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Re: Elvis Costello

Hey, all you pilgrims, you quakers and shakers:

I too love _All this Useless Beauty_.  I read your post and now I've got "The
Other End of the Telescope" on endless repeat.
It's frustrating for me to try to sing along with Elvis.  I can't quite make
it as high as he gets and so mostly I just harmonize with him.  What am I
saying?  That's all I mostly do anyway.  (I've yet to open the vast expanse
of my vocal prowess that I know lies buried somewhere deep underneath all
those suppressed emotions and repressed memories)  LOL.

This my only Elvis CD.  Anyone have any suggestions for one that's very
similar to this one.  I'm having a hard time bridging the gap to another in
his catalogue.

M

"You're half naked ambition
and half out of your wits
or several tiny fractions that
this portrait still omits."
EC


Original Message -----
From: "Bethany Keeley" <blk4 at calvin_edu>
To: <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:12 )v(ark
Subject: Elvis Costello


> I am a big fan of the later Costello stuff that I have heard.  I listen to
all
> this useless beauty a lot, and when I'm home I listen to my Daddy's copy of
> Mighty like a rose.  I don't like his early punk-ish stuff as much.  I
borrowed
> the collaberation with Burt Bacherach from the library, and mostly found
the
> stylistic juxtaposition strange, but it grew on me.  I really like Elvis'
> writing style and music.  I don't know if my roommate likes it though...
when I
> have it playing and leave the room for an extended time, there's always
another
> cd in when I get back.  It's okay though.  She puts up with my music, and I
with
> hers.  Everyone is happy.
> Sorry if this is disconnected -- some idiot pulled the fire alarm at 3:30
am and
> we had to all go stand outside for a while.  It affected my sleep patterns
a
> lot, and I"m somewhere between cranky-tired and perky-tired still.
> Bethany
>
> Phoenix Of the Isles wrote:
>
> > to reply to Bethany(discovering the Juliet Letters).....
> > Hi Bethany, Welcome to the List! We don't just seem like nice people,
darn
> > it, we are nice people! If you ever happen upon any Larry King Live
reruns
> > with Elvis C., check it out-he gave quite a vivid and verbose account of
the
> > text and imagery inspiring that musical creation.
> > If you have not already tasted his early works(and have any liking to
somber
> > jazz)-his first four albums, although dense with
> > relationship-anguish-contain that striking beauty the existentialists
call
> > stillness.Similar to the quiet hum found in most of Robert Redfords'
films
> > that will put any baby to sleep! Silence is Golden.Haven't had coffee so
I
> > hope that made sense-Phoenix:)
> > We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dream!"
> >
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