[Postcard2] Re: Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane by Elvis Costello

[Kevin Fredette]

That's exactly how I feel about EC - I just don't get him.  I dated a woman for almost a year who was The World's Biggest Elvis Costello Fan.  She made me all kinds of mixes.  I guess I understand intellectually why people like him, and I give him credit for having all the right influences, but I just don't connect with his music.  His songs, especially the more recent ones, always feel detached - like a clever and well-crafted exercise, but not something that affects you emotionally. 



Nice to hear that Grimey's is still around, what with indie record stores an endangered species.  I spent a good couple of hours there on my Nashville visit several years ago. 



Kevin 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Wentraut" <Weintraut at comcast.net> 
To: "Americana Music List" <postcard2 at lists.drizzle.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:25:01 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: RE: [Postcard2] Re: Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane by Elvis Costello 

> Was anyone at the Ryman show last night?? I'd love to know what encores he 
played.? It was so freaking boring my wife and I left after the last regular 
song.< 

Nope.. I went to Grimeys for a CD release show for "Daddy" (Tommy Womack & 
Will Kimbrough) and then to see Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart. 

They were giving away two tickets for Costello and I didn't even enter the 
drawing. As much as I think the band would have been great, that's how much 
I just "don't get" Costello. 

Trout 



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