Elvis Costello Fan Forum

A rope leash wrote:Joe's Garage would probably not be appropriate for a first date...

Then how does Joe's Garage ever get a second date?

But where's the McGuffin?

I'm reading Krugman's Peddling Prosperity now, which is a fascinating read, if a little dry. It was published in 1994 and details the rise of monetarism and the distortion of that theory that came to be called supply-side economics. If you want to know how we got started down the road that led to th...

. . . . Before that was Lawrence Block`s Small Town ( another easy read if a little disconcerting - there was just too much sex in it !) That's quite surprising, and I don't mean the phrase "too much sex" (which doesn't really compute, now that I think of it). I'm a big fan of Block's. In...

I'm paranoid too, to some extent. I just don't go looking for conspiracies that are completely outlandish. The ones I'm sure about are scary enough, thank you very much. The subversion of our democracy doesn't have to happen with flashy events like mass murder and the imposition of martial law. It c...

I don't have much Zappa, but I think Tim(e)'s onto something with those recommendations. One I've always been partial to is Waka/Jawaka, which is a transitional "fusion jazz" album from 1972, between the styles of Hot Rats and Zoot Allures.

Some of you may have noticed that I have a fondness for cover versions, for reasons unknown. Yes, there's some validity to the view that many classic recordings simply can't be improved upon, so why try? But on the other hand, if a recording artist has a real fondness for a great song and the vision...

Jet fuel burns very quickly, in an explosive burst. Maybe so, out in the open. But enclose it and feed in oxygen only through the hole the plane just made penetrating the building, and you will have a very hot fire of considerable duration, even without all the other flammables, like drywall, carpe...

You mean, besides Elvis Costello and Steve and The Brodskys at the Beacon next month? Caetano Veloso with David Byrne at Carnegie Hall in April. Not too shabby.

I can't say exactly which tours we're talking about - it was perhaps three times in the late '70s to early '80s. It seemed to me that Ray and Dave weren't getting along, or at least were working at cross-purposes up there. It was highly unprofessional, it seemed to me, to be working out your sibling...

I'm not that much of a Kinks fan, because they were a godawful band live. At leat they never impressed me the few times I happened to see them. However, that's not the point of my post. I just want people to learn the two main guys' last name. It's my understanding that Brits pronounce Ray and Dave'...

I'm not ready to post my list yet, since it has 24 entries. I'm having trouble winnowing it any further, dammit. Just to give you an idea how hard this is, cbartal and kimmy each posted an excellent list, and I like all their selections; however, of their 28 songs, only 5 are on my list as it now st...

For real!

You do, really?

And then, some people stay away because I sometimes have conversations with myself.

Forget all those people. I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened to me!

ah, ah, Mr. Wilson. . . . ah, ah, Mr. Heath from "Taxman" - The Beatles (one of George's) Tin soldiers and Nixon coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming Four dead in Ohio "Ohio" by CSNY (one of Neil's) and another Nixon reference, from Jefferson Airplane'...

pophead2k wrote:If you want to hear the great, gritty New Orleans brass sound, pick up the Dirty Dozen Brass Band CD that features Elvis on vocals on the song That's How You Got Killed Before. The title is escaping me for now.....

it's The New Orleans Album

Rope, "The Battle of New Orleans" was by Johnny Horton "Little Hitler" - Nick Lowe "Less Than Zero" - EC (both the original, about Oswald Moseley, British fascist; and the Dallas Version, rewritten with reference to Lee Harvey Oswald) "Poor Napoleon" - EC &quo...

Since Santa forgot to bring me the Concert for George DVD, I've ordered that for myself with my Christmas money and expect to have it later this week. I did get the Ed Sullivan Presents the Beatles set (4 complete shows, 20 songs), the Casablanca 2-DVD special edition and The John Lennon Legend, so ...

What the hell is a "local newstand"? We could probably keep this going forever, doncha think? Uncut is a Brit music (mostly) magazine that each month comes with a free CD of tunes, generally selections of new stuff but sometimes old tracks collected together thematically (e.g., greatest dr...

Traffic, "You Can All Join In" Here's a little song you can all join in with It's very simple and I hope it's new make your own words up if you want to Any old words that you think will do King Crimson, "Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With" And when I have some words This i...

. . . . my brain hurts a lot

So do I Spooky; however, although he may have had some input, these notes are by Alan Robinson. . . . quite a few contain bonus tracks. I haven't gotten that far with mine yet, but I'm assuming this reference is to hidden tracks, not listed in the materials. If so, I've only found one so far, in the...

Watching_Detectives wrote:I love Elvis videos. They aren't filled with half naked 19 year olds like now a days. . . .

I hold nothing against half naked 19 year olds.































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Thank you thank you, you're too kind. I'll be here through Friday. Try the veal.