Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Thats a great record Otis, I must get that re-issue. I cant say enough about John Martyn - just a colossal talent.

If Whiskey could sing it would sound like John Martyn.

It must be hell driving around Hollywood at night, dodging the drunken celebrity drivers - watch out its Paris, look out its Britney, hey look over there , its Mel freaking out on the sidewalk, oooh look over there its Robert Downy Jr with his pants around his ankles , crashed out on someones front ...

http://www.clashmagazine.com/mccartney-storms-camden-club/ Secret Macca gig in Camden for 1000 lucky #$@#@$ ers The full set list was: ‘Drive My Car’ ‘Only Mama Knows’ ‘Dance Tonight’ ‘C Moon’ ‘The Long And Winding Road’ ‘I’ll Follow The Sun’ ‘Calico Skies’ ‘That Was...

Give her ......ba boooooooom...... THE COMFY CHAIR!!!

You mean "No Country For Old Men" Blue? Im hanging out to see THIS! http://www.coenbrothers.net/thelatest.html ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is the new project from actor, writer and director JOHN TURTURRO. Set in contemporary America, ROMANCE & CIGARETTES is a modern day musical, a dark an...

Nice one Dr J - though I cant be having any of that "Silly Love Songs" - twaddle - Macca at his most slimey. "Let em In" I like tho - you just HAVE to whistle along! "Let Me Roll It" - I love the guitar on that - very Lennonish if you ask me (and yes I know you didnt).

Happy Birthday Pophead!

The first VU record has obviously been hugely influential, but in an entirely different way, and for an entierly different reason ie because they are great songs, great ideas played by a group who arent great musicians. For that reason its the almost polar opposite of SP, its the grandaddy of punk, ...

Otis , shut up! I love how people say "groundbreaking" and then carry on as if that is not really something of particular relevance. There are probably only about 5 or 6 groundbreaking records in the history of pop music ,and probably only 3 or 4 albums. The impact of the record is obvious...

With McCartneys catalogue now on iTunes, its brilliant to be able to go through all those mediocre and sub par albums and grab the two or three gems that are always there. Listening to snippets of the songs Ive been amazed how much of this stuff is actually REALLY great stuff. "Flaming Pie"...

Revolver is black and white small screen TV, Sgt Pepper is full screen technicolour. The songs are terrific on Revolver, but its still pop music. With Sgt Pepper theres is magic, its not so much the songs as the sounds and the sheer scope and vision to create something that was such a giant step fow...

Wow, nice first concert MG - yes, that would have been 78 with Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson - any chance of a setlist?

Thank Geoff Emerick - hes the unsung hero of the best of the Beatles records - the guy is a genius as far as I can tell - phenomenal engineer. Cant recommend his book "Here, There and Everywhere" enough. a very very down to earth, and very honest peek into the Beatles world. And all those ...

2007 SACD/DVDA remaster. Sounds fantastic. Makes an already great album even better. I got the box including this, Wind & Wuthering, And Then There Were Three..., Duke and Abacab. Duke also sounds wonderful. The other remasters didn't make that big an impression on me, sadly not Abacab either, ...

"look out , there goes Gordon!"


Visa, Lexus, Sting, John Mayer - I blame the blonde.

In the future we will not need any human inter-action at all.

It was pretty early on, hmm ..... must have been 89, it was after Bummed had come out. They will get their due one day when the revisionists get round to that era, they seem to be overlooked in the history of things at the moment, Wrote for Luck, Loose Fit, brilliant stuff. The Stones to the Roses B...

Where did the Mondays play Otis? I saw them in Camden Town in about 86?, brilliant, they finished the set and all walked off the stage except for Bez who danced on playing the maraccas for at least 15 minutes after the rest left, eyes buggin out of his head. Wild and crazy stuff! Glad you enjoyed Kr...

I was lucky enough to see him plat live with his band at the St James Theatre in 1996, and quite frankly , it was absolutely stunning, one of the best Ive ever seen. His band was just fantastic, and his singing was just something else, swooping from high to low, loud to soft. During the quiet bits, ...

The Queen Is Dead / First Of The Gang To Die / The Youngest Was The Most Loved / In The Future When All's Well / You Have Killed Me / Disappointed / Panic / Let Me Kiss You / I Just Want To See The Boy Happy / The National Front Disco / I Will See You In Far Off Places / All You Need Is Me / Girlfri...

Have to say, none of it is really sticking. A little disappointed with the lot. Maybe Elliott Smith and/or Arctic Monkeys will cheer me up?

The Elliott Smith is a great record, but Im not sure I could ever recommend him to "cheer me up" - but get it anway Miss BA !

Mozzer tonight at the Dallas "Palladium" - which despite the rather flash name is in fact an old honky tonk just south of downtown. Have kept away from setlists and reviews so have to idea what hes going to play.

New Moon is brilliant of course - how the stunning "High Times" ever got left off "either/or" or any other record for that matter is beyond me.

The Essex Green is indeed a fantastic disc - highly recommended Otis.