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Just how great is Elvis Costello

Just got thru listening to Secret, Profane and Sugarcane for the umpteenth time and just sat back in awe and you know this album is in the running with at least 5 of his other albums as my favorite Elvis album. I guess my point is I have over the last 10 years became so conscious of what a treasure he is and really didn't give home the credit he deserves and would like to now. Every album is so different and he will take you down the road he wants you to travel.
tooblue
tooblue OP
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My original question was, " Just how good is Elvis Costello", and look where this has gone. I am sorry, I listen to music to get away from this B.S. not to have to give thought to politics or any other discussion outside the scope of the music itself and the emotions that it brings to my life.

bondmanp
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Sorry, tooblue.  Such is the nature of internet threads.


r_f_sayles - I concure.  Artists are and ought to be free to express themselves however they wish.  Consumers of art are and ought to be free to either enjoy the art or choose something else that pleases them.  Demanding artists create only art with content that conforms to the preferences of certain consumers is silly on its face, and destroys creativity as well as free expression. 

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r_f_sayles
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Sorry tooblue, yet just like music lyrics, starting a thread is like putting a record on your TT, you get what you get. Hope I/we haven’t taken it too far off track.

Declan is one of my all time favorite songwriters and musicians and enjoying his work can be easily as complex as the work itself, or not. I love the mindless rockers as much as the ones that actually provoke some understanding or controversy...

Happy EC Listening!


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slaw
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tooblue:

Couldn't agree more. Cheers!
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slaw
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Now, maybe there should be an audiophile website ending in .gov..?
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