<<I think his voice is awful, very "nasal" and whiney - it really grates on me. >>
I totally understand that, Hell...for years I made compilation tapes for my sisters,
and my older sister finally told me NOT to give her any more Elvis tunes as she
couldn't stand his voice.
BUT his songs can't be denied...for someone to say that they are a 'lyrics' person,
and then deny the lyrical genius of Elvis Costello, well I just may have to slap you
silly at the fest, darlin'! ;~) And like Joni says about Tim Curry singing "Cold Blue
Steel & Sweet Fire", he has a way of spitting out a lyric like:
"Some say that love is like a tumor, you've got to cut it out"
that just stops me in my tracks. Now I'm not saying that you HAVE to like him, only
that his songs have a quality that only a *handful* of writers can aspire to. Like
Joni, he's become somewhat less prolific; unlike Joni he continues to move forward
instead of backward.
Bob
NP: JT, "Yellow & Rose"
