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- Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:07 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC song of the week
- Replies: 39
- Views: 58073
Re: EC song of the week
Hey guys. Bumping this old thread to announce that our weekly blog was "picked up" by Trunkworthy, the very publication that originally inspired it. We'll be posting some refurbished favorites from our blog for the next few weeks, while we build up a cache of fresh content. Here's our firs...
- Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC song of the week
- Replies: 39
- Views: 58073
- Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:18 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
- Replies: 26
- Views: 68141
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
I love what he's doing here. Fantastic job. Very impressive.
That said, does anyone find the extreme close-ups of his face on the youtube videos slightly unsettling?
That said, does anyone find the extreme close-ups of his face on the youtube videos slightly unsettling?
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:10 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC song of the week
- Replies: 39
- Views: 58073
Re: EC song of the week
Hey! Sorry I kinda dropped off the board. But I'm still around. Thanks for all the kind words on these blog posts.
KD and I did a few more songs since he last posted
Possession
Do You Know What I'm Saying?
Favourite Hour
KD and I did a few more songs since he last posted
Possession
Do You Know What I'm Saying?
Favourite Hour
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 1:10 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis's Worst Song And Why
- Replies: 48
- Views: 58446
Re: Elvis's Worst Song And Why
Oh man. There are a few ones that I find really annoying. "The Stamping Ground" has a really irritating hook. "Turning the Town Red" too.
Count me among the fans of "Tokyo Storm Warning". I understand the criticisms against it, but I find it such deranged fun.
Count me among the fans of "Tokyo Storm Warning". I understand the criticisms against it, but I find it such deranged fun.
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:20 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15290
Re: Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
Here's the song list. (Not including the song snippets that play in the background during the commentary.) the song snippets that play in the background. "Welcome to the Working Week" (My Aim is True, 1977) "Big Boys (Alternate Version)" (Armed Forces outtake, 1979) "Girls T...
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:17 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15290
Re: Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
Thank you! It was fun to put together.
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:11 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15290
Elvis Costello 60th Birthday Podcast
Hey guys. In celebration of Elvis's 60th birthday, I made a two-and-a-half hour podcast featuring over thirty songs as well as commentary from various podcasters and writers who are Elvis fans (including Costello biographer Graeme Thomson and a few members of this forum). If you'd like to check it o...
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:35 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 43 reviews of North
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11149
Re: 43 reviews of North
Maybe this is the appropriate place to post this. Here's a recent look at North by this board's own Kevin Davis, who was kind enough to contribute this piece for my blog: http://jorgefarah.com/2014/03/17/everyi ... vin-davis/
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:46 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 1994 Letterman Appearance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7534
1994 Letterman Appearance
Hey guys. Long time no post. I was wondering if anyone here had any idea what this was all about. I love this 1994 performance of 13 Steps Lead Down on Letterman. But I'm puzzled by Letterman's introduction. What does it mean when he says "their first appearance in over... eight years" whi...
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:42 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Wanna know what's kind of weird? "North" songs reversed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8847
Wanna know what's kind of weird? "North" songs reversed
Clearly not the most profound of discoveries (any song played backwards is obviously going to sound weird ), but I thought some of you might find this mildly interesting. I was playing around on Audacity today and reversed "Someone Took the Words Away". You can listen to it here: http://jo...
- Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:30 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
This record is a triumph.
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:04 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance" docu.
- Replies: 180
- Views: 267369
Re: "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance" - docu. - BBC4 Nov. 8 '1
https://twitter.com/Rivers47/status/399625531940823040Otis Westinghouse wrote:No sign of it on BBC site that I can see, only the 60 min.the_platypus wrote:I got the BBC iPlayer to work in Argentina, but I can only find the 60 minute version. Could somebody please link to the 90 minute version?
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 12:43 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance" docu.
- Replies: 180
- Views: 267369
Re: "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance" - docu. - BBC4 Nov. 8 '1
I got the BBC iPlayer to work in Argentina, but I can only find the 60 minute version. Could somebody please link to the 90 minute version?
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:53 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: EC plays Bridge School Benefit, Oct. 26 & 27, 2013
- Replies: 44
- Views: 44583
Re: EC plays Bridge School Benefit, Oct. 26 & 27, 2013
Jim Harrington is the same guy who tweeted "Just the thought of an Elvis Costello Meets The Roots album makes me want to run and hide"-- to which Elvis responded "once a twat, always a twat". He does seem like a bit of a grump. For some reason, he follows me on Twitter (I'm guess...
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:06 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: WISE UP GHOST Deluxe
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29004
Re: WISE UP GHOST Deluxe
Picked up the deluxe edition for only 3 dollars more than the regular version, which feels about right. Lovely booklet. The extra tracks are nice to have, but I think "The Puppet Has Cut His Strings" is the only one I'll be returning to consistently.
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
I picked up the deluxe edition for 14 dollars at an FYE store in upstate NY. I really like the booklet.
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:02 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
I think Costello went out of his way to make NR something special, and he promoted the hell out of it, only to have it get a kind of shrug-- the usual mix of good and bad reviews that pretty much every Costello record gets now, but no lingering energy keeping it in the conversation, and poor sales....
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:55 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
It sounds to me like the reviews have been largely positive, yes? Someone said something about "mixed reviews" earlier in this thread but it doesn't look that way to me.
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:10 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
Yeah. There's also the fact that putting out these files-- even if the message board does feel insular and self-contained-- we may be ruining the surprise for other folks. Anyway, I know I personally won't be clicking on any more of these links. The album comes out in a few weeks. I think I can exer...
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:42 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
People from the EC/Roots camp have expressed that they don't want these recordings available, so I took down the "Cinco Minutos Con Vos" BBC rip mp3. I encourage you guys to do the same with the others.
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:38 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
I love the song. Love it. If I have one piece of criticism, it's the Spanish-language lines by Marisol are a little awkward (the words, not her voice-- she's amazing). The rhymes are a bit off and they stress the wrong syllables to make some of the words fit the meter. A bit of nitpicking on my part...
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:35 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
- Replies: 1087
- Views: 1621019
Re: New album for 2013: "Wise Up Ghost" (with The Roots!)
Here's a direct link to my rip of "Cinco Minutos Con Vos", in case anyone's having trouble with the radio feed.
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- Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:30 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello & Imposters play Offenbach, July 15, 2013
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15493
Re: Elvis Costello & Imposters play Offenbach, July 15, 2013
Reports are the show has been cancelled
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:33 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis's new producer is hilarious!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4811
Re: Elvis's new producer is hilarious!
Yeah, I like him. He seems like a fun dude to hang out with.