I like alliteration with added sibilence eg
The salty lips of socialite sisters
and
Footprints set in sentimental cement
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- Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:57 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Favourite lyrical alliteration (formerly assonance!)
- Replies: 14
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- Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:15 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: 5 Favorite Elvis Albums
- Replies: 31
- Views: 69685
Re: 5 Favorite Elvis Albums
Agreed. Well, almost; I’d add one exclamation mark...jeramsey1184 wrote:Get Happy!
King of America
This Year’s Model
My Aim is True
Imperial Bedroom
- Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:08 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Look Now , October 2018
- Replies: 482
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Re: Look Now: new album announced!
Just joined the group. Thanks for approving me. Big EC fan and loving the new album. Very impressed to see such an impressive album so deep into a career. For me, the new album is up there with his best albums (the first five albums, Imperial, Painted, etc.). Wondering if others see the new album a...
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:11 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Look Now , October 2018
- Replies: 482
- Views: 5476383
Re: Look Now: new album announced!
"'I Let the Sun Go Down.' Everything about it, from the restrained, poignant vocal," a vocal similar to 'the puppet has cut his strings, i think. great falsetto as well. . Musically it reminds me of You Tripped At Every Step. The character portrayed feels like a composite of Britain’s two...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Look Now , October 2018
- Replies: 482
- Views: 5476383
Re: Look Now: new album announced!
Nowhere near enough guitar to be TYM2. This Year's Re-model, perhaps, given much of the subject matter and how EC takes the female role rather than merely the viewpoint.
I'm over-analysing, aren't I.....?
I'm over-analysing, aren't I.....?
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:55 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Look Now , October 2018
- Replies: 482
- Views: 5476383
Re: Look Now: new album announced!
Not everyone had a bad Amazon experience. My copy turned up right on time Friday as promised. First impressions? More Painted From Memory than Imperial Bedroom, but thankfully not exactly like either (they are two of my favourites, but we never want same again from our man, do we?). At times, it fee...
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis's funniest line or song
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23632
Re: Elvis's funniest line or song
Another from This is Hell:
My Favourite Things is playing again and again
But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane
My Favourite Things is playing again and again
But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 6:52 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters play Galway, Ireland, July 15 2016
- Replies: 33
- Views: 32096
Re: Elvis & The Imposters play Galway, Ireland, July 15 2016
As a driver, I find Dublin-Galway far more convenient than Knock or Shannon, due to a combination of flight frequency, traffic consistency (3 hours to/from Dublin is 3 hours to/from Dublin; 90 minutes to/from Knock is 90-180 minutes to/from Knock) and the Tullamore Dew Distillery in Offaly....
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:26 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis & The Imposters play Henley, 7 July 2016
- Replies: 65
- Views: 65702
Re: Elvis & The Imposters play Henley, 7 July 2016
Any place good enough to site (some of) Dusty Springfield's ashes is good enough for me to watch EC, so I'm very much in for this...
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:28 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
- Replies: 81
- Views: 92713
Re: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
What I'd like to see is a companion Soundtrack, of tracks referenced as influences, inspirations, irreplaceable cornerstones. Preferably hand-selected by the author himself. I'm only about a quarter of the way through the book so far but would guess such a collection would include such tracks/artis...
- Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:38 pm
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
- Replies: 81
- Views: 92713
Re: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
What I'd like to see is a companion Soundtrack, of tracks referenced as influences, inspirations, irreplaceable cornerstones. Preferably hand-selected by the author himself. I'm only about a quarter of the way through the book so far but would guess such a collection would include such tracks/artis...
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:20 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
- Replies: 528
- Views: 644977
Re: UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
Whilst reading the book I put together a Spotify playlist of most of the songs mentioned in the book. Unfortunately The Beatles and Neil Young are not on Spotify, still 51 plus hours of music to enjoy from the encylopedia of music that is Elvish Costello :) https://open.spotify.com/user/1159787403/...
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Elvis Costello Fan Forum's Top 50 Elvis Costello songs!
- Replies: 110
- Views: 81852
Re: Elvis Costello Fan Forum's Top 50 Elvis Costello songs!
It would be great to see this poll carried out on an annual basis.
Off the top of my head, my favourite Costellopus not on the list is Strict Time.
Off the top of my head, my favourite Costellopus not on the list is Strict Time.
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:44 am
- Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
- Topic: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
- Replies: 81
- Views: 92713
Re: Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack album, Oct 2015
Hi all What I'd like to see is a companion Soundtrack, of tracks referenced as influences, inspirations, irreplaceable cornerstones. Preferably hand-selected by the author himself. I'm only about a quarter of the way through the book so far but would guess such a collection would include such tracks...