tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post2035760297148034660..comments2024-01-26T07:11:45.193-05:00Comments on Linear Tracking Lives!: Top 100 Songs From the 1990s (No. 34)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-34689508009224200622015-07-07T17:07:09.339-04:002015-07-07T17:07:09.339-04:00Hi CC. There are so many great albums, especially ...Hi CC. There are so many great albums, especially between '77 and '86. Before Brutal Youth, it felt there was a bit of a gap, eh? There are some unanswered questions about Costello's discography after that I'm hoping we can answer in my next post. Stay tuned.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-7844532263141221582015-07-07T16:20:33.183-04:002015-07-07T16:20:33.183-04:00Partly agree with the Swede - King of America or B...Partly agree with the Swede - King of America or Blood and Chocolate for me<br />Brutal Youth is a return to form and possibly his last really good album?Charity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-5824088843325470612015-07-07T15:53:04.705-04:002015-07-07T15:53:04.705-04:00For me the strength of a great song is how it with...For me the strength of a great song is how it withstands a cover version. Unlike a lot of people I talk to I love cover songs. I spend far too much time making comps of covers of great songwriters. Someday I'll actually figure out how to zippy share and share my little labors of love. I did make a 2 volume set of Elvis Costello covers, which included two versions of "All This Useless Beauty", one by the band Lush, and one absolutely gorgeous version by June Tabor. Listen and you'll again hear what an incredible song this actually is. Unfortunately I could find no covers of "Sulky Girl". Sorry Bri. But I'm with you on just especially loving a song or album that came to you in a special way, and who doesn't love singles? Picture sleeves and all! Thanks for the Costello/Nieve box set lead! I'll look for that. And I also love "The Other Side of Summer". Classic Costello. (This is fun! Thanks!)kevinpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501873866325216412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-74332901006819969992015-07-07T13:37:57.590-04:002015-07-07T13:37:57.590-04:00This love for All This Useless Beauty is a pleasan...This love for All This Useless Beauty is a pleasant surprise. It's a great record, one I had not played for a long time until a few months ago when I was assembling candidates for this list. I had identified three songs for possible inclusion on the countdown. They were All This Useless Beauty, Poor Fractured Atlas and It's Time. Two of these songs are beautiful piano ballads. In case anyone is interested, there were a couple of other songs from the '90s I liked a lot. Even though I didn't like Mighty Like a Rose, I thought the Other Side of Summer was great and sounded like something right out of the Attractions' notebook. I Almost Had a Weakness was a song he did with the Brodsky Quartet that was delivered with the venom of his younger days, and the strings still give me goosebumps. In the end, the first single from Brutal Youth won out more for the exciting feeling I had upon hearing the band playing together again. I bought the single before the album came out, and I played it over and over again. It's all very personal.<br /><br />Kevinpat, you mentioned the piano and voice of the title track on Costello's recent tour. That reminded me of the Costello & Nieve box set that chronicled five shows the duo did together in America circa '96. If you don't have that, I think that would be right up your alley. All This Useless Beauty is on disc two from San Francisco.<br /><br />George and Swede, Your comments have me thinking a lot about Costello's entire discography. Perhaps we need a side post about our all-time favorite albums. I'll work on that...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-2317572048490350252015-07-07T07:29:26.945-04:002015-07-07T07:29:26.945-04:00@The Swede ~ I already have my copy of 'This Y...@The Swede ~ I already have my copy of 'This Year's Model" packed for the desert island. That one packs a wollop!! Whew. But admitted he has a w0nDeRfUl catalogue of albums and classic songs for a 40 year run.kevinpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501873866325216412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-89126749911347962002015-07-07T04:54:17.892-04:002015-07-07T04:54:17.892-04:00If I only have time to reach for just one Elvis al...If I only have time to reach for just one Elvis album it's always going to be 'Imperial Bedroom', 'King of America' or 'Blood & Chocolate', but you've inspired me to have a bit of a 90's Costello session. If push came to shove, I'd personally probably side with kevinpat in selecting something from 'All the Useless Beauty' from the 1990's, but this is a great tune, great story and great post. The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-66226563378323547352015-07-06T22:36:27.782-04:002015-07-06T22:36:27.782-04:00Oh no, no, no, no, no! Does that mean "All Th...Oh no, no, no, no, no! Does that mean "All This Useless Beauty" doesn't make the list??? Oh no!! Love me some All This Useless Beauty album but especially song. "Sulky…" good but not "Useless…" Brutal Youth is also great. I saw Elvis' solo show last year and it was incredible. He did many songs from both albums and just hearing him doing them all by himself gave them all some extra intensity. Truly a special show to have seen. A master. And yes, he did All This Useless Beauty on piano. Ahhhhhh. What shall we do…. Thanks Bri.kevinpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501873866325216412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-54613231740406584692015-07-06T16:40:38.329-04:002015-07-06T16:40:38.329-04:00Agree wholeheartedly with Goodbye Cruel World, Bri...Agree wholeheartedly with Goodbye Cruel World, Brian. Brutal Youth is one of my favourites of ECs. georgehttp://gaforsyth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com