Elvis Costello Fan Forum

This good enough for you, Mark?

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... 0102&BAB=E

It's the one I have and it sounds good to me!

Thanks for your suggestions. I would like to include Station To Station and the 'full' Sweet Thing. Be My Wife was in there initially, but in the end I left it out. I guess it should be in there after all. I can't leave out Absolute Beginners though, it's one of his favourite Bowie-songs.

Oops, right, I posted a unmodified track order of CD 2.

Otis, I would really like to see the changes you'd make since I'm not quite happy with this.

I'm putting together a 2-CD Bowie-compilation for a friend as a small gift for christmas. He likes Bowie but doesn't own any albums. I'm having big problems setting on something, because I can't help involving my feelings for a particular track when it comes to including/excluding it, and our tastes...

Considering the flood of top tens and various other lists here lately, perhaps it would be a good idea to open a new section of the forum just for lists and polls like these. That way list-crazed people like me won't feel bad clogging up the Annex with these threads? ;)

I got Black Sea and as I put it on for the first time I got a major deja-vu hearing the intro for Respectable Street. Has this song been used in any known movies, tv-series, commercials? I'm certain I havn't heard the song before, but I'm sure I've heard that intro.

I don't know Meat Is Murder, but I do plan on getting that eventually: Reel Around The Fountain This Charming Man Suffer Little Children How Soon Is Now Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want The Queen Is Dead Frankly Mr Shankly The Boy With The Thorn In His Side There Is A Light That Never G...

The last one I sent was to El Vez and I don't know if he ever got it either. If you want, I can send you a digital version (mp3), if you'd want it!

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll get one of his "cover"-albums next. Heh, I'm beginning to think you've heard every song I included on your CD Circle discs. If you havn't received them yet I don't think you will. It shouldn't take, what, three weeks?, to deliver something like this!

For Your Pleasure is my favourite, followed by Country Life, Stranded, Roxy Music, Avalon and then Siren. Got Manifesto, 'tis decent. Havn't even bothered getting Flesh & Blood. Should I? Regarding Ferry on his own, I like him alot too. Boys & Girls and Bete Noire are very enjoyable listens....

In case you want to know, Otis, the 2001 remasters version consists of: 1. Nigel... 2. Helicopter 3. Day-In... 4. When You're Near... 5. Ten Feet Tall 6. Roads Girdle... 7. Real By Reel 8. Millions 9. That Is The Way 10. Outside World 11. Scissor Man 12. Complicated Game 13. Life Begins... 14. Chain...

I'm not familiar with post-Tunnel Springsteen with the exception of the Seeger sessions andparts of The Rising

1. Meeting Across The River

Adam Raised A Cain
Candy's Room
Racing In The Streets
Sherry Darling
The River
Point Blank
I'm On Fire
Bobby Jean
Valentine's Day

This is what's so sad. People usually only know Roxy by the later (and imo not nearly as interesting) material.

Both CDS are part of the 2001 remasters, the original album + some bonus tracks added at the end.

This is probably going to be the 'top ten'-thingamajig with the least participation. I do however recall a few people saying they like Ferry & co, so here goes! In chronological order: -------------------------- If There Is Something Pyjamarama (Viva! live version) Strictly Confidential In Every...

Only own two albums (which I like alot), so this is based on them (guess which? )

Making Plans For Nigel
Day-In Day-Out
Ten Feet Tall
Life Begins At The Hop
That's Really Super, Supergirl
Ballet For A Rainy Day
1000 Umbrellas
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
Dying
Dear God

Brand New Cadillac
Rudie Can't Fail
Spanish Bombs
Lost In The Supermarket
The Guns Of Brixton
I'm Not Down
Train In Vain
Magnificent Seven
Somebody Got Murdered
Rock The Casbah

Very difficult. I love the first two albums, but all my favourites are pretty much on London Calling.

Finally got Waits' Orphans. Wonderful packaging and on first listen, very promising content.

Seeing E.C & A.C with an 8-man band (which I assume is The Imposters & those horny guys) in July. Looking forward to this so much, so let's just hope they don't cancel it again!

In chronological order:

The Ghosts of Saturday Night
Underground
Johnsburg, Illionois
9th & Hennepin
Anywhere I Lay My Head
I'll Be Gone
Train Song
Dirt In The Ground
Goin' Out West
A Good Man Is Hard To Find

I adore the final minute outro.


Next: Tears Before Bedtime

I am convinced, I will get Diamond Dogs next and then Space Oddity.

I simply haven't listened to those not on the list. I just ordered Young Americans though. I love Bowie, more than E.C for sure, but I have never been much interested in Space Oddity, Diamond Dogs, Tonight, Never Let Me Down or Black Tie, White Noise simply because I havn't heard alot of positive th...

Listening to Lodger once again I realise that this is perhaps my favourite Bowie-record. What's your list? 1. Scary Monsters 2. Lodger (but not quite!) 3. Station To Station 4. Low 5. Hunky Dory (and the rest) 6. Heroes 7. Outside 8. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 9. Aladdin Sane 10. Reality 11...

That sounds vaguely worrying. Would seem strange that this venue would announce it as a headline on their website without E.C knowing anything about it and I have no idea whether or not he's responsible for any specific tour dates. The venue's announcement says this show is part of a tour though.