Elvis Costello Fan Forum

ATUB is a nearly great album that I believe is damaged by the exclusion of at least a couple of tracks that SHOULD have been included-- "Almost Ideal Eyes" (which I always sequence in place of "Shallow Grave", which I think is a terrific b-side but a very minor album track) and ...

It's a pretty surprising collection. I was certainly that 'Episode Of Blonde', 'The Sharpest Thorn', and 'The Scarlet Tide' would have been on there, for sure. Here's mine, for what it's worth: 1. Episode Of Blonde 2. My Mood Swings 3. Stella Hurt * 4. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)...

"What's the deal with left-handed bassists?!"

I remember him saying in an interview late last year (or maybe a bit earlier, definitely in 2009) where he said he has a cache of music that could amount to about five album releases, or something along those lines.

I think I posted this list in another thread, but here are the songs EC has performed in the past year or so, so I'd imagine they're more or less guaranteed: Bullets For The New-Born King Condemned Man Dr. Watson, I Presume Five Small Words I’ve Lost You Jimmie Standing In The Rain Lucky Dog One Bel...

Great Show!! We ended up center stage in row 1 balcony...(arguably the best seats). It was a little shorter than I wanted (about 80-90 minutes), but aren't they all with EC concerts? The "Wind Energy Converence" attendees were largely not huge EC fans and were a bit "chatty" dur...

wordnat wrote:....I'll kill myself via auto-erotic asphyxia:

I've Lost You
Dr. Watson, I Presume
Slow Drag with Josephine
Lucky Dog

BRILLIANT songs!

Quoted for posterity!!!

I have a feeling this is Elvis being cheeky and playing up to the "Lies and Inventions" title of that section. Certainly if this had happened, we would have heard about this by now, or he would have capitalized on it and released it as a CD.

Ah! Right, of course. I do hope that ends up on the new album, that's a good one.

There's also 'Bullets For The New-Born King', 'The Spell That You Cast', and 'Lucky Dog', but the first two haven't yet circulated, and it seems like they've been reserved for his solo shows. I've kind of come up with my own little compilation of 11 songs, assuming all originals will be on the album...

Damn.

I wonder if it might be the next in the Costello Show series? It seems like "Pomp & Pout" would be an apropos title for something from the Imperial Bedroom tour, or the January 1982 Royal Albert Hall show. Also, the new album has been slated for a September release, and if that's the t...

Jeremy Dylan wrote:

wordnat wrote:Nice song, but some of the lines strike my ears as a bit odd, a bit uncostelloesque:

Weird.

Costelloesque seems a little unwieldy. How about Elvish?

I prefer Costellian.

Ha! Very cool!

Judging by the songs Elvis has been cranking out in concert since last year, it's looking like we're going to get: 'Jimmie Standing In The Rain' 'Five Small Words' 'You Hung The Moon' 'One Bell Ringing' 'Poor Borrowed Dress' 'I've Lost You' 'That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving' 'Condemned Man'...

Was it just those 5 songs? I thought there were more, like two takes of 'Sulky Girl / You're No Good', 'Alibi', etc.

As indifferent as I was toward SP&SC (I thought it was good, but not great), just the fact that EC is still recording instead of taking years between albums is amazing to me. This'll be his third studio album in three years, and if he's doing an Imposters/Sugarcanes amalgam lineup, then it'll be...

Also, curious about the fact that, according to this, Steve sings on these recordings. Anyone know what his voice is like? I can't remember who sang on Mad About the Wrong Boy. Steve did sing on his "Mumu" album. It's mostly harmless. As for as the singing on "Mad About the Wrong Boy...

I bought Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears a few years ago, and was really quite disappointed. Not necessarily in EC's songs, but the production and the arrangements were overblown, and Wendy James wasn't really my kind of singer. Then I came across the Gwendolyn Letters, and all hope was restored. ...

Definitely a great show. Elvis was very funny and the renditions were wonderful. On a semi-related note, anyone have any idea about the song Garrison and one of the other singers sang? I believe it was called something like 'I Wonder What It'd Be Like If You Were Mine'. I've tried Googling it, of co...

I'll be there (well, not THERE there, but at a showing of it). Bought my tickets and then found out EC would be playing. A pleasant surprise!

Not that the subject of Elvis is above satire, but having perused over some of the other articles on this site, it just doesn't seem all that funny at all. It's like The Onion, except without a drop of humor. Oh, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are going to commit suicide after performing at the Su...

Interesting. The sample song, 'Back On The Road', was written by Bruce, and it's nothing too spectacular, but definitely sounds like something Flip City would come up with. Anyone know how to read Russian? Clicking on the link provided on that page, I just can't seem to figure out how to get the alb...

johnfoyle wrote: 8. That's Not The ??? You're Leaving (said to be a new song)
(This? http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... mall_Words)

Maybe more likely it'd be "That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving"?

I think it's mostly Steve on his own songs, and Bruce on his (and his and Pete's collaborations). I can't say for sure, because I've never really heard them sing elsewhere, and there aren't any credits. Also, the guitar-work must be by Bruce, though didn't Steve and Pete also play a little bit of gu...