Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Hmm... EC does not have the same clothes or glasses on in the ECIS photo as he does in the one tweeted by his publisher yesterday. (E.g., He's wearing dress trousers, not the blue jeans mentioned by Allan Jones.) So... ??

They could have added, "Not compiled or tweeted by a human being".

The book seemed to have gotten a nice notice in Booklist, although it doesn't appear to be up on their site yet. Excerpt from the publishers website: “This is a big book, literally, by one of the best rockers in the business. Given the singular, and eclectic, nature of his career, it is no surprise ...

That's a pretty encouraging review. Kirkus is known for being so brutal, publishers don't even submit some books to them.

Connor, you can't feel too bad -- he included your (obscure) favorite song. Meaning it's an important one for him, too. I think this qualifies as a weird compilation of previously released material, but not in a bad way. The "audio book sketches not included in the book" make it sound like...

sheeptotheslaughter wrote:Perhaps this is just the audio version of the book?

Nope. That would be this: http://www.amazon.com/Unfaithful-Music- ... 161176470X

(There's also a more convenient and likely cheaper downloadable version noted on the publishers sites, but it's not on Amazon yet.)

I agree, Connor, and I suspect EC might have already gone a long way toward writing a second book while working on this one.

Maybe we'll get another "soundtrack" while he's at it.

Thanks, Connor. I couldn't help wondering, especially since that stated page count from the publisher literally doubled overnight. Admittedly, I think the originally page count was notional, since I noticed many "upcoming" books have that exact page count (352 pages). I haven't heard anyth...

I'm actually starting to coming around to seeing it cwr's way, especially wrt "barely released", rather than truly unreleased, material. I think it's the oddly off-handed way this is being handled -- five weeks from release and it still hasn't been announced; the amazon.com listing is prob...

cwr, let me be the first to say it: You're getting your hopes way too high for this; it's just going to be a weird compilation of previously released stuff to help more casual fans get their bearings. :) Maybe we'll get a excerpt of one of the newly reclaimed Rusty demos just for laughs, but I sure ...

[...] but I think anyone who still carries EC's torch would be thrilled if something like this were to happen. Not to be too rude, but speak for yourself, njbp. Count me among the unthrilled. In fact, this sounds like a thoroughly horrible idea to me. And not to be ruder still, but I believe EC's b...

Somehow I find myself hoping Sulky and Jack DON'T change their minds and end up bitterly regretting their decisions. But maybe I'm just having that kind of day...

So far, all of these "in conversation with" book-tour shows in the US are including the option to buy a pre-signed book at a very reasonable price, but no "live" book signing. He is doing a couple of straight book-signings -- no talk or presentation -- but only in New York City. ...

http://flavorwire.com/532955/does-rolling-stone-know-it-declared-songwriting-dead Does ‘Rolling Stone’ Know It Declared Songwriting Dead? [...] If, by Rolling Stone‘s reckoning, we’ve seen so few all-time great songwriters since 1990, it would seem to follow that Rolling Stone believes songwriting ...

njbp wrote:The comments around this accolade have been rather muted. [...]

That's probably because nobody takes Rolling Stone very seriously anymore. Sure, I was kind of tickled to see our man ranked fairly high, but I don't see this as much more than yet another internet listicle.

How about Billy Joel being on there at all? Might as well include Barry Manilow -- at least he wrote some good jingles.

Azmuda, I was up close and I didn't notice EC looking surprised, but I didn't see the horn section come on stage, either. They were just there, blasting away, all the sudden. Very cool. I always love EC's music arranged for/with horns. I think EC might have pre-thanked them during "Chelsea"...

This set list is accurate. The horn section was 3 pieces. I also assume they were from Steely Dan. (I didn't stay for the Dan show.) They appeared halfway through PLU. I thought EC would feel constrained by one-hour opening-act slot, but it seemed to me he was more like, "You know, I could get ...

http://www.sixthandi.org/event/elvis-costello/ Elvis Costello In Conversation with Dan Kois Oct 15, 2015 • 7:30 pm Sixth & I 600 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.408.3100 Dan Kois works for Slate.com and Slate has used this venue to record podcasts before, so I suspect that at least a port...

johnfoyle wrote: I wish him luck with this & admire his spirit of independence.

I think you've missed you calling, John. Is it too late to pursue a career in diplomacy?

A few of us have read the book & have been discussing it on a private f'/book page. It's a engrossing read , packed with details of his many endeavors over the years. He doesn't take any prisoners , himself included. He has defended, in a email exchange, some of the more jaw dropping details , ...

BT just said there will be a e-reader version of his book eventually:

Joe positive says:
August 6, 2015 at 4:32 am
Will there be a kindle version?

Bruce says:
August 6, 2015 at 11:28 am
In due course, not sure when.

I guess I can scoop everybody -- even John -- because, by some misfire of Amazon's "Look Inside the Book" feature, I was able to read, or at least skim, most of the first half of this book this morning, before it crapped out. It looks like we've got a straight chronology of BT's life-in-sh...

I guess Sulky will be saving this one in his closet in case it turns out to be worth as much as a Van Gogh someday.

I doubt it'll find many buyers outside of us Elvis fans. I doubt it will find many buyers "inside" us Elvis fans. Raise your hand if paying twenty bucks for BT's unedited ramblings -- in the form of a cheap, perfect-bound book -- is at the top of your to-do list. I doubt it will find ANY ...