Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I played "The Talking Animals" and "The Criminal Under My Own Hat" tonight and was reminded how neglected Henry (or was it Howard?) Coward was in the overall scheme of things. Proof Through the Night was always a favourite of mine, "The Murder Weapon " especially. The ...

Her voice and playing lack the passion and feeling that vocal jazz should have. Hence the emptiness and boringness. With that said, I like her version of "That Old Feeling", but I definitely can't find much else that I like. I'd much rather listen to Chet Baker. BlueChair: Have to say I d...

It was a tight one though today Otis, ya have to admit...if not for Liverpool's complete and utter ineptitude in front of goal (e.g. Danny Murphy kicking the ball nearly out for a throw when he was in front of Tim Howard at 2-1 down :lol: ) it would have been a deserved draw! Some brill songs by th...

This is brilliant stuff. I especially like "Riot Act" and "Everyday I Write The Book." Genius.

Jackson Doofster wrote:OOOOHHH.....You boys are in trouble now.....wait till Otis comes back...I'm telling...

Bring it on Otis.

Congrats SLL! Hope you'll still have time to check in here.

He's a wonderful Welsh baritone. I've seen him sing Mozart at the Metropolitan Opera.

For staying up all night - Blood and Chocolate. Sounds caffeine-fuelled. "Uncomplicated," "Tokyo Storm Warning." How could you go to sleep listening to either of those?

To sleep - North, without question.

Darren Fletcher Luke Chadwick (ok so he's farmed out on loan) Wes Brown Jury's out on Fletcher. Chadwick, as you say, is out on loan (and ugly as sin), and Wes Brown is shit. O'Shea is the only "youngster" at United I would want at Chelsea, and with the depth we have at the back, we would...

Just couldn't care less about the Matrix pictures. Humorless technoweenie nonsense.

I saw her at the Bard-Mingus concert this past spring, and she is a stunner in person, though shorter than I expected. Lucky Elvis.

Fair dues to the Arse, and nice on Celtic. What about Monaco destroying Depor? 8-3, unbelievable. You've got to laugh at Chelsea, it's like a parody of the way the game is totally dominated by the chequebook now, and although they've had some great results, they've also had some crap ones, and, as ...

I would also argue that some of the players who have had the biggest impact on Chelsea's success this season were not bought by Abramovich - Lampard, Terry and Cudicini especially.

Of the new arrivals, Duff, Mutu and Makelele have been outstanding.

Chelsea did well. It may well be blatant jealousy (well it definitely is really :( ) but I cannot take them seriously like the Arse or the Mancs. They were, are and always will be a team of mercenaries. The club has no sense of history (apart from the Osgood years, when they were as effective as th...

Best: Elvis and Steve at the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1987. Great, once-in-a-lifetime venue. Elvis and Steve in rare form. I was in the fifth row. Tied for second: EC and the Imposters recent two-set gig at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. Hot, sweaty fun. Right next to the stage f...

Cool...you ever go to see the Metrostars? No, I haven't been to any Metros matches, more of an LA Galaxy man (my hometown). I did see Juve play AC Milan in the Italian SuperCoppa a few months ago at the Meadowlands. Blazing hot, but a great match. Would love to see Pavel Nedved in Blue some day! Co...

Hey WSS congrats, I just noticed you're in New York...how did that happen? You an exile, or just an advocate of west london clubs? No, I'm a Yank, originally from California. Been living in New York since 1991. Chelsea fan since the mid-nineties. Been over to see a few matches at the Bridge, most r...

Some result for Chelsea tonight! Rangers were crap though, talk about not giving a good account of themselves....totally outclassed! Yesssssss! What a result! What a night for the Blues! Great performances all around, smart substitutions by Ranieri, the despicable Mihajlovic getting sent off, Ranie...

The Beat are on now - 'Too Nice to Talk to' I remember thinking this about Marie Cooney - the leggy blonde 15 yo on my street. Her Dad hated me............mind you, I was thirty years old. :lol: ... ...only kidding!! oooooooohh.......hang on.........it's their version of 'Can't Get Used to Losing Y...

"Love Field"

Amazing that even on EC's worst album there are a number of great tunes. Hearing him sing "I Wanna Be Loved" last fall in New Jersey was a real treat. That is one tune that was mangled by the eighties production of GCW but sounds much better live.

Someone Took The Words Away!

I'll get my coat...

Blue Chair: I think the Penguin Guide to Classical CDs is pretty useful. Don't know if that's the exact title, but they do a pretty fair job of rating the various recordings that are currently in print. If you want specific suggestions, please let me know. Here are a few things you can't go wrong wi...

Nothing planned yet. Probably EC in the spring, on his next visit to New York. And I am going to see Radiohead the next time they are here - don't care where they play or how much it costs!

Conspiracy theory:

Manchester United lose embarrassingly at home to Fulham, board goes down. Coincidence?

Whew! Glad the board is back up. Maybe we can get an e-mail list of regular posters together in case this happens again.