciating but hilarious with it. You'd think Weird Al Jankovic or the like had done it, but it does sound like Brian himself is the MC:

I've been meaning to say, Elvis's learning of Italian in the 90s has had a lasting effect in that he rather absurdly refers to 'la Santa Chechilia' when he should just say 'Sesilia' (though personally I would would want to say the also ridiculous sounding 'peninsular' version 'Thethilia'!). Someone ...

Hadn't seen the Obama + Fallon + Roots thing before. Hilarious and wonderful. It's hard to imagine any other leader of a major nation in world history being willing to participate in something as much fun as that. Is Jimmy Fallon any good? He's got the best house band ever, and he seems to be in lov...

I downloaded off Dime in a matter of minutes. Haven't had a chance to get it on CD for a proper listen yet.

Excellent clip. Note that ?uestlove is using clear drum heads, so insteads of his coated white ones and Yamaha kit, a clear-headed Ludwig. Interesting.

Elvis looks like he misses his guitar, but the megaphone was a good option.

You've beaten the wiki to the deluxe samples!

I guess I can't say for 100% sure, but I would've sworn he sang it when he played Bumbershoot in Seattle in 2005, replacing Devo who dropped out last minute. no worry...ANCT will hit the bootleg to verify that you are probably wrong...NO OFFENSE! :lol: Haha, can I at least get the bootleg then? :D ...

Saved to favourites and sure to be frequently referred to. Thanks again.