Should I decide that I just can't keep up with Mr MacManus?

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Saw him give an energetic performance on the telly on Austin City Limits -- he's playing the new material with this really gritty, distorted hollow body that sounded pretty great. The band jammed out more than I expected them to on some numbers as well. All in all an affirming performance, although it is hard to reconcile the look of the middle aged Costello with his formerly slight build sometimes.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 16:47 (nineteen years ago) link

BoS, I've enjoyed him live recently as well. And he lets Faragher sing backup, which I don't think I've ever seen him do before.

But I'm unlikely to buy The Delivery Man for a good long while, if at all.

― The Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 5 January 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, I don't imagine I'll buy it either. The songs weren't great, but they were definitely played with gusto.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 18:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Brutal Youth is really good.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Deep Dead Blue is actually pretty terrific.

― Douglas (Douglas), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago) link

[Fingers in ears] Na-na-na-na-na-na

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 19:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Kyle, what from Brutal Youth is worthwhile, apart from "Kinder Murder," "13 Steps Lead Down," "Sulky Girl," and "London's Brilliant Parade" (which are on Extreme Honey)?

― The Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 5 January 2005 20:12 (nineteen years ago) link

am i the only person that loves "Painted from Memory"?

― JD from CDepot, Thursday, 6 January 2005 06:07 (nineteen years ago) link

A BassMan, A Planus, A MacManus- Veronica!

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 06:22 (nineteen years ago) link

oh, but Delivery Man! everyone should hear "Country Darkness," at least. Very well-structured, Elvis' song-writing in full form.

Maybe I'm biased, I am from the South, after all.

― kt, Thursday, 6 January 2005 15:10 (nineteen years ago) link

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