Elvis Costello Fan Forum

There may well have been a thread made like this in the past. If there has, sorry in advance - I haven't been back here in a while :P Anyway, the Man Elvis Costello's collaborated with a hell of a lot of folks as we all know, but who would you love to see him do a gig, a tune or even an album with t...

Mine isn't a show, but nevertheless love a copy of the Unwanted Numbers bootleg compilation. I've searched high and low, haven't found diddly squat of it. If anyone could help me out with a mediafire link or something, I'd be happy to rustle through my own bootleg collection and see if I can return ...

Hi. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about this Blood and Chocolate outtake - ie, is it any good, any kind of info, etc I'm only curious because (as you probably all know) the track was left off the latest reissue of B&C, and I'm just wondering if it's worth me getting the older cd reissu...

so lacklustre wrote:join the dots

Now THAT'S what I call funny! Where do you get your ideas?

Well, since you asked so nicely, here's one of me



(I'm on the right)

Stranger In The House All that lovely John McFee pedal steel. Fish 'N Chip Paper One of my favourite songs off Trust, it's just a brilliant ensemble performance - the bassline, drums and especially Steve's virtuoso moment in the middle of it all. Great vocal performance from EC too. Let Them All Ta...

Well, it is a pretty mean thread. I mean, the guy's just been so consistent with his back catalogue that it's hard to choose. Anyway, it's time I had a go. In no order, and keeping it to one per album; God Is In the House Abbatoir Blues Still In Love Far From Me The Curse of Millhaven Thirsty Dog Wh...

Following on from the David Bowie thread and since Nick Cave is easily also one of my favourite songwriters, I figured fellow Costello fans would like Nick Cave, as well as David Bowie. Anyway, the point of this thread is, what are your top 10 Nick Cave tunes? I have to catch a bus in about 5 minute...

BlueChair wrote:Onto the next artist then?

Absolutely! Any ideas?

Nick Cave come out with new albums sharpish too Nick Cave has a new project with a group called Grinderman (you can check it out on MySpace), involving several of the Bad Seeds. New album is supposed to be out early next year. Shows what I know :D I haven't been back to the Nick Cave MBs for quite ...

What, Heathen wasn't a good enough 'comeback' for you? I'd say that was a damned amazing record! Which isn't to say I'm not eagerly awaiting a new one. I'd also like a new one from Elbow and Arcade Fire, if you please... You've got a point, but that was 4 years ago now. Reality was a pretty cool, t...

I hate to keep jabbing at this subject, but all news on Bowiezone is reported on the other forums as it comes in; everyone posts/knows it before the site Admin can put in the News section. And my final word on the subject is - hurry up and make a comeback David, I'm starting to get bored...

[I know this lifts a line from my EC title song, but I couldn't resist it!] People Like Us Now that you have come to light our way What are you going to show us today? How to be a good boy and how to tell the time? Or how to stand still as we wait in the line? I was never a big fan of that haunted m...

True. My Bowie event of the year was a pilgrimage to the building on Lafayette St where he lives (assuming he's still there!). Sadly I didn't see him popping out to the deli or anything, but I felt a spirit of communion with the great man. :lol: My Bowie event of the year was getting a couple of bo...

Have not seen that site before, despite looking out for good Bowie sites in the past and more or less not bothering. Looks like nice site, but no news since July??? I combine decades of Bowie-addoration with slightly less of Costello ('73 vs '78, pretty much). Question: why have the '30th anniversa...

Mike Boom wrote:Except that Time is on "Aladdin Sane" !

...which was during the guy's Ziggy aka glam phase, but, that's just being nerdy, so I#ll let you have that one

Haha, now this is my kinda thread! Cripes, I couldn't pick 10 (a top 100 would be easier), but I'll try dammit... In no particular order... Slip Away (one of the most beautiful ballads of all time) Karma Man (his best 60s song, just edging it over Space Oddity) All the Madmen (wow) It's Gonna Be Me ...

Hiberna Pectus Pectoris (Winter's Heart) Without a thought we walked into the forest Down a withered track amidst tall, ancient trees of pine And nailed to a limb at the nub of creation was a scrap of paper Written on it were words blurred by the driving, relentless rainfall Words telling us to shy...

Glass Planet In its malicious history Dying numb with his story Couple of households For the tower Sky is quiet again 'neath a blood red light No more heroes in this town Fate wears a frown 98th Tyne getting all the laughs Shedding new light on an age of consent Please sign on with user ID Hypocrit...

[If I understand what kind of stuff one gets to post here, I think I'll go post happy with some of my poetry. If not tell me, but for now, I'll post each one under this thread. I've written and posted a lot of this stuff on the David Bowie fansite, bowiezone.co.uk, and so as not to clutter up this f...

Pretty self-explanatory really. I don't actually have the Attractions album so I couldn't answer, but it'll be pretty interesting to see how this turns out.

I have a feeling that these albums, especially the latter, kind of split EC fans down the middle. If I'm wrong just say. But the reason I'm posting this is because I just got these two albums in the post yesterday. Just wondering, what does everyone else think of these? Personally, I think they're b...

Well if I could vote twice I'd go for Imperial Bedroom and Trust myself. Trust is an absolutely flawless masterpiece of some wonderfully complex arrangements, that somehow avoids over-pretension, and Imperial Bedroom is a magnificently versatile and sophisticated pop record. Dunno about everyone els...

Yeah, ATUB kinda slipped my mind at the time of creating the poll. So sorry to all those who wouldve voted that way

And No Coffee Table wrote:You forgot All This Useless Beauty.

Must've slipped my mind. Ah well...