What's your favorite Elvis Costello album?

[SweetZombieJesus]

Mine's My Aim is True, followed closely by This Year's Model, Spike, Imperial Bedroom, and Almost Blue.

[Rick Myers]

1. I think your list is PERFECT!

A big DITTO to you!!! That's the order I'd put them in!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. I like them all..too hard to choose

I do love Spike..especially the re-release that has unplugged versions of most of the tunes. Just saw him last May in LA. He was awesome!

[DoctorBombay]

16. That was in March!

Is your memory going, NSMA? :P

It was a terrific show, absolutely.

And I'm going with Spike on the album.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

17. March? well fuck it...it was a month with an M in it!

whaddaya want..perfection?

[DemNoir]

3. Great question!

My fave is This years Model the most intense pure laser beam of pure anger ever recoded. I am also a big fan of Get Happy!

[Rick Myers]

4. You are correct!

And I forgot Get Happy! My bad! That would have to come in at about #4!

[rucky]

6. Whut rpalochko sed... (n/t)

[Tikki]

5. "This Year's Model" and as....

"This Year's Model" is Elvis Costello and the Attractions best album...and, yet, as the years go by.... we find ourselves listening to "Get Happy" more and more often.

Twenty-five years ago we first saw this group ...along with the 'Rockpile'....at an afternoon concert in the
Hollywood High School Auditorium.



The Tikkis

[Rick Myers]

7. I've got a photo of ME standing in front of the sign

for that VERY show... I'm gonna have to dig it out!!! Was that 1978??? 79???

[Tikki]

10. Early in June of 1978.....

...Mink DeVille played the show, also. Very surreal show...being at a High School and all.
...we met a kid there, about 12 years old or so, who brought his Mother to see the show.


PS Please post picture, if you can.



The Tikkis


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[Paragon]

8. Painted From Memory

It's the only one I have.

[thehonesttruth]

9. do i have to pick?

and saw him in atlanta about 3 years ago, great entertainer

[oldleftguy]

11. Favoriate Costello album--

--Who's on first? Sorry, I couldn't control myself.

[SoCalDem]

12. Love Me Tender.............with

GLASSES !!!!!

[NightTrain]

13. King of America

n/t

[Trajan]

14. Spike ...

Baby Plays Around ...... Amazing guitar chordings ...

[oustemnow]

15. Jeez; not one vote for Armed Forces?

I dunno, I like it. It's interesting that this thread pops up, as I'm on a Taking Liberties binge just now. Amazing; this is stuff that didn't make it onto his albums--and over a period only, like, 2 or three years--and there are a ton of great songs on it.

I just got King of America too. I've only listened to it once so far; I think that one's gonna have to grow on me.

[J_Q_Higgins]

20. Only because I'm here late!

My favorites from him are his first 3, with each being better than the one that came before.

Thus, my 3 favorties are:

#1 Armed Forces (1979)

#2 This Year's Model (1978)

#3 My Aim Is True (1977)

"My Aim Is True" is full of sexual tension. "This Year's Model" allowed all of that sexual tension to be released. And "Armed Forces" is his political masterpiece. In my opinion, this is the greatest "debut trilogy" in the entire history of rock/punk/new wave/pop music.

I think Billy Joel's song "Close To The Borderline" on his "Glass Houses" album is a satire of the songs on "This Year's Model."

[theemu]

18. my order:

I'm a HUGE Elvis Costello fan:

1. This Year's Model
2. Armed Forces
3. My Aim is True
4. Imperial Bedroom
5. Blood and Chocolate
6. Get Happy!!!
7. Trust
8. King of America
9. When I Was Cruel
10. Punch the Clock

[newyawker99]

19. Congrats theemu!! 300 posts

:toast: